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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Hump|1reyHits
Land Neglect

EUGENE, Greg, April %
(AP).-Forest, range land and
water development are neglect
ed in the United States and
the Nation is living in the past
because Of it, Senator Hum
phrey, Democrat of Minnesota,
said last night.
Senator Humphrey, scheduled
to speak here again today on
his current Far Western tour,
said natural resources develop
ment has been left to coast for
seven years under the Repub-
leans.
The price of such a policy
paid by other nations in his
tory, he said. lis written in the
scared, over-grazed and defor-
ested Middle East"
This Nation is not the Mid
die East, but a Nation that
forgets its natural resources is
living on borrowed time, said
Senator Humphrey, speaking
to Democrats in the heart Of
Oregon's rich lumber country.
Forests, he warned, do not
spring up overnight and %
million acres of currently bare
land need reforestation. He
said forest output must be
upped by so per cent in the
next so years to meet future
needs.
Nearly 300 million acres Of
watershed must be planted and
the growing population makes
water development urgent. 1t
is tragic, he said, to allow this
work to go undone while we
permit millions to remain idle.
Senator Humphrey, often
cited as possible Democratic
presidential nominee, said the
kind of a struggle this Nation
should seek with the Russians
is a struggle to see who can
first de-salt sea water. Cheap
fresh water, he said, would
bring prosperity to domestic
areas long plagued by lack of
water.
The Senator speaks tonight
in Portland, then flies Thurs
day morning to San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

Testimony may be completed
late today in the first-degree
murder and assault trial Of
Willie Jones In District Court.
The murder count accuses
Jones. SO. of the 800 block Of
Twelfth street Sc. Of fatally
shooting Reginald L. Winters.
20, Of the 1900 block Of South
Carolina avenue Sc, last Au-
gust 5 in the surgical ward at
District General Hospital
Jones also is accused Of as
sault with intent to kill in the
shooting and wounding OF his
woman friend, Alma r. Jordan,
80, Of the 100 block Of Forty
sixth place Sc. who at the
time was a patient at the hos
pital and whom MIR. Winters
was visiting. The jury trial be-
fore Judge Joseph C. McGar-
raghy opened nine days ago.
Psychiatrist Testifies
DR.. Mary v. McIndoo, associ-
ate chief psychiatrist at Dis
trict General Hospital, testified
yesterday she examined Jones
three days after the shootings
and believed him TO have been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

Icrat recently wrote Robert Z.
Mclaughlin, president of the
Board Of Commissioners, that
he wonders II the council. a
private group. should be en-
titled 10 the use Of public space
The letter, his ONCE said,
was prompted by the transfer
Of a few employees Of the High
way Departments tree division
from the District Building TO
the Briggs Montgomery School
annex IN Georgetown
The council. established by
the Commissioners a year ago,
received a $4,000 grant from
the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Foundation. Its Job is TO pro-
mote equal job opportunity for
all in the District,
Mr.. Mclaughlin noted that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Broken Main
Floods Corner

Workmen hastily repaired a
water main hrea kat Twenty
third and L streets NV. this
morning and rush-hour bus
traffic was rerouted to avoid
the intersection a Water De-
partment spokesman said.
He added that the break was
not very serious, but its exact
cause and the full extent of
damage could not be deter
mined Immediately. The buses
were detourned as a precaution
in case the street was weakened
by the water flow, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

adding II would be q "mani-
fest absurity TO contend that
the same power cannot be en-
ployed for administration and
protection OF public buildings
IN which the essential business
Of government Is carried on"
Mr.. Brant believed that this
power over buildings opened
the way for the Federal Gov
eminent to control the COM
pick Of Government buildings
on the Virginia side Of the
Potomac. too. Except in Federal
buildings, the States Of Mary
land, Virginia and Columbia
would conduct their own af-
fairs. he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Hospital SIoying TrioI
Told Jones Wos Sane

Of sound mind both then and
at the time Of the shootings.
Last week. two psychiatrists
stated that in their opinion
Jones was in such a mental
state at the time Of the shoot
ings that he could not distin-
guish between right and wrong.
One Of the defense psychiatrists
had examined Jones in January
and the other last week.
Says He Intended Suicide
Jones testified yesterday that
he had tried to get the Jordan
woman, who formerly lived
with him, to return to him. He
said he had gone to the hospi-
tai with the intention Of kill
ing himself. He testified that
Just before the pistol fred, the
Jordan woman grabbed his
arm and Mr.. Winters pushed
a bed against him.
In answer to a question by
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Joseph A. Lowther. who is
prosecuting, Jones said he did
not remember shooting Mr..
Winters. Jones is represented
by defense attorneys James j.
Lauehlin and Albert j. Ahern. jr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
D. c. Building
Use by Private
Group Questioned

Use by the Commissioners
Council on Human Relations
of a District Building Office has
been questioned by Chairman
Mcmillan of the House Dis
trict Committee.
The South Carolina Demo-
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Columbia
Proposed as
51st State

A new scheme for giving the
District self government by
creating q 51st State Of Co
lumbia was recorded by con-
gressional District Committees
today.
The suggestion came from
historian Irving Brant OF il9
Fifth street NE.
Mr.. Brant said Congress
should cede the District to
Maryland, on condition that
Maryland consent TO the Dis
trict becoming q state.
Once the Maryland Legisla-
ture had accepted retrocession
of the District. then Congress
would have power to carve the
new State Of Columbia out of
that portion Of Maryland, ne
maintained.
Mr.. Brant, who has gained
a reputation as a biographer
of Madison, presented q schul-
arly argument for the idea in
petitions to the President of
the Senate and the Speaker of
the House. The documents
were forwarded TO District
Committees routinely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Recall Old Grievance

II am petitioning Congress
for redress Of the same griev-
ance that caused George
Washington to lead an army
against the king of England, /"
Mr.. Brant said. This was that
people in Washington were
governed by rulers whom they
have no part in selecting and
by laws they have no share
in making" he explained.
He urged statehood as an al
tentative to home rule pro-
posals now pending in this
Congress. Senate hearings,
scheduled today on home rule,
will be resumed at the call of
District Subcommittee Chair
man Hartke, Democrat of In
diana. In the House, a BIZ
partisan bloc of home rule
supporters is working hard for
hearings before the parallel
District subcommittee.
MY proposal would require
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

private group. II was given Q
second-fioor room in the Dis
Itr1ct Building a month ago..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

the council is an ofiicial ad.
sorry. body rather than a purely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

teamwork between Maryland
and Congress-" Mr.. Brant con-
ceded.
He pointed out that the Con-
stitution provided that no State
may be formed within another
State without the consent OF
the Legislature Of the States as
well as Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Cites Kentucky Case

Under that power, Kentucky
was formed within the juris-
diction of Virginia, with the
consent of the Virginia Legis-
lature. he noted. The Massa-
chusetts Legislature likewise
agreed to Maine being formed
from within the Massachusetts,
jurisdiction.
Mr.. Brant said the consti-
tutional clause granting Con-
gress power to exercise exclu-
sive legislative control over the
Capital would not prejudice
statehood. The second half of
that sentence, he noted, gave
Congress power to control all
buildings needed for the opera
ton Of the Federal Govern
ment.
This is a vast and compre-
hensiye power" he maintained,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-11

Of them have met the man or have read
even one OF his opinions. Still. some-
how, this large company has an aware
ness, q feeling, about Judge Hand. They
accept him as an exemplar Of that
which is best in our judicial tradition.
Why should this be so2 Why is 1t that
this one Judge, among the many who
have performed with notable distinction
on our Federal Circuit Courts, stands
out In such bold relief2
The answer, or at least part Of the
answer. is that Judge Hand has served
for half century as fudge. BY this
we mean that he has not sought to i'm
pose his will, or his notions, on the
issues which came before him. Instead,
he has judged those issues with sense
of judicial restraint which enabled him
to resist the temptation to indulge his
personal predictions. This, we believe,
is the real mark of liberalism, and it is
this, or this impression, which has III
tered down to those people who know
something about Judge Hand. 1t is a
pity that the exigencies Of politics or
the accident of geography, or perhaps
both, kept this distinguished man from
grazing the Supreme Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-11
A Bill for the Cake

Canada'S Progressive Conservative
government, secure in its overwhelming
control of the House of Commons, has
decided to make year Of prosperity a
year for raising taxes and reducing the
margin Of deficit financing. Presenting
his second budget since the Conserva-
tive Party won 4-to-1 majority in
Commons early last year, Finance Min
lister Donald Fleming has proposed rails
ing individual and corporation income
taxes, the general sales tax, special
duties. With expenditures remaining at
record level, Mr.. Fleming estimated
that his revenue program still will leave
a deficit Of about 1898 million-but APP
probably better than the red-ink peak
Of $617 million written in the past fiscal
year. No tax increases, Mr.. Fleming
added, would mean new high deficit
of $3.50 million.
Outside of Canada--to the United
States, for example-Some of Mr.. Flem-
ing'S comments on general economic
conditions, on international trade pol
icies and on fiscal philosophy are of
broader interest than his countryS
budget. He predicted confidently that
1859 will be highly prosperous year
for his country, second only to record
breaking 1856, and that the "solid re-
covery" already marked up in the United
States Is playing an important part in
the new Canadian boom. At the same
time, he reminded both our own coun-
try and Western Europe that Canada
strongly reSents some of our current
import restrictions and some of the
similar inclinations displayed by the
common market" bloc in Europe.
In direct answer to those who
preach that "little imitation" is deSir-
able, unavoidable, essential to growth
or what-have- Mr.. Fleming offered
the following: II reject the doctrine of
either the desirability or the inevita-
bility of creeping imitation. To argue
that imitation is inevitable is a reflec-
ton upon, indeed an insult to, the in
telligence and the moral fiber of free
peoples"
A spokesman for the opposition Lib
eral Party in Canada, recalling that the
Conservatives granted measure of tax
relief in 1857, has lamented now that
"the cake seemingly has to be paid for"
While there may be variations in the
methods of paying for "cake," there is
no evidence that either individuals or
governments can indefinitely avoid a
day Of reckoning. Mr.. Fleming has sub
mitted what is at least partial bill at
a time when the benefciaries appear in
good shape to ante up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-11
Freedom of Action

- The lines seem to be forming in
Richmond for harder fight against
the Perrow Commission school proposals
than at first appeared likely.
Those who oppose the Perrow sub
stitute for the misguided massive resist
ance program are moving along three
main lines. They urge State constitu-
tional change which, with other things,
would repeal Section 129, requiring the
General Assembly ito establish and
maintain an efficient system of public
free schools throughout the State" The
suggested substitute says that each
county, city or town is authorized" to
establish public schools or provide "other
means" Of education for children.
This constitutional change would
become effective, of course, only if APP
proved by the voters in Statewide
referendum sometime next year. 1t is
this necessity for referendum, how
ever, which makes it difficult for elected
officials to oppose the proposal, since
they do not want to be accused Of deny
Ing the people an opportunity to express
their will on such vital question. But
in our judgment it ought to be opposed,
for it certainly would be a serious mat
ter, and probably grave mistake, to
relieve the State of all constitutional
responsibility for public education.
The two other main points in the
Perrow plan which have come under
heavy attack provide for pupil placement
at the local level and permit localities to
enact compulsory school attendance re-
quirementS The opponents argue that
these would weaken resistance to inte-
grafton and might compel attendance
in integrated schools. Neither of these
things would happen, however, unless
1t was the will of the majority in the
local community And if Virginia is
going to enact any plan which will sur
vive court test, it is essential, we be-
lieve, to permit such questions as these
to be decided by the people at the local
level. The plan put forward by the anti
Perrow forces, which they call program
for freedom of action" does not meet
this essential requirement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-11
Frank Lloyd Wright

The death of Frank Lloyd Wright
at SO removes from the field of Ameri-
can architecture an imaginative and in
fluential-and certainly its most con-
troversial-member. Mr.. Wright sought
always to dominate his profession, to
be an iconoclaSt in form of artistic
expression which he felt had chung too
long to the traditional and the conser-
vative in building design. Indicative Of
his character was his comment not long
ago that he preferred honest arro-
gance" to "hypocritical humility" This
was the creed that brought him pub
licity, fame and wealth-as we'll as
criticism from within and without his
profession. .
Mr.. Wright's services were in de-
mand in many places throughout the
world and the hundreds of unorthodox
structures which he designed are lasting
monuments to his memory. Not always
consistent, he inveighed at one time
against Skyscrapers as "molochS raised
for the commercial exploitation of the
man in the street." yet later he proposed
a mile-high skyscraper in Chicago He
reviled conventional business buildings
and conventional homes. Instead he
insisted that such buildings should be
acknowledgement to best meet the
needs of a particular industry or the
living habits of family, as the case
might be. Critics of his style often
regarded his creations as architectural
monstroSities, but equally vocal follow
ers admired his works with imprisoned
devotion.
Both critics and admirers will agree
that Mr.. Wright'S long reign as leader
in architectural circles had powerful
impact on architecture, architects and
the teaching of architecture in many
colleges. The Frank Lloyd Wright in
fiuence undoubtedly viii continue to be
felt in the future, just as his influence
has been indelibly impressed on more
than 700 buildings in this country and
abroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-11
Beware of Impostor

1t has just come to our
attention that a man, repre-
senting himself to be from
the University of Michigan
Sterility Clinic" has been
phoning women in the Wash
ington, DC, area to inquire
into their personal and med
ical problems.
We would appreciate your
advising your readers that
the University of Michigan
Medical Center is not con-
Quoting any such survey, and
has no knowledge of the man
nor of his purpose.
William Bender, Jr.
Information and News
Services, University of
Michigan.
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-11

right and the power TO tell
the Chief Executive what to
do. and that they viii UNDER
take to exercise that power.
LabOr's Demands
What are the labor leaders
asking Of Congress today
and demanding Is the word:
First. they favor the Ken
nedy-Javits- Cooper bill now
reported TO the Senate and
soon TO be taken up. designed
to halt racketeering and cor
ruption in labor unions which
has been revealed by the
Mcclellan Senate Investigate
ing committee. They favor
it. though with a sour taste In
the mouth. They like it far
better than the Eisenhower
administration bill. with its
proposals to deal with mass
picketing and secondary boy
cots. They favor the Ken
nedy bill also far more than
they do the drastic reform
measure presented by Senator
Mcclellan of Arkansas.
Second, the labor leaders
are demanding an increase
in the Federal minimum
wage law from 81 an hour
to SIPS, with extended COW
erage.
Third. they favor repeal
of the provision in the Taft
Hartley Act which permits
individual States to enact
right-to-work laws. Nineteen
States have such laws which
say that a worker shall not
be compelled to join a union
to hold a job, even if the
plant in which he works has
been unionized.
Fourth, they are demand
ing that the Federal Govern
ment increase its expendi-
lures so as to create more
jobs, and that it extend
unemployment benefit pay
mentS.
These are the principal
demands of the organized la
Dor leaders-but not all.
How successful organized
labor will be in these de-
mands remains to be seen.
There are signs of increas-
ing cooperation between the
conservative d e m ocrats--
most of them from the South
and the Republicans in the
House of Representatives to
head of legislation calculated
to give the leaders of organ
lied labor still greater power
than they have now. Also,
this cooperation of Demo-
Gratis and Republicans is
making itself felt in the mat
ter of greater Federal spend
ing. To some extent, it is ex-
pected that the Southern
Democrats and Republicans
will work together in the Sem
ate. How effective this alli-
ance will be may be seen
when the Kennedy bill and
certain appropriation items
come before the Senate. In
the past, the Senate has been
the more conservative body.
Today organized conServa-
tive resistance may prove
MORE effective in the House.
During the remainder of
this session Of Congress, and
its second session next year,
the labor issue promises to
play an extremely important
part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-11
How Cookie CrumbIes

I am wondering what Girl
Scout council Mrs. LaPlante's
Brownie daughter is in. Ger
tainly in the Arlington coun-
Gil we leaders are not told
how many cartons of cookies
we must take for our troops.
We discuss it with the girls
and have them tell us how
many they think they can
sell-then an order for that
amount is placed.
The cookie sale is the only
time during each year that
the Girl Scouts and Brownies
are permitted door-to-door
soliciting. It's the only way
we can try to make UP our
deficit when the UGF drive
falls short of its goal-and
naturally, our ALLEGATION is
reduced. We badly need prof
it's from this sale to main
tain our camps.
If girls fail to sell their
cookies, what's wrong with
parents assuming a little re-
sponsibihty and lending a
helping hand to put over this
project? ! know many fathers
who go out with their daugh-
tiers to sell Girl Scout cookies.
Not only that, they fill their
brief cases with boxes of
cookies and take them to the
Office and sell them.
It's not the cookie sale
that discourages qualified
troop leaders; it's the COM
plete lack of cooperation and
interest we get from parents
plus their undisciplined
children to whom we are de-
voting a very great amount
OF time, energy and effort.
Girl Scout Leader.
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AIerting the Voters!

National chairmen of political par
ties invariably are endowed with
highly developed talent for perception.
They are able, unfailingly, to discern
every possible shortcoming in the oppo-
sition party, its program and its person.
alities. Often they report these more in
sorrow than in anger, but not often do
they fail to share the rewards of their
clairvoyant abilities with the voters at
large.
So it is that retiring Republican
Chairman Alcorn has placed the voters
on notice that they should be distressed
by "a full squad of Democrats (who) are
waging competitive campaigns" for their
partys presidential nomination. In a
sort of roll call of the squad, Mr.. Alcorn
names Senators Johnson of Texas, Ken
nedy of Massachusetts,, Symington Of
Missouri and Humphrey of Minnesota.
Their presidential ambitions, he ex-
plains, have turned the Senate into a
kind of Sideshow In which Americans
can place very little reliance" and in
which the national interest is bound to
suffer.
Chairman Alcorn has, for example,
compartmentalized the special interests
of the four whose availability" for
presidential nomination has been widely
discussed. Senator Johnson is found in
the field of national defense, Senator
Symington in space exploration, Senator
Kennedy in Encouragement relations
and Senator Humphrey in the vexatiouS
farm problem. In sense, Senator
Mansfield, Montana Democrat, has ex-
pressed his party'S appreciation to Mr..
Alcorn for pointing up the varied tai
ents represented in the Senate majority.
Americans are extremely fortunate"
Mr.. Mansfield thinks, that they can rely
ION such responsible Democrats"
Presumably, Democratic National
Chairman Butler may be relied upon in
due time for a thoughtful analysis of
potential Republican nominees. This will
be helpful-in the same way and to the
same degree.