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Evening star., 1948-12-05

swift carrying out of the stern sentences
booming leaders Of outlaw systems to meet
death at the end of the ignominious rope. The
guilt of the bad is paraded before q global
audience. But less spectacular, yet far more
influential, factor of the present sad and sorry
state in which the tangled affairs OF our
common humanity are found in this desperate
day is the guilt of the good. The chief
hindrance to progress of the race is not the
violent bad, but the passive good Against
these no just charges of venal culpability can
be made. They are not viciously bad, but
neither are they aggressively good. They are
silent when silence is not golden. but craven.
They belong to the vast army OF nonresisters
at whom Maltbie Babcock aimed his dart:
Say not the days are evil-whos to blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesce-O shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, IN Gods
name"
Tf1at floodlights the guilt of the good.
What, then, is the temptation even of the
prodigiously pious? 1t is to be good-for
nothing. In the classic depletion by the
Master Teacher of the final judgment OF the
good and bad, the sheep and the goats. the
amazing conception is that against those who
are pilloried as guilty there is no bill OF
indictment as to any crimes committed Sins
of commission do not figure in the condemna-
ton But sins of omission do. The unrecog-
nized sins of the good are the decisive factor:
"I was in prison. Ye visited me not. I was
hungry Ye fed me not. I was naked. Ye
clothed me not" It is the guilt Of the good.
One of the greatest stories ever told is known
as the story Of the Good samaritan. But did
YOU ever notice that in 1t the matchless
Teacher Narrator uttered no TRADE against the
lack of police protection along the robber-
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Look on This Picture
Prom the Providence Bulletin:


Description of one of Marc Chagalls paint
ings tn Tate Gallery, London: Among the
paintings on display is one Of bare-legged
woman standing with one foot on q house and
kicking 0 red horse with the other. On the
back of the horse is a woman in tights standing
on her head. The horse straddles bride and
bridegroom in wedding clothes. The. front legs
of the horse have hands instead Of hoofs and
one hand clutches lighted candle in . candle
stick"
This strikes us as perfectly beautiful piece
of work. (Stand back q little, folks; you're
too close to get the full effect) Now then, you
can see from here that this painting must not
be looked at with the same eyes which would
look at painting by Turner or even big fat
horse by Rosa Bonheur The mere fact that
Chagalrs horse has hands instead Of hoofs
gives that away.
Besides the composition is different. please.
gentlemen, turn around and bend over and look
at Mr. Chagall's painting through your legs)
Observe now how this changes everything
how the value. of the lady in tights Is brought
out and how everything, except her. seems to
be upside down, but really isn't. -
You are now In an ideal position to under
stand what Mr. Chagall was getting at, which
Is, Of course, the only fair way to estimate an
artists work Did he accomplish what he set
out to? He did; for, as you can see. he didn't
set out to get anywhere and got there perfectly.
Here the speaker tiptoes away leaving Mr..
Chaga1l's admirers upside down staring at the
painting through their legs. res crazy world.
folkS) r.. -. : zi ~.rs
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] Some Shadoys of Coming Events
LOOkllS lAlICdu Are Noted Here and abroad
(By the World staff of the Associated Press.)

Plans are not complete, but the tendency
is away from any big show OF modern military
might in the Truman inaugural parade jan
uary TO- There will be crack units OF air
borne artillery and mechanical cavalry and
the like plus spectacular aircover, but en-
phasis will be on civilian groups and displays
It is feared a huge military exhibition might
be discontinued abroad. Modern weapons may
be put on display for visitors in the Mall,
the wide parkway between the Capitol and
the Washington Monument. A design for
simple white stand with the presidential seal
lust below the center roof has been accepted
for the Truman reviewing stand in front OF
the White House zone suggestion passed over
was for a replica of the south side OF the
White House with a balcony on which the
President would stand to watch the paradeo
DR.. Charles G. Abbot, famed Smithsonian IN
stitution scientist, says there's pretty good
chance" of fair weather on Inauguration day.
Dr. Abbot has pretty good batting average on
Washington weather. He predicted the hkeli-
hood of fair weather for one Roosevelt inaugu-
ration-and hit it right on the nose. Jan
uary 2O,' DR.. Abbot says, lis not on my list
for probable precipitation" One Of the worlds
outstanding authorities on the sun, DR.. Abbot
believes there are cycles" of rainfall In WASH
ington linked with the 27-day rotation OF
the sun.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
To Strenqthen the Hatch Act

The amendment of the Hatch Act urged
by Civil Service Commissioner James M.
Mitchell before the District Federation OF
Federal Employees Unions is one that has
been recommended to Congress repeatedly
by the commission, without success. 1t Is
gratifying to know that the commission
has not given up the effort to win con-
gressional approval Of the reform.
= The modification. advocated by MIR.
Mitchell and his commission colleagues is
designed to strengthen the law restricting
political activity by Government employees,
not. to weaken it. Experience has con-
vinced the commission that the law as
now phrased is not so effective as it might
be, because it provides for only one pen
alty-dismissal from the service. The pen
atty is infiexible, even though the viola
ton be of the most trivial nature. The
result has been that departmental officials
have been reluctant to report minor vio-
lations to the commission. Once such a
case is called to its attention, the COM
mission has no alternative but to order
the discharge of the employe, even though
q reprimand or suspension would better
serve the ends of justice.
The commission has commented on this
deficiency of the law in number OF its
ANNUAL reports. On its recommendation,
bills have been introduced to give the COM
mission some discretion in fixing punish
Evening star., 1948-12-05
in the adoption of plans for its future develop
ment on magnificent scale"

in the adoption of plans for its future develop
ment on a magnificent scale"
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A large advertisement of the Palais Royal,
published in The Star on December g. 1893.
, listed 265 different books for
Christmas the Christmas trade-at 13 cents
Books each. The titles included many
popular classics. among the
number being George, Eliots adam Bede"
Kiplings Light That Failed" Hsggards !r.She"
Bulwer's "Iast Days, Of -Ponpeiiv SCOTS
'Ivanhoe," Blackmore,s Lorna Doone," Cooper's
Last Of the Mohicans," Ebers' "Uarda," Por-
ter's Scottish Chiefs" Conan Doyle's White
Company" and G. A. Henty's with Lee in
Virginia" Perhaps people do not read. such
literature nowadays, but If they neglect 1t
they really are missing something. -.
The steamer Portland of the Boston and
Portland Steamship Co. was totally wrecked"
on Sunday morning, November
Steamship 27, 1898, and news OF the catas-
Disaster trophe was printed IN The Star
for Tuesday November %. =, "A
portion of the beach near Highland Light was
the scene of the crash 'and the entire crew and
passengers perished within short distance OF
land,n The number of persons on board tine
shin was &c. and the bodies of "a were recoy-
cred by the life-saving detail at High Heao
Station, gale which swept al New England
was the cause Of the disaster.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Do Vinci Vindicuted

It has taken long time to prove the
soundneSs of the flight theories OF such
aviation pioneers as Daedalus, 1carus'
Leonardo da Vinci and others who have
sought to soar the skies on Tapping wings.
The surprising thing about the proof is
that there was any one in this era OF jet
and rocket flying interested in testing
ancient and discarded techniqueS
It seems that young Air Force engi-
neer, Adam j. stolzenberger, has always
believed that Daedalus and his son, Icarus,
of Greek mythology, and Da Vinci, the
great Italian artist and inventor, were on
the right track in seeking to initiate the
flight of birds. Daedalus, the story goes,
invented birdlike wings with which he and
has son escaped from their Cretan prison.
Icarus' wings fell off and dumped him to
his death in the sea- but DaedaluS made
a good landing in Sicily. Da Vinci man
aged to find time while painting the
Mona Lisa and other famous works to
design batlike flying machine, with man.
powered Tapping wings. Fortunately for
art. Da Vinci did not try the contraption
out
But a comparison of Da Vincis orni-
thopter, as aeronautical engineers refer
to happing-wing craft, with flying models
constructed at Wright Field by Mr.. Stolzen-
berger shows a striking similarity. In
fact, 1t is plausible to assume that the
Da vinci ornithopter might have flown
successfully If its inventor had been blessed
with today's advantages of mechanical
power The Stolzenberger "birds'' are
powered by rubber bands or by tiny electric
or gasoline motors. They are reported to
have made numerous flights. So impressed
has Mr.. Stolzenberger been with the possi-
bilities in this. field that he has patented
a man-carrying model He hopes to be
the first person to build an ornithopter
capable of carrying passenger aloft.
While Mr.. Stolzenberger has pursued
his experiments largely as a hobby, it would
be wrong to assume that his studies are
valueless in this age of fixed wing fight.
Not only has he added to Air Force
knowledge of wing "fiutter" and other
phenomena affecting conventional planes.
but he has given force to predictions by
Evening star., 1948-12-05
A Good Time Had by All

A special medal should be struck for
whoever thought up the idea of staging
Friday nights father and daughter dinner
at the National Press Club. Anybody who
had the good fortune to be present-and
woe to the absent daddy whose little girl
hears about it!-will be only too glad to
testify that the event was one of the most
refreshing and most heart-warming put
on in these parts in a long, long time.
Certainly, the daughters-ranging in
age from four to the forties-have some
thing very nice to remember and place
among their souvenirs, including not
merely the orchids flown to them all the
way from Hawaii, or the favors handed to
them at the door, Or the menu card and
other mementoes, but also finely etched
mental picture of the wonderfully human
and good -humored qualities of democracy
sitting down with itself for an unpreten-
tious meal and an evening of simple fun.
The professional entertainers were excel
lent, but they were up against some mighty
stiff and distinguished amateur competi-
ton, including no less person than Sec
retary of the Treasury Snyder who with
Drucie, his talented daughter, carried on
with fine aplomb in skit making the public
debt seem a pleasure. Above all, right
up there on the stage before everybody's
eyes, the President of the United States
sat down with his Margaret to play a
pleasant piano duet, followed by an equally
pleasant little talk.
Only the people who were there, of
course, can remember the spirit and flavor
should be recorded somewhere that there
were no stuffed shirts in evidence, that
it was all warm-hearted and very Amer
lean in the best sense, that 1t made one
reflect on the peculiar blessings inherent
in our way of life, and that most certainly
the Press Club. should try to stage the
same sort Of program every year from
here on out.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Air Brakes for Planes

If the initial demonstration of the
Curtiss- Wright Corporations "air-brake
system for planes Is indicative of its posi-
biIities In commercial aviation, new mile
stone in safety and efficiency for airliners
is in sight. The demonstration proved the
effectiveness of reversible propellers as
''brakes" for four-engine planes OF the
type used by the airlines.
Reversible propellers have been used to
slow up planes after landing, but Curtiss-
Wright test pilot was the first flyer to
reverse four propellers in flight. The effect
of this sudden reversal of horsepower from
a pull forward to a shove backward was
similar to the deceleration caused by brakes
on an automobile. The ability of pilot
to brake" his plane is important in an
emergency requiring quick landing, as
when fire breaks out In addition, the
speeding up of landing operations would
relieve stacking up" Of planes over con-
gested airports. And the ability to come
In at slower landing speeds would permit
the use of shorter landing strips and
would contribute both to economy and
safety.
Because of the tremendous strain in
volved, specially designed propellers are
necessary The new propellers were tried
out on a C-54 transport plane, with
marked success. The big ship descended
from $4,000 to 1000 feet in one minute
and twenty-five seconds: 1t dropped to a
safe landing from point only four miles
from the airport-an achievement i'm
possible without brakes" The interest
shown in the demonstration by military
authorities may portend application of
the principle to war planes. Certainly the
preliminary tests justify predictions of
widespread use of the "air brakes" by the
airlines. 1t is unfortunate that the system
will not be generally available for COM
mercial use for another year or so.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
oires Of the Spirit
The Guilt of. the Good
II Negative Virtues Found Insufficient Where
Positive Values Are Needed


infested Jericho road? He has no arraignment
of the criminal who waylaid and wounded the
traveller. Rather, He points to two good men
on their way to church who. seeing dire need,
callously pass by on the other side. The parable
might well be called the Guilt Of the Good.
George Eliot is thinking about the guilt Of
the good in an unforgettable verbal portrait
in Adam Bede. The novelist is talking about
Hetty. She says, "Hetty Is one OF those nu-
merous people who have had godfathers and
godmothers, learned their catechism, been con-
f1rmed, and gone to church every Sunday, and
yet for any practical result of strength in life
or trust in death have never appropriated
single idea of Christian feeling"
That etching suggests church members con-
tent with being just respectable They ale
good. They have enough religion to be decent,
but not enough to be dynamic. They have
some faith-enough to make them discon-
tented with the grosser forms of sin, but not
enough to make them spiritual crusaders.
The classic list Of the seven deadly sins al
ways suggests the guilt of the bad. A keen
writer has made up q list Of seven deadly
virtues which suggest the guilt of the good
Plato named four virtues as primary-courage,
wisdom, temperance and justice. To make the
seven, CIlTee SO.CducQ Virtues are duQcu-ldILIl
hope and love. This is the realm in which
virtues may go wrong. Even the patience of
faith and hope which is always supposed to
be characteristic of the good, can degenerate
into limp and inert acquiescence in things
as they happen to be. Sometimes what is
called patience is in reality cowardice or lazi-
ness, smiling at wrong from the complacency
of an armchair.
The subtle temptation is that the vigorous
ardor of youth will give way to temperate
prudence, which is, alas SO often a part of
the guilt Of the good
OF course, in this evil world each day some
altar should be set up where the prayer may
be lifted, God make me good But added
to that must always be, God make me good
for something. Deliver me from the guilt of
the good, from cowardly complacent silence
and inaction." So at the last, when our day
is over and all the days are done, we will be
saved from having to make Margaret Wilkin-
sons lines, entitled Guilty the tragic verdict
on our own souls:
II never cut my neighbor's throat
My neighbors gold L never stole;
never spoiled his house and land;
But God have mercy on my soul!
For I am haunted night and day
BY all the deeds have not done.
o uninterrupted loveliness,
o costly valor never wont"
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Free GSl Bargaining

80 It does not take much inquiring to dis
cover the reason for the extraordinary
contrast between this years and last year S
contract settlements between Government
Service, Incorporated, and its employees.
Something was added this year that was
noticeably absent year ago. The some
Thing was an atmosphere free OF dissension
and i'll will, free of extraneous issues ana
free of agitation by outsiders
a. The result was free bargaining that led
to signing of an agreement for 71a-cent
hourly wage increase and other Dement'S
after only four days of negotiation. Last
year, it will be recalled, agreement was
reached only after eighty-eight days OF
Illustration, marked by bad feeling on both
sides and climaxed by a strike that was
costly to strikers, GSI and patrons alike.
Finally the impasse ended when the
cafeteria unions president resigned and
the other officers signed anti Communist
affldavits-a requirement properly insisted
on by GSI. A back-to-work agreement
was reached, in lieu of contract-but
the union remained under domination OF
the left-wing United Public Workers OF
America.
The difference this year can be attrib-
uted chiefly to the withdrawal OF the
United Cafeteria Workers, Local All, from
UPWA. That sensible action enabled ofn-
GERS of the cafeteria union to conduct
negotiations with GSI Independent of
UPWA advice and influence. That the
change was salutary is obvious. The results
suggest that GSI was justified in insisting
on anti-communism pledges and the sue
cess of the contract discussions bellies past
charges that GSI was out to break up the
cafeteria workers union.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

some aeronautical engineers that man
eventually will fall back on the time
tested bird techniques of flying. They feel
that if the birds can fly in their "un-
orthodox" way, and do 1t so efficiently and
to fly and man to walk. The chances are
that If Mr.. Stolzenberger does succeed in
flying like a bird, it will be crude imita-
ton at best. It is hard for man to improve
on nature, especially in such O. mysterious
field as the flight of the hunlmingbird
and the hawk. rse -.s...,
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Wambnm

Economy minded legislators are concerned
about the per cent annual interest being
paid by the Treasury on $1,000 900 Judgment
the Supreme Court awarded California Indians
four years ago. They hope to get the Indian
Bureau and Congress to agree on disposition
Of the fund in the next session.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

incarcerated are but
a small proportion of
the moral derelicts
who. keeping out Of
jail by their wits.
prey upon their fell
low men.
The world Is being
made wildly. con-
scious Of the heinous
individual and social
crimes Of the morally
depraved by the re-
voting testimony at
the trials Of war
criminals and by the
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ment, but invariably they have failed to
pass. The commissions proposal is a
sound one. 1t should be included in any
program of civil service Improvement
which may be adopted by the next Con-
grass
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Spires Of the Spirit

The scarlet letter Of crime with the stigma
Of the guilt Of the bad is upon the huge popu-
lation Of our penal institutions But those
who are thus caught in the laws meshes and
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Unifcafion

Defense chiefs are preparing recommenda-
tions to Congress for tightening unification
of the armed forces One plan getting strong
attention would set up two new posts: % An
undersecretary to report directly to the Secre-
tary and outrank the present three Secretaries,
one for each branch. and CO single chief
of staff for national defense to whom the
Army, Air Force and Navy chiefs of staff
would report. Strong pressure against this
plan may be expected from the Navy.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

Medical science seems to know little
about selective amnesia, as suffered by
Glen Taylor who now suddenly remembers
being Democrat.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
AMVET.AVC Mercer?

A strong organization Of exclusively World
War II veterans may be in the not-too-
distant ofnng through merger Of AMVETs
(American Veterans Of World War I'D and
AVG (American Veterans Committee). Both
outfits are hard-pressed for finances and
members Combined membership would not
exceed 100000 as compared to 100000 claimed
by the American Legion. but the merger would
present solid front of l941-l945 veterans
AVC's recent strong anti Communist stand,
insiders believe, has paved the way for closer
cooperation. AMvETS' policy has been mid
dle-of the road AMvETs, larger and more
robust, probably would dominate any merger.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

unpopular umpire's role. Differences between
the British and French are one of the main
stumbling blocks.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Ulster

BELFAST.-It's good bet that Northern
Ireland's official name will be changed soon
to ulster" Lots of people call it Ulster.
anyway orangemen figure the change would
be another way to show opposition to Fires
persistent demands for q united ireland.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Look Out!

Watch where you. walk these early winter
evenings Heavy Christmas shopping trafic
in the cities, combined with early darkness,
makes December the peak month for pedestrian
deaths. The National Safety Council says the
death rate last December was So per cent
above the 1s47 monthly average.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
GambIing

LONDON-A Government commission to in
vestigate gambling may be set up next year.
Tighter controls may result. Some government
ministers are known to be concerned over the
amount of money spent gambling. One argu-
ment is that if. this money were saved it would
ease intlationary pressure. Last year $780,
600, 900 was reported oct on horse races alone.
ERP Tangies
PARIS-Unless the 10 European countries re-
ceving Marshall Plan aid can agree on an
integrated economic program for the next four
years the United States may have to take the
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10

new RATES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE Effective FEBRUARY IS, q49
We have mailed notice all record December
advising of the change includes
majority of customers in their exchange
Complete schedules of the file in each of Business
Offices and employees will be glad questions may have
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10

Richards returned home on Thurs
Gay, after spending the past week in
Arkansas on business.
Mrs. Edward Adkins and Mrs. RO-
land West entertained jointly at a
bridge luncheon at the SequOis Inn
on Friday. Those that were there
were Mrs. Inga Tubbs, Mrs. John A.
Tubbs, Mrs. J. COvington TOwsend,
Mrs. Althea Marvel, Mrs. Paul West,
Mrs. COsden Evans, Mrs. Howard
Pepper, Mrs. Homer Pepper, Mrs.
Asher Carey, Mrs. J. Conn Scott,
Mrs. Roland Scott, Mrs. Beul Adams,
Mrs. Peter Whaley, Mrs. Miriam
Lukes, Miss Maude McCabe, Mrs.
Earl Nichols, Mrs. George E. Gray,
Mrs. w. A. Law, 2nd., Mrs. James
Law, Mrs. JOshur Gray, Mrs. Elisha
Long, Mrs. Warren MumfOrd, Mrs.
Frank Long, Mrs. Thomas ArchinO,
Mrs. Casey Muncey, Mrs. Wilfred
Adkins, Mrs. Nettie West, Mrs. Brice
McCabe, Mrs. J. Clifton Hastings.
Mrs. Harold Whiteside, Mrs. George
Ellis, of Ocean View, Mrs. Town
send Tubbs and Mrs. Preston Town
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Town To Get Pure
Water-In 1850

AIGLE, Switzerland -jP)- The
citizens of this little market town
in the RhOne Valley are finally 60
ing to have drinking water free of
tubercular germs.
For more than 80 years, the town
of Aigle has protested against in
fected water released from the
great tuberculosis sanatOrium at
Leysin, in the mountains above
Aigle. A government analysis of
drinking water drawn from springs
at lower level showed as long as
1915 that tubercular germs were
present in the water.
At regular intervals for over 80
years, the Aigle town council has
demanded that the Leysin author
tiles install a water publication
plant at the sanatOrium. The work
was never undertaken because of
its prOhibitiVe cost. The Leysin
authorities have finally agreed to
begin the erection of a publication
plant by 1850.