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The Nome nugget., 1951-10-26
Sunday October 2l

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Evening star., 1951-01-26
By Charles E. TroceWeV
Eli Luria.

Their educators" have been wind and
water, time and the river, and the ocean.
and the forests, and the trees, and the
berried shrubs, and all the long roster
of natures immortals.
She has used them up for her secret
purposes.
It might be that, left to themselves,
the birds eventually would build up an
international bird language.
Stranger things have happened, in
cluding mans many tongues. Man has
not yet developed real international
language. Maybe that is the reason he
must keep on fighting his brother.
The birds ought to do better
They might all speak the same tongue,
with their songs left for tribal use, as at
present.
Let us hope in that far day the Birds,
Inc. will make better job of 1t than
mankind at present
Come to think of it, they do much bet
ter right now. Then, with recalcitrant
hawks, owls, rocks and few others to
keep the peace, the great tribes of the
birds could have happy world at last.
free from mans guns, soaring electric
wires and poisons.
Editors Note-The poem. "For a
Yellow Bird Dead on City Roof"
by Melville Cane, was from that
poets book, "a Wider Arc" published
in 1947 by Harcourt, Brace and Co.
We regret the omission of these facts0
Evening star., 1951-01-26
Conditional Driving Permits

The decision to issue conditional drivers
permits in certain worthy cases in the District
OF Columbia is in line with the trend in most of
the States. The new policy will enable the Traffic
Department to grant permits in few cases in
which inflexibility of the former rules resulted
in injustice or hardship.
For example, some persons have defective
night vision but are perfectly qualified to drive
in the daytime. Under the old regulations, such
persons were barred from driving at any time
Now they will be given permit plainly marked
to restrict them to daytime driving If caught
driving with such permit after dark, they will
be subject to prosecution for driving without
permit. The new rule amplifies the regulation
requiring glasses in of defective vision and
permitting amputees and other handicapped per-
sons to drive cars that are specially equipped
The regulation also would allow issuance of
permits in the case of truck drivers whose per-
mits have been revoked OF suspended for traffic
violations involving their private cars This au-
thority should be used sparingly if at all. 1t is
hard to imagine any of permit revocation
or suspension which would not leave serious
doubt as to the drivers reliability at the wheel
of any vehicle, especially one as heavy and dan
gerous as truck. And If there is any doubt
about persons capacity to drive, the doubt
should be resolved in favor of public safety.
Evening star., 1951-01-26

Almost II years ago now this column
contained an article which should have
been headed, Triumph of the Cicada."
The hydrogen bomb, if it comes Off
and goes off-may end all life on the
globe. according to the gloomy forecasts.
All, that is. except possibly germ life.
1.-The Triumph of the Germ" might be
a good title for book, then, if there
were anybody left to write it.
Probably the germs would write no
books about their victory.
They would not have to.
On they would go, with no human vic
tins, but probably doing right well in
their own right.
The eternal round OF nature would see
to that.
Radioactive particles might not affect
certain types of animal life. such as the
birds, protected by their feathers. and
the porcupines, etc.
Even we'll furred animals might escape,
to q certain extent, even if the whole
atmosphere of the earth were filled with
radioactive particles, as the gloomy
forecasts suggest.
Friends of birds will hope that they,
at least, will escape.
Descended from serpents, they still
retain the feathers of the ancient rep
tiles, at least some of them.
They are not cold-blooded, though,
Evening star., 1951-01-26

ton to pay its way-but not make =
profit"
Last years price scale was $40 for
orchestra reserved seats, front. center;
$1.80 for front reserved seats on the
side and some in the back; 80 cents for
general admission in the rear and side
and so cents for children IL and under.
Toward the end, Government workers
and children got 20 per cent reduction.
At these rates, the production played
to lot of empty seats and lost about
$4,000. There were other factors con-
tributing to this poor showing. But the
new idea is that the fiat 50-cent admis-
sion price, together with other moves
to make the play more accessible to the
average man, should 60 far toward estab-
fishing Faith of Our Fathers" as the
kind of community institution it must be-
come if 1t is to succeed.
AS Mr.. Hildreth sees the new pro-
duction. it will emphasize the triumphant
figure Of Washington. For. he points
out. Washington's birthday anniversary
was celebrated while the father of his
country was still alive. And this was
done with great parades and ceremonies.
Then there were the statues that were
made of him and the paintings Of Wash
ington-all while he was still alive. For
even in his own day Washington was
deemed great
The noted French sculptor, Jean An
tome Houdon. for instance. was COM
Evening star., 1951-01-26
Not the Generals Job

Senator Hunt of Wyoming has suggested that
General Marshall and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
SHOULD appeal to the country in support of their
case for an 18-year-old draft. Senator Hunt said
that the military leaders made good presenta-
ton" to the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee,
but he said that much of the mail received on
Capitol Hill indicated the people do not under
stand the military reasons for calling up the
18-year-olds.
With all due respect, it may be suggested that
it is not General Marshalls job to go out and sell
his program to the people, His job is to sell it
to the appropriate committees of Congress. If
he has done that, If he has made out good case,
then it is the responsibility of the Congress to
adopt the necessary legislation.
Senators and Representatives should not
dodge this issue If they are satisfied as to the
need, they should vote for the legislation If
their constituents do not understand the reasons
for it, it is their job, not General Marshalls, to
do the explaining.
Evening star., 1951-01-26
This and That

Whether this would help or hinder is
unknown.
At first glance feathers might not
seem much of protection.
Yet they have suficed over the CEN
turies. 1t is possible they might do in
a pinch.
Feathers do all sorts of things for
birds, including the detection of water,
and the keeping In of heat Their tenn
perature is high. It ranges, in the
species, from about 101 degrees to Ill
degrees, with the average nearer to 103
degrees than the normal temperature
of man.
1t is likely in the event of such a uni
versal catastrophe, that the birds might
find their higher temperatures of service
to them.
What would the world be like If it
were turned over to the birds?
Give America back to the Indians"
has been suggestion, from time to time.
What the redmen would do with it
makes interesting speculation, too. It
is now generally conceded that no one
race or color has any monopoly on
brains, that the seeming differentiation
depends upon education, and other fac
tors too numerous to mention.
The education of the birds has been
long one.
1t has been along ancient lines. with
out new-fangled ideas, making much inn
preston upon them.
Evening star., 1951-01-26

missioned by Virginia In 1785 to make q
marble statue Of Washington. The
statue may now be seen In the State
Capitol at Richmond. A copy Of 1t,
gift Of Virginia, Is in our Capitol ro-
tunda.
Mr.. Hildreth envisions a great finale
for the new Faith of Our Fathers"
This will feature reproduction Of
Houdon's statue, some 20 feet high,
bathed in blue light. And he hopes to
raise the dome of the Capitol In the
background. showing the capstone Of
Washington's work. For Washington
laid the cornerstone of the Capitol.
The finale will focus attention on the
building of the Capitol, which took sew
eral generations to complete and is even
being worked on to this day. It is the
product of many minds and races-the
Negro workers who aided in its con-
struction, the German stonemasons.
the Italian artists who decorated it,
among others. It symbolizes the per-
manency and continuity of democracy.
But, says Mr. Hildreth, the new produc-
ton will have an even more basic mes
sage for these trying times. It will etch
the abiding principle of faith, in sharp
contrast to the Soviet doctrine of fear.
For the history of Russia. from the days
Of Peter the Great. Is one of force and
fear.
Our system" says Mr.. Hildreth, ere
calls the Biblical story Of the angel who
said: Fear not"
Evening star., 1951-01-26
Letters to The Star

she gives generously of her time and the
fund Of knowledge Of her neighborhood.
Mrs. Cristofane told the writer year
or more ago that the great buttress at
the south chimney Of her house was
placed primarily to reinforce q badly
cracked wall, and that the dungeons in
its base were incidental. AS recall, she
possesses some of Lowndes' correspond
ence which supports this contention.
A book could be written on "Bostwick,"
"Beall's Pleasure" !" "Belair" and the other
fine homes associated by lineage or mar
riage. "Bostwick." by the way, is the
nearest Maryland home of note which
predates the Revolution. Incidentally, the
story of James Madison fleeing WASH
ington to the Virginia hills may or may
not be true. believe the historical
marker at the entrance to 'Northamp-
ton" in Largo recounts the Madisons
seeking refuge there. during the Battle
OF Bladensburg. On the other hand. it is
claimed that Madison was the only Presi-
dent to be under fire from a foreign
enemy when he witnessed the battle from
the heights of the present Fort Lincoln
Cemetery. This may also be apocrypha,
Of course.
Except for Upper Marlboro, Bladens-
burg boasts more Colonial buildings than
any other comparable area in Prince
Georges County. although Broad Creek
has nearly as many, some even older.
Whether "Palo Alto" properly should be
included among Bladensburg's heritages
is debatable, although within 200 yards
are three structures to delight architects
and antiquarians alike. The "Old Glenn
ents" or Davis House" still defies the
elements after two centuries, although
much of its charm was lost in the appli-
cation of its present wall covering 1.-THE
Ross House." however, Is notable ex-
ample of early Maryland construction
and except for the porch. probably is en-
tirely original. 201 years later. It's jerkin
roof is the only one in the county and
the nine flreplaces for its ten rooms
would well vex a Goth century house.
keeper. The chimney treatment, too, is
unique in Prince Georges. Unfortunate
ly civilization has encroached too far
and the squalid commercial surround
ings have killed one of the towns most
intriguing structures. Across the street
(Annapolis Road "Magruder House has
also almost lost it's identity through an
unfortunate stucco application and ad-
vancing commercialism. Its windows,
hardware and much of the interior is said
to be original; and, while not as old as
Evening star., 1951-01-26
Bend the Bow Much

MY friend, Chief Standing Bear, gaue
me the bOD,
A splendid one of most superb design,
Whe,, 1perlt to the lodge long gears ago.
That he had built beneath leaning
pine.
took an arrot0, fitted it, and let
1t fly q little distance, at Which he
Sho1ped displeasure cannot forget;
Bend the bo,D much" he orauely said
to me.
The years haze passed, and Standing
Bear has, too.
The gears haze passed; the leaning
pine is do1Dn,
But If I pause Dhen I haze tDork to do,
/ still can see my old friend, and the
tro1pl
That he 1uore then, as ,oith that troubled
touch
OF gravity he said, Bend the oov
much"
Edword D. Garner
Evening star., 1951-01-26
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1OriterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

"Ross House." it still qualities as pre-
Revolutionary. "Blenheim" and Par
thenon Heights" have gone, one burned
and the other sacrificed to progress, but
enough remains Of Bladensburg to give
it considerable charm and fascination in
the middle of the goth century.
Mr.. Kennedy probably is enjoying a
larger reading audience than even he
realizes. Not since the advent of the
Historic American Building Survey Cat
alog" ten years ago has anyone, so far
as I know, done as much to publicize
these historical ties with the dim past.
James C. Wilfong, Jr.
want to correct an impression that
may have been made by George Ken
nedy'S excellent article about Bladens-
burg. President and Mrs. Madison did
flee into Virginia on August "a, 1914.
going to Leesburg with several wagon
loads of state and official papers. How
ever. the President stayed only night
or two in Virginia. then with his troops
he again crossed the Potomac and came
on to Brookeville via the Montgomery
County courthouse, now Rockville. He
and Richard Rush (his Attorney Cen
eraD spent the night of August rs with
Caleb Bentley in Brookeville. Caleb
Bentley was my great-grandfather and
I was brought up on that story, as my
mother got 1t first hand from her
grandparents.
Besides, there is a plaque on Caleb
Bentleys house which attests this fact;
it was placed there by the Daughters of
the American Revolution. Caleb and
Henrietta Bentley gave up their own
bedroom to Madison and slept on
mattress on the floor in an unused part
of the house.
Madison stayed only one night because
the next day he learned that the British
had fed from Washington.
r.. Bentley Thomas.
Evening star., 1951-01-26
The Nimitz Security Task Force

The task force which Fleet Admiral Nimitz
will take over by presidential direction has an
unprecedented opportunity to contribute to the
Nations security. The President is fortunate in
obtaining as head of the new Commission on
Internal Security and Individual Rights man
of such outstanding qualifications as the former
Pacific Fleet commander. For the theater OF
operations is so large and the problems involved
so perplexing that leadership and service Of the
highest order are essential.
The mission of the Nimitz task force will be
to determine "the wisest balance between Secur-
ity and freedom" in this critical era of world
wide Communist infiltration and aggression
We have had ample evidence of Moscow directed
fifth-column activities in this country, evidence
that has shown the need for careful screening
of Government employees, for strengthened anti
espionage forces and for additional legislation
to deal more effectively with subversive groups
and individuals. Our belated bulwarkS against
enemies that bore from within have been erected
somewhat hastily and in piecemeal fashion. AS
was inevitable, controversies have arisen over
some of the steps taken. There have been diff
ferences in high governmental quarters and
elsewhere as to whether the loyalty and security
measures have been too drastic or not drastic
enough. Focal point of most of the sincere criti-
ciSm has been the issue of constitutional rights
, Boiled down, the troublesome question has been
how far the Government should 60 in restricting
rights of individuals in order to safeguard the
people as whole.
Unfortunately, these problems have become
embroiled in politics. although internal security
should be no less free from partisan pickering
than external security. Under the circumstances,
there is room for such n-partisan study of
the whole field as the President proposes. The
regulations of the persons named to this COM
mission are such that the public can look forward
with confidence to some really helpful advice on
the loyalty program, the McCarran Act and
other legislative and administrative weapons
against spies, saboteurs and ffth-column ele
ments generally.
Evening star., 1951-01-26
Right Hand, Left Hand

BY radio and in the newspapers we
are told that the Army Quartermaster
Generals Office right now Is buying over
As million pounds of eggs at very
much higher price than another Gov
ernment agency. the Commodity Credit
Corp. is trying right now to sell
over IS million pounds Of eggs.
The eggs are not rotten, but such
waste is!
I. Meldrum.
Evening star., 1951-01-26
Foce-Lifting for the Faith Drama
By WiIIiom A. MiIIen

WHEN the symphonic drama. Faith
w of Our Fathers" goes on this year,
it will be a rejuvenated production, pre-
sentAd at general admission price OF SO
cents, with free matinees for children
and no parking charge according to the
plan of Melvin D. Hildreth, the new
executive vice chairman of the Sesqui-
centennial Commission.
The commissions executive commit
tee has yet to pass on the details. But
it has been definitely decided that
Faith of Our Fathers" will open it's
second season June l and run 81 per-
formances, exclusive of the matinees for
children. 1t will again be presented in
the 4,056-seat Rock Creek Park Amphi-
theater, now officially named for Mr..
Hildreth's predecessor, the late Carter T.
Barron.
Mr.. Hildreth is quite Snowman in his
own right. He is past president OF the
Circus Fans Association of America. He
was chairman of President Truman's In
augural Committee in 1948, and spon-
sored the gigantic parade, the gala con-
cert and the grand ball. Before that he
took prominent part in arranging the
inaugurals of the late President Roose-
welt. AS a lawyer here, he represents
Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Circus.
The Pulitzer Prize winning dramatist,
Paul Green of Chapel Hill, N. c., has
been most cooperative" in rewriting
Faith of Our Fathers" Mr.. Hildreth
says. Instead of showing Gen. George
Washington struggling with the manifold
problems of establishing the new Re-
public through dark days, the new pro-
duction will accentuate Washington
triumphant.
And the production will dwell more on
Washington's connection with the Dis
trict of Columbia. For, after all. the
drama was planned to aid in celebrating
the 15Oth birthday anniversary of the
National Capital.
1--WE are not selling anything physical"
Mr.. Hildreth says. I'm this new produc-
ton we want the audience to carry
away with it a message the people will
remember for years.
This is especially true of the chill
dren. who will come to see it without any
cost whatsoever"
Mr.. Hildreth expects that the commits
sion will be able to fill the amphitheater
during the coming season, and grand
total of 100000 may see the production.
Publicity and planning will get started in
the spring. so that tourist agencies and
travel concerns can map their programs
for bringing people here.
II feel in this time when everything is
going up in price, this great pageant
should be presented at lower prices than
heretofore" says Mr. Hildreth 1--WE want
to reach people. We want the produc-
Evening star., 1951-01-26
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.


@. Under what circumstances did
Lincoln make his famous remark about
God preferring the common people?-
E. M. B.
A. James Morgan in his book, "Our
President" says: "One night he dreamed
he was in a crowd when some one rec
ognized him as the President and ex-
claimed. He is very common looking
man. Whereupon he answered: Friend.
the Lord prefers common looking people.
That Is why he made so many of them"
@. What duties has the United States
Secret Service besides protecting the
President and his family?-L. H. D.
A. The organization has two other
major law enforcement functions: The
suppression of counterfeiting, and, the
suppression of forgery of Government
checks and bonds. Additional duties
include the protection of the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing and certain
other buildings housing Treasury De-
partment activities.
O. Rasputin was murdered on Deem
Der 80, 1916. Was his body recovered?
Il. B. x.
A. Rasputin's body was recovered off
one of the islands in the Neva. The real
name of the Russian lay monk was not
Rasputin, which is an epithet and means
"debauchee.''
@. What is said to be the oldest book
in any language on the subject of wom-
ems education?-A. L. M.
A. The first of THE Womens Four
Books" is thus classified. It was writ
ten in the first century after Christ.
Evening star., 1951-01-26
Praises Article on Mrs. Rosenbera

My heartiest congratulations on the
excellent article by Cecil Holland in The
Sunday Star on Anna M. Rosenberg.
I hope that it will act as an "eye opener"
for many people in that it will expose
to q certain degree the ugly truth con-
corning racial prejudice
It is obvious that the accusers of
Mrs. Rosenberg did not have the welfare
and the best interest of this country
in mind
Eli Luria.
Evening star., 1951-01-26

real cause Of today's tensions is Soviet policy,
and as long as that policy remains unchanged.
as long as the Kremlin adheres to aggression,
maintains the Iron Curtain and refuses to CO.
operate in such things as atomic control, only
the wishful can hope for much from new Big
Four Conference
Evening star., 1951-01-26
Kennedy on BIodensburq
I. Meldrum.

was we'll pleased with George
Kennedy and The Star for Illuminating
portion of the past history OF Bladens-
burg. This past summer I was fortunate
enough to have access to a great deal
of material concerning the Battle Of
Bladensburg. That the battle, as mill
tary operation, was disgrace is best
illustrated by the unknown author OF
"Bladensburg Races" AS an open
ing commentary he remarks, 1T Is not
generally known that the flight of Ma
homet, the flight of John Gilpin and
the flight of Bladensburg all occurred on
the oath of August"
One of the bright aspects of the
battle" however, was the civic interest
displayed by the local inhabitants. The
first definite move toward the defense
of Washington was taken by the citizens
of Bladensburg at Saturday evening
meeting" The citizens offered at their
own expense to erect the necessary
breastworkS for defense Of the Capital.
Gen. Winder, who was without a plan
for defending the Capital. accepted: and
a Col. Wadsworth. who was the only
engineer available, was appointed to lay
out the defense, while the citizens sup
piled the required labor.
Inc JlreleSS eHorC OF Jne lnnapltantS
was in vain, because the assembling
American Army was forced into action so
suddenly 1t had neither the time nor
ambition to take advantage of the en-
trenchments.
George william Sullivan.
George Kennedy continues to confCund
and delight us in the scope Of his re-
search into the Colonial history of the
Metropolitan Area. His article on Blad-
ensburg was particularly entertaining,
and it was gratifying to read his tribute
to Mrs. Felix Cristofane of "Bostwick"
(not "Bostock'). She is indeed delight
full person and owns fascinating home;
Evening star., 1951-01-26
Questions and Answers

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