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Evening star., 1948-01-24
Plan Series Of Meetings
On the United Nations

Beginning tomorrow at pm. and
continuing three successive Sundays
a United Nations forum will be
held at the Eldbrooke Methods
Church. under auspices of ths
Woman's Society of Christian Serv.
ice. All are invited. The Rev. DR.
r. Paul Harris will preside.
The program is:
January .25-"The United Nations
Organization-Hope or Illusion
Speaker. Walter Kotschnig, who il
a standing member Of the United
Nations Organization from the State
Department.
FEBRUARY 1-"UNESCO-B Building
Peace in Minds of Men," Mrs
Brunaeuer, q representative from
the United States to the conference
in Paris, 1945.
February 8-"United Nations and
World Food Crisis" Mrs. Dufferson
February Is "The Marshall
Plan" Speaker to be announced.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
School Officers Elected

The newly elected Sunday School
officers Of Georgetown Lutheran
Church are: Prof. Edwin p. Helm
rich, superintendent; Louis Beatty,
assistant superintendent; Mrs. Ar
thur Berreth, treasurer; Mrs.
Thelma Bonini, secretary; Miss
Grace Stats, assistant secretary;
Mrs. Helen Albert, pianist; Miss
Verna Bieber. assistant pianist;
Morgan Critics, song leader; Miss
Marjorie Beatty, birthday secretary;
Mrs. Claude Stanton. Absentee sec
retary; Mrs. Evelyn Brown, pin sec
retary.
At 7:30 pm. Sunday the movie
talkie, Now / See!" film will be
shown.
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TO Succeed, Says {. H. Brown.
Practice What You Preach

A native Of Woodlake, MINI, Mr..
Brown came to Washington in 1901.
He attended Business High School
here and Southeastern University.
In 1905 he entered the Patent Office
as copy puller. Today he is chief
of the public service room, posi-
ton he has held since 1922.
Mr.. Brown was recently installed
as master of West Gate Lodge,
Masons.
Mr.. and Mrs, Brown live at 37l9
Thirty fifth street. Mount Rainier,
Nd. They have two children, Elton
H. Brown, jr- and Mrs. Jessie M.
Timko, and five grandchildren.
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unless you believe and practice 1t
yourself.
"The teacher must be evangelist
ically inclined" he continued, III
order to draw those who have never
confessed the faith to do So
Mr.. Brown usually lectures to his
classes, but allows occasions for
questions. Teaching trains a man
for other church posts. he explained,
and his own case proves the point.
He served as secretary Of the school
from 1912 to 1888, superintendent OF
the adult department from 1885 to
l946. and as elder and registrar OF
he church.
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InstoIIution Of Officers

Fifty-one persons who have been
elected as officers of the National
Presbyterian Church and whose
term will begin 194s will be in.
stalled at II am. Sunday.
Twenty-one elders. Is deacon.
and is trustees will be installed IN
classes of one, two and three. yea
terms. DR.. Edward L. r. Elson viii
be assisted in the installation cere.
mony by the assistant ministers
DR.. John D. Hayes and the Rev
James r. Lundquist. Five new
elders and eight new deacons will
be ordained.
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|Dr. W. N. 6eWehr 10 Speak
IA 81. John 5 Episcopal

Dr.. Wesley M. Gewehr. Of tn,
University Of Maryland. win b,
guest speaker at a joint meeting oi
the United World Federalists and
the Adult supper Club of st. Johns
Episcopal Church at $50 pm. to-
morrow. The meeting, to which the
public is invited. win be held In the
parish house, 821 Sixteenth street
NV. Il is one Of q series OF meet
ings for discussion OF means to at
tain world peace.
DR.. Gewehr was an exchange pro-
fessor at Using Hua College, Peking
China and member Of the United
States Army Lecture Bureau In Ger
many. His subject win be "The
Choice Before U.s.
Evening star., 1948-01-24

Groomes, teacher and n. g. Robin
|son, assistant. The Philathea Class
elected Mrs. Frances Wall, presi-
dent; Mrs. Ethel Jarvis, Mrs. Fran
ees Sheridan, vice president; Mrs
Leona Otterson, recording secretary;
Mrs. Phiilipa Callbeck, correspond
ing secretary: Mrs. Lillian McCleary,
treasurer and Mrs. Hattie Young,
teacher.
The Mizpah Glass of National
Baptist Memorial Church will hold
business meeting Tuesday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. John L.
Wann. Miss Izetta Robb viii teach.
George E. Harris. vice president,
Organized Bible Glass Association,
win be guest speaker at the Friend
ship Glass Of Eldbrooke Methodist
Church.
The Paul Selby Class of Central
Presbyterian Church elected John
M. Woodruff as president.
The Vaughn Glass of Calvary
116PktSt SttuiCu Will IfOtu OH lSACC0-
tive Committee meeting Thursday
at 8 pm. at the home of Charles e.
Libbey. Mrs. Brooks Hays will
teach the Burial Glass.
The Calvary Mems Glass of CAL
vary Methodist Church will be
taught by Edwin Dice. John A..
Mote will teach the Ella H. Walker
Philathea Glass.
Henry C. Her will address the
Clyde Kelly Class of Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church.
The Stevenson Bible Glass of
Bethany Baptist Church will con-
duct the service at the Central
Union Mission at 8 pm. Tuesday.
S. L. Dameron will speak.
Arthur L. Hayford will be the
guest speaker at the Trinity Mems
Glass Of Trinity Methodist Church.
The Tudor Glass of Mount Yer
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non Place Methodist Church viii b.
taught by Mrs. ]. D. Ford. Senator
Clyde r. Hoey Of North Carolina
will speak to the Rustin Couples
Class. The High Guest Class viii
be taught by Representative George
II. Mafon OF Texas. Mrs. B. B.
Wright will teach the Susannah
Wesley Class.
DR.. Allen A. Stockdale Of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers
Of New York City will speak at the
annual banquet Of the Organized
Bible Class Association on .Febru-
ary 26.
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Mount Vernon Methodist

At the Mount Vernon Methodist
Church. Harry Seamans of the De-
partment Of State will be guest
speaker for the young adults tomor.
row at Z pm. on How Citizens Make
Foreign Policy"
The seniors will have a showing
Of DOLLS Of the United Nations" by
Mrs. M. E. Ferrell in their meeting
tomorrow evening.
Songs Of the Gay Nineties" i,
the title Of the movies to be showr
rs entertainment ut the Lea-SuI
hour ut 8 pm.
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pIdCtlCG Wlldt uc
breaches and
approa a C h his
work evangelis-
tically.
'The teacher
must believe and
practice what he
t h e S." Mr..
B r o W n, a vice
president of the
Organized Bible
Cl SIS Associa =
tion said. You
cannot convince
a h e arer that
Christianity Is
thu Yar0r,er thing
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speak.
The Mizpah
Class OF Grace
Evangelical and
r e I o r m e d
Church elected
Miss s. Alma
Quinter, presi-
dent; Miss Mary
Beck, vice presi-
dent: Mrs. Rufus
B. Wolff, secre-
tary; M r S.
Harvey Fenster-
macher, treas
urer. Miss Julia
C&ona arrictonf
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Organized
| Bible Glasses
By Dr.. Pace Mex. Etchiso,

The Teachers Training Class Of
Dumbarton Avenue Methodist
Church will sponsor the service to-
morrow at Q pm. Miss Miriam L.
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Bible Gloss Leaders

Elton II. Brown, teacher Of the
Mems Bible Glass at Mount Rainier
Christian Church, believes the sue
cessful Sunday school teacher must
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Fabulous Gems Haze Been Hard Luck Stones for Dune,

grandfather bought the stone and shipped to Eng
land by unfair hurt his reputation
Later 1873 carats sold regent OF France
Of Louis XIV 1t recovered under the
imbes garre theft and today is the
Museum.
Enslands Queen Wears the Koh-I-Noor
The luck to all male
owners-and Queen of England The
history rather undamatic since its acquisition
pawn murders ootngs and intrigue among
believed that stone the Mountain OF
Light brought ruhp the world to the poessor-n spite
position and life OF the who owned It,
Pigo something between so and IS carats got
hard luck regulations but reach
ing England India TITS it made for lost time
Baron George Pgo acquired the in
India later Irish baony But he arrested
and imprisoned administration Madras dying in conne
ment obtained the stone for abandoning
planned invasion. -,
auction and eventually came into the
possesson Egyptian Ali Pasha ultimately became the
dictator of Albania control of the Sultan OF turkey
Alarmed at the Sultan determined 10
attacked after oate
the 80year-od moray wounded On his oeath neo
Ali Pana gave friend who French soldier OF
fortune and the his beloved
and his wife. ,<.
Cant dAneas with manner oelore
the diving pasha before DAngs had TO destroy
the old mans Christian DAngas said he always naunteo
by ghost Of the jewel . .... .-..
oatrsbuted Associated rress)
Evening star., 1948-01-04
(See LINCOLN, Page
By Cynthio Lowry

White Russian princess named Nadia eaped
the lost empire of the way Both
which brought death to all who
In all the world today there probably buketful of
gems that have built about them of disaster
stories compounded partly of truth partly mans
Serous-mlroed mneraogsts experts and historians
scof at theories about generating
the owners None however denies that these bril-
liant coveted and ancient precious history
been written that because
have been spilled.
Black Orlof Is New One to jewelers.
Many of the tabled stones history by kings
royalty and nobility when lived violent
have always been stable currency in unstable world
The blue Hope diamond, for example, history
though there still doubt about its
tiles believe purchased stone
gem ancer and traveller sold diamond
loving Louis XIV France in the middle the 18th century the
time weak Intellectual Louis XVI and his Queen
reached the throne the flashing
gem which part of the jewels.
After their deaths the Hope
peared historys dramatic robbees
treasury Paris 1892 with
today would be worth blue
Regent and Sancy diamond part
American authorities maintain they had
BLACK Orlo diamond recalled recently Nevertheless
the Russian revolution part gem
collection in Moscow Originally 200
is supposed to have started its adventures OF Hindu
Evening star., 1948-01-04

idol in Mysore temple French deserter pied sold
English captain The through several hands until
purchased by Prince Gregory Orlof in 174 100000 rb
Oro discarded but optimistic lover Empress Catherine
the Great and her with the Catherine did not
take Orlof back-but she did keep the stone
Mounted the royal famed until the Russian revou
have much luck.
The present whereabouts of the 53carat Sancy not definitely
established although owned Lady Asor the
Maharajah OF Patiala. It has awesome history.
fanata diamond collector the Seigneur de Sancy probably
bought the normal channels Consantnope Know
which side his loaned the
his sovereign Henry III of Henry bald
and his lack of hair with which he always
the big Henry that pretty routine
demise for a King in those days.
When Henry Nv throne the Sancy diamond was still
loan to royalty Henry decided use it security for loan and
trusted started off to deliver the famous stone
Thieves followed the who reached the end OF
his journey When loyal henhans body found the Sany
diamond was found ao-inside his stomach.
Royalty Had No Luck With Sancy
Charles of England owned it. He beheaded James
II inherited the diamond lost battle and fed to France Broke
the loot theft It bobbed again in 1928 and
passed through number of eastern and western hands
The Regent Pitt diamond supposed to have been found by
Indian his for hiding place ned
the made deal with captain the stone Tor
the The escaped slave was
'1os overheard" on the trip.
captain bothered him so
much hanged himself Thomas Pitt Indian official and great
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Communism Flourishes On Americas Doorstep
land mfuntalR
Month II the Workers Are eDsshsf sfed Sc on

trouble during the harvest with
strikes. outrageous wage demands
and refusal to accept agreements. .
Escalante says there will be no
trouble in the cane fields "if the
workers receive the same pay they
got last season."
Last year Cuba sold most of it's
sugar to the United States, whose
Commodity Credit Corp. was buying
for others of the United Nations.
The CCC purchase contract ended
December 81. Cubas share of Amer
ica's market will be LIMITED by new
United States sugar import quotas.
| Cubans are afraid their sugar
must be sold on an open market for
something less than the 4.92 cents
pound it brought last year.
| May Bring Wage Cuts
If sugar prices are lower, planters
and rehners are virtually certain to
attempt a wage reduction. A low
ering of the pay scale would surely
bring discomfort.
The government, which has been
trying for several months to grasp
labor control from the Communists,
first suspended scheduled con-
vention of the Red-dominated CTC,
pending investigation of charges by
both factions that opponents had
faxed delegates credentials.
The Communists, ignoring the
suspension, held convention and
elected their own men to the EXecu-
tive Committee. The government
faction chose non-Communist
Executive Committee and officers.
Police and soldiers ousted the Rec
leaders from national union head
quarters. A four-hour general strike
called by the Communists in pro-
test was broken by hundreds Of
arrests.
Similarly, both Communists and
government factions elected officers
of individual unions within the CTC.
The non-C Communists were officially
recognized. Police elected Reds from
union halls.
Communists have filed court suits
to regain official recognition. Es-
calante says the Reds will continue
to resist "by all means allowed under
the constitution"
The present bitterness between
government and Communists is no
certain indication that the fight
will be carried to its conclusion.
Cuban governments have made
peace with the Reds before.
Escalante says "the government
must have allies to win" the national
election scheduled for next June l..
The Communists are convenient
allies.
There also is the possibility that
the Reds will join an opposition CO.
alition strong enough to make
real contest with the Autenticos.
distributed by the Associated Press)
Evening star., 1948-01-04
By M. M. Kreeeer

HAVANA.-There is a well-organ-
lied and influential Communist
movement just 80 miles south of
Key West, right at Americas door,
step.
And Cuba, where Communists
have played an important part in
politics and labor since 1925, may
see another Red crisis in the gov
ernment's control effort during this
months sugar harvest.
Fourteen years ago Red flags flew
briefly over some 40 little Cuban
Soviets. Only this last year has an
attempt been made to wrest control
of the National Labor Federation
from the Communists, who have
controlled it from its beginning.
Many believe Communist influence
is on the wane, but the party
polled about 100000 votes in the
l946 elections and indications are
that it will do at least as well this
year. That's almost twice as many
votes as the greatest number ever
cast for Communist candidate in
the United States, which has 80
times Cuba's population.
Born During Depression
, Cuban communism, as a signifi-
cant force, was born in a grave
depression in the 1920s caused by
low prices for sugar, the islands
chief product. Communists led in
forming the Cuban National Labor
Conferedation, the first organiza-
tion aimed at all Cuban workers
in 1925.
President Gerardo Machado out
lawed the Communist Party, but
the Reds instigated a number of
strikes which helped weaken his
regime. A general work stoppage
in 1888 which paralyzed the island
was considered an important factor
in the fall of Machado's govern
ment.
In the months of near-anarchy
which followed, Communist led
workers and peasants-sometime
aided by soldiers-seized some 40
sugar mills and hoisted the Red
flag. The Soviets extended their
influence to nearby cane fields and
to branch railroads serving the
factories.
The Soviets were halted by
combination of Cancellation and
force. Ramon Grau San Martin,
who served as provisional president
for few months, legalized the
confederation-which Machado had
dissolved-granted an eight-hour
day and a law protecting native
labor. Fulgencio Batista, former
sergeant who became head of the
army, meanwhile dislodged the Reds
from the mills.
After Grau had been succeeded by
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overwhelmingly OF wage earners.
Their labor is monotonous and
mostly seasonal.
This has been prosperous year
for Cuba, with a big sugar crop sold
at good prices. There is plenty of
money in circulation-$90 per capita.
But prosperity is rough on Cuba's
little man. Wages are lower than in
the United States. Living costs are
two or three times as high. Skilled
bricklayers, mechanics, electricians,
carpenters and painters get as little
as IS per day. A clerk may have to
pay a months income for a good
suit and a pair OF shoes. A can of
peas which costs 20 cents in the
States is As cents here.
Communists were among the first
to offer help to the wage earners-
and to get it. They didn't inflltrate
the unions, they formed them.
Anibal Escalante, Red representa-
tive in Congress and director of the
Communist newspaper Hoy Today)
explains the party's strength: y -
1--WE have always been workers
party. We fought Machado. We
have fought for democracy. People
are not afraid of communism here.
Our leaders are part of the people +"
Communists, controlling enough
votes to give them the possible bal
ance of power in a political lineup,
have been able to bargain with other
parties, trading support for power,
privileges and workers benefits.
Sugar Price Important
The Reds also back some causes
identified with Cuba's national in
terests. They have been right along
side the mill operators in demand
ing high sugar prices. They have
cried loudly againt American "eco-
nomic imperialism" and racial dis
crimination-a subject of prime in
terest to the Negroes who compose
a fourth of the islands population.
I'm the past other parties didn't
give labor leaders much help. But
now it will be different. We will
help leaders of any party to get
benefits for the workers"
The government is in the process
of taking control of the unions
away from the Communists. The
result of this campaign, and what
the government does with its labor
leadership, might well determine
the future of communism in Cuba.
The sugar harvest this month is
likely to bring a crisis in the gov
ernment's campaign, but whether
this will lead to final showdown,
no one can say.
The answer-like the answer, to
almost every other major problem
on the island-will depend largely
upon the price of sugar.
Labor Minister Aguirre says he
expects the Communists to to make
Evening star., 1948-01-04

Provisional President Carlos Men
dieta, Batista followed rough
policy toward Communists and labor.
Strikes were broken up with force.
The army seized hundreds of work
ers and organizers to end general
strike in 1885. The confederation
was dissolved again.
Batista made peace with the Com
munists in 1888. In January of 1889
the CTC-Cuban Confederation of
Workers-waso organized in place of
the defunct CNOC. Lazaro Pena,
Communist tobacco worker, became
it's secretary general.
Pulled 10000 Votes
Communists took part in the Con-
stituent Assembly and joined vic
torious coalition supporting Batista
in the general election, polling $1,000
votes. The Reds thus became one of
the government parties.
The party grew in strength and
in 1914 attracted 10000 votes for
Batista's candidate, Carlos Salad
rigas, winning 3sof 81 Senate seats
and 8 of 1876 in the House. Grau,
however, was elected President.
Grau had campaigned on an anti
Communist platform, but shortly
after he took office a truce was
effected in which the Communists
agreed to support the government
and to share labar control with
Grau's Autentico Party. The Com
munists, however, maneuvered
enough sympathizers into inde-
pendent seats to retain their DOM
nance in the CTC.
In the 1916 elections the Com
munists drew about 100000 of g.
250,000 votes and gained two more
seats in the House. The party
president, Juan Marinello, was
chosen vice president of the Senate.
The union between Reds and
government lasted until this year,
when the Communists charged cor
ruption in the cabinet, opposed any
attempt of Grau to be reelected,
urged diplomatic break with Spain
and demanded an end of the black
market.
The government responded with
a campaign to wrest union control
from the Communists.
The fight is still going on and the
issue is in doubt.
Rough on Little Man
In the first place, Cuba has large
class of Impoverished
workers to whom Red appeals are
primarily addressed.
Although the country is mainly
agricultural, the agriculture is in
custralized. The sugar plantation is
the backbone of the economy. Com
paratively few farmers work their
own land
There is no strong peasant class.
The agricultural population consists
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Constitution Is Ignored
In Civil Rights Hysteria
Move to Level Inequalities Resulting From
Differing Abilities Cited as Threat
to End Competitive Freedom
By Donald R. Richberq

People pleased be told they have right to dowha they
do They applaud the politician who them that they
have right" to enjoy the things they desire
1t is much comforting to assured that right
obtain good job informed that
duty to do good Job for let's forget that
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Shadow of Politics Falls
OnNextC CongressSe
Bipartisan Attitude Toward Foreign Policy
May Be Seriously Shaken on Hill
When Legislators Reconvene
BY Gould Lincoln

Problems huge importance United statesnd the world
lurking In the halls awaiting
legislators Tuesday Difficult problems could dealt
with easily presidential
casting its political shadow ALL
bipartisan attitude toward foreign policy
Evening star., 1948-03-31

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II receire the license on the nth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
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hess ssss: s.:ssns SSnss g. g. la2$ a 1ssh ss e e.
and selena woodfolk. "a, .437 r st. NV.
NV. and Rosa Robertson. %, 70 L st.
Albert Dalton. rs, 1000 Cathedral ave.
~. ~: and and Mary Mahoney' es. 2b4o
Nick Eamund, 81. and sharon Torrance,
20. both OF New York City.
James dootwin,. %. eol st. ne. and
Geraldine McAbee. 20. e35 2nd st. NE
Edward Kurtz. ~. and Theresa Bradford,
80, both Of Baltimore
Evening star., 1948-03-31
Marriage License
Applications

Under d. c. latDs, couples must
Gpply for a marriage license on
one day, matt three fuH days and
receire the license on the ffth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Evening star., 1948-03-31

Robert Hamu,ill, 21, and GLADYS Dickens
lis. both of Arlington, va.
William Appel. jr., IS. 535 Mellon st. Sc,
and Doris Lrnmon. Fl. 1916 18th st.
Edwin Rick. ~, 33s End ct. ne. and
Marjorie Kelly. %, 314 Delafield pi NV.
jay Cook. 50. Baltimore, and Dorothy
Riordan. 40, New York City.
Norman sehrctt. Il, Alexandria, Va, and
Helene Wetnsteir. 10, 5000 Luzon ave.
NV.
and Dorothy Hillsinger, %, 12{l Morse
st. ne.
Jack Schneider. Al. 81 K st NV, and
Raye Harrison. 3s, 511s Kansas ave.
NV.
William Ker,. IS. 40c4 New Hampshire
aye. i W. anj Elizabeth Bond, %, 1924
Charles Jasper, 25 s0e v st. ne, and
Edith Stalings, &c. 1920 4th st. ne,
Pichard Lide, so. and Madeline FRAZIER,
"a. ~ h Oh 2416 Pennsylvania ave. NV