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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-05-24

roke proc Cd mas:
(Ko je eseni 1914 dr. Lojze Kuhar, eden izmed vo-
ditelev Slovenske udske stranke enu iste in osebno
svoem menu kot katolski duhovnik in Sovenec obso-
dill preko londonskega radia zdaasko pocete bvsih ko
legov in canov v Ljuban in ko e bvsi minister Franc
Sno stop med sovenske parzane in podal svoo izavo
dne g. oktobra, domobranci Sovenj izda pamflet
sedeco vsebno)
"PlaSanci. roke proc Cd mas!
'Zopet meli "cast" da je spregovoril radio
London Pc dogem easu e oglas Kuhar, da nam So
di in presoja =.
me hi Sc zmeni "a ia govorcic il dobro poznane
ga vira da nina naesnejse ostaim kar Sc
skusa zapada vsit Pustli bi tudi g. Kuharja da
govor kar zub-in 81 ia nacih sluz dobrohot-
svojih zaveznikov" in zavesce sedanem burnem
casu XII ga dozvlja njegov narod Toda negovih
gospodarjev take oetna da dolzni enkrat vsee
MENU samemu pa tud vsem bodoGim odgovorih vsem
razumljivim jezikom!
"Al veste, g. Kuhar da slovensk narod ze mesece in
vodi smftno borbo svoe zivene? Ali vese. da
te borbe vodi Nenaci. tenvee NOV pod marsalom
Titom?
"A Veste, 6. Kuhar da NOV in Of
pozgali 1000 slovenskih domov,
razrusi 900 nasih vasi,
unicili $50 slovenskih SOL
razbili Sc nasih cerkva
pcmorii 80 900 Slovencev in Slovenk?
ALI veste, G. Kuhar da SO ii vas osvobodtelji vse-
skox sodelovai savojskim okupatorjem izdaali
SO r in usvar Rab Gonar druga grobisca vasih bra
TOW in sestra po krvi in jeziku?
Ali vese, 6. Kuhar, da skupno badoljevskimi
tiralci napadi pomagali pomor slovenske borce ma
Turjaku Grcaricah, Velikem Osolnku in drugod?
'A veste, g. Kuhar, kdo vod danes te osvoboditelj-
ske cete Primorskem in 1sri? Ali da vodil
nj njih savojski tlaetelji nase zemje?
All veste, g. Kuhar, da vaSke straze bella garda'
ticfo clio 10
e mas narod srnem trenutku rod da obvarue pro-
pasti2
"Al veste, g. Kuhar da SO NOV, OF in kakor koli Sc
re enueo organzrano zlo Ali veste dalje da dobro
in zlo nikoli zediniti?
Use mnogo hi Vas moral vprasati, toda "a seda mai
to zadostuje)
Ce vse to veste, Kuhar, zakaj sramotte? Zakaj
mas silite da zdruzujemo to- kar so nikoi more?
'Ce pa tega veste, g. Kuhar zakaj govorite in
zaka begae sepe in napo sepe? Zaka trate svo narod
prepad. cd koder nj resitve?
Od l. l941 dalje visi sovenski narod razpet krizu
in zbira svoje sile da resi- sebe svoo domovno m
hvala Bogu MISC ysi zapustl tel borb ko ga W.
g. Kuhar in vs tst Vas Londonu, Karu in bogsigavedi
kjeS so dobi moze XII osta judstvom in MIN
Vred prenasa Golgoto okupace in drzavljanske vone
In teh ljudi boste nih vi. 9. Kuhar. nii Boris
Furlan niti Snoj nih kdor koi drug uch in poueeva
ka ajo delati! Kajti vs mi ie prliko obeutiti
svoj koz blagodat tolovajskih osvobodteljev mi
skupno ljudsvom trpe in delai-ko ste vi vsi pocva
in Sc igra zaveznisko' poltko z ~, r. @a.
"Zato roks proc Cd sovenskesa naroda-V. d ste
zapust in izdaH vAegov smrtni borbl Kdor nj osta
ljudsvom njsgovih tegobah NINA poyzatka! Sc mani
pa ina pravico dajst l<arsne loli nauke zahtsvel
"Napadate slovensko easopse in kultarne ustanove,
da kleceplazle pred Nenci Moramo Yam povedat da
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aware of the value of good music
and subsidies 1t to the tune of $780,
900 annually. More power to them,
and also to the Sociedad Pro Arte
MusicaE of which Mr.. Alfredo Saint
Malo (Well known as a distinguished
concert violinist in our country as
well as in Europe and his native
Panama. is the enterprising head.
This society sponsors the orchestra.
This morning we went to see what
the pirate, Henry Morgan, had done
by way of destruction of the ancient
city of Panama and of what must
have been a magnificent cathedral.
He certainly made complete job of
it, even though the few ruins left
show its former grandeur, overlook
ing the Pacific Ocean. Outside of
the great works of imperishable art,
such as the Pyramids, the great In
dian, Chinese and Mayan creations,
and the more recent ones of Greece
and Rome and the Middle Ages, the
story of mankind seems to consist
alternately of the spiritual efforts Of
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Cuba-New York Vessel
Was Disaster in 1857

The next marine tragedy has to
do with the loss OF the S. S. Cen
tral America on September IL, 1857
when Capt. William Lewis Herndon
bravely stuck to his post, and went
down with his ship, leaving among
his survivors a daughter. Ellen
Lewis Herndon, who married Ches-
ter Alan Arthur two years later, and
died a year before her husband
entered the White House as Presi-
dent of the United States in 1881.
At the time of Capt. Herndon {
misfortune and death, he was on
detached service from the Navy, ano
went down when four days out from
Havana, Cuba, bound for New York
with large cargo. including 81 900,
900 in specie and 600 passengers on
their way east from California.
The outstanding hero of all was
Capt. Herndon, of whom 1t was said
at the time:
Each life that was lost with the
Central America carries bitter sor-
row to private homes; but the death
of her commander, Capt. Herndon
is a public loss. He was gentle
man, scholar, an accomplished of
f1cer, an honorable man. He had
written his name In our history by
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OFF to Guatemala
On Trips Last Leg

One more day here and I'll start
on the last lap of my musical hegira.
The orchestra got Strengthened cut
during the last two rehearsals, but
it is very inexperienced, and can
but pray that Apollo will be In
good mood tonight and will help
me through what I expect will be
a nerve test rather than an artistic
experience.
Off to Guatemala early tomorrow
morning.
I look forward to seeing that
country and its capital and Antigua
and Chichicastenango nearly more
than to any other part of what has
been an extraordinary trip from
many angles. From what have
heard here and elsewhere, I under
stand that Guatemala will be an
artistic experience of the first order.
Really good musicians have told mo
that even the orchestra in the small
republic is very good too, and that
I need have no qualms on that score.
If time and my experience warrant,
I'll write my final article from there.
But, should this not be the case, 7
want to express my thanks right
here and now to the United States
officials everywhere on this long
journey, from ambassadors and cul-
tural relations men, to passport
clerks for their constant interest and
courtesy and helpfulness.
And equally so to the flying per-
sonnel of the different airlines.
III not soon forget the young
American crew of that small plane
which made the superb forced
landing in Ecuador after we'd
been circling round and round and
up and up in the high noun
tsins, in the midst of what seemed
to be a very persistent and totally
unsympathetic cloudbank. When
next We play that lovely Bach
chorale, I'VE Thank Thee Lord" it
will be Of them I'll be thinking.
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the botanist Of the Wilkes Expedi-
ton in 1888, who was placed in
charge of the Botanic Garden in
1885, as well as by that celebrated
horticulturist, John Saul of Wash
ington, of whom it has been said
that he did more toward the devel-
opment of California, by sending
there, from his greenhouses on
Georgia avenue, the great number
of plants and trees, the fruit from
which produces today more revenue
for that State than has Suffers dis
covery of gold there.
1t was while in the midst OF this
Landscape work in 1852 that Down.
ing met his death. The Henry Clay
had left Albany at o'clock a m. for
New York on July %, and the dis
aster which sent to their deaths
more than 10 persons took place at
4 o'clock in the afternoon, about
two and a half miles from Yonkers.
The thrilling details are hard to de-
pict, SO dreadful was the calamity.
The Henry Clay and another
steamboat called the Armenia, left
Albany about the same time each
crowded with passengers, the for
mer having between 400 and 500 on
board. At the start the Armenia
was in the lead and the vessels be-
gan racing for the advantage which
would reasult in first reaching the
various landings where additional
passengers and freight awaited the
faster vessel. For many miles the
Armenia led, but was finally passed
by the Henry Clay. both vessels
crowding on every ounce of steam
their boilers could carry.
Some of the passengers, becoming
alarmed, sought out the captain and
demonstrated at the recklessness
with which the vessel was being
run, but were assured there was no
danger.
The sides of the boat nearest the
engine room became so hot that it
was almost impossible to pass from
one end of the steamer to the other.
Finally. the fears of the passsen-
gers were realized. The vessel took
tire about midships. The saving of
the boat became so utterly hopeless,
within five minutes after the flames
broke out, that it was abandoned,
and her head turned toward the
east bank of the river in order to
run ashore. The boat struck two
and a half miles below Yonkers.
The ensuing scenes were heart
rendering and difficult to describe.
One woman is said to have held on
to the railing with a child held by
her teeth, until so badly burned
that she dropped into the water.
The child was drowned but the
| woman was saved.
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Ear|v Marine Disasters
By John CIoeett Proctor

Wv WASHINGTON. in years
NA/ gone by, has been more
wv or less directly or indi-
rectly linked with
number OF marine disasters which
have brought sorrow and distress to
its homes. The earliest Of these
calamities occurred on February %,
1874 when an explosion occurred
aboard the U. S. S. Princeton which
caused the deaths of several promi-
nent persons, including the Secre-
tary of State, Abel P. Upshur; Sec
retary of the Navy Thomas W.
Gilmer, Commodore Beverly Ken
non, Virgil MaXey of the diplomatic
service and Mr.. Gardiner, formerly
a member of the New York State
Senate. Seventeen seamen were
wounded, some of them probably ia
tally. Among those stunned by the
conclusion were the commanding
officer of the Princeton, Capt. Stock
ton; Senator Thomas H. Benton of
Missouri, Lieut.. Hunt of the Prince
ton, w. D. Robinson of Georgetown,
and others.
The Princeton, a brand-new ves-
sci, was the first propeller
steamship built for the Navy, and
had just been put in commission.
Her record states she was con-
structed in Philadelphia in 1874, and
was built for the Navy under the
auspices of her captain. R. F. Stock
ton. She was built of white oak,
ship rigged, and spread $4,000 square
feet of canvas. Her first propeller
weighed 10000 pounds, the second
1870, and with the latter she OBJ
tanned about II per cent increase
of speed. She was armed with nine
guns and carried crew of 166 men.
A good account of what took place
aboard the Princeton that fatal day
was printed in the National Intelli-
gencer of February 20, 1874, and
says in part:
In the whole course of our lives
1t has never fallen to our lot to an
nounce to our readers more shock
Ing misunderstanding in all its cir
cumstances and concomitants-than
that which occurred on board the
U. S. S. Princeton yesterday after
noon, whilst under way in the River
Potomac IA or IS miles below this
city.
Yesterday was a day appointed
by the courtesy and hospitality of
Capt. Stockton, commander of the
Princeton, for receiving as visitors
to his fine ship dying off Alexan-
dria), a great number of guests, with
their families, literally and numer-
ously invited to spend the day on
board. The day was most favorable,
and the company was large and
brilliant, of both sexes, not less
probably in number than 400,
among whom were the President of
the United States, the heads of the
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several departments and their fam
lilies.
''At a proper hour after the ar
rival of the expected guests the ves-
sci got under way and proceeded
down the river to some distance be-
low Fort Washington.
During the passage down, one OF
the large guns on board carrying a
ball of 225 pounds) was fired more
than once, exhibiting the great
power and capacity of that formi-
dable weapon of war.
The ladies had partaken of a
sumptuous repast, the gentlemen
had succeeded them at the table
and some of them had left it. The
vessel was on her return up the
river opposite the fort, where Capt
Stockton consented to fire another
shot from the same gun, around and
near which, to observe its effects
many persons had gathered, though
by no means so many as on similar
discharges in the morning, the
ladies, who then thronged the deck
being on this fatal occasion almost
all between decks and out of reach
of harm.
THE gun was fired. The explo-
sion was followed, before the smoke
cleared away so as to observe its
effects, by shrieks which announced
dire calamity. The gun had burst
at point or 4 feet from the
breech and scattered death and des-
olation around"
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Out Of the Jury Box
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women, declined to serve, which is
woman's prerogative; 1,435 were ex-
cused, 1894 were excused tempo
rarily and 1894 served.
Mr.. Saccardi estimates that about
25 per cent of the total to whom
questionnaires are sent ultimately
will serve on jury.
Hopes to Make 1t
Once in a Lifetime
While the jury base formerly was
2o, 900 names, he hopes that soon it
will be $4,000 and ultimately 100000.
Then it may be that q Washington
resident will be called to jury service
only once in lifetime.
But if the 100000 figure is reached
the work must go on to keep it at
that point. Prospective jurors move
away, reach the age limit of IS, be-
come incapacitated by i'll health or
take a job which disqualifies them.
But Mr.. Saccardi hopes no future
jury commission will encounter a
condition which the present COM
mission found. In one batch of
questionnaires, he said, 27 came
from people who had resided in the
District an average of 40 years and /
month, but not one had ever served
on a jury. What is more, all are
now over IS and therefore ineligible
Who can serve on jury? In
general, every person who is cit
izen of the United States who can
read or write and is mentally COM
petent is eligible, regardless Of color
or creed.
The law declares that persons in
certain lines of work are not quail
fed. They include lawyers and
physicians in active practice. police
men. firemen, clergymen, members
Of the armed forces, executive or
judicial officers Of the Federal or
District Government keepers of
charitable institutions and persons
employed on vessels navigating the
waters of the District.
If prospective juror claims an
illness or a physical disability as
an excuse, he must present a physi-
clans certificate.
Some give other reasons to avoid
service. The largest number OF let
tiers come from Federal agencies,
seeking exemption for their en-
ployes, contrary to the District code,
according to Mr.. Saccardi. How
ever, he points out, the commission
ers have no power to excuse a man
from jury service: that is the pre-
rogative of the courts alone. The
names 60 on the lists and ultimately
land in the jury box.
+, Frequently . prospective juror, In
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| curing Latin America Win Kinder

This Is the sirth and final
article in the series ,Drttten espe-
cfally for The Star by Hans
Kinder. conductor OF the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, ,Dho
returned to Washington last ,Deek
from Latin America. In this last
installment, received by delayed
mail from Panama, Mr.. Kinder
Winds up what he terms "the
blo1D- by blo,D accounts of the
more important rounds" OF his
trapels as guest conductor of
symphony orchestras in the cap
itdls OF Chile, Peru, Guatemala,
Merico and Panama.
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than so persons were either burned
to death or drowned. The Wawaset
was freight and passenger vessel,
and in addition to making regular
trips to the Cone River, carried ex-
icursionists to Mount Vernon, City,
mont and other places on the Poto-
mac.
| Upon this occasion, when the ship
was observed to be on fire, she was
about 40 miles down the river, off
what was then known as Chatter
tons Landing Capt. John Wood
the commander of the boat, imme-
diately ordered the vessel headed fol
the shore, and she struck on the
Virginia side, about 200 yards from
the waters edge. The captain anc
the pilot displayed traditional hero.
ism. and remained at their posts un.
til the end, the captain being the
last to leave the vessel, while the
pilot did not precede him until the
pllOC poX was completely enVelopee
in flames.
i The fire started about II O'Clock
am, from some unknown cause
and "the boat was entirely con.
sumed in brief while, the fire hav.
ing gained such a headway before
being discovered that any attempt
to put 1t out would have availec
nothing. Soon the air was filled
with the piercing shrieks of wo-
man and children, while strong mer
stood aghast at the hopelessness OF
their situation"
Most of those who were lost met
their deaths by drowning, being
forced to leap into the river as the
heat became unbearable Some were
even lost through the careless
launching of one of the lifeboats
of which there were only two.
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PANAMA.
xA A FTER the cold of Santiago
"A and the constantly overcast
- sky and perpetual drizzle of
Lima, the heat OF Panama is
not as unwelcome as it, otherwise
might well be (ss in the shade
yesterday.
We few here from Peru in record
time, s1a hours instead of the normal
IL hours Of the time table. 1t was
a special flight, not on the daily
schedule, in a huge, -engine
plane, and was lucky to get on it.
1 was especially glad about this piece
of luck as the strain of the trip,
with the constant rehearsals and
concerts and visits and receptions
and many other activities is starting
to get me down. For instance, a
long rehearsal in the morning, pack
ing in the afternoon, a farewell
concert at night. with the attendant
excitement, saying good-by to many,
kind, new friends one has made,
sleeping fitfully for a few hours in
the knowledge that you have to get
up at 4:30 or 5 o'clock for a 12-hour
plane trip-well. travel may be
broadening, but it can also be fat
tening. But this is happily the
beginning OF the homestretch, as
have declined added invitations to
conduct in Bogota and Mexico.
! Panama City is in the throes of
an imitation. Anybody in our coun-
try who does not believe in govern
ment control of prices should come
here for a while, and chances are
10 to l that he'd change his ideas
Everything Is sky high, but the worst
part of it all is the shoddiness of
that which is left over for the GUS
toner to buy. Good articles, which
were doubled in price. were snatched
up as soon as imitation began, and
now only the poorest kind of stuff is
available at tripled and quadrupled
prices. I needed a Palm Beach
or similar light suit, and went to
the principal clothing emporium OF
the town. After endless ransacking
of shelves, they brought out a suit
so ugly and of such poor material
that I wouldn't be found dead in it
by my best friend, but had to buy
1t at three times what it would have
cost in the United States. as it was
the only thing which approximately
fitted me So grinned and paid
and felt foolish In the suit, and the
proprietor had the decency to be
embarrassed and to tell me that he
was ashamed to ask such a price for
such an article, but what could he
do? So I told him Nothing" and
we parted amicably, and I was
happy until I began to wonder and
worry about whether the darned
suit would rip in the seams when I
started to conduct in it. Well, I'll
know when have my first rehearsal
with the local musical gentry.
Heavy Odds Confront
Orchestra's Conductor
Later. I couldn't find out after
all. as 1t was too hot to conduct the
rehearsal in anything but sport
shirt. And very hard and exhaust
ing work 1t was. The orchestra is
quite young and consists of hetero-
geneous elements, including a few
American soldiers and sailors who
love music anywhere and any time.
I must say I admire the courage and
tenacity of the permanent con-
ductor, Mr.. Walter Myers, who. in
the face of many heavy odds. con-
tinues what is really labor of love.
The Orchestra Association deserves
the help Of the Panamanisn govern
| ment, which is gradually becoming
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Mall Beautiier Lost
In Hudson River Blast

Following this, on July %, 1852,
came the loss of the Hudson River
seamboat Henry Clay, bound for
Newport, among the passengers be-
ing Andrew jackson Downing, dis
tinguished landscape gardener and
interesting pioneer writer on horti-
cultural and pomological subjects.
MIR. Downing was then engaged in
laying out and beautifying the Mall,
for which his services were drafted.
The skill with which he did his work
is appreciated even today.
Nothing by way of improvements
seems to have been made to this
area until after Congress had con-
veyed to the Smithsonian Institution
the south half of so much of the
Mall in the City of Washington as
now lies between Ninth and Twelfth
streets" This tract was said to con-
tain about 1s acres.
The invitation to Mr.. Downing
which was extended in the latter
part of 1850 by President Fillmore
was brought about by the regents OF
the Smithsonian Institution and by
several prominent citizens of Wash
hSton. who saw the necessity OF
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the worlds great religious leaders
and the more effectively horrible
destructive ones by scoundrels of
different ilk and caliber, from Attila
to the recent Nazi crop, including
such dumb cluck as old Henry
Morgan, whose reputation of we'll
over 300 years is built largely on a
few acts Of vandalism such as this
one.
We then saw the Canal, curiously
small and unimpressive when we
think of its Importance and the
enormous efforts involved in its
creation. All of Panama is lovely
now in its winter period of e6 de-
grees. The green Is fresh and rich,
but not too lush and tropical, yet
the f1amboyant tpoinciana> and
other trees literally ravish the eye
with their bright, brilliant flowers
"a lovely sight. If only the orches-
ira were little better! Wrong or
ysour notes seem to cling like bar
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securing for this work the aid of an
efficient landscape gardener.
In May, 1851. Downing came to
Washington and began his labors,
taking personal charge of the
grounds between Seventh and
Twelfth streets, near the center of
which his memorial now stands. Be-
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his heroic explora ton Of the Anna
zon in the years 1851-52 He
served with distinction also during
the Mexican War, and was en-
gagged for three years with his
brother -in-law, 1t. Maury, in the
National Observatory at Washing
ton"
The burning OF the Wawaset
which occurred on Aug. 8, 1873
came even nearer home, for more
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Today sad reminder Of this
holocaust is plot OF ground just
within the main north gate of Con-
gressional Cemetery. 1t Is sur
rounded by a marble coping. and
there are five uniform tombstones
within the inclosure. where are in
tered the family of Police Officer
Reed of this city, who suffered the
loss of his wife, three children and
niece.
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Potomac February 2 1884,

In addition TO Andrew Jackson
Downing, other prominent persons
were lost, but no loss was felt SO
much as his.
In the Smithsonian grounds there
is memorial vase dedicated to
IDownings memory 1t was designed
by Calvert Vaux, architect, who was
Downing's partner at the time of his
death