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Evening star., 1951-05-13

The Star Of May s, 1901, included a
report of a public whipping at Dover,
Del. James Fisher of
Account OF Brooklyn, N. Y, having
Whippino been convicted of steal
ing a diamond stud
worth $400. was sentenced to receive
20 lashes and to serve three years in
prison. He was described as fine look
ing'' and intelligent" about 48 years of
age. When the prisoner had been
shackled to the post, Red Hannah" by
name. the sheriff raised the whip.
single rawhide lash not thicker than q
child's little finger" Where the leather
touched Fishers body, it cut like razor.
''but the man did not finch. The flesh
quivered. but that was involuntary"
Spectators were "as silent as if In
prayer" Nineteen times more "the lash
rose and fell. +. Each time it left the
tiny line Of blood trickling down, each
time another band Of dull red was added,
as the thong struck here, now there,
above, below-'distributed' in the par
lance of the whipping post. This was
mercy from the sheriff"
An echo Of one of the great Hapsburg
tragedies appeared in the society column
of The Star on May IL,
chopeI ar 1901. as follows: Prince
0meretnro and Princess Khevenhul-
Ter. who have been in
Mexico representing the Emperor of
Austria at the conservation Of the me
mortal chapel at Queretaro. erected on
tho cy>of u,1,ero Ty,oreror Me- yiy1aiIioy, uyo c
shot in 1867, have sailed for Europe.
The honors thus paid the Inflated mon
arch are considered as the prelude to
the resumption of diplomatic relations
between Austria and Mexico. as the re-
public not only gave the site of the
chapel but was officially represented at
the ceremony. Prince Khevenhuller.
who is hereditary grand master of the
court of Austria. knight of the Golden
Fleece and one Of the principal mag
mates Of the dual empire, was the most
intimate friend and companion Of
Evening star., 1951-05-13
Aiding the Enemy

Those Senators who insist that any ban on
economic aid to countries which sell arms or
strategic materials to Russia and its satellites
must be mandatory, and not permissive, are
entirely correct
The Senate adopted a similar mandatory
provision last year. But in conference with
the House it was watered down to a permissive
ban. In other words, the administration was
authorized but not required, to withhold ECA
aid from countries that were trading with the
enemy. The results were nil.
Senator KEN told the Senate on Thursday
that he had tried to find out what the National
Security Council had done under the permissive
arrangement. $50 far as my information goes" )"
he said, lit has done nothing but negotiate and
consider. Not one gun, not one barrel of gasoline
not one ton of rubber has been withheld from
the Marshall Plan countries which were shipping
materials of that kind to Russia and her satellite
nations including Communist China What the
Senate wants. think, is a definite, mandatory
law, with no ground for horse trading no ground
for discretion, but a definite direction to ECA
not to send any materials to Marshall Plan
countries or any financial assistance if they are
shipping materials Of war to Russia or her
satellites"
The best evidence that Senator KEN is right
consists of the fact that last years discretionary
power was never used in any effective way.
Other nations, supposedly associated with us in
the Korean war, have been doing lively busi-
ness with the enemy. This country did the same
until last December The whole record Is shame
full and disgraceful 1t is nothing less than
criminal to send boys into war and then to
sell to the enemy any material which can be
used, directly or indirectly, to kill them. 1t
can be stopped to very large extent if the
ban, which the Senate has approved unani-
mously, is adopted. Under no circumstances
should there be any retreat from it this time.
Evening star., 1951-05-13
Reinstatement Worronted

The Commissioners have SHOWN good iudg-
ment in reconsidering their ill-advised action
of dropping three of Washingtons private
hospitals from the list of institutions approved
for care of INDECENT patients. The action was
ill-advised because it ran counter to the best
interests of the hospitals. of the patients con-
cerned and Of the public in general.
Reinstatement of the three hoSpitalS-Provi-
dence Garfield and Episcopal-in the INDECENT
program will avert the danger of a collapse of
the doctors training systems that are so mpor-
tant to the private hospitals. The training system
is based largely on observation and care of in
digent patients. The system attracts not only
young doctors in need of experience but older
practitioners as well The plan helps to assure
the hospitals of adequate professional staffs
The decision originally to reduce the number
OF hospitals authorized to receive District funds
for disqualification of indigents was an economy
move. But it was made over the objection of
Health Officer Seckinger, who sensed the bad
effects which such an economy would have on
Washington's hospital program. The three hos
ptals did not understand why they should be
the ones picked for the axe while other hospitals
remained on the approved list. They were
warranted in protesting the action as discrimina-
tory and as destructive of the training work
Furthermore they would have been put in the
unfair position of being required, by humani-
tartan principles, to accept indigents in emer-
gency cases without hope of recompense-while
other hospitals were assured of reimbursement
by the District for similar services
Meanwhile, consideration should be given
also to the fact that the services to indigents
are being rendered at less than actual cost of
the care and less than the cost of like treatment
In the municipal hospital. Gallinger. There is
no reason why private hospitals should receive
less than the District institution for comparable
services to the community. If the INDECENT pro-
gram is to be continued In the private hospitals,
1t should be adequately supported with public
funds
Evening star., 1951-05-13
An Age Of Roee

Recently you had an editorial critical
OF President Truman for the presence
OF the young lady in the next room TAX
ing notes at the Wake Island conference.
You stated in substance this was out
rageous conduct on the part Of the
President because Macarthur did not
know the lady was taking notes. just as
much as it was outrageous for Senator
Tobey to record the Presidents CONVEX
sation without the President knowing it.
AS read the reports of the Wake Is
land conference. the President didn't
know the young lady was taking notes
in the next room. When this fact was
later revealed. her notes were used to
supplement the notes of others present
and transcript was sent to Macarthur,
who paid no attention to it. e
am sure the general would not feel
outraged at the President for something
Mr.. Truman didn't know about. Surely
the editor would not want to character
ize the Presidents conduct under these
circumstances as outrageous. or would
he?
Frank Andrews.
Evening star., 1951-05-13
Fifty Years Ago in The Star

Britain, and a Mrs. Webb and a Mrs.
Glover tried Flastaff. Emile Burke wore
mustache as Iago and also trod the
boards as ''the only feminine Petruchio."
The Star for May 10, 1901, contained
an editorial which certainly must
have been writ
ourro'o ten by philate-
Exposition Stamps list of experience
1t read Con-
firmed stamp collectors professional and
amateur, have no such reason to protest
against the special issue of exposition
stamps in honor of the Buffalo fair,
as they urged against the Chicago issue
OF 1893 and the later Omaha issue.
Those stamps were printed to such high
denominations that the philatelists were
seriously put to it financially to COM
plete their collections. This was espe-
cially true of the Chicago issue, which
ran through all the denominations q
cent to So, while the Omaha issue was
stopped short Of the top Il cent to $2l.
The Buffalo stamps run only as high
as 10 cents, and even thus cover an
ample range of subjects with six indi-
vidual stamps. The series is pleasing
and instructive, showing the modern aids
to commerce, the lake steamer on the
1-cent stamp, fast express train on
the Q, an automobile on the 4, the rail-
road bridge at Niagara Falls on the
5, the canal lock at Sault ste. Marie
on the 8 and modern ocean steamer
on the 10. Such issues have q distinct
historic value. and as long as the de-
nominations are kept low there is no
reason why the philatelists should not
welcome the responsive enterprise Of the
Government on such occasions" Stamp
collectors did welcome the Pan-Amer-
ican Exposition commemorative. They
still are popular. Any philatelist who
purchased complete set OF the Buffalo
labels at face value SO years ago paid
80 cents for the lot. The same ad-
hesiveS now are catalogued unused at
5000 for the six items. "A 2-cent sticker
with the train upside down is worth
$2.500.
Evening star., 1951-05-13

Macmillan, and it was on this account
that Emperor Francis Joseph selected
him to represent the Austrian imperial
family i. at Queretaro. The closing
of this international incident is spe-
cially welcome at this Capital, where
embarrassing situations are apt to . :.
occur between representatives of coun-
tries which have not cordial relations"
Under the heading. "At Deaths Door,"
The Star of May Is, 1901, reported:
Mrs. Mckinley is
Mrs. Mckinley slowly dying, unless all
VeU III human knowledge is at
fault" The Presidents
wife had been stricken while on Pa
cif7c Coast tour with her husband and
a party of friends. She was taken to
the Scott mansion in San Francisco,
and three physicians are working with
all that medical science has in store to
save the life of their patient, while the
President casts all thought of sleep and
rest aside, being at the bedside and with
suppressed emotion watching the ebb
and flow of the life that has been part
Of his own for so many long years" The
1SoOC1dtCN 1ICoo od1A tAAdI LAG WdS W4tAAe
out hope that she will ever recover"
But Mrs. Mckinley had powers of re-
cuperation (which) have surprised many
physicians" She lived until May 26,
1907, surviving her husband more than
half decade.
Sarah Bernhardt was by no means the
first woman to appear on the stage as
man. Her decision to
Women in play L'Aiglon prompted
Mems Roles The Star on May 4,
1901, to remember that
girls had essayed Romeo and Hamlet.
Kitty Give played Shylock in England,
Charlotte Champion played Shylock lin
America. The latter of these two
actresses likewise appeared as Richard
III, Iago and Hotspur. Charlotte Cush-
man was the Romeo in production in
which her sister was Juliet. Mrs John
Drew did Marc Antony. A Mrs Whitley
and q Mrs. Lunn attempted Othello in
Evening star., 1951-05-13
Diseord on Symphony

Commissioner F. Joseph Donohues
suggestion that the name Of our National
Symphony be changed to the Washing
ton Symphony came as a shock to many
of us WaShingtonians who for 20 years
loyalty supported and kept alive the
National Symphony. The Commissioner
seems to have agreed with "a number
of people he had met" who supposed
that the National Symphony was sub
sidized by the Federal Government and
that it would be good for the orchestra
and good for the city if it could be
identified as "city organization"
Surely the citizens Of Washington are
well aware that they support it and no
Government funds are forthcoming.
We old-timerS remember the earlier
efforts that were made to establish q
Washington Symphony. The well-known
composer, Reginald de Koven. started
Washington Symphony in 1902 but. to
our regret, managed to give us few con-
certs each season only until 1905: Helm
rich Hammer u912-13 and Kurt Hetzel
were even less successful with their
Washington orchestras. The establish
ment of our present National Symphony.
with our late beloved leader. Hans Kind
Ter, was indeed an answer to our prayers
and the memories Of the successful 18
years of his conductorship and the past
two years directed by Howard Mitchell,
Kindler's able young successor, prove
that we can safely keep our name. which
seems as appropriate to me as it did
20 years ago.
A faithful subscriber to our National
Evening star., 1951-05-13
One Mons Meot
Frank Andrews.

There are two sides to every question.
and In answer to why so many Of US
object to fluoride. will say that prob
ably none of us object to sodium fuoride
in its proper place. That is, for use
where 1t is needed. chiefly to prevent
decay in growing children's teeth. In this
regard it is probably all that it is
claimed to be. but not even its promoters
claim 1t is e-all"-beneflcia to
every inhabitant Of Washington.
What we do object to is putting huo-
ride into the city water supply, forcing
its use on those whom it would not help
and on many to whom it could prove
harmful. When we discover substance
does not agree with us, we discontinue
its use. But who can discontinue the use
of water? 1t is everywhere. not only the
drinking water. but in the food in which
it was cooked. It Is well known that the
Evening star., 1951-05-13
Recipe for q Good President
Bv Bruce Rorfon "

When the New Deal began to unfold
Its design to control everything from
washington, happened to be at lunch
with one OF the top officials of General
Motors. He said: "Just think what a
little thing General Motors is compared
to the total business of the whole coun-
try! Then remember that it took us 10
years to iron out conflicts, simplify pro-
cedures, and establish harmony in all
It's component parts: and that we could
never have succeeded if we had not
adopted the policy of maximum decen-
trallzatlon, giving each of the car and
accessory divisions the fullest possible
autonomy and reServing for headouar-
tiers only the most vital policy decisions.
If human history means ANYTHING.
he concluded. "even the politicians-di.
vided as they are into two contending
parties. and subject to q thousand diff
1erent pressure groupS-must wake up
tc the fact that their centralized bu-
reaucracy can result only in diminished
efhc1ency, higher living costs for every
citizen, confusion and finally chaos"
When we, had that conversation there
were 630,054 persons on the national.
Pu01iS pdyIO1l, dIlu fLOOSeVelL naQ
pledged himself again and again to re-
duce the number Is per cent.~ There are
now 25o8,9l6 on the civilian payroll
alone.
Incomes under $1,000 were free from
tax. and the highest rate on any income
was SIS per cent. Now all incomes over
$500 are subject to tax. and the highest
rate is 81 per cent. -
Today there are more than 100 separ-
ate bureaus and agencies in Washington
that have legal power to lend or give
away our money. Forty-eight depart
ments or agencies have something to do
or to say in the formation and imple-
mentation of foreign policy"
When 'little" business like General
Motors wears out the brains and energy
OF the best trained and highest paid ex-
ecutives in industry, how can any hui
man being even pretend to manage all
Of the business of the United States.
spread out as it now is all over the
world? The answer is: He can't.
Our best hope in 1852 is to find some
successful, courageous man who knows
the presidency is too big and will pron1He
to do everything possible to distribute
the load and to leave the office not
bigger but smaller. .s1ss
Evening star., 1951-05-13

continued use Of fluoride has tendency
to stain teeth dark color. Who wants
that? .
For several years children's teeth have
been treated with duoride and, as we
understand. with good results. II had
young children. probably would recon-
mend their teeth be so treated. Why not
continue its use In the schools and
clinics where 1t belongs, instead Of try
ing to force its use on those who do not
need 1t and do not want it? Every spe-
cial medicine has It's special use. We
have yet to find cure-aH. and fluoride
would have to be Just that in order to
justify putting it into the city water sup
ply for the daily intake of whole com
munity.
M. r. Ingram.
Evening star., 1951-05-13
Prods Uncle Sum

One hears much of the shortage of
good. skilled professional men, such as
engineers. II the Government wants
people. it should simplify the hiring
procedure and raise salaries to the levels
of private employment. Individual
agencies should hire and fire, eliminating
the time-consuming and wasteful Civil
Service Commission. And employees
should be paid promptly after hiring
and weekly thereafter.
In short, let Government meet the
standards Of private enterprise so far
as it is able. Lengthy forms to be filled
out particularly the pink inquisition OF
the Army should be reduced.
Form Filler Outer.
Evening star., 1951-05-13
Look Before Leupinq

Capital Transit riders have gotten
used to the fact that the company cuts
the service every time it raises the price
However, the company could do one
simple thing which would save riders q
great deal of worry and possibly their
lives. Riders are always dashing across
the street in front of traffic to catch a
car which isn't even the one they want.
because the streetcars are not marked
on the entire left side. If the company
would put the destination on the left
hand window exactly as it is on the
right-hand window, it might cut the
pedestrian toll considerably.
Eustace Mullins.
Evening star., 1951-05-13
Mother

HotD gentle is mothers ,Vay, s
Ho,0 soft the tDords she finds to say: =
Hoto selfess duties she performs,
HotD Uery, Uery kind her arms.
HoD ,Uise is euery precious thought
She giues to us, so dearly bought ..-- -
Through seattle of years and Tstafless 4
night: =
Hop true her faith in all that's right; y
Ho,1 gracious are her many charms ..
How pery.9 Uery kind her arn1Sl ,,... /.
< Christie Lund Coles
Evening star., 1951-05-13
M. r. Ingram.

Editors Note: DR.. Marcus H. Bur-
ton, president OF the District Dental
Society, says it is true that tooth en-
amel shows slight. spotty discoloration.
when iuoride is present in greater
concentration than one gallon to one
million gallons Of water. This has
been noted in areas where there is
naturally heavy concentration of
fiuoride; it was the absence of tooth
decay in these same areas which led
to huoride research. However, rec
concentrations for the District call for
no more than one-to-one-m million
ratio. which research has proven will
not discolor teeth. DR.. Burton says.)
Evening star., 1951-05-13
BY Frederick Brown Harris,
Minister, Foundry Methodist Church,
Chaplain. Omitted States Senate.

how the historians Of the future will ex-
plain US. How, in an age that boasted of
science and intelligence, we spent more
on liquor than on education, In a time
that called for high thought. athletes and
pugilists were higher paid than scientists,
actors and funny men got more in q
week than school teachers In q year,
and that. In time when civilization
was being shaken to its foundations, the
voice to which more ears were tuned on
Sunday night than to all the prophets
and. preachers on the continent was the
voice Of q wooden dummy" This sug-
gests a sad comment on the national
intelligence. OF course, we know full
well that there Is q vicious segment of
our population who combine q high I. @.
with low morality.
Intellect without goodness Is q calam-
ity. So is goodness without intellect
One Of the greatest preachers of this
generation exclaims: "A profound need
OF this country in general and of religion
in particular is dedicated brains" Paul
describes those In his day who had q
zeal for God. but not according to
knowledge" That is the trouble with q
SSSA AAAoAAy ASAAS4ONo CU4tS WIl0SS LCIcbS
are not even Intellectually respectable:
They have zeal without knowledge, good
intentions without good intelligence. God
calls for our heads as well as our hearts.
What Is wanted in religion Is men
who will bring disciplined thinking pow
ers to the service of the truth. The one
lnnermost conviction of the man of
faith is that God Is truth. The mind
is not secular machine, it is a sacred
instrument with which man can think
Gods thoughts after Him. No wonder
that One who Is the Light of men made
incandescent the first and great COM
mandment:
Thou shalt love. the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, with all thy soul,
with all thy strength. and with all thy
mind" a..-
On the national menu there must be
eggs and brains. And on the religious
agenda there must always be q petition
for daily bread and also the exhortatior
to dedicate the mind to the God Of
all truth.
To Thee, o God, we give our heart
In many a high and holy strain;
But grant us now to dedicate
The sacred offering Of our brain.
Evening star., 1951-05-13
Letters to The Star
rem names may be used If letters cayrp
W71ters correct names and addresses.
AH letters are subject to condensation.

Symphony Orchestra through the years
Of its existence.
Anita Schade.
Evening star., 1951-01-21
Garden on Basketball Nights Is Unsovory Spot

1t matters a lot to the thousands
in the crowd who have bet his side
to win by, say, II points.
1t is not unknown, conversely
for player to sink thriller from
away out to tie the score and have
his ears burned by shouts of dis
approval from the sportsmen who
have staked a sawbuck that the
offending athletes team will lose
by certain margin.
Chances are that, about midway
of the second game, you will sud-
denly grow tired of your surround
ings. The basketball Is great
These tall boys can really play the
game.
But somewhere behind you a
fellow fan is yelling dump" and
singing out a player for special
vituperation. He is losing, and his
loud anguish detracts from youl
enjoyment of the game.
It seems like good time tt
leave the premises. The air is COO
and fresh outside.
Evening star., 1951-01-21
HiuIeuh Results
" the Assoeiofed Press

FIRST RAcE-Purse. $4,000 maiden
2-year-olds; 8 furlonss.
zf!zSn. 4fm. r. Z; Forsh' '''' 1856
poabie Blend Trick oqaf Pilot, ass Rosy eseR erseR
T1e; Fisd Kathy Mendel' Big Bargain Dickie
SECOND RAcE-Purse. $4,000: claim
aood Goo ssssf-Sas ssers ssou ana up $50 as' sle
Torrent tBatcheller) 4.50 $50
My Chris MARTINI $50
9 ,,sLs Aiso rsn%7ldIe I Dell: PIP wheel: sins,ns
Chilla, Pooka, Tinsel.
DAILY Double paid $3.50
THIRD RAcE-Purse. $4,000: maiden
an' White Flss isiSas 04tkinson) ''0 100 100 go sS
Incense tFlutle) 400
Location. Norcai. Withdrawn, charneii
The Voice. Whiz-a-Bit. Martonna.
FOURTH RACE-Purse, $500; allow
Platoon (Hettinger) 1o40 $50 40
Badger tAtkinson) $50 $50
Sir Bee Bum (Porch) $50
Also o' ranEFasiiada. xrex, Fighting Buddy.
Peter W.. Lady's Delight. Able stins.
FIFTH RACE-Purse $500; allow
snces; 3-year-olds; furlongs.
Teaneck Flash tDanisD 1910 $50
Fiddler tCulmone) $50
Time, liz.
Also ran--Roadstovn. Rare Knave, AL
bion. Ventures. Irish Game and Kadir.
SIXTH RACE-Purse $4,000: claimins;
4-year-olds and up; l "a miles.
Mon Torch (Culmone> 1850 500 $50
Darby Doodit (Martin) 1910 go
Poison Arrow tVasiD go
Time. 2:33+s.
Also ran-Capt. GALLAGHER. Marketing.
Japhap, All British, Amanecer. Black Nit
tens. High Peak, Strategic Turn and Pin
GERS.
SEVENTH RAcE-Royal Pain Handi-
cap; Purse $4,000 added 3-year-olds
and up; u miles.
Three Rings W'dhouse) $50 4.40 400
Yankee Hill (Scurlock) $50 400
Alphabetical (Mehrtens) 800
Time. 1:503,.
Also ran-Rock Span. Chicle II. Free
stridsr and Ground Fos
Williams and Frankel entry.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse $4,000: allow
ances; 4-year-olds and up; 1,'s miles turf
Tio Giro Church. $50 400 $50
Well Met Cook 500 $40
Reveille tHettinger) $50
Also ran-set Free. British Isles. Pend
ant, Equinox II, Gold Heel and super
Salesman.
NINTH RACE-Purse $4,000; claiming;
4-year -oids and up 1ls miles.
Mulatto tGonZalez) 1850 $50 $50
Whirltown (Stout 1890 $50
Alairne (Culmone) 160
Time, 152is.
Also ran-Mr Willie, Dobodura. Lima
II. Fresh Breeze, Whirler. Reigh Jane
AppeaSe Not. Ispahan and Beau Cadet