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Firm Transit Agreement

Some of the tardy capitalists the
Commissioners thought would turn up
to buy the transit company are now
appearing in small droveS, their pockets
bullying with what appear to be large
packages of greenbackS.
We do not know where they have
been since last August IA, when their
bids were earnestly solicited.
We do know that the National City
Lines, Inc, of Chicago, is the only group
that has put cash on the barrel head and
signed firm" agreement to take over
Capital TranSit's property, and to run
the works.
That puts National City Lines in
strong position. The deal is contingent
upon stakeholder approval and the pur-
chaser's ability to obtain a franchise.
Stakeholder approval may be taken for
granted. Grant of a franchise will de-
pend, presumably, upon the nature of
concessions that Congress is willing to
permit. The alternative to the grant of
reasonable concessions is expensive,
waSteful public ownership as outlined in
a very bad bill passed by the Senate.
The concessions must become the
subject of realistic study, free of the
foolish, emotional breast-beating that
caused the transit mess. That study must
be based on recognition of the fact that
certain special taxes and regulatory pro-
cedureS now in effect were adopted when
the operation of mass transit was an
extremely profitable monopoly. That
time has passed. The nature of special
taxes levied against transit, and the out
NODDED and time consuming regulatory
procedures, need overhauling in the pub
lie interest. without such an overhaul,
and with public transit engaged in stir
competition with other modes of trans
portation choking the public streets, no
private operator can long survive.
National City Lines is a competent
and successful operator of mass transit
in 40 or more cities We doubt that it's
labor policies have been more tough"
In dealing with an aggressive union, than
hundreds of other employers. The COM
pany may be guilty, one must admit, of
having made profits under an economic
system based on the profit motive. But
we trust that it will not be too harshly
condemned for that sin, and that it will
receive the consideration it deserves in
It's bid to save us from the sort of public
ownership and operation approved by the
Senate. The cost Of concessions it may
seek will be trivial in comparison with
the cost to the city's taxpayers of the
interim authority insanity.
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Two Careers in Ruins

The members of the jury which has
convicted Matthew ]. Connolly and T.
Lamar Caudle heard all of the evidence
and observed the defendants on the wit
ness stand. Thus, the jurors were in the
best position to judge the guilt or
innocence of these men, and there is no
basis on which anyone else can question
their verdict.
Still, 1t is sad thing to see the
careers of these two men, which once
looked so promising, come to this dismal
end. Matt Connolly, as he was known to
most of official Washington, was Presi-
dent Truman's appointments secretary
a position of trust and of considerable
responsibility. Caudle was Assistant At
torney General In charge of the tax
division until 1851, when Mr. Truman
fired him. Had it not been for the tax
scandals, he presumably would have
moved on from Government service to
successful private practice.
The charge which went to the Jury
was that Connolly and Caudle conspired
to defraud the Government Of their
faithful and unbiased judgment. In less
technical language, the substance of the
accusation was that they connived with
lawyer named Harry Schwimmer to
protect one of the latter's clients from
criminal prosecution as a tax dodger.
Schwimmer, also indicted on the con-
spiracy charge, suffered heart attack
during the trial, and his case has been
postponed.
The most damaging part Of the
Governments case was evidence that
both Connolly and Caudle had accepted
oil leases from Schwimmer. Connolly
who also accepted gifts of clothing worth
some $500, testified that he paid Schwim-
mer $3.50 for the lease, not knowing that
this was only fraction of its value It
seems fair to say in his case that a man
occupying the official relationship with
the President which he enjoyed should
have been great deal more careful
about a matter of this kind
According TO Caudle'S testimony, he
refused to accept the oil lease, made
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a civil rights plank was written
into the Democratic platform
distasteful to the South, so
distaSteful that later the Thur
mond ticket was put in the
field. At that time, q plank,
that the Southerners were
willing to accept had been
written, but a minority report
from the resolutions commit
tee. submitted by Senator
Humphrey Of Minnesota and
others. was brought to the
convention floor and eventu-
ally adopted. Senator Wofford
and other Southern Democrats
believe that If the South can
present a united front when
the coming convention meets
in August in Chicago, the con-
vention may think twice be-
fore 1t decides to run rough
shod over them.
Civil Rights Big Issue
The $4,000 question for the
coming Democratic National.
Convention is the kind of a
civil rights plank it will write.
If the Northern wing Of the
party insists on a declaration
that the school desegregation
decision Of the Supreme Court
is the policy and pride Of the
Democratic Party, and adds
to it q demand that the deseg-
regation of the schools 60
through Immediately, with a
threat of rough enforcement.
the fat will be in the fire. 1t
is the kind Of plank that
Democrats in some of the
Northern States will ind
pressed upon them by party
leaders who fear to lose the
Negro vote, and by organized,
Negroes.
On the other hand, q more
moderate plank will be de-.
manded by the Southern and
some Northern Democrats. It
is a problem that the tenta-
tive resolutions committee Of
the convention will tackle q
week in advance Of the con-
vention opening.
The Southern Democrats
face, of course, in addition to
the civil rights plank the selec-
ton of a presidential candi-
date. Some Of them have very
definite ideas regarding who
should not be nominated.
They will have nearly 20 per
cent of the convention votes,
not enough to prevent a NOM
nation. but if solidly united.
enough to decide the nomi-
nation in favor of Adlai Ste
venson, for example, over Gov.
w. Averell Hartman.
Their great regret today is
that in the 1886 Democratic
National Convention the South
did not stand out against the
repeal of the old two-thirds
rule of nominating presidential
and vice presidential candi-
dates. This old rule placed in
the hands Of the South what
amounted to veto power.
Since they cannot revive the
old rule. they figure the best
they can do is to act as unit.
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Fan Pans Siam

l am a regular reader of
Francis Stann's column and
usually enjoy it, but the man
was way of base In his con-
demnation Of heavyweight
Floyd Patterson.
Patterson is so far out in
front Of the rest of the current
crop, including old Archie
Moore. they shouldn't be mem
toned in the same breath.
Even in his heyday, / don't be-
lieve Archie could stay in there
with Floyd Patterson.
While Patterson has not
beaten a lot Of name fighters,
he is only II years old and did
come a long way. On the other
hand. about 90 per cent Of the
guys that Archie Moore beat
were named Elmer: and re-
member also that Archie has
been belted out a couple Of
times.
II ever these two get in the
ring ct the same time. I'll bet
Francis Siam a good suit. Of
clothes that If one winds VI in
a horizontal position. 1t viii be
Archie Moore.
Herbert SOmmers.
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H-Bomb Tests

Once again the warnings of
responsible scientists are in
the news concerning the dis
astrous effects the human
race has suffered because of
radioactivity from these ter
rible experimental explosions.
Then they tell us what awaits
us from more experiments.
How long are the American
people going to stand for this
criminal activity OF our Gov
eminent?
Then consider the tornadoes,
floods and droughts which are
probably caused by the ex-
plosions.
We may also note that there
is not the slightest justifica-
ton for these experiments, be-
cause there is no war nor is
there any reason to believe
there shall ever be another
one, and the armed forces
have possessed for a long
time more than enough knowl-
edge for warfare.
Furthermore, this tremen-
dous waste Of valuable raw
materials and huge sums Of
money could be utilized else
where to our very great
advantage.
Ralph ID. Brown.
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Schwimmer take 1t back, and never
received dime from 1t. If this is true,
and 1t seems to be, the inclination is to
believe that Caudle, with respect to the
matters for which he was indicted, was
victim of his own bumbling bad judy
ment.
The fact remains, however, that both
men now face maximum penalties of five
years in jail plus $4,000 fines. And even
II lesser penalty should be imposed by
the court, they must suffer the painful
professional and social consequences that
inevitably accompany a conviction for
failing to keep faith with a public trust.
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THE POLITICAL MILL
o.. HAIu n I1AI~NIA
Southern Democrats Plan Stand
BY GOULD LINCOLN

Southern Democrats. as the
date of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention draws
nearer. are giving more and
more signs they do not intend
to be run over by the traffic.
In order to protect themselves
and the interests of the South,
as they see them. they are
seeking a united front--to be
presented at the national con-
vention. The proposal Of Gov.
George Bell Zimmerman of
South Carolina that the DEM
ocratic conventions of the
Southern States stand in re-
cess until after the national
convention shall have written
its platform and nominated
its candidates for President
and Vice President is the lat
est move in that direction.
Senator Thomas Woiford of
South Carolina has written
Southern members of Congress
to give serious consideration to
the Zimmerman suggestion.
In Senator Wofford's opinion,
Southerners in the coming
Democratic National Conven-
ton must get together and
stand together, in order to get
anything approaching a fair
deal. He insists that the
Southern Democrats want to
stay in the national Demo-
cratic Party: that they are
willing to go a long way to
accomplish this end, but that
they will not agree to having
a drastic, left-wing civil rights
platform plank thrust down
their Threats. One way. SEN
ator Wofford believes, to get
the Southern delegates in
line-with a solid punch in
their fists--is to adopt the
Zimmerman plan.
A Discordant Note
Senator w. Kerr Scott of
North Carolina has sounded
a discordant note, however.
He has denounced the Tim
norman proposal. He called
it "Dixiecrat sugarcoating, =
suggestive of a third-party
movement such as took place
in 1913, when former Gov.
Thurmond of South Carolina.
running as independent Demo-
cratic candidate for President,
carried four of the Southern
States against the then Presi-
dent Truman. How many will
stand with Senator Scott re-
mains to be seen. Senator
Wofford has urged strongly
that there is no suggestion of
third party in the Thinner
man plan.
I'VE have got to organize
the Southern delegations to
the national conventions into
a solid block. a united front"
he said. otherwise, we in
the South will find ourselves
run over by minorities that
have taken control of the party
in the North" The Senator
was a delegate to the Demo-
cratic National Convention Of
1913. in Philadelphia, when
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Rebukes Miss FIeeson

Now we have been properly.
correctly and Enthusiastically in
formed about the Presidents
state of health. by Doris Flee
son in her column. Doctors
Are Just People"
I wonder if newspaper COL
umnists are lust people" when
they cease reporting the news
and begin telling who is and
who is not physically able to
run for President. Or do they
belong in a superclass, and
have the unlimited qualifica-
tons Of covering all subjects,
professionally. scientifically
and otherwise?
Although have not read
every statement made public
by attending physicians con-
corning Mr.. Eisenhower since
he was stricken with a heart
attack. have read many Of
their statements. and l cannot
detect any such political pref
udice and biased opinions in
their statements as / can in
those made by Doris FIeeson.
Many newspaper reporters
and editorial writer's for large
papers throughout the coun-
try. representing the Demo-
cratic and Republican Parties
and independent thinkers, have
praised the frankness and
straighttorwardness of the doc
tors and the White House staff
in giving the news to the pub
lie relative to the Presidents
physical condition. And no one
could have been more earnest
and sincere in discussing this
matter than was Mr.. Eisen-
hover when he made his adj
dress to the Nation after he
had announced his decision to
be a candidate for a second
term. And / am sure the people
at large will be furnished alk
the pertinent facts in connect
ton with his recent operation.
But now We are treated TO
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According to DR.. Roland
Bieren, 1.-THE Republican
Party has made more con-
crete advancement of the
cause of antisegregation than
has been accomplished since
the days of Abraham Lincoln"
He compares the actual ac-
cornplishments" of the present
administration and the great
amount of lip service but few
actual accomplishments" of
the preceding Democratic ad-
ministrations, and wonders
why the professional antiseg-
regationists and their fellow
travellers" don't see it his way.
I hope that DR.. Bieren does
not wish to minimize the value
OF Zip service" that is educa-
ton, in the war against racial
Ignorance and prejudice. This,
though slow process, is as
much an actual accomplish
ment" as the passage of laws
and decisions of courts, and in
the long run may be more inn
portant. AS a partisan in poll
tics. DR.. Bieren may find it ex-
pedient to use a score card
with only the final score, but I
am sure as a doctor he would
discountenance such reason
ing in the determination of
the causes and cures of dis
eases. Professional antisegre-
gationists," one might think,
may be better judges than
nonprofeSsional, in this field,
too.
We had better steel our
selves for a season when argu-
ments. such as that of DR..
Bieren, will fly thick and fast.
Both the "ins" and the "outs"
will use them. The Tins" will
take credit for everything
good which is around, and the
outs" will blame the "ins"
for everything evil which is
around.
Sidney KOretz.
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THIS AND THAT
BY Charles {. TRACEWELL

Sunshine is not all the ma
ture lover gets when he
percheS on a chair or lounge
in his back yard.
He will find that many small
creatures Of the grass are ex-
tremely inquisitive.
There will be ants looking
him over, and odd insects ut
terly unknown to him which
find his jacket a wonderful
observation ground.
Templeton Jones was sun
ming himself the other day,
dressed in a sport suit" Of
white peasant linen.
Jones has had this garment
so many years it has gone
completely out of style.
Now men wear Stacks and
gay shirts, or shorts and even
gaudier shirts.
Not so Jones.
He sticks to his peasant out
f1t. so named because of the
white or oyster white weave.
The weaving is coarse, al
most a basket weave, he be-
lieves, though he is never sure
about such matters.
Looking down the other day,
to keep the sun out Of his
eyes, our friend noticed a
small black insect with SHIN
mering wings.
He said afterward it was not,
he knew, anything inimical.
Jones has a wholesome re-
spect for the insects.
They have pestered him. at
picnics and the like, for a
lifetime.
But this particular insect.
he knew at a glance, was
neither a bitter nor q crawler.
1t was just standing there
entranced with the weave of
the cloth it was on.
Not to every insect, evidently,
is it given to alight on such a
weave.
1t gingerly worked its an
tennae. now and then dipping
its proboscis toward the cloth.
Jones wondered If 1t was
after the soft drink he had
spilled and then wiped away
as best he could.
But no, the creature was at
least 3 inches away from the
spot.
1t was standing there as il
entranced.
The day. itself. was about
perfect, with a temperature Of
70 degrees, and a relative
humidity, as Jones was to hear
later, Of about 26 per cent. This
is a rarity for Washington,
d. c., and vicinity. Mostly we
have a relative humidity Of
about 80 per cent, when it
isn't 100 per cent.
Jones was amazed, not only
at the happiness Of his in
sect. but at the tanning power
Of the early spring sunshine.
He had tanned himself very
nicely. thank you. with a sun
lamp. during the winter
months.
In comparison with the herds
Of people, he found himself a
very satisfactory color. far
from the Spongy white whhh
offends so many outdoSts
people.
Now. in the sun, he dis
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covered that he had no tan
at all. in comparison with what
the sun itself can do.
Half an hour with his insect
in the real thing, and here he
was beginning to pink up as If
he had never had tan at all.
So he wishes to warn all sun
bathers, of home or shore
variety:
Take it easy.
No matter how tanned you
think you are already, know
for a surety that the true sun
Of the heavens is infinitely
more powerful than any bulb
that came out of Schenectady.
1t will burn right through
your perfect tan" as if it
weren't there. and you will
have a real Sunburn to cure
before you know it.
So use suntan lotion, and
never stay in the sun too long
at first.
Use a hand lotion after
wards, to help keep the skin
from getting too dry.
There is no "sissiness" here,
but only common sense.
When flirting with the sun.
common sense is very much
needed. along with a good
lotion.
Templeton Jones insect had
its own way of dealing with
the matter.
After it had inspected the
suit material for a long time.
1t simply flew away to a shady
place. Such is the wisdom OF
natures children.
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Too Tony for Budget?

1t was a shock when / read
the article about DR.. Mildred
Lands, color consultant for the
Montgomery County schools.
! think The Star did a good
service displaying the article
on page one.
l think the $50 a day she re-
ceives is a complete waste of
money, poor Judgment on the
School Boards part and an in
suit to parents and taxpayers.
/ have four children. two in
school on halliday sessions.
There is not enough money in
our school budget to remedy
this situation, but there seems
to be enough to pay an already
well-paid principal a consider
able amount to indulge in a
profitable hobby to keep her
occupied in her spare moments.
My husband is a construc-
ton superintendent. The COM
pany he works for constructs
schools and school additions in
Montgomery County. Unless
I am misinformed. the county
pays the architect land they
have good ones in Montgomery
County, for complete plans for
building our schools. These
plans include painting and dec
Grating. Are we not then pay
ing two people for identical
service? Does the School
Board choose an architect for
his ability and then have no
faith in this ability? It has
been my impression that our
architects have been conscious
of our need to save money and
at the same time build the best
schools possible. I think the
colors that have been used in
the past are satisfactory, at
least until we have the teach
ers and classrooms we need for
all our youngsters. If we would
have to leave our schoolrooms
implanted altogether to gain
one good teacher for one year,
it would be more sensible than
paying an exorbitant price for
someone who refuses to accept
a practical color scheme that
would not be so expensive.
Ann L. Lemaster.
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Western Market

Property owners and resi-
dents of Washington's West
End section are grateful to the
Commissioners for their wise
decision to preserve and re-
store Western Market.
This beautiful old building,
with its perfect architectural
proportions, high mullioned
windows. arched ceiling and
crenelated brickwork, is one
Of the finest surviving speci-
mems of the bricklaying art,
rapidly becoming a lost art
in this era of cheap, pre-
fabricated, mushroom con-
struction.
Let those who do not APP
preciate these qualities remem-
Der that the tourist trade is
still our city's leading indus
try and that tourists come and
spend their money here to see
what is left of Washington S
early charm, its historic land
marks and dignif1ed architec-
ture.
Mrs. Charles Edward Russell,
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Squirrels His Hobby

I think it is about time
those responsible for starting
the story that squirrels in the
parks or elsewhere in the Met
ropolitan Area are suffering
from scabies. take time to con-
suit nature books, call the Zoo
or others who know whereof
they speak. Then they will find
that not only are the squirrels
throughout the area thorough
ly healthy, but that the bare
patches on squirrels are due to
the fact they have shed their
winter garments and the new
fur has not yet completely
grown in, which takes longer
for mother squirrels with new
babies. Those coming to our
house already are showing
their new summer fur. These
bare patches also often result
from playing or tuSsling among
themselves in vying for food.
There are few, if any, more
intelligent. cleaner animals
anywhere in the world, partic-
ularly as to food. washing fire.
quently during the day, and
though constantly running a
gantlet because of the dan
gers they encounter, they are
not vicious, as some people in
Arlington recently contended,
resulting in many squirrels be-
ing shot. They should have
been fed.
1t has long been my hobby
to feed squirrels. This has
resulted in having Is to 20
coming to two windows of my
house all day long, every day,
for peanuts, hazelnuts and
other kinds which i purchase
in quantity. When / leave the
windows open they come into
the house, sometimes follow
ing me from room to room. I
should like to add. incidentally,
that there has not been one
instance during all the period
that we have been feeding
squirrels when one has bitten
anyone or caused any damage
to our house.
! trust that this information.
which can be very easily veri-
ned BY anyone interested in
the subject. will serve to bene-
mt the little squirrels to the
extent of having those who
have been running from them
for fear Of so-called "scabies. I"
resume what interest they had
in the little fellows and con-
tinue to feed them.
HI. Ralph Burton.
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Father Of Mine

His roots are embedded
Deep In the soil;
His trunk is Onarled.
Bent toith toll.
His loce. sOide spreading,
Branches heavy NTH fruit.
He leans NTH the t0ind.
ReSolute.
His Uedthered face
Welcomes rain;
Sturdy he stands
Ruling his domain
Emily Corey AIIemon
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Where His Money Goes

Here's a limerick inspired by
the enthusiasm of those who
would tax us into poverty to
save the world for dumbocracy.
1t might be sung to the tune
Of the old revival hymn. Makes
Me Love Everybody" but the
tune doesn't fit the meter:
Every day in every way
Our dollars buy less and less.
But foreign aid must still be
paid
In ever-increasing doses.
Howard b. Smith,
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the final word on this very i'm
portant matter by a newspaper
columnist and are expected to
lay aside all the scientific re-
ports and recommendations
made by those eminent physi-
clans and surgeons and accept
this seemingly biased and pref
udiced report Of a newspaper
woman. This is a bitter pill for
free Americans to swallow. and
I refuse to swallow such prop
uganda.
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