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Disturbed Youngsters
Require Thoughtful Care

act as he had. But at last, he
agreed to go to the nearby
public school-as almost all Of
the Hillcrest children do-"to
see what it is like" He found
a sympathetic teacher. and
achieved what Mr.. Mathews
calls "a good relationship" with
her.
Sonny, a bright boy, forgot
that he didn't want to learn.
He became curious. then in
terested. Soon he was an "a"
student. And he began to earn
the respect of the other chill
dren at Hillcrest.
No food was forced on him.
Hillcrest's watchful staff pre-
tended not to care whether he
ate. So he ate. and the vomit-
ing stopped.
When we didn't force food
down him he didn't force it
UP again." Mr.. Mathews said.
At the outset. Sonny had
been completely withdrawn.
He seemed afraid of other
children. afraid of his own
shortcomings even in such a
simple thing as playing catch.
But as he proved himself
scholastically, his peers started
breaking down Sonny's self
erected barriers. The other
kids started tossing the ball to
him. assuming he'd catch it.
And soon he did. He turned
out to have excellent co-ordi-
nation. He became proficient
at basketball, ping pong and
baseball-so good at baseball
that he made the class base
ball team at school.
In the weekly conferences
between the cook and the resi-
dents as to what the coming
menu would be, Sonny began
to give advice. The eating
problem disappeared. The
headaches stopped.
Advice for Mother
Meanwhile, the Washington
Institute of Mental Hygiene
had been counSeling with
Sonny's mother. Hillcrest will
not take q child unless "a
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House

On an amendment by Green
Cd, Pa to eliminate peanuts
from the list Of basic commodi-
ties receiving price supports.
Rejected, 1925.
Fer: HYDE R., Md.
AEalnst: LAnkford 3D.. Nd.l. Broy-
hin R2 Val. Harrison Cd. Val.
Smith 3D.. Val.
On passage of the agricul-
tural price support bill restor.
ing 90 per cent Of parity sup
ports on five basic crops and
fixing the minimum level Of
support for dairy products at
30 per cent instead Of the pres
ent rs per cent of parity.
Passed, 206-20i.
For: Landlord.
Asainst: Hyde, Hroyhill. Harrison.
Smith.
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Hilton Anti rust Action
Seen as Guineo-Pig Case

Of enforcement the antitrust
laws now require by trying out
these cases in court.
The United States has had
antitrust laws in effect ever
since 1890. So why should
there have to be "test cases"
at this late date? The answer
has not been too clearly re-
ported, but it goes something
like this:
The antitrust code is COM
prised of a variety of laws,
essentially the Sherman Act
of 1890. the Federal Trade
Commission Act of 1914 and
the Clayton Act of 1914. 1t is
affected by other laws, such
as the Norris-LaGuardia Act
which has been interpreted as
exempting labor unions from
antitrust action. and by vari-
Gus court decisions down
through the years.
Cortel Avoidance Sought
The original idea behind the
antitrust laws was to avoid
the evils of the European cartel
system, to avert the sitting
effect of monopoly in restrict
ing production and raising
prices; in short, to promote
competition. Thus business
combinations which tended to
create a monopoly or to be lin
restraint of trade" were out
lawed, and the Government
eventually gained power to dis
solve such combinations. Fa-
nous cases such as those in
volving the Standard Oil Co.
and the American Tobacco
Co. firmly established this
broad power.
But. as might be expected in
a law dealing with something
as vast and intricate as cor
porate enterprise, problems of
antitrust enforcement are
often extremely complex.
One problem has been that
court Interpretation had mar
rowed actionGble merger down
to the point where it was diff
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companies from going bank
rupt.
Some members of the group,
however, took a much stronger
position. They construed the
law as putting the burden on
big business to prove that any
merger it makes will not tend
toward monopoly or be in re-
straint of trade. In other
words. this view says any big
merger is bad and requires
justification under the anti
trust laws. 1t breaches what
the lawyers call a doctrine of
presumptive monopoly"
And so we have Hilton and
Schenley and General Shoe
playing guinea pig for Uncle
Sam. Their cases will give the
courts a chance to rule on the
disputed antimerger provision
and provide Judge Barnes with
a yardstick for measuring
future industrial mergers.
1t is also possible that these
cases will crystalline a trend
in antitrust thinking for years
to come and perhaps have a
powerful effect on the Amer
lean free-enterprise system.
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BY PHIL YEAGER and
JOHN STARK

II some big corporations
have the impression that they
are being thrown a curve by
the Eisenhower administra-
ton, that is understandable.
No doubt about it, the cur
rent regime has been rocking
the antitrust boat in a man
ner reminiscent of Roosevelt
eras-either Teddy's or FDR's.
At least 1t looks that way. and
in light of the friendly re-
lations supposed to exist be-
tween the Republicans and
"big business" a lot of people
are wondering how come.
Just the other day the
Justice Department took the
Hilton Hotels into court on an
antitrust charge after the
Hilton chain (18 hotels COM
pleted a $111-million purchase
of the Statler chain 90 ho-
tels).
That purchase violated the
"antimerger" provision of the
Clayton Act, in the opinion Of
the Attorney General.
Already pending are anti
trust suits against the Schen-
ley Corp, which not long ago
bought out a rival distiller in
the Park & Tilford Co., and
against the General Shoe
Corp, which has been making
similar motions in the shoe
industry. In addition, the JUS
tice Department is trying to
block a merger of Bethlehem
Steel Corp. and the Youngs-
town Sheet and Tube Co. on
q similar basis.
All this certainly seems as
though Stanley Barnes, chief
of the departments antitrust
division, is trying to emulate
his energetic New Deal prede-
CesSor Thurman Arnold. OF
course this could be. But the
more probable explanation is
that the Justice Department
wants to determine what kind
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ficult to get at big combina-
tons which merely acquired
the physical assets of other
businesses. The courts said
there had to be stock acquisi-
ton as well. So, in 1850, the
Clayton Act was amended to
prohibit the acquisition by one
concern Of the physical assets
of another if the effect would
be to lessen competition sub
stantially or tend to create
monopoly.
Is 'Bieness' q Crime?
This is what the present
furry of antitrust activity is
all about. How should the
Government conStrue this
latest antimerger provision?
Should it prosecute merely on
the basis of size or "bigness"
itself? Should it wait until it
can prove actual anticompeti-
tive effects of mergers? Or
what?
Last fall. Attorney General
Brownell appointed a rs
member commission of promi-
nent lawyers, economists and
businessmen to look into the
basic problems of antitrust
enforcement. The group was
headed by Judge Barnes and
S. Chesterfield Oppenheim,
former luminary of George
Washington University's law
school and now at the Uni
versity of Michigan. It made
a lengthy and somewhat COM
plicated report last March 80,
with emphatic minority views
interspersed throughout.
In essence, a majority of the
commission decided that the
competitive situation of United
States industry was generally
good and that only minor tech
nical changes were needed in
the law. It felt that the law
as it now stands permits anti
trust prosecution if there is a
reasonable probability that a
proposed merger will substan-
TALLY lessen competition or
tend to produce a monopoly.
But the majority cautioned
that mergers are not in them
selves bad for competition
and pointed out that some
times they produce beneficial
economies for the consumer,
or prevent financially weak
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Mr.. Mathews feels that sort
of treatment could have pushed
Sonny over the mental cliff
between ''emotionally dis
turbed" and committably in
sane. 1t is again possible that.
If this had happened, he could
have been sent to st. Eliza
betl1s Hospital. put In q ward
with adult psychotics and
stayed insane. st. Elizabeths
is outstanding in general psy-
chiatric care, but has no child
psychiatry program.
1t cost about $4,000 to care
for Sonny in his eight months
he spent at Hillcrest. If he had
gone to st. Elizabeths he could
have cost the District only IS
a day-but for the rest Of his
life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-08
By FRANK SARTWELL, JR.

District health and welfare
officials, doctors and private
citizens are trying to work out
a plan to set up a residential
treatmen' center for emotion
ally disturbed children"
They are handicapped be-
cause many citizens here don't
know what the words mean.
To see what an emotionally
disturbed child is, and what
sort of help he can get from
residential treatment, take the
case Of a boy treated at Hill
crest Residence private in
stitution with a capacity OF
IL such children.
Edward w. Mathews, direc-
tor of the residence. points to
a boy who was released from
the institution some time ago.
Call him Sonny.
He Wouldn't Eot
Sonny was IL when he went
to Hillcrest. He had not been
to school for a month-Simply
refused to go. He refused to
eat more than a forced mouth
full of food at a time.
When he did eat, he threw
up-sometimes Is times a day.
He was afflicted with head
aches, which Mr.. Mathews be-
lieves were "psychosomatic" -
mentally rather than physically
caused.
When the rebellious Sonny
attacked his mother, she took
him to Hillcrest. His case his
tory showed him to be the son
of a broken home.
His mother was weak, and
both were dominated by an
aunt who treated her sister and
her nephew as If they were
both children.
In addition, the aunt was
domineering. Sometimes I
have to chase Sonny three
blocks with a glass of milk In
my hand to make him drink
it," she said.
Sonny was one of the first
children taken into Hillcrest.
He continued for some time to
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Anyone entering must be
sufficiently interested in air
conditioning his home TO
permit q free survey 10 be
made At . convenient time,
There will be q public draw.
ing for the winning coupon
made BY an Independent
judge.
The drawing will be held Al
~ Am. on Tuesday, June
II, 1855, at United Clay
Products Co., 3OS6 v Street
NE. All who enter con-
test are welcome. but IL II
not necessary to be present
in order 10 win.
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CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST

Carrier Weathermaier Of
the 9, 3 or 5 h.p. size for
year home during this Cen.
test. you will get . refund
Of the price Of the unit
purchased and up 20 $500
Tor the installation.
h. Employees Of United Clay
Products Company. Carrier
Cooperation, Carrier Deal
ers, or their advertising
agencies Cor members or
their .families) are net elis.
ible to enter this contest.
~ Only one entry per family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-08
Senate

On an amendment by Morse
3D., Oreg) to give either House
Of Congress power to disap-
prove any future trade agree.
ments. Rejected, 1878.
Against: Beall Or, Nd. Butler tR..
Nd BYRD 3D.. Val. Robertson 3D.,
Val.
On passage Of the bill to ex-
tend for three years the Presi-
dents powers to enter into
reciprocal trade agreements.
Passed. 75-13.
Fer. BealI. Butler. Byrd. Robertson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-08
NEARBY LEGISLATORS VOTES
~ consressionai QUARTERLY

Votes Of nearby Maryland
and Virginia legislators on the
major ron calls in Congress
last week:
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(a.) You must be private
home owner living In your
own home. within . 70.
mile radius Of the White
House.
o. Yog must al in cossDo s,
23 and midnight, June 4.
(e.) Winner receives . 2, 3. or
Ship. Carrier Weather
maker best suited for his
home lin our engineers
opinionl and an allowance
Of M 10 $500 to cover cost
Of Installation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-28
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Mar % @1. - Grains
opened with, prices mixed and then
climbed slowly upward on the Board
The market was very dull at the OPEN
| ing but became little more active pas
soon as the price direction was set.
| Largest advance from opening prices was
Wheat near the end of the first hour
was "a. to. "a higher May S2.1lss corn
e to "a higher, May 81 As; oats "a to
g higher. May 893s: rye UNCHANGED to
u higher. May 997s; SoybeanS u lower to
y higher, May 81 ,53A: and lard 10 to
20 cents a hundred pounds higher, May
Rye held steady in the carly trade
1t was the heavy liquidation in this
grain, which touched off selling in other
cereals Friday.
Weather was clear in much OF the
southwestern winter wheat belt when
the market opened and practically no
precipitation was reported over the
week end. This was one reason for the
buying in new-crop wheat futures
New-crop wheat also paid some re-
acreage in the southwest had been dam
aged ey winds. with larger acreage
be a recurrence of heavy winds.
Cash corn receipts totaled 263 cars.
which was fairly large. The yellow Grain
had an easier tendency at the start but
then righted itself in sympathy with
the rest Of the market
soybeans were aided by 9 firm de-
Chicago are small but erainmen esti-
mated there we're around 200 million
bushels of beans held back in the
country.
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Steel Output Points
Toward Near-Record
Production for IS

CLEVELAND. Mar. % (P.-
Soaring steel production in the
first quarter points to near
record output for 1855, Steel
Magazine said yesterday.
The years output for ingots
and castings should hit about
1856 million net tons, crowding
the 1858 record production of
111.6 million tons, the metal
working weekly predicted.
Steel said the industry's out
put could be expected to rise in
the second quarter, sag in the
third, and shoot up again in the
fourth, for a 1855 total equal to
83.9 per cent of the Nations 1858
million-ton capacity.
The magazine stated:
THE first quarter has been
one of uninterrupted climb in
steel production. At the begin
ming of the year output was at
rs per cent of capacity. BY the
week ended March q, it had
scared to IS per cent"
That brought yield for in
gots and castings of 27.3 mil
lion net tons, averaging 81 per
cent of rated capacity.
Steel attributed the climb
mainly to an inventory decline
and increased consumption with
quickening business activity.
Steel predicted high consump-
ton and production would con-
tinue in the second quarter. with
an output rate around IS per
cent of capacity and an average
OF about 90 per cent. Yield
should be about 28.9 million net
tons for ingots and castings,
Steel said.
The magazine termed the third
quarter the dog days" and said
seasonal lethargy will be most
pronounced in mid-August, when
ingot output will be at the years
low point of IS per cent of ca
pacity." Output was forecast
at 242 million tons.
Last weeks ingot production
rate was two points over that of
the preceding week, and Steel's
price composite on finished steel
held firm at $118.23 a net ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-28
1900 Attend Dedication
OF Hood College Chapel

FREDERICK, Md, Mar. % up.
"A 100000 chapel honoring
two civic leaders of Hagerstown
was dedicated at Hood College
yesterday in ceremonies climax
ing a three-day program.
About 1000 persons filled Coff-
man Chapel to overfiowing.
The chapel is named for Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew K. Coffman,
Hagerstown civic leaders who
presented the college with $780,
900 four years ago.
The college president. Andrew
G. Truxal. read greetings from
esident Eisenhower, who
praised Hood for its belief that
spiritual and ethical training
is integral to a complete educa-
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-28
Stock Prices Mixed
To Turning Higher;
Rails, AirIines Up

NEW YORK, Mar. % R1.-
Railroads and airlines were
higher in the early afternoon
today in a generally mixed stock
market. Several individual is
sues were strong and a few weak
areas were in evidence.
The range covered by losses
running to between l and 2
points and gains of 1 to 3
points.
Trading was subdued at a
pace.
The market opened mixed and
then worked higher. During the
morning most stocks began to
back down from their best with
the exceptions of the favored
rails and airlines. Most sections
presented a mixed price pictures.
There were no depressed sec
tions.
Higher were Seaboard Rail-
road, Southern Railway, Ameri-
can Airlines. Eastern Air Lines.
Du Pont, Westinghouse Electric,
Pfizer, General DynamicS,
Baldwin-Lima Hamilton. United
States Steel, Chrysler, and Sears
Roebuck.
Lower were ohns-Manville,
Anaconda Copper, American Cy-
anamid, General Electric, Beth
lehem Steel, General Motors,
Goodyear. Douglas Aircraft. and
Zenith Radio.
Chrysler opened on a block of
$4,000 shares up 17s at 7424.
Baldwin-Lima Hamilton opened
on 1000 shares up "a at 171a.
Bonds were fairly strong.
Government issues in the over
the counter market were easy.
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Business Briefs
Railroad Car Loading in i

Railroad Car Loading in its
area for the second quarter will
be about 10 per cent greater
than the like period of 1854. &C
cording to the Atlantic States
Shippers Advisory Board.
Montgomery Ward & Co.
shareholders are. divided about
SIS per cent women and As per
cent men, but the men have the
heaviest stock holdings accord
ing to a spokesman for Louis
E. Wolfson, who is seeking con-
troll OF the mail order house.
Cheseborough Mfg. Co. and
Ponds Extract Co. announced
jointly that their merger had
been approved in principle by the
directors of the two firms.
Air Carrier Service Corp. an
nounced the sale of an execu-
tive-type DC3 airplane to the
King of Cambodia.
Texas Utilities Co. in IL
months ended February %
earned $23,001,431 or $500 a
share VS.. $19,225.817 or $40 in
1854.
Ford Motor Co. of Canada in
year ended December 81 earned
$14,243,319 or $3.50 a share VS..
$20,029,513 or $l2.07 in 1858.
Thor Corp. in year ended De-
cember 81 had a loss of $2.543, 597
VS.. earnings of $446, 045 or SIPS
in 1858.
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel in 6
months ended February 28
earned So, 538, LOG or $500 a share
VS.. $2,295, 348 or $1.88 in 1854
period.
Lone Star Steel Co. in. year
enoed December 81 had a loss of
$1,008778 VS.. earnings of $2.113,-
500 or 80 cents in 1858.
Arnold Constable Corp. in year
ended January 81 earned $749,-
40A VS.. $575, 7o3 in 1854.
Other earnings included:
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New York Cotton

NEW YORK Mar 2S GP-Cotton
futures inched upward during the fore
noon today on LEGAL GOVERNS and some
New OrleanS buying. Offerings were
light, with most traders on the side
lines
A leading SPOT firm in its latest cot
ton letter said that inquiries for spring
and summer shipments were numerous in
the Atlanta area during the past week.
nur mills still resisted the high basis
prices asked Demand for low grades
inf rcvcd the firm said that ii the
Memphis territory mills displayed iprac-
tically no interest in any cotton at
present.
Cotton paintings in the Rio Grande
Valley were reported completed and IS
to n5 per cent complete in the Corpus
Christi area OF Texas Dry land acre
age in 10th sections was reported In
need o. rain.
Noon prices we're unchanged to 40
cents ale higher than the previous
close, May 30.70, July 22.92 and
October "a .03,
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New York Produce

NEW YORK. Mar. IS eP tusDAl 80 -
Butter about steady. Receipts 9Q6,ttS
Wholesale prices on bnlk cartons tfreshl
Creamery, 93 score tAA) $685. cents,
% score (AJ 57aA-5S. 80 score tB) 81 i2-
5794. 50 score tC) 57l4-57f2.
Cheese steady. Receipts 1862
Wholesale sales. American cheese whole
milkl Cheddars fresh 36-37h2 cents
Cheddars aged 46l2-50: single daisies
fresh aS1a-39; single dairies aged 49i2-
81. fats fresh 1899: fats aged 4S-I1 ;
processed cheddars, 8 lbs. 35-37H:, do
nestle Swiss wheels grade "A" 43-47:
grade "B", grade &C. 39-43.
Wholesale egg prices weak Receipts,
3T,4S4 New York spot quotations fol-
low: Midwesttern; Mixed eoiors; Extras y
As lbS) 39i2-50: extras medium 39l2-
40 standards large 3S-3Si2: rehan-
died current receipts 36-36i2; dirties
36-37; checks a4--:i5. Whites: Extras
1850 lbS.) 43-43i4: extras large AZ
As lbs ~ Al ls-42l2: extras medium Al AZ
Browns: Extras $3.50 lbs1 42-4als;
Nearby. Whites: Ton quality as
80 lbs } 44-44la: mediums 42-43. Browns:
Tor quality $3.50 lbs.l 4.-13; mediums
4@-43i2: smalls unauoted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-28
MetuI Quotations

NEW YORK, Mar 20 tE7.-spot nom
ferrous metal prices today; Copper
Lead 5 cents pound. New York Zinc
az cents a pound East ST. Louis. Tin
s. cents pound New York At Pitts
hurgh.-Scrap steel No | heavy was
quoted at 3s.On-39.00.
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Odd-Lot Dealings

NEW YORK. Mar. - Up, The New
yorF Stock Exchange reported today
these odd-lot transactions by principal
Purchases of 260,22l shares: sales Of
ga 1858 shares including 1895 shares
sold short.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-28

IGDt TP f-FpC ~ SS6 y - "a
Houriy Sales on the Exchange
- :UUam go 600 2 moot 49, 900
:uu o m $50 600 300 m 100 900
Unit OF trading - shares OF sales 10
tull
estes OF dIvIaenas IN The tuIesplng
saols ale annual disbursements based en-
the last quarterly OF sem'-annual DEC.
laration Unless Otherwise noted special
or extra dividends are not included
a Also extra or extras b Annual cate
otus stock dividend d Declared OF oaio
in 1866 Plus stock dlvidend e paio last
wear Payable in stock estimated cast
value on ex-divIdend o. redistribution
GATE Declared OF paid 80 tal this wear
n Declared OF Lald after stock divideno or
sp,t-up 3 declared or paio thls year
an aecumulagiVe issue with diviaends IN
arrears Paio this year eIvioeno
omitted deferred or no action taker al
last dividend meeting declared OF paio
In 954 .,,us stock dividend Llquloat
ms dividend CID called xd Ex dividtna
Kids Ex distribution xr Elk rights
XIV Without warrants WV With Variants
wd When distributed W. When issued
an bankruptcy OF receiyership OF beina
reorganized Under the Bankruptcy Act.
or securities assumed By such companies.
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-03

chandise. According to the Cham
Der of Commerce Secretary Mana
ger Dan Price, the Chicago Com
pany has been notified of three
cases and have agreed to take
further steps on the complaints.
Apparently statesmen who took
the orders and received the mon
ey, did not turn it in to the
company leaving local people
holding the sack" up to $40.
The company has indicated
people should write directly to
the company including photostat-
ic copies of both sides of the can
celled check and copy of the or
der. Then they will take further
steps to settle the complaints.
People are asked to "Investi-
gate before they buy and to call
the Chamber Of Commerce for
investigation of itinerant sales
men. The public is reminded that
their own protection is being alb
solutely certain of who they are
dealing with. Patronage of the
local firm is one of the best o
lutions.
The Sidney herald., 1955-11-03
Farmers Put
'55-Crop Grain
Under Support

The quantity of 1955-crop grain
placed under price support in
Richland county is ahead of the
amounts under support during the
same period in 1854.
Richland county farmers put
256,579 bushels of ~1955-crop wheat
under price support through Oc-
tober IA, according to Arthur An
derson, Richland county ASC
Committee chairman. This COM
pares with 26,449 bushels of 1854
crop wheat under price support
through the same period last year.
Other 1855 crops, in Richland
county, placed under price sup
port loans or purchase agreements
include: 31,469 bushels of barley
stored on the farm; 9O1 bushels Of
flax stored on the farm and 500
bushels were warehouse stored.