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Evening star., 1951-11-11
Spires Of the Spirit
Whistling q Happy Tune

with folks standing In a queue six
months long, a certain outstanding play
is delighting capacity audiences in New
YORK. One comes away with colorful
kaleidoscopic memories of an extended
stay-was 1t really less than three hours?
in Spice-laden Eastern land. The
Time comedies with our war between
the States. Pompous, yet almost child
1sh royalty poses on crude pedestals,
wonderingly and suspiciously reaching
out for higher things-at least, different
thlngs-Which, just then were whisper.
Ing OF Western ways to Slams primitive
potentate.
On this Manhattan stage the twain,
East and West. meet in the winsome
contagious personality of an American
school teacher. What she taught that
numerous royal progeny was not half so
important as what those slant-eyed
youngsters caught from her. The best
is never taught, but caught.
X 49,
The instructive feminine shrinking
from the dangers of this adventure in a
far land. with its strange customs and
traditions. is camouaaged by brave
show of an outward absence Of anxiety
and concern. Of course, this lone, cul-
tured white woman among multitudes
OF brown skins was afraid. She admits
that there were times under the explo-
sive outbursts of the untutored King
when she was Shivering in her shoes.
But that was just the time to put into
operation the technique which was to be
her shield and defense. In her strategy.
fear was the signal for whistling a
happy tune. And so, when she was
shivering inside, the song tells the secret
of her victory:
"WheneUer feel afraid,
/ hold my head erect
And UhiStle a happy tune
So no one toiH suspect
I'm afraid"
What wise and workable philosophy
is glimpsed in these lifting lines! If one
surrenders to the moment, If he allows
himself to be browbeaten by the present.
he is through: he is casualty without
even fighting. When an hour of crisis
strikes. the outcome may depend upon
stout heart and what one does with
his head and with his lips. Even if, for
the moment, there seems no way out.
here is a recipe to prevent the panic
which paralyzes: Hold the head erect.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
The Judges VS.. the Judqes

AS general rule the Supreme Court does
not reconsider a previous refusal to review
case unless new circumstances have arisen. which
were not present at the time of the refusal. or
unless it is convinced that some important
matter was not sufficiently pressed in the peti-
ton for certiorari which it denied
But If there is an exception to every rule
1t would seem to lie in the unusual, if not un-
precedented, appeal of 10 of the is judges of
the United States District Court for the District
OF Columbia, represented by private counsel who
have petitioned the Supreme Court to reconsider
Its refusal to review the so-called Carter case
The grounds on which they base their appeal are
succlnctly stated in these words: q. the
majority opinion of the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia vitality
affects and impairs the proper administration
OF criminal justice in the District of Columbia"
To the layman if not to the lawyers and
the judges, the picturesque issue presented here
Is one which finds 13 judges of District Court
arrayed against the five judges of the Court
OF Appeals who decided against them and whose
decision, without review is final. Adding to
the complications, the five judges who, at one
time or another, decided against them were not
In complete agreement among themselves. The
two judges of District Court who did not join
their brethren in appealing to the Supreme Court
also disagreed with the Court of Appeals ma
5ority. And three judges of the Court of Appeals
dissented from the majority opinion So the
real lineup finds Is judges believing one thing
but constituting a minority against the five
whose judgment is controlling unless reversed
Furthermore, the United States Solicitor General
has twice before sought review in behalf of the
District Court judges, thus aligning the Depart,
ment of Justice with their point of view
The judges of District Court seem convinced
that the scales of justice do not reflect the
weight of judicial opinion.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Skepticism on Peace

After listening to answers to questions
by Gov. Stassen and Rear Admiral
Zacharias on recent television show,
1t seemed only natural to think back.
This came to mind: A couple of weeks
ago the President in formal address
said that no agreement with Commu-
nists was worth the paper it was writ
ten on. To this probably rs per cent
OF the American people agreed.
Meanwhile. however. we're still try
ing to reach an agreement with Com
munistS in Korea-Communists who do
not represent any government. They're
only volunteers, who happen to be sup
Piled with arms and ammunition by
people who are suspected of having a
definite connection with one or more
governments.
And now the Secretary of States
office comes out with peace proposal
that would undoubtedly require agree
ment with Communist-con coun-
tries, whose agreements aren't worth
the paper on which they would have
to be written
So what? So why don't we begin lis
tening to people who have clear-cut,
definite ideas about getting around the
no-good promises of people we know
we can't trust? If it only saved 1000
OF the American boys already slated
for slaughter, 1t would be worth while.
Disturbed.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Captain Kidds Treasure

An Associated Press dispatch from Yarmouth,
England, says that the two-masted schooner
La Norma, with 13 men ON board has been
wrecked in storm This means that the latest
attempt to find the lost treasure of Captain Will
liam Kidd, "the most celebrated pirate in English
literature" has been halted at least temporarily.
The damaged vessel was headed for the South
China Sea. There, on little island adjacent to
the coast of Siam, her crew had hoped to discover
a fabulous deposit Of 17th-century loot They
carried with them maps believed to have be-
lOnged to the paragon of pirates.
Kidd himself was as much mystery as the
fate of his treasure. He was Scot, born ahegedly
at Greenock in l645 BY 1890 he had established
himself as sfipowner and sea captain with two
comfortable homes in New York. He served the
British crown against the French in the West
Indies and was commended and rewarded for
his activities The colony of Massachusetts, en-
gagged him to chase privateers away. Then the
Earl of Bellomont, Governor of New England,
enlisted him to head an expedition to the Red Sea
and the Indian Ocean. The deal was more than
a little shady in the sense that Sir John Somers,
the Earls of Oxford and Romney and the Duke
of Shrewsbury were concealed partners in it.
Kidd set out from Plymouth on st. Georges Day,
1893, in the Adventure Galley
His crew, partly recruited In New York, was
a bad lot-impossible to govern under no pay"
save expectations of booty Trouble came to
climax when Kidd struck one of his gunners with
a bucket and the gunner died The evidence
indicates that the captain then embarked upon
a career of crime" On January 30 1893, he cap
tured his richest prize, the Quedagh Merchant,
an Armenian vessel The take" was divided
among his followers, and Kidd personally met on
friendly terms the pirates he had been sent to
catch. BY April 1899, he himself had been pro-
claimed piratical operator. Learning of this
development, the captain returned to Boston and
surrendered to Bellomont. He thought he had
been promised pardon, but instead he was
imprisoned and later shipped to London with
some of his men for eventual trial.
The prosecution concealed documents that
might have helped Kidd, and he was convicted
of piracy as well as of murder. The captain
protested the sentence, but he finally was hanged
from tree after the gallows broke down-on
May %, 1701. Stories of his treasure were cir
culated periodically from that date onward. An
island in the Bahamas generally is supposed to
have been his hideout. There, in cave, he is
credited with having concealed ZIG chests of
jewels, silver and gold money and other valu-
ables. The theory accepted by the La Norma
company, leading to Siamese waters, is some
thing new. :.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Fifty Years Ago in The Star .

Coming to the Columbia Theater on
November 4. 1901, the Lulu Chaser Opera
Company was presenting
Lulu Closer Strange and Edwards
As Dolly new comic opera, Dolly
Warden" with Miss Chaser
in the title role. Others sharing in this
Dresden china production" according
to The Star, were Van Rensselaer,
Wheeler, Richie Ling Mark Smith. Tom
Daniel, Percy Stevens, Harry Lott, Es-
telle Wentworth. Adah Palmer Walker
and Amelia Fields. They previously had
appeared in Montreal, Toronto, Buffalo
and Baltimore, and had been praised
in each of those cities. A chorus of
40 and an orchestra of 20 accompanied
the principals on tour. Miss Chaser
was one of the top musical comedy
stars of her day. She had been born at
Allegheny, Pa, in 1874, and was at her
best in beauty and talent in 1901.
Grandpa may remember.
About 100 artifacts from the Andaman
Islands came to the National Museum
Just half century
Relics From, back, and The Star of
the Andomons November 9, 1901, de-
scribed them in detail.
They were the gifts of DR.. w. L. Abbott,
distinguished traveller, whose generosity
was acknowledged with appreciation.
Lying in the eastern portion of the Bay
Of Bengal, the Andaman archipelago
had produced a culture all its own. The
people responsible for 1t represented
"the lowest stage Of lbarbarism." They
seemed to be preoccupied with decorat-
ing themselves with as many circular
ornaments as possible. The skulls Of
deceased relatives habitually were worn
on necklaces. I'm their warfare. fishing
and hunting. the natives adhere to the
methods indicated in the old aliases.
The wild pigs are still speared, the tur-
ties are still harpooned and the (human)
enemy is still repulsed with the bow and
arrow. Even among instruments of this
class the weapon Of the Andamanese
fighter is primitive" Concerning the
costumes sent to the museum by DR..
Abbott, The Star remarked: 1T must be
pretty warm in the Andaman glands"
Evening star., 1951-11-11
For and Against BIonshurd

Thank you for printing the news
item. "Blanshard Forecasts Defeat of
Plan for Vatican Ambassador" We have
always felt that The Star covers the
news, both sides, and we are glad to see
that policy continued in this matter.
Jennie L. Mister.
I am not delegated to reply to the
speech of Paul Blanshard at the Ma
tional Christian Church. but having
been present, and even sat next to Mr..
Blanshard. feel it my duty to give my
reaction to his utterances.
When Mr.. Blanshard was brought in,
the ushers made place for him in the
front pew before his presentation, and
that is how accidentally got to sit by
him. Neither OF us. of course. ever had
met personally. see him aging little,
so perhaps he is working too seriously
or dangerously in this crusade he has
got connected with.
offer this suggestion to the gentle
man: Mr.. Blanshard. please get a new
tune: the one you have is worn out You
presented nothing new to us.
1t was the identical same TRADE
against the so-called union of church
and state. If anybody wishes that, am
at loss to find out who they are. Sending
a messenger to the Vatican Is surely
not indorsing another religion any more
than the Navy recruiting Jewish. Catho-
lie and Protestant chaplains to preach
religion to the enlisted men, particularly
the Marines.
If he stuck to his point about separa-
ton Of church and state and left other
dogma alone. I might be inclined to
join UP with him.
Tim r McCarthv
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Our Ace
By Bruce Borton

The text for today's homily is two
stories-one new, one old.
A friend of mine a Chicago manufac-
turer, employs about $50 workers in .
factory that never has had labor dis
pute Some years ago union organizers
slipped into the plant and managed to
wheedle sufficient signatures on petit
ton to demand an election. The boss
issued no bulletins, made no speeches,
conducted no conferences.
But on the day of the election, as the
men were about to vote, he delivered this
10-second speech: II want to say only
one word to you fellows. If you vote to
take this union into your lives it Is just
like inviting your mother-in-law to
come to live with you"
At the word 'mother-in-law," the men
burst out laughing-and voted, 10 to /,
to keep the union out
The older story is about Lincoln. A
cabinet meeting had been called on one
of the darkest days OF the Civil War.
The members, detected and silent. were
shocked when Lincoln. instead Of pro-
ceeding to the business of the day,
picked up little volume and. with fire.
quent chuckles, read a chapter from
the then famous humorist, Artemus
Ward
Too astonished for utterance, the
members glared their protest: one even
rose from his chair as II to stalk out Of
the room. Lincoln, unheeding, finished
the brief chapter, laid the book down
and, looking around at their taut faces,
heaved great sigh.
Gentlemen, why don't you laugh?"
he asked. with the fearful strain that
is upon me night and day, If did not
laugh should die. and you need this
medicine as much as L"
We Americans pride ourselves on our
sense Of humor. But there are two
critical areas Of our national life from
which humor tragically Is absent. One
is in labor negotiations. Too many
photographs Of "labor-management con-
ferees" look like meetings Of the Polit-
boro.
The other humorless area is foreign
affairs. What q thrill If now and then
the dismal droning Of our representa-
tives at the q. N. were to be punctuated
by well-timed wisecrack! How could
MIR. Malik ever be so effectively an
swered as by belly-laugh?
The late Joe Cotton, a brilliant New
York lawyer and scholar, served in
Washington for time as Assistant Sec
retary Of State. He made the startling
discovery that the American diplomatic
code contains no sign or symbol for the
word laughter"
This alone should be warning to us
that there is something very wrong in
our craftsmanship. Humor is the ace
in life's deck Of cards. Let's take an.
other look at our hand and play our ace.
Copyright, 1881. King Features syndicate, Ins.)
Evening star., 1951-11-11

Mexico. The manufacturers Of the United
States devote remarkable attention to
Mexican trade and show great interest
IN their commercial travellers visiting
even quite small places, and they are
far more liberal than the German manu-
facturers in distributing fine catalogues,
which are in Spanish text"
The society page of The Star for No
vember s, 1901. featured an account Of the
marriage Of Maj. Gen.
orbin-Potten Henry c. Corwin and
Wedding Edith Agnes Patten at
the Patten residence,
2l22 Massachusetts, avenue NV, at
noon that day. Cardinal Gibbons per-
formed the ceremony and President
Roosevelt and his daughter Alice, now
Mrs. Longworth, attended. Others pres
ent included Nine. Bonaparte, the Duke
and Duchess d'Arcos, Mrs. Grant, JUS
tice and Mrs. Harlan. Ambassador
Choate. Mrs. John A. Logan, the Japa-
nese Minister and Mrs. Takahira, Mr..
and Mrs. Westinghouse. Gen. and Mrs.
Macarthur, Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby S.
Noyes, Justice and Mrs. White, Post
master General and Mrs. Smith and
Gen. j. Warren Keifer. Presents to the
bride ran the gamut from table linen
to diamond brooches and pearl neck
laceS.
Telegraphic information from Vir-
ginia, New. published in The Star for
November 13. 1901, told Of
Mob Activity mob violence which al
in Nevada most resulted In the death
of Henry Ellis. Negro.
residing at Fay. new mining camp in
Lincoln County. A gang of men went
to the cabin occupied by Ellis, attacked
him, dragged him out and held mock
trial on a charge of stealing $3.50 from
a boarding house at Fay. At the con-
clusion Of the trial, they searched his
pockets and took all the money he had.
after which they placed a rope around
his neck and drew him up three times.
The limb to which the rope was fastened
broke and the mob decided not to hang
the man, who was marched out of town
and then released. He succeeded in
reaching the town Of Uvada In safety"
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Growing Army Air Corps

The new agreement between the Army and
the Air Force regarding further expansion of the
ArmyS own air units may seem to be in conflict
with the separate Air Force policy established
by the unifcation law. Actually, the Army mas
been developing an aviation branch for some
time, with full approval of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff. The development has been stimulated by
lessons learned in the Korean campaign, where
the need for artillery spoilers and aerial recon-
naissance planes closely integrated with ground
troops has been increasingly evident. This is
largely the field of combat operations with which
Army aviation is concerned
The latest accord between the Army and the
Air Force opens the way for enlargement of this
highly specialized flying field, but it in no way
relieves the Air Force of responsibility for tactical
support of Army troops through fighter and
bomber operations. Although there has been
Army criticism in the past of the reported in
adequacy of Air Force tactical aviation, the Army
still will rely on AF fighters and bombers for
close combat cover The Air Force is giving
more attention to tactical aviation since the start
of the Korean war. which has been good testing
ground. Dispatches from that front have indi-
Gated that the Marines were better prepared for
tactical air support of field units than was the
Air Force
Until the recent agreement, Army aviation
had been held down by weight limits on its air
craft. 1t could have no fxed-wing planes weigh
ing more than $500 pounds and no movable wing
craft (helicopters) of more than 1000 pounds.
The purpose of this limitation was to confine the
Army strictly to observation and to such minor
transportation activities as the transfer of one
or two officers from one front to another. The
rapid development of the helicopter since the
outbreak of the Korean operations brought de-
mands by the Army for unlimited use Of the
"whirlybirds,' including use Of troop-carrying
'copters for attacks behind enemy lines and for
quick exploitation of positions won in the rugged
terrain of Korea. The Marine Corps had shown
the value of large helicopters for surprise delivery
of units from one place to another and the Army
sought similar freedom with the 'copters. This
authority it now has acquired under the under
standing with the Air Force.
The revised policy is in line with the general
unifcation program of giving each branch of the
armed services the weapons and other equipment
needed to carry out Its missions effectively IT
was under this plan that the Navy and Marines
retained their specialized aviation branches. Ex-
Evening star., 1951-11-11

In the theater section of The Star for
November IL, 1901, it was explained
that: Last night was
Joseph Jefferson selected by Joseph
NOT Retirino Jefferson as the occa-
sion for an announce
ment in contradiction of certain reports
that he intended to retire from the
stage. Instead of music by the or
chestra after the first act. there was a
speech by Mr.. Jefferson-a very grace
full speech. Drifting on from the Gus
tomary thanks for so much apprecia-
tion, the comedian referred to the fact
that he had played in this city 33 or "a
years ago, very likely to the parents
and grandparents of some of those now
before him. He stated that as long as
he was greeted by such assemblages as
that before him he had no idea of re-
firing. . Mr.. Jefferson's reception in
his familiar role of Rip Van Wrinkle
was in every way cordial one" He
was u years of age at the time and
lived to be 76 The Dictionary of Amer
ican Biography says of him: Both
as man and artist, he richly deserved
the honor and the love America gave
him." .....
A dispatch from Frankfort, printed in
The Star on November II, 1901, said:
"The German
Amerieon Competition Export Bank, a
With Germany Joint stock COM
pany at Berlin,
admonishes German manufacturers and
exporters to devote more attention TO
trading with Mexico and points out that
American Omitted States) competition
makes inroads on the sales of German
made iron and steel ware and imple-
ments in the Mexican markets. 1t spe-
cially mentions that barbed wire, tubing,
square-cut nails. small agricultural ma
chimes, ploWs and sugar cane mills used
in Mexico almost exclusively came from
the United States. The notification,
which is given wide publicity by the
trade and manufacturing papers in Ger
many, states: American competition
makes itself felt to the disadvantage Of
German exports on account of being
favored by speedier communication with
Evening star., 1951-11-11

furnace. we never drove over to the
coal dealer in a passenger carve
phoned him and he sent around q
couple of truckloads. G.. ME-
Home Rule for D. C..
Since an anti-home rule editorial in
the official magazine of the American
Planning and Civic Association has been
publicized in Jesse Suffers column, it
may be fair to give publicity to what
must seem to many Washingtonians
serious fallacies in that argument and
also libel on the public spirit as well
as the enlightened self-interest of those
who really live in this disfranchised
District.
The associations article expresses a
fear that cutting down of the payment
toward local expenses by our biggest
and untaxed property owner-the Fed
eral Government-would cause the city's
own effort to be scaled down by small
town economies" especially 'in view of
the growing burden placed on the tax
payers of the District" >In that case
the sound thing to do is not to acquiesce
IN injustice but to redouble efforts to
educate congressman (preoccupied
though they are with other matters)
into an understanding of that Federal
payment and away from the really un-
American notion that it is just pater-
nal subsidy to Federal wards so long as
they are not allowed to vote.
All this is not to say that any particu-
lar home rule bill is adequate in the
power it gives the local citizenry to do
enough of what they have often shown
they would like to have done II not
too much weakened in seeking to avoid
opposition and secure enactment. such
bill may be used for steps in the right
direction at least. 1t might be made
more adequate If such groups as the
National Planners Organization and
their local committee Of 100 on the Fed
eral city would emphasize the need OF
local power to discharge local respon-
sibility in capital making, instead of in
sisting that Congress burdened with
national matters should hold onto it
with only the s-than-one- percent To-
cal participation that national repre-
sentation would give the District.
George w. Hodgkins.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
The Pound

I agree with Mr.. Marks statement
about the pound. I was down there
looking for dog. and witnessed some
OF the provocative tactics Of the stu
dents toward the dogs in the pound.
Several boys got behind the north wall
OF the pound and clapped their hands
against the wire fence and started the
dogs barking. They kept 1t up for
about is minutes until they had all the
dogs furious
At all other times when I have been
down there, the dogs were as quiet as
any in my neighborhood. The place
Is kept very clean, and no odors are
noticeable. My opinion is that there
is ample room for both the school and
the pound. George F. Howell.
Evening star., 1951-11-11

tension Of the idea to the Army insofar as tactical
reconnaissance. spotting and battlefront hell
copter troop-lifting are concerned was only
logical. 5
The whole program is tied to the new
emphasis which the Joint Chiefs Of Staff is giving
to airpower General Bradley, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs has announced that I'VE must buy
more airpower" for all branches of the defense
establishment in order to counter the threat of
enemy airpower. Each branch thus will share
in the great buildup of air strength which is our
chief hope Of security.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Bundles for Brituin?

With reference to Winifred Hough-
tons letter, chiding Fletcher Knebel for
quipping about the Princess and her
consort passing the Treasury without
stopping, should like to add my bit.
Fie to MIR. Knebel from me- He jolly
well must have been joshing. Why, no
one ever goes personally to the source
of supply to bring home some bulky
product. When we used to have a coal