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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

budgets, pass laws and promul-
gate regulations. The governor
could veto acts Of the assembly.
But the assembly could over
ride the veto. On matters of
Federal interest. the President
could reverse the assembly.
Senator Clark opened the de-
bate before a nearly empty
chamber by admitting the bill
was far from ideal"
I'm a better world. the city
council bill might well be pref
cradle legislation" he said.
But history Of home-rule
Legislation makes 1t clear that
the other body does not share
the Senate's enthusiasm for
home-rule legislation Of the ma.
ture Of the Neely-Morse meas
ure."
In committee, Senator Morse
championed the purely elective
city government first sponsored
by the late Senator Nicely. Dem
ocrat of West Virginia, former
District Committee chairman.
When they yielded the floor
to Senator Morse, the Oregon
Democrat turned and counted.
zone. two, three. four. five."
Five Senators only we're
seated on the fioor-besides the
three debaters. PaStore, Demo-
ocrat of Rhode Island, who
heads the appropriations sub
committee handling District
budgets; and Beall, Republican
of Maryland. District Commit
tee member.
Raps Arguments
His substitute idea was .
seven-member council. Con-
gress would name six District
citizens and the President
would select one Of the three
Commissioners to serve.
This council would draft q
charter of self-government
based on a study Of community
desires. The charter, in turn.
would be voted up or down by
Washington residents. BY 1861,
both the charter and the PEG.
Piles opinion of it would be sub
mitted to Congress for "ap-
proval, rejection or modifica-
tion," Seator Morse explained.
A roll call vote found such
Democratic home rule cham
pions as Kennedy. Democrat Of
Massachusetts,, and Neuberger,
Oregon. teamed with South
ern Democratic opponents Of
self-government like Eastland
Of Mississippi and Robertson Of
Virginia sided with Morse be-
hind the charter idea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
Bill for D. c.
Is Signed

President Eisenhower yester-
day signed into law the Dis
trict's 1904, 033,460 appropria-
ton bill for operation of the
city this fiscal year.
The fiscal year began on
July /, and the city govern
ment has been running since
then on the spending authority
of a continuing resolution
which held the city to budget
levels Of last fiscal year.
The new money bill is SIS
million larger than last years.
It appropriates only a $40 mil
lion Federal contribution. and
a warning has been sounded
that the city will have to seek
the balance Of the $50 million
authorized Federal payment to
finance pay raise and retire.
ment legislation.
More funds viii be needed If
Congress passes some Of the
other pending pay raise and
pension legislation for city en-
ployes.
The new budget increases
operating expenditures in the
general fund about 50 million
over 4he last fiscal year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
The
Rambler
...... Feels He's
Missed Something
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

II. seems that wherever
you 90 In newspaper work,
you're always too late.
In Buffalo, where the
writer started after World
War I, the older members
OF the Evening News staff
we're still talking about the
fatal shooting OF william
Mckinley in the Temple OF
Music Of the Pan American
Exposition on September 8.
1901.
When he worked In New
York the old-timers we're
talking about the Triangle
shirtwaist Factory fire and
he Hall-Mills case.
And on his arrival In
Washington, his seniors on
The Star were still talking
about the Knickerbocker
Theater disaster and the
Bonus March. mo one re-
membered the assassination
OF President Lincoln.)
But It's not only the events
you miss. it's also the men.
The Rambler regrets that
he did not know Rudolph
Kaufman, managing edi-
tor Of The Star early in this
century.
A remarkable picture of
Mr.. Kaufman was on a
wall here, but yesterday 1t
was not to be found. He
was witnessing the replace
ment Of the metal cap of
the Washington Monument
and he was standing on a
plank platform only 2 or
3 feet wide with no guard
rail, right at the capstone.
That makes him a great
man in the Rambler's book.
He would die a thousand
deaths If he had to do that.
Rudolph Kaufman was
the Oldest son Of Samuel
Hay Kaufman, one of the
three men who purchased
The Star in 1867 and con-
tinued in ownership. The
others were Crosby s. Noyes
and George w. Adams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
Job|ess Relief
Action Strikes
Snag in House
District Committee
Throws Proposal
Back to Subgroup
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
star star Writer

PROJECTS Of congressional ac-
ton this session on proposed in
creases in unemployment bene-
fits appeared greatly diminished
today. when the House District
Committee threw the proposal
back to a subcommittee.
After meeting in closed ses-
sion. Chairman Mcmillan an
nounced that the Senate-ap-
proved bill and five House
measures had been sent back
to a subcommittee. headed by
Representative Davis, Demo-
crat Of Georgia. with the idea
of public hearings being held.
With congressional leaders
now aiming at August Is for
an adjournment date, the like
lihood Of hearings being called
and legislative action completed
in a little more than a week
appeared dim.
Aid Would Go to $4s
The principal features of the
Senate-pasSed legislation would
increase maximum weekly BEN
efits from $50 to $48 a week.
and extend benefit payments
from rs to "a weeks.
A bill by Mr.. Mcmillan. one
of ffve House proposals pend
ing in the committee, would
have increased payments to
$35 and would have left the
duration Of benefits at rs weeks.
The District Committee did.
however. report several bills
favorably.
One by Representative Broy-
hill, Republican of Virginia,
was designed to abolish "un-
scrupulous money sharks, T"
identified in the legislation as
budget planners"
The committee rewrote the
entire bill to overcome consti-
tutional questions raised at
earlier public hearings. AS re-
ported, the bill would allow the
District Commissioners to regu-
late and place under bond up
to $4,000 those persons and
firms doing budget planning
business.
End Of Business Sought
The business consists OF
making contracts with debtors
to consolidate their debts ana
pay them Of in periodical in
stallments.
The committee aide said the
frank purpose of the bill is to
drive INSCRIPTIONS firms out o.
business.
Also favorably reported was a
Senate-approved bill allowing
the use of Motor Vehicle
Parking Agency funds to be
used to improve streets and
highways leading to parking
facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

The District Commissioners
remained split today on a pro-
posed school-fare subsidy for
ID. c. Transit System.
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin applauded Senate
District Committee action yes
|terday approving a bill calling
on the city to make up the
difference between school and
adult fares for the Transit Sys-
TENS pupil riders.
Commissioner David B. Kar-
rick and Col. Alvin C. yelling,
Engineer Commissioner, stood
by previously expressed opposi-
ton to the proposal. No ac-
ton is contemplated at the
District Building on the issue
at present.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said he
would prefer arrangement un-
der which only the cost differ
entail on pupil rides would be
paid by the city. He made such
a proposal at recent congress
Sional hearings as an alterna-
tive to the one contained in the
bill acted on yesterday.
Guarantee Of Profit
The bill, Mr.. Mclaughlin
pointed out, would amount to
a guarantee of some profit on
the school business for the
transit firm. His proposal, on
the other hand, would simply
help the firm cover the costs.
The school fare is now rs
cents. The transit company, in
hearings now in progress be-
fore the Public Utilities Com
mission, is seeking to raise this
to 10 cents and to establish a
straight 20-cent adult cash
fare. dropping the present to-
kens and weekly permits.
Transit officials have said
the cost Of carrying pupils is
the same as that Of carrying
adults, around Is cents a ride.
Transit President o. Roy Chalk
has offered to drop the pro-
posed higher school fare il
Congress approves the fare
Subsidy.
Commissioner Karrick re-
peated yesterday his previous
stand on the issue, asserting
that he saw no justification for
any school fare subsidy at
present. He said no such sub
Sidy is contemplated in the
franchise which was approved
by Congress for the transit
company only two years ago.
| Col. yelling also said his
position is unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
DC. Board Still Split
On Pupil Fare Subsidy

The proposed subsidy. under
the bill approved by the Senate
group, is expected to cost the
city some $500,000 a year. This
would be reduced about $780,
900 under the Mclaughlin
plan.
Mr.. Mclaughlin pointed out
that the subsidy could enable
the city to collect some or all
of the motor vehicle fuel tax
which under the franchise is
forgiven if the transit firm
fails to earn a satisfactory
profit. He also asserted that
the subsidy could help to keep
fares down.
Another Tax Benefit
Besides the motor fuel tax,
the transit firm under the
franchise is excused from the
city's gross receipts tax. The
company, in the current fare
case. has contended that it is
not making sufficient profit at
present. 1t has blamed rising
operating costs.
Another hearing session is
scheduled for next Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
Zoo Gets Animals That Can Defy
Gravity, Water Ski, Work 8 Hours
BY JERRY O'LEARY, Jr.
Star stan Writer

The Washington Zoo today
put on display a gravity-defy-
ing wild goat. two sitatungas
who have feet like ski blades
and three Australian dingoes
who work union hours.
The animals were obtained
from the Brookfield Zoo in Chi
cago. according to Zoo Director
Theodore Reed, who was fresh
out Of all three varieties.
The dingo is a reddish-yellow
canine who stands about 10
inches high and runs wild in
the Australian ''outback" where
the natives occasionally tame
them for hunting. The animal
is very much like a mule in
that there is just so much work
in him. After a certain num-
Der of hours hunting for the
Australian aborigines, the dingo
Is known to simply lie down
and quit. About eight hours
work is all you are going to get
out of a dingo.
They're Philosophical
The natives are philosophical
about this. They simply pick
up the dingoes in their arms
and carry them back to camp
and. presumably, when every
one has rested up. they go
hunting again some other
time. The dingo may be an
ancestor Of all tame dogs. One
once escaped in Portland, Greg,
and was picked up IL hours
later by the pound wagon and
labeled as a half-breed airdale.
They are the only large. non
marsupial animal In Australia.
Today's arrivals, apparently
tame but shy, are two females
and a male.
The pair of, sitatungas are
actually swamp-loving ante
lopes, or marsh bucks. In their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

htulAls
Legislation replacing the
presidentially appointed Com
missioners with a governor and
an elected assembly was the
fourth home-rule bill to clear
the Senate in the last nine
years. None has passed the
House.
Democratic Senator's Clark Of
Pennsylvania and Bible Of Me-
vada steered the territorial gov
eminent bill through nearly
three hours Of debate. No Re-
publicans spoke. although Pres
ident Eisenhower bad given his
blessing to this new kind of
local government.
Final tallies found 80 Repub-
licans and 20 Democrats for
the bill, however. Opposed were
three Republicans, LANCER and
Young Of North Dakota and
Malone Of Nevada. and Is
Democrats, all from Southern
States. except Morse Of Oregon
House Burial Forecast
Senator Morse. chief oppon-
ent, warned that Senate pas
sage would send the proposal
to sure burial by the House
District Committee.
Senator Morse fought anc
failed this session to free ar
elected council and mayor bill
from the Senate District Com
mittee. Last night. his move
to recommit the territorial bill
was shouted down.
Then, the Senate rejected
So to II, his substitute measure
to submit a home rule plan tc
a vote of Washington residents
before asking Congress to pas:
on it.
Senator Morse's point wa'
that the territorial bill passed
this late in the session was but
a gesture, a forensic exercise.
Sees New Problems
He took sharp issue with
sponsors who dubbed a ter
ritorial government a first steT
toward effective home rule: tt
establishment would simply
create governmental problems
they sought to solve, he in
sisted.
Primary among these prob
lens was that the President
would be made a super mayor
by the bill, Senator Morse con-
tended.
AS passed. the bill calls on
the President to appoint q
governor. A l5-member legisla-
tive assembly and a non-voting
delegate to the House would be
elected.
Assemblymen would draw ur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
RUDOLPH KAUFMAN

RUDOLPH KAUFFMANN
lived in the big house at
Military road and Utah
avenue NV. which the
Christian Brothers are con-
verting to a school.
Yesterday, during the $50
coffee break tone Of several
the Rambler enjoys during
the day., Cy Perkins, head
Of The Stars advertising
photography studio, who
went to work for The Star
in 1912 at the age of IL, told
this story.
Cy was Mr.. Kauffmann's
messenger-used to pick up
his mail in the morning
and have 1t on his desk. The
managing editor followed a
strict routine, arrived at
8.
Cy would arrive at 7 with
the out-of-town newspapers
and arrange them on the
desk. About that time there
would be a peremptory knock
on the door and a demand
ing shout-'Rudolphl"
The door would open and
Shorty Wilson, a diminutive
Negro janitor with a white
matched poll, would come
in carrying a large trash
receptacle into which he
emptied wastebaskets.
Rudolph" he would say,
addressing the empty chair,
Il have to have a raise or
I'm going to quit"
Sometimes he would be
quite domineering in his
demand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

response from his office that
he was not available and the
list could not be given out with
out his permission.
Old Director List
An old pamphlet OF Family
listed the directors as o. B.
Allen, Mr.. Cohen, Mr.. Byrd,
Edward Jasen and Mr.. Persian.
Mr.. Allen, who is connected
with United Mine Workers Dis
trict No. so, told The Star he
wrote a letter last June to Mr..
Cohen. saying that since he
never made a deposit, he did
not see how he was eligible as
a director. He said he never at
tended a meeting and had re-
signed.
Mr.. Jasen is identified as
general manager of the Wood
ner. 1896 Sixteenth street NV.
He Is honeymooning in Europe.
Maryland has no examina-
ton Of savings and loan asso-
Citations and thus requires no
public record Of officers.
Records Of the Maryland
State Tax Commission show
that the Family incorporates
we're: Sherman s. Cohen. 8l02
Tahona drive, Silver Spring:
Edward Jasen, 1896 Sixteenth
street NV, and Betsy p.
Roscoe, 1910 Vermont avenue
NV. The articles Of incorpora-
ton we're approved in 1855. The
directors were then listed as
Messrs. Cohen. Jasen, Allen
and Persian. '
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

IN a swamp the sitatunga Is far
too agile to be caugh. by any
animal that does not have
semiaquatic equipment.
The other new arrival is 9
Mediterranean ibex or wild
goat. Massive, heavily ridgec
horns crown this sure-footec
mountain creature. So agile /;
the ibex in his native habitat
that he sometimes appears tt
defy gravity. walking alonl
perpendicular rock faces usinl
only half inch toeholds anC
leaning out into space.
The ibex does not batter with
his horns, as the ram sheer
does, but waves them arounc
like a pair of scimitars. They
look like they might hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

ZONE MORNING." said Cy,
"Mr. Kaufman was going
to Dunkirk, N. Y, and came
in early. l was In his office
arranging the papers. He
asked me to go to the vault
and get something for him.
Just then came a sharp rap
on the door and a voice
shouted, Rudolph
eyes answered Mr..
Kaufman. There was a
sound of something landing
on the floor cit was the
trash container) and of run
ming feet.
MIR. Kaufman went to
the door and opened 1t. No
one was there-just a lot of
waste, paper, The container
had tipped over.
"'Who was thatp' he asked
me, thoroughly puzzled.
"Mr. Kauffmann,' I said,
Before l tell you I've got to
explain all about this
II told him the story of
Shorty's little act.
Mr.. Kaufman said, I
want to see him.
II found Shorty behind
the furnace. He tried to
say it was somebody else. I
finally got him back.
MIR. Kaufman said,
Shorty. I'm disturbed to
hear that you are going to
leave US If you don't get a
raise
"'Oh, no, Mr.. Kauffmann,'
Shorty said, I don't want to
leave; I don't want a raise
after he let Shorty go,
Mr.. Kaufman had a good
long laugh. Then he put
Though a raise for Shorty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
BY WILLIAM G. POLLARD
Star stan Writer

A defense lawyer who chose
not to defend his client on
grounds of insanity was criti-
cized today in a majority opin-
ion handed down by the United
States Court of Appeals.
In a 2-to-1 decision. the
court gave its reasons for re-
versing last month the June,
1857, first-degree murder con-
viction of James j. Clark, 81.
The majority opinion held
that Clark's lawyer, Harry j,
Ahern, failed to mention any
insanity issue in his final argu-
ment to the jury. But a minor
ity opinion supported the law
yer, adding that II he had de-
Tended Clark on grounds of
insanity he might well be
charged with incompetence :"
Shotgun Staying
Clark of the 900 block of
v street N. W., had been found
guilty of the shotgun Staying
in February, 1857, of Jack
Douglas, IS. of the 100 block
of Fourteenth street NV. The
Staying took place at a gaso-
line station in the 900 block of
Florida avenue NV.
The majority opinion. writ
ten by Chief Judge Henry w.
Edgerton. said defense counsel's
argument to the jury had the
effect Of taking the question Of
insanity out Of the case. The
opinion quoted trial counsel as
stating: 81 think this is a
case of manslaughter. not a
case of first-degree murder
we are not asking you to &C
quit this man. to free him. We
know that he must pay a pen
atty >"
The opinion then declared:
Defense counsel's attempt
to take the defense Of insanity
out of the case was in error.
We cannot say it was not pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
NEW SPOKESMAN
NEW SPOKESMAN
Roosevelt Reveals
Loan Firm Directors
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN
Star stan Writer

Representative Roosevelt,
Democrat of California, today
emerged as the official Spokes-
man of the Family Savings g.
Home Loan Association, Inc.
of Silver Spring, Md.
James Gregory Persian, pres
ident Of Family, told The Star:
Mr.. Roosevelt is effecting a re-
organization Of the Family
Savings g. Home Loan Associa-
ton and as changes are made.
he will announce them. That
is company policy now-all in
formation will come from Mr..
Roosevelt's Office. This applies
to finances and all 9th err
phases"
Representative ROOSEVELT
gave this list Of directors: Ed
ward Jasen. president Of the
American Savings and Loan In
demnity Co.: Representative
Roosevelt. himself. who is
chairman of the board Of
Family; Martin c. Byrd, a New
York businessman: Sherman s.
Cohen, who is general counsel
of Family and has Offices at
1910 Vermont avenue NV;
Davis j. Stolzer of Lawrence,
Long Island, N. Y. also a New
York businessman: Harold
Bleicher Of Silver Spring. and
Mr.. Persian. who has an office
at 1910 Vermont avenue NV,
a director Of the American
Council of Independent Savings
d Loan Associations.
No Further Data
The California Representa-
tive said he had no other in
formation to give out now.
The identity of the directors
of Family, whose affairs we're
aired before a Senate Banking
Subcommittee on July "A and
IS, had long remained a
mystery.
Senator Beall, Republican Of
Maryland. who inspired the
congressional inquiry, said he
had been unable TO get the
directors names. Last week,
Representative Roosevelt was
shown a list Of directors and
asked If it was current. He
referred a Star reporter to Mr.
Cohen, who acted as one of
Family's Spokesman at the
Senate hearing. Mr.. Roosevelt
also testified.
Mr.. Cohen previously had
declined to reveal the names
Of the directors to The Star.
A secoah inquiry brought the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

central African homeland, the
sitatungas have found safety
in the papyrus swamps where
they can run anywhere with
their great, V-shaped toe nails
spread wide apart for better
footing.
If the pursuit gets too hot for
a sitatunga, he merely dives
into the water, swims beneath
the surface for a while and
then hides in the reeds with
only his nostrils not submerged.
These vegetarians have shaggy
coats and double-twisted, Tyre
shaped horns.
Clumsy, Almost Helpless
On hard ground they are
clumsy and almost helpless but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
Failure to Plead insanity
Draws Court Criticism

judicial. 1t must have tended
and may have tended efec-
lively to persuade the jury to
disregard the courts subse-
quent instruction that they
should find the defendant not
guilty by reason Of insanity
unless they found. beyond a
reasonable doubt, that he was
sane"
New Counsel
New counsel was appointed
for Clark to represent him on
appeal.
Judge David L. Bazelon con-
CURED in reversing Clark's con-
viction and remanding the case
to District Court for a new
trial.
Judge Warren E. Burger, who
wrote a dissent, declared:
THE Government introduced
evidence that appellant Clark
had been coherent at his ar
rest and had appeared normal
during Interrogation. and had
been able to recall what had
occurred. -"
Pointing out that the trial
counsel did not urge the de-
tense Of insanity. Judge Burger
said:
Indeed a defense lawyer who
would try to make out an in
sanity defense on the evidence
Of insanity in this record might
well be charged with incom-
petence for taking the risk of
alternating the jury's SYM
pathies."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
House D. c. Group
Ignores Home Rule
After Senate Acts
New Committee Meeting on Bill
For Elected Assembly Is Uncertain
BY GRACE BASSETT
star stan Writer

The House District Committee today failed To discuss the
Senate-passed home rule bill
The Senate voted 81 to a. last night 10 give Washington
mans power 10 govern themselves
It was not certain whether the committee will meet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Union Printcraft
International Golf Associa-
ton ends a four-day con-
vention in the Sheraton
Park Hotel.
This information supplied By the
tors Bure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

central African homeland THEM swamp the statunga far
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-01-04

One of Jackson's largest Christ
mas parties was held Saturday as
Mississippi Products employees and
their families gathered at the Col
lege Park Auditorium for the COM
pany's fifth annual holiday affair.
Each youngster attending received
a gift and candy from jolly st.
Nick as he presented the gifts.
AS door prizes, two giant 5-foot
Christmas stockings filled with
gifts, toys and candy were given
away. For the grand prize, a 81
inch television set in mahogany
finish cabinet (made at MP, of
course) was presented to a lucky
winner. All employees attending
the party were eligible to win.
A special program of entertain
ment was presented which included
clown acts by several MP en-
ployees and performances by stu
dents from the Jim Hill High
School, which included music by
the "Rocketeeers," dance band
under the direction of George Dav-