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showed that FDIC conducted
its dealings" with Hodge with
out sufficient vigor."
/ FDIC officials challenged a
similar contention by Senator
Fulbright when they appeared
before the committee yesterday.
MisuSed State Funds
Hodge went to prison last
month after pleading guilty to
Charges of misusing more than
81 million in State funds. A Re-
publican, Hodge withdrew as a
candidate for reelection after
the scandal erupted in July.
| The Banking Committee in
quiry. which resumes next Tues
day, deals with FDIC activities
in connection with several Chi
cago bank cases in which Hodge
had a hand. But the bulk of
the testimony concerned the
First State Bank of Elmwood
Park, Chicago suburb.
AS State auditor. Hodge closed
the Elm SoNd Park Bank in 1858
after Federal and State officials
/ TO md some of its practices were
unsound. Several weeks later, a
new institution-the Bank of
Elmwood Park--was organized
1t Developed last summer that
Hodge secretly held a large stock
interest in the new bank. Sena-
tor Fulbright said yesterday he
knew of nothing wrong with the
new institution.
Senator Fulbright's statement
today was aimed mostly at
lFDIC's dealings with Hodge in
connection with the opening of
the Bank of Elmwood Park.
Was a Going Concern
i "The new group of which
Hodge was part took over a
going bank in a growing COM
munity," Senator Bulbright said
Hodge set up a lucrative deal
! for himself and for those 10
went into it with him, end he
did so by using the FDIC for his
owl purposes"
/ GONG back TO the case Of the
defunct First State Bark OF
Elmwood Park, Senator Full
bright said the FDIC was "slow
in acting" although he said it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-22
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

war-and-peace speech was such masterpiece that
thousands of nv watchers around the country and
shouted Author! Author!"
One fellow he's going to vote for Stevenson He voted
for Stevenson last time and he's had 81 good.
Politicians glossary InationWhat happens prosperity
when the party OF power begins talking about it.
Vice President Nixon Kefauver of low
The Nixon believes orderly procedure
crat will be poe-axed out of turn.
Adai he'll make of statements giving his
The idea to beat Ike to the puncand be the first knock
Truman
Middle The point of no return.
What with the Stevenson. the Nixon and the
Eisenhower it's kind of comforting realize that it's still the
old Kefauver
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Knocks Nosser

1t appears that the Egyp-
tan government made the first
war-provocative move when it
took possession of the Suez
Canal and deprived other
countries of such rights as they
had been enjoying for more
than two-thirds of a century.
and which they expected to
continue to enjoy in friendly
dealings with the Egyptian
government.
The canal was not built by
the Egyptian government. and
was, therefore, not its exclu-
sive property, in view of the
agreement with builders. A
government of one nation
which gives confidence to an
other nation to do what was
done by the builders of the
canal should not ruin such con-
fldence between nations by
such action as Egypt took in
its confiscation of the canal.
If Egypt was dissatisfied with
the operation of the canal or
with financial returns received,
in fairness to the canal users it
should have served notice, call
ing for consideration of grew
anceS.
Obviously, Egypt provoked
other nations by its action
which disturbed the peaceful
conditions which existed, and
it should bear the RESPONSE
bility for its warlike act OF
confiscation.
Monroe E. Miller.
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Joe Martin OF Massachusetts,,
who was presiding.
Joe Smith obviously has
come almost to haunt Joe
Martin who. as we have known
him through the years, is a
serious, sober-Sided gentleman
who has presided over many
Republican conventions and
has come to take very seri-
ously his parliamentary tall
ents which the Democrats now
have brought under question.
Joe Martin had no idea
when he was performing his
duty as he saw it up there ON
the rostrum of the Cow Palace
and eaveling Joe Smith of the
floor that this same Joe Smith
would be made a symbol by the
Democrats of the little guys
they are protesting to repre-
sent.
But Joe Martin, if he knew
it, could follow the accepted
campaign practice and blame
Joe Smith on a famous Demo-
cratic figure of the past.
That is Franklin D. Roose-
welt.
That four-term Democratic
President. who used to be
harangued against as that
man in the White House"
probably had something to do
with getting Terry Carpenter,
the disturber of the peace at
San Francisco. out of the
Democratic Party, where he
used to be. and into the Re-
publican Party where he rose
up suddenly, 20 years after his
joust with Franklin D. Roose-
welt, to irritate Joe Martin.
1t came about this way.
Terry Carpenter, who had
served one term in the House
of Representatives as a DEM
ocrat, aspired to the. United
States Senate and became the
Democratic nominee for the
Senate in Nebraska in 1896.
President Roosevelt decided
not to support him. but in
stead to support the veteran
Senator George w. Norris,
one-time Republican insur-
gent. who by 1886 was listing
himself as an independent. /"
Senator Norris had bolted the
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Of school statistics will prove
this biracial truth: Good
scholarship is more apt to be
the satisfying fruit of good,
secure homes with responsible,
God-fearing parents than the
reverse. To provide these
blessings for all our children
will be the greatest help to-
ward making integration work.
Thomas f. Mattingly, MD.
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Defends BoordmoH

/ have read with interest the
letter entitled Lawyers Dis
agree" in which Thomas A.
DAILY states that Jean Board
man was rude. unlawyerlike.
and acting contrary to the
spirit of the Canons of Pro-
fessional Ethics of the Ameri-
can Bar Association"
I am unaware Of just what
canon Of ethics of the bar
association has been violated
by Mr.. Boardman's fortnight.
candid, and generally sound
criticism of the proposed
Family Court rules. Mr.. DAILY
also states: Perhaps Mr..
Boardman is a sage counselor
when he accuses Judge Burnett
Of trying to intimidate him."
In this respect Mr.. Boardman
is an outstanding trial lawyer
who is not afraid to forcefully
assert his opinions to any
judge. Justices Douglas and
Black have at various times
stated that judges must be men
of fortitude, able to thrive in a
hardy climate; SO also lawyers
who are worth their salt must
be endowed with fortnight
ness and must be unafraid at
any tim e to protect their
clients rights before what APP
pears to be a hostile or indif-
ferent judge.
Judge Burnett was an ex-
ceptionally forceful lawyer
who never hesitated to state
his views. AND am sure Judge
Burnett would be the first to
condone and admire the ag-
gressive spirit of Mr.. Board
man. There will always be
lawyers, as in any other pro-
fession, who will seek to be on
the side of the angels. We can
all be thankful for men like
Mr.. Boardman, and we can all
hope that there are more
young ones following in their
footsteps. AS a lawyer in the
District of Columbia who has
had domestic cases I heartily
approve of Mr.. Boardman's
sound and forceful criticism
of the proposed rules of the
Family Court.
Albert J. Ahern, Jr.
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THOMAS [. STOKES
The Myth in the Campaign
Ill
,s.|Ed

Republican Party in 1928 to
support the Democratic presi-
dental candidate, Gov. Alfred
E. Smith Of New York, and
long before the 1882 Demo-
cratic convention he had be-
gun to push for the nomina-
ton by the Democrats Of then
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt Of
New York with the slogan,
I'VE need another Roosevelt
in the White House"
So President Roosevelt had
a warm feeling toward Sem
ator Norris.
There was a three -cornered
race in Nebraska IN 1896. with
Senator Norris. the Independ-
ent. Terry Carpenter, the
Democrat, and Rooert G. Sim
mons, a member Of the House
and since 1888 Chief Justice
Of the Nebraska Supreme
Court, the Republican candi-
date.
This reporter was in Ne
braska to cover the beginning
Of that campaign, regarded as
a significant one. shutting be-
tween Omaha and Lincoln.
The kickoff of the Norris
campaign was at a big rally
in Omaha one night. addressed
by Senator Alben w. Barley
of Kentucky, then as until his
recent death the ever-ready
stalwart campaigner. Rumors
we're about before the meeting
that some of Terry Carpenters
henchmen were going to try to
break it up.
: Terry, himself, had a seat
on the platform. The plot was
supposed to be that the Car
penter crew would storm into
the hall during the Barley
speech-but it never came of.
Everything was peaceful, that
is. except Senator Barley.
who in the course of his
speech gave Republicans the
familiar treatment. with the
sound effects which he could
supply himself always.
Subsequently. President
Roosevelt stopped at Omaha
on a Western campaign trip
and formally Endorsed Senator
Norris.
He won. Terry Carpenter
lost.
Now, 20 years later, it looks
like the Republicans lose-so
far as Terry is concerned.
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political Shrewdness in the pres
Iidential approach. 1t is Mr.
Eisenhower as a right-thinker
they contend, welding a broad,
nonpartisan brush at the prob
lens of America, which is the
real strength of the Republican
Party in this election year. AS
for the farmers, it is a question
of perspective-of making them
see themselves as part of larger
national interests-that is the
real farm problem today.
AS a first step, the linking OF
the farm problems to preserving
the peace is no inept move. And
in terms of the issues around
which the results of this election
will revolve in Iowa. perhaps not
such a nonpolitical move after
all.
And so it goes. Whoever is
right about Mr.. Eisenhower's
visit here, Adlai Stevenson will
have his chance to get in his
| own raps later today.
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ment dedicated to peace and
plenty. In place of promises, a
homely little lecture: IF all of
us approach all of these prob
lems-the great one of peace, the
internal one of the farm problem
and others-if we approach them
as Americans and in a spirit of
Cancellation and give and take,
we shall find the right answers. .
The approach was different,
but the reaction was the same.
When Mr.. Eisenhower finished,
a few hundred people in the i'm
mediate area of the platform
applauded politely. The great
crowd, ranged for a hundred
yards up the facing hill, kept
their hands in their pockets and
their thoughts to themselves.
The ride back through town.
where many more thousands of
excited teen-agers lined the
streets. was more uplifting. The
sendoff at the airport was all
that could be desired. But no
sooner had the Columbine
pointed its silver nose to the east
than the debate began.
Attitude a Puzzle
81 just don't understand" one
critic complained, why he came
all the way out here in the first
place. These people have a real
problem and it's a bad mistake
to brush it of with a lot of
pleasant generalities."
There is not a little of this
talk. 1t started even before Mr..
Eisenhower's arrival when it was
learned that he planned to make
no real speech here. 1t has not
quieted since his departure. The
"nonpolitical' role which the
President has set for himself is
not universally appreciated, par
ticularly by hard-presSed local
politicians who see the golden
opportunity for a presidential
plug escape them as a result.
After all. they ask. who has a
bigger stake in this election than
the President himself?
The fact that Mr.. Eisenhower
plans to make a major speech
on farm policy a few days from
now in Illinois is small comfort.
1T may be a good speech. -
say the critics. but it's not
Iowa"
There are others. just as vehe-
ment. who see a kind Of super
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-22

had had notice of the basic
defect in the bank dating back
for three years"
Discussing negotiations which
led up to the opening of the
new bank. Senate. Fulbright
said that on every important
point upon which there was dis
agreement between the FDIC
and Hodge. the FD1C "capitu-
lated" to Hodges demands.
Senator Fulbright statements
along this line yesterday were
denied by Eugene Cover, FDIC's
supervising examiner in Chi
Icago. He told the banking COM
mittee that in the showdown
Hodge had the legal upper HAND
because he had jurisdiction over
the closed bank.
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Dynamite BIost Kills 2
On Florida Project

MIAMI, Fla. Sept. % (P.-
Three sticks of dynamite being
handed from one man to an
other exploded yesterday, kill
ing both instantly.
The men were working on q
Iland-fill project. The victims
were Paul Barnes, AZ. and Frank
Murphy, IS.
The dynamite was used to
break up soft coral rock to make
the fill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-22
School Statistics

Mrs. Ruth B. Spencer, who
replaced Margaret just
Butcher on our Board Of Ed
ucation, seems to regard any
racial breakdown Of school
statistics as shocking. 1t APP
pears a bit inconsistent to
argue that segregation in the
public schools Of the Nations
Capital deprived our colored
children of equal educational
opportunities and potentials,
yet regard its statistical proof
as an infringement Of their
basic political rights. But now
that indignation is an accom-
plished fact, surely it is both
reasonable and fair to dispas-
sionately analyze every per-
tinent fact which can help us
to improve a much-overrated
pretense Of perfection and
community acceptance. No
other community in our Ma
ton can provide the facts so
necessary to guide our courts
in implementing the Supreme
Courts decision to desegregate
public education with all rea-
sonable speed possible. The
whole truth about obligatory,
immediate indignation in a
quasi Southern community.
totally lacking in any and all
Of the basic political rights,
may help and guide COM
munities that possess them.
This voteless community was
the guinea pig for massive
total indignation whether We
liked it or not. Reason de-
mands that We complete the
role of unfranchised guinea
pigs and provide all the sta
tistical data that is insepara-
BILE from this unprecedented
political vivisection, in the
field of compulsory integra-
ton.
/ believe a racial breakdown
Of school statistics will prove
three significant truths: First,
when they knew our schools
were to be integrated many
colored teachers upgraded the
marks Of their pupils to COM
pensate for lower standards
and poor scholarship. This
futile gesture only confused
teachers of integrated classes
who relied on honest marks
to divide their pupils into the
three traditional groups, the
slow. the average and the ac-
CELEBRATED. Obviously this di-
vision is just a practical means
to give more individual at
tention to those who need it.
To foul up this means of help
ing the needy and speeding
the promising, certainly was
no help to indignation. Sec
ond. the social and economic
impact Of our unregulated
indignation has been pro-
found. All Of us hoped inte-
grafton would be gradual. We
asonably expected that
schools which were predom-
inantly white or colored be-
fore indignation would remain
so. Slow and gradual infiltra-
ton of white schools by a
lesser percentage of colored
was anticipated. Just the re-
verse has happened. Our pub
lie schools which once had
more white than colored, now
have the racial ratio sharply
reversed. And as the per-
centage of colored increases in
a previously all-white school,
the more rapid the flight of
white pupils to nearby COM
munities with the franchise,
where indignation either is
more gradual or nonexistent.
Third, and most important, I
believe this racial breakdown
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hats and pantomime, accom-
panied by snatches Of old songs
on a tape recorder.
But anyway, before it was over
the comedian was knocking him
self out and we we're rolling in
the aisles.
The fair-sized audience of
farmers stood there with their
arms folded, watching solemly.
At the end there was nothing that
you could call applause, just the
faintest patting together of
horny hands. Later we asked the
comedian what he thought of
farm audiences.
Don't ask me-" he replied.
AS long as they keep coming, !
should complain"
Heard by Crowds
BY this standard at least,
President Eisenhower's act here
was a success which Mr.. Steven
son will probably be unable to
match today. The crowds came
in quantities that impressed the
most calloused campaigners.
Ample proof that the presidency
has lost nothing Of its traditional
pulling power during the last
four years and that President
Eisenhower in 1856 is at least
as compelling a showpiece as Gen.
Eisenhower was in 1852.
Beyond this, however, the effect
Of the Presidents first major eff
fort in the campaign is a puzzling
one.
Mr.. Eisenhower, of course, has
some experience with farm audi
ences himself. Four years ago.
before a very similar audience
at the same blowing contest at
Kasson, MINI, he made his first
strong bid for the support of the
farm vote. The speech. as We
recall it. was both specific and
tedious. dealing with such mys-
ferrous subjects as ''agricrats. "
the Commodity Credit Corp. and
party in the market place. "
Whatever they may have thought
about II, his audience remained
conspicuously unmoved at the
time
Yesterday, to the great relief
u his more untutored following.
Mr. Eisenhower took a COM
pletely different tack. Instead Of
politics. ne spoke Of his boyhood
IN Kansas and his appreciation
OF Miovestern scenery. Instead
Of parity ne discussed the SYM
ooIism OF the plov as an instru-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-22
Fenwick-Monn Bills

I am very glad that sober
second thoughts on the part
Of Senator Fenwick and Dele
gate Mann have resulted IN
amendments to House Bill so
which will remove the burden
some and intimidating sgis-
tration proposals from PTAs,
civic associations. church
groups and other organiza-
lions. 1t seems incredible that
they should have been In
cluded in the first place. IN
fortunately, the press reports
on these amendments, and
others that may be pending,
are meager, but Mr.. Mann is
in no position to object TO our
ignorance since it was on his
motion that the press-our
eyes and ears-was excluded
from the committee delibera-
tions.
The questions inevitably
raised by these bills requiring
registration, filing of MEMBER
ship lists, etc., are: Why?
What use can or will be made
Of this information?" Those
of us who have followed events
in other States in the South
know that NAACP member
ship lists have been used to
single out individuals for in
timidation.
The recent letter Of Senator
Fenwick and Delegate Mann
says q. these bills deprive
no person of any right which
he now enjoys -" so it is
difficult to see of what aid
they would be in restraining
persons of the Kasper type.
Actually, Of course, the courts
are far from helpless in deal
ing with such persons. May
I remind the gentlemen that
Mr.. Kasper is presently under
Jail sentence?
The group of bills which Mr..
Mann and Senator Fenwick
say write into statutory law
the common law offense of
barratry and maintenance,
ETC." should be commented on
by a lawyer, but, if a layman
may venture an opinion, surely,
if this is a legitimate cause for
concern, these bills should be
considered at a regular ses-
sion of the Legislature after
advice and comment has been
sought from the bar associa-
tons throughout the State.
introduced as they were IN a
special session called to deal
with the school problems. it
is hard indeed to believe that
they have any purpose other
than to restrict access to the
courts to that class of persons
financially able to afford long
and expensive legal proceed
ings.
Perhaps the less said the
better about a proposed stand
ard of morality which would
permit financial and legal as
sistance to an individual for a
fee but would bar such assist
ance in support of a moral or
legal principle.
All in all, it seems that the
cause of justice and individual
liberties in Virginia would be
better served if these bills were
allowed to die quietly in COM
mittee.
Edith T, Burton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-22
FuIbright AssoiIs FDIC
On Dealings With Hodge
BY the Associated Press

Senator Fubright Arkansas said today the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp permitted itself to be used fol
private purposes" of Orvie Hodge former Illinois State
auditor prison sentence for embezzlement.
Senator Fubright said formal statement that testimony
Yesterday before the Senate Banking Committee which he heads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-22
Iowa Farmers Appear
Let Down by President
BY CROSBY S. MOVES
star stan Correspondent

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Sept 22-How you rate the
ton of a farm audience?
Before Mr. EsenhowerS arrival at the blowing contest
yesterday, wandered lonely cloud through acres OF
farm machinery winding up in tent where comedian was
going through his routine pretty old stu-fnny
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-09
Music Mothers To Sponsor Community
Birthday Calendar Sale AS New Project
BY Roth Osborn

Have you heard about the Com
munity Birthday Calendar? 1t is a
twelve-month calendar, starting
with September l, 1856, to be
printed especially for our own
community, with the names of our
townspeople printed on their indi-
vidual birthdays, anniversaries, etc.
Club, church and school organiza-
tions may list their meeting dates
and dates of school activities may
be listed. 1t will be most interest
ing and valuable calendar for the
citizens of our community to have
in their homes.
The Music Mothers organization
of the Port Clinton Public School
is sponsoring such a calendar this
year as money making project.
There will be picture of the band
on the top of the calendar and each
family who has one will be able
to tell at a glance when certain
activities will be held and just
when friend or neighbor has a
birthday or wedding anniversary
Merchants ana business concerns
will be contacted for advertising
on the calendar and it will give
them an opportunity to biuld last
ing friendships, cordial goodwill
and, of course, additional business.
The rates for club listingS will
be $3.50 for 9 to Is listings; $500
for Is to "a listings and $40 for
"a to SO listings. The individual
listings for birthdays and anniver-
saries will be 25c. The calendars
will cost SOC apiece.
At meeting Monday afternoon
in the home of the president of the
Music Mothers Club. Mrs. Leslie
Meyer, the following ladies were
named to assist with the work on
the project: federated women's
clubs, Mrs. Marvin Lundgard, cap
tain; mems service clubs and
lodges, Mrs. Ray Lambert, captain;
church organizations, Mrs. Bennett
Woolley, Jr., captain; other wo-
mems organizations, Mrs. Robert
Heinsen, captain; bowling leagues,
Mrs. Frank Fowler, captain; adver-
tiSing, Mrs. Harvey Ender and pub
licity, Mrs. Woolley and Mrs. H. E.
Osborn.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-09
Peace Lutheran
Has Lenten Tea

The ladies of the Peace Lutheran
Church entertained women of all
churches at their annual Lenten
Tea Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 20.
The Rev. George Rienke of Dan
bury was the guest speaker for
the afternoon and Mrs. Amiel
Smith presided over the meeting.
The high school choral group un-
der the direction of Printy Arthur
rendered several musical selections
and Miss Judy Voss had trumpet
solo. This was followed by group
singing.
Tea was served in the parish
hall from tables beautifully decor
ated with spring flowers and there
was a lovely array of pretty sand
wiches, cookies and tea cakes.
Mrs. Clarence Pennell and Mrs.
Shirley Tantez poured. Mrs. Elsa
Tibbs was in charge of the tea
tables and refreshments.