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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
BY ELMER ROESsNER

Many people think a little
initiation, say 2 or per cent a
year, is good for the country.
The argument runs that popu-
lation and business are growing
and therefore need constantly
greater amounts of money to
operate with. This can be done
by increasing the amount Of
currency or the amount of credit.
Such increases tend to stimu-
late business. With money easy
to borrow, corporations speed up
the building of new plants. more
people start speculative business.
and more consumers borrow to
buy homes, autos, furs and other
goods. All this tends to make
jobs and swell profits. 1t also
jacks UP prices, but who cares?
This idea is so widespread
that William Nice. Martin, jr.,
chairman of the Federal Reserve
Board, used the National Press
Club in Washington to denounce
those who believe in creeping"
imitation. You'll have a disaster
if that's the way you think, Z"
he said.
Reasons Spelled Out
Mr.. Martin did not have time
or opportunity TO spell out rea-
sons why constant tipping at
the bar Of imitation eventually
puts business on the floor, nor
to recount all the attendant
troubles. Let's see if we can
help out a bit:
Constant imitation bleeds saw
ings. We've been having imitation
ever since we've had Z Bonds
paying per cent. In almost all
cases investors got less buying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
FOREIGN EXCHANGE


NEW YORK Mar 80 ~ Foreign
exchange rates follow Great Britain in
dollars, others IN Ccntgi
Canadian dollar IN New York open
market I ~ 3" per cent premium OF
lUi laia q S cents, UNCHANGED
Europe Great Britain tpOundl. "5SiS,
Unclaimed Great Britain 3O-daN flu
lures s!iSt@ UNCHANGED; Great Britain.
6U-da yfututes, @.fS 10 -" unchanged
Great Britain. Hu-day futures. 2iSiR
unchanged Belgium Girancl / aS7s uu-
rhangcd France crane. 2S'a OF a cent,
Unchanged Germany tWesternl tdputsGhe
marx ~ So unchanged, Holland
tRGtldcrl .6ljlg, up .uuls OF cent;
ltaiy ,lifaG .lbit OF a cent, UNCHANGED,
Portugal teSCudol, , 80, unchanged, .
2etland france tree, ~ "a unchanged,
Denmark tkroncl, / ~. unchanged
Latin America Argentine ircfl. . 40
UNCHANGED Brazil free IS, I'M
Mexico, : o. uuchanged Ven
caucla tholiyarl 30 10 UNCHANGED
fai East, Hons KONG dollar li.50.
oil 10 OF cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
Missouri Pacific
Net Rises Sharply

ST. LOUIS, Mar. % lPl.--The
Missouri Pacific Railroad, in its
first annual report since emery
ence from bankruptcy March /.
1856, today reported 1856 net
income of $l9.593 ,284 against a
1855 figure of $l4,595 .039,
President p j. Nef said 1856
gross operating revenue was
1904 SOC, $50, the highest in
peacetime history"
Earnings per share of class A
stock last year we're reported as
$4.65 compared to S245 in 1855,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO Mar 20 ~ GRAIN

CHICAGO Mar 20 ~ Grain futures
continued 70 Slide downward on the
Board OF Trade today but losses we're
not particularly large in early dealings
Corn weakened on hedge selling
brought about by heavy receipts IN
CHICAGO New crop wheat contracts wore
sold partly because Of forecasts for rain
IN the winter wheat belt during the next
I'VE days Early weakness m Sasneau oil
Wa Dearisn Influence In saybeafS
Traders ignored some export neWs In
wheat and soybeans In the sei.ng move
ment
Near the end Of the first hour wheat
was 70 cent lover MAY - ..an
corn = TO = lower NAV = 31Aa oats
UNCHANGED 70 a lower. MAY -. rye i
10 cent lower May Sis SOY beans
unchanged 10 ia lower Nav SAL.
and lard % 10 cents hundred pounds
lover. May Sl432
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29

fNh ASsFa Az A0g
Hourly sales on the Exchange
il,0Oan ago 600 IL noon $50 600
200 ON go 600 200 nm o 600 600
tUnit Of trading 10 shares or sales IN
full Rates OF DIVIDENDS In the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi annual decia.
ration Unless otherwise noted spcCiai
or extra dividends are not included
a Also extra or extras Annual rate
plus stock dividend d Declared OF paid
IN 1907 Jlus stock dividend PAID last
year Payable In stock during lDb1
estimated cash value on ex-dividend or
ex.distribution date Declared OF paid
SO Tar his wear h Declared or paid
this year N accumnlatlye issue Wit
divldends IN arrears Palu this year.
dividend omitted deferred or no action
laken at last dividend meeting De.
clareo or paid In 1896 pluS stoch divi.
dend Payable NJ stock during 1868
estimated cash value on ex.diVidend or
redistribution date Liuuldatinp divl.
dcnd cid Called KEN dividend KIDS
EX distribution xr tx rights XIV With.
out warrants NV With variant Nd
When distributed vi When i4uCd nd
N III day delivery In bankruptcy OF
~, Vgefsnip o. belng teofganzed under
the BANKRUPTCY Act OF securities -.
buned 81 aueh companiea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK. Mar - p fUSDAt
Wholesale egg prices we're hHreiy stea1x
today Receipts : guu tWholesalp
selling prices based on EXCHANGES and
DINER Fclume sales New YORK sp0f
quotations follow
Midwcstern- Mixed ralors extras as
80 l5s). ~ ~; extras large tots lbs !.
3u-3l, extras medium 900. standard
large IS $50 checks - ISL
whites. extras 'iS-ih lbs =, ~ s-3..i ?.
extras larFe t45-IS lbs.). 3i-Slis' extra :
medium 3n3l. Browns. extras $3.50
lbs 33-{31s
Nearby Whites, top quality ,4s-50
lbs T. 33t .-.l.,i2. mediums. go-:Irf.
smails - - ,. Browns top ouaHty
$3.50 lbs i 33i 2-34 mediums 3n-33
smalls a0-3i
Butter steady Receipts 40 600
Prices unchanFcd
Cheese steady Receipts IS5 D0n
Prices UNCHANGED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
ODD-LOT DEALINGS

NEW YORK. Mar - p THE New
IorS Stock Exchange reported TODAY
these odd-ln' transactions BY principal
dealers on the Exchange ior March 3S.
purchases OF lHl.1tS shares sales Of
llu 1b3 shares including l,s5S shares
sold short
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK Mar. 20 ~ Cotton
futures were slight easier In quiet fore
noon dealings today Hrdging and COM.
mission house profit -taking encountered
only light trade support
Noon ntireS were unchangru TO 81
cents y bale lower than the previous
close MAY rs 81. Jnly - IL and Oc-
tubpr 30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK Mar. ~ p National
Association Security Dealers. Inc
moon QuOtationS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
DIVIDENDS

NEW YORK, Mar % p -Df,.dends
announced
Pc Sik Of PAY.
Rate ROD record able
StoCk
Halle Bros log 4-l5 5-l5
Increased
Lucky Stores ISc So 5.l5
Biz Starr 4 Gorh A 3lc As 5.i
Peninsgisl Tel soc 6-lu 81
Extra
Northwest Eng A&B &c 4-iu 81
lrregUlar
Olympia Brew gOc 40 4-l3
Fiduclary Nut Inv lie Al Ais
I'm Funds Tn Con I'd &c ~ I 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27
Unpunished Crimes

We do not doubt that Assistant Attor-
ney General Olney is right in saying that
the Supreme Courts ruling in the Andrew
]. Mallory case. unless modified by legiS-
lation, CLEARLY demonstrates that great
many very serious crimes will go unpun-
ished."
Mallory, guilty of the brutal rape of
a Washington woman, already has been
turned loose on the community-not be-
cause his guilt was questioned or because
his confession was extorted, but because
the court thought he had not been ar
raigned after his arrest with the prompt
ness required by law.
The intent of the congressional re-
quirement, as interpreted by the court,
Is to assure that persons suspected OF
crimes will be taken before committing
magistrate without unnecessary delay"
This means that the police must establish
what is known as probable cause" before
making an arrest, and that the defendant
will be advised of his legal rights. But
what is meant by unnecessary delay?"
AS the court interprets it, this means that
the police cannot arrest and question any
suspect without first making showing
of probable cause to hold him for the
crime. Yet in a great many cases, includ-
ing the recent rape here of an 8-year-old
girl, solution of the crimes becomes ex-
ceedingly difficult If not impossible unless
police can question and check out alibiS
Of persons with records of such offenses.
The practical problem is one Of safe
guarding the rights Of an accused person
without needlessly exposing the people Of
the city to vicious criminals. For. our
part, we believe there are conflicting
rights here-the rights Of the accused
and the rights Of the community which
need to be balanced. In many other cases
the court has stressed this function of
balancing rights But there is nothing
in the Mallory decision to indicate that
the rights Of the community have been
taken into consideration. He is walking
the streets Of the city today, and he is a
dangerous person to be at large.
The remedy is for Congress to spell
out what is meant by unnecessary delay,
and we welcome the steps which already
have been taken toward this end. There
are other cases pending, including one
especially vicious murder case, to which
the Mallory ruling will apply, and we do
not think corrective action can come too
soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27
Let's Face the Facts

The Commissioners Public Works Re-
view Committee faced up to some very
unpleasant facts in its report on needs
of the city's sewer system. 1t Is not
pleasant to admit in public document
that raw sewage has access to the Poto-
mac River at the Watergate, scene of
some of Washington's most colorful and
popular concerts. Nor that half Of the
city's sewer system empties such sewage
into the river at number of places along
our water front wheneverthere is heavy
rain. Yet the facts could not be ignored
in any realistic study of WashingtonS
sanitation problems.
Another unpleasant fact reported by
the committee is that there is no COM
plete cure for these disturbing conditions
short of a comprehensive reconstruction
Of the citys old network of intercon-
nected sanitary and storm sewers. Such
a reconstruction project not only would
involve major engineering tasks but
would call for total expenditure of
around $500 million, the committee was
Informed Manifestly, so huge an outlay
Of funds is, as the committee pointed
out, beyond the reach of the District
with any presently foreseeable source Of
funds"
However, the committee said. there
is urgent need for relatively small start
on separation of sanitary and storm
sewers in certain fringe areas draining
into Rock Creek and the upper Potomac.
This limited program could be carried
out, under revised public works pro-
gram, in the Klingle Valley, the Luzon
Valley, Foundry Branch and the vicinity
of Georgetown University Hospital and
Burleith. The committee recommended
a restricted program costing $12,890,000
but urged further works costing an addi-
tional $3.50 million-to be paid for, it was
hoped, by the Federal Government.
There is justification for a subStan-
tial Federal investment in this antipollu-
ton program, for the projected improve
'ments would be Of special benefit to the
Government. The committee expressed
the belief that the degree of protection
proposed goes beyond normal sanitary
or esthetic requirements customarily met
by the average CITY," We commend the
committees recommendations to Con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27
Interstate Road Links

Inc DlStrlctS partnership with the
Federal Government in the new inter-
state highway program will produce bene-
hts not only for local traffic but for
truck and passenger traffic seeking quick
passage through the congested Washing
ton Metropolitan Area. The important
aid to be rendered interstate Through"
traffic will justify the Federal contribu-
ton OF 80 per cent of the estimated $3.50
million cost of the interrelated projects.
AS a matter of fact, major aspects
OF the program already had been planned
by the District Highway Department be-
fore passage OF the 1854 Interstate High
way Act. But Federal aid for the plan
would not have been so liberal under
the old Federal highway legislation. The
new program has required restudy of
the various loop and other traffic
expediting routes, to insure conformity
with minimum standards set by the Fed
eral act. Incidentally, four-lane tunnel
at Constitution avenue as proposed by
park officials obviously would not qualify
for inclusion in the new Federal highway
system-which will be of the expressway
type. Yet the Constitution avenue cross
ing is listed prominently among the local
projects slated as links in the interstate
system.
A major feature of the Districts
participation in the interstate program
will be the long-planned inner loop around
the heart Of the city. This limited-acce
multiple-lane highway, curving from the
Southwest to the Northwest, is to serve
as bypass for traffic desiring to avoid
the congested downtown streets. The
loop will be tied in with approaches from
the Jones Point, Highway and Constitu-
ton avenue bridges over the Potomac
River and with the various Anacostia
bridges. Eventually, too, the loop will be
connected with Maryland's new 240 high
way. The precise 240 approach currently
is subject Of controversy.
Once the new network of interstate
links is ompleted-perhaps 10 years
hence-traff1c through the downtown
business district should be materially re-
duced, with consequent relief for shoppers
and workers. The whole community will
share in the benefits deriving from the
removal Of bottlenecks and the improve
ment Of traffic conditions generally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27
Girord Case

The Star is to be compli-
mented. for it is one Of the
few newspapers to have iso-
lated the main point in the
Girard case. AS your editorial
Of June 20 explained, Girard
has q constitutional right to a
trial by an American court
which cannot be denied him.
We Of AMVETS think It in
defensible to use this soldier
as q diplomatic and political
sacrifice. It is conceivable that
well-organized International
list outbursts could prompt the
State Department to hand over
American troops In the other
50-odd countries with which
we have Status Of Forces agree
ments, regardless Of the rights
OF the individual.
The Government, in stating
It's case. constantly speaks Of
"loss Of prestige" and keeping
faith" In the area OF diplomacy.
We believe II far more diplo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27

Who does Harry Truman
think he is. in 50 magnani-
mously giving back to the Gov
eminent what really belongs to
1t? OF course he could do as
his predecessor F.D.R. and
his family did, take everything
they could get their hands on
and either keep it or sell 1t
as they did the stamp collec-
ton.
However. he has never evil
IDENTIFY heard Of Herbert Hoo
yer who never took one penny
for his Government services
over the long years he served
the United States as President
and otherwise, and then paid
for his own library to house
his papers and everything he
has and is giving 1t to the
Government free.
Harry should wake up and
take a look around.
A Taxpayer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

We saw Templeton Jones
standing on the steps of his
building the other day, enjoy
ing the sunshine, and we said,
Il thought you were giving up
this sun-bath business"
Not on your life," grinned
Jones. with his usual charming
inability to be consistent. you
see, the sunshine got me-"
Whereupon. our old friend
tipped a little bottle he had
concealed in his left hand, and
smoothed on a bit of suntan
oil.
This stuff" he unused.
keeps you from getting too
burnt. and 1t does something
else, too. Do you know what
it is?"
We admitted ignorance OF
the subtleties of modern sun
bathing.
1T keeps you from peeling,"
Templeton Jones said.
Mr.. Jones was in a good
mood.
While the suns benign rays
poured down upon him, he
talked about a small expert
ment he had just made In his
Office.
ut is a belief of mine" he
said, that most of us do not
do enough observing.
I'VE fail to pay attention to
the smaller facts around us.
For instance, this morn
ing I deliberately threw a
piece Of unusual colored paper
on the floor.
1T was utterly unlike any,
thing else there, but not a
soul paid any attention to it.
Il had tossed it beneath the
chair Of another worker, but
when he came in. he did not
give the odd-looking paper a
single look.
He just kicked over it,"
y H%H
Temp looked as If he ex-
pected somebody to say some
thing. SO we dutifully asked:
What you want him to do?
He had no idea what you were
up to-"
II didn't want him to do
anything" replied Jones. II
just watched. You see, nothing
was involved that concerned
him, so he did not see.
Il watched a woman in a
store looking over some paper
books the other day.
"She knocked one of with
her elbow and it fell at her
feet. but do you think she
picked 1t up?"
Knowing Jones rather well,
We felt sure what the woman
did.
mo-" said Temp Jones. with
pleasure. "she Just let it stay
there. / was going over and
pick 1t up for her. when the
manager started over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27

on the Senate calendar, just as
it came from the House ana
without going to the Senate
Judiciary Committee, which is
headed by Senator Eastland of
Mississippi. one Of the most
ardent opponents of the So
called civil rights legislation.
The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee, which has delayed acting
on the bill ever since Con-
gress opened last January,
voted last week, Z to 5, to lay
the measure aside temporarily.
Decision Must Be Made
Sooner or later, however, the
committee must decide - or
rather the opponents Of the
bill must decide-whether 1t
would be better strategy to re-
port out an a m e n d d civil
rights bill calling for jury trials
when the Federal Government
has sought and obtained an
Injunction followed by a con-
tempt of court ruling against
persons charged with attempt
ing to deprive Negro citizens
OF their voting rights. The
jury trial amendment has been
seized upon as a method of
multiplying contempt proceed
ings in some of the States of
the deep South. No such
amendment is included in the
bill as passed by the House
and now on the Senate calen-
dar. Some opponents of the
civil rights bill believe it might
be easier to have a jury trial
amendment adopted by the
Senate If it were in a measure
reported by the Senate COM
mittee. At this writing, how
ever, it does not appear that
the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee opponents of the bill will
be willing to report a civil rights
bill unless it is reported un-
favorably. The Southerners on
the committee definitely do not
wish to be in a position Of vot-
ing out q bill, with or without
the jury trial amendment.
Demands for action at this
session on the civil rights bill
are reaching the Senators in
large numbers. Negro voters in
both the North and the South
are asking action now, not at
some future date. With the
election coming up next year,
both for Congress and for
many Governors Of States,
these demands are effective.
The liberal Democrats in the
Senate don't want to take any
chance of losing the Negro
votes, particularly in States
where this vote could hold the
balance Of power between the
two major parties. Republican
Senators, on the other hand,
are equally insistent that the
civil rights bill be passed. They
believe that the record the
g. o. p. is making in support
of civil rights legislation will
be . great help when election
day rolls around. They are
prepared to go down the line
for the administration bill, If
and when it can be brought to
a vote. How many Of them
would 60 the limit in pressing
continuous session of the SEN
ate to break Q filibuster is
something Senator Knowland
must know, as well as on how
many liberal Democrats he
can count in such Q fight, be-
fore he determines to press
the issue in Washington's sum-
mer months. A long and de-
termined filibuster could kill
on some Of the Senate mem
hers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27
Ten Commandments

Your editorial note to Aaron
Goldman's excellent criticism
Of your June IA editorial en-.
titled forbidden Reading"
shows an unwillingness to
come to grips with the impor-
tant issues involved.
You say that 'the posting Of
a copy Of the Ten Command
ments on q schoolroom wall"
would not weaken religious
liberties.
But whose Ten Command
ments? The Catholics? The
Jew's2 The Protestants? And
how about the person Of none
Of these faiths? Is it not his
privilege under the American
system 70 follow q religion or
not, an he pleases?
II you have Q version Of the
Ten Commandments In the
school. why not some common
core religious teaching? Just
how far would you be willing
to 60 in introducing religious
teaching in what is supposed to
be secular public educational
system?
II The Star believes that ia
miliarity with the Ten Com
mandments or other phases Of
religious doctrine would help
prevent juvenile delinquency
1t might consider a campaign
to urge its readers to support
the churches Of their own
faiths.
Religion belongs in the
churches and synagogues, and
education is the function VI
the schools.
I hope your editorial writer's
realize that moral and ethical
values are at the basis Of our
entire educational system; re-
ligion is not the only fountain
head Of ethical values. Our
children can be taught moral
and ethical values distin-
guished from religious values.
And for parents whose chill
dren don't get enough, there
is in this free country Of ours
a complete choice Of churches
and supplementary education
on a parochial or Sunday
school level.
I would also like to refer
back and criticize the sarcastic
tone Of The Stars original
editorial. Serious-minded and
sincere people all over the
country who believe in the
separation Of church and state
have applauded the New York
Education Commissioners rul-
ing. If The Star did not agree
with the validity Of the ruling
although on denomination
1t may see the errors Of its
own views-at the very least
The Stars cavalier attitude
did 1t no credit.
Alice s. ROwen,
Chairman, Commission on
Law and Social Action.
Montgomery County
Chapter Women's Divi-
sion. American Jewish
Congress.
Aaron Goldman's letter re-
garding the Ten Command
ments (The Star. June 2l) is
most excellent. Only eternal
vigilance will serve to keep gov
ornamental influence out Of our
religion. There is limited value
IN presenting the Ten Com
mandments II they are given
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27

Nov, I thought, said Tenn
pleton Jones, "he will bawl
her out, or at least show her
what she should have done"
Templeton Jones grinned
more broadly than ever.
What do you think the
manager did?" he asked.
Knowing Jones, we did not
hesitate.
Nothing" we said. THE
manager didn't do a thing"
THE manager" said Jones,
softly. did worse than that.
He gave the paper book q
kick with his foot"
They usually kick with
their feet" we said.
Temp Jones professed not
to notice this.
Eyes. sir" he went on. 1.-THE
manager managed not to see
the book, and he pretended
not to feel his feet kicking
it around"
This seemed to strike Jones
as the height of unmanagerial
ability or something.
He smoothed his tanned
arms, and looked as if he ex-
pected us to say something, so
we asked, "Is that all that's
tanned about you, Temp, just
your hands and arms and
face?"
Jones opened his shirt front
shyly.
Look" he said. Sure
enough. he appeared tanned
there. too.
II 60 as far down as the
waist" he boosted. Both
sides. and front and back.
confess / cannot get quite as
completely tanned all around
as the girls. They do 1t by
rolling over in the sunshine
every 80 minutes. It must
take a lot Of time" unused
Templeton Jones.
But look at the results"
we suggested.
II do" grinned Templeton
Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27

matte for the Government to
keep faith with the principles
Of our democracy and see that
the rights Of Girard are pro-
tected and observed.
The friendship Of Japan is
important. true. But not at
the price Of q cold-blooded
bargaining away Of his basic
rights as an American citizen
and soldier.
D0minick L. Strada,
National Commander,
AMVETS.