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Evening star., 1949-05-05
Craftsman Convicted
OF Menacing Officer
With Loaded Pistol

William w. Huntsberger, 30,
who poked q loaded pistol in q
policeman's stomach and pulled
back the hammer, was convicted
yesterday Of making threats in q
menacing manner.
Huntsberger, a former District
Highway Department craftsman.
was under a $500 bond today.
pending a possible appeal Of the
jury verdict returned in NUM-
cipal Court.
In an all-day trial before Judge
George D. Nelson, the jury heard
two conflicting versions of what
happened the night of last Au-
gust o in Huntsberger's apart
ment in the 1700 block Of @
street NV.
Prosecutor Raymond Baker pro-
duced the arresting policemen.
Pvts. T. B. Basnight and j.. I.
O'Connell, as his witnesses.
Basnight testified he and his
partner answered o radio call Of
q man shooting O gun at that ad-
dress. He said that when he en-
tered the apartment, Huntsberger
was standing In the kitchen door
way, his right arm behind him.
AS he approached the man to
learn the cause of the trouble,
Pvt. Basnight said Huntsberger
suddenly placed a loaded German
P-38 automatic in his stomach
and pulled back the hammer.
The policeman said he quickly
struck the defendant with his fist
and seized the gun. At that
point. Pvt. O'Connell hurried UP
and stuck his hand In the breach
Of the weapon, blocking the
hammer.
Huntsberger, on the witness
stand. said the gun was lying on
the kitchen table when police ar
rived. He denied there had been
any tussle. He said he had dis
charged the gun accidentally" on
three occasions during the night
while trying to familiarize him.
self with 1t.
Evening star., 1949-05-05
Juvits to Speak Tonight

Representative Javits, Repub-
lican. Of New York. is slated to
speak at Sis o'clock tonight at q
meeting Of the Washington Chap
ter, American Technion Society,
at the Brookings Institution. 722
jackson place NV. His topic will
be the constitution and govern
ment Of the State of Israel. The
Technion Society is q sponsor Of
the Hebrew Institute Of Tech
nology In Haifa, Israel.
Evening star., 1949-11-24
Mrs. burnett's Centenary

Hundreds, perhaps thousands Of middle
aged men who as little boys forty-odd
years ago were logged out In the velvet
and lace finery of Little Lord Fauntleroy
must look back upon his creator with dis
taste If not actual disapprobation. Yet
Frances Hodgson Burnett, born In Man.
chester, England, November "a, 1S49, was
an estimable person, even q lovable per
son, who certainly never intended to make
any child miserable. Perhaps her own
bleak and uncongenial girlhood distorted
her views. Having suffered poverty Of the
Dickensian variety herself, she employed
her juvenile Imagination to develop whole
world OF Illusion, embracing everything
and everybody within the orbit OF her
experience.
Doubtless it was for that reason that
her agony Of mind and spirit continued all
through her career. Out Of her ordeal
she obtained the style as well as the ma
terials OF her books. ""That Lass o. Lowrie's"
was the first Of the series to win popu-
larity. It was published by Scribner's in
1877 and was followed by the Lord Faunt-
leroy story IN 1885. The central character
Of the latter was supposed to have been
modelled upon Mrs. Burnetts own son,
vivian, but the allegation was not true.
Her boy was neither an insufterable molly
coddle nor pris. She merely dreamed
Evening star., 1949-11-24

him so-with the aid Of her illustrator,
the gifted Reginald Birch.
One part of the public greeted the tale
with derision and mockery, but larger
faction hailed it with unalloyed delight.
The book was dramatized and as play
made history for the standing room only"
business it attracted. Mrs. Burnett
promptly proved that she could duplicate
her achievement by writing Sara Crewe,"
Little Saint Elizabeth" "The Pretty Sister
of Jose" and 'T. Tembarom," all of which
were successful magazine Serials books
and movies. Her Secret Garden" is play
ing the neighborhood houses right now.
1t is just the latest demonstration Of the
essential durability of her fairy tales of
real life"
Much of her work was done in Wash
ington. She had homes at 1915 street,
1884 X street and TITO Massachusetts,
avenue Northwest. A letter dated 1890 and
penned from the third of these houses is
on display at the Library of Congress this
week as gesture of recognition Of her
centenary
Evening star., 1949-11-24

propose is pretty much the same as the
program the United States and like-minded
nations have long been holding out to the
Russians for their cooperation. But they
have fatty refused to have anything to
do with 1t. Thus, instead Of joining the
Marshall Plan for European recovery, they
have done everything possible to wreck it,
their purpose being to spread chaos OF a
sort calculated to make the whole continent
fall into their hands, brazenly expan-
sionist policy justifying the precaution Of
restricting our exports to them, particularly
exports with military value. Similarly, In
the case Of Germany, their dominance
seeking obstructionism has blocked all past
efforts to arrive at a settlement. As for
atomic control, they have 50 steadfastly
opposed effective action that the Quaker
suggestion on the subject seems almost
naive. -.-.-- ........
In the circumstances, taken as q whole,
the proposals. Of the American Friends
Service Committee must regretfully be
described as unrealistic. They have the
virtue, of course, of constituting timely
argument against the inevitability Of war,
and Of stimulating discussion regarding
the possibilities Of an eventual East-West
agreement. Beyond that, however, in terms
of bringing on such an agreement IN the
near future, they seem thoroughly aca-
demic. Certainly, nothing, will come OF
them as long as the Kremlin remains the
nay-sayer it has been and still is.
Evening star., 1949-11-24
Duy of Gold

The candles of the 1Daring year are spent,
The stubbled field lies shivering In
the cold
And notD the heart turns hon1efDard
Nth content
TO offer thanks for all the garnered gold.
4 feast Is spread. The golden sunlight
streams
Impdrtiully on all tDho gather there
Age Nth It's golden memories and dreams,
The chubby darling in the old htgh-chdtr.
But ended here, the story ,oere halt told:
Poor strangers haze been hidden to
the feast
And kindness offered, Hfe's most precious
{, gold,
And, in His name, compassion ITO
these least"
Lest ,pe forget our Pilgrim heritage,
oh, mag Our thanks find foioer ~
loutng deeds,
Doubling the JOY OF our o1o,, pilgrimage
By binding up some broken heart
that bleeds.
.,....z-5 NEz BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1949-11-24
They Skip the Realities

Though intelligent, high minded and full
of good will, the new Quaker proposals for
peace seem to be too much out of line with
current realities to offer either the promise
or hope of leading to constructive action
within the foreseeable future. Their basic
weakness can be summed up in single
phrase-the policy of the Kremlin. For
they are negated by that policy, and they
will continue to be negated by It unless and
until the Soviet Union shifts to new
course.
The proposals are substantially the same
as those put forward last July, In tentative
form, by special study group of the
American Friends Service Committee.
Predicated on the sound and practical
faith that war Is not inevitable, they sug-
gest that peace can be assured If we take
the initiative once more IN trying to work
out q kind of live-and-let-live understand
ing with Russia. To that end, citing the
historical example of how Islam and
Christianity and Professionalism and Ca
tholicisfn have succeeded In getting along
together after protracted and bitter strife.
the Quaker organization advocates that
the United States take the following steps,
among otnerS. 5.t t#:af
ID Move to reduce present restrictions
on exports to countries behind the Iron
Curtain; (0 study the possibility OF ex-
tending economic credits to those coun-
tries; 60 try again, at another meeting
of the Council of Foreign Ministers, to
bring about an agreement on unification
and peace treaty for Germany; "a ex-
plore the idea of working out conventions
controlling nuclear and regular armaments,
and then, If the conventions are accepted
by the Big Five, agree to the outlawing Of
A-weapons and the destruction Of our own
and the Soviet stockpiles; and (5) mean
while. as an interim STEP" act to place
those stockpiles under United Nations seal,
with u. N. personnel guarding against
violations Of the seal.
In essence, however, what the sCuakers
Evening star., 1949-11-24
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. Where can information be obtained on
qualifications for joining the Merchant Ma
rine? Are there openings for inexperienced
memo. r. v.
A. Any one interested in joining the Mer-
chant Marine can obtain an application
form upon request from the United States
Maritime Service in the cities Of Washing
ton, D. c.; New Orleans, La: New York,
N. Y, or st. Petersburg, Fla. Applicants
must be American citizens, between the ages
70 TN and IS years. at least feet inches
tall and have completed ninth grade Of
school and meet physical standards. A spe-
cial course Of training with pay Is available
for eligible applicants.
@. What are the genus and species Of
the blind beetle" that lives as guest Ia
ants nests?-L. B. U. .-
A. The blind beetle" referred to Is Of
the genus Adranes. species lecontei Breudel.
The ant which harbors 1t is the common
cornfeld ant, Lasius niger Amerinacus
Emery. ..-.-
g @. What do giraffes eat when they are
in the wild state?-E. v.
A. In its native home in Africa the giraffe
lives almost entirely on the leaves and tender
shoots OF mimosa trees and an acacia COM
monty known as the kameeldorn. The leaves
are plucked off one by one by the tongue,
which is about II inches long. The animal
feeds chiefly in the early morning and late
evening. It. is able to go for long periods
without water.
Evening star., 1949-11-24
Ceiling Pay Inequity

It is unfortunate for many deserving
Federal employees that Congress attached
strings to its legislation lifting the lid on
salaries paid certain top-level admins
traitors. AS Joseph Young has pointed out
in his column, The Federal Spotlight, the
much-publicized act raising the pay ceiling
from $10,330 to $4,000 limits to 400 the
number of employees who may benefit from
the raise. The result will be that many
in the $10,330 group will remain there,
although the Civil Service Commission had
recommended that all such employees be
promoted
And there will be adverse repercussions
all down the line, for thousands Of en-
ployes In the five-to-ten- thousand dollar
bracket had looked forward to promotions
under the new salary law. With the lid
still held down on many top jobs, however,
the opportunities for stepping up will be
correspondingly reduced. Those who hap
pen to be under bosses selected for the
400 higher Jobs will have good chances of
advancing. This is a discriminatory ar
rangement that Is bound to affect morale
of those who do not happen to be in
favored positions.
This is development which friends OF
the civil service in Congress probably did
not foresee when the restriction was placed
on top-rank promotions. It Is a situation
that merits attention by the House and
Senate Civil Service Committees at the
next session. 1t is to be hoped that when
the inequities OF the new law are explained
by classification officials, the ceiling-pay
bill will be amended to make 1t fair to
everybody.
Evening star., 1949-11-24
Protests the Illustrations
OF TN Our Image"
tn tha Edjtoy. of ThA 9fAr.

Protests the Illustrations
OF 'Tn Our Image"
To the Editor of The Star:
have tried to ignore those vulgar draw
ings which you have been publishing from
Houston Hartes book, I'm Our Image"
which supposedly portray important Bible
characters. But the one attempting to rep
resent Moses Is too much to swallow without
crying out.
In all my experience with so-called art,
never have I seen q more distorted, nasty
and hateful drawing than this. The unreal,
unlifelike, grotesque ugliness Of the man is
not only contrary to historical fact; but,
what is Of far more importance. 1t tends to
discredit the Bible: it puts the people who
lived the great drama Of the Bible in the
light Of unrealitys In q remote norm the
effect Of which cannot be felt today and
finds no modern parallel. The Bible takes on
the aspects Of fairy tale with its characters
similar to Snow Whites seven dwarfs.
Speaking Of Moses. the Jewish historian.
Flavius Josephus in his book, Antiquities Of
the jews" Chapter 8, Verse 6. writes as fol-
lows: "And as for his beauty. there was no.
body (in EgypD 50 unpolite as. when they
saw Moses. they were not greatly surprised
at the beauty Of his countenance: nay, 1t
happened frequently, that those that met
him along the road were obliged to turn
again upon seeing him; that they left what
they were about, and stood sttll q great while
to look on him; for his beauty was so re-
markable and natural to him on many ac-
counts, that it detained the spectators, and
made them stay longer to look upon him."
The Bible Exodus 2:2 Monatt) tells U.s. '"The
woman conceived and bore 2 son. and as she
saw he was handsome boy, she hid him for
three months" Doesn't sound much like the
repulsively ugly old man with the chancre on
the lip represented in the drawing, does It?
Undoubtedly this Is another attempt by
Satan In these last days to heap reproach on
the Most High God who used Moses as His
Amanuensis to write His sacred word, the
Bible; but 1t will come to naught, for He
says elsewhere. Though heaven and earth
pass away, my word shall not pass away"
WAYNE M. GRIGGS.
editors Note: The Star does not believe
that readers generally will share Mr. Griggs'
views regarding the illustrations and stories
from the recent book on the Bible, In Our
Image" which has been acclaimed for the
beauty Of the volume as well as for Its rev.
erent treatment of tho King James version
OF the Old TestameutJ
Evening star., 1949-11-24
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
priter, although tt Is permissible for
a aDriter kno1Dn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1949-11-24
THANKSGIVING Over the Years

The original Thanksgiving at Flymoutu
In 1921 was spontaneous development, an
instructive expression of natural gratitude
for relief from famine which had threat
ened to destroy the colony by starving to
death its inhabitants. It symbolized the
appreciation of the entire Pilgrim COM
munity for the many mercies" shown oy
God. The following year there seems to
have been no observance, but IN 1923 a
long drought providentially was ended by
rain and relief ship came from England,
80 that there were reasons for anotner
celebration-and one accordingly was held.
Subsequently, occasional ceremonies OF
Thanksgiving were arranged in the Massa-
chusetts Bay area, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut and Dutch New Amsterdam. Yet
formal observance of day of thanks was
not an annual affair. There were years
when no thanksgiving rites took place.
The idea represented by them, however,
never was completely lost. Following Bur-
goyne's surrender in 1777 a feeling OF
thankfulness was felt by the people OF
the revolving Colonies and the Continental
Congress, taking notice of the fact, fixed
Thursday, December 18, as day for re-
turning thanks to the Almighty. The
custom, thus revived, was carried on with
regularity until 1884. Then 1t lapsed or
was left to the States to keep alive until
1789 when the first Congress under the
Constitution requested President wash
ington to recommend day for national
thanksgiving and prayer. In response, the
Father of His Country chose Thursday,
November 26. The anti-Federalists dis
approving of this procedure, 1t was not
repeated until 1795, when President
Washington, without action by Congress,
appointed a day of Thanksgiving on
February 10.
No further celebration was held for
twenty years. Then Congress resolved and
proclaimed national observance OF thanks
for the restoration of peace April 13, 1915.
The next formal Thanksgiving under
official auspices was initiated by President
Lincoln, who set aside August 16, 1853, for
giving thanks for the victory Of Gettys-
burg. He also established the autumnal'
Thanksgiving Day which ever since his
time has been observed in most of the
States.
The gradual elimination Of the spon-
taneous character of the perennial occa-
sion has been an accidental growth. In
recent years the religious significance Of
Thanksgiving has been fading. Yet the
American people have not ceased to be
grateful for their blessings. Millions Of
them keep the annual feast with rever-
ence. Even those who do not attend church
are not unmindful of the duty to appreciate
those ideals of liberty and justice" Of
which President Truman spoke in his
proclamation as "the basis of national
stability and international peace" The
whole American community then, In one
fashion or another, does pay tribute to
its Divine Source If it likewise seeks "a
gift of wisdom in our striving for better
world" acknowledgment OF the need for
wisdom is something to be thankful for.
Evening star., 1949-11-24

ALouisville editor who brands the pump
kin pie "A revolving concoction" is roundly
denounced by Enthusiastically addicts
of this adulterated custard.
Evening star., 1949-11-24

That coolness In Stockholm may well
have started around the smorgasbord,
especially II the touring United States
Senator tried to pile the whole haddock
on his plate,
Evening star., 1949-11-24
Questions and Answers

A reader get the answer 70 any question
Of fact by writing The Evenlng Star 1nformstiop
Bureau. 31o Eye st.. ne. washington 2, .: g.
Evening star., 1949-11-24
Insists That $35,0oo.0oo Expenditure
Is Heavy Except To Liberal" Writers

To the Editor OF The Star:
Your editorial mot starry-Eyed" sounded
like it was written by Fair Dealer or by
one Of your seh-styled liberal" columnists.
You speak Of $35,000.000 as not heavy
expenditure for the taxpayers Of this coun-
try. Maybe 1t is not heavy in the eyes OF
Mellett. Fleeson, Stokes, ct al. none Of whom
have ever known to criticize an appropria-
ton, but to The Star which is not In the
habit Of editorially rubber stamping any
thing the Administration wants 1t ought to
be more than "starry-eyed."
Or have you gone New Deal-Fafr Deal,
Save the World, like your columnists men
toned above? B. j. WHITAKER.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
AuroMoTivE MISCELLANEOUS
MOTORCYCLES

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Evening star., 1949-04-10
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the many other natural attractions
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Evening star., 1949-04-10
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Evening star., 1949-04-10
sEAsHoRE PROPERTY.

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Evening star., 1949-04-10
FARMS WANTED

PROM OWNER. so to 100 acres,
Mont. Co; modernized 3-bedroom
house, within 25 mi. Wash. Monu.,
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1888 or Box GID, Star. 10
SMALL ACREAGE, house about.
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electricity; within % mi D. C. Give
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WANTED TO RENT-3 to 5 room
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bus: Al references. P. o. Boz
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good Wet-weather road; electricitS
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expensive. Write Box 120-D. Star
WANTED AT ONCE--Several genera
purpose farms. within commutina
distance of D. c. If priced reason
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PI, 1921 PI, 03l6