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Evening star., 1950-03-29

It's Not Only The Sacisg that
makes folks appreciate Arm l.
Hammer or Cow Brand Baking
Soda as a dentifrice. It's such q
Evening star., 1950-03-29
GOOD, EASY DESSERTS

-. are rare-that's why I
favor Royal Puddings.
They're so good to eat
so creamy-textured and
Evening star., 1950-03-29
Je55|E'5N&5,z;zi;;6!!es'e!s&1E Z, g! g e.
The Edible Garnish rot

The Edible Garnsh rotes hish-o try these and
often: few broken walnut chopped peanuts top
boiled ereomed onions for richer fovorond crunch small
Evening star., 1950-03-29

The More They Eat 1t the more
they eat it! It's that Cream of
Wheat" habit - and you couldn't
Evening star., 1950-03-29

smooth,
with such
delicious
flavors.
And SO
nonriSh-
ing-they
give more
F o o d =
Energy
than the
Evening star., 1950-07-30
William H. Kennedy to Retire.;
Chief of Alcohol Tax Unit Here

made Assistant Deputy Commits
Sioner.
The retiring Deputy Commits
sioner is considered an authority
on the administration of the in
dustrial alcohol and beverage liq-
uor laws.
During World War II, he di-
rected the alcohol tax units par
ticipation in the alcohol produc-
ton program. During the last
three years, he has devoted a
large part of his time to the SIM
plification of antiquated laws and
regulations dealing with industrial
alcohol and beverage liquor in
dustries.
Mr.. Kennedy retained his lega
residence at Tell City, Ind, dur
ing all his service. He plans tt
return there.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Copetown's Population
SweIIs to $1,000

CAPETOWN. - New reports
show there have been sizable pop
ulation increases in various cities
in South Africa'S Cape Province
since the 1916 census.
The population of Greater Cape
town, which includes Bellville,
Wynberg and Simonstown, has
increased by about $1,000 and now
stands at 571,000. Paarl's popu-
lation has risen by 5000, Worces-
ter's by 1000, Stellenbosch's by
l ,460, and Oudtshoorn's by 5000
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Handmade Automobile
Would Cost $50,0O0

A machine operated by three
men can turn out 180 tops of
gasoline tanks an hour at labor
cost of about 2l2 cents each. With
hand tools, it would take skilled
tinsmith hours to make one top.
If paid the same basic wage as
the machine operators, the tin
smith would get more than $12 a
top. 1t is estimated that an en-
tire automobile built on the same
basis would cost more than
$4,000.
Evening star., 1950-07-30

and the Central Normal College.
He began his career as an 18-
year-old school teacher.
After five years of teaching
school, Mr.. Kennedy was ap-
pointed a customs inspector at
Evansville, Ind. The following
year he transferred to the In
ternal Revenue Bureau as a store
keeper gauger. He advanced
through numerous positions, cli-
making his career when he was
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Nurses to Graduate

Commencement exercises of the
Capital City School of Nursing
of Gallinger Hospital will be held
at 8 pm. Tuesday in Auditorium 3
of the hospital. The baccalau-
reate service is scheduled for IL
o'clock this morning at the Waugh
Methodist Church. 308 A street
NE.
Evening star., 1950-07-30

ternal Revenue
Bureau.
Mr.. Kennedy
h a S b e en- in
charge of the
alcohol tax unit
here since 1887.
From Spen-
Ger County, In
diana, he was
educated in the
pub lie schools
of the county
and also at
t e n d e d t h e
tInckyearS RuSi-
Evening star., 1950-07-30

William H. Kennedy, Assistant
Deputy Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, will retire tomorrow
after 38 years service in the In
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Excursions Featured

Railroads in Scotland are offer
ing weekly tours of historic spots
lin special combination diner
sleeper trains.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Bio Offers for Twins

Showmen are dangling big
cash offers in the faces of the
parents of Siamese twins born
in Tasmania.
Evening star., 1950-07-30
| 4 2 Bedroom Apis.
WITH DINETTEs OR FULL DINING ROOMS

rooms. Bright, roomy bedrooms.
Choice of dinettes or full dining rooms.
All facilities are included as we'll as
venetian blinds, play areas for chill
dren, off-street free parking, smartly
kept lawns, pickup bus service for
elementary and parochial schools.
To all this we are adding the luxury
of a large outdoor swimming pool -.
regulation tennis courts and
completely refurnished community
recreation hall outfitted with giant
size television almost as big as movie
screen. These recreational facilities,
of course, are all free +. and for the
exclusive use of Templeton Manor
tenants and their friends.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Public Utilities Hearings

The recent hearings before the Public
Utilities Commission on the request of
the Capital Transit Co. for a fare
increase were little short of disgraceful.
The commission called on organizations
to testify even before the company had
presented its case! Can you call that
testifying?
Our organization came to listen to the
Capital Transit Co. in order to find
reasons for the company's request
for fare increase. What did we find
instead? The chairman of the Public
Utilities Commission called on us. We
read a statement. This shocking pro-
cedure by the commission makes one
wonder whether the commissions aim
in holding these perfunctory hearings"
is to give the impression that the voteless
citizens Of Washington are not concerned
with this question. Or are they loading
the case in favor Of the Capital Transit
Co.?
Washingtonians are most concerned
with the request of the Capital Transit
Co. If the company is permitted to
do away with the weekly pass and charge
fiat rate of Is cents per ride, it will
be equivalent to wage cut Of 81 a week
for the working people of this city. And
Evening star., 1950-04-09
All Power Corrupts
by Bruce eorton

once was deputized to carry sugses-
ton to President Of the United States
by q group Of his most loyal supporters.
! was warned in advance by man wise
in the ways Of Washington. He said: Il
have seen many friends Of many Presi-
dents 60 to the White House to tell the
President the truth. The only thing
that ever happens is that the friend Is
never invited to the White House again"
That particular President was an In
herently modest man. But, while he
listened courteously and thanked me for
my message, he obviously was annoyed.
Power had done something TO him.
"All power corrupts." wrote Lord Acton.
the great English historian. Absolute
power corrupts absolutely"
Let's keep tight hold on the checks
and balances" with which our forefathers
sought to safeguard our liberties.
Even little men find it easy to acquire
delusions Of grandeur; to imagine them
selves indispensable. ,
Several Of our minor Presidents entered
the White House with the idea Of serving
one term and calling 1t . day. Enjoy.
ment Of power changed the minds Of all
but one.
He said: "One term only" and kept
his word. I print his name IN large
letters-JAMES K. POLK.
tcopyrisht, 1850. Kins Features syndiests. Inc,
Evening star., 1950-04-09

battlefield strewn with carcasses, q ship
foundering in the ocean, a nation
languishing under tyranny, famine. or
pestilence. don't see how you can
possibly square that with the ultimate
purpose OF love-" The trouble is that
that. and dozen other questions which
spawn doubts. is not the whole picture.
The Easter faith does not rest back
upon what happens to this terrestrial
ball. which the Bible prophesies shall
wax old as a vesture and perish. or
upon how long by our calendars it may
be before a killer like cancer is caught
and conquered. Easter is message not
about dust. but about destiny. It deals
not with what we are coming from.
but what we are going to.
When a materialiSt was reminding
a famous man of letters, who was also
a man of faith, Of the lowly levels from
which humanity had assembled he re-
piled: "Well, if you insist that I am
tadpole, shall Insist that am at least
the tadpole Of an archangel." Final
forms of human existence no more de-
pend on cosmic happenings than the
f1lmy winged respondent body of the
butterfly depends on what happens to
the discarded cocoon, which was but
the habitation of the lower stage of it's
development. OF course. we know full
Evening star., 1950-04-09
For Better County Government

1t is hopeful sign of county progress when
the aroused citizens of e community band
together for concerted campaign to improve
their local government. Such mobilization of
civic sentiment is taking place in Prince Georges
County, Maryland, under auspices of the county's
Civic Federation.
An initial step toward county reform, the
federation believes would be to have a compre-
hensive, impartial study Of the present COM
mission form of government with recommen-
dations by experts on reforms necessary to
modernize the existing government Various
civic organizations have advocated such survey,
but the Board of Commissioners has declined
to go along with the plan. Instead, the board
favored the so-called Sothoron plan to reor-
ganize the present board by making the chair
man full-time official and effecting certain
changes in the departmental setup. An act to
provide for these changes was passed at the
recent session of the Legislature.
But th1 boards evident desire to have the
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Look-No Wings!

am in position to state categori-
cally that the Navy has developed
space ship which has already made four
round trips to Mars and two to Venus,
and has brought back six of the inhabit-
ants Of Venus to the earth. The latter
are being kept in a submarine off the
coast of California in order to keep their
existence secret This explains the SUBJ
marine sightings in this area; some may
have been Russian submarines attempt
ing to locate the Venusmen, and capture
their secrets.
One reason the Navy has been clamor-
ing so loudly for funds is that this
project has been very expensive, and the
Navy has been unable to tell Congress
what the billions have been spent for,
so has been forced to disguise the money
under other headings. This is what
Capt. Crommelin has been threatening
to tell
The flying saucers may be readily ex-
planned as a chain of fabrications bought
and paid for by Naval intelligence as
screen to divert attention from this
project and cover up any possible sight
mgs. The Sightings were spread out all
over the country to divert attention from
the place where the ship was really op-
Grating
The Navy will, of course, deny this
story, but it is clear to all thinking per-
sons that such a denial can mean
nothing, since security would not permit
an admission of its truth.
However, if this space ship should
crash Cor any of the 100 others which
the Navy is about to build, it will be
possible to confirm these facts, Because
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Eoster Liaht

Narcissus blooms and lilies scent the sty.
The earth has Joined NTH ~ this day
tn praise.
Her tapered trees are blithely set sbloss
Upon Jade altaSs. and her birds declays
In one accord radiant porld more fatS.
Each breeze. an acolyte. sDfn0s out 9
haze
OF incense blopn from all these bles.
sonred tDdys-
A sacred joy spread for US eperyDhsrs.
This burst OF early song, this c6rolisse.
IL Evidence OF fnsmortality:.
Glory tDltich HbeyGtes this deep TsjrafN
Until IT, Glleluias sing and sting -.
And BY this most miraculous decree
Trdnsccndent light attends our nag
.G0din. KATHARYN WOLCOTH
Evening star., 1950-04-09
A pseudonym is permissible only
Uhen letter carries correct name
and address of 1Driter. Please be brief.

already Mr. Heberle, vice president OF
the Capital Transit Co.. indicates that
if the decline in traffic continues the Is
cent fare and the elimination of the
weekly pass will be inadequate o irony!
Already this gouging company Is laying
the foundation for a request for a fare
increase in 1851.
In 1948. when the company was
granted fare increase, we pointed out
that an increase in fares would bring
about reduction in the number of pas
sengers. Our predictions have proven
true. But what is the company's answer
to that? Raise the fares some more!
The companys attitude seems to be
guaranteed profits to us E. the public,
we'll they have no choice. They will pay
whatever we can get away with"
The public has choice. We don't
want to pay higher fares It is the Job
OF the Public Utilities Commission to
protect our interests. That is why the
present farce under the name of hear
ings must be changed The Public Utili-
ties Commission should give all who wish
to testify an opportunity to be heard
after the Capital Transit Co. has
presented its case 1 ~
John H. Martini,
Financial Secretary and Business
Agent. -. .. .- - s.17s
Joseph A. Beavers,
Business Agent, Hotel and Restaurant
Employees international Alliance.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Fifty Years Ago in The Star

]. A. Heydler. J. p. Campbell. w. E.
Thomas, A. E. Tibbetts. G. S. Rafter, j.
S. Martin, w. B. Mundelle, j. c. Boykin,
j. L. Warren and J. Schiffman. How
many still are playing in 1852
On April 10, 1900. The Star announced
the death of Frank Hamilton Cushing,
-, a gifted ethnologist Of
ethno'ogist the Smithsonian. Institu-
Decd tion. He had been
pillow baby" weighing
only "a ounces at birth, and had been
handicapped and i'll ,all his life. But
even in his early youth he had earned
the appreciation of Prof. 8. F. Baird and
Maj. J. w. Powell for his knowledge
OF words and things" The speciality to
which he devoted himself was the cul-
ture of the zuni Indians. For six years
he dwelt among them. learning their
language and being adopted into their
tribe. He had charge of the Smith
sonian chronological exhibition at the
Centennial Exposition In Philadelphia In
1876. Later he was the leader Of the
Hemenway expedition In Arizona and
New Mexico and of another field activity
financed by Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst for
researches In the Key Islands Of Florida.
DR.. Walter Hough wrote Of him long
after his career had ended that he was
a genius who. struggling with q frail
body and overactive mind" neverthe-
less made notable contribution to the
branch Of science to which he belonged.
The Star for April 10. 1900, included
. review Of an address delivered by
-, former President Grover
ne reop'es Cleveland at Princeton
Officer University on THE Inde-
pendence Of the Execu-
tive" He had argued: "In the scheme
of our national Government. the Presi-
dent is pre-eminently the peoples officer.
The laws passed by Congress are inert
and vain without executive impulse. and
the Federal courts pass upon the right
Of the citizen only when their aid occa-
sionally il invoked: but under the con-
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Trouble in Indonesio

Despite the veil of censorship imposed by
the central government of Indonesia, an estimate
can be made of the meaning of the series OF
troop revolts in the eastern parts of the archi-
pelago. The indications are that they signify
a clash between the central government and
the states set up in concert with the Dutch
before the Hague agreement last summer.
This agreement provided for federal form
OF government for the new UNITED States of
1ndonesia," wherein the component states should
retain their identity, albeit the so-called Indo-
nesian Republic, as the most populouS and
wealthy member, was accorded position COM
mensurate with its primacy. In practice, how
ever, the central government is dominated by
the leaders of the Indonesian Republic who
represent Java and Sumatra, and who in the past
have claimed dominating position over the
entire archipelago. The army of the central
government Is still essentially the same one
which fought the Dutch in Java and Sumatra
The $4,000 native troops who fought on the
Dutch side have not yet been Incorporated, as
agreed. Most of those troops came from the
eastern islands, where the old colonial army of
the Netherlands Indies was traditionally re-
cruited and where pro-Dutch sentiments persist
In those islands many of the inhabitants are
Protestant Christians who use Dutch as second
language and are imbued with Dutch culture
OuiIlS AAe l1deue AesoIldIloIlS, CIleSe ana OLner
elements in the eastern islands opposed the
primacy of Java and wanted special relations
between themselves and the Netherlands
1t is thus understandable that attempts of
the Javanese dominated central government,
such as the sending of troops to the eastern
islands to assert its authority, should provoke
antagonism among other troops recently in arms
against the Javanese and uncertain as to their
future status. There can be little doubt that
their mutinies have the sympathy of at least
large sections of the civilian population from
which they were recruited
Evening star., 1950-04-09

Sothoron bill rushed through the emergency"
session at Annapolis. in lieu of an objective
survey of the countys needs by the University
of Maryland or some such research body, has
aroused doubts among citizens groups as to
the boards motives. The commissioners can
erase these doubts by approving the federation's
plan for thoroughgoing survey and report by
some recognized fact-finding agency Until the
board reconsiders its attitude toward the survey
plan, civic groups in the county will continue
to suspect that the board is more interested in
preserving its traditional powers than in pro-
viding the county with the kind of modernized
rule required in such fast-growing urban
area.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Spires Of the Spirit
Only q Ship Is Death

Life is hedged with interrogation
marks. Childhood's path is paved with
endless questions-"Why did the COW
Jump over the moon?" "Why did the
dish run away with the spoon?" It is
why why - from the nursery to the
cemetery. The queries wait at every
turn of the way until sunset and evening
star, when the final question. which
grows bigger with the passing years.
stands staring and stark against the
sunset sky-what lies on deaths other
side? No religion which fails to answer
that question can utter with authority
words of power and peace to the quest
ing pilgrim who demands to know
whether this mortal life ends in land
locked lake or merges into boundless
deep as the mariner puts out to sea.
With fearless eyes Easter fronts that
ultimate question. In plain language
the question really is. docs life make
sense?" Nothing is so blighting as doubts
which question the nationality of the
universe. as one looks in vain for any
sign of plan, pattern, design. A
man who yearns to believe peers at the
universe of which the earth is a tiny
speck in the whirlpool of the heavens.
He is told that it is scientific fact
that, like wound-up clock. the universe
is slowly running. down, its stores of
energy gradually being spent.
Worlds in Collision" is now startling
its readers with the theory that there
has been at least one nearly fatal COL
lision between our earth and displaced
world which broke through the celestial
traffic routes, and that possibly there
will be another which may utterly wreck
the curved surface upon which we are
riding through space. How can there be
any promise of splendor ahead with such
an unpredictable universe?
Then another who would believe re-
coils at human suffering which, like
sharp swords, stabs and lacerates His
imagination is as vivid as that of the
philosopher Hume, who declared: Were
a stranger to drop suddenly into this
world would show him, as specimen
of its ills, hospital full of diseases, a
prison crowded with malefactors, a
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Britoin and the dollar Gap

Sir Stafford CrippS, apostle of austerity was
for once bearer OF good news when he gave
his treasury report to the House of Commons
He announced that Britain and the sterling
area had earned net gold and dollar surplus"
of 100000 900 in the first quarter of 1885, while
gold and dollar reserves had risen by nearly
$3oo,o0o000 to total Of almost $2ooo,Ooo,0 900
since the end of 1949.
These are cheering tidings, not only for
Britain but also for this country, where the
problem of the dollar gap" between our i'm
ports and exports has just been emphasized
by President Truman Yet it's long range sig
nifcance should not be overemphasized. Sir
Stafford himself pointed out that the earned
surplus was almost wholly due to dollar sales
from Dominion and colonial members of the
sterling bloc, exports from the United Kingdom
playing negligible part in the gain. AS for
the rise in gold and dollar reserves, most of that
was accounted for by aid received under the
European Recovery Program.
Nevertheless, the favorable change from big
dollar deficits and heavy drains on reserves
during the past year and more is heartening
and is vindication of the stringent financial
policies adopted by the British government, in
Guiding sterling devaluation and scaling down
OF dollar expenditures by approximately one
fourth on the part of Britain and its sterling
associates Other favorable factors are the i'm
provement of the sterling position in relation
to such hard-currency countries as Belgium and
Switzerland and the betterment of invisible"
factors in exchange accruing automatically from
devaluation
The question is whether these quarterly
gains represent trend or are due to a combina-
ton of favorable circumstances temporary in
'e4faer nature and liable to cessation or reversal
In his balanced analysis, Sir Stafford frankly
pointed out unfavorable possibilities. He there
fore urged continuance of present policies and
intensified efforts for increased production lower
prices for exports and unceasing vigilance in
effecting economies on imports requiring dollars
or gold Britain has won battle, but the cam
paign to close the dollar gap must still be con-
tinuously waged.
Evening star., 1950-04-09

The Star on April 7, 1900, commented
editorially: Although the day of the
~, overhead trolley car is on
New Iofm the wane in this country,
" trolley through the force of the
example set by Washing
ton and New York in excluding that OBJ
noxious device from their precincts,
new form Of exposed electrical conductor
has recently appeared as a claimant for
the same sort of Endorsement that was
originally given to the trolley It is
branded as intolerably Objectionable on
its face. It has all the bad features of
that wretched makeshift and others in
addition. 1t is the scheme to provide
continuous electrical current to automo-
bileS by stringing wires in the air and
permitting these vehicles to tap them as
they run" Experiments, it seems, had
been in progress in Greenwich. Conn.,.
and in Paris. Every consideration of
safety" The Star declared. suggests
that this device be left to the faddists
and experimenters and rigidly excluded
from all city streets or the roads Of
populous suburbs. while the automobiles.
already uncertain enough in themselves,
are permitted to pursue their course by
occasional replenishments of force"
Chess was popular indoor recrea-
ton half century back. and The Star
:. for April 8. 1900. re-
Chess Pioyers ported Continuous
Busy handicap tourney at the
local club" and remarked:
This form Of contest has its advan-
tages. It keeps the spirit Of emulation
abroad, which is, in reality, the founda-
ton rock upon which chess is built. It
leads. also, to a broader communication
over the board between players, which.
as may be noticed by the habitues Of
chess club. is apt to run in grooves"
Among the players who had won 40 per
cent Of the games they had played were:
A. E. Crofts, w. n. Smith, G. r. Adair.
+. 4. Walker, ]. M. Morgan, A. E. Wood.