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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-20
They Asked for 1t

Montana's Governor AronSon and
other State officials showed commend
able courage and common sense IN
crushing the violent prisoners revolt
at the Deer Lodge State penitentiary.
The riotous convictS asked for the rough
treatment which they got from the Ma
tional guard. The response to their
vague demands for reformS-made after
one prison guard had been killed and
many others held as hostages under
threat of death-waS in terms which
even their warped and doped minds
could understand The hoodlumS in the
end bowed to superior force.
No doubt there were strong voices
outside the prison for temporizing with
the convictS, lest the death threats be
carried out. But temporizing with con-
victS has been responsible in too many
prisons for promoting similar outbreaks.
The country club atmosphere for which
some penal institutions have been crit
icized in the past has not solved the
Nations prison problems In fact, it
may have led too many hoodlums to ex-
pect pampered treatment instead OF the
strict disciplinary routine which they
should get, if prisons really are to pun
ish.
This is not to say that some griev-
anceS of the prisoners at Deer Lodge or
elsewhere are baSeleSS. In fact, a MEM
Der of the Montana Prison Board has
said that Deer Lodge dangerously and
unwisely mixes hardened criminals with
young first offenderS-due to outmoded
facilities that do not permit separation
of the two classes There has been crit
icism from inside and outside the prison,
too, of the State parole system. Any de-
ficiencies ought to be corrected without
delay-and the riot may have acce!er-
ated the movement for reforms.
However, it now appears that the
main reason for the riot was not prison
rules or methods but the desire to cover
an escape plot Matched by few desper-
ate convictS, who had started to dig a
tunnel under wall Whatever the rea-
son or reasons Montana officials acted
In accord with the best interest Of effec-
tive law enforcement in SuppreSSing the
revolt. The good example set at Deer
Lodge should be followed by authorities
everywhere in dealing with similar
prison riots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-20
Give Ladders Hook?

Although I have been a
lifetime resident of Washing
ton, ! had never seen the
arch formed by fire truck
ladders to honor visiting
"firemen" until the recent
visit to Washington of the
President of Ireland.
To say that I was appalled,
is putting it mildly! 1t is per-
fectly inconceivable that in
this great, big. beautiful city
of ours. nothing more digni-
fed and fitting could be
devised than that atrccity!
Why. we must be the laugh
ing stock Of every foreign
dignitary who casts his eyes
upon it! No wonder foreign
ers come to our shores ex-
pecting to see wild Indians
still roaming our byways!
Please, can't something be
done in a hurry before it can
be used again?
/ was struck with the
suggestion that some sort Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-20
Federal Straw Bosses

In a recent article on pres
idential plans to appoint a
committee dealing with the
long-overdue reform of the
Federal pay structure. some
inconsistencies Of the present
Federal salary system we're
discussed. But as everybody
familiar with this delicate
matter knows. they cover
only a small fraction of the
frequently obsolete and self
defeating factors Of our civil
service grade schedule. There
is much less reason to yam
mer about the fate Of the
very few supervisors who
learn smaller salaries than
people working under them"
as the promoters of the out
line plan did. than about the
tragic deficiencies of the
whole supervisory system.
The Observation-Disclosures
of the civil service has led to
the fact that only in very ex-
ceptional cases are the inf1u-
entail supervisory and policy
making positions held by
persons who actually have
the moral and intellectual
qualifications for them. Thus
a preposterous situation
arises: in many agencies
which deal with scientific,
educational and other intel
lectual material, the decision
about procedures connected
with those subjects and the
evaluation of the perform
ances of subordinates work.
ing in these fields is con-
stantly made by administra-
tors who lack the most ele-
mentary competence for
forming an independent opin-
ion about the work involved.
On top Of this, the rigidity
of the hierarchic system does
not permit a real expert in
any of these fields to bring
his better knowledge and his
objections to current proce-
dures to the attention of the
actual policy-makers. A SUI
perviSor may be as incompe-
tent and officially question:
able as can be, nevertheless
his decision will be final and
all those working under his
jurisdiction will have to put
up with it against their own
better judgment.
This is the reason why so
many brilliant intellectualS
after a promising start in
Government work quit the
service even though the salary
conditions might have inn
proved recently: no university
man or woman wants to be
ordered around by a super
visor who, in every respect,
is his inferior, and instinc-
lively repudiates him or her
surrounding hims self with
easygoing nonentities and yes
men. Therefore, as long as
the omnipotence of the Supe-
rior will not be abolished and
the whole system democra-
tized so as to allow genuine
ability and reSourcefulneSs to
be recognized on their merits,
all reforms of the Federal pay
structure will be made in vain.
Henry Walter Brann.
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per cent-by comparison with previous
popular tests. The loss in Athens was
Is per cent and there we're no excep-
tons to the trend in the 81 largest
municipalities.
The results are welcome. Of course,
and particularly because of the issue
chosen. There is evidence already that
the Cyprus agreement has opened the
way for better relations between Greece
and Turkey, with consequent strength
ening Of the NATo community and
much greater stability in the Balkan
East Mediterranean area. 1t is good
that the Greek people are demonstrat-
ing approval Of the responsible policies
Of their national government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-20

Your April 10 editorial.
"Crackpot's Bullet" shows
there are some things which
even the nimble brain of a
newspaper editorial writer
fails to grasp. One thing
seems to be the depth of
tenor of the people Of Vir-
ginia regarding maintenance
of racial separation.
With reference to the
"Crackpot's Bullet" (if in
deed such an attempt actu-
ally was made, and is not the
jumpy result of Mr.. Almonds
guilty conscience) - repre-
hensible as the action of the
would-be assassin might be-
it is equally reprehensible for
a people to be driven to the
point where their only re-
course from total Subjugation
exists in violence. The people
of the South are not thugs,
gangsters and hoodlums. They
have the cleanest record in
solar as criminal activity is
concerned of any other re-
gion in the United States,
both colored and white. Yet,
under pressure Of Federal
bayonets, violence has f1ared
across that region from Del
aware to Texas. What, in any
other age. on any other issue.
might be Judged as a valiant
fight of courageous men. is
branded "hoodlumism. "rab-
ble-rousing" and "disrespect
for law and order" by those
individuals who happen to
agree with the basic philos-
ophy Of this issue (integra-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-20
Inadequate Tribute

Much has been written and
said about the monument to
Robert Taft.
AS a young person I. too,
would like to express my
opinion on the bell tower. I
feel very strongly that Rob-
ert Taft was one of the great
est Americans of my life and
that the political theory he
believed in and practiced-
that Of conservative govern
ment-merits a monument,
and we now have it. But
Senator Taft was such an
American that as I walk on
Capitol Hill and see this
marble masterpiece my only
thought is this-It's not big
enoughl
Glen ID. Olson.
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not seem to have made a
universal appeal. since no
creature is more slaughtered
for its fur.
The tiny black mask. as
across the face of the bird,
the Maryland yellow throat,
is a fine decoration when
found in nature. 1t is too bad
one of the many too bads"
in life-that among human
beings. the black mask means
armed robbery.
There was just one use
of the words black mask"
of which the intelligent can
approve. This was of the old
BLACK Mask" detective mag
azine.
This was a magazine Of
rough paper but good quality
stories. In the old days it
carried fiction by some Of
the topnotcherS, including
stories by Dashiel Hammett,
we believe.
1t is a strange thing that,
of the two animals one often
thinks of together, Americas
raccoon and opossum, the
former can be tanned, but not
the latter.
We suppose some one,
somewhere. has made the
attempt. and might be will
ling to believe that he had
succeeded, but one look at
the strange eyes Of the opos-
sum will prove to any one
that the feat is impossible.
The raccoon, on the other
paw, makes a nice pet, seems
to enjoy the household for
a time, and leaves a pleasant
memory behind him when at
last he is put back into ma
lures wonderland.
Perhaps no one who has
ever come under the influ-
ence of one of these fine
animals has ever forgotten
the experience. To such a
person. the sight of that fine
tail made into a grotesque
decoration for a child's hat,
or into a coat, brings a sud-
den sadness into an other
wise nice day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-20

@. What is a good way to
remove tar from the skin?
F. S.
A. One Of the simplest
ways to get it of is to ap-
ply mineral oil and then
gently cleanse the entire
area with soap and water.
@. What was the rate OF
tax levied under the first in
come tax law following the
Sixteenth Amendment TO the
CONSTITUTIONAL. D.
A. The normal tax was !
per cent, which was raised to
2 per cent under the Revenue
Act of 1916. BY 1917 it was
up to 4 per cent. The orig
inal law provided for with
holding and collection at
source Of the normal tax on
fixed and determinable in
come. but the Act Of 1917
practically abolished this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-20
Facts and Fables
AfrOnted.

When l was a small child
my grandfather would take
me on his lap and tell me
fables and fairy stories,
about the emperor's new
clothes, and witches who put
evil spells on beautiful prin-
cesseS and how tigers got
their stripes and how the
leopard got his spots. And
when I became frightened he
might console me with the
thought that these were only
make believe stories and
really not true at all. Well.
today it seems that children
are too sophisticated for that
sort of drivel and wouldn't
sit still long enough to listen
to it anyway. I like to tell
my own fable of how coming
got its spots:
Many years ago the people
Of Montgomery County de-
cided that it would be a good
thing to have a council of sew
eral people to look after the
interests of the majority Of
the people and to do the very
greatest good for the very
greatest number Of its clti-
zens. But sometimes wicked
things begin to happen to the
most-well-intentioned and
we'll thought-of people and
they begin to look out for
themselves. They forget to
help and look out for the
best interests Of the majority
Of the people. And these
same elected officials who
were responsible to project
our homes from fire by setting
up fire departments to put
them out. and to protect our
homes from deteriorating not
only in value, but aesthetic
ally, by making sensible Zon-
ing regulations, and who set
up police departments to pro-
tect our homes from burglars
are robbing homeowners Of
their rights. and the whole
citizenry Of a well-planned
and beautiful Landscape. And
when my children become
terrified / can't console them,
as my grandfather used to
console me, with the thought
that this is only fairy tale,
for ! am the more terrified.
Myrta Snyder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-20

is an effective antidote not
only for the arsenic In lewis
ite but also is effective in
treatments of human poison-
ings by antimony. bismuth.
cadmium. chromium, cobalt.
gold. mercury and nickel.
Such cases are fairly fire.
quent in industrial establish
ments. The treatment has
no value in poisonings by
lead, silver and uranium.
New light on behavior Of
the human nervous system
and several important rem
edies have come from re-
search OF Army chemists on
ways to control the convul-
sions that may result from
nerve gases.
A considerable group Of
drugs has been developed.
some of which hold out con-
siderable promise for partial
control Of various convulSive
diseases - notably epilepsy.
Work in the Chemical Corps
laboratories and some associ-
ated universities has led also
to the use Of DIP. a chemi-
cal compound similar to a
nerve gas. in relieving the
pressure in the eyeballs Of
victims of glaucoma, an eye
disease frequently resulting in
blindness.
The same drug, Chemical
Corps doctors report, is prov
ing effective in overcoming
partial paralysis Of the blad-
der after operations and fol-
lowing sicknesses that keep
persons bedridden for long
periods.
Fatal Disease Benefits
A fatal chronic disease,
myaSthenia gravis, character
lied by extreme weakness Of
the muscles, also is benefited
by closely related drugs. Vic
tins are strengthened over
longer periods than was pos
sible with available Short
acting drugs. There can be
combinations with the older
drugs. often of considerable
benefit.
Probably more significant
than actual medical treat
ments. however, are the fun
damental studies of nervous
system behavior carried out
in the Chemical Corps labo-
ratories. DFB, it has been
found, inhibits the action Of
certain engines believed to
be essential for the transmits
sion of nerve impulses. In
the past the theory has been
unprovable.
Since the finding Of the
Army chemists, however.
neurologistS all over the
world have a new research
tool and investigations are in
progress in both American
and European laboratories.
Still, it is stressed, the be-
havior of many of the new
anti-convulSive drugs remains
unknown and the group may
turn out a treasure trove Of
medicine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-20
Indignation

The sentiment OF white
people in the District with
respect to arbitrary race mix
ing in public places is no.
where better illustrated than
in their use tor disuse) Of
public recreational facilities.
Since massive racial integra-
ton has been the pattern in
our Nations Capital. public
recreational facilities estab-
liShed and maintained at
taxpayers expense and in
tended for the enjoyment Of
all citizens, have been taken
over almost exclusively by
the Negro race.
Harvey H. Hewitt.
+ r
Prior to the Supreme
Courts May, 1854, school de-
segregation ruling, we were
told that separate schools
were costing the taxpayers
thousands of dollars annually
unnecessarily: that under
the present setup there was
too much waste Schoolroom
space; too few pupils in some
claSSrooms and oVercrowded
in others: that through in
tegration pupils could be more
easily placed, a saving Of
precious room space, and that
instead of having to build
more schools, actually some
schools now in use could be
eliminated, a saving to the
taxpayers Of thousands OF
dollars annually.
Past and present facts fail
to bear out these contentious
of the integrationists. Ever
since the courts infamous
ruling. there has been moth
ing but a cry for more money
and more and better schools.
Not only have they been beef
ing for more money for
schools, but now the vote
bribing politicians are going
socialistic and trying TO make
the taxpayers furnish free
hot lunches for schools and
playground children the year
round. Mixing the schools
created a much greater A.
nancial burden on the tax
payers. to say nothing Of low
ering our moral and social
standing. NiSh Showers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-20
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

A fancy small panda, rela-
tive of our raccoon. has been
shipped to the Paris zoo
from mountainous areas OF
India.
They are being fed on
fruits and grass at present,
but much prefer live birds.
This type Of panda is
about the size of the domes-
tic house cat.
In the meantime, most Of
us will be glad that there
are none loose in America,
where bird enemies abound
already.
Fortunately for the song
birds, they have plenty of
friends, too.
1t seems essential in our
mixed up world to have
friends as we'll as enemies.
In the latter category come
those who are out-and-out
enemies, and those who are
behind-the back stabbers.
Birds are beset on all sides
by the cruel, the capable and
the ordinarily vicious, and
must run the gamut of natu-
raj enemies as well.
Even dogs pursue them,
and probably bring down as
many, in a years time, as
the natural enemy, the cat.
The Whitehead small
pandas, in pictures, look very
wise, and slightly on the sly
side. A natural creature must
be sly, of course, to catch
birds.
America is well of with the
raccoonS.
These hardy. beautiful and
interesting animals catc h
birds, too, but they will eat
almost anything.
Some Of them are still to
be found around the National
Capital, especially in the
suburban areas. The raccoon,
if caught early, makes a nice
pet for about a year.
After that, they tend to
grow mean, just as some OF
the dogs do. The Dalmatian.
or coach dog, for instance, is
tractable enough while a
puppy, but by the time 1t is
three years old, often shows
a tendency to bite. especially
visitors to the house.
The black poodles are
similarly difficult dogs to deal
with. AS cute as buttons,
when young, and always at
the top of the ladder of dog
intelligence, they sometimes
develop mean traits as they
grow older. Sometimes they
leap at the owner. chest
high, without provocation.
No one who adopts a rae
coon as pet, therefore, can
criticize it because it does
not remain tame and tract
able
The wonder is that it can
be tanned at all, as it can,
if one uses care and kind
ness in equal proportions.
The raccoon is a clean ami
NAL. 1t washes itself, much
as a cat does, and always
washes its food before eat
ing, If it can.
The roguiSh look Of the
animal, with the little black
mask across the face, does
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-20
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
War Disaster Led to Medical Find
By THOMAS R, HENRY

A world war catastrophe
may have led to one Of the
most effective known treat
ments for fatal blood dis
eases and some types Of can
GER.
Early in l948 a boat loaded
with nitrogen mustard gas
in liquid form blew up in the
harbor Of Bari, Italy. The
released liquid became mixed
with fuel oil and fioated on
the water. The crew was
thrown clear but while they
swan about waiting for
rescue they became badly
contaminated with the mus
tard. There were severe
casualties.
At the nearby army evacua-
ton hospital. doctors found
that these men were in a
state of severe shock. They
did not respond to any of the
conventional TIM ents.
This was due. it developed,
to an extreme reduction Of
white corpuscles in the blood.
1t was an important medical
discovery. The same effects
we're produced i'm test ami
mails.
Act as Brake
Now some of the most
serious and generally hope
less blood diseases, notably
leukemia, are due to just
the opposite CONDITIONAL
normal increase in white
cells. Various forms Of the
mustard gas base were tried
on patients with highly en-
couraging results.
The blood diseases are con-
sidered forms of cancer. Now,
according to an Army Chem
ical Corps report, the effect
of the mustards on several
forms of cancer is being
tested. They do not cure
anything, experimenters have
found. In many instances,
however, they act as a brake
on cell proliferation and con-
siderably prolong life.
The agents are dangerous
to handle and it is not ex-
pected that any actual can
Ger cure" will result from the
experiments. 1t is hoped
that combinations will be
found which will greatly &C
centuate the braking action.
Meanwhile, Chemical Corps
doctors report, an important
medical development has
come from efforts to find an
antidote for the most dreaded
of all war gases. lewisite
This is a compound which
contains arsenic.
A finding by British scien-
fists that dimercaptopro-
panol, or Bal" is effective
in ointment form for decon-
tamination of the skin
against lewisite set investi-
gators in the American
Chemical Corps laboratories
studying the efficacy of vari-
Gus related chemicals. This
work has revealed that BAL"
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

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erected with the columns
from the United States Capt.
toll. Won't someone please
get behind this?
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