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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16
BY PHIL YEAGER AND
JOHN STARK

Senator Smathers of Florida
has now introduced a bill in the
Senate that would require at
least five years Of judicial ex-
perience as a prerequisite to ap-
pointment to the United States
Supreme Court.
Presumably the reason for the
bill is the concern Of the Sena-
tor, and many others, over cur
rent policies of the Supreme
Court in regard to civil and
States rights.
Whether or not it is a good
idea to demand prior bench ex-
perience for Supreme Court JUS
tees is something than can be
argued, but it is revealing to
see what would have happened
II a law such as the Smathers
proposal had been in existence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16

legislature. United States Attor-
|ney General.
Salmon p. Chase, Ohio, 1854,
State governor, United States
Senator. Secretary of the Treas
|ury. Morrison r. Waite, Ohio
1874. State legislature, corpora
ton lawyer. United States coun-
sci at Geneva claims. Melville
Fuller, Illinois. 1888, trial lawyer,
State legislature. Edward D.
White, Louisiana, 1910, one and
Ia half years on State Supreme
Court. United States Senator.
William H. Taft. Connecticut
1921, IL years Superior and Fed
eral Court judge, President OF
the United States. Charles E.
Hughes. New York, 1890, Law
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Minton. Black and Harlan had
judicial experience prior. to their
appointments. and only Justice
Minton had IS much as i've
years.
It might be noted. however.
that the conservative Supreme
Court of 1926. which so exas-
|perated Franklin Roosevelt that
he attempted to put ACROSS the
Iabortive court-packing plan. had
only two members with pre-
court bench experience. Justice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16
LAW IN THE NEWS
BiIIWouId Have Borred
As From High Court

throughout United States his
tory.
A spot check Of the 80 jus
tees who have sat on the
Supreme Court indicates that
probably half of them could not
have qualified under such law.
Moreover. only four of the IA
Chief Justices could have quail
fed: John Rutledge, Oliver Els
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16

professor. corporation lawyer and
State governor. Harlan r. Stone.
New York. 1871. law school dean.
United States Attorney General.
Fred Vinson. Kentucky. 1916. five
years q Federal judge. member
of Congress. Secretary of the
Treasury. Earl Warren, Califor-
mia. 1858. State attorney general
and Governor.
Only One Qualities Today
OF the present members Of the
Supreme Court only Justices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16

Here is pleasant way to overcome
loose plate discomfort. FASTEETH,
an improved powder. sprinkled on
upper and lower plates holds them
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Portable. No gummy. gooey. pasty
taste or feeling. It's alkaline (non-
acidl. Does not sour. Checks plate
odor" tdenture breathl. Get FAS.
TEETH today at any drug counter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16

worth. william Howard Taft and
Fred Vinson.
Record Of Experience
Here is the chronological rec
ord Of Chief Justices, together
with their pre-Supreme Court
experience:
John Jay, New York, appointed
1889. two years on the State
Supreme Court. John Rutledge,
South Carolina. 1795. seven
years a State chancery judge,
Oliver Ellsworth, Connecticut,
1876. five years a Superior Court
Judge. John Marshall, Virginia,
1901, member of Congress, for
|eign envoy, Secretary of State
Roger fancy, Md, 1886, State
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16

Cardozo had been Q Judge In
high New York courts for 10
years; Justice Van Deventer had
been chief justice of the Wyo-
ming Supreme Court and seven
years q Federal Judge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16

The next article in this series will
appear Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16
Record Of Experience

worth. william Howard Taft and
Erad Viuenn
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ects listed below, we contemplate
for those located in the nearer
suburban areas where the popu-
lation pressures warrant it. first
units costing on an average of
100000 to $4,000"
Schedule Submitted
A schedule of projects for each
year, starting with 1857 through
1868. was then submitted to the
meeting. DR.. Merker explained
it was not a hard-and- fast
schedule. but one where shifts
might occur.
The proposed schedule is as
follows: 1857. First Church, ST.
Marys County. Md, $4,000;
Langley Forest. Va. $50. 900;
Hungerford Towne, Md, $780,
900: CaIrollton, Md, $50, 900;
Palmer Park, Md, $4,000. To-
tai, 100000.
1958-Beltsville, Md, $50. 900;
Bren Mar Park, Va. $4,000. To-
tai. 100000.
| 1959-Oakton. Va, $4,000;
Olney. Md, $4,000; Centreville,
Md, $4,000. Total, $l35,000.
1960-Bells Mill road, Md.
] sac, 900: Route 236 at Prosper
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.PresbYteridns
|0kay Camp
Nv CASPAR NAMES
star stan Correspondent

BALTIMORE, Sept. 19.-The
Potomac Presbytery of the Pres
Ibyterian Church today author
lied its Christian Education
Committee to buy property near
Greenwich, Va. for a summer
camp and meeting grounds.
Cost of building the camp and
of the 100-acre property is ex-
Ipected to be $150,000.
The Rev. John Mcpherson of
Alexandria, chairman of the
Presbytery's Christian Education
Committee, said it is hoped to
have the camp in partial opera
ton by 1858. The Rev. Charles
E. Book of Arlington is chairman
Of the subcommittee for the
project.
Plans for the installation serv-
ice of DR.. John Randolph Taylor
as minister of the Presbyterian
Church of the Pilgrims were an
nounced at the meeting. He
succeeds DR.. Andrew r. Bird,
who retired this year.
The service will be held at 4
pm. october 7 in the church,
Twenty-second and P streets
NV. DR.. H. Kerr Taylor of
Dallas. Tex, father of the new
pastor. will deliver the installa-
ton sermon.
Among those taking part will
be the Rev. David C. Crawford
of Leesburg, Va, moderator of
the Potomac Presbytery; the
Rev. Kenneth G. Phifer, min
lister of the Old Presbyterian
Meeting House, Alexandria, and
the Rev. Carl R. Pritchett, min
lister of the Bethesda Presbyte-
rian Church.
Mr.. Crawford. minister of the
Presbyterian Church at Lees
burg, was unanimously reelected
las moderator of Potomac Pres
bytery. Election is for a one
Iyear term.
The presbytery approved a re-
quest by the Rev. William S..
ISmythe. jr, for transfer from
ibis pastorate at Faith Chapel
Presbyterian Church, Lucketts,
IVA, to the Presbyterian Church
lat Tabor City, N. c.
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ity avenue. Va, $4,000. Total
$4,000.
196l-Rosslyn, Va, $4,000
l962-Calvert County. Md,
$4,000.
1963-Charles County. Md.
$50. 900: Prince William County
Va, $35. 1000. Total, $65,000.
The Rev. Charles T. Camp.
bell, recently named as minis.
ter Of the First Presbyterian
Church Of st. Marys County
Lexington Park, Md, was taken
into the Washington City Pres.
bytery yesterday.
Mr.. Campbell, 54, comes here
from the Baltimore Presbytery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19
Yorktown Victory
Celebration Cancelled

Plans for the october 10 an
niversary observance of George
IWashington's victory with the
aid of French troops at York
town, Va. have been Cancelled.
The announcement was made
here yesterday by Charles
Palmer, chairman of the Vir-
ginia Rochambeau Commission
No reason.
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tension fund with $4,000 more

tension fund with $4,000 more
from presbytery.
Pointing out that I'VE expect
all our new churches to come to
self-support in three years" DR.
Merker observed lit is our
studied and mature conclusion
that we have been building our
first units too small.
I'm every case the first unit
building has been overcrowdeG
and inadequate to the detriment
of the work. Average cost has
been $50, 900 to $4,000 for which
National Missions aid has been
requested of $4,000 to SIS, 900,
For the church extension prof.
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Presbyterions Outline
7-Yeor Building Plan

Plans for seven-year costing $4,000 for Met
ropoan church buildings and sites outlined yeser-
day the Washington City Presbyey, meeting in George
town Presbyterian Church, 3l05 street NV.
Dr. Ralph K Merke presbyery moderator said the pro-
gram In with national churchs $50 million beneyo-
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Ilence budget for the next five
years. The General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church,
USA mas set this figure as a
projected budget for its overall
program during the coming five
years.
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Buifalnrs Held Too small

Locally, the aim is to spend
$685., 900 for new structures and
$4,000 for new church sites
This sum will come from the
National Missions church eX-
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Chevy Chase and Alexandra, $3.50 am. to $3.50 PM
Shop Thursday Washington Store $3.50 am. 70 pm.
Corners, Open Thurs, Sept. TO- 1880 pm. to $3.50 PM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04

You can own nationally known products
without spending one extra penny, BY saw
Ing Top Value Stamps You get one stamp
for each 10 cents YOU spend in any Peoples
sore IN Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties Md and in Arlington Fairfax
and Alexandria, Va. Soda fountains ex-
cepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Alien Students
Learning i. 5.
.Yu|eCustoms

A group Of foreign students Is
getting an exciting insight into
how America celebrates the
Christmas season.
Arriving in Washington yes
terday from the University Of
Michigan, the contingent Of 26
from IA foreign countries first
was driven to the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. william S. Kilborne.
3549 Springland lane NV.
Here they sampled a pancake
and sausage breakfast before
touring Mount Vernon. Supper
was served them at the Inter-
national Student House, 1925 r
street NV. followed by a
Christmas party with. of course.
caroling and gift-exchange.
The students will be dinner
guests Of various area families
today. Tomorrow there will be
tours OF the White House, Capitol
Hill and the National Gallery Of
Art. The group will lunch at
the Supreme Court.
The visit is sponsored by the
newly organized Foreign Student
Service Council of Greater
Washington, 2124 Florida ave-
nue. NV. Helping with the hos
pitality. are members Of the
Experiment in International Liv-
ing. Womens Group Of the For
eign Service. international Fed
Grafton Of Catholic Alumnae.
National Council Of Catholic
Women, Northern Virginia Dean
cry and United Church Women.
Arlington Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Photo Holds
Ex-Convictin
Holdup FizzIe

A former Alcatraz convict yes
terday was charged with an at
tempted holdup Of the wife of
Washington gambler Roger w.
(Whitetop) Simkins.
Police said they we're told the
attempt was reported by Mrs.
Yvonne Simkins. 35, last Thurs
day.
They arrested Elmer John
Bulldog Sweeney, 50, at his
home in the 5000 block OF c
street Sc. Sunday night, after
his photograph had been identi-
fled by Mrs. Simkins as one Of
two men she said attempted to
rob her.
Sweeney not only denied the
charge, but offered an alibi.
Il don't see how she could
identify me when I wasn't even
there he said.
Mrs. Simkins, whose husband
is serving a l6-to-54-month SEN
tence for bribing policemen. said
Sweeney was the man who came
to the door Of her home and
gave her a box Of chocolates he
said was from your husband. a"
As a maid opened the door OF
her $4,000 home In the 100
block Of Shepherd street NV.
he forced his way in and de-
manded money. she said.
When she ran from the house,
the men fed. she said.
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forehead. He was treated at
Casualty Hospital and released.
Police said the street was
crowded with Christmas shop
pers and passersby quickly called
police when they saw the special
officer struggling with the sus-
pect. Meanwhile, Princes son,
Curtis, l6, went to his fathers
aid.
1t. Bonaccorsy said the special
officer. who works at the Kopy
Kat store. saw Brown leave with
two women's suits over his arm
1t. Bonaccorsy said Brown
was charged with assault with
a dangerous weapon, assault
upon an officer and petty lar
ceny. He said the suspect has
served prison terms for shoplift-
ing. grand larceny and petty lar
ceny. Police said Brown also is
a known narcotics addict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
SANTA TUMBLES
OFF SILVER SPRING
BUILDING LEDGE

Five Silver Spring young
sters missed out on their an
nual visit from a neighbour
hood Santa Claus last night
when the toy-ladened car
rier slipped from a ledge and
fell one story to a concrete
alleyway.
j. Willard Plum. Al, is in
undetermined condition in
Suburban Hospital with seri-
QUE head injuries suffered
in the fall from a ledge out
side his apartment at 1907
Georgia avenue.
Mr.. Plum, a carpenter
foreman, for several years
has dressed as Santa and
passed out gifts to children
of his friends. who gather
in his apartment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
3 Girls Linked
To Robbery

An Alexandria youth being
held on a rape charge has adj
mitted participating in a Fairfax
County delicatessen robbery with
several other juveniles, including
three girls. police said.
Fairfax police said Enoch
Roach, 10, of John Roberts
Homes. told them about the Oc-
tober 80 break-in at a Huntington
delicatessen which Melted about
500 in cash and checks. Roach
is one of four youths held in
Fairfax County Jail on charges
of beating and raping a 17-year-
old Alexandria girl November 90.
Police said 17-year-old girl
from Huntington, a 16Nyear-old
from Alexandria and a 17-year-
old from Virginia Hills in Fairfax
County were involved in the
robbery.
The Huntington girl has been
released on $3.50 bond pending a
hearing December 20 in Juvenile
Court. No date has been set for
hearings on the other girls who
are in the custody of their
parents,
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Street Scenes -.

Boy clutching a dime-store
paint set and staring visit
fully at a display Of fancy
brushes and paints in an art
store on G street. :.
One bike rider towing an
other, whose bike was dis
abIed by a broken pedal, on
Georgetown road
An auto OF about 1898
vintage. headed south on
Fourteenth street NV, and
bearing on its side the letter.
ing Arlington or Bust" /.
A man telling the woman
with him, as they inspected a
window display in a fancy
Connecticut avenue dress
shop: Il may not have shaved
this morning. but I'm not
Santa Claus"
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SPEED SPOTTING BY PLANE
FACING TEST NEXT WEEK

BEDFORD Va. (P.--vTginia's battle-ground dou-
bic play being employed by police catch speeders
will come in for a court week
Two truckers who convicted OF speeding last month
Bedford County Court appealed The case is sched
uled for January g.
Edsar NJ Loitin IT., So. of Eerson, and Henry Ashby
49, Of Glen Allen by police
being spotted b. light plane division
ing trafhc regulations
The attorney for the said the appeal would be based
on the possibility OF the part the police
In the arplane After clocking vehicles through
measured half mile the patrol radios state trooper
on the ground who tickets the suspected speeders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Drug Addict Charged
In Assault, Larceny

A 24-year-old. ex-convict and
narcotic addict who disarmed a
special policeman and then
wounded a Christmas shopper
with the gun. has been charged
with assault and petty larceny.
1t. Nunzio Bonaccorsy, 5th
precinct detective, said the
shooting occurred when Special
Officer Stacy Prince. 81. Of 1852
Princeton place NV. attempted
to arrest Eldridge Brown of the
700 block Of Girard street NV.
for shoplifting.
The special policeman said
Brown wrestled with him in
front OF the Kopy Kat women's
store. 7l3 H street NE. took
his gun and fired one shot which
struck Percy c. Holmes, 70. Of
ITO Sixty-ninth place. High
land Park. Md.
The bullet grazed Mr.. Holmes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Bold Cowboy Forsweors
Roping President Again

Then there's another problem
the Inauguration officials are
wrestling with. It's whether the
elephant. emblemati, of the
Grand Old Party, would slow
down the line of march. The
President wants to keep the
parade within two hours.
DR.. Theodore Reed, acting
director of the National Zoo
logical Park, said the normal
marching speed of elephants is
about four miles an hour. This
compares with the usual march
ing rate of men of three miles
an hour, officials said.
Previously. Miss Burma, an
elephant from the Mills Brothers
Circus. has participated in the
parade. But AR. Carr re-
called she showed considerable
temperament" and repeatedly
dropped out of the line of march
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Sweden Hos Worlds
ToIIest Home for AGED

STOcKHOLM--A new home
for the AGED. said 70 be the
worlds tailest. has been com
pleted By the City OF Stockholm
II Is IS stories high and has
10 rooms for FOG pensioners
Each unit has It's own bath and
radio. and the social rooms have
television se1. II also contains
quarters for doctors and nurses
and . clinic. barbershop. and
restaurant. !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25

The cowboy rope expert who
lassoed President Eisenhower at
the 1853 Inaugural Parade wants
to be in the one next month, but
he promised not to repeat his
performance.
To the CONSERVATION of the
Secret Service, Monty Montana,
at the last parade roped the
President, who was reviewing the
parade.
Inaugural officials said they
have the cowboys request under
adviSement.
Edward r. Carr. parade chair
man, said: "He promised not to
lasso the President if we let him
ride again this year."
Mr.. Montana, who is from
Northridge, Calf, said if per-
mitted to parade, he will enter
tain patients in hospitals here,
during his stay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25

The large shopping crowds de-
lighted the businessmen. and
many reported bumper sales
But no dollar value Of Wash
ington's Christmas shopping
spree is officially available. The
only clue will be the Federal
Reserve Boards figures. which
viii be made public later.
The unseaSonably warm
weather had held down sales
earlier. But the buying public
loosened its purse strings as the
Yuletide lights grew brighter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Poles Boost Exports
Of Canned Ham to US.

CHICAGO.-During the first
eight months of 1856, Commit
mist Poland increased its exports
of canned pork-mostly ham
by more than 100000 pounds
over the like period Of last year
Sales to the United States to-
tailed 18.210.000 pounds, COM
pared with 15.037, 900 in the like
period of 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Citizens Tex Selves
For Towns Promotion

PLYMOUTH, Wis. (AP). -
Residents of this small east
central Wisconsin community
have agreed to an additional so
cents month charge on their
electric meters to pay for indus
trial promotion.
Mayor Howard Fischer said
I'VE had a lot Of inquiries from
firms about locating in Plym-
outh but had nothing to nail
down the deals with"
The extra so cents. 81 for
commercial users. will be COL
lected by the local electric util-
ity. The plan was approved in
a referendum. 1909 TO 597.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
EARLY Federal Pay Boosts
SoIes in Washington Stores

Many Washington merchants
we're spending a merry Christ
mas today. fortified with the
knowledge that early Federal
Government pay checks aided
materially in boosting sales yes
tefday.
II was estimated that from SIS
million to sIs million was dis
tributed BY Government agen-
eies. which gave some 100. 900
employees their pay early on FRI
day. Normally. they would have
been paid on Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Abandoned Infant
Given Operation

The baby abandoned on q doc
tors doorstep was reported in
satisfactory condition at District
General Hospital today after q
hernia operation.
The 2-month-old male infant.
warmly clad and well-dressed.
was found lying in a dogfood
box outside 925 Rhode Island
avenue NV. Sunday night
He was taken 70 the city hos
pital where he was operated on
yesterday for a hernia. II his
mother is not located he will be
turned over 10 the Welfare De-
partmsnt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
THE COMPANY reprin

THE COMPANY reprinted
Mr.. Claudy's two-page spread
in fancier form, and sent it out
as a Christmas card. Along
with it went this note:
Editors, writers and minis
tiers have credited this anony-
nous tribute to many sources
Phillips Brooks, o. Henry,
Mark Twain, Emerson Fosdick
to name a few. 1t has APP
peared in many anthologies
and has been the subject OF
many sermons. -.
THE editors consulted Ii
braries and prominent minis
tiers TO determine its origin
to no avail. One Solitary Life
is a piece of great distinction"
Mr.. Claudy may not have
searched, but he's as curious
as the ministers and other
editors who did, and still would
like TO know the source OF
"One Solitary Life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25

however, and was we'll known
around the community.
Meal-time Visitor
At the convent, the sisters
sometimes called her Blackie.
So did lot of other people.
Jenny-short for Jennifer-made
many visits to the convent
around meal time.
"She always got a bone" the
sister said. I'VE used to let her
come in. We heard about her
death the next morning. Some
one came and told us she was
poisoned. Now the only thing
missing from Christmas is
Jenny"
Meanwhile Mr.. and Mrs. Stay
and their young son Mike were
due to get a replacement for
Jenny today. An uncle was to
give a new puppy to Mike as a
Christmas present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Night Climbers Refuse
To Repeut Job by Doy

ALLEGAE. Mich ~. - Six
seniors from Allegsn hiaf school
who admitted climbing the city
water tower a. nigft " paint
Glass Of ST. on ii decided
against doing Il again in day
Light.
Given the choice o. paying
for = repaint 100 or dolnz the
work themselves. they ssld
they'd pay. Climbing W "a TOO
dangerous. they agreed