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Fiscal Folly

The kicking around that the District
has been getting Of late from House APP
preparations subcommittee constitutes
shocking disregard of constitutionally
imposed congressional responsibility for
the Capitals welfare. The ruthless and
senseless slashing by the Thomas sub
committee of vital supplemental
appropriation request adds insult to the
injury previously inflicted through the
fiscal responsibility Of the regular
Rabaut Subcommittee on District APP
preparations.
That the drastic mutilation of the
supplemental request was done without
due consideration Of the consequences
has been indicated by the reaction of
Chairman Thomas himself to disclosures
as to the possible disastrous effects of
the $S.4 million cut. He promised to
study the threatened financial crisis,
adding that he was sure Congress would
not approve any reduction In essential
services. Why such a study was not
made before the cutback was voted is
yet to be explained.
" lSs lnoeeo, lnc0nceivanle that
Congress would vote to Through at
least 1.474 city employees between April /
and July 1-yet District officials have
asserted that only in this way could
the supplemental fund deficit be met.
Included In such layoffs would be 344
uniformed police and 1853 civilians at
time when increased police patrols are
needed to combat street crimes. (The
alternative would be to take the entire
force OF the payroll for two weeks.)
And, in another vital safety field, the
equivalent Of nine engine companies
would have to be immobilized by the
Fire DEPARTMENT. move fraught with
risk OF very dangerous sort.
We cannot believe that the House
or the Senate will indulge in the fiscal
folly which has been manifest in actions
Of the House Appropriations subcom-
mittees on the District so far this
session. The Districts continuing and
long-felt financial plight calls for states
manlike legislating at the Capitol, not
free-wheeling responsibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-23

Temp Jones sometimes
wonders what became OF the
kind man at the old coffee
house.
The kind man was the chef.
He was an Italian, with a
big flowing moustache. and a
wide grin.
He was seldom seen. put
often heard, as he sang in a
loud and pleasant voice some
of the arias from Verdi's
operas.
He functioned, as far as
guests we're concerned. from
a large screen. where he
could be heard busting
around and singing.
+
The chef took a fancy to
Temp Jones. and invariably
went through a sort of ritual
when he heard our hero, then
a very young man, enter and
order his standard piece of
apple pie and a cup Of coffee.
The chef would poke his
big head out around the
screen, and wave his hand.
Wait a minute" he would
grin"
1t was an Italian grin, wide
and happy. in the best of
international traditions.
Jones knew what to expect.
He would take his piece of
pie to a table, and wait.
Pretty soon the whole chef
would emerge, clad in the
typical costume, white hat
and all.
In his right hand he bore
a big silver coffee pot contain
ing at least three cups.
There you are" said the
chef, with some pride.
THANK you." Temp Jones
would say. with his ready
grin in exchange.
One day Jones met the chef
on the sidewalk.
How are you. chef?" he
asked.
The big man grinned. as
usual.
II am going back to Italy,"
he said, and he must have
gone, because Jones has never
seen him since.
The memory of the silver
pitcher. however. remains,
with a mental picture of a
good guy of the long ago.
Washington is full of good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-23

Robert Sarnoff, President
Of NBC. delivered a brilliant
keynote address in Chicago
to the Association of Amer
lean Broadcasters. His theme
was the presentation of the
RIGHT of industry tn serve
the majority rather than
lose its freedom of action by
complying with the wishes
OF small but vocal minority
groups.
The points so persuasively
presented by Mr.. Sarnof for
the television industry could
be used almost in toto by
those interested in seeing
that American youngsters OBJ
tain a basic religious educa-
ton in our public schools.
Mary Hamlet.
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

fellows. but at times they are
hard to find. t. 4 :tsas
4 y = = .,9
Old John was not hard to
find
John worked in the same
eating place. He was aged,
probably he had always been
an old man. He had a fine
head Of white hair. a wrin-
killed.. humorous face. and the
utmost courtesy.
He could serve you a din
ner in a style that would
have flattered a king. So it
was no wonder that young
Jones took a fancy to him.
Whenever Jones entered,
old John would spot him and
come shutting over in a cat
like way he had. as if on
Sllppered feet.
The chef might be looking
around the screen, grinning
and saying, wait a minute"
as he prepared the big silver
pot of coffee for the price
OF 5 cents. a special for a
friend.
John, the old waiter, came
right over.
How are you, John?"
asked Templeton Jones. 1t
was a part of an act, every
day the same.
II am well, thank you,"
replied the waiter,
What do you know" Jones
continued.
A broad smile covered the
wrinkled face.
Young man." said John,
"if I knew anything, I would
not be here"
The truth was that John
knew a great deal. including
the plays of Shakespeare,
salient portions of which he
could recite on demand, with
real feeling.
Temp Jones grew so fond
of the old fellow that one
time he said, John. l am
going to write up your his
tory, some day."
For the one and only time,
the old fellow did not smile.
IF you do" he said. Il will
return to haunt you"
Templeton Jones respected
his wishes. SO mis- ghost has
never come back. only the
memory of a fine man whose
great pride was that he once
had waited on Col. Ingersoll.
the great orator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-23

sions are advanced. A parallel study
by Q cabinet group headed by Vice
President Nixon also Is about TO start.
Any number Of individuals. in Congress
and out, also are prepared to expound
expertly. In sense, 1t is "open season"
on the national economy-what is right
or wrong with 1t, and what should or
should not be done. 1t will probably
survive without material damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-23
Harvard Slant

Recent developments at
New Haven convince me. a
second-class Harvard man
that is, one who attended
only one Of the graduate
schools. that instead of dis
membering Bolivia and di-
viding it among neighbor ma
tons. we should abolish Yale
and divide it among Column
bia. Dartmouth and Prince
ton.
w. H. Walker,
Harvard Law "a
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from the outside world las
with an iron curtain"

@. How early were heating
stoves, rather than open fire.
places, used by American
colonlStS?-G. B.
A. American stoves origi.
mated among pioneers from
the German and Scanoina-
Wan countries, in the ecrly
l700S. In Pennsylvania the
earliest stoves consisted of
five iron plates (top, bottom,
front, and two Sides) held
together with angle irons.
The open back fitted into a
hole in the wall which opened
into the fireplace in the ad-
joining room. The stove could
be stocked only through the
fireplace, and the two used
the same chimney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-23

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico.
Working with experimental
animals here. United States
Public Health Service scien-
fists have established for
the first time connections
between the big" and little
BRAIN"
The big brain" is the
cerebrum where are conferred
cons c iousness, intelligence.
voluntary activity, interpre-
tation Of things seen and
heard. The "little brain" Is
the cerebellum. second larg-
est unit Of the brain struc-
ture. whose functions still
are debatable. It is believed
to be the part Of the brain
essential for all co-ordinated
movement Of the body. When
1t is damaged in some places
even the simplest sort of mo-
tons cannot be controlled as
directed by the will. A hui
man, for example, couldn't
pick a pin of the floor or
even bring the fingers to-
gether when directed to do
so. although the big brain
were entirely intact.
The experiments are under
the direction Of DR.. Murphy
Combs Of Northwestern Uni
versity. The work to date has
been entirely with cats. Pre-
sumably the basic brain pat
tern is quite similar for all
mammals. Later 1t will be
extended to monkeys. much
nearer to humans but far too
expensive for use in this
stage Of the experiments
which requires use Of large
numbers Of animals.
Use Electrical Technique
Anatomically trace b e
nerve connections between
the cerebellum, DR.. Combs
explains. are chiefly with the
So-called 'reticular forma-
ton" a particular type of
nerve cell structure which
runs through the various Or
gans of the base of the
brain. 1t has been impossible
to find provable physical
connections between the lit
tie brain and the cerebral
cortex which controls con-
scious behavior.
The Public Health Service
doctors here have been able
to determine such associa-
tons by a highly specialized
electrical technique. Elec-
trodes are placed both in
precisely determined spot:
deep in the tissue Of the lit
tie brain and along the cor
tex of the big brain. Wher
a definite response Is re-
corded by a cortical electrodt
it is considered certain indi.
cation Of a point-to-point
association although no ana
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LETTERS TO THE/STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry Drtters' correct
names and addresses All
letters are SUBJECT to conden-
sdtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-23

stored like lovely Williams
burg. but it takes so long to
grow q tree!
Mary Ellen Dashiell.
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Have Mental Block

That the failure is in INTEL
ligence cannot be assumed.
say the maternity ward doc
tors in the National Institute
of Health's unique monkey
hospital. The unweanable
children may have as good
brains as the other little
monkeys except in one
respect. They know where
their bottles are located. They
know how to manipulate
them. But when they Try to
feed themselves there is a
mental block which prevents
them from doing anything
they want to do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-23
Questions and Answer.
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

by mail to question Of fact BY
Washington
postage self stamped
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VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Big and Little Broins Connected
BY THoMASiR. HENRY 4,

tomical nerve paths can be
detected.
All the responses have been
found In the so-called posb-
central cyrus of the cortex,
just back Of the forehead.
which long has been known
TO be a movement-control
area. Thus far 1t has not
been possible TO establish as
ISOLATION between the cere-
bellum and "old BRAIN" the
thalamus, which is a center
for primitive emotions.
So the little brain appar-
emily operates In two direc-
tons and is intimately as
ISOLATED with mental life,
in so far as physical motion
is concerned. The finding
may be considered one of
the most significant in re-
cent neurology.
There are probably COM
parable human cases in in
stitutions for the feeble-
minded. although the Public
Health Service doctors are
quite chary Of equating mon
keys and human behavior.
There are monkey babies
here that can't be weaned.
Some have been bottle-fed
by nurses as long as nine
months. Ordinarily. such an
infant is able to feed itself
in a few weeks.
They compare with human
children who must be bottle
fed from 8 to 10 years. when
they usually die. These mon
keys seem physically normal
enough. Are they feeble
minded? This might be
assumed from the fact that
they cannot be taught what
others pick up without teach
ing, simply from their own
observation.
They are significant fac
tors in efforts at the United
States Public Health Service
laboratory here to establish
a monkey 10 for different
ages as a baseline from
which abnormalities compa-
rable to human abnormali-
ties can be determined in the
future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

When Lincoln took the oath Of office President of the
U.s., March 4, 1861 the nation facing of its
darkest hours states had FeNoMnced the Union.
-Four would join them. Six weeks later
cOmHy'S bLOOdieT conflict started At Of 350 528
Northern lives and I53,785 Southern lives, peace
finally restored and the Union preserved
Very few members of my family have shared my
admiration for Abraham Lincoln. They were Southern
in their sympatheS. But to Lincoln is one of
most important Presidents because he closed the door
for all time the right of state to leave the Union.
Ironically the single act for which he best remembered
- the Emancipation Proclamation is not clearly
understood even by those who revere him most.
Lincoln not an AbOlitionst He believed that
slavery morally wrong. He often expressed his per-
sona wish that all everywhere could be free. But
he believed that under the Constitution it matter
that each state had the right decide for itself He
knew very we'll that the of the North did not
his call to in order to free the slaves. The
objective was to preserve the Union. Everything else
was secondary to that goal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

An aftermath Of the Civil War the almost complete
domination of the national political scene by The Repub-
can Party, the party of Lincoln and of the victorious
North. From 1861 10 1885 the administration in
Republican hands for six successive terms.
SroVer Cleveland Democrat elected to Office in
1884, ending "a years of Republican rule in the White
House. 1t marked the recovery of our healthy twopary
system II also marked the end of period in which
Congress had pushed Chief Executives this way and
that and usurped many Presidential powers Cleveland
was not the man to stand for that During his first term,
the Presidential vetoeS came down like haiIStoneS.
when President doesn't have fight or two with
Congress, you know there is something wrong. man
with thin skin has no business being President. These
scraps are not personal It's part of our scheme of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

I'VE followed isolationiSt policy for the first so
years of existence 1t took thirty years. dreadful
and great leaders who literally struggled
their deaths lead rghuI place in the world
MANY people think that Woodrow Wilson's second
term failure because he could not persuade the
U.S. Senate to let join the League of Nations. Yet
it's quite possible that if Wilson hadn't tried Roosevelt
couldn't have succeeded Both of these understood
what we dangerously close to forgetting today
that it the Presidents duty lead the nation the
conduct of its foreign affairs This is responsibility
that cannot be delegated and must not be avoided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

Wilson great historian and great leader
Under him, we became internatonal-minded. He
failed only politician. He unable to enlist the
support of the reconcilables. These Senators abused
their power to approve treaties kept out of the
League of Nations and, in my opinion, played large
role in causing World War ii.
Roosevelt early recognized the need to keep the
United Nations project above and beyond politics.
When the U.N opened for business. Arthur Vanden-
berg, Republican and former iSolationSt, was
leading member of delegation. In this way, we
showed the world that our - Continued on page 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

Under the administration of Franklin d. Roosevelt and
later of Harry S. Truman the US. for the first time
nffed itself TO membership in world organization Of
nations. Woodrow Wilson, a generation earlier, was
unable TO persuade This country to join The League Of
Nations, but his efforts paved the way for The change in
public opinion thar eventually resulted in present
leadership in the United Nations Wilson right
the HTecOnciabeS wrong.
Credit for the SIXTH and perhaps the greatest, event
in country'S history must be shared by two men
Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
4. Lincoln Holds the Union Together

I'm letter to Horace Greeley, editor of the
New York Tribune, Lincoln stated his point
of view. It's astonishing that so few people
today are familiar with it. He wrote, If could
save the Union without freeing any slave,
would do it. If could save it by freeing all the
slaves would do it. If could save it by free
ing some and leaving Others alone, would also ~
do that. Il
"The Emancipation was conceived as act Q n,
of military necessity. Lincoln acted under his Nd
emergency wartime powers. Legally speaking
what he did was to seize and dispose of large
amount of private property = something he
could never have got away with in peacetme,
matter how much he longed to do it.
The Proclamation a master stroke of
psychological warfare It intended to underScore
the withdrawal of Lees troops after the Battle of
Antietam an ndeciSive contest in which the North
claimed victory Lincoln also hoped that it would draw
off of the slave labor forces that were supporting
the armies in the South and help swing opinion in
Europe. particularly in England in favor of the North
To-day we have still to solve the problems which the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

government that the executive and legislative
branches jealousy guard their rights against
infringements. But in 1885, Congress had had
things pretty much its own way for long time.
Cleveland vetoed Ala bills during his first
administration. Many of them were private
pension bills - thinly disguised graft. He
braved the wrath of the Grand Army of the
Republic, the politically powerful veterans or
ganization, when he knocked out the Depend
ent Pension Bill which would eventually have
put nearly every veteran in the United States
on the public payroll. He forced through the
repeal of the Tenure of Office Act and gained
Presidential control over appointment to and re
from executive office.
''Under Cleveland our democracy once again
to function as our founders had intended that s.
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Emancipation has bequeathed If had had strong
able men in the White House between 1880 and 1860
the issues concerned in the Secession could probably
have been settled and the slaves freed peacefully and
Justly The Civil War would never have occurred and
would not be living with its bitter racial aftermath
that distorts the harmonious democracy wish to
show the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

THIS WEEK Mosorins ! February ~, 1859
Evening star., 1959-10-25
British Cuppers
Led by AIIiss' 50
At Burning Tree

Peter Alliss shot a three
under-par 32-37-69 to lead the
British Ryder Cup team yester-
day in a round with members
at Burning Tree Country Club.
The l0-man team, which
plays the American Ryder Cup
pers next month at Palm
Springs, Calf, will play a
public exhibition today at Con-
gressional, starting at noon.
Other sub-par scores turned
in by the British team were a
36-34-70 by Christy O'Connor
and a pair of Ills by Bernard
Hunt and Norman Drew.
Eric Brown and Peter Mills
had 73s; Ken Bousfield and Dai
Rees, 74s, and Harry Weetman
and Dave Thomas had 75s.
Evening star., 1959-10-25
wv Holds Lessons
In Golf and Tennis

Co-educational group lessons
in tennis and golf will be given
at the YWCA tomorrow, Tues
day and Wednesday.
The tennis lessons start at
7 pm, with Russ Cooley in
structing. The golf lessons,
conducted by Jerry Long, pro at
East Potomac, will be at 6 pm,
Tuesday and 8 pm. Wednes-
day.
Evening star., 1959-10-25

Clare Emery, Harold Har-
wood, jr.
'l:12-Rees, Snead. Beman.
Rees said on arrival in the
United States the other day
that the British team might
not have scored its upset VIC
tory Of two years ago If Snead
had been on the American
team. Sam lacked enough
points to qualify for the 81
team, as did Ben Hogan, Cary
Middlecoff and Jimmy De-
maret.
Several BritOns Return
British players on hand to-
day who beat American pros
in singles matches in 1857 are
O'Connor who routed Dow
Finsterwald; Mills, victor over
Jackie Burke; Hunt, winner
over Doug Ford; Bousfield.
who beat Lionel Herbert, and
Brown, who won over Tommy
Bolt. In 1853 Brown beat Lloyd
Mangrum, and in 1855 he won
over Jerry Barber.
One Of the feature three
somes today will be the first
one off the tee. Alliss, son of
Percy Alliss. three-time Ryder
Cup member. is the stylist of
the British team. Cox, the host
pro, is a former member of
the United States team. Bogart
the amateur of the group, won
the Maryland State title over
the Congressional course.
There is a driving contest
in the making in the three
some of Harry Weetman, long
est hitter in British golf; Mel
vim Rowe, assistant pro at
Burning Tree, and Gil Willett
of Prince Georges.
The British team, which has
been here since Friday, leaves
for Atlanta and a two-daypstay
tomorrow. The match with the
United States team is Novem-
ber CT at Palm Desert, Calf.
Evening star., 1959-10-25
British Ryder Cuppers
Getting Look at Sneod

The British Ryder Cup team
gets an early look at Sam
Snead. the captain of the
United States team, in an
exhibition starting at noon to-
day at Congressional Country
Club.
There will be 30 players in
the match, the 10 members OF
the British team, Snead and
nine area pros, and 10 District
amateurs. Each threesome will
be made up of British Ryder
Cup player, an amateur, and
Snead or an area pro.
The feature threesome Of
Snead, Dai Rees, captain of the
British team, and Deane
Beman, the British Amateur
champion from Bethesd a
Country Club, will go last at
1:l2 pm.
Admission Fee So
There will be a 50 charge,
81 for students. The first
$1,000 of the gate receipts will
go to the British team, and the
rest in prize money for low
pro scores and low best-ball
scores of threesomes.
Pairings. with the British
team members named first,
District pros and then District
amateurs:
l2:O0-Peter Allis, Witty Cox,
Ralph Bogart.
12:08-Norman Drew, Harry
GrieSmer, Billy Brownrigg.
l2:16-Eric Brown, Clarence
DoSer. Buddy Brylawski.
l2:24-Peter Mills, Max FL
bin, Claude Wild.
12:32-Ken Bousfield, Bill
Clarke. Bob Brownell.
l2:40-Harry Weetman, Mel
Rowe, Gil Willett.
12:48-Bernard Hunt, Henry
Gerard, Bob MARITIME.
12:56-Dave Thomas, Charlie
Easton, John EiSinger.
l:04 4-Christy O'Connor,
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