davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11

such person holds pink glasses and in the other
a magnifying lens. Whenever they gaze
abroad they put on the rose spectacles of
praise; whenever they look at their own land
they use for their appraisal the magnifying
glass of disdain. just as it is possible to miss
the face of Cromwell because of the wart. SO
these critics scarcely can see the benign face
Of Uncle Sam because Of defects.
To be sure, the most ominous loss, to =
person or a nation, is the faculty of self
criticism. As Americans we keenly must be
conscious Of our national failure in practicing
the democracy which is our proud creed. We
never must be oblivious to our racial prejudice,
our glamorous paganism our blatant irreligion.
Always with searching Of heart must We repeat
the prayer: America, America, God mend
thine every flaw" But there is more to America
than flaws.
God bless America, for the free speech which
allows even ungrateful citizens Of this privileged
land to utter bitter anathemas, for which they
Immediately would be liquidated in the lands
they speak OF with such fervent appreciation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
God Bless America
Some of the Things About This Country That It's Critics
Forget When They Emphasize Our Faings
By the Rev. rederi BrounH Harris d. D, LTD.

I While some are blaming America for dividing
| Europe into two warning camps, when that
decision was made by another power which
vetoed the grand design that America desired
we say: God bless America for the most
unself1sh and humanitarian gesture recorded
In history. And, while this pink glasses group
charges America with imperialism in threatening
the sovereignty of other nations and in the
next breath, extolls the system which has
crushed more national sovereignties by sheer
power than have ever before been turned into
puppets, we say again: God bless America!
With the greatest physical might in her
hands that any single nation ever has con-
trolled yet manifesting such scrupulous regard
for the national rights of even the smallest
and weakest nation on her borders (even when
her own national security may be involved,
she promptly gives up her bases in tiny coun-
try which asks her to vacate. When America
with the fearful power of the atomic bomb in
her hands, offers, in spirit of internationalism
no other nation ever has manifested, to share
the dread secret even with those plotting
against her own life, some of our own citizens
blindly charge her with threatening the power
that stubbornly refuses her generous overtures.
But, God bless America, for this supreme wit
ness of her belief in the United Nations
There are those who cry to high heaven over
one life In America taken by lawless mob
defying our national laws and our national
sentiment but who are silent about millions
kept from their homelands, dying like flies, or
toiling under taskmaster's whip. God bless
America. whose leaders in both political parties
plainly see that there is vast difference be-
tween cooperation and capitulation-abject
appeasement Of a system whose theories of the
universe, Of man. and Of ethics are the exact
opposite OF those principles which are the
foundation Of America is the way to the final
loss Of our own liberties
+ II
God bless America as in the fear of God and
in the name of all humanity she stands before
the whole world for the dignity OF the individ-
ual and the invincible creed that the state is
made for man, and not man for the state
God bless America because her spires are
symbols Of church which is the conscience
OF the state, and not the slave Of the state
God bless America, because, as Lincoln de-
clared, she is "the last best hope of earth"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
The U. N. in Korea

The people of Seoul have turned out In
large and enthusiastic numbers to welcome
the United Nations Temporary Commits
sion on Korea and to hail 1t as the
savior" of their independence. But they
probably are in for painful disllluslon-
ment if they expect speedy realization
of self-government. This is so not because
of any fault in the commission itself, but
because of Soviet Russia.
AS created at the last session OF the
General Assembly, the commission exists
for the sole purpose OF helping the
Koreans to become their own masters. To
that end, it is ready now to hold its flrst
meeting to organize itself for two pur-
poses: Cd To "observe" and otherwise
guarantee honest and free Korea-Wlde
elections to set up National Assembly;
and (2) to remain in the country while
the Assembly forms native government,
which in turn is to establish its own armed
forces and negotiate with Russia and the
United States for the prompt withdrawal
Of occupation troops.
If it were up to the commission alone,
there can be no doubt that the people of
Korea thus might soon be placed in a
position to govern themselves on gen.
timely independent and representative
basis To succeed in this, however, the
commission must have the cooperation
of the Russians But they are not CO.
operating. Instead, they are resorting to
a boycott that threatens to paralyze the
entire project. Apparently they have no
intention of letting the United Nations
into the Red army occupation zone, and
that means that it will be impossible to
"observe" and guarantee honest elections
on a country wide basis.
The Russians are staging this boycott
for a reason as obvious as it is brazen.
They do not want the United Nations to
Interfere with their effort to convert
Korea into puppet of the Krenlin. In
their zone of occupation, they have already
set up a native Communist regime that
has a relatively large military force
behind It, Their objective is to have this
tough little minority take over control OF
the entire country as soon as the Red
army and our own troops withdraw.
Hence their bitter opposition to the U. N.
undertaking to insure the democratic
election of a representative government
they are against 1t because 1t would keep
them from acquiring Korean satellite.
In the circumstances the U. N. COM
mission in Seoul is not likely to achieve
an early success. But it can exert moral
pressure of a sort that the men of the
Kremlin do not welcome. They cannot
keep on with their boycotts without taking
the risk of being universally condemned
for their "cold war" against peace and
freedom. Thick-s skinned and ruthless as
they may be- they probably do not relish
the Idea of being pariahs, and they may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
Capital Briefs
Fifty Years Ago

The first big news Of 1898 was not true, and
The Star for January printed it with caution.
Prince Bismarck, the architect
Bismarck Of the German Empire, was
Not Decd rumored to have died. EVERY
body" in Berlin, according to
the correspondent of the London Evening News.
said he was gone. But an official spokesman
for the Reich government denied the story, in
sisting that the erstwhile chancellor appears
regularly at meals" Any indisposition was
merely insomnia The prince, however, actually
was ill-and his condition led to a formal
reconciliation with Emperor William II. That
matter settled, Bismarck finally did succumb
to the weight Of his 80 years The end came at
Frederchsruh on July 20.
On January L. 1898, The Star reported at
length the collapse of the main floor Of the
city hall In London, On
Disaster ar tario, the previous night
London, Ontorio Celebrating the results
Of local election a
crowd estimated to number 1000 had jammed
itself into building which some at least OF
those present knew to be old and unsafe. Sud-
denly timber 20 feet long under the center
of the assembly room gave way with crash
About $50 men were precipitated into the base
ment below. Then large safe and huge
steam coil weighing half ton came crash
ing down on the heads OF the victims
Meanwhile there was rush for the doors
"a terrible panic" with the usual result OF the
weaker being tramped by the stronger In
q few minutes, IS were dead and hundreds
injured. The next morning the Union Jack
foated at half mast over the scene while curl
GUS and sorrowing citizens stood in the streets
nearby.
A dispatch from London to The Star OF Janu-
ary 6, 1898, told of an important international
marriage at St. Peters Church,
Indian Prince Eaton Square, solemniZed the
Welded day before Lady Anne Gov
entry, third daughter OF the
Earl of Coventry, was the bride. The man to
whom she was welded was Prince Dhuleeh
Singh, son of the late Maharajah OF Lahore.
Opposition on the part of the Coventry family,
it was explained was mainly overcome by the
Intervention of the Prince of Wales" subse-
quently King Edward VII. Following recep-
ton at Coventry House in Park Lane, the cou-
pie left for Paris. THE presents were costly.
The Queen (Victoria) sent a bronze statuette
of herself"
OF more interest locally was the marriage OF
Prof. Walter w. Hough of the National Mu-
scum and Miss Myrtle luck,
Houoh-Zuck daughter of Judge F. M. luck
NuptioIs OF Holorook' Araz.. ~nr n.o .UuN
place at that town on Decem-
Der 20, 1897 and was chronicled in The star on
January 6, 1898. DR.. j. W. Fewkes had lntro-
duced the young people and encouraged tneir
mutual enthusiasm for botany. boy met slrl
over an herbarium and after that the youthful
professor. returning to Washington, found him
self addicted to whistling 1.-THE Girl Left
Behind Me-" The romance fiourished by mail
and terminated In an exchange Of vows. Prof.
Hotleh became Q world famous archeologist,
Identified with the National Museum until his
passing In 1885, His widow 10 well known IA
Christian Science circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
Philips and the Iron Curtain

According to a report from Moscow, it
is no longer permissible for barber shops,
beauty parlors and other public places in
Russia to display photographs of Holly
wood stars. In fact, it is "categorically
forbidden" presumably because it is
counterrevolutionary inimical to the
completion of the Stain five-year plan,
or a diversionist, Trotskyite manifestat ton
of remnants of bourgeois capito-imperial-
istic thinking among the masses. In short,
non-Marxist and against the party line.
This development, of course, can hardly
be described as earth-shaking. Nor can
1t be said to rob the Russian people of a
cultural treasure from the west. But 1t
is at least interesting-indeed, fascinating
as further evidence of how mysterious
are the ways of the official Soviet mind
The cold war" apparently has no limits
Down with the United States! Down with
the Marshall plan! Down with everybody
and everything not 100 per cent Marxist!
Down even with pinups of Betty Cradle
in tights, or of Clark Gable smoking a
pipe, or of Greer Carson in gossamer, or
of any and all the other superglamorous
people of Hollywood! Down with them!
The Politbureau knows BEST
So the iron curtain, descending with a
bang, blacks out the faces of our movie
stars. Now maybe there will be that much
less to distract and divert the workers or
make them, according to their sex, moon
and daydream nonproductively over visions
of Bing Crosby or sarong -draped Dorothy
Lamour. Now maybe everybody will keep
his or her mind on the fve-year plan,
and someday-who knowS?-it may even
be possible to get action on current COM
plants against the total failure to produce
anywhere in Russia a single electric re-
frigerator or washing machine or things
like that. Lana Turner's hanging on the
wall serve only to accentuate the lack of
such consumer comforts and to suggest to
the masses that life probably is lot less
drab in the west. Therefore, ban them
categorically!
The cold war" thus becomes sort of
total. The police state anticipates every
thing. Away with all American ideas, from
the Marshall plan to pinups, those slick
breeders of mass discomfort! Up with
more pictures of Marx Lenin and Stahn
That is glamor enough for the Russians.
The Kremlin is on its toes. The Soviet
Union can sleep peacefully these nights.
1t is being kept safe from the baneful
Hollywood influence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
Mr.. Stussen's Duty

Harold E. Stassen, Republican presiden-
tial candidate, has made substantial
contribution to the effort to unearth the
facts pertaining to commodity speculation
by persons in or on the fringes of the
administration For this he is entitled to
full credit. But Mr.. Stassen, from all
ground.
Some days ago he stated publicly that
administration insiders" in addition to
those already named, had made large
profits through speculation, the implica-
ton being that these spectators made
improper use of information obtained in
their official capacities. When Mr.. Stassen
was called before the Senate committee
investigating this matter, however, he re-
fused to name any of these still unidentified
persons.
In explanation of this refusal, he says
that in all his public life he has never
uttered charge which he could not prove
In court. And although his present in
formation as to the unnamed SPECTATORS
about eight in numbers conclusive to
him, it is not strong enough to constitute
judicial proof"
The trouble with this is that Mr.. StasSen
actually is uttering a charge-a blanket
charge against the administration. When
he says that additional insiders are profit
ing from speculation, the effect is to cast
suspicion Unfortunately on all members
, of the administration. In practical effect
he brings into question the integrity OF
the innocent as we'll as the few concerning
whom he says he has information that is
conclusive to him. That is unfair, more
unfair than If Mr. Stassen, assuming he
has the evidence of which he speaks, were
to name the individuals in question, even
though the evidence against them may not
be wholly conclusive.
It Is worth remembering that Senate
investigation is not judicial proceeding,
and a witness before a Senate committee
u not expected to support his testimony
with judicial proof. This does not mean,
OF course, that Mr.. Stassen or any witness
should prefer charges based on gossip or
hearsay. But Mr. Stassen says that Is not
the case with him. He says that his
evidence is conclusive so far as he is
concerned:
If this is so he ought to be willing to
give 1t to the committee-if not publicly,
ut least in an executive session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
Spires Of the Spirit

Our majestic Capitol with the Eightieth
Congress in momentous session under its white
dome, is in full view and hearing of fear
haunted world. What American does not find
in his heart the sound of great amen to the
prayer of a distinguished citizen. who said,
Every time gaze on the illumined dome I
offer the prayer: God make me worthy of Amer
lea at its best?
It is easy to see America at its worst. In
these days OF the whirlwind and the earthquake,
there are small groups of misguided and misin-
formed people who owe everything to this dear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11

Land of the Free, but
who seem to have
nothing but jeers for
the gold of America
and cheers for the
dross of alien sys-
tens. They condemn
almost everything I'M
der the Stars and
Stripes and condone,
and even approve al
most ever y t h ! n.g
drenched in. the blood
and tears of cruel
RECOMMENDATION abroad.
Tn npo honS avery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
"a Spectrum

Two Negro newspapermen complained to new
Veterans Administrator Carl r. Gray, jr., that
many Veterans Administration representatives
in the South give poor service to Negro vet
Grams. They were assured at press conference
that their complaints will be investigated and
any faults corrected. LAS far as I am con-
cerned," Mr.. Gray continued. "a veterans
veteran whether he's white, black, yellow,
green or pink. Well-maybe I'd better go
little slow on pink. And red-weu have nothing
to do with the reds A spokesman explained
afterward that, Of course. Mr.. Gray meant
he didn't want any Communists in his organ
ization-not that Communist Party member
who lost an arm, say, in the war wasn't entitled
to compensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
P0wer to Prober

Senator Ferguson, Republican, Of Michigan,
the Senates ace investigator, Is going to have
plenty Of authority as head Of new Senate
subcommittee replacing the War Investigating
Committee The subcommittee will come under
the Committee on Expenditures in the Ezecu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
Al1 Some Shadouys of Coming Events
AOOhlllS 1AlNdu Are Noted Here and abroad

tive Departments, but Chairman Aiken, Re
publican, of Vermont plans to give Mr.. Ferguson
pretty much Of a free hand. The subcommit-
tees primary function will be to investigate
reports Of malpractice and malfeasance" and
will be composed Of two Democrats and two
more Republicans. Any Investigations under
taken, Mr.. Aiken declared, will be impartial"
Capital Briefs
The Navy has requested a study Of the
"dtching" (forced water landing) character
istics Of Jet planes in view of the large air
ducts and other design features. -. The final
report Of President Humans Air Policy Com
mission probably will be made public late
Tuesday. The record. over 900 words, Is
carefully being cross -indexed as the only
reference work Of It's kind on the views Of
leaders in every phase of aviation. -. Slogan
for January on calendars in all Government
buildings Is Better Go Back Than Go Wrong"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
German Socialism

LONDON-Informed guessers here predict
that specialization of German industry, long
considered a theoretical policy in the British
zone Of occupation, will fall by the wayside.
Government leaders are noncommittal, but 1t
Is noted that the United States will achieve
controlling voice in the economic policy in the
merged Anglo-American zones by supplying
major share of their imports. Since United
States policy Is not socialistcally inclined it is
expected that the question Of putting the ISSUE
up to German voters will be postponed in
definitely.
Georgia Politics
ATLANTA.-If Herman Talmadge runs for
Governor Of Georgia as he plans, he may soft
pedal the tobacco-chewing, gallus-snapping
white supremacy" tactics Of his father, the
late Gov. Eugene Talmadge. Instead, he ex-
poets to campaign with vigorous attacks on the
administration of his opponent, Gov. M. E.
Thompson. He says his fathers wool hat"
following will remain firm behind him. and he
hopes to broaden his support for the contest
in the September Democratic primary. VIM
ming the primary is the same as being elected
in Georgia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11

President Truman making his s40-a-person
tax reduction proposal, ignored the advice his
regular tax agency, the Treasury, had given
to Congress. That advice was to leave taxes
alone until Treasury experts finish some months
from now their series Of elaborate, often book
length analyses of various tax proposals. Fur
thermore, the President went somewhere else
for his idea Of boost in corporation taxes
to make up the $4,000, 100000 loss in revenue
to the Government None Of the Treasurys %
scheduled analyses az have been completed
thus far dealt with proposal like that made
by the President, and none was scheduled to
at least up to the time Mr.. Truman told Con-
gress what his idea was. Furthermore, when
the President popped his proposal Secretary
of the Treasury Snyder quickly asked post
ponement from January IL to January 16 Of
the date he had with Congressional Commit
lee to discuss taxes Mr.. Snyder had been asked
to comment on the $500, 900 income tax
reduction proposal by Republican Represent
alive Knutson. He told the committee he
needed more time to prepare his case But
the Knutson bills major point had been COW
cred in considerable detail In two of the biggest
Treasury analyses. Mr.. Snyder himself had
discussed other points in 1t several times before
congressional committees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
Soviefs Steady

Best information reaching here from Amer
lean observers in Moscow is that the Soviets
quickly and successfully have weathered the
economic storm stirred up by their devaluation
of the ruble. While official reports told of
heavy buying and considerable queuing up for
consumer goods at first the buying pressure
soon eased off. officials here believe the Soviet
government had accumulated a vast store Of
critical goods-primarily food-for which they
had anticipated heavy demand in the first days
after rationing ended and that this easily alb
sorbed the impact. Moreover, there seems to
have been no i'll after-effects from the fact
that many people lost as much as nine-tenths
of their ruble savings.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22

WANTED-Corn picking. viii he
picked with a new Dearborn Wood
Bros. picker Call us Immediately.
Price reasonable. Lloyd Truitt, Milford.
Phone Al, or Fred Rust, Georgetown.
tnOne 40UJl. O15-2t
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22
WANTED

WANTED-Job helping oil burner
mechanic, experienced. Phone Har-
ringtOn 49S, between 5 and n, m Itn
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22

NOTICE: \ |. I DO YOU KNOW YOU
CAN FLY TO MIAMI FIORIDG IN
SEVEN 81. HOURS AND FOR ONLY
$64'5O. Call Harrington 721 for
VI ellCI IIIlOrmatIon. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22

WINTERS COMING-Save money
and fuel and be comfortable this win
ter by having us insulate your home.
Free estimates. Write Better Homes
company, Georgetown, Del, or phone
georgetown 90 or Alexander Barbar-
ika, Milford 670R12 O1-tf
.NOTICE-Farmers, look! 7 will COM
Dlne your sOybeans for $3.50 per acre.
and do your lespedeza on shares. For
yellow Globe TurnipS see me also. I
nave them for SOC a bushel and YOU
pull them. Samuel J. Passwaters. To-
Gated on Bridgeville- -Redden Road.
BrldgeVille, Del. Phone SAB. o8-3tD
NOTICE-Western Union Telegraph
IS now located second floor Plaza
apartments, Milford, Delaware. Open
daily a. m. to p. m. Saturdays.
9 a. m. to 9 p. m. bSundays, 8 a. m. to
IL a. m, 2 p. m. to p. IN. Holidays
same as Sundays. After closing, de-
pository at entrance, messages may
be phoned and charged to your tele-
phone office. Phone 791. In emergency
after closing phone AIS. Tel6gTams,
money orders night and day letters,
cablegrams. Edward e. Evans, Agent.
s1O-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22

WANTED-Ladies to sell the NIoi-
sOnette line of guaranteed dresses
slips, suits, raincOats, mems shirts.
specializing in spOrtswear Write to
BOX 3, Wyoming, Del, or phone Bed
ford 2055. o1-1t
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22

FOR SALE-Two new bungalows.
iour rooms and bath, automatic oil
neat and hot water. Lots so X l25 on
,. H. Fourth street, Milford. S6.I0O. 90
eaen' eee34' j. Willis Hall. Phone Milford
w.. O8-3tp
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22

FOR SALE-Fur trimmed black coat
with fur trimmed hat to match, size
~. Almost new. Alto antique three
piece bedroom suite, black walnut
Phone 1866, Harrington, after 6 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22

FOR SALE-Pearl button cutting
plant, IA ladies type lathes, complete
outht. ready to run. In first class con
dltlon. win sell as a whole. Sussex
Sutton, Manufacturing Company, Mil
ton. Phone 5523. o2S-9 q
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22

FUR SALE-Palmer marine motor
with new block. (run one season..
Price, $1,000. Also Is acre pine tim
ber for piling or excelsior. Can after
O'Clock Mrs. Clara COverdale. Lin
coln Del. Phone Milford S37J3. o22-3tp
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22

FOR SALE-One pair of beagles. two
ana three years old. Guaranteed to
run and not gun shy. One 6 month old
puppy, starting to run. Also 10 pigs.
~ weeks old. Phone FELTON, 4132 Her
man WOikOski. o32 2t
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22

NOTICE-Sewing machines cleaned.
repaired and adjusted. 80 years ex-
PeTlence. r. d. Davis. Phone 3O3W,
NllllOrO. O24-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-22

NOTICE-Look! Look! Look! Broiler
Raisers. Clean your broiler houses the
way. Use Baughman conveyors
ana spreader bodies. We have the
bodies in stock and the conveyors are
enroute to us. Bayard V. Wharton.
Milford. Phone 100. o1519f