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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-20
Too Many Hospitals?

IL would De q great mistake
il the general public in Ar
lington County permits a pri-
vate hospital to be built in
the Glen Carlyn area, or any,
where in the county for that
matter, for many reasons, in
Guiding the following:
A large number of hospi-
tails in relation to the popu-
lation does not create a COM
petitive condition am ong
them. thus tending to lower
their rates. Indeed. it builds
up the rates of each of them
for many reasons. Washing
ton proves this fact, where
there are 10 major private
hospitals and numerous small
ones. as well as several Gov
enment-owned hospitals in a
population Of approximately
$4,000 people.
There are already two pri-
vate hospitals in Arlington,
and II you have ever been in
the Arlington Hospital, I'm
sure you we're not convinced
that the rates were cheap and
yet they need additional sup
port. II another is allowed to
build here. don't depend on
the rates dropping in the Ar
lington Hospital. In fact. they
will have to go up because Of
the loss Of some support. Why
not continue to improve and
expand the ones we have and
hope their expenses go down
relatively and their rates also,
thus leaving q reasonable
profit to make their effort
worthwhile. Remember. the
public has no other control
over their charges.
Fairfax County, which al
ready has a population of APP
proximately 10000 more than
Arlington County. with plenty
Of space for expansion yet to
come. is building a hospital.
and II the population there
increases in relation to their
undeveloped land as 1t did
in Arlington, they will build
more.
Rather than build a large
general privately owned hos
pital when the one we have in
Arlington needs our collective
support, why not build a
smaller specialized hospital
for our mentally disturbed
citizens in Northern Virginia
and other groups. If any. not
now adequately serviced?
Frank r. Bendeich.
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Currently ANNOYED

Recently. a local rise-and-
shine radio boy was heard to
say. 1.-THE temperature, pres
emily, in downtown Clinton is
70 degrees" on a bunch, I
romped around the dial and
heard three others use the
same words.
On July 80, the worlds
greatest newspaper" said the
defendant presently lives in
Chicago" In the same issue
the crossword puzzle defined
presently" as anon" or
soon to happen" which Of
course is correct.
This morning I read the
Acting Secretary Of States
letter to the students in Rus
sia. and the opening SEN
tencs. presumably written BY
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I see the PUG. opposes air
cooling in street cars. 1
Chalk wants to do it. more
power to him. And he may
be right when he says the
increased business air cool
ing would bring would prob
ably make q fare increase
unnecessary. I think most
would be willing to pay more,
If necessary.
This nonsense about going
to an all-bus operation
should once and for all be laid
to rest. We have a fine street.
car system and it would be
ridiculous to junk it. The
public should tell the PUG.
what it wants.
Norman Matthias
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-20

regiments will be disbanded and new
one raised in their place. This pleases
neither the Highlanders nor the Low
landers who are not inclined to be
peaceable.
One Scot spokesman may have been
limiting at a solution when he remarked
that "all these regiments have In COM
mon is brass buttons" With this begin
ming, perhaps an entirely new uniform
might be designed and Britain's defenses
once more made secure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-20

Q. How much Of Latin
America is forested?-E. A.
A. More than 3 million
square miles. or about 40 per
cent Of the total area of
Latin America, is covered
with forests.
@. Are the majority of
United States workers COW
cred by pensions?-E. A.
A. Private pension plans
alone cover an estimated IA
million workers, and the ma
iority of American workers
are under some type Of pri-
vate or public pension or re-
tirement program. The an
nual cost Of these programs
totaled 1913 billion in 1856,
a so per cent increase over
1851. Social security contri-
buttons by employers and
employees accounted for $50
billion, or less than half this
total.
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proved way. which included
playing Indians.
Young Jones lived 1T that
time in a nice big separated
house in the 400 block of
Euclid street.
A vacant lot ran down
toward Fourteenth street
where a long billboard hid
the green cars going by, and
an occasional horse and
Automobiles had Just made
their occasional appearance.
This was suburbs, then!
In the vacant lot, and all
around the house. little man
Jones and his merry men
chased Indians. until one day
Temp stumbled.
There was a bang" q big
one. a flash Of fire, and the
boy lay on the ground.
screaming with pain.
y
The treatment Of a severe
burn was a serious matter
then as it is now.
Small Jones lay for a week
or more in bed, while his
family and neighbors tried to
make him forget his hurt.
There was a big either,
with charts, and many books.
but the best of all was a set
OF bound volumes of the old
st. Nicholas magazine.
1t was due to these
beauties that Jones taste for
literature was formed, not
by the efforts Of earnest
teachers later, as they so
fondly imagined.
Templeton Jones let his
teachers think that: it did
no harm. and seemed to
please them. But when ever
ne thinks Of good writing,
ne thinks back to the old st.
Nicholas Of his childhood
days.
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THE POLITICAL MILL
Senote's Chance to Aid u. S. Security
By GOULD LINCOLN

The Senate Appropriations
Committee and the Senate,
itself, have an opportunity to
act strongly in support of
the security ~ the United
States. 1t remains to be seen
whether the Senate, like the
House. is willing to play polit-
ical football with that valu-
able commodity. The Mutual
Security Appropriation Bill
was slashed by the House last
week to approximately SIS
billion-which is $500 million
less than the authorization"
bill passed by both the House
and Senate and now law.
Further, it is $1.3 billion less
than President Eisenhower
said originally was needed to
bolster the strength of the
free world.
A determination on the
part Of many Democrats to
kick the Republican Presi-
dent around, plus the willing
ness Of too many Republican
Congressman. in the name Of
economy, to play the same
kind of game, was respon-
Sible for this drastic action.
When the bill was before the
House, a final effort to have
SITS million restored to the
mutual aid funds, made on
motion of Representative
Judd Of Minnesota, Republic
can. was defeated by a vote
of 254 to 129. The Demo-
cratic vote against this mo-
ton was I'll. and only 43
Democrats voted for 1t. The
Republication whom the
President might have relied
for aid-were divided almost
equally on this vote-S6 for
and 83 against.
The Economy Drive
Early this year Mutual
s &c urity appropriations
which 60 to support armed
forces other than American
in key spots in the free world.
and to give economic aid to
nations needing it and which
might turn to the Commu-
nists-became the prime tar
get Of the political-minded.
including those who think
they will gain support from
economy-minded voters. The
word went out that they had
sharpened their knives to cut
these appropriations to the
bone. They we're singled out
in the presidential budget,
which was regarded in many
quarters as too high in these
days Of peace. And now the
blow is about to fall.
The Senate is in q position
to restore some Of these funds
for mutual security and to
fight it out with the House
in conference on the appro-
priation bill.
President Eisenhower has
appealed again and again to
Congress not to make these
drastic cuts In funds which
go in major part to help
finance the armies Of Korea,
Greece. Turkey, Vietnam and
FormoSa. Without these
funds. those countries will
have to reduce their armed
forces materially. The cut
for Korea. for example, will
mean a reduction of five
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-20
Murder Case Ends

Fortunately for this community.
Clarence E. Watson, jr., is serving 49,
to-4O-year sentence for another crime.
So this depraved criminal, whose con-
vlction for the murder of Miss Alyce o.
Taggart has just been set aside for the
second time by the Court of Appeals,
will not be wandering through the
streets of Washington any time soon.
This, however, is coincidence. For
the murder case undoubtedly will have
to be dropped, and Watson soon would
be free man if he were not already
serving jail sentence for rape.
The Court of Appeals had no choice
In the matter. More than year ago it
reversed WatSon'S first conviction on
the ground that he had been held too
long by the police before arraignment.
But the court held then that confessions
made between o'clock in the evening
and 8 O'Clock the next morning were
legal. These served as the principal
basis for the second conviction.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court de-
cided the Mallory case. This ruling
held that Mallory had been detained
too long (about 712 hourS) and, although
clearly guilty Of rape, he had to be re-
leased. When last heard from, he was
heading South. This ruling was bind
ing on the Court of Appeals and it
clearly had no choice except to set
aside WatSon'S conviction.
Watson is vicious criminal with a
long record. There is not the slightest
doubt that he murdered Miss Taggart,
and that he should escape punishment
for his brutal crime is an affront to
justice. But he will not be punished for
1t, and in fact he would not be punished
at all had he not been caught and con-
victed in the other case.
This is a situation which calls for
some second thinking on the question
of balancing the rights of an accused
against the rights of community. AS
things stand under the Mallory ruling,
the police cannot conduct any appreci-
able investigation or questioning of an
arrested suspect until after he has been
arraigned and charged before Judge.
The purpose Of this is to insure that
the suspect will have access to counsel
and will be advised that he need not an
swer any questions asked by the police.
The advantages of this, from the point
of view of the accused, are obvious 1t
seems equally obvious, however, that
the police, if they cannot investigate or
question a suspect before arraigning
him, are going to find it extremely diffi-
cult and often impossible to solve such
crimes as the murder of Miss Taggarts
This has nothing to do with coer-
cion, duress or third degree tactics of
any kind. They have not been sane
toned in the past and they were not in
volved in the Watson and Mallory cases.
If the public is to have the protection
from criminals to which it is entitled,
however, the police must have reason
able opportunity to question suspects
and check out their stories. At the
request of the District Council on Law
Enforcement, bill to provide for this
II under consideration in Congress. 1t
probably will not be acted on in the
adjournment rush of this session. But
the ruling in the Watson case argues
strongly against needless delay when
Congress reconVeneS
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army diviSions-flve out Of ~
divisions. Without striking q
blow or firing a shot, the
Communist armed forces,
which have been constantly
augmented along the Korean
border. will see the potential
strength Of the Republic of
Korean deprived Of five divi-
sionS. Such a loss in actual
war would be considered ire
mendous and vital. Consider
ing the fact that American
armed forces and billions Of
dollars were used only a few
short years ago to halt the
Communist drive to take over
the Korean republic, the
action Of the House seems
little short of insane. AS
President Eisenhower has
pointed out, we invested"
135,000 casualties-American
boys-in the Korean war, and
now it is proposed to en-
danger, or even to cast down
the drain, that priceless in
VeStment.
Mostly for Military Aid
Almost all the mutual Sc.
curity funds go for military
aida fact the economists
in Congress fail to empha-
size. They like to speak Of
the mutual aid appropria-
tions as a "give-away" pro-
gram. They do not, appar-
emily. pay attention to the
fact that if we permit large
decreases in the armed forces
OF nations we have as allies
in a war against the Com
munist nations, war becomes
more probable. They do not
reflect that if our money for
these armed forces is with
drawn, our allies cannot
maintain their strength, for
they have not the resources
to do so. And the money we
give to these allies Of ours
puts soldiers under arms and
in training which would cost
us many times our contribu-
lions II we undertook to arm
and train q similar number
OF our own men and keep
them in the service.
President Eisenhower was
overwhelmingly reelected
last year because the Amer.
lean people believe ca he Is
dedicated to maintaining
peace and CD he is qualified
to perform that task. To
that end, the President has
given his utmost effort. We
have peace. although it is
constantly threatened by the
Communist ambition to take
over the world. The military
and economic strength Of the
United States remains the
great deterrent. This the
President is determined to
retain. But he has pointed
out that without allies and
their strength in the free
world, the task Of assuring
peace is q burden that would
become enormous and in all
probability impossible. He
rates the Mutual Security
Program as essential; so
essential that he is prepared,
If world conditions demand
1t. to call Congress back into
special session if the pro-
gram is thrown out of the
window now.
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1t Does Seem Silly

The airplane companies
spend millions to give the
public planes which fly to
New York from Washington
in 40 minutes and then Con-
gress urges that Washington
bound passengers be landed
at Friendship Airport in Bal
timore. from which 1t will
take them longer to drive to
Washington than 1t took
them to fly from New York.
How foolish can we get?
Frank Gibson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-20

q career-boy, stated: United
States citizens presently in
Moscow :"
No wonder Johnny cant
read" And how will the Rus
slams. Chinese and Others
translate the word? There Is
nothing the matter with the
little three-letter word now
Even currently" could be ex-
cused.
c. B. COppes.
Clinton. Iowa.
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Most people have personal
myths in their lives.
One of the most persistent
in Templeton Jones is that
he has a tender skin.
On this basis, Jones has
plagued his family for years
by claiming atrocious injury
from mosquitoes and chiggers,
with a few wasps thrown in
for good measure.
They hurt me worse than
they do most people" walled
Jones. looking for the latest
bottle of anesthetic lotion.
-
Because of his supposed
t 9 n d e r skin, Jones has
amasSed a collection of hun
dreds of pots and bottles of
oinments, creams and lotions.
ranging from poison ivy
dopes to dire looking medical
mentS intended for really
serious skin troubles.
He has a shelf filled with
dandruff remedies and scalp
lotions. as the dermatologists
call them. and scores of
shampoos for oily. dry and
normal ScalpS.
II anyone doubts these fig
ures, they just don't know T.
Jones. esq.
He is a collector by nature,
and. with such a tender skin,
has gone about it in a true
collectors way.
The real collector, whether
Of lotions of one sort or an
other. or Of cold remedies. or
of old bottles. bits of rare
china. or Duncan Phyfe
pieces, puts his whole soul
into it. as we'll as most Of his
pocketbook.
There is no arguing with a
real collector of anything,
especially If Of the male per-
suasion. Women may think
they outrank men. when it
comes to collecting. but real
ly. they are pikers by COM
parison.
No woman in the world
ever bought more than one
bottle Of shampoo at a time.
Jones comes home with two
or three. as a normal sort Of
thing. You see. 1t is that
tender skin Of his. He is try
ing to find the most soothing,
he says.
The truth is, Jones pre-
cious skin is as tough as an
elephants hide.
He has but one blemish. a
burn on his right leg, right
beneath the pocket. and
thereby hangs a story.
Temp Jones. 3, was play
ing Indians, with a pocketful
of cap pistol caps. and a big
pistol brandished in his right
hand.
Today's psychologists say
this is one phase Of growth.
In those days, nobody knew
anything at all about psychi-
airy. and very little about
child psychology.
Kids we're supposed to grow
UP, that was all, in the an
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Literary Gem

DR.. Thomas Mattingly has
written the literary gem Of
the year in his letter "A
Millionaire" His opponent
s. B. must be sobbing and
Washington should be roar
ing. Fortunately The Star
recognizes and uses good
satire.
George B. BegR jT.
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Good Relations

In Alabama we are wit
Messing the so-called good
relations" existing between
the white and Negro popu-
lation, and the kind of treat
ment that has sent and is
sending thousands of Ne
groeS northward unlearned.
unskilled and uncultured and
for a while to become adj
justment problems in many
of our Northern cities.
Tuskegee Institute, former
ly in the city of Tuskegee. has
a population whose educa-
tional and cultural level COM
pareS favorably with many Of
our Northern and superior to
most Southern communities.
Because these intelligent cit
liens sought to register for
the purpose of voting. State
Senator Sam Englehard,
president Of the White Citi-
zens Council for southern
Alabama. with the taciT
agreement of the white
citizens Of the city Of
Tuskegee. has engineered a
bill through the State Legis-
lature by unanimous vote to
exclude from the city Of Tus-
kegee the grounds of Tuske-
gee Institute and the Veter-
ans Hospital where live over
400 Negro voters-only IL
now within the new bound
aries. Whereas Tuskegee city
had four boundaries, by this
vicious gerrymandering it
now has 26 sides. All the
public properties that were
partly paid for by taxes Of
the residents of Tuskegee
Institute now are outside
their Jurisdiction and rights.
A new bill passed the
legislature which prevents
citizens of Tuskegee from
ever qualifying for a COM
munity or town charter by a
70-to-3 vote. The same rabid
segregationists are now seek
ing to dismember Macon
County and split it up with
five adjoining counties.
Until these things hap
pened Tuskegee Institute cit
liens spent in the neighbour
hood of $40 million with the
business people in the city of
Tuskegee. The city of Tuske-
gee would be but a whistle
stop had it not been for. the
world famous school founded
by Booker T. Washington.
The only crime committed
was in following the advice
of the late famed educator to
become good citizens and
with this vote.
To add fuel to fire. the po-
lice in Montgomery recently
arrested a Negro man and
his wife at the city ZOO for
stepping across the Segrega-
ton line to see some animals
not in the restricted section.
1t was all right for Negroes
to see some monkeys in their
equal" part of the zoo but
they transgressed when they
looked at the superior beasts.
Only because under tn e
schools Of Alabama they
were too illiterate TO read the
signs were they saved from
a jail sentence.
When We complain Of the
problems created in the ad-
justment Of these migrants
to our civil life let's be a little
charitable. Sooner or later
many of them will become
our best citizens.
+. b. Henderson,
President. Va. State NAACp
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDrtterS coTec;
names and addresses. Az
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
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Questions and Answers
By THE HASKTN SERvTCr

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Charges Union

confinUsd from psae -
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ssns the secondary boycott all over a country !. ..,.
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ssfsokessn. ~. MISUNDERSTANDING company.
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PART 4
Radical Reliance on Christ, Truth,
imperative!

In my military experience in World War II became
tss ere seriously MRS Eddys declare
lion ina. ONLY THROUGH RADICAL RELIANCE ON
CHRIST, TRUTH CAN SCIENTIFIC land disinsl POWER
RE DEMONSTRATED
And in the Chapter teaching, In textbook Mrs.
EDDY says RIGHT IS RADICAL. THE TEACHER MUST
KNOW THE TRUTH. hE MUST LIVE " AND LOVE IT,
or AZ CANNOT MPART IT TO OTHERS WE SOIL OUR
GARMENTS WITH CONSERVATISM AND AFTERWARDS
We MUST WASH THEM ctEAkl
4MoRrALs PROGRESS 81 ONLY FOR FEAR OF BEING
THOUGHT RIDICULOUS THEY ARE SLAVES TO FASH
ION, PRIDE AND sENsE."-ibid.
PART s
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00-DeviI Conceived!

AuLTLrEhs OF BILLION. noltXR 55lA ~. -
WITHIN THE Law or COURSE
,LEhtiN. STAIN. Mussotlhi, ttlTteR--Akl
SOUGHT, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, 10 cloTHE THEIR
INDUSTRIOUS STEALS UNDER LEGAL RESPECT.
ABILITY. " AT ALL POSSIBLE.
More another time
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Animal Magnetism and One $.
Triumph Thereto!

page Of the last Chapter added 10 the manu-.
script OF the first edition Of SCIENCE AND HEALTH'-
ANIMAL MAGNETISM uNMASkED." our beloved Leader
saws: LIKE OUR NATION CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HAS ITS
DECLARATION or ikDEPEkDEkcEI
psrsphrsse years ago. LIKE OUR NATION CHRIS
TIAk SCIENCE AND MAN HAVE THEIR DECLARATION
or INDEPENDENCE.
GOD HAS ENDOWED MAN WITH hALENAelE
RIGHTS. AMONG WHICH ARE SELF GOVERNMENT. REA-
SON. AND CONSCIENCE. MAN IS GOVERNED RIGHTLY
WHEN NE IS GOVERNED BY HIS MAKER. DIVINE
TRUTH AND LOVE!
AND tpsrsphrssed The MENTAL TREsPAssER UP
ON THESE RIGHTS iNcURs A DIVINE PENALTY!
On o. 10, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE VS. PANTHEisM."
Mrs Eddy says: BELOVED BRETHREN THE LOVE or
OUR LOVING LORD WAS NEVER MORE MANIFEST
THAN IN IT'S STERN CONDEMNATION OF ALL ERROR
WHEREVER FOUND. | COUNSEL THEE. REBukE AND
EXPORT ONE ANOTHER"i
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hesvsn ,ssd eternal Iifsl-
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DlATE ABSOLUTELY AND 1coMPl ErehY THE ADAM-
EVE CONCEPT or CREATION. which 10 - seal -sssSsd
require the part Of ssrnsiy psrfsf
ced. have erastsd . and womsn whose. sAspsn0
could b mvrdsrenM
Z 80 grstefv.
To Mary. my precious secretary AN EVER 50 CRATE.
FuL THAT THIS IS THE BEST YEAR or nay LIFE!