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Evening star., 1949-05-08
State Wire Topping Upheld

Inc supreme COURTS f0ur-to-four decl-
sion upholding, in effect, the New York
football bribery convictions represents q
victory for State-legalized wire tapping
It was precarious victory, it is true. with
Justice jackson taking no part In the
decision. But Justice Jacksons views on
wire tapping are well known. As Attorney
General he repeatedly defended use of the
technique In investigating major crimes
and this may account for his abstention
from the New York case.
The Stemmer-Krakower football fixing"
case hinged on the legality Of evidence
obtained by police who tapped the wires
of gambling ring In December. 1946. The
ring was accused Of offering bribes totaling
$1,000 to Frank Filchock and Merle Hapes
Of the Giants professional football team
The wire tapping was authorized by the
New York Supreme Court under the New
York law, which permits police to intercept
messages If there is reasonable grounds
to believe that evidence Of crime may be
thus obtained" In effect, the Supreme
Court now has sustained that law-and.
approval on wire tapping by State authori-
ties under similar circumstances. :.
The decision does not, Of course, lift the
ban on Federal wire tapping evidence. As
the situation now stands, Federal officers
may-and do-tap wires In espionage and
other important investigations, but they
are prohibited from using evidence 30
obtained In Federal courts. This is because
the high court has ruled that introduction
Of such evidence would violate the Federal
Communications Act ban on the intercept
ton and divulgence Of phone CONVERSE
tions
II Is OF current interest to note that
Mr.. Jackson, while serving as Attorney
mittee In 1941 that the Supreme Courts
ban on Federal use Of wire-tapping evi-
dence tended ito make wire tapping un-
awaiting to law-enforcement officers,
although still available to those who make
private use of It." Earlier, In asking
Congress for overlapping legislation for
the FIJI, Mr.. jackson said: aIn limited
class OF cases such as narcotic, extortion
and racketeering, where the telephone Is
the usual means of conveying threats and
information, It Is the opinion Of the present
Attorney General tMr. Jacksonl as 1t was
of Attorney General Mitchell. that wire
tapping should be authorized under some
appropriate safeguard" At the same time,
Mr.. Jackson recognized the evils inherent
In an abuse of wire tapping. In his annual
report for 1910 he wrote that aunrestrained
and uncontrolled wire tapping. even on
the part Of law enforcement ofncers,
wkuld be intolerable." He saw the problem
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Spires OF the Spirit
The Mother of Us All
Remembrance of Jerusalem. the City of God Urged Upon
All This Mothers Day
Rr tie Rrr. Frr1erek Rrorn Ha D D. Lin D.
By the Rer. Frederiek Bror~ Hsrri, D. D.. Lin. u.

II do not remember thee, LET my tongue
eleave 10 the ROOT OF my mouth Y rrwser
not Jerusalem above INV chief JOY That 10
not q rhetorical Roman candle hGrl1ng co.,
cred balls Of poetry into q dark SKY. !, 10 ihs
Affirmation that unless the world an6s ths
supreme word which jerusalem s' iss BE-.
speaks, II Il lost
1t vas from Jerusalem city o. Isaiah and
jeremiah. that the new life O. the sogo
made flesh went out 10 enr.ch the earth, II
as the Jerusalem which Ii revelation ard
an experience which belongs 70 The world
Even beneath the cold gray aShes OF an
unbelievable materiAlixm the starved and
smothsred soul cries out TO God whe 10 our
home. For "a Jerusalem haunted the dreams
OF the Jews % are we al 0od-haanted
spirits
Jerusalem Is ever the place Of spires A
modern man. o world citizen reared not In
Judaism. declares St Paul vaa speaking
for you and for me no less than for his own
contemporaries when. In his letter 10 the
Galatians who were not Jews, he nung
out the magnificent sentence Jerusalem
which is above Is free. and IN the mother Of
Us all.
What q phrase for Mothers Day-the
mother OF US all.
And so. Just as Athens became the city
OF man, so forever, Tor ali the race. JeTl-
salem is the city OF God. What vas IT
that John saw coming 10 q redeemed earth
where all tears would be wiped away i
saw the holy city. the new Jerusalem. coming
down from God out OF heaven" And that
too was the fair vision Of q better world
that spurred on William Blake when. like
Amos. he saw the poor sold for . pair OF
shoes. and cried:
II viii not eease In my mental flight.
Nor shall my sword sleep In my hand
TIL We have built Jerusalem
In Ensiands green and pleasant land"
II was Q monk In o French monastery.
Bernard Of cluny. who. 500 years ago, taught
the church OF the holy Christ. whose mother,
Mary. Is honored above all mothers. to sins
OF Jerusalem the golden:
20 sweet and blessed country.
The home Of Gods electi
o sweet and blessed country,
That eager hearts expect"
Al this In the theme song OF the cen
turies-Jerusalem. that sweet and blessed
country. TO which the treasures OF Rome
and Athens must at length be brought!
Jerusalem. that home Of Gods elect Je
rusalem the spiritual mother OF US ALI
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Spain Again

This newspaper has never seen anything
eommendable in the official attitude of
our Government toward Spain. In other
and certainly not more difficult matters
we have practiced intelligent and vigorous
leadership. But when 1t comes to the
question of relations with Spain we have
been weak and wobbly.
The superficial Justification for this is
the theological one. But this Is sham.
For II we can bring ourselves to do business
with the ruthless totalitarians Of the East,
there is no ethical or moral reason why we
should shun the totalitarianism of Spain.
If everything that is said about Franco
be granted, he Is still no worse, and prob
ably Is better, than some of the ruthless
tyrants with whom we strive nightly to
maintain amicable relations. Therefore,
in the opinion of this newspaper, there LIS
no merit to the theological argument 1t
appeals to the emotional and the gullible,
and 1t serves the purposes of the Kremlin,
but 1t ought not, Of itself, to have decisive
influence with our Government.
There are other considerations, however,
which cannot be SO easily brushed aside.
The principal one of these has to do with
pupllC cCut1llC1lt III CxdllCC, d1lu W u 1CoSCE
extent in Britain. In France, for instance,
the Communists are force to be reckoned
with. and they will oppose recognition of
Franco to the last ditch That their
motives are purely selfish and thoroughly
inimical to our interests Is at best an
incidental consideration.
The Star would like to see the State
Department and our representatives at
Lake Success take stronger lead in recti-
flying the unwise resolution of 1916, which
sought to outlaw Spain. We ought not to
act unilaterally, but we should do what
can be done to this end within the Frame
work Of the U. N. But for the time being
ct least, this Is something that should be
left to the Judgment Of the appropriate
authorities. It is delicate question and
there is no immediate urgency about It,
Senator McCarran's threats to trim the
State Department appropriation unless 1t
changes its position on Spain are untimely
and unwise.
Evening star., 1949-05-08

Dewey day was celebrated In several
different cities" on May !, 1899, and The
Star contributed 10 the
Anniversary festivities large front
az Aor;In Raw page cartoon showing
the admiral being COM
plimented by Uncle Sam az "a son Of whom
I am indeed proud" President Mckinley.
from the Navy Yard In New York. eabled
his greeting: "On this anniversary OF your
great victory the people Of the United States
unite In an expression OF affection and graft
tude to yourself and the brave ofYicers and
men Of your neet whose brilliant achieve
mcnts marked m epoch In history ard which
viii live In the annals OF the worlds heroic
deeds" The name Of Dewey. The Star
observed. was on the lips Of every one"
locally even II there were no "belching Of
cannon. martial display and Eolden-toned
oratory" In Washington.
The novelist william Dean Hoveils. &C.
cordins 70 The Star OF May .. 1899. believed
=, that mo good can come from
howehse war" II "can inspire nothing.
por;S;et, he says. that II worthy In art
or letters" Specifically. he
demanded. What did our great civii War
do for literatnre7 Litersture may be said 10
have produced IT, but IL left no literature" !"
The Stars editorial comment was: Laying
aside the inspiration that war ana WaFIak&
themes have given 70 art and literature from
the remotest periods of human civilization.
what. We beg 10 axk. are ne 20 call the acres
OF stun the magazines have been printing for
the past third Of century. and hcw are We
10 characterize the sarne sort Of stun that
We are likely 10 be deiused with IN the same
quarters for the next half century 70 eome7-
Latter-day critics may not share Mr.. Howelis.
pactfstie attitude. but. excepting Stephen
Cranes Red Badge of Courage and Walt
whitman's poems. they probably consider
him 70 have been pretty sccurste sort Of
critic.
Gen and Mrs Fred d. Grant, II Was ssi
forth In The Star on May 4. 1889. ~sn-
nounced last night In
0foaf-@oasecuxeee Chicago the engage
Mefck ment of their dsugn-
Ter. Julia Dent Grant.
20 Prince Michael cantAcu1ene of the Rus
sian Imperial Guard. The Grants ars stop
ping with the Honcres I'M CHICAGO for fex
days before Gen. Grant leares for Manila.
His wife win not 70 With him- Tnsse days
aso osn- Grant rsesivs . ssSh nssaass
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Shape Of Things to Come

The Ford Motor strike, which In apt TO
make 106 900 workers idle. has no apparent
connection with forthcoming negotiations
for a new wage agreement. 1t Is the out
growth Of an inconclusive dispute over
production line speeds. and there La some
indication that the top off1cials OF the
United Automobile Workers are not too
happy about 1t.
But II this strike can be attributed to
an irresponsible attitude on the part OF
the workers. to an urge to quit work in
spite of the wishes OF their leaders, that
fact would make the shutdown at the Ford
plant an even more ominous augury of
things to come. For 1t would indicate,
assuming such state of mind to be wide
spread, that our national economy Is going
to be hit hard by strikes before the summer
is out
During the next few weeks labor will
come forward with its fourth-round wage
and benefit demands in four major in
dustries-coal, steel, automotive and elec-
trical. Prolonged shutdowns In any or
all Of them would have the most serious
adverse effect on the Nation. Still, shut
downs can be expected II the demands are
immoderate. II the workers prove to
be strike happy" or II the industries in
volved are not willing to make reasonable
concessions where 1t is possible to do so.
Both parties will have to bear In mind
that the economy Is levelling of Living
costs are down about per cent from last
summer, prices that do not enter into cost
of-iving formulas are declining, and there
Is definite stiffening of buyer resistance
This means that both parties to the
negotiations will have something new to
consider this summer. Labor will come to
the bargaining table bercft of its principal
argument In recent years-the rising cost
OF living. Management will take its place
with the knowledge that the days when
1t could readily absorb higher costs by the
simple expedient Of raising prices are over.
In this situation, the expectation Is that
the unions will move on several fronts
higher wages, shorter work week, pensions
and welfare funds being among the antici-
pated demands They will ask that these
benefits be paid for by the employers,
which, OF course, means higher operating
costs
No outsider can attempt to say at what
point rise in costs would prove fatal to
a particular industry. But It should be
evident to any one that the pace Of cost
increases must be, slowed down. This Is
something that will have TO be worked out
between the parties The labor repre-
sentatives should refrain from crippling
demands. In their turn, the industry
negotiators should meet the demands that
can be met, fora continuing improvement
in pay and allied benefits Is both desirable
and necessary. The thing that is needed
is reason, and If the parties are not reason
able, every one Is going to get hurt.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Gives Views of Why
Germans Are Not Democratic

Germans Are Not Democratic
To the Editor Of TIE Star:
Mai Boysen's article In the April "a
Sunday Star. asserting that the thinking
of Nazis Is unaltered. despite our occupation.
II reflective and sincere. Nevertheless. there
are 50 many facets 10 the characteristics Of
any nation. that one is apt In so brief an
analysis to present q lop-sided picture.
Mai Boysens proposals for developing
charitable. democratic thinking. such as en-
forcing compulsory reading Of the Bible.
sound peculiarly paradoxical-in fact, strik-
ingly as though q German had thought
of It. Actually. there Is compulsory religious
instruction I'm the German schools. Three
times week the minister or his representa-
tive teaches religion 70 the Evangeiisch or
Protestants. Three times week priest or
a lay teacher instrlcts the Catholics. 1t is
an old German custom. To the children Il
is Just another academic subject. and has
little 20 do with democracy or charity.
The truth Is that many German people
have become convinced, due TO the occupa-
tion's daily example. not toward the Ger
mans but toward each other. that democ-
racy indicates free-and-essy. independent.
happy way OF living. They are quite ura-
aware that democracy Is only achieved dow
ly. and when the people Of their 0wn soli-
ton waat it enough TO defend IL with tneir
lives. Except for the isas gesture 81
Evening star., 1949-05-08

insight. Jerusalem
Is the spirttual J
mother OF Us all
Jerusalem Is one
of the most beautiful
OF words and sug =
gests q spiritual
rosary. each bead q
symbol OF the un-
seen and eternal
rosary Of devotion
where hangs always
a cross.
While this day We
honor the human
mother who carried
us beneath her heart
Evening star., 1949-05-08

from Paris asking his consent 70 hia daash-
ter's engagement. and. having known Prince
Cantacuzene's family for the last 10 PEARS.
he saw no reason 10 withhold H. MIM Grant
went abroad last fail with her aunt. Mrs.
Potter Palmer" The prospective hTids and
her aristocratie hance had met In Rene.
Just when the happy momsn: came which
marked the beginning Of the snEassmsns 10
not known" Miss Grant was O grand
daughter Of Gen President q. o. Grant.
ss
The Star for May Q. 1899. quoted ira
Waveriy MAGAZINE ~ follows Pes coun-
tries have suffered 10 many
Mony Nemss changes Of names ~ Ireland.
For lrslaad In the times Of Ptolemy TIE
Island was known as Scotia.
Diodorus sseuias called the Island fria Or
Irin: In the De Mando. credited By sons
scholars 10 Aristotle. IL IL called lrenns. in
the Araganautiea Of orphsns II appears "a
IYinus: Etrnbo called II Irene: Caesar. Tass-
tsas and Piiny mentioned u as Hih~FniA'
Meia called n J4verna. The native names
In Celtic are ir. Kri OF Erin PiutaFeh rnen-
tions It under the name Of OgyEnL The
name Ireland 10 no doubt derived from the
native Ir or Erf. but whsn II easns into ssn-
ersi use Il IL o question conesrnlrs wfaeh
scholars are much st variance
n quaint utfAe enAp. a11rm<o Ina stAF
for April 10. 1899. ii LAwyenoe DENNIS. ths
s-yesr-oi6 eoiored preacher.
BOY Pulpit who 10 ncw In Wanhan9tcn sa6
Osesnr VIII be heard at the Israel
METROPOLITAN M ". Chursh.
corner Of First ard d gtresta. scutnwess.
Monday night. Without ever he~InK atssnoed
school for q DAY durtnx hia hrisf extssssses
upon earth, and without sufsesent sdueA~
ton TO read or write ssrxie wurd. this eur
has q religious knoxBsdge which 10 sAsd 30
be truly marvellous. He knows ne stes1 -
Chrsxss life from tire mangsT 70 The efcsA
and there IL no incident eonFsetsd wsEh tss
Bsnie On wnsrh he As not posted how hs
absorbed thss lsarnlns neither ns naw ats
parents kncw ! He has fxaseisd Through
out ths south and east an6 eEeFyshess hss
wonderful and wase aaTsags have astfaefsa
Widespread sss@nascn. tire nswspspsfs h~ans
nlled with s1wsAs eonesrninS hlm No was
barn O cYssmas psy." isss.
Evening star., 1949-05-08

~ one OF attaining "a proper balance and
nice adjustment as between the rights O.
individuals on the one hand and the needs
and interests Of society on the other" The
Supreme Court. by its divided vote. has
held in effect that the New York Law Of
1888 strikes this proper balance.
Evening star., 1949-05-08

Plumbers don't forget their tools. says
nettled spokesman for the craft And to
complete our disillusion, q New York office
window-washer admits he never surprised
big executive In the great lover role.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Democracy Regarded
As Religion In Action

1t is hardly worthwhile TO reply TO Francis
Josephs letter In The Star. commenting on
DR.. A. Powell Davies recent book. America 8
Real Religion" r. J. is not likely TO change
his mind, and no one who reads the book
will find therein what is attributed TO II.
Democracy is q political concept. true
enough. But 1t also Is religion In action.
Besides the commands quoted In r. Us let
ter. there is the great commandment: do
unto others as you would have others do
unto you" That is what Gen. Eisenhower
called the religious basis OF democracy.
That is what Washington. Lincoln and JET
ferson avowed.
ways OF life without rendering unto Caesar
what Is Caesars and obeying Jesus require
ment for pure religion--to love and there
fore respect ones neighbor as ones self.
L. a
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Letters to The Star

ended In failure. and the confused Efforts
Of the early Weimar Republic. Germany Ia
without democratic experience. Her people
know little about how to practice 1t.
Mai. Boysen says that. "our real purpose
las he believes. In occupying Germany was
to seek out uproot and destroy the evil seed
Of Germanism which has regularly erupted
tthrough Bismarck. Kaiser wilhelm and
Hitler In lust for world domination" and
that "in this our occupation has been .
total failure" In four years he hlithely
expected the Americans TO accomplish racial
and national changes which the Romans
were not able TO achieve In several hundred
years Of military occupation. The Germans
appear essentially TO be still the Germans.
They probably are that way because they
prefer 1t. Yet perhaps they could be changed
by q type OF education. not compulsory.
which would demonstrate that the democra-
tic method brings more lasting satisfaction
to more people than the autocratic way Of
of living. ETHEL RAYNoR MCDONALD.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Spires of the Spirit

20 mother dear Jerusalem" So begins
q hymn which the church has sung across
the long years. Into that anostrophe 81
unknown author has hwathed q piercing
Evening star., 1949-05-08

A western high wind tore the roof OF q
barn and replaced 1t upside down. IT only
remains TO explain this architecture
moderne 10 the cd)rs.
Evening star., 1949-05-08

How unromantic Of the planners to
veto the super-carrier. With that fiat top
and one of those searchlights playing
down on 500 ensigns and their girls, what
a setup for a moonlight waltz.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Fifty Years Ago

As celebrated ''in several
d May /. 1899. and The
Star contributed 10 the
festivities q large 'front.'
page cartoon showing
the admiral being CON-
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Woman Sues Bowling Alley
For Splinter in Finger

A feminine bowling devotee.
who charged she got two-inch
splinter in her finger while bowling
during a match, yesterday sued
the bowling alley management for
$4,000 damages in District Court
Mrs. Margaret D. Bugos, "a, of
1862 Twenty first street NV.
blamed the National Amusement
Co., Inc. for injuries she said she
sustained at the bowling center
at 1909 Rhode Island avenue NE.
Mrs. Bugos. through her lawyer,
J. Robert Carey. charged that
last March 20. while swinging low
in good" bowling form, the mid
die finger of her right hand was
impaled on a floor splinter.
AS a result the finger became
swollen and infected and caused
permanent damage. according to
the suit, which charged negli-
gence on the part of the company
in keeping the alley in reason
ably safe condition.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Liquor Store Drops
Action for Tax Stamps

Forman Bros, Inc. liquor store
yesterday withdrew action asking
District Court to compel the Dis.
trict to sell it liquor tax stamps
now, before increased alcoholic
taxes go into effect August l.
Through attorney John R. Fitz-
patrick. the company, located al
1860 >Okie street NE, requested
the court to drop it's motion, filed
two weeks ago. asking that Guy
w. Pearson, tax collector. be or
dered Immediately to sell the cor
poration up to $33,750 in tax
stamps. lest It's business be "irre-
parably damaged"
Morris Forman. one Of the
brothers, explained the motion
was withdrawn since the tax Office
last Friday sold him about $4,000
worth of stamps.
The tax collectors Office con-
firmed this report but added the
$4,000 amount was the same as
that sold Forman Bros. in July,
1948. Mr.. Forman said this
amount was all that his business
required at present.
The price of liquor tax stamps
will increase so per cent on
August /.
The motion on the stores behalf
sought court relief, pending itiga-
ton of the suit itself, which seeks
to force the District to sell what
ever tax stamps the store desires.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Thief Takes S2,100
From Grill, Sets
Fire 10 Building

A thief last night took $2,10(
from Tex's Grill and then appar.
emily set fire to the place to cover
his tracks. police and firemen re-
ported today.
In addition to the $2.100 loss
Tex Baker. owner of the call-and-
deliver establishment at 1861 H
street NE, estimated fire damage
at between $4,000 and $4,000.
The flash fire." which broke out
on the second floor of the place at
1870 o'clock, was described as
questionable" by spokesman for
the Office of Fire Marshal Ray
mond Roberts. Detectives said
they were unable to determine how
the thief gained entrance because
firemen had to break into the
place with axes.
Mr.. Baker told police the money
consisting of the receipts from
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
was in a metal box within a larger
metal box in the second floor Office
Police said both boxes were found
broken open and empty. in the
basement. The esta blishment was
closed all day yesterday, Mr.. Baker
said.
, Blistered paint and water dam.
age was extensive in the grill
which is known for it's radio jeer
delivery service in the late hours
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Earl Wild 10 Be SoIoist
Al Wafer Gate Toniqht

Earl Wild. Pittsburgh pianist.
will be guest scloist with the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, at
$3.50 o'clock tonight at the Wa
tergate. He will play the Grieg
Concerto.
Mr.. Wild has just returned to
the United States from a concert
tour of France, Switzerland and
Great Britain.
Conductor Howard Mitchell will
open tonight's concert with "An
Agreeable Overture" composed by
Mary Howe of Washington. Other
orchestral number will be Haydn s
Surprise Symphony; Milhaud' S
Suite Francois and Moussorg-
sky's Night on the Bald Noun
tain"
Evening star., 1949-07-06
50 Garments Destroyed
In Laundry Store Fire

Fifty garments were destroyed
today when fire broke out in the
retail stores of the Morningside
Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co.
1920 Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring. next to the site of q
100000 fire Monday.
Stafford de Lesdernier, office
manager of the company plant
estimated damage at from $500 tc
$3.50, all of which is covered by in
surance.
Neither he, the police nor fire.
men could assign a cause for the
fire, which was confined to racks
at the rear of the brick and Gin.
derblock building.
Mr.. de Lesdernier said he coulo
"only guess" that the fire might
have been started by an intruder
entering an open door at the rear
The store adjoins the property
of the Silver Spring Building Sup
ply Co.. Inc. whose lumber arc
and mill were destroyed Monday