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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
BY JOHN V. HORNER

The District Board Of Elec-
tons will undertake this week to
determine who are properly quail
flied as candidates in the election
May /.
When the filing deadline came
Friday, the board was swamped
with petitions nominating can
didates for party jobs. The board
now must ascertain whether all
the papers are in order. Then
it will certify the list of names to
go the Democratic and Republi-
can ballots.
The Republican situation is
relatively simple, but not the
Democratic.
Only One Contest
In the G. o. P. the only con-
test is created by George p
Lamb, an differentiation Re-
publican who is trying to knock
out the Old Guard leadership by
having himself elected Repub-
lican National committeeman
and a delegate to the San Fran
cisco convention. and by INSTALL
ing several Lamb followers on
the Republican city committee
The Democratic situation is
confused because of the cleavage
over presidential candidates
States have been entered by the
city committee organization, by
supporters Of Senator Kefauver
and others. A majority Of the
Democratic city committee ia
vors the nomination of Adlai E
Stevenson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

Swami, a native of Hughesville
Md, bellies his age. He's an ac-
tive hunter, fisherman and barn
dancer.
I'D like to ride but the horses
seem TO have a lot more ginger
nowadays" he says.
Mr.. Swami said the thing he'll
miss most about his long rail-
road service will be the fellow
ship with the men I've worked
with over SO many years"
But he promised those within
earshot at the stationmasters Of
flee that he'd be back often for
visits.
Couldn't keep me away" he
grinned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

Lisa, and two of their friends
to Glen Echo Park. After that
he put in his usual Saturday
afternoon stint at the Office of
-" Inter- American Bar Assoc
iation, of which he is acting
treasure
nal Report
His activity with the bar group
also is coming to an end. He will
make a final report that the
finances are in good shape at a
meeting in Dallas April IA. He
will also introduce Charles R
Norberg, Washington attorney,
and propose him as his successor
He believes Mr.. Norberg would
be a fortunate choice.
The Dallas meeting. however
is not expected to take time from
District affairs. Mr.. Karrick said
he would leave Washington by
plane at $50 pm. Friday, April
Is, return Sunday night. and be
back at his Office Monday morn
ing.
Mr. Karrick said Judge E. Bar
rett Prettyman Of the Court of
Appeals would administer the
oath on Friday. He expects Mrs.
Karrick and their children to be
present and he has told a num-
Der of friends he would be
pleased if they would attend. He
added that he hoped others who
want to come will do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

Engineer Commissioner Thorn
as A. Lane said yesterday he ex-
poets a report this week on what
must be done to assure better
identification of drivers seeking
operators permits.
Gen. Lane considers the pre-
sent system of handing out per-
mits over the counter inadequate
to prevent phony names and adj
dresses on permits.
He said he had asked Traffic
Director George E. Keneipp fol
Ia comprehensive report" on the
whole problem of Identification
One phase Of the report, he said
will 90 into the question of mail.
ling permits rather than handing
them out.
The proposal to mail all per.
Imits as a means Of assuring bona
Iflde addresses has been widely
Endorsed here since The Star re.
Gently revealed that permits are
being handed out with no check
on names, addresses or true iden-
tity.
Prefer Mailing Of Permits
Key members of the Commits.
sionerS' Traffic Advisory Com.
mittee told The Star individually
that mailing permits was prefer.
able to the over-the counter sys'
tenn.
These committee members EN-.
phasized that any one who get
away with classifying his name
and address on a permit is {
bad risk as far as accidents art
concerned.
A poll of downtown bushes!
men showed the merchants sup.
port the mailing proposal as {
protection against phony identi'
fication even if some small addi'
tional expense is involved.
Here are some comments from
the business men, including
credit managers. speciality stores
executive and department store
officials:
II was really amazed that such
a practice existed in the DistricI
of Columbia. I can readily un'
derstand how permits could b,
obtained IN order to pass baC
checks. steal cars and commi
various other crimes" one mer
chant said.
I believe the citizens Of thi
city, together with the various
ORGANIZATIONS, should strenuousl!
insist that this practice b.
changed without delay.
If an additional expense Il
the city should be involved, jus
think of the reduction in crimt
which would result. 1t certainl!
would be an inexpensive way o.
closing the avenues of crime.
A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES controllel
said persons who carry driver;
permits have the right to thinl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
Income Tax Queries
Received Until 9 PM.

The district Office of the In
ternal Revenue Service has ex-
tended its tax information tele-
phone service hours from $3.50
am. to 9 pm, Monday through
Friday from tomorrow until
April ID.
Washington area taxpayers
should call Sterling 3-8400 and
ask for Tax Information Serv-
ice.
District Director c. I. Fox
warned, meanwhile, that only
two weeks remain until the Fed
eral income tax deadline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
RoiIrooder Retires at 70
After 46 Years on Line

Thomas I. Swami, 10, signed
in the Silver Meteor from New
York at Union Station last night
at 7 p.m.-and with the same
stroke Of the pen wrote fms to
a 46-year railroad career.
I'm going to take that alarm
clock down to Benedict Md
and drop it overheard" the
sprightly, lean man smiled.
AS a Pennsylvania Railroad
conductor since 1924, Mr.. Swami
Of Brandywine. Md, has had his
sleep disturbed all too often by
the harsh ring Of the alarm.
Fact is I've gone through
five alarm clocks since I've been
railroading," he said. Always
the winding kind. Never
did trust those electric clocks;
power might get cut off"
Has Many Memoirs
Mr.. Swami took a lot of MEM
cries into retirement with him.
"One time we had the presi-
Dental car. President Coolidge.
mean. Mrs. Coolidge called for
a quick stop just after we got
started" he recalled.
I'VE pulled up at odenton,
Md. and she sent a message
back to the White House. Told
themt otu IN off the iron she'd
been using before she left"
Then there's the recollections
Of a harder, tougher way of
railroading.
1--WE used to keep a bucket OF
water up front lin the engine
cab and sponges. Everytime we
went through a tunnel we'd soak
one sponge in water and hold 1t
on our heads and put the other
wet sponge in front OF our
mouths so we could breathe
Those coal fumes were awful
bad"
Brakes Have Changed
And train brakes have changed.
too.
Used TO be we'd ride on top
OF one Of the freight cars on a
downhill grade. Had to put the
brakes on by hand to keep the
train from running away with
us" he explained.
For . septuasenarian, Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
Artists Get Final Coll
For Workshop Display

Local artists get a final call
tomorrow for a chance to dis
play and sci! their work at the
Workshop Center of the Arts,
1900 New Hampshire avenue
NV.
The deadline tomorrow is $50
pm. for public display starting
Wednesday. The sale will be
from 2 to s pm. next Sunday
to benefit the non-profit center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

HlONCu NOlIllJ1CA. lAC oa1O'
He has resigned, effective to.
morrow, from the presidency of
the Fidelity Storage Co. THAI
company also manages the Kar-
rick Properties apar m n t
houses and business buildings.
Mr.. Karrick. appointed by
President Eisenhower to succeed
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
will take Office at ceremonies in
the Board Room at the District
Building at 1890 am. Friday.
In the meantime he has no
comments to make on District
matters. He indicated there
would be no sudden spate of
announcements after he takes
office. He wants to see how the
problems look from inside the
District Building.
That applies to the transit
mess. No comment until he has
had more opportunity to study
it. No comment either about
who will be elected to the presi-
dency of the Board of Commits
sioners. The board itself will
elect its president after he takes
office.
He has been invited TO attend
sessions of the board this week
He understands that at two of
the sessions transit matters will
come up. On Thursday morning
a delegation from Stockholm
will be received and he has been
invited for that also.
May Bar Golf
Being a commissioner may
interfere with Mr.. Karrick's
golf but, he said, that's not a
serious matter" Mid week
games will be cut out unless he
can get on the links at $50
pm. for nine holes.
Yesterday, he went to the
Chevy Chase Club for his usual
golf game, but decided it was
too cold to play. AS a kibitzer
he went around with a group
OF players for about four holes
and then returned to the club
house.
Yesterday afternoon, he took
his son. David, and daughter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
ID. {. Jail Uses
Drugs 70 Calm
Violent Inmate!
Backlog Of Psychoties
Cont Be Handled
At St. EIizubeths

The District jail. FACED with
"a backlog of psychotic prisoners
st. Elizabeths Hospital can't &C
commodate, is using the new
tranquilizing drugs to maintain
peace and order.
The drugs - chlorpromazine
and reserpine-are being used
there to calm certain prisoners
who would otherwise raise havoc
with cell or hospital furniture
and perhaps even themselves.
At present there are 16 pris-
oners, sentenced by the courts,
but who are mentally i'll and
should be treated at st. Eliza
'beths.'
The mental institutions maxi
mum security building, Howard
Hall, is overlooking. however,
and the new structure to take
care of criminal patients is not
due to be finished until 1858.
The psychotic prisoners at the
Jail form the waiting list.
Before the new drugs were
introduced into general use re-
Gently a situation like this could
and at times did create serious
problems. The Jail has hospital
facilities but is not equipped for
curing mental patients.
Doctors at the Jail, thanks to
the use of the drugs, seldom have
to use physical restraints on
mental patient prisoners now
iPsychiatlists at st. Elizabeths
have found the same results.
Donald Clemmer. director of
the District Department of Cor
Irections, pointed out that many
employees at the jail used to work
at the mental institution and
have the ability to recognize
cases where special medical help
is needed for prisoners who are
of unSound mind.
Only one of the Is mental
patients is under actual restraint
! by leather wristlets. He is a
man sentenced by the court tc
80 days after a lengthy alcoholic
binge. He suffers from delirium
ltremens. Chlorpromazine injec.
tons, however, are calming him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
Commissioners
Talk on Radio

Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin. regarded as front run
ner in the speculation over who
will be the next president Of the
Board of Commissioners. said
last night the matter remains
to be settled.
1T has not been determined
to the best of my knowledge. "
he said in answer to a question
during the Report to the Peo-
pie" broadcast over Radio Sta
ton WWDC.
Samuel Spencer, retiring pres
ident Of the Board of Commits
sioners. was awarded a Good
Luck Horseshoe" emblem by the
station in appreciation of his
community service and partici-
patton in the weekly broadcasts
Ben Strouse, station vice pres
ident and general manager. pre-
Sented a station proclamation
recognizing Mr.. Spencer's de
voted and untiring efforts in
the direction Of municipal af-
fairs in our Nations capital"
Mr.. Mclaughlin undertook
during the broadcast to clarity
what he said was interpreted
by some observers as an i'm
passe" in connection with the
location of the new 81 million
Health School for crippled chill
dren.
He explained that original
plans were drawn for a location
in Northeast Washington, where
there was plenty Of land avail
able. 1t later was decided that
the building should be located
close to the present Health
School at Fourteenth and Up
shur streets NV, where con-
would involve destruc-
ton Of an old frame building
now occupied by about 80 city
employees. half of whom are pub
lie health nurses.
After a two-day study. the
matter was amicably settled and
everyones blood pressure re-
turned to normal, the school will
occupy the space and the public
health nurses will move to the
old Upshur street tuberculosis
Hospital building" Mr.. Nc
Laughlin added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
Judge-Designote Burger
Leans Toward Realism

feeling about the separation Of
powers" he says.
/ But those who see him leaning
+ to conservatism on the bench
may well ponder Mr., Burgers
own "oversimplified definition"
/ of a liberal:
zone who is not afraid to see
something happen for the first
time" And Mr.. Burger terms
himself "a moderate liberal"
Self Made
A native of st. Paul, Mimi,
Mr.. Burger attended ST. Paul
College and the University Of
Minnesota. Much of his study
ing was done at night while
working as a bookkeeper and
accountant by day.
From 1881 to 1885 he was en-
ployed in a st. Paul law firm,
later being admitted as a part
ner. During that period he
taught contract law at st. Paul
College.
In 1852 he was one of the
floor managers for Mr.. Stassen
who, by releasing his delegates.
made possible Gen. Eisenhower'S
nomination on the first ballot.
He was named assistant attor-
ney general in 1858. The follow
ing year he actetd as legal
adviser and as a member of the
United States delegation to the
International Labor Conference
at Geneva where he was active
in a battle to reject the creden-
tials of the Soviet delegation.
His indoor hobby is reading.
He loves the outdoors and is an
ardent horSeman as the stables
on his grounds attest.
He met his wife, Elvira, a
former school teacher, when both
were attending Minnesota Uni
versity. The couple have daugh-
ter. Margaret. 9. and a son.
Wade, 10. The family lives at
Bill North Rochester street,
Arlington,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

Warren E. Burger. 48. who will
be sworn in as a judge Of the
U. S. Court of Appeals for the
District April 10, is not the ivory
tower type Of scholar scorninl
realities for overemphasis or
theory.
He was laying drain tile, single
handed, on his siX-acre Arlington
estate when this reporter called.
The Burgers recently bought a
100-year-old house which they
are remodeling.
Got a drainage problem here, "
smiled the husky (6-foot. 1922
IpoundD dge-designate. Water
backing up against the house. y
So he's handling it as he
handled the Greek shipping
cases. as Assistant Attorney Cen
eral. by rolling up his sleeves and
hitting at the crux of the
problem.
What he'll save by doing his
own drain tile work is any,
body's guess. But the Greek
ship case resulted in a S25 mil
lion payment to the Federal
Government by a foreign ship
owner who violated registry
laws.
Is Book Man
Although Mr.. Burger is a lib
eral Republican and a former
floor manager for the Stassen
forces in the l948 campaign,
lawyers who know him we'll say
that they expect him to lean
to the conservative side on the
appellate bench.
This. they say, because he Ia
"a book man" who looks to le-
gal precedentS rather than one
who writes legislation from the
bench. ="
Mr.. Burger describes himself
as strict conStructionist" who
doesn't believe in second-guess-
ing Congress. Il have a strong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
Heavy Certificotion Job
Faced by Election Boord

On May /, each party will
elect its new city committee
to serve for four years-and
its representatives on the ma
tional political committees. In
addition. both Democrats and
Republicans will choose conven-
ton delegations.
Plan Referendum
The Democrats also will con-
duct referendum to determine
whether their party favors
home rule for the District and
application of the unit rule
to the convention delegation. The
unit rule would require the dele
cation to cast it's full vote on
questions in a manner decided
by a majority of the delegation
The Republicans are filling
just 80 Offices. The Democrats
are filling 50.
In order TO vote for a candi-
date. voters must place a mark
beside the candidates name. So
it will take the average voter five
or six minutes to vote for 81 per-
sons in the Democratic election
How long it will take the
judges to count the ballots after
wards is something that sends
the Board Of Election staff into
a frenzy. Thanks to Congress
District residents are not per-
mitted to vote for an entire slate
by a single mark.
Kefauver Here
Supporters Of Senator Kefau-
yer said yesterday they hope
their presidential contender will
campaign in the District some
time this week. The Senator is
in town for Easter Sunday but is
leaving tonight to resume his
campaign activity.
Mr.. Kefauver is expected to at
tend a dinner and rally planned
next Sunday by the District
Kefauver- for President Club. On
April 8. he will campaign in
Cumberland. Md. He is booked
to address the Women's National
Democratic Club here April "a.
Registration headquarters in
the District Building and in the
Municipal Center will be open
from $3.50 am. until 4:30 pm.
tomorrow through Friday. On
Saturday. "a neighborhood sta
tons will be open from / to
9 pm.
The neighborhood stations also
will be open April 9 and 10 from
| to o pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
1888 Loss Reported
By Service Station

The night manager of a Call
Carl service station at 1901 West
Virginia avenue NE. told police
about 1888 was taken from an
unlocked safe in the Office of the
station last night.
Harold feathers, IS, of 1905
Chauncy place, Mount Rainier,
Md, reported 1888 in cash and
a SIS check were taken between
$3.50 pm. and Z pm. from a safe
in the office. An undisclosed adj
ditional amount of money in the
safe was undisturbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

that Gained the patient so ht
could discuss his symptoms
Hitherto, sedatives like the bro.
mides, barbiturates and NOR
phine, all proved to be Stupe-
flying. habit-forming or both
The new drugs have none Of
these adverse results.
Since 1854 about 1900 patients
at St. Elizabeths have beer
treated with the new drugs
More than 500 persons are cur
rently under treatment.
Overholser Optimistic
DR.. Winfred Overholser. su.
perintendent. is exuberant about
the results. They are not cures
but are drugs used to help psy'
lchiatrists bring about cures. h,
says.
/ DR.. Addison M. Duval, assist
ant superintendent, says THE!
are changing the whole climat,
of the hospital from the heavil.
restrictive climate of a guarded
institution"
DR.. Jay l.. Hoffman,, first AS
sistant physician. says There il
nothing in the history of psy'
chiatry that has changed anC
that promises to change thing
so much"
with the advent of thesl
drugs" DR.. Duval declared, "th'
hospital is starting to chang
over to the treatment climate.
THE wards are becoming
homelike," added DR.. Hoffman,
Patients are no longer possessed
of wild destructiveness. Thu
drugs have Gained them"
For a number of years, pSychi
airy has been regarded as +;
field apart from medicine. Will
the discovery of the new drugs
mental care is coming closer Il
medicine again.
And. the patients recognize {
change in themselves, doctor
point out.
Attendants as well as formerly
disturbed patients are flooding
the hospital administrators with
requests that homelike furniture
be substituted for the heavy
clumsy type now in use
They want better recreationa
facilities, movies, permission fol
outside visits. television. etc.
I'm a sense" DR.. DuvaI de.
clared. you come to the conclu-
sion that the new drugs have moi
reduced the administrative prob.
lem. but have increased It. be.
cause the patient is now in q
cooperative state of being. You
can work with him.
/ The increase in the formerly
disturbed patients abilities tc
live normally makes an increased
staff of trained personnel neces-
sary. the psychiatrist added.
1 Relatively few patients now
have to be confined in special
treatment rooms. This occurs
only in cases of new admissions
who haven't been Gained by the
drugs. or in the exceptional cases
where the drugs can't be admin
istered or they fail to work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

They are, OF course, given tt
overactive patients, not to de-
Ipressives.
The drugs have been so sue
cessful, psychiatrists say, that
many disturbed patients-previ-
ously difficult to treat-are be-
ling Gained. given psychotherapy
and sent home.
Use of the drugs, chlorproma.
zine and reserpine, is now found
in most institutions, although st
ElizabethS Hospital was one Of
the pioneers.
Drugs Developed in Europe
The drugs were developed in
Europe in the early 1950s. They
were put to use here in the sum-
mer of 1854 and have proved SO
successful they have been used
increasingly ever since.
The story of the tranquilizers
has been so dramatic that many
psychiatrists are advocating
their use by family doctors with
the expectation that the drugs
while not cures in themselves
will save many patients from
ever reaching mental institu-
tons.
Drug companies that have
produced chlorpromazine anc
Ireserpine are racing each other
to turn out different and ever
better drugs.
Already another drug, promo
zine, has been tested at the Dis
Itrict General Hospital. 1t is, in
essence. chlorpromazine without
the chlorine factor. 1t is said tc
have none of the side-effects OF
chlorpromazine.
A Treatment Center
st. Elizabeths-ranked among
the top mental institutions In
the Nation-iS developing the
atmosphere of a pure treatment
center. This is slow process
because the medical profession
must move forward with caution
But the wards there that used
to be full of disturbed patients
the type of wards that lent q
stereotyped picture of menta
institutions to the public, are
disappearing.
A short while ago the dis
lturbed wards. or nursing units
as the staff calls them, hac
many excited, disturbed, unpre.
dictable patients. Plumbing was
damaged. Furniture, windows
anyt hing breakable, were
smashed from time to time.
/ This, of course. meant buying
heavy, unbreakable furniture
the largely uncomfortable type
that has been characteristic OF
mental institutions.
The attendants in the dis
turbed wards were actually
guards. There was no alterna-
tive. These excited patients
were difficult to reach for pSy-
chotherapy. Usually they could
be only fed, clothed and watched
Drugs Calm Violence
The disturbed wards were
ringed with small rooms where
exceptionally violent patients
were often isolated so they could
harm neither themselves or
others.
Then. in 1854. came chlorpro-
maine and reserpine.
For the most part, these wards
are no longer disturbed wards
/ Here were two tranquilizers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
Special School Set

George Washington University
will offer courses on causes of
juvenile delinquency, and on po-
lice administration in an inSti-
tute on correctional adminiStra-
ton scheduled from April 8 to
May 30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

TODAY

The Association for Child
hood Education begins a
tive-day meeting at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel.
The American Institute Of
Timber Construction begins
an eight-day convention at
the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
Sertomu Club to Meet

The Sertoma Club Of WASH
, ington will meet at 1915 pm.
, Tuesday in the Manger Hamil-
ton Hotel. Raymond B. Perkins
, OF Life Magazine will be the
guest speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
st. EIizobeths SoIutes
New Era in Psychiotry
BY CHARLES G. BROOKS

quiet revolution under at ST. Ezabeths Hospital
1t is part of the beginning of psychatrss believe
when nearly all the violence and excitement patients
will be things of the shortly after admission hospitals
PhychatriSts at the 500patient institution attribute this
change in mental climate to The ranqulzng drugs