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Evening star., 1958-07-09
WILLIAM S. WHITE
Faults of Congressional Probes

collapse Of whatever case the
committee has gathered.
Such Investigations, more
over, do not have and can
not have the cold decorum
and detachment Of a court.
The atmosphere, though it
may vary markedly in de-
gree, in substance is always
the same: All hah! you evil
fellow; we've got you
haven't we?
Most Of all, they are disor-
derly in the deepest sense.
And this is because Congress
is the wrong place either to
conduct Investigations or
prosecutions or to dispense
any kind of justice. Not be-
ing a court, and having none
of the carefully measured
powers and responsibilities OF
a court, a committee is inva-
riably tempted to go where it
has no right to go.
And not being under the
projections of a court, the
accused witness is invariably
tempted to conduct his de-
fense as much on publicity
rubbish as on fact.
Bernard Goldfine. for ex-
ample, is surrounded by a
battalion of public relations
men. How does objective truth
emerge from a contest be-
tween hucksterism on the de-
fense side and irresponsible,
penny-ante snoopism on the
committee side?
Truth is one of the victims
of this sort of procedure. The
accused sometimes are vic
tins, too. (And rich, con-
servative Republican busi-
nessmen can bleed from the
wounds of injustice quite as
freely as did the liberal in
tellectuals who fen under in
vestigation in the days of
McCarthyism,)
But perhaps the chief of all
victims is the dignity of the
Congress of the United States.
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Representative Emanuel
Celler. Democrat, chairman
Of the House judiciary Com
mittee, has issued a state
ment demanding that the
Department Of Justice inter-
vene as a "friend of the
court" and try to get reversed
the decision recently handed
down at Little Rock. Federal
Judge Harry Lemley granted
a two-and-a- -half-year delay
in desegregation, as requested
by the school board. Mr..
Celler says:
"It is imperative for the
Department Of Justice to in
tervene and assert the impor-
tance Of the settled law Of the
school segregation case"
It is not the function, how
ever, Of the Department Of
Justice to intervene in every
case when it is alleged the
law is being violated by pri-
vate litigants. Usually 1t in
tervenes only on the request
of the court itself. Nor is
there any such thing as set
tied law" in the school segre-
cation problem.
On the contrary, the law
concerning delays in desegre-
CATION cases is far from
settled" A most informa-
tive article on this subject.
which was compiled by edi-
tors Of the Harvard Law Re-
view and presented in a re-
cent issue, now takes on
added significance. 1t treats
exhaustively all the differ
ent kinds of delays that have
occurred since the Supreme
Court decided the desegre-
cation case in 1854 known
as Brown VS.. the Board Of
Education" Articles and
notes" in the Harvard Law
Review often are quoted in
Supreme Court decisions, and
many Of the editors of past
years have been chosen to
be law clerks" to various
Supreme Court justices.
The Harvard Law Review
article on delays in desegre-
CATION cases refers to the
factor Of community hos
tility" as follows:
The courts, in reviewing
local school boards, have
exhibited great diversity in
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Strong Case Seen for School Board
Since 1t Tried to Obey Court Ruling

according weight to the
administrative factors emu
merated in the Brown decree,
and in the scope Of review
accorded the boards actions,
The cause of this diversity
appears to be the response
of the courts and the school
boards to the factor Of COM
munity hostility.
Although this factor is
not expressly considered In
the Brown decree beyond the
statement that disagree
ment' cannot alone prevent
ultimate enforcement, since
the court ordered retention
of Jurisdiction Of the cases
by the lower courts, 1t seems
probable that in some in
stances the court contem-
plated q protracted period Of
transition.
Some courts and COM
mentators have found that
the Brown decree forecloses
consideration Of actual or
potential local hostility in
determining the need for
delay. and that only the
enumerated elements of ad-
ministrative difflculty may
be weighed in determining the
need for delay in plans for
desegregation. On the other
hand, several courts have
placed direct reliance on
hostile community attitudes
in order to justify delay"
In one instance the U. S.
Court of Appeals for the 9th
Circuit affirmed a plan Of
desegregation which is not
expected to be completed for
seven years. The school
boards stated reasons for de-
lay were the "Size and COM
plexity of the job and the
need for planned new facil-
tiles whose creation should
be awaited, the need in order
to begin where fewer teachers
and students are involved to
desegregate by descending
grades, and the value of gain
ing experience gradually to
avoid mistakes
Inasmuch as none of these
difficulties, treated as admin
istrative problems. appeared
to the Harvard Law Review
editors to present a reason
able basis for requiring a
seven-year transition a !
period, the editors declared
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DORIS FLEEsoN
When Investigations Run AfieId

relations counsel who calls
press conferences at midnight
and has a professional model
as a press receptionist.
She is a very pretty girl.
too, and in a sense the re-
porters never had it so good.
The effect on some of them
has been to drive them to
cups of coffee in a perhaps
losing effort to keep their
sense of reality intact, though
the supplies of food and
stronger drink remain plen-
tiful.
Television is barred from
House hearings by fiat Of
Speaker Rayburn. 1t may be
that what is happening here
instead is worse than any
evils the Speaker foresaw in
admitting the magic lanterns
into the sacred precincts Of,
the House. Certainly Mr..
Goldfine, having got his story
before the public in terms
satisfactory to experts, con-
tentedly filibustered the
Harris subcommittee at the
start.
The press is involved N
the general razzle dazzle
through the disclosure that
a reporter hired the hotel
room next to Mr.. Goldfine's
and loaned it to the now
fired chief investigator for
the subcommittee.
The chief responsibility for
getting the inquiry back on
the track rests with Chair
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DAVID LAWRENCE
Integrution Delay at Little Rock

that It seemed TO them.
therefore, that "the court
must have allowed some
weight TO be given to the
factor Of community hostility
which is latent in the reasons
given by the school board"
The article points out that,
where delay is likely to oc-
cur, the court as a condition
of withholding an injunction
ought to require the school
board to make a prompt and
reasonable start, including
the formulation Of some plan
by which the ultimate deseg-
regation is to be achieved.
The Harvard law editors
added this comment:
"The conscientious school
board defendant can repre-
sent to the court a sober judg-
ment Of the limits Of what is
peaceably possible at a par
ticular place and time9 The
court may find that recogni-
ton of the plaintiffs right
requires greater speed, and
disapprove the plan in whole
or in part; but by refusal to
consider hostility the court
will cut itself of from a valu-
able source of relevant in
formation"
None of this indicates that
there is any such thing as
settled law" with reference
to the enforcement Of the
desegregation decision of the
Supreme Court of the United
States.
Some form of delay is al
most certain to be upheld in
the Little Rock case. The is
sue may turn on whether
two and a half years is too
long and whether some modi-
fication might be made which
would permit a review at the
end of another twelve months.
Plainly the school board at
Little Rock not only made an
effort to conform to the Su-
preme Court decision, but
actually did try, by the ad-
mission of nine Negro stu
dents, to develop an integra-
tion plan. When the same
school board which made this
effort now comes into court
and says it needs more time,
it would be surprising indeed
if any of the higher courts
denied the school board the
right to exercise some dis
cretion in the timing of its
plans for enforcing the Su-
preme Courts decree.
Reproduction Rights Reseryed)
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Congressional investiga-
tions, with few exceptions in
memory, are fated to an
almost inevitable cheapness
and sordidness. This truth is
now being illustrated in the
House committees inquiry
into matters running from A
to G-that is, from Sherman
Adams to Bernard Goldflne.
A congressional hearing
room is not a courtroom. and
can never be. But the very
absence of the restraints OF
a proper court proceeding
often creates a vulgar parody
of a trial. For the congress
sional committee will sit
simultaneously as grand jury,
prosecutor, judge and trial
jury-with some Of the func-
tions Of defense counsel, too,
being loudly and inexpertly
exercised by a few Of the
members.
No presiding oficer. how
ever able and determined, can
always keep order and main
tain fair play. There is no
Judge here with remote and
absolute authority. There is
only a chairman doing the
best-or sometimes the worst
he can.
The "Adams-G Goldfine COM
mittee" is far from a hor-
rihle example. 1t is an un-
usually responsible group as
congressional investigators go.
It's chairman, Representa-
tive Oren Harris of Arkansas,
is a fair-minded and leading
member of the House. A first
rate man as a person, he is
highly respected by those who
know him best-his own COL
leagues.
Thus. here is a congress
sional investigating unit that
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Malta and Labor Rocketeers Found
Advancing Political Grasp on States

The American people are
being treated these hot sum-
mer days to two major in
vestigations.
One is sensational because
1t reflects on the good judg-
ment Of the Assistant Presi-
dent, the stern Sherman
Adams, who accepted gifts
from Bernard Goldfine. It is
sprinkled with all the es-
sentials Of a humorous who
dunit and has captured the
front pages Of all the news
papers.
The other investigation,
far more important to this
Nation, is that of the Labor
Rackets Committee under
the Craftsmanship Of Senator
John Mcclellan. It is at
tempting to probe the activi-
ties and influence on our
social and economic life Of
mobsters belonging to the
once notorious Capone gang,
the Maf1a and other asso-
ciated crime organizations.
Despite the frightening in
roads Of the mobsters, dope
peddlers and gamblers, only
scant attention is paid that
investigation.
No man at the elbow of
any Chief Executive has had
more power than Mr.. Adams.
During the Roosevelt ad-
ministration much was said
about the power of Harry
Hopkins. But those in the
know say the Hopkins in
f1uence was important only
insofar as he saw eye to eye
with FDR. Unlike Mr.. Adams
he could do nothing without
convincing his boss on cer-
tain policy lines.
Veteran observers of Wash
ington's political scene since
the days of William Howard
Taft agree that no President
relied so much on an assist
Evening star., 1958-07-09
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Mobster Threat to America

aspect Of the picture is the
efforts of gangland to pene-
trate the political life Of the
country. The gang leaders
pay no attention to party
labels but are concerned only
with whether the candidate
they are prepared to support
with unlimited funds and q
degree Of Malta methods will
be willing to play along.
In the past, gangland was
able to corner the political
market in a few States or
important cities. Now 1t ap-
pears that it wishes to ex-
pand its political power
nationally. 1t is in a better
position to do so. according
to the information available
to the Mcclellan committee,
because in the course Of the
last decade it has been able
to infiltrate some labor
unions or at least buy some
important labor union Of
flcials.
The union links give gang
land leaders the cloak Of
political respectability. The
candidates they select need
not be dishonest. Quite the
contrary; the more respecta-
BILE and clean candidates
life, the better for the syn
dicate. The candidate in most
cases does not even know per-
Sonally how shady the source
of his support is, for the
gangland's front men are
striving to maintain an hon.
orable reputation.
How can the honor of a
well-known attorney or preSi-
dent of a well-eStablished
corporation or his fellow club
member be doubted, especially
during an election? 1t is
this unbelievable situation
which should make the Nc.
Clellan committees investi.
CATION far more important
than the Adams indiscretions.
Evening star., 1958-07-09

tant" for his decisions on
domestic matters as Mr.. Eli
senhower has on Sherman
Adams. And therein lies the
Importance to the public Of
the Adams GoIdflne relation
ship.
The scantily publicized In
vestigation Of the Mcclellan
committee is, however, far
more important to the future
of this Nation. 1t is develop
ing slowly under handicaps
coming especially from the
eagerness Of witnesses to take
the Fifth Amendment. But
the chairman and his col
leagues hope to show during
the next few months the
sinister activities Of the syn
dicateS" headed by hoodlums
and their efforts to pene-
trate deeply the economic
and political life of this
country.
The crime syndicate OPP
erations are no longer mainly
confined to New York and
Chicago as in the good old
roaring twenties, but embrace
also Nevada and California.
There is a distinct threat that
unless checked they might
eventually cover most of the
United States.
The profits from dope ped
ding, gambling and white
slavery have been so huge
that the syndicates composed
of graduates from the old
Capone school and members
of the Maf1a are using re-
spectacle dummies and TAX
ing over a number of legiti-
mate businesses such as ho-
tells. distillerieS. breweries. etc.
The committee has proof that
some of the most reputable
hostelries in the country are
controlled by the crime syn
dicateS.
But the most frightening
Evening star., 1958-07-09
Mount Full TeIevised

OSAKA, July 9 tP.--Japa-
nese TV has done a full hour
show on one of Japan's topmost
favorite subjects-Mount Fuji.
The cool. cloud-capped heights
were brought to home screens
by 26 technicians. announcers
and others who took four tons
of gear up.
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man Harris. He is coldly
angry, but anger will not be
enough and his reaction in
hiring a press agent Of his
own for the subcommittee is
hardly an encouraging sign.
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FASHION NOTEBOOK

Continued From Page BIS
when a new sweater looms
into viewl
s. The outdoor" girl needs
sweaters for summer and
winter: she goes for the hardy
bulky knits. She co-ordinates
them to her pants, shorts, etc.
Q. There are still ladies
with a lady's maid. Most Of
them prefer more sophisti-
Gated styling. They like the
new necklines. new lengths
and new yarns.
7. Yes, even Mrs. Five by
Five" wears sweaters. OF
course, her problems are ex-
aggerated it's true but she
can get by by making a Sc
lection In dark and muted
tones. Any detailing that en-
phasizes q vertical line Is
perfect.
8. That "Junior-Leaguer"
who loves the classic cardigan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-10

OF one or more and, II 50. your
preferences in sweaters 10
likely TO result In . varied
look from casual to dressy.
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and pullover styles that COM
plement the casual look she
has never given up. New knits
in the classics can tempt herl
o. The true Sweater Girl"
continues in our times. She
is the soft. cuddly type who
makes the most Of delicate
woolens be they trimmed with
gems or not.
10. Grandma has always
been a sweater girl In her own
right. Comfortable, warm and
easy to get into are her pref
erences in sweaters. She's
been wearing them for years
and knows their value and
how best to care for them. II
it's a new blend or yarn, she
wants to know about keeping
1t fresh and new In appear
ai1ce.
Found your type yet? Well
you might be q combination
The Adak sun., 1958-06-09
;ADAK SUN
Page 4
"Do You Love, God As You should"??' :i

:. The character, noble qualities andI worthy behavior of some people make them| attractive. in our eyes, albeit they mayI not have rendered us any service. Howl lovable would God seem to me-; did I re-| ally strive to know the perfections ,.. of so good Father ,Who day by day 1avishesI, on me fresh favors ,and. Who: in an eminent:: degree possesses all the goodness, 1ove-|: Illness and other. perfections I admire in mere creatures and which delight my| heartt e. :, :
 Worldly minded pebble. anprehend not how delightful it is to love God; the| saint1y assur e me that the love of God is full of fascination and that it's charm makes all other joys insipeds Shall I then give faith to Worlding who deny: what they have no knowledge of, rather: than to prevent souls who speak from| their own experienced I wish to have personal experience. Detach me from all things of earth, Omy God, and attach me: solely to Thyself!
 Taste and see how sveetr:is the Lord! have tasted but top" often of the p1ea-| sures of the world; shall the sweetness to enjoy? No, my God, I yearn to. love Thee, at whatever cost; the pleasures that have made so unhappy have a1- ready caused me too much suffering. Why should I be afraid that it would cost ne too much to enjoy that alone true and solid delight which is the cause of our souls happiness in this world and in the next? "A11 is vanity save to love God." -. -"
 Do I love God as I Should? Do neg lect to give the adoration and worship that is due Him? cannot ignore God, His goodness, His 1oveliness, and when , trouble comes, expect a miracle. musb serve God now, keep His Commandments, pray daily, and attend services an Sun days. (By the way, have you seem the in side of the Boring Chapel 1ately???)
The Adak sun., 1958-06-09
Monday g.. June, 1858: ::
FROM THE oL'soURDoUGH's NATURE NoTEBc
 %#M MM M#* .#H s7s *%

Now the old family toothbrush need no longer be discarded after~its long hang on the wall. It can be made into a fishing lure. That's what T. said, a fish ing lure, After the handle. has been cut off, drill hole between the first pair of brist1e tufts, brass. screH eye. is twisted through the hole and then thr- ough the eye of the hook over which it is. riveted. bundle of horsehair, Cor similar hair is 1ashed in position and the winding shellacked, The bristle tufts are then tapered off. toward the tail. This lure has little body actionA but if the horsehair Il, is trimmed to the - right stiffness, the wings for1d back at each pull of the line and spring back as soon as the movement is slacked. If rhere are three rows of brist1es in your too oth-brlsh pull out the center TOW, so the hook can ride in the center. Dont t mistake this lure for your tooth- brush. Let the fl ish make. the mistake. {Here's something for those" who like |. to- try every kind of bait ever mentioned The. one I'm about to mention may be- d little hard to get, but give it a try you won't regret it. The next time your wife goes to the comissary have her. A pick up a chicken. But don't let her " fry the neck, that's the bait. The only fish I have ever tried this type of bait on is trout, and I had excellent results Here is how it's done, When you are ready "to bait your hook, cut off strip of: skin. Hook this strip at one end and slitter trol it. If action is the result, cut another strip, this time put little coloring it. The best thing| for, that is finger nail polish. And your guaranteed to get your fish,:
 : -"> =: =:
 We'll, folks I've run out of~ time for this. week., but: T II be back next week with some more wonders from the "OLt ;
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Mrs. MoryHoImes.
Former Teacher
lin D. c. Schools

Mrs. Mary Walker Holmes
rs, a Washington public school
teacher for ~ years, died
Thursday at her home. 145l S
street NV.
Mrs. Holmes was appointed
July /. 1901. to Phillips Ele-
mentary School. and retired on
June 80. 1913.
A graduate Of the Phoebe
Hurst Kindergarten School,
now the National kindergarten
Institute. she was one Of the
first kindergarten teachers APP
pointed to the public schools
here.
Mrs. Holmes was a charter
member Of the Childhood Edu-
cation Association of old Divi-
sion II. a member Of the Wash
ington Educational Touring
Club, and had travelled extern
Sively. She was a native of
Greenwood, Va.
She is survived by three
nieces. Mrs. Mamie B. Ross,
1441 s street NV; Mrs. Leola
B. LomaX. It'll T street NV,
and Mrs. Geneva B. johnson. Of
the home address. and two
nephews. Lewis and Everett
Bland both Of the home adj
dress.
Services will be held at noon
tomorrow at McGuire's funeral
home. 1920 Ninth street NV.
Burial will be In Lincoln Gene
terry.
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most effective counselling tech
niques.
"But no one should get the
idea" he says. "that we're going
to do anything about the basic
problem. There are too many
people you Just can't help. ex-
cept by the most intensive
treatment. We can't give that.
1--WE expect to reach only the
surface problems. If we scratch
the surface, do some good for
perhaps three out of 10 people
we talk to. we'll be doing q
great deal"
Another Of the community
leaders behind the new move
ment is Eugene A. Davidson,
president Of the Washington
branch of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of
Colored People and the Oldest
member of the Twelfth Street
YWCA board of directors.
The NAACP, he says. is
mainly concerned with elimi-
mating segregation and racial
ineQuities. I'VE can't take on all
the social problems Of the COM
munity," he says, "but delin-
quency nevertheless affects us
directly" He says:
THE large numbers of Neg
roes among juvenile delinquents
and the constant stream of
news accounts leads many lay
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Mrs. Agnes Walter,
Widow of Druggist

Mrs. Agnes Fitzgerald Walter,
81. widow of DR.. Charles S.
Walter, a former Washington
druggist, died yesterday at SUI
burban Hospital.
She was born in Washington,
and was a lifelong member of
st. Dominic's Catholic Church.
She was married there and
raised seven children in that
parish.
DR.. Walter was a charter
member of the Veteran Drug
gistS' Association Of Washing
ton and a member of the Ma
tional Association of Retail
Druggists.
The couple owned and op-
Grated a drug store at Fourth
and I streets S.W. for many
years. 1t was originally owned
by Mrs. Walters parents, and
was IN the family Tor nearly 100
years.
She is survived by five
daughters, Mrs. Mary w.
Faunce. Mrs. Margaret w.
Blinkhorn and Mrs. Agnes w.
Hester. all of Bethesda; Sister
Mary Gerald of Gloucester,
N. j.. and Sister Mary Carol
Of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, of the
Dominican Order of Newburgh.
N. Y; two sons. Charles S. Wal
ter of Arlington and Rudolph
L. Walter of Silver Spring; and
IL grandchildren.
Requiem mass will be offered
at st. Dominic's Church, Sixth
and E streets S.W.. at 10 am.
Tuesday. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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men to the belief that all Neg.
roes are bad
viii Help Entire City
"As a matter of fact, 90 per
cent Of Negroes are law-abiding
citizens. But the emphasis on
Negro crime reacts unfavorably
against our whole program Of
first-class citizenship"
Mr.. Davidson believes that
1.-THE YMCA. as q Christian.
character-building organiza-
ton is the proper body to spear
head an attack on delinquent
oy."
And since much delinquency
is rooted in home life. in slum
areas. he thinks the YMCA
must 60 to the people.
He believes a guidance pro-
gram must be offered to par
ents as well as children and
that they must be reached in
the neighborhood where they
live.
Both Mr.. Davidson and Mr..
Hunt believe that any measur-
able reduction In Negro crime
and delinquency will rebound
to the benefit of the Negro
community in particular. as
well as to the city as q whole.
Mr.. Hunt says, Negro lead
ers have been stung by the fire.
quent attempts to tie up race
with crime. We want. to change
that. We not only want to show
that crime is rooted in econ
ornics. but to do something
positive about reducing 1t
among those people we can
reach"
I'VE can't wipe out crime
the thought is foolish-but I
am sure we can keep some kids
from joining the already swol-
len ranks Of delinquents, by
catching them 1T the point of
going UP or down and turning
them the right way"