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Evening star., 1949-05-15

from business necessity under English laws
which were hostile TO the Catholics Mr..
Bethel then correctly recited what Is q
most lamentahle fact. that some years after
the passage OF the Toleration Act in ls4p.
Protestants gaining control In Maryland out
lawed the Catholics and instituted perseeu-
tion.
Poor Maryland She Jared worse than
Rhode Island under Roger Williams stout
efforts which resulted In the English charters
of l644 and 1862. guaranteeing fun reli-
giouS liberty. and Virginia under Thomas
jefferson which enacted the Statute OF Re-
ligious Liberty in l787-schievements which
became the basis Of the Aberican system
JOSEPH NJ DAWSON.
Evening star., 1949-05-15
Riqhtwurd in Britain?

Prime Minister Attlee and the Labor
Party must be bit unnerved by the results
Of last Thursdays municipal elections
throughout England and Wales. BY the
same token, Winston Churchills Conserva-
tives cannot be blamed II they have begun
to dream happy dreams about returning
TO power in 1885,
For the elections-involving the politi-
cal makeup Of hundreds of city and
town councils-have gone overwhelmingly
against the Labor Party, even In some of
its traditional strongholds. Thus while
the Conservatives have gained approx
mately 800 seats, the Laborites have lost
no fewer than 715-a setback which one
of their spokesmen has described as being
"very grave"
A month ago somewhat similar results
were recorded in British county elections,
and there was considerable talk then about
the possibility Of rightward trend. The
big question now Is whether these latest
and more important municipal returns
confirm such a trend and foreshadow
what will happen next year In the general
Nationwide race when the Labor Party
will be bidding to remain In control of
Parliament and the government and when
the Conservatives will be trying their best
to get back in.
Some Laborites-perhaps wishfully-
have made the point that only personali-
ties and minor local matters are decisive
In municipal elections and that Thursdays
results are therefore q poor measure of
how the voters are thinking on national
issues. II that Is 30, then Mr.. Attlee and
his colleagues-more or less as happened
in the case of President Truman when he
was elected last November after losing
Congress to the Republicans In 1916
may be swept back into Office next year,
Conservative hopes.
Nevertheless, many in Britain-including
Laborites who tend more toward pessimism
than toward wishfulness-thinko otherwise
In their opinion, there have numerous
signs that the temper Of the British people
has been swinging back from left to right
According to this view, the county, city
and town elections though they once may
have revolved only around local questions
and personalities, are now Influenced by
national developments, including particu-
larly growing dissatisfaction with some of
the Attlees governments policies-notably
the austerity program.
Unquestionably, that program, with Its
emphasis on self-denial, Is not designed
to be politically popular. Because Of Brit
aims extremely difiicult economic posi-
ton, something like it would have had to
be adopted even II the Tories had been in
power. Yet, 1t has come into being under
the Laborites, and they have to bear the
brunt Of whatever resentment 1t causes
Conceivably, that could mean sufficient
shift in votes to elect a Conservative gov
ernment next year.
Evening star., 1949-05-15
Deplores Tying Up
Government Employees Wages

TO The EDITOR o. The stA
Why should monkeyshines and shenani-
gans tie up the salaries of needy Govern
ment employees? This is q cash-on- -the-line
city. Thousands of employees are in need.
financially embarrassed. can't pay their bills.
Businessmen also are suffering. The Con-
gress and President believe in paying clerks
and stenographers less and making their own
fees and salaries bigger.
It is time we. the people" should act.
ARTHUR J. McGURN.
Evening star., 1949-05-15

and Miss Halle Annie Rogers ard Blanohs
Wood sans Nine Rogs Charlotte P1sk
Bates read some Of her verses thns ada-
ing variety 10 the program Exhibitors tn
cluded Mrs victortns n. Jenktns president
Mamie Stone. secretary, Mrs Katharine
Raymond Annie sehoenboTn. sUs A. Buck
ingham, Emma HoFria Jessie Maearty. J.
Y Baker and Joseph n Csnssll One of
the productions moss warmly pTslsed vas
are painted with rare taste and dsileseJ Of
color"
What The Star on May II. 1895 Described
- p small sised panic" occurred as ths
National Museum. whsr II
Excitement et was dlscoyerd that ons of
Museum two eannona aeni home hy
Admiral Dewey vas loaded
with two ahslls and q KTape shet Thts
engine Of destruction under certain eon-
ditions' vas supposed to have been taksn
from the Epanisrds o. Cayits near Manila
The gallant admiral inesutiouAly" ordered
II shipped 70 Washington. New tire Ear
and .tS companion relic had aTriYsd~an9
the museum staff Sas HoYs soETy thar
otherwise for the moment "A gunner from
the Navy Yard was ssns for and finally
came He brought the SHELLS ard KYaps
shot 10 Iisht in shipahape fashion B1sa
shells were Of the percussion cap varsity,
but the caps we're missing Ths powdsr.
however was In them. although o little
moIdy The museum people incline 20 the
belief that. In spite o. the Hsolo. tire powder
would sxpiods II subjected 10 fre.~
Prot q. p. L&nKisy. secrstasy Of ne
Smithsonian Institution The inventor Of
ths asrodroms who was
Prof. LeaeIeys given t1s 900 by thss Boasd
Moehins Of Ordnance 10 sxp~gtnsrs
with hia rTsnE machine fow
war purposes" reported The Star Of Nay
- 1893 made his nrst tsst At 0gantsno.
Va. YESTERDAY. Prof Langley. wfth tns
amount Of naonsy placed 81 his dsspo&sl
built . new ard larger machine than thas
with which he expersmsnted two years age.
The rnaehlns waa saunrHsed from tA~ top of
n houseo boat anchored iE broad sweep 80
tbs Potomac about three -'oagths af o mile
from ins Island owps6 by ifls ousnSsco Rcd
and Gun Club. The result was not % sse~
cssafnl a. wsre Pyos LAnalsya fcrsnsg ss~
perinenn with ths smaller Ensehars. Tns
machine scared aInft 10 D hsssht 81 see
feet. but daacsndee after o sorssnasaa nssfs
Of SOC" Such O rea1ls eowscaGy wss eas~
apposnttns. and Pref fAnxssy eseasnse 70
discuss tss matter win tie press
Evening star., 1949-05-15

cerning the unco-
creed nations. Al
lowed their teemlng
millions 70 De told
that the arteries o!
commerce were open
once more 10 q city
they had threatened
70 starve and freeze
into their own orbit.
But this is no time
for democracy 70
gloat and cheer.
The muzzle Of long
range plotting TO
dominate Europe
will be but pointed
Evening star., 1949-05-15
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
Wrtter, although 1t Is permissible for
a ,prtter knoicn TO The Star 10 use
a nom de plume Please be brtet
Evening star., 1949-05-15

When tire hour struck for the lifting of
the Berlin blockade even the masters a the
Kremlin. who habitually blockade their own
vast country agatnst unpalatahle truth con-
Evening star., 1949-05-15
Fifty Years Ago

Half a century back o number OF histo-
rians were discussing with more than little
" heat their respective
AmeHcon REVOLUTION reactions 10 the Revo-
Debated iutionaTy War which
separated the Amer
lean colonies from the British crown Sir
George Trevelyan, q nephew OF Lord
Macaulay. had written what The Star
on May 8. 1899. called an unusual and
generous" book on the subject But Prof.
Goodwin Smith Of Toronto took . different
position After all, he said. this American
Revolution was limited In It's significance
and Importance. The war was not fruitful
Of military genius or great exploits. Wash
ington's moral leadership was superb. but he
won no battle. The endurance Of his army
at Valley Forge is the most heroic incident
in the history. and against ii have TO be set
many incidents far from heroic The royal
generals were about the worst ever sent out
by England. and their army was largely
composed Of German hirelings In the open
field the HeSsians won; in oush fighting the
Americans. The patriots. according 10 the
express statement OF Washington we're re-
duced TO extremity when France threw her
weight into the scale The savagery on both
sides. especially In the CaroltnaS. was revolt
ing"
A special" TO The Star o, May o. 1899.
told how: William Mccabe. residing near
Riverdale. Nd. Is the recip-
Very Old Corn, lent Of six kernels OF corn
t,dsed from among others found
In mountain cave OF
Arkansas and said by those vsrsed In fossil
signs 10 be 5000 or 5000 years old. John Y.
Burton the sender Of these precious grains.
has in his Office in Milwaukee - 10 ears In
- NA~s
they are much larger and in color Q dark
chocolate Mr.. Burton received the corn
from George Barnum Of Columbus. Eeer-,
and Mr.. Barnum raised these ears from the
original seed that he discovered in q cave.
Theoretically sealed In some ancient and
curious pottery Mr. Barnum planted the
kernels last June. The growth seemed TO him
TO Be marvellous In spite Of dry weather and
an unfavorabie season. While other grain
shriveied and perished before the hot winds
and sun, this antedeluvisn maize nourished
and grew to the height Of 10 feet and IN some
instances 70 Is feet. the stalks measuring
inches In circumference. with leaves feet
long Some Of the stalks bore 10 and II
ears OF corn.
The nrss annual exhibition O. the
Ceramic Club Of waxhington Sald The
Star for Nay 10. 1899. vas
Cercmic decided success" II ~as
Exhsbstior staged at the 8. w. A. Gal
leries az 1890 Connecticut
avenue NV. and - majority Of those vno
received invitations aysiled themselves OF
the opportunity 20 view the attractive dis
play Of decorated china. and In the evening
the gaIisrtes were filed With such q throng
Of visitors that movement from one rocm
10 another was q matter Of conaadsysole
dtfsculty. :. The vanss.s Mandolin Club
PLAYED Q number Of pisces. Iva Martin and
lfin orznsvaid furnishes piano ssieesso0s
Evening star., 1949-05-15

Though Pravda kindly Affords Us the
opportunity TO rec ourselves % others see
a, we're stiil giving ourselves the benefit
of he doubt.
Evening star., 1949-05-15
Spires of the Spirit
On Lifting Blockades
Shutting Oneself Away From the Light of Life
Declared a Form Of Spiritual Starvation

By the Rererer6 Frederick sro4- Ea--1. D D Li:t .
Evening star., 1949-05-15

The hrsf annual exhibition of the
Ceramic Club Of Washington" SaAd The
Star for Nay 10, 1899. vas
Cercmic decided success" II was
Exhibition staged at the o. w. A. Gal
leries as 1890 Connecticut
avenue NV. and - majority Of those xno
s--x..ss.r. .w~n~N ~
Evening star., 1949-05-15

A special" TO The Star OF May .. 1899
told how: William Mccabe. residing near
Evening star., 1949-05-15

The hrsf
Ceramic Club
Evening star., 1949-02-20
Maj. Gen. {. {. Booth,
Army Philippine Chief
From 1924, Dies

Mai. Gen. Ewing E. Booth, 70.
who commanded the Army troops
in the Philippines from 1882 un-
til he retired in 1884, died yester-
day at Walter Reed Hospital. He
had been i'll a year.
Since last April Gen. Booth had
been living with his daughter and
son-in-law, Col. and Mrs. Pearl
L. Thomas, at 4707 Harrison
street, Chevy Chase, Md.
Gen. Booth was stationed in
Washington several times during
his Army career. He was an in
structor at the Army War Col
lege in 1928 and 1924 and assist
ant chief of staff at the War De-
partment from slS27 tos1D30 when
he became deputy chief of staff.
He commanded the 1st Cavalry
Division prior to his Philippine as
signment in 1882.
He held the Distinguished Serv-
ice Medal; Croix de Guerre: Le-
gion of Honor and Philippine Con-
gresSional Medal.
A native of Bower Mills, Mo.
Gen. Booth was graduated from
the Infantry and Cavalry Schools
in 1908 and the Army Staff Col
lege in 1905. He was aide de camp
to Mai. Gen. ]. F. Bell from 1912
to 1915. In 1917 he served as chief
of staff of the Eastern Department
and later of the 77th Division. He
also commanded the 9th brigade
Evening star., 1949-02-20
William |. Ransom,
Noted Lawyer, Dies
BY the Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 49,
William L. Ransom, IS, promi-
nent New York lawyer and an ex-
pert on international law, COL
lapsed and died from a heart at
tack today while attending a
meeting at Harvard Law School.
A native of Harmony Township,
Chautauqua County, N. Y, he was
graduated from Cornell Law
school in 1905, and had practiced
in New York since 1907.
He served as president of the
American Bar Association in 1886
SO and since has been a member
OF the board of governors. He
also has been chairman of the
associations committee on inter-
national organization since 1914.
Mr.. Ransom died while attend
ing a meeting of Harvard Re-
search in International Law. a
special assembly of about so
prominent lawyers from all parts
OF the country.
Evening star., 1949-02-20

Rockelman, executive vice presi-
dent, and Alfred N. Anderson,
neither Of whom attended yester-
days meeting.
Mr.. Tucker said in q statement
today that the new board mem
bers voted to ask Mr.. Rockelman
and Mr.. Anderson to resign as
directors. Earlier, Mr.. Tucker said
that q faction Of the old board
and former executives Of the cor
poration had been working Sc
cretly to oust him and make Mr..
Rockelman president.
Yesterdays switchover Of board
membership was accomplished by
the election Of seven new members
by the i've old board members
present. Then, Mr.. Tucker and
four other board members ten
dered their designations. Mr..
fuckers was not accepted. Those
of Edward Offut. M. w. Dulian,
Dan Leabu and Ben G. Parsons,
were accepted. Afterward, four
additional new directors were
named.
The new board members are A.
J. Barry. Milwaukee: Andrew Ed
miston, Charleston, w. Va: A. A.
Michaels. st. Louis: Dan Ehlelz,
st. Paul: j. Frank Azzarello,
Cleveland; Robert Northcutt, Kan
sas City; Dwight Hollander. Chi
cago; Edward Numrich, Cincin-
natl; Ellis Travers, Chicago;
Frank Taylor. Los Angeles; John
Mansfield, Chicago, and James
Hornberger, Pittsburgh.
In his statement today. Mr..
Tucker said that the new board
members were selected by a Chi
cago attorney, Joseph Fleming, a
member of the law firm of Kirk
land, Fleming. Green, Martin and
Ellis. Mr.. Tucker said he ap-
pealed to the attorney in a letter
February 8 after the majority Of
board members had agreed to re-
sign in favor Of Mr.. Fleming'S
selections.
He said the new directors rep
resent SAC, 100000 in Tucker in
vestments.
Plans to Protect Stockholders.
The board, he said. has drawn
up plans designed to protect the
firms $4,000 stockholders and g.
900 dealers and assure the early
production of the Tucker car"
The statement added that none
of the plans were revealed because
the board believes that any state
ments it makes will be used by
competing forces who are not
working in the best interests OF
the Tucker Corporation"
In addition to the IL new direc-
tors named, Mr.. Tucker said that
Mr.. Fleming had recommended
Claude Darling of Charlotte, N. c.,
for dictatorship.
Evening star., 1949-02-20

The Air Force yesterday unveiled
it's latest Supersonic research air.
craft, a dart-like. delta winged
model obviously designed to make
a stab at the speed of sound.
Unlike the Bell ST., which broke
the speed of sound with rockets
capable of only a few minutes of
output, the new Consolidated-Vul-
tee model is powered by regula-
ton turbo-jet engine.
The weird shape of the wings.
which are swept back at almost
double the angle of the most radi-
cal Air Force planes yet seen by
the public, are expected to reduce
the drag and give satisfactory con-
troll at Supersonic speeds.
The Air Force announcement
said the Model 7002" is now
undergoing flight tests at Muroc
base in the California desert, but
did not reveal the speed for which
the aircraft was designed.
The wings of the first delta"
Evening star., 1949-02-20
Report Says Tucker
Was Fired as First
Act Of New Board
BY the Assoeiofed Press

CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-The Tuck
er Corp. tried out new board of
directors today. dominated by dis
tributors and dealers.
A drastic top level infusion of
new blood put IL new members on
the board. Only three of the old
boards seven members remained.
One Of these is Preston Tucker
founder and president of the auto
mobile firm.
The Chicago Tribune quoted a
responsible dealer source" as
saying the new boards first de-
cision was to fire Mr.. Tucker as
president. The. Tribune quoted
this source as saying:
Tucker does not know it yet,
but the first thing the new board
did was to decide to let him go.
The board decided on this at a
meeting in downtown hotel after
the regular meeting at the plant
Friday when the new board was
elected"
Time Undecided.
The Tribune reported its source,
an attorney as we'll as a dealer,
said the board did not decide
when to notify Mr.. Tucker of its
action and left open the question
of a successor.
The upheaval came at a board
meeting yesterday while Federal
grand jury was preparing to open
it's investigation of the corpora
tons financial dealings.
John Coolidge, secretary of the
firm, who announced the board
changes today, said the grand jury
action had mo bearing" on the
board reorganization. He said it
was move for Strengthening of
the organization" which "has been
under way for a long time"
Various Tucker agent groups
have Federal Court suits pending
for reorganization Of the firm.
Only 80 Cars Produced.
Financing troubles and the
breakdown of plans for obtaining
materials have been the biggest
headaches of the two and one hall
year old firm which has not YET
been able to market the radical
new model car it planned tc
manufacture. To date only 81
Tucker automobile have been pro-
duced.
Left on the board with Mr.
Tucker are two old directors, Fred
Evening star., 1949-02-20
Woman Killed by Truck,
Man Struck by Bus

One pedestrian was killed and
another critically injured in traffic
accidents last night.
The fatality, 10th of the year,
was Mrs. Mary F. Clay, 35, COL
ored, formerly of 594 Park road
NV, who died at Freedmen's Hos
pital at l1:45 pm, about three
hours after she was struck by q
truck police said was driven by
Rudolph Barnes, 20. colored.
Police said Mrs. Clay apparently
stepped out from between two
parked cars IN the 1900 block Of
Ninth street NV.
Ernest Dorsey, 66, colored, of 453
Seventeenth street Sc. suffered
severe head injuries when he was
struck by Capital Transit bus
at Fifteenth street and Potomac
avenue Sc. Police said the driver
was James A. McWaters, %, of
BAIT Twenty third street Sc.
Barnes. driver of the truck in
the fatal accident, was scheduled
to appear for an investigation at
the Accident Investigation Unit
Offices at 10 am. today.
Evening star., 1949-02-20
New Jet Plane of Radical 7 ype
May Exceed Speed of Sound

type are swept back so degrees, as
compared with a previous max
imum of IS degrees. "Elevons" in
trailing edges of the triangular
wings supply aileron and elevator
action and eliminate the need for
a tail section.
A vertical stabilizer and rudder
are provided for added directional
control and stability. The model
has been under wind tunnel test
for several years. Powered with a
turbo jet of $500 pounds thrust.
the 1902 is equipped with a jetti-
son bubble type pilots compart-
ment.
The plane has a tricycle. landing
gear. The design indicates that
the 7002, unlike the older Bell
flying laboratory, will take off as
we'll as land in the conventional
manner.
Speed runs of the ST. were con-
Quoted by launching the bullet
shaped. stubby-winged aircraft
from Super Fortress in flight.
of the 4th Division in 1918 and
1919.
Gen. Booth was assistant chief
of staff. Service of Supply, in 1919
and chief of staff of the Service of
Supply as we'll as the American
Forces in France until 1920.
Before he came to the Army
War College here he was assistant
commandant and later director Of
the Service School. He was pro-
noted to major general in 1929.
Besides his daughter, Gen. Booth
is survived by a grandson. His
wife, the late Mrs. Elizabeth Will
liams Booth, died in 1943.
Funeral arrangements Have not
been announced. t5~
Evening star., 1949-02-20
Dredging
Continued From First Page)

rested February 10 in St. Jerome's
Greek near Point Lookout.
Magistrate Abel hnsd the elder
Evans $500. The son was fined
$500 but the sentence was sus-
pended. States Attorney John H.
T. Briscoe demanded confiscation
of the boat but Judge Abel re-
fused.
Mr.. Foster, referring to reports
from Rock Point. Md. that oyster
men there believe the enforce
ment drive is a bluff" while the
General Assembly is in session,
termed them unfounded.
I'VE intend to enforce the law
whether the Legislature is in ses-
sion or not" he declared. IT you
don't believe it, just 60 out there
now and try to do some dredging"
Evening star., 1949-02-20
House Leaders Find
Loopho|e Which May
Block Big Pension Bill
by the Asseeiaied Press

House leaders yesterday found a
loophole in new rule which may
let them block consideration of
q multi billion dollar pension bill
which the administration opposes.
The bill would give veterans of
the two world wars pensions Of
500 a month at the age of IS.
Some estimates put the peak cost
as high as $4,000, ,000,0 900 a year.
President Truman's legislative
leutenants are somewhat doubt
full about the outcome If the pro-
posal ever reaches roll call. All
members of Congress have a lot
Of veteran constituents, and might
hesitate to go on record by name
against granting them additional
benefits.
Chairman Rankin who ram
rodded the bill through his Vet
erans' Committee announced yes
terday he is going to bring it to
the floor for a vote "at the earliest
possible moment"
Under q new rule, adopted at
the beginning of this session, that
would appear to be March IA. Un-
less-but that's where the joker
comes in.
Procedure Outlined.
To understand the catch in the
new rule it is first necessary to
have a general picture of House
procedure:
Before a bill actually can be
considered by the House, it must
be approved first by a legislative
committee, then given clearance
by the Rules Committee which
recommends the conditions under
which it will be taken up-the
length of the debate. whether
amendments may be offered, and
so on.
In former sessions, the Rules
Committee has been able to stif1e
any legislation a majority of its
members opposed. If the COM
mittee simply sat on a bill, there
was no way to get it before the
House unless a majority of all
the members signed a petition to
take it away from the rules group.
Because some bills desired by
the administration were so bot
tied up last session, Mr.. Truman S
supporters rammed through new
rule last month.
New Rule Cited.
It says that if the Rules Com
mittee holds a bill 81 days and
rejects or fails to act on a resolu-
ton governing the procedure for
its consideration by the House,
the chairman of the Legislative
Committee which approved the
measure can call it up in the
House for a vote.
But-the chairman doesn't have
power to do that if the Rules
Committee approves such a pro-
cedural resolution and then fails
to call it in the House.
So, if the committee approved
a procedural plan for the pension
bill, and all IL members of the
Rules Committee sat tight and
failed to call it up. apparently
there would be nothing Mr.. Ran
kin could do.
OF course, one of the II might
not stand hitched. A Republican
or Southern Denocrafic member
might yield to the lure of embar-
RAISING the administration. And,
no doubt, heavy pressure would
be put on committee members
from sources that want the bill
passed.
In his statement yesterday, Mr..
Rankin took notice of reports that !
President Truman opposes such a
general pension for veterans.