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Evening star., 1950-09-10

only three lives were lost But weren't
those three lives foolishly thrown away?"
Il
In the society column of The Star on
September IL, 1900, it was set forth that:
Garfield Memorial Church
0roy-LIoyd was well filled this morn
Weddino ing on the occasion of the
wedding of Miss Anna Belle
Gray. daughter of Capt. and Mrs T. P.
Gray, to Mr.. Daniel B. Lloyd of Bowie
Md. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. F. d. Power. pastor of the church.
The bride wore an elegant creation of
white mousSeline de sole, built on white
taffeta. the waist being high neck with
long sleeves, trimmed with applique
The maid of honor, Miss Jessie May
Gray, wore girlish and effective gown
of pink organdie over white silk. The
best man was George B. Clark of this
city The ushers were Watson B. Miller,
Willis Speare, Almus Speare and w. B.
ToWberman :. After a short reception
at the Ebbitt House, the young couple
left on the noon train for New York,
and on their return will reside at Buena
Vista, Md, the country home of Mr..
Lloyd" He was an official reporter at
the Capitol, "a sincere gentleman Of the
courteous old school," who served Sc
years altogether on the Senate steno-
graphic staff and finally died. at SO, in
1943. His widow now lives with her
daughter, Mrs Lee Lewis at Upper Marl-
boro. Another daughter is Mrs. Har-
court Sontag of Arlington and there
also is a son-Daniel B. Lloyd, jr.,
teacher at Calvin Coolidge High School.
What might have been major dis
aster was reported in The Star of Sep
tember TO-, 1900, in this
Steamer manner: "The excursion
Wrecked steamer John Endicott,
on the Boston and Ply
mouth Mass.) line. struck a sunken rock
just east of Minto's Light yesterday aft
ernoon and tore a hole in her side, so
that she was obliged to run full steam
for the shore off North Scituate, where
she foundered. There were on board
600 passengers at the time of the acci-
dent, but by the hasty use Of all her
lifeboats and with the assistance from
the boats nearby. every person aboard
was saved. The passengers were
Evening star., 1950-09-10
Too Many Laws
By Bruce Borton

When I was in Canada on q golfins
trip In the summer Of 1887, received
. telephone call from Kenneth Simpson,
the brilliant. fighting leader Of the Re-
publican organization in Manhattan.
will you run for Congress9" he
asked.
Certainly not" I answered. "And,
besides, there is no election this year."
'Yes. there Is" he told me. "The con-
gresham from the 17th District dropped
dead yesterday, and I have to file q
nomination with the election commits
sioners in the next five days
We'll. do you think I would be safe
in running?" I demanded -
"Safe!" he exclaimed. THE district
has been Democratic for seven years.
What do you mean. safe?"
II mean can you guarantee that I will
be defeated? I have always thought
I'd like to make a campaign for Con-
gress. But the thought that might be
elected and have to sit down there in
Washington and listen to all that talk
that's terrifying"
Anyway, I ran, and enjoyed it. I said
to the voters: Every other candidate you
ever heard of has promised that, If
elected. he will do lot of things to
make your life easier and sweeter and
more comfortable. He has told you
about ell the laws he will pass, and all
the reforms he will support
If you elect me. promise that I
shall not introduce a single new law.
The country has 10 times too many laws
already. I shall introduce resolution
every Monday morning to take some
laws OF the statute books"
The newspapers picked this up and
carried the story that had promised
to repeal law day" This was mac
curate. I said "a law a week." And
for the first 20 weeks of my term did
introduce my repeal resolutions regularly
the first being to repeal that part
Of the Agricultural Adjustment Act Of
1888 which gave the President power.
at. his discretion, to print three billion
dollars of paper money.
publish the story now only in the
hope that some young men. with more
energy and brains than I had, will run
for Congress this fall and be elected on
the same platform. The worlds stom-
ach has long been stuffed to the burst
ing point with undigested legislation. AS
far back as 1898, Queen Elizabeth ad-
dressed her Parliament in these words:
Therefore 1t is her Majesty's pleasure
that the time be not spent in devising
and enacting new laws, the number Of
which is SO great already as it rather
burdeneth than eassth the subject" (ths
citizeN).
IcoDsrirhs. 1850. King ys.sur.. syndlssss lns)
Evening star., 1950-09-10
Fifty Years Ago in The Star

The Star for September 6. 1900, an
nounced that the National Party, assem-
- ,blet at Carnegie Hall
Notionoi Porty In New York, had nomi-
p Candidates mated Donelson Caffery
of Louisiana for PreSi-
dent and Archibald Murray Howe of
Massachusetts for Vice President. Using
"an constitutional means" the new po-
ht1cal organization pledged itself to pro
cure the remuneration of all imperial
or colonial pretensions with regard to
foreign countries, claimed to nave been
acquired through or in consequence of
military or naval operations; to secure
"a single gold standard and a sound
banking system; to work for "a public
service based on merit only" and to
strive fof"the abolition of all corrupting
special privileges, whether under the.
guise of subsidies, bounties, undeserved
pensions Or trust-breeding tariffs" The
statue of Armed Freedom on the dome of
the Capitol was to be the emblem of
the Nationalists. Mr.. Caffery, a planter
and lawyer who had served in the Con-
federate Army. died In 1906. His run
ming mate, Mr.. Howe, also lawyer,
lived until 1915. Neither made much
impression on the history of their times.
But they still are remembered for the
independence of their views.
An editorial in The Star of Septem-
ber 7, 1900, read as follows: 1.-THE Duke
=, of Abruzzi, nephew
Pole Hardly of the late King of
Worth Attaining? Italy. has written
his name at the top
of the list of Arctic explorers. BY reach
ing a latitude of 86 degrees, 33 minutes,
he surpassed NanSen's record and got
about 19 miles nearer to. the pole than
any other expedition has done. 1t was
remarkable performance in way, but
one cannot help but ask what good
it has accomplished. We are told that
the scientific results of the expedition
were most satisfactory, but it is doubtful
If they will prove to be of any great
value after all. Eminent scientists aver
that there are few, if any, important
problems that would be solved even if
the pole itself were reached. Certainly,
they are not commensurate with the
expense and dangers involved. The
Duke of Abruzzi's expedition is consid-
cred to have been very fortunate in that
Evening star., 1950-09-10
Gods Golden GobIets
Spires 81 the Spirit

An unforgettable line of an old hymn
reminds us that God moves in mys-
terious way, His wonders to perform"
That sentence does not belong in a
religious museum. It is freighted with
tremendous truth. But the wonders are
discernible only when we rise far above
the hours and become spectators of the
emerging design of the centuries The
unlikely instruments, the unexpected
channels of the Divine purpose, are
among the stupendous facts and factors
of history
IN ways quite beyond the contracted
calculation of one generation to- con-
ceive, apparent defeat often is step
to final victory and seeming loss is a
contribution to great gain The most
effective antidote to black pessimism is
the testimony of the long years that
God is working His purpose sout. even
when good persons are nailed TO cruel
crosses and good causes are temporarily
thwarted by evil men.
IA study Of human behavior at it's
worst in its long-range implications
leads inevitably to the conclusion that
often it comes to pass that the wrath
VI uldl JClIlS Tie chorus Oh IOQ praise.
For instance, to the Hebrew, Babylon
was symbol Of aggression, invasion.
exile, thralldom. That great empire to
the north had no use for little Israel
except as an exploited vassal and
satellite. In its scornful pride it had
nothing but derision for the poor deities
Of the Jews. The Hebrew attitude to
it's mighty foe was that surely the God
Of all the earth would cast the debauched
blasphemy. which was Babylon, into the
oblivion of outer darkness; He would
have no use for it. But that notion in
BIC. 1850 or in; AID. 1850 grows out of
human proneness to make Gods plans
and purposes too narrow by false
standards. If 1t were impossible for
God, the Father Of all men, to make
evil the unconscious instrument of
good. He would be ultimately defeated.
jeremiah. the prophet. proclaimed this
vital truth. From the standpoint Of the
Jew. he knew Babylon, even as
Frenchman knows the aggressions Of
modern Germany. Nevertheless, we hear
him declare that BabvIon had been q
golden goblet in the hands of God.
The same ancient record speaks Of q
tyrant. like Cyrus. who flung his royal
weight around against the benevolent
designs of omnipotence, but the final
Evening star., 1950-09-10
Calling All Absentee Voters

President Truman has been consistently
fortnight In his advocacy of voting rights for
the people of Washington. He has supported
the constitutional amendment method. under
Wnlch Congress would be empowered to enfran-
chise qualified residents of Washington in
presidential and congressional elections, and the
so-called home-rule plan giving Washingtonians
vote in municipal elections
Unlike many of his predecessors who went
through the formality of urging everybody to vote
who could, but remained silent on the disgraceful
denial OF the vote to WashingtonianS, Mr. Truman
can urge with complete sincerity the Importance
OF getting out the vote in the coming November
elections. He set good example on Friday by
visiting the newly opened Absentee Voters
Bureau of the Democratic National Committee
and applying for an absentee ballot from Mis-
souri,, his native State. And he was right In
emphasizing the duty-rather than the privilege
of voting.
Failure of qualified citizens to perform this
DUTY is dangerous weakness in our form of
Government When less than half the qualified
voters fail in that duty, as Mr. Truman said was
the case in 1948 1t may indicate the beginning
OF another decline in voting efficiency of the
Nation. Unless there is reversal this year of
what may be trend we may repeat pattern
that will be reflected in failure to choose the
best men for public responsibilities.
The peak of our voting efficiency was reached
IN the years preceding and Immediately following
the Civil War, when 80 per cent of the potential
voters turned out to vote in presidential elections
decline in this ratio began in the 1905, reach
ing 4S.8 per cent in 1924. This decline was
arrested when the 1923 presidential election
brought out 56.8 per cent of the voters, and
subsequent elections increased this percentage
to high of 623 in 1910. Another decline began
IN 1914 and progressed through 1948.
Both the political parties render good service
In Washington in helping absentee voters to cast
ballot back home. The Star welcomes again
the League of Women Voters to the counter in
its business Office lobby, on the first floor of
The Star Building, where capable members are
equipped to give information to absentee voters,
without suggestion of partisanship. While the
disgrace of non-voting population in Wash
ington continues, Washingtonians are pleased
that SO many of our fellow citizens-though not
nearly enough-have been able to retain their
voting rights back home. They should not fail
In the duty that accompanies such rights.
Evening star., 1950-09-10
BY Frederick Brown Harris
Minister, Foundry Methodist Church;
Chaplain, United States Senate.

demptive hands? In these convulsiye
days Of darkness and sorrow, God is
treading where we never would expect to
glimpse His garments vast and white.
He is tying even wicked men and per-
verted powers to His chariot wheels.
In the days of Alexander the Great.
who would have prophesied that those
marvellous roads with which the con-
queror criss-crossed his expanding to-
talitarian domain, and over which his
legions marched to enslave and exploit,
would centuries later be trodden by the
swift heralds of the good news of eman-
cipation? The spread of the Christian
doctrine of the dignity of every man
was made possible as those selfsame
throroughfares became highways for
our God. They were indeed as a golden
goblet In the hands of the Divine.
Might not the total returns of the
present worldwide conflict between free
dom and slavery record that the denials
and betrayalS of partially practiced
democracy were the droSS consumed in
the fierce tests of these times that try
mems souls? Might it not be that
hundred years from now some American
prophet will thank God for the aggres-
sion in Korea. because it alerted us in
time to preserve our own liberties and
those of all men who will to be free?
Toynbee's present appraisal suggests
that Korea is a golden goblet in the
hand of God. Might it not be said In
some golden tomorrow that in the middle
years OF the Goth century a militant
communism. with its empty promises and
false hopes. dynarnited the complacency
Of tame, tepid and timid Christianity
and sounded the signal for crusade ter
rible as an army with banners? Thus
may not even atheistic communism prove
a goblet of gold in the hands of God
who Slumbers not nor sleeps?
In I'm Memoriam," which is itself O
poignant grief changed into a golden
goblet of faith. Tennyson reminds us
that nothing walks with aimless feet:
that nothing will be cast as rubbish to
the void, when God hath made the pile
complete" and that our supreme trust
is that somehow good will be the final
goal OF ILL.," And 50, may not the
prophets Of future generation list Lenin
and Stain as battle axes to clear the
highway for the redeeming God? The
most sinister forces rampant in the world
today may be. in the final reckoning, as
Gods golden goblets.
Evening star., 1950-09-10

rugs. Quite obviously, here Is something that
should have calming effect on people who
sleep ftfully at night worrying about the. Soviet
timetable. On the other hand, though the
whole business may be just subtle trick designed
to lull us into false sense of security. Let us
be on guard. This is tough world in which
one never can tell.
Evening star., 1950-09-10
Mr.. Eberstodt Recommended

Referring to your wise editorial in re-
gard to Secretary Louis johnson, 1t all
seems to boil down to one fact. johnson
has failed and he should 60 now.
We need as Secretary Of Defense q
non-political appointee, man of fine
intelligence and integrity of character.
James Forrestal's friend, Ferdinand
Eberstadt, would I'LL the bill.
Evening star., 1950-09-10

A pSeudonyn Is permissible or,ly
Uhen letter carries correct name
and address of uriter. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1950-10-29

stock exchange and the great
increase in trade.
During the past two months
shares have generally gained in
value by from 10 to Is per
cent; one big insurance COM
pany's stock was last week
quoted at $50 Hong Kong
dollars as compared with its
lowest figure for a year, 535.
From July to August the COL
onys total volume of trade in
creased by no less than 20.2
per cent. OF this, trade with
China in July amounted to
181 100000 dollars, and in Au-
gust to 213,2O0,0oO. September's
figures are expected to be even
higher now that Shanghai is
open to shipping, having been
cleared of mines. and the sea
trade is restarting with Canton
with Communist blessings.
The local agent of the China
Merchant Steam Navigation
Co., which hoisted the Com
munist flag soon after the occu-
patton of Canton, has an
Evening star., 1950-10-29

as cotton and eunny sacks
from India and Singapore.
The Canton authorities are
also exporting more to the COL
ony and allowing even rice
export of which was strictly
prohibited until recently - to
cross the frontier (the British
closure of the colony's frontier
does not apply to natives Of
Canton and Kwangtung Prov
ince who are still allowed to
move freely either way). There
is still no through pasc2nc :,
traffic on the Hong Kong-Can-
ton Railway, but at intervals
goods trains are run right
through between Hankow and
Kowloon.
Until Peking recognizes" the
British recognition there can
be no official Communist rep
resentation here. but that does
not prevent fruitful private dis
cuSsion on occasion between the
Hong Kong authorities and
Communist commercial agents.
Copyright, London Observer Foreign
News Service.)
Evening star., 1950-10-29
By Michael Dovidson

LQFtQSOH
nounced that his company will
run a regular cargo and pas
senger trade between Canton
and Hong Kong.
Buying Spree
Communist trade officials here
are buying everything they can
lay hands on in the way of nom
banned metals, drugs and medi-
icines and woollen blankets-as
we'll as banned goods such as
rubber. tires. petrol and kero-
sene which they buy legally To-
cally and smuggle into China.
For all these goods they pay in
sterling. According to money
market experts here, Commu-
mist agents have lately bought
about FL million sterling with
United States dollars. Now
that America has banned the
export of certain goods to
Hong Kong in order to pre-
vent their reaching China, the
Communists are developing an
important trade in the sterling
area, buying such commodities
Evening star., 1950-10-29
Reds Are Handling Hong Kong With Kid Gloves

HONG KONG-Relations be-
tween Hong Kong and South
China could scarcely be better
today. just one year after the
Communists occupied Canton
and manned the colony's main
land border.
Troops Withdrawn
Today most OF these troops
have been withdrawn from the
frontier-back to Canton to
replace others moved north
ward on the outbreak of the
Korean war. And despite the
frequent anti-British propa-
ganda from Peking and some
times from Canton, it is firmly
believed here that the Canton
authorities desire the smoothest
possible relations with Hong
Kong and to make the most of
its facilities.
This belief, backed by such
developments as the recent an
nouncement from Canton that
foreign ships may once again
sail up the Pearl River, is man
ifest in the boom on the local
Evening star., 1950-10-29

he was singled out as a child by
the monks for the role he plays.
He is designated as reincarna-
ton of Buddha.
Lama Reported Held
Another youngster, the 49,
year-old Panchen Lama, heads
up another faction of monks and
is regarded by them as a Buddha
reincarnation. At last report he
was in the Red-held Chinese
province of Sinkiang, and being
used by the Reds as a mouth
piece for their propaganda.
Thus two little boys may play
out leading roles in the latest
Communist drama. staged in a
land above the clouds, written
in a language that few outside
the, mountains can read.
Evening star., 1950-10-29

Several times in recent
months there have been reports
of Chinese Communist intent to
invade Tibet. One such report
came during the past week from
the Chinese Communist capital
city of Peiping but, like so many
things pertaining to Tibet. even
an invasion of it seems to be diff
flcult to confirm.
Almost as remote from the
world as any never never land,
Tibet has vegetated for CEN
turies among it's crags.
Astride the Himalayas, in
Guiding Mount Everest, the
champion of them all, Tibet has
an average height greater than
that of the United States tallest
Evening star., 1950-10-29
BY Joe Wing

mountain. Mount Whitney, in
California.
Tibet may very we'll have lots
of valuable. although undevel-
oped, mineral deposits. and 1t
is indeed short on roads and al
together lacking in railroads.
Transportation is in no better
state than in Marco Polo's day.
Live in Peace
For that reason, few serious
attempts have been made to
take over Tibet. Even if Chinese
Communist troops take over as
threatened, they won't have any
place in particular to go. Ex-
perts see little chance of any
army being sufficiently supplied
in such terrain.
China has had claims to Tibet
Evening star., 1950-10-29

Politicians have noted over
the years that about 100 con-
gressional races tend to fall
frequently in the "close" cate
CORY. Not all of them are close
in every election, but some
among them are generally found
with those carried by narrow
margins in any given election.
Each election year the poll
ticians scan the situation in
district and at-large races mar
rowly won in the last election
with an eye to possibly boosting
their membership in Congress.
Among these receiving espe-
cial attention this year are A
districts carried by fewer than
5000 votes and seven at-large
races won by less than 10 per
cent of the total State vote in
1948.
OF the 81, Republicans won
% and Democrats %. On paper,
therefore. the Democrats are the
Evening star., 1950-10-29

for centuries. and enforced the
claims on occasion. But the
Tibetans have managed to live
apart and mostly eundisturbed.
despite demands for yaks' tails
to be used in Santa Claus boards,
and for musk, wool and furs.
Instead of playing war or
politics, Tibetans have concen-
trated on their fiocks and on
their Buddhist religion. In fact.
the real rulers of the country
are the monks of the numerous
monasteries.
The chief monastery, and the
center of government, is at
Lhasa. There dwells the figure
head ruler, the 16-year-old
Dalai Lama. AS is customary,
Evening star., 1950-10-29

*Over closest opponent, a
Democrat; district was actually
won with only 49.4 per cent of
the total vote, including ballots
cast for other parties.
TAT large. Delaware, Nevada
and Wyoming. each with only a
single Representative, elected at
large, were treated as one dis
trict.
tNew Mexico, electing two
Representatives at large, was
treated like other States with
more than one Representative.
Evening star., 1950-10-29

ones with the greater area for
bettering their chances.
Since Congress has 435 seats
in all and the Democrats now
hold 258 of them, candidates
elected in close districts alone
won't hold the balance of power
next year. But they can make a
lot of difference.
The close districts.
Evening star., 1950-10-29
FCC's Ruling on CoIor-V
Facing Public Acid Test
Possessors of Sets and Potential Buyers
Form the Most Powerful Bloc of Opinion
By Albert Weinstein
Associate Editor. Television Digest

Color eevon is the most bewldeng history
OF boadcastng directly hands of
public for ultimate decision.
The man-n-t -easy-char who set or would
like will eventually make Federal Commune
cations Commission or committed
Evening star., 1950-10-29
Korea Showed Free World
Its Appalling Weaknesses
Foes Of Communism HurriedIy Plug Holes
In Their Military and Political Fronts
By Wallace R. Deuel.

The world balance changing slowly but surely favor
Allies the
gaining military strength, in political
holding political effectiveness and morale the
Reds probably lost strength lately.
In quickly available the balance power
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12

FLORIDA STATE II. STUDENTS
GIVE TO GROyELAND APPEAL

New York, April n. Eight
students Mt Florida State Unlver-
sity have contributed $50 TO the
defense of the Groyeland, Flofi-
da youths whose rape conviction
was appealed by NAACP attor-
neys last week before the Florida
Supreme Court. The money, sub
mitted by five young women and
three young men, was received by
the COMMITTEE of i00." fund
raising group for the Legal De-
Tense and Educational Fund Of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People.
"As TO the guilt or innocence
of these men, we are not concern
ed" these white students wrote.
"But we are concerned with their
Of fair hearing IN their case, be-
lieving that they should not be
convicted solely because of their
color"