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Evening star., 1950-02-19

comes a chronic inquiring neutral is that
his favorite seat is on the fence. When
any fight is on involving vital issues he
wants to be in the balcony. His trouble
has been diagnosed as "spectatoritis !"
His greatest phobia is the poisoned
arrow of enemies, so he scrupulously
avoids making any enemies. He strives
to please all sides by not taking any side
If such an inquiring neutral has any
convictions, he hides them as successfully
as Polonius veiled his thought-if he had
any-from Hamlet.
Says Hamlet:
do you see yonder cloud that's almost
in the shape of a camel?'
by the mass says Polonius "it is
like a camel, indeed"
"Methinks," says Hamlet, "it is like
a weasel"
ut is backed like a weasel" agrees
Polonius.
"Or like whale" says Hamlet
Polonius echoes, Very like whale"
1t is serious matter if all we have
in our head is an exhaustless store of
| ditto-marks for other peoples IDEAS
Without convictions, one is bound to
become human chameleon. We all have
met these smooth and agreeable folk who
remind us of the colorful little lizard
They crawl cautiously across life, taking
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experts, high-priced detectives, high
priced scientists, high-priced doctors and
high-prlced lawyers have been united
together in aid of Assistant District At
torney Osborne. If the records of Re-
corder Gof's court during the past three
months could be printed, they would
make set of books more voluminous
than the Encyclopaedia Britannica"
Molineux was accused of having brought
about the death of Mrs. Adams by send
ing to another person a box containing
headache powders mixed with poison.
The birthday anniversary of Frederick
Douglass was observed in colored schools
throughout the District
Douglass on February Is, 1900,
Celebration and The Star gave an
account of the proceed
ings in each place of assembly. At the
Stevens School, for example, j. B. Clark,
principal, had arranged program in
which the following children partic-
ipated: Fauntleroy Williams, Horace
Overflow Samuel Clemons. Matthew
Edelin,, Charles Johnson Rodger Brooks,
Clement Toliver. Albert Baker, Lem
Shields, Austin Battle, West Hamilton,
Lottie Stevens Estelle Miner, Blanche
Thompson, Nora Porter, Susie Dart and
Annie, Mary and Beatrice Washington.
Most of the youngsters listed are we'll
remembered by the one now probably
best known in the city-Col. West A.
Hamilton, former member Of the Board
Of Education and an officer in both
World Wars. Stevens School, he ex-
planned last Thursday. was one of the
few schools "of those days" possessing
a piano. The instrument was bought
with money raised at benefit perform
ances in different churches. Mr.. Clark,
the. principal. finally became physician.
According to COL Vests recollection, he
was IAN exceedingly active chap, a won
derful organizer"
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Mainly a Local Responsibility

In his address at the National Crime Con-
ference, President Truman put the emphasis
where it should be in fighting organized crime
on local law enforcement. The President and
Attorney General McGrath were justified in
offering fullest possible cooperation of the
Federal Government in this local warfare But
the main responsibility for cleaning up crime
conditions in our big cities properly must remain
with State county and municipal police prose-
cutors and judges.
Mr.. Truman stated the situation succnctly
when he told the assembled mayors and other
officials that "alert and honest" law enforce
ment could cope with any, crime problem now
apparent. This includes gambling and many
other rackets by organized syndicates 1t is
true that lot of this type of crime extends
across State lines, but it is also true that there
would be less demand for Federal laws and
Federal intervention if local authorities were
more diligent in carrying their part of the law
enforcement burden. Crime Syndcates with
Nationwide ramifications could not flourish if
their headquarters we're closed by "aert and
honest" police work.
Local responsibility needed to be emphasized
at the conference, for there was altogether too
much talk of Interstate gambling" and "inter-
state racketeering'- and too many demands for
more Federal laws and more Federal encroach-
ment on the local law enforcement field If this
trend toward shifting responsibility from the
local to the Federal domain continues, there will
be real danger of developing national police
force of the type denounced by ]. Edgar Hoover
and other opponents of police state" The
FBI should-and does-co-operate with local
police as far as Federal laws permit, but it
should not be called on to do the work of State
county and city authorities
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Spires the Spirit
A Time for Intolerance By Frederick Brown +orf
Spires Of the Spirit


TN SWIFT STRIKING power. democ-
l. racy always is at a disadvantage
compared with totalitarian regimenta-
ton. The convictions of a democracy
crystalline with tantalizing leisureliness.
But even long delayed legislative action
seems good when we turn back to the
sixteenth century and see a monarch,
Henry VIII, putting his hand on VOL
Sey's head and laundering, Get my bill
passed, little man, or this head will roll
before tomorrow night" That is the kind
of thing that happens in any age when
autocracy is in the saddle. But democ-
racy insists that every question has two
sides: that each side must have its day
and its say; that nothing is all black or
all white and that the truth is often be-
tween the two. Instead of agree with
me-or- die, the principle of "live and
let live" is the sign of a growing civiliza-
ton.
Moderation, tolerance and an open
mind are often spoken of as the marks
of mature person. But there is dire
danger that man may become so toler-
ant of everything that he will defend
nothing. The modern man seems to
have many opinions. but few convictions.
One has stated twentieth century mall
ady thus: Trying to escape the extreme
bigoted narrowness, we get senervated
into an easy-going half heartedness.
Trying to be liberal enough to see all
sides of the question, we may attach our
selves. with earnestness to none. Trying
to be all things to all men. we may end
up by being nothing to any man."
mind may be so open as to be vacant.
There are matters upon which one must
make up his mind or the house of life
will be built on sand. There is a time
to become intolerant of tolerance.
The ancient fable of the neutral
donkey has a present-day application.
The beast, finding himself equidistant
from two inviting feasts starved to death
while appraising the two haystacks,
because he could make no choice. Some
one wrote under that old parable, 1T,
is better even to be wrong on some
occasions than to remain forever an
inquiring neutral
The great temptation of one who be-
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on different tint or hue according to
the environment in which they find
themselves.
The difference between a man who is
just politician and one who is states
man is that the statesman has some
fundamental convictions about which he
is willing to be intolerant and which are
not for sale even on the barter block of
the next election.
An attempt was made by some citizens
to nail down a candidate for public Office
as to exactly where he stood on certain
questions. His reply was so equivocal that
some one paraphrased his position as
follows:
I'm not for free trade, and I'm, not for
protection:
approve of them both, and to both
hare objection.
IN strolling through life I increasingly
find
It's terrible nuisance to make up ones
mind:
So, in spite OF all comment, reproactes,
predictions,
firmly adhere to unsettled conUic-
TONS"
But no martyr ever went to the stake
because OF unsettled convictions. Men
have counted their own lives not dear
unto themselves because they we're in
tolerant in the best sense
In reply to letter from distant city,
asking Wendell Phillips for his lecture
terms and his subject, he wrote: II will
come and lecture on Ancient Civiliza-
tions' for $500 and expenses. will
lecture on The Abolition of Slavery for
nothing and pay my own expenses" All.
slavery was subject on which he had
intolerant convictions.
Here is the conclusion of the whole
matter. The fact is that it is folly to be
neutral about life; broadminded about
all creeds, but committed to none; toler-
ant of all churches, yet attached to none:
liberal about all ideas, but holding no
personal faith in eternal verities that
have become the high convictions of our
very being like steeples pointing to the
skies. With our eyes upon those spires
of the spirit, let us pray: From the fatal
futility of becoming nothing but spineless
neutrals. bowling down at the altar of
intolerance, good Lord. deliver us.
Evening star., 1950-02-19

trating inroads on police strength caused by
assignment of police to embassies and legations,
to official receptions and other functions, to
parades and professions for visiting dgntaries
and to other tasks not ordinarily required of
police in other cities. The details added to the
number of men on leave, on desk duty and on
court missions, reduces the daily strength avail
able for beat duty to less than thousand men.
This is the sort of testimony that is more apt to
bring increased appropriations for the local
police than abstract and unreliable statistics
giving only partial picture of overall police
strength in Washington
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Good Times
By Bruce Barton

A young man writes me that he was
born too late. America is old and tired:
the big chances are gone. He could
have done better, he thinks, on the
frontier. He yearns for the good old
days."
The fact of course. is that there never
were any good old days. Every age has
been good age for some people, no good
for others. Thousands of boys we're
born in log cabins in the same year that
Abraham Lincoln was born. Most of
them lived and died in log cabins. He
died occupying the White House. The
times were war times, bad times; they
weren't bad for him.
The 1930s were bad times economi-
cally. But I have friend whose name,
Floyd Odlum. you see often in the flnan-
cial pages of the newspapers. He
begged and borrowed money to buy
businesses that wiser" men were aban-
doning as hopeless. The bulk of his
large fortune has been made out of
situations that didn't look good. An
other friend was a carpenter in the
'30s, with no capital but his kit of tools.
He is one of the biggest builders in the
Southwest and half owner of the New
York Yankees. His name is Del Webb.
AS for this country being old and
tired, that is nonsense.
Only the other day one OF my part
ners pointed out to me a fine looking.
gray-haired gentleman. and said: THAT
man and Lafayette kissed the same grill
A startling statement. We are apt
to think of Lafayette as an almost
legendary figure, sort OF contem-
porary Moses But Lafayette's farewell
visit to this country was made as re-
Gently as 1856. One of the places he
visited was Concord, Mass. The school
children were given holiday and
little girl in buttons and bows was chosen
to present him with a big bouquet.
The gallant Frenchman took her in
his arms and kissed her.
Years passed. The little girl grew up
to be a school teacher At the close Of
each days session she stood at the door
and gave each little tot a parting kiss.
One of the tots she kissed became the
hale and hearty gentleman have men,
toned
To my young friend would say: "You
have the greatest potential wealth In
the world, which is youth; and you have
it in country so young that its national
history is only as long as two lifetimes.
"At this very minute some fellow.
somewhere, about your age, is saying to
his mother: 7 believe I've thought up
an idea that is going to make us rich.'"
tcopyrisht 1850. King Features syndicate. 1ns.,
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Letters to The Star
A pseudonym is permissible only
1Uhen letter carries correct name
and address of Writer. Please be brief.

high schools to take care of the Western
student body.
1t is impossible for the city of Wash
ington or any other city to keep the
number and sizes of schools equal to
the student bodies enrolled at all times.
There will always be times when certain
schools are overcrowded while vacancies
exist in other schools
G. RAYMOND PRUETT,
Central, Glass 1922.
In my opinion, much time and effort
have been wasted in debating the Cen
tral-Cardozo controversy. 1t is a we'll
established fact that if a part of a
group is denied sufficient recreational
facilities and efficient educational train
ing for long period of time, all in
the community will eventually be af-
fected. Progress will cease, crime will
increase, and respect and belief in the
democratic way of life will reach low
ebb.
Therefore. give immediate relief to
Cardozo, which has been very much
over crowded for long time, and the
pupils of which are now on triple
shift. Since a new high school is by
no means certain "a possibility of two
or three years hence), there is no al
ternative but the transfer to Central.
This action will in part compensate for
the harm already done to a large group
of American citizens.
JUSTINE T, MALoNEY.
am very interested in the contro-
versy regarding Central High School
and. am of the opinion that a great
mistake would be made in turning the
school over to the students of Cardozo
High because of the many facilities, now
available to the students of Central
High, which they would have to re-
linquish in the event they should be
transferred to other schools. 1t would
seem to me that such transfer would
work hardship on the students.
M. BERNADETTE KRICHTEN.
X
Why Not Extend SociaIization
To the Legal Profession?
Before we place controls on the med
ical profession, we should hobble the
law profession. have been overcharged
more often by lawyers than by doctors,
who generally treat me fairly, even
charitably. Lawyers, knowing my finan-
cial status, still overcharge me- They
tell me that they have right to name
their own fee for their services, and
their fees are not modest.
In time of trouble, lawyers are as
necessary as doctors in time of illness.
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1t is no less wrong for lawyers to take
advantage of such extremity than it is
for DOCTORS as alleged.
When a person is injured on my
premises, and my attorney gets me off
without penalty, charging me fee that
would cover the compliments doctor
bill. would it not have been more
justifiable to pay the bill out of Court?
Also, in divorce cases, it is customary
to base the amount of alimony upon
the husbands income, not on the num-
ber of children or the years of marriage.
Both husband and wife are losers here;
high alimony, high fee. If we had
socialized law. the Fair Deal would put
a ceiling on lawyers fees and ease the
little people through their trouble
= AS it is the mass of attorneys con-
centrated in Washington who have been
most vocal in their demands for health
insurance, they should be the last to
object to this planned economy program
being extended to themselves
EDNA w. MURTAGH
Detroit, Mich.
Jamaica Protestant Students
Send Call for Old Bibles
"A call mas come 10 the PrOCeStanG
Statesman and Nation from Jamaica.
British West Indies for Bibles, new or
used, or copies of the New Testaments
in good condition, to be used by students
there in spreading the Gospel among
the natives.
These Bibles (earmarked for Jamaica)
and any other religious literature, maga-
zines etc., can be sent to us at 1211-A
Connecticut avenue NV, care of Prot
estant News Service. Please insert your
name and address so that we can trans
NIT same to these students for the min
istry there in Jamaica. Thanks
GEORGE RUTHERFORD.
X
Get Along With You, 1. NJ,
Bet You Say That to All the Papers
While good citizenship awards are
being given out, one should be given to
The Star for very substantial con-
tribution to human welfore through its
excellent, easily assimilable articles on
religion, health. personality, efficiency,
etc., which contain guidance, informa-
tion and inspiration, beneftting many
thousands of people who would never
get them in any other way; its effective
battles in fighting injustices suffered
by the poWerleSs and weak, and its
valuable exposes of situations dangerous
to the security of our community and
Nation.
There is no organization which de-
serves 1t more! I. M.
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Movie Patron Not Interested
In Theaters' Opinion of Taxes

We all have our theories on the eco
nomic policies of the Government But
why, every time go to the movies, must
be subjected to the theories of the man
agement about entertainment taxes?
like to consider the films form of art
entertainment, or education, but lately
they have been put to work for a new
cause: The theater owners vested in
terests.
My own opinion is that luxury and en-
tertalnment taxes are among the most
fair and logical forms. But whatever
our views on taxation, don't we agree
that it's hardly sporting of the theater
management to inflict it's propaganda
on it's paying guests? B. W.
Our Chosen Leader Compared
With Ancient Roman Musician
Nero flddled while Rome burned.
President Truman talks while we have
less and less coal to burn. It's tragic.
DELCEVARE KING.
Quincy, Mass.
Some More Opinions Regarding
Central Cardozo Controversy
SClitl al 11iSll OCllOOi llOt JQSt d IllSll
school as it may seem to some of the
newer residents of Washington who have
voiced their opinions in this matter. Gen.
tral High School is an institution of
which the city of Washington has every
right to be proud. From its halls thou
sands of graduates have gone forth to
engage in almost every walk of life. To
be forced to give up something that you
dearly love and have, simply to satisfy
the whims of minority group, is very
distasteful.
When we think of it, it seems absurd
to close a school which serves about
1,400 day and 1,700 night students as
well as serving as an educational and
recreational center FOR adult, civil, So
cial, dramatic and musical activities,
just to accommodate temporarily a few
hundred colored students. It has been
clearly stated in many articles that the
colored can be accommodated in other
schools.
When overcrowding has occurred in
white schools. the question of discriml-
nation has never arisen. For example
when Western High School was par
TALLY destroyed by fire during World
War I. the students were shifted to
every available space that could be found
in white SCHOOLS The parents of these
children did not demand that the Board
of Education close one of the colored
Evening star., 1950-10-05

white registration card appeared
in its stead.
I picked up the pen he slid to-
ward me and wrote carefully: S.
Galahad and Miss Elaine, Came
lot, England. With a bow, he
handed me two keys. Under bell
hop escort, we went to her room
first.
This is it," told her when we
were alone.
yes" Julie looked around at
the narrow bed. SCARED desk,
Shaky dresser. old chairs, shabby
green carpet, dusty yellow lamps
Then she went to the window and
looked out.
Its a long ways down." ]
observed.
She turned from the window. 81
won't jump" she said. Her eyes
met mine. I walked toward her
and put my hands on her
shoulders.
Look at me-" I commanded.
Julie raised her head. I slid my
hands down her arms, then be-
hind her, pulling her toward me.
She came into my arms, stiff and
cool. kissed her lips. 1t was like
kissing the back of my hand"
II told you," she frowned. I'm
cold; I have no heart"
She stood there, immobile,
within the circle of my arms. It
Evening star., 1950-10-05

A 34-year-old Capitol Heights
(Md.) woman yesterday was
awarded a $4,000 default judg-
ment in District Court for knee
injury suffered in a traffic acci-
dent in January, 1946.
She is Mrs. Virginia Chapman.
The injury occurred when a taxi
cab in which she was riding and
an automobile collided at Sixth
and F streets NE. the suit said.
The verdict was against both
the taxi driver, Victor A. Samulick,
900 block of Fourth street NV,
and Donald G. Dimmick Of Park
ersburg, w. Va, driver of the
other automobile.
The judgment was by default
because neither man appeared in
court to defend the suit. The
verdict was returned by a jury at
an inquisition, after hearing tes-
timony of Mrs. Chapman and her
Evening star., 1950-10-05

the church in Egypt. was to speak
on "Thy Will Be Done"
The only business scheduled was
reports of standing committees
and consideration Of any resolu-
tionS offered.
The Rev. DR.. w. Taliaferro
Thompson, professor of Practical
Theology at Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond. told the
delegates last night that "the
America of tomorrow will not be
sound and strong unless all men
embrace principles Of truth, honor,
love, courage and integrity"
Evening star., 1950-10-05

be sole beneficiary of a trust fund
established with the estate. On
his death, the trust fund is to be
distributed equally among their
three children, John w. Sterling
of New York City, and Patrick D.
Sterling and Naive E. Sterling,
both of Washington.
Papers filed by Attorney Samuel
Beach showed the estate consists
of $123, 900 in real estate, $50. 900
in personal property and an $780,
900 interest in a trust fund left
by Mrs. Sterling'S parents.
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Mrs. Frederick A. Sterling Leaves $2S3, 900 Estate

Mrs. Dorothy Williams Sterling
socially prominent wife of retired
diplomat, Frederick A. Sterling,
left an estate of $3.50, 900, probate
papers revealed today.
Mrs. Sterling died September 8
at her summer home in Newport,
r. I. The Washington residence
of the Sterling family is 3400
Prospect avenue NV, a 150-year-
old Georgetown showplace. Mr..
Sterling is former Minister to
Sweden and Fire.
Under the will, Mr.. Sterling will
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didn't think you were beautiful
at first" I told her, "but you are
you're like Niagara Falls in win
ter-just as hard and cold. But
Niagara thaws out in the Spring
That's what I'll be waiting for
for the spring and-you." I re-
leased my arms and stepped away
from her.
Julie stayed where I left her, as
though rooted to the carpet, but
her eyes followed me to the chair
where I sat down.
Suddenly she said in a low
voice, more to herself than to me:
"I've got to kill"
Whats his name?" I inter-
jected.
Nick Torrio."
I'm supposed to have good
nerves.. but I jumped as though
kicked-and my cigarette fell to
the floor.
The name she mentioned SO
casually was that of the BIZ Burgs
most feared underworld boss! Big
Nick!
"A secret marriage, Uedding
ring loot and Big Nick's indig-
nation approach a shooting
Gilman in tomorroU's chapter
OF Murder in Her Heart"
Copyright. Milton K Ozaki. Drawings
copyright, King Features Syndicate Incl
Evening star., 1950-10-05
United Presbyterian Synod
To Close Sessions TODAY

The Rev. j. LoWrie Anderson,
moderator of the United Presby-
terian Church. today was to ad-
dress the closing session of a
three-day meeting here of the New
York Synod of the Church.
The synod has been holding it's
93d annual meeting at the Wal
lace Memorial United Presbyterian
Church, 712 Randolph street NV.
Mr.. Anderson, who is on leave
from his post as a missionary of
Evening star., 1950-10-05
Handicapped to Meet

William P. McCahill. a national
vice president of the American
Federation of the Physically
Handicapped, will be the speaker
at meeting of Lodge "a Of the
Federation at 8 pm. tomorrow in
st. Johns Parish Hall. 819 Six
teeRth street NV.
Evening star., 1950-10-05
Sudden Death for Trees

Zanzibar has been unable to
learn the cause Of the sudden
death" infection Of its famous
Glove trees. but has refused to fell
the trees to end the disease.
Evening star., 1950-10-05
Woman Awarded $4,000 For Traffic Crash Injuries

physician. She was represented
by Attorney Daniel j. Anderson.
Judge F. Dickinson Let's presided
at the hearing.
Evening star., 1950-10-05
Murder in Her Heart
By Milton K. Ozoki

THE STORY THUS FAR: Amos Ames
has been hired by Banker Clyde Justin to
tnvestigate the murder of his daughter.
Michisan City park. En- route to New
York on q bus Ames is shadowing Louise's
best friend, Julie Stevens. During a cafe
bH mS lines into 1 hsE ans msr sn
ing her coffee. Her anger is explosive.
Later she apologies and tells Ames she
one" to avenge the murder Of Louise; but
avoids naming her intended victim. GO
ON WITH THE STORY:
Evening star., 1950-10-05

We came out of the bus station
In New York City. well, thanks
for everything" Julie said. She
set her suitcase on the sidewalk
and poked a small, gloved hand
at y,oo OT uIrocS