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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07

to teach the disciples the lesson
of how to turn their failure in
to success. They had toiled all
night "and caught nothing"
Material wealth, honor, and
fame are not, in themselves,
an indication that one has
made a success in life. Only
when you take Christ into your
heart and life, only when you
''seek first the Kingdom of God
and His righteousness" will
you have abiding success.
II THE FISHERMEN'S VEN
TURE IN FAITH - Verses
4, 5; Kings 1916; II
Kings 4:1-6; Eccles. ILL.,
6; John 6:1-21; Phil. 3:
IA; Alb.
After Jesus had ministered
to the spiritual needs of the
people by giving them the
Word of God, He then turned
His attention to the material
welfare of His disciples. To
Simon, He issued the COM
mand, Launch out into the
deep and let down your net for
a draught." Simon admitted
that he and his partners had
''toiled all night and had taken
nothing" but obediently said,
Nevertheless at Thy Word
will let down the net" Faith
is the mighty power which
turns failure into success. It is
necessary to believe the Word
of God, then put faith into &C.
ton. Gods people have been
very careless and Indifferent
in claiming their spiritual in
heritance. What a terrible neg
lect there is of reading and
studying the Word of God!
See to it that you take more
time for the study of the Word.
Make this a definite part of
your daily program. Store your
mind and heart with it's pre-
cious promises. After giving
The Great Commission to
preach the Gospel to every
creature, the Lord told His
disciples to abide in Jerusalem
until they would be endued
with power from on high. The
Holy Spirit was given on the
Day of Pentecost, and then
Peter, and the other disciples,
were enabled to witness for
Christ and bring thousands to
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the knowledge of Gods Saliva
ton. From the training receiv-
ed in the art of being ''fishers
of men," on the day of Pente-
cost the disciples ventured out
into the great sea of humanity
with the Gospel net and took
many precious souls for Christ.
III THE LESSON TAUGHT
THROUGH THE FISHER
MEMS SUCCESS Verses
Gil; Jer. 16:15-17; Mark
1:16-2O; Acts 2:1-4, 81
Al; 4:20, 29-31; I Cor. /:
27-29; 1858; Gal. 60.
When sinful man brings his
II will" into harmony with
Gods will, failure is changed
into success. At Jesus word,
the disciples let down the net
and "enclosed a great multi
tude of fishes" so that they
called to their partners in the
other ship for help and thus
filled both boats to the point
of sinking; whereupon Simon
Peter, feeling his utter un-
Worthiness, fell down at the
Savior's feet, saying, depart
from me, for l am a sinful man,
0 Lord" The disciples were
utterly astonished at "the
draught of fishes which they
had taken;" but Jesus words
to Simon were, Fear not, from
henceforth thou shalt catch
men,"
God is ready, today, to use
1.-The foolish things to confound
the wise, and the weak things
to confound the mighty, that
no flesh should glory in His
presence" God took Saul on
his way to Damascus and made
of him the mighty Apostle to
the Gentiles. Read the works
Of Martin Luther, John and
Charles Wesley, William Car
ey, David Livingstone, and
many of our day and time, in
Guiding John Alexander Dowie,
the Founder of The Christian
Catholic Church.
ARE YOU IN EARNEST TN
YOUR SERVICE FOR GOD,
THAT HE MAY MAKE OF
YOU A FISHER OF MEN
AND A WINNER OF SOULS?
These weekly Bible lessons. nunch-
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-07
Prepared by Anton I

Fishing has been one of the
principal occupations of men
from time immemorial. With
some, fishing is but a diver
sion, engaged in for sport and
to afford relaxation from
strenuous business cares; but
a real fisherman spends his
entire life upon the briny deep,
facing the hardships and dan
gers of the sea, often forfeit
ing life itself in his efforts to
obtain a livelihood. Jesus may
rightfully be called "The Fish
erman" as we'll as "The Sow
err and ''The Good Shepherd"
for He taught His followers
how they could become fish
ers of men and winners of
souls.
1 THE FAILURE OF THE
FISHERMEN'S TOLL -
Verses 1-8; Psalm 127:1,2;
Isaiah 1881; ALTO;
42:1-3; Ezekiel 47:9, 10;
John 1:25-44; FL: ill; Mat
thew 1921.
Three distinct events in the
calling and training of Christ's
FISHERMEN should be noted.
The first is related in John,
Chapter 1, where Andrew,
Peter, James, and John were.
called as disciples. The second
is related in Matthew, where
Jesus designated these disci-
pies as His constant attend
ants. The third was in Caper-
naum, on the shore of the Lake
of Galilee. according to jose
plus, about $50 small fishing
boats, each with four or five
fishermen, sailed the waters
of Galilee at that time.) Two
empty ships were standing by
the Lake, and the four disci-
pies who owned them were
washing their nets. This i'm
piled that they had finished
their work. Because of the null
titudes pressing to hear Him,
Jesus entered into Simon's ship
and requested that he "thrust
out a little from the land"
Jesus then "sat down." making
the ship His pulpit, and from
that vantage point proclaimed
the Word of God to the peo-
pie. Jesus interest in using
this boat on this occasion was
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A CALL FOR FISHERS OF MEN
Luke Sill Memory Verse;
ZION SCHOOL LESSON
Prepared by Anton Dn Christian
Headquarters ZionI Hnois g.
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Evening star., 1948-03-18
10 Killed, 4 Injured
As Big Crashes and
Burns in Fog at Tampa
Bomber From Spokane
Wrecked After Bouncing
On Edge Of Runwoy
BY the Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla, Mar. 18.-Ten
men were killed and four injured
early today when a B-29 from
the Spokane (Wash) Airbase
crashed and burned on landing
at MacDif Field here.
The four survivors were admitted
to the base hospital. Their condi-
ton was described as good"
The bomber was coming in for a
landing in a dense fog when it hit
the edge of the runway. The big
craft hit the ground, bounced once
and then crashed and burned.
Wreckage was scattered over a wide
area.
Fog was rolling in from the bay
and hugging the ground about $50
feet thick, Capt. George Byrnes, in
formation officer said. Apparently
it was impossible to pick out the
runway quickly.
The plane had stopped at Maxwell
Field montgomery, Ala) and was
arriving at Tampa from that base
1t was attached to the 92d Bomb
Squadron at Spokane. The crash
occurred at 2.32 am.
The MacDill Field Accident Board
began an immediate investigation
The injured men were listed as
First 1t. Roy M. Walsh, believed to
have been the pilot; First 1t. R. H
Hathaway, S/Sergt. C. C. Miller and
Corpl. j. M. Miller. Their home ad-
dresses were not Immediately avail
able.
Names of the dead were withheld
pending notification of next of kin.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Gen. Taylor and Wife Injured
In BdiIing Out Oyer Berlin
Who 'Chuted From
Stricken CAT Lund
In Russian Zone
By the Assoeioted Press

BERLIN, Mar. 18.-Brig. Gen.
Telford Taylor and his wife were
injured today when they and
seven other Americans bailed out
of a CAT plane and landed in
Russian n-occupied territory in or
near Berlin.
Gen. Taylor, chief American war
crimes prosecutor in Germany, suf-
fered a wrenched back and a hip
injury. His wife received leg in
jury. Ambulances were sent to bring
them and the others back to the
United States sector of Berlin.
The pilot and co-pilot stayed with
the plane and made a forced land
ing safely at Gatow Airport in the
British sector of Berlin. The plane
had carried five crewmen and six
passengers. One of the crewmen, a
sergeant, was injured.
The plane took off in a rain from
Tempelhof Airport here, bound for
Nuremberg, site of the war crimes
trials. 1t developed engine trouble
within a few minutes. Gen. Taylor
had been conferring here with Gen.
Lucius D. Clay, American military
governor. .,
The names of those aboard, be-
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Total Of Short-Measure
Liquor Bottles Up 10 5000

The number of bottles of liquor
found to be short measure in Dis
trict stores this week has risen to
5000, it was revealed today with an
nouncement that orders to halt
their sales have been issued by ].
Thomas Kennedy, superintendent
Of weights and measures.
Mr.. Kennedy said inspectors yes
terday alone ordered retail dealers
to stop sale of about 1000 bottles.
The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board and the alcohol tax unit of
the Internal Revenue Bureau both
have assigned inspectors TO help
Mr.. Kennedy's crews track down
short-measure bottles when a large
number were discovered Monday.
Inspectors so far have visited only
40 of 388 package stores in the city,
but will get around to all. Mr.. Ken
nedy told reporter. He said whole
salers now are inspecting their
stocks before delivering to retailers.
Liquors ordered off the shelf in
cluded brandy, Gin. sloe gin. rock
and rye. vodka and liqueurs, the of
fetal said.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Polish Socialist Party
To Join Communists
BY the Assoeioted Press

WARSAW, Mar. ;6. - Premier
Josef Cyrankiewicz announced today
the Polish Socialist Party was pre-
pairing to merge with the Commu-
mist Workers Organization.
Both parties aim, through closer
cooperation and theological rap
prochement, to achieve complete
organic unity of the workers par
ties" Mr.. Cyrankiewicz said.
The Premier is secretary general
of the leftist Polish Socialists. He
told the party's Warsaw Executive
Committee the unified party will be
prepared for "the great interna-
tional battle for peace" (Commu-
nists dominate the Polish govern
mentD
Poland ordere today that recruit
ing of youths for reconstruction and
military preparedness start April l
About 100000 boys and girls
aged Is to 81 are affected. They will
be assigned to work brigades and
receive physical and military train
ing under the new law. All men up
to 80 who have had no military serv-
ice must take army training. The
instruction period is expected to
cover six months.
The inductions will be gradual
About $4,000 persons are expected
| to receive army training by the end
of the year.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Swedes, Norwegians
And Danes Meetinq
BY the Associated Press

STOCKHOLM, Mar. 18.-The
premiers of Sweden. Norway and
Denmark met today for confidential
discussion of world conditions.
They are Tage Erlander of Swed-
en-, Hans Hedtoft of Denmark and
Einar Gernardsen of Norway. They
decided last month to hold the
meeting.
Well-informed sources said the
talks certainly will touch upon all
vital topics including the momentous
declaration made by President Tru-
man, the Brussels pact, the Mar
shall Plan, defense policy and neu.
trality."
Mr.. Truman said yesterday tina
pressure is now being brought tt
bear on Finland to the hazard O.
the entire Scandinavian Peninsula.
An informant close to the Swed.
ish government said it is unlikel,
the premiers will consider seriously
joining the 50-year military al.
lance signed yesterday in Brussel.
by Britain, France, Belgium, Hol
land and Luxembourg. The infor'
mant foresaw no change in Swed
ems policy of neutrality"
Evening star., 1948-03-18
GO. P. Presses 10 Cu1
Income Tax DESPITE
Arms Cost Outlook
Budget Surplus Declared
Enough to Meet Needs;
Bill Changes Opposed
BY the Associated Press

Thirty-two Republican Sena-
tors decided today to go ahead
with the income tax-cut bill de-
spite possible increases in mill
tary expenditures.
Chairman Millikin of the Senate
Finance Committee said the COP
Senators decided, without objection
to push for passage of a $4,000, ,OOO,-
900 reduction bill.
Senate debate begins on the meas
ure today, Senator Millikin said he
hopes it can be concluded this week.
Senator Millikin said the Repub-
licans decided the present budget
surplus is big enough to take care
of any military spending required.
President Truman asked Congress
yesterday for a universal military
training law and temporary revival
of the draft.
Senator Millikin said they also be-
lieve that the surplus will provide a
good-sized payment on the national
debt.
All Major Changes Offered.
The Republicans agreed, Senator
Millikin. said, to oppose all major
amendments to the tax cutting bill.
He listed these as. Cd A Demo-
cratic substitute to cut only $4,O00,-
100000 (B); (2) a Democratic pro-
posal to restore the excess profits
tax; 90 and move to wipe out the
oleomargarine tax.
He said the conference took no
position on the merits of the mar
garine tax. But he said an amend
ment to wipe it out would be opposed
on the grounds that this action is
not proper in the present bill.
Senator George of Georgia. rank
ing Democrat on the Senate Finance
Committee. Joined the Republicans
in forecasting easy Senate passage
on the tax bill.
But Senator Sparkman, Demo-
(See TAXES, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1948-03-18
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LONDON, Mar. 18.-Douglas A
Hyde said today he has resigned
as news editor of the Communist
Daily Worker and is joining the
Catholic Church.
His action recalled that of Louis
F. Budenz, who resigned as man.
aging editor of the Daily Worker ir
New York in 1945, and returned te
the Catholic Church.
Hyde, Communist for 20 of his
38 years, has been news editor oi
the Daily Worker five years.
1T became obvious to me that the
movement for which I had fought
and worked SO long was destroying
those very freedoms and decencie:
for which it claimed to be fighting,
Hyde said IN q statement.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
". S. Couldn't Stop Soviet Arm,
In Europe Now, Forrestoi Says
Urges Droft to Meet 350000 Shortage
And UNIT to Build Up Future Strength

fense Secretary in denying that
they were whipped into line to
support UNIT and a temporary draft.
Secretary of the Navy Sullivan
said his department originally op-
posed UNIT, but became convinced
that it was necessary after the VOL
unteer system failed to keep the
Navy up to authorized strength.
The discussion of Soviet Russia
and possible war came in the
course of a series of questions asked
by Senator Morse, Republican, of
Oregon. The Senator said he was
inclined to favor UNIT and the
temporary draft, but that such leg
islation hasn't a ghost of chance
to pass" in Congress unless there
is a clear public realization that
danger Immediately threatens the
United States.
Secretary Forrestal replied that
events in Europe have more than
ever convinced the armed services
that this country must Immediately
strengthen its armed forces and
(See TRAINING page A-3D
Evening star., 1948-03-18
DoiIy Worker Editor in London
Quits, Will Become Catholic

"It became obvious equally that
communism was incapable of pro-
yiding q cure for an extremely sick
world.
Il have since the end of the wal
been increasingly disturbed by the
U. S. S. RS foreign policy and by
events in Eastern Europe. 1 am
appalled, at what has happened
during recent weeks in Czechoslo-
vakia, a country which, despite its
western outlook and culture, has
been made to follow the rest. The
way in which it was done is an
indication of what may be expected
In Italy, France and even Britain
should the circumstances arise"
william Rust, editor of the Daily
Worker, said Hyde quit suddenly
Sunday ION the grounds Of policy
differences"
Evening star., 1948-03-18
By Robert K. Walsh

Secretary of Defense Forrestal
told the Senate Armed Services
Committee today that if war
broke out at this time the United
States would be unable, mill
tarily, to prevent Soviet Russia
from taking over Europe"
Secretary Forrestal urged uni
versal military training as a con-
tinuing long-range program to Gre
ate skilled reserve and a "progres-
sively increasing military strength
for the future" He also asked tenn
porary revival of selective service
to meet compelling and imme-
diate short-range need for adequate
regular services"
Mr.. ForreStal declared the author
lied strength of the regular mill
tary forces should be increased after
a present $4,000 shortage is made
up by the proposed temporary draft
The civilian chiefs of the Army
Navy and Air Force joined the De-
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Appeals Court Backs
Thomas Committee S
Quiz on Red Leanings
Probers Have Right to
Ask Questions Which
May Reveal Communist

The United States Court oi
Appeals ruled today that the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities has the right tt
put questions to an individual.
which, when answered, may re-
veal he Is Communist.
The ruling was made in an opinion
upholding the District Court con-
viction of a group of leaders of the
Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Com
mittee for contempt of Congress.
Associate Justice Henry w. Edger-
ton dissented from the opinion writ
ten by Associate Justice E. Barrett
Prettyman and concurred in by AS
sociate Justice Bennett Champ
Clark.
Sees Curb on Freedom Of Speech.
Justice Edgerton said:
I'm my opinion, the House COM
mittee's investigation abridges free
dom of speech and inf1icts punish
ment without trial and the statute
appellants are convicted Of violating
provides no ascertainable standard
of guilt.
"It follows that the convictions
should be reversed on constitutional
grounds.
The majority opinion held that
Congress has power to make an
Inquiry of an individual which may
elicit the answer that the witness Is
a believer in communism or men,
ber OF the Communist Party"
Backs Power to Make Probe.
The ma ajority so held, the opinion
said, "in view of the representation
to the Congress as to the nature
purposes and program of Com
munism and the Communist Party
and in view of the legislation pro-
posed. pending and possible in re-
spect to or promised upon that sub
ject. and in view of the involvement
on that subject in the foreign policy
of the Government"
The court held further that the
committee had the power to make
the inquiry. Congress, it went on, is
charged with part of the response
bility imposed by the Constitution
in providing the Government shall
guarantee the States a republican
form of government.
This clause alone would supply
(See APPEAIS. Page A-6)
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Butter Market Jumps
Again as Retail Price
|ncreases7CentsHere
Shelving Of OIeo Tax
Repeal Blamed; Meat
Due to Rise Next Week
By Chalmers M. Roberts

Retail butter prices were up
as much as 7 cents pound in
Washington today and were ex-
pected to 60 higher as another
scent wholesale increase for the
second successive day was re-
ported from New York.
The advance brought the whole
sale price of grade AA butter to
881A cents, 10 cents above Tuesday S
price, while grade A at 81 cents was
up similar amount.
The swiftly rising prices appar-
emily can be blamed on the butter
lobbys recent success in killing all
attempts to repeal taxes on oleo-
margarine.
Meat prices, as advertised by re-
tail stores today, have not gone up
despite the so per cent cut in supply
due to the packinghouse workers
strike.
Meat Increase Due Next Week.
One meat wholesaler predicted
however, that retail prices next week
probably would rise at least 2 to
cents a pound. He said his concern
now is paying that extra amount
and such an increase normally is
passed on to the consumer.
One dairy is selling butter for 81
cents a pound for quarter pound
prints and 81 cents for solid prints
up cents. Another dairy was
up 4 cents to SO cents for the
quarter-pound print.
The larger chain stores had not
raised prices at the opening OF to-
days business, but a spokesman for
one told The Star that I'VE don't
know for sure" what will happen
to prices.
Dairy Must Raise Prices
Today's retail increase followed
soaring wholesale butter prices in
the New York and Chicago mar
kets yesterday and today. In Chi
cago the price was up to 8 cents.
Retail prices normally follow whole
sale changes within a short period.
One dairyman here said his con-
Germ bought several thousand
pounds at yesterdays prices and
there's nothing else we can do" but
raise the retail price.
In Chicago. the Associated Press
reported, butter industry spokes-
men attributed the butter increase
to the shelving of margarine tax
repeal measures by the House Ag-
riculture Committee. Another rea-
son given was that bad roads in
dairy areas prevented large sup
plies from reaching markets in
the face of heavy demands.
One Washington dealer familiar
-
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Bulletin
Meat Arbitration Refused

CHICAGO (P. - President
Truman's fact-finding board
today turned down a bid by
striking CIO meat handlers to
arbitrate the unions Nation
wide strike. The union had
urged that the board sit as a
private tribunal, with both
sides giving it the power to
decide the wage dispute.
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1948-03-18
5topgap District Rent Bill
Voted by Senate Committee

The Senate District Committee
in special session today in the
lobby of the Senate chamber
favorably reported a bill for a 30
day stopgap extension of the Dis
trict rent control law.
The present law expires March
81 The Senate committee action is
parallel with that of the House Dis
trict Committee, which is deferring
decision on the terms of a year
extension to await the final terms
of the Federal measure, now in
dispute between the House and
Senate.
The Senate measure is expected
to be reached on a call of the Sen
ate calendar Monday. That day also
is District day in the House, where
action will be sought on the stop
gap bill there,
Evening star., 1948-03-18

tect assigned to the garden, esti-
mated today that more than 1,000
persons would throng the building
each weekday and more than 5000
on each of the next two Sundays to
see the flowers.
The mild weather and slightly
cloudy skies which greeted District
residents today will continue to-
morrow with a chance also of occa-
sional showers tomorrow, the bu-
reau said. The temperature today
was expected to reach the upper
sos and drop back to about As de-
grees tonight.
A low of 35 degrees was recorded
at $50 am. today and the high
yesterday was 81 degrees at 2:14 pm.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Easter Flowers Go On Display;
Good Weather Due to Linqer

The annual display of Easter
flowers at the Botanic Garden
opened today and will continue into
the middle of Easter week, garden
officials announced this morning.
This harbinger of spring came on
the heels of predictions by the
Weather Bureau of continued good
weather for the next few days.
The gardens main conservatory
on Maryland avenue between First
and Second street S.W. is displaying
thousands of poisoning croft lilies,
new type of Easter lily, hyacinths,
tulips, genistas and cinerarias which
fill the central corridor and the TWO
main wings.
w. A. Frederick, landscape arcni-