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Evening star., 1950-11-04
History Lesson

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Permit me to correct several errors in
your obituary Of the late King Gustaf V
Of Sweden:
He was not a grandson of Marshal
Bernadotte, but a great-grandson: his
father, Oscar II, was a son Of Oscar
who was the only son of King Charles
CXIV) John (Bernadotte). The mar
shall was not placed on the throne OF
Sweden by Napoleon.
When the question of the succession to
the Swedish throne was raised, Berna-
dotte was approached by Swedish
nobleman, Baron Morner, who entirely
on his own responsibility dangled before
Bernadotte's eyes the tempting offer of
crown. The baron's daring took the
Swedish government by surprise, but
after considerable hesitation. formal
offer was made to the French marshal;
he was elected Crown Prince of Sweden,
and was adopted by the childless King
Charles XIII, to whom he became much
attached.
Napoleon was also astounded at the
offer, and sought to. prevent 1t; how
ever, he consented to Bernadotte's re-
nunciation of his French citizenship even
when the latter announced his deter
mination to serve Swedish, and not
French, interests.
1t is silly of your correspondent to say
that Be1nadotte is reported to have told
Napoleon, II am no longer a marshal of
France, but the King of Sweden" He
could never have made a statement like
that; he knew he was Crown Prince only,
and that he would not be King until
Evening star., 1950-11-04
By SomueI H. Doy, Jr.

TN THE closing days Of 1917. a District
i lawyer wrote letter to the superin-
tendent of the Capitol Buildings and
Grounds Administration. 1t may have
seemed routine letter then, but it
spanked chain reaction that was to"
blast the statue of Abraham Lincoln
clean off it's base in Judiciary Park-and
send 1t into three long years of exile.
Today is the anniversary of the act
of Congress that brought the statue
down. 1t is worth recording, because
1t marks a rare occasion on which the
voteless pepole of the District. by sheer
force Of outraged public opinion. forced
Congress to eat its legislative words.
To get the statue back in place it took
a host of speeches, letters. editorials and
resolutions from angry Washingtonians,
a Presidential request and, finally, an
other act Of Congress.
The center of the commotion was the
life-size marble statue of the emanci-
pator which stands on the District Court
terrace looking south across Indiana
avenue. 1t was sculpted by Lot Flannery,
Of the citizens of the District in 1868, on
OilC VlllA III dlli1lFClodIy VI AlllCOAA dCoGll.
For more than so years it had stood on
a grass mound on the sidewalk, mounted
on 35-foot cylindrical base.
1t was the great height of the pedestal
in fact, which the lawyer pointed to in
his letter. He said the bulky statue had
fallen out of harmony with the newly
remodeled court house. 1t should be
shortened. he urged. or moved to an
other spot. The letter was passed on to
the Interior Department, the Fine Arts
Commission and judges Of the Supreme
Court Of the District OF Columbia. 1t
evidently picked up a good deal OF
support, for in April. 1919, Chief Justice
Walter j. Mccoy of the District Supreme
Court wrote that Fort Stevens, IN
Brightwood, would be suitable new site
for the monument.
This" said the Buildings and Grounds
Administration in reply, would be a
good thing, provided some public senti-
ment does not interfere" The Fine Arts
Commission also approved. On Novem-
ber 4, 1919. Congress passed deficiency
appropriation bill providing 3,445. one
half to be paid by the District, for CON
struction and restoration around the
court house in Judiciary Park, including
the removal of the statue"
A few days later the monument was
taken down. Grated. and laid to rest IN
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the Buildings and Grounds Administra-
tion's storage lot at Fifteenth and c
streets S. w. The esthetic senses Of the
court house lawyers and judges may have
been soothed. But good many District
citizens were not soothed, and their cries
of outrage gathered volume fast.
What right, it was asked, did the Fed
eral Government have to perform acts
Of vandalism" on this piece OF District
property, which was not only of great
sentimental value but also of historical
worth as one of the oldest Lincoln monu-
ments? Who consigned it to Govern
ment storage lot? What difference did
it make that the statue lacked artistic
merit or that a newer. more beautiful
Lincoln Memorial was being built?
Some recalled that the unveiling Of
the statue had been one of the great
events in the history of the city. attended
by some 10000 people. including Presi-
dent johnson himself. Others pointed
out that this was one of only two Lincoln
statues in the District. (The other was
the emancipation statue in Lincoln
Park)
Evening star., 1950-11-04
Bockinq for Dr.. TuImon-Rond

The American Medical Association is
going to spend $1.100,000 this year to
teach the American people to think as
that association wants them to. The
ANA may not know it now. but that
money is going down the drain. The
ANA is caught between the millstones
of progress, public opinion, organized
labor and government. and although
they grind slowly they grind exceedingly
small, and when that grinding is finished
the ANA and all similar groups will fall
into step with the march of time.
The golden age of the private prac-
titioner is over in medicine. as well as
In many similar fields, and the doctors
may as we'll submit today as tomorrow.
Medicine is an occupation coupled
with public interest, and public opinion
has decreed that wider and wider areas
of humanity must be properly cared for.
and If private enterprise can not or Will
not do it the state must.
I don't like production-line medicine.
but production-line medicine is better
than no medicine at all. Those who can
afford to have a $17.000-a-year prac-
titioner hold their hands, take their pulse
and stroke their fevered brows can still
have that luxury. The rest will have to
be satisfied with production-line medi-
cine.
DR.. Anna Tulman-Rand, president. D.
c. Chapter. The Physicians Forum, in a
recent letter to The Star. roundly CEN
sures her professional brethren for their
reactionary policies, and pleads for a
return to dignity. scientific standards.
and devotion to the public good" All
hail to her! May her tribe increase!
Observer.
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Watch Over Us

For eph thlDarted, for the slayer's hand
Bravely diuerted from its bldmeless
mark.
For lite-blood shed to quench ths
deadly spark
Whose flame OF hatred Mould hare stpept
the land,
Father, ,De giDe Thee thanks.
This Nations heart, so n,oved. so deeply
stirred,
Sees in the sacrifice OF ualidnt men
The presence OF divinity again.
Sees the tulfllnent OF Thy changeleSs
Dord:
'I tDiH deliuer thee"
Watch ouer US as through the years ThoS
hast;
Shield US from those iDho knop not
DT1dt they do,
But may Thy pity rest upon them, TOO
That peace. the dream OF years, mdv
FL. come at last,
:" "Peuce In our time. o Lord"
INEz BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1950-11-04
Arlington School Controversy

Arlington voters may be confused over school
costS-it would be surprising If they were not
but most of them see eye-to-eye on one county
wide need: More classrooms for Arlington's
rapidly growing school population There is
danger, however, that the controversy over
whether school funds have been, or will bee
wisely spent may imperil the whole school build
ing program. Defeat of the proposed $75 million
bond issue for new schools in the referendum
next Tuesday would be a diSservice to present
and future generations of children:
The controversy in Arlington has not been
over the question of providing more classroom
space for some of Arlingtons overcrowded schools
but over the question of whether the money from
two previous bond issues has been wasted on
too-costly, too-fancy school buildings The
citizens of Arlington have been disturbed by
charges of extravaganza and inefnciency, OF
"frills and furbelows' in school design and con-
struction They have been baf1ed by conf1lctlng
sets of figures on school coStS-one set indicating
that Arlington is paying more than comparable
communities for similar improvements, another
set showing that costs are equal or lower 1t Is
to the credit of the Arlington School Board that
it has endeavored to answer all charges and
criticisms fully and to supply facts and figures
to any inquistive group or individual
What the voters of Arlington should keep
foremost in mind in this controversy over costs
and spending is that there is right way and
wrong way to deal with alleged waste or inef1-
cheney by an elective body, such as Arlington's
school board. The right way is by voting
new board into Office, if that is necessary-not
by depriving it of funds with which to build
needed schools. To deny the board money
through fear of waste is to deny the children
of Arlington the educational facilities they ought
to have without further delay. 1t is hard to
believe that the citizens of this progressive area
will thus penalize their children.
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Youth Will Be Served

How can a few movements here and
there do much to offset the adverse at
titude toward hiring middle-aged people.
when educators and the Government are
against it?
The local school system will not en-
ploy high school teacher from another
system If he is As. Apparently they
think he is too old to adjust to new
system.
The Government has an age limit on
most of their examinations. One pend
ing now for management assistants has
an age limit of IS. AS one placement
officer said, we like to get our profess
sional people under Is and train them.
ME-. N.
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The Great Battle of Judiciary Square

Representative Edward King Of Illinois
was on the Districts side. He said he
thought few legislators had realized 1t
was q statue of Lincoln that was to be
moved. He said he wanted the monu-
ment back In its original place. Lined
up behind Mr.. King were the District
Society Of the Sons Of the American
Revolution, the Grand Army, Depart
ment of the Potomac, the Sons OF Vet
Grams, the Columbia Historical Society,
the Association of Oldest Inhabitants.
the Federation Of Citizens Associations
and virtually all the citizens associations
themselves.
The Brightwood Citizens Association
wrote to the mayors Of half dozen cities
in Wisconsin. Illinois and Indiana deny
ing hotly that the statue had been 're-
jected and discarded by the authorities
Of the District Of Columbia" and urging
them to cease their "un-American re-
quests for its possession"
John Clagett Proctor, following the
example of Oliver Wendell Holmes who
so years before had saved Old Ironsides
with his pen. wrote In The Star:
They took 1t do,0n and stored 1t in a
heap
The thought OF Which should make Us
nzortals peep.
This shaft toT1ich meant so much in '6S
That thousands helped 1t then to dedi-
cate
Should be teD years hence. Without
behest.
Remoued to some obscure place to rest
Because. they said, 1t did not fit the
place
1t stood. some said, too high upon its
base,
And, furthermore, the courthouse being
neD.
The incongruity tDould neuer do.
The barrage was too much for Con-
gress The battle of Judiciary Square
ended in June. 1922, and joint con-
gressional resolution was the surrender
document. The statue was unveiled
again nine months later. on the ami
versary of Lincoln's death. A compro-
mise between civic pride and artistic
sensibilities was found in the simple,
12-foot pedestal which now supports
the statue.
A 1882 Senate Document Washing
ton. the National Capital" passed quick
ly over the affair with only this to say:
Widening Of Indiana avenue made its
removal necessary"
But that" according to Mr.. Proctor.
''is an alibi."
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explosion. It is difficult to believe that Peiping
and Moscow want to precipitate such fearsome
showdown at this time. Yet, as long as they do
what they are now doing, that grim possibility
must be reckoned with as a grave and ever
present threat to the peace of the entire world.
Evening star., 1950-11-04
Letters to The Star

about Fido's formula or Poopsys pranks.
live in a neighborhood no longer
fashionable. with every type of mongrel
surrounding the big apartment house.
They roam and howl all night long. But
that is nothing compared to the suffer-
ings endure when calling on my friends
with their pampered house pets in the
more exclusive parts of the city.
Lucille Agniel Gaines.
Evening star., 1950-11-04
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

The Stars readers can get the answer to
any question OF fact by either writing the
NV. Washington s. D. C., and inclosing 8 cents
return postage. or by telephoning ST. 5000.
Extension 35S.
Evening star., 1950-11-04
Red-Free Union

referred lately to the National Fedora
ton of Airline Employees in Cuba as
being under the tight control Of the
Communist Party. Thus the impression
was created that the Communists are
particularly strong among the ground
personnel Of the Rancho Boyeros Air
port in Havana, Cuba, where the union
has its strongest local.
Today was visited by Manuel Lopez
and Calixto Sanchez, two leaders of the
National Federation of Airline Employees
Of Cuba, who stated that this de-
scription of their union Is entirely wrong
and asked my support in making the
truth known.
am in position to assert, as result
Of long standing acquaintance with the
labor movement in Cuba, that Com
munist influence in the National Fed
Grafton of Airline Employees Of Cuba, and
particularly at the Rancho Boyeros Air
port was stamped out long ago. AS
matter of fact, this union constitutes
one Of the anti-C Communist strongholds
in Cuba. and was among those that de-
manded the suppression Of the Com
munist daily. Hoy" on account Of its
violent democratic and anti
United States propaganda.
Serafino Romualdi,
Latin American Representative.
American Federation of Labor.
Evening star., 1950-11-04

@. Was Cleopatra red-headed?-J. G.
A. According to popular conception she
was a brunette, but historical sources
supply no evidence. Cleopatra has been
protrayed upon the stage with red hair,
and Shakespeare alludes to her as tawny.
Evening star., 1950-11-04

@. What is the weight Of the Thomp-
son AS caliber submachine gun, with
empty magazine?-H. j. L.
A. The Department Of Defense says
that the As caliber submachine gun
weighs II pounds with empty magazine.
Evening star., 1950-11-04
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. How much did the French receive
when Joan of Arc was sold to the Eng
lish?-G. r.
A. The sum of 10000 francs was paid
by the English for the French heroine.
This sum was slightly in excess Of s., 900.
Evening star., 1950-11-04

Pen-nan1es may be used If letters carry
1Uriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters subject to condensation.
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Charles kits death, an event which
took place In 1918.
Milton Rubincam,
President,
Pennsylvania Historical Junto.
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BY LOUIS BERG
This Week Movie Editor

property to be hogged by any one studio.
And even now, against the competition of
the returned warriors and fresh, competent
newcomers. he is 90 much in demand that
he still has to spread his favors. Without
question, he is currently Hollywood's lead
ing leading man His appearance in picture
is the equivalent of large loan from the
Bank of America or Chase National.
His current picture, Twelve O'Clock
High" is 10th Century -Fox's bid for the
Academy Award. And his next is Captain
Horatio Hornblower" for Warmers. He picks
his spots, and he picks them shrewdly.
And how is he taking prosperity?
let Out 70 De Docssr
EvERYBODY agrees that he was the least
"actorish" of actors on Broadway. He was
solid citizen, who conducted himself with
the dignity of physician - which he had
originally set out to be. -.
His father is druggist in San Diego
drugstore where, incidentally. Peck used to
sling sodas. The old man wanted his son to
be doctor. and the Junior Peck actually
completed his pre-med course at U. of c. He
was too lazy, he says, to 60 on with it. A
great pity. What bedside manner he would
have had!
Maynard Morris of the Music Corpora
ton of America, who discovered him in
summer stock in White Plains. N. Y.,-and
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who could retire on the credit of his dis
oovery gives perhaps the best picture of
Peck's essential qualities. They might be
summarized. says Morris, under the head
ings of honesty, loyalty and dependablity.
What makes Mr.. Morris so enthusiastic is
not the large 10 per cent his organization
has been so regularly collecting, but much
smaller, simpler thing.
Il got Gregory Peck his first job on
Broadway. 1t lasted three weeks. In the
second week, received present from him
an expensive silver paper cutter that
knew darn well he couldn't afford.
1T may not seem much to you, but as
sure you that in my business am not used
to any such acknowledgement
6oe 1in1ls Meal
ACTUALLY with Peck it was the sort of
large. casual gesture he is fond of making.
He would be shocked to learn that it was
considered sacrifice, or an expression of
profound gratitude. When he was making
$40 week - at intervals - he was capable
of blowing tenth of it on single meal,
subsisting for the rest of the week on sand
wiches and milk
He got married when he was dead
broke. His wife, Creta, used to be
Katharine CornelI's hairdresser. Studio
biographies carry the information that she
was secretary to the stage star, but Peck
oorrects this bit of Hollywood snobbery
whenever he gets chance.
when met her she was making more
money than was, and when she married
me was making no money. at ALL"
Mrs. Peck doesn't need any phony build
up. She is of Finnish ancestry, cute rather
than glan1orous "a tiny girl who scarcely
reaches the top button of her husbands
jacket. She is sprightly, sensible and snil-
ing. There are two children both boys.
Modest but Shxswd
HERE has been no discernible change in
the Gregory Pecks after six years in Holly
wood. Peck is modest man, but he was
never shy. He loved luxury when he was
dead broke, and he hasn't changed his mind
about it now. He likes to enjoy his money.
But he is measured man in his spending.
He estimates shrewdly that he is good for
20 years in Hollywood, because he never
looked like juvenile in the first place.
His friends say that if. by cruel circunn-
stance, he was forced back to his earlier
norm of an occasional $40 week, he wouldn't
like it, but he would make the adjustment
with more ease than most. He wouldn't
hang himself. And once week, or once
year, he would live like lord. The End
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SpOrtsman's Club
Marks 34th

Members of the Sportsmen's
Club with their guests, gathered
at the Hotel Vendome Friday
night, April 81, for a banquet in
observance Of the clubs saith an
niversary.
Atty. Joseph S. Mitchell was
tosstrnaster. Addresses were
riyen by George w. Freeman,
William H. Scott, Atty. Charles
F. Anderson, Leon Lomax and
others.
The club has 40 members. Off
GERS are: George w. Freeman,
president; Charles W. Jackson,
,s.ice-president; Leon G. Lomax,
treasurer; Wendell l.. Leach,
chairman executive board; VIII
liam H. Scott, secretary, and
waldo B. Horton, assistant Sec
rotary.
SUBSCRIBE TO
The GUARDIAN
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JUNIOR
LEAGUE
SHOWER

On Thursday evening, April
20, the Junior League of The
League of Women for Commun-
ity Service, 558 Massachusetts
Ave-, held its second Greehback
and Silver Shower for the bene-
fit of the house and dedicated
to the League founders. This
was a most successful event in
the Junior Leagues busy calen-
dar OF activities. The AFFILIATED
clubs, organizations meeting at
the League, and several other
interested groups and individuals
contributed to make 1t an over
whelming success.
Those clubs which assisted in
clude: Samuel Coleridge Taylor
Asso., Aristo Club, Booklovers,
Jamaican Associates, Housewives
League, Scottish Rights Masons,
The Sphinx, Beauticians & Cos
metologists League, Edward A.
Sport Laboratory, zeta Phi Beta
Sorority, George Washington
Carver Chapter for the Blind,
Local 706; Patchwork Club, Bal
let Mothers Group, Education
Committee of the Mass. State
Federation of Women's Clubs,
st. Johns Lodge, Boston Con-
tract Bridge Asso., Local CIO
No. $50, and League members:
Mesdames E. Alice Taylor, Marie
R. johnson, Lillian Denniston,
Marion Stubs, Beryl Robinson,
Edna Taylor, E. Camper, Greene,
Frazier, Fletcher, Hibler.
Assisting the Junior Leaguers
in receiving the guests were:
Mesdames Thelma Miles, Olga
smith, G. Jackson, and Emma
Newman, who led a Tour Of the
House.
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Easter Pageant AT All
Saints 8 St. MichoeI's

An Easter pageant, Christ,
the Light of the World, was
beautifully presented by the
children Of the All Saints and
st. Michael's Church School,
under the direction Of Sister
angelina Theresa, Sunday, April
is at 4 PM.
Children representing the
various characters were: Miss
Elsie Grimes, as Light of the
World; Master Whitfield Hay
wood, Cross brearer; Masters
Laurence Farmer and Raymond
Johnson, banner bearers, Mas
tiers Gordon Grimes, Raymond
Noel, Gordon Chandler and
Dana Chandler, soldiers; Miss
Jenny jenkins, faith; Jean
Chandler, hope; two little. lots
Lorraine Chandler and Brenda
Lucas. love. Each child wore
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bon and Medal, American Thea
Ter Campaign Ribbon and Medal,
European and Mediterranean
Ribbon and Medal, with three
battle stars, Cross OF the War
Ribbon awarded by the Italian
Government, Bronze Star Ribbon
and medal awarded for ex-
emplary conduct in action, Ger
man Occupation Ribbon and
Medal and finally a holder of the
Combat Infantryman's Badge.
First Lieutenant Russell c.
Stokes, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William E. Stokes of 1874 Jerome
ST., West Medford, Mass, is a
graduate of the Medford Schools
System and formerly reported
news for the BOSTON GUAR
DIAN and the Atro-American
newspapers.
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L.. Stokes IN
GERMANY

KITZIGEN, Germany = First
lieutenant Russell c. Stokes of
1874 jerome St, West Medford,
Mass, has been assigned for the
past two years to the 371st In
fantry Battalion (Separate) To-
Gated in Kitzigen, Germany.
Lieutenant Stokes, a veteran of
over 10 years service, entered the
Army in l941 at Boston, Mass,
when the Third Battalion of the
372nd Infantry Regiment was
federalized into the Army of the
United States at Fort Dix, N. j.,
and it was there that he headed
Public Relations for colored
soldiers. After his commission
from the officers candidate school
OF Fort Benning, Georgia in octo-
Der, 1912, Lieutenant Stokes was
assigned to the newly activated
$40 Infantry Regiment of the
END Infantry Division at Camp
Breckinridgee, Kentucky, where
he remained throughout the war
years; going through the tough
combat days of the Italian cam
paign in their drive from the
Arno River to the Pc Valley.
After We Day Lieutenant
Stokes was assigned to the Zone
Of Interior, where he made a
creditable showing as an instruc-
tor Of Military Tactics at the In
fantry Training Center at Fort
Mcclellan, Alab anna. Shortly
afterwards he began a course OF
nlilitary schools and successfully
completed all Of them including
Associate Basic Course, Air
Transportahiiity; ORC and NC
Iadoctrination Course, Mess Man
asement and Food Service Su-
pervisers Courses.
Now overseas for the past TWO
wears Lieutenant Stokes has been
assigned to Company &c" Of the
s71st Infantry Battalion where he
has helped develop one of the top
pnits Of its kind as was proven
Il the last Organization Day
when it walked away with all the
FIRST place honors. At the pres
tnt writing his duty with. TINS
Unit is that Of Executive Officer.
Among the awards and deco
,ations held BY Lieutenant Stokes
are the American Defense NIP