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Evening star., 1951-10-11

wires and a suspension cable over ITS
feet long.
"In keeping with the lavishness Of
nature, spiders are not given to mending
rents in nets. They just make new
ones"
Most persons are afraid of spiders.
and perhaps rightly. because they have
no way of distinguishing the dangerous
ones from the harmless.
But actually these interesting inverte-
brates are among those living creatures
which do the most good for mankind
They do this in ceaselessly pursuing
their ancentral foes and food, the in
Sects.
Now. a spider looks like an insect,
but he isn't one. He is an arachnid,
and mighty proud of it.
"Phooey on insects" he says.
In killing insects. spiders help us al
most as much as the birds.
In fact, some persons believe that we
could not live in this world if it were
not for spiders.
This ought to give us an entirely new
idea. as we look upon them coming into
our homes in the fall.
Almost without exception, the incom-
ing spiders are not harmful to us.
They simply come indoors to survive
the cold.
Evening star., 1951-10-11

conviction Of william (Snags) Lewis as result
of Mr.. Fay's self-initiated drive on gamblers in
Washington and vicinity. Snags Lewis was the
first local gambling "kingpin" to go to prison
on gambling charges since Sam Beard went to
Atlanta on similar charges in 1885. Lewis is in
prison solely because of Mr.. Fay-not because of
police action. It is true that many other alleged
gamblers slipped through MIR. Fay's dragnet, but
they were small fry compared to Lewis. Among
others he prosecuted successfully were General
Bennett Meyers, former Representative J. Par
nell Thomas and oscar Collazo, the Puerto Rican
who tried to assassinate President Truman. In
short, Mr.. Fay will leave Office with record of
which he has every right to be proud. The law
abiding citizens of Washington will wish him
well in his new field of endeavor.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
By Charles E. TroceweN
Theresa III. Russell.

Once in. they spend all their time
seeking their favorite food.
This food, of course, consists entirely
of insects.
A few spiders and few centipedes
in home will keep it entirely free of
the most pestlferous insects.
One of the most delightful of the
spiders is the little milk-white one.
He comes in from the cold, and
usually takes up residence in and around
table lamp
Determined housewives may kill him
with one sweep of busting cloth, but
if SO, they have lost wonderful oppor-
tunity to watch an interesting and per-
fectly harmless creature.
This small spider let's down his line,
and comes from the heated zone of the
bulb to the table top at will.
He is SO small that often he is mis-
taken for bit of dust, but after he
grows up. he shows he has legs and
other standard spider equipment.
He is a spinner. too, as well as an engi-
neer. He will live through the winter.
if let alone, and be ready to go into
the garden in the spring.
All in all, American spiders are In
teresting and varied. They have no
interest in humans, and are willing to
let us survive. The black widow should
be ruthlessly extirpated, but the rest Of
them might as well be let live, too.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
This and That i.

make no mistake about It," cheer
fully writes P. c. Of Geranium street.
when the atom bomb gets us. it is the
spiders who will take over"
That's happy thought-for spiders.
Those babies have been at 1t so long.
seeing human dynasties come and go,
no doubt they will do well In any crisis
(Prof. Toynbee thinks it will be the
African Pygmies0
This watcher continues:
'For years I have been interested
in watching both spiders and insects
Zone evening while watching spider
web between an evergreen and one of
the porch pillars, saw a couple of flies
entangled.
after the flies were no more. the
spider began going round and round on
the outside of his web. and with each
round the web grew smaller.
I'm about half an hour the web was
gone.
II am sure the spider swallowed it,
or reeled it into his stomach some way.
The next night the operation was
performed all over again.
Spiders are the worlds. first and
for their size. the worlds greatest engi-
neers.
sIn my yard I have watched them
send scores Of petal-sized kites blow
ing across the yard. They sent out guy
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Boy and Book

The bog lies stomach fiat upon the grass
ana turns the pages of q tueighty tome.
ObttOtous OF coaring 1Dinds that pass
TO lure bare feet to tolloD and to roam
The summer hours; bent elbows prop a
head
Whose touseled thatch out flames a
cardinals WingS.
Legs pointed SkylDard, calloused toes
outSpread,
He enUieS neither n,illionaires nor Einos.
A cautious quail hGlts ,uith her treckled
brood
To pussle at her recent enemy,
And bright-eyed tenants of the nearby
1Dood
Welcome this unexpected amnesty.
The neW nlail-order book has cast
tponder
That small boy resistlessly falls under.
Leslie Stream Fulton.
Evening star., 1951-10-11

salt" Yesteryear's bushy bold look was
the only adequate answer to those who
would call a young gentleman mere
beardless stripping" A tonsorial ap-
pendage was the banner of almost every
man who had come of age.
But today? Wives threaten divorce
and children cry in terror when daddy
comes home from some far adventure
bedecked in whiskers. Mothers sob
that my baby has grown up" while
the neighborhood girls giggle that "it
tickles." The facial hair that he-men
wore is now laughing stock, reserved
only for artists. poets and the like.
So consider the plight of a young
Washington man named George Ernest
who went to Europe this summer. 1.-THE
desire to grow at least one beard is in
every man and this is the time for me-"
said Mr.. Ernest.
His beard-growing project was helped
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Colosseum in Use Again

Italy is dramatizing her attractions for
tourists. The latest example of this was the
concert held In the Colosseum In memory of the
composer, Giuseppe Verdi. About 5000 people
many Of them American visitors in Rome-at-
tended. The acoustics were so bad that profess
sional critics called the performance an artistic
failure. But the audience cheered just the
same It was taking part in historic occasion
the first show in the Flavian Ampitheater in
modern times.
Still the largest building of its kind in the
world though only about one-third of the orig
inal design remains standing, the Colosseum was
completed and placed in service by the emperor
Titus in 80 AID. Gladitorial combats brought
crowds to fill the tiers for 100 days. Tradition
tells that whole menageries of wild animals were
slaughtered in the arena. Thus was the public
prepared for the murder of uncounted human
beings. Whether Christian martyrs actually were
thrown to lions in the structure is matter
of debate. Saint Sebastian is supposed to have
been shot to death with arrows in the Colosseum,
but the legend lacks proof. It was not until the
18th century that the ampitheater began to be
regarded with veneration.
For living generations the vast pile has
greatest interest as an architectural and engi-
neering accomplishment. It's sponsor, vespasian,
chose the Tuscan style for it in 70 AID. Later
DullQeTS uSSQ 1OIllC anu OOTlQtulau LQcIncS.
Travertine blocks set without mortar and held
together with metal cramps, composed the facade,
approximately one-third of mile in total length.
Tufa and brick were employed on the interior.
The solid foundations were lava. Wedge shaped
piers and vaults sloping downward toward the
center add up to an achievement difficult to
destroy
The last important entertainments staged
within the walls seem to have been bullhghts
arranged by the Roman nobility in 1882. After
that date the Colosseum served as quarry for
several hundred years Pope Paul II and Pope
Paul III took materials out of it to build churches
and palaces, and Pope Clement xI set up a
factory for making saltpetre on the scene. Pope
Benedict XIV G740-58) was the first to protect
the ancient edif1ce by identifying it with Chris
tian martyrs. Even then, however, the Colosseum
might have tumbled down If it had not been
for the buttresses erected around the ruins by
Popes Plus VII and Leo XII !.
The ampitheater still is subject to reconstruc-
ton and repair. If it were restored, it could be
used for concerts and pageants as well as for
civilized sports events. But the cost would be
terrific, and some persons might regard the work
as vandalism of a sort. These latter appreciate
the Colosseum as it is-a wreck, yet powerful and
beautiful especially as viewed under summer
moonlight
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Buckhonds Stokes

On September %. Columnist Stokes
made backhanded accusation that
Congress usually vents its elf-righteous
indignation periodically against smaller
ana cheaper fry-the five per centers'
and influence peddlers of low degree,
ana thus absolveS itself in the public
eye."
If Stokes knows of any big-shot
CROOKS whom Congress is shielding by
It's lnactton he should not accord them
the protection of his silence. Let him
come out with bill of particulars In
stead. he confines himself to generalities,
names no names but just takes a
poke" at Congress, knowing he cannot
be called to account. What immunity! /!
1t is only when you are a member of
Congress that you get the devil if you
indulge in McCarthyismS of the kind
so frequently employed by Stokes.
The back-handed, -with-half-
truth statement he made about Gen.
Macarthur in The Star of April Is is
not easily forgotten. There, he referred
to Gen. Billy" Mitchell's court-martial
sentence ION recommendation of a
board on which Gen. Macarthur sat"
Period. No intimation that Macarthur
may have voted to acquit Mitchell. No
reference. whatever, to Senator Wiley's
statement in the Senate, February 49,,
1947, that he had assurance from Mac
Arthur that the latter had cast the
lone dissenting vote against the guilty
verdict" 1t was matter of indifference
with Stokes that his statement would
lead many of his readers to believe that
Macarthur was only getting the kind
of medicine he had a hand in dishing
up to Billy" Mitchell
It's great to be newspaper COL
umnist where you can indulge in
McCarthyisms with impunity, and with
no one to call you to account. unless
some little pipsqueak like me writes a
letter to the editor-which may not be
published.
Amused,
Evening star., 1951-10-11

nightly by circumstances. Hot water
was hard to find in the British Isles and
it's beastly thing for man to shave
in cold water In London an artistic
barber was fired with creative genius.
1T is grand beard, sir, but it must
have training. 1t needs shaping, ar
tistry, loving care. Relax and allow
me to create"
The encouraging barber worked Won
ders, and Mr.. Ernests beard flourished.
Throughout Europe the ladies mur
INJURED, III est un beau garcon" F. .
"Magnifico". "Wunderbar."
And on the return voyage even the
American passengers contemplated MIR.
Ernest's full black beard and sunburned
face, smelt the fresh salt air and
dreamed of pirate kings, of plumed
horSemen riding the sands of adventure,
of Highland chieftains stalking their
gusty shores.
To quote MFR. Ernest's terse COM
mentary on his return trip. 81 made
out fat"
But when at last he stepped proudly
onto his native soil, the glory of his
growth faded like woman's hairdo
in rainstorm.
"Oh. my gosh!" shouted his brother
as he saw the bewhiskered figure strid-
ing up the walk and jumped to collar
the family's growing terrier.
II think it's perfectly vile." said Mr.
Ernest's sister as she aounced into her
room without even a greeting.
"Oh. Mommy. it's the Bogey Man,
it's the Bogey Man." walled his little
niece. His mother. on the verge of tears,
murmured. That's not my boy"
And then came the friends with their
expressions of merriment or disgust:
"Oh, aren't we Bohemian, right from
the left bank of Paris!" ). Nav, he
just looks like the back side of ground
hog"
His pride hurt, Mr.. Ernest compro-
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Mr.. Foy's Good Record

It was said of George Morris Fay when he
was appointed United States Attorney for the
District of Columbia in 1946 that he was little
known and inexperienced in criminal law. That
he has overcome these handcaps during his
energetic and productive term of office as chief
prosecutor is attested not only by the record of
his achievements but by testimony of those who
have come to know him in action The latter
include number of outstanding violators of the
law. Mr.. Fay resigning to engage in private
practice in Washington, can look back with salts
faction on his accomplishments as an enforcer
Of law and order
One noteworthy accomplishment was the
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Anthropology

In letter September 27, E. T. Smith
disgraced your editorial page by as
serting as an obvious fact the old notion
of the intrinsic racial superiority of the
white man. Since modern anthropology
and sociology contradict this lie. Mr..
Smith would be in serious intellectual
straits were it not for the fact that
prejudice never proves. it only shouts.
Chapter of Kroeber's Anthropology
and the writing of the late Father John
Cooper, PhD., of Catholic University
on ethnocentrism will give Mr. Smith the
scientific approach if he is interested.
In the past neglect of environmental
factors in human development led some
white scientists to adopt the soothing
doctrine that the Negro must be in some
way inferior. This error had long been
corrected by the leading anthropologists
of today.
In debunking the lie of white superb
ority, do not say that prejudice has
not value. The psychologically inse-
cure individual finds it splendid prop
to his ego; for its tenets make him auto
matically superior to over Is million of
his fellow countrymen and to over two
thirds Of the worlds population. Pre-
judice is marvellous crutch for emo
tional cripples. It's effectiveness as
weapon for economic piracy is also un-
questionable. BY suppressing the eco
nomic hopes of large segment of our
population, it makes available ready
supply of cheap labor. Not a demo-
cratic process perhaps, but an effective
one.
In his first encyclical Pope Plus XII
issued this admonition to his flock: THE
first of these pernicious errors jeopardiz-
ing the world peace. widespread today,
is the forgetfulness of that law of human
solidarity which is dictated and imposed
by our common origin and by the equality
of rational nature in all men, to what
ever people they belong, and by redeem
ing sacrifice offered by Jesus Christ on
the altar of the Cross to His Heavenly
Father in behalf of sinful mankind :"
Shocked Citizen.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
A Mans Friends

President Truman must be feeling measure
Of kinship today to that unnamed individual
who is supposed to have said that he could pro-
tect himself from his enemies If the Lord would
protect him from his friends For if ever
man has been embarrassed by his friends, it is
Mr.. Truman
Four of those friends-Senator Anderson of
New Mexico, George E. Allen, White House intl-
mate, and two MissourianS-decided it would be
a good idea to build a Truman memorial library
In the Presidents home town. So Senator An
derson drafted letter to be sent prospective
contributors by the group.
It is hard to see how they could have drafted
more inept letter. It began with the not-very-
subtle suggestion that "the President would be
happy to have George Allen, as treasurer, drop
In at the White House and show him your con-
tribution." (Senator Anderson now says the let
ter was not sent to people who would be inter-
ested in infuence.")
To make matters worse-much worse-the
letter went on to point out that donors could
deduct the contributions for income tax pur-
poses, and that in the case of high-profit cor
porations "the stockholders share of the dona
ton would be only $40 on $10O contribution
and all of the rest of the money would have
gone for taxes anyway -"
That an intelligent man, in the circum-
stances, would put an appeal for contributions
on such basis is almost beyond understanding.
Here is the President, on the one hand appeal
ing to Congress to lay higher and higher taxes
on the people to pay the mounting costs of de-
fenSe and Government. And on the other hand
there is Senator Anderson, former Cabinet mem
ber, urging donations for a Truman memorial
on the plea that most of the gift could be taken
out of taxes that otherwise would be paid to
the Government.
Mr.. Truman did not know of this project,
and it is very much to his credit that he put his
foot down hard when the st. Louis Post-Dispatch
brought it to his attention. But what is one 10
think of Senator Anderson?
He says that he has no apologies" to make
for the letter. Can that mean that he sees
nothing wrong with the nature of the appeal?
Is it possible that he does not realize how en-
barrassing this must be for his friend, the Presi
dent? Perhaps, when he has had time to think
it over, he will apologize to the President, If not
to his taxpaying constituents. Or do we live in
a time when nc blunder, however egregious, is
ever admitted?
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Prince Georges Please Note

1t should be of great interest to citizens
OF Prince Georges County that Charles E. Nelson,
indicted by District Grand Jury for perjury,
Is prominent resident of their county and the
lying of which he is accused had to do with
illegal gambling in the county as we'll as the
District. The activities referred to allegedly
have been going on for long time. Yet it was
a District, not Prince Georges County, grand
jury which finally brought charges against the
gentleman farmer" Prince Georges grand juries
In the past have reported that they could find
no evidence of organized gambling in the county.
Nelson is charged with falsely testifying be-
fore the Senate Crime Committee that he had
never been engaged in the numbers racket and
that he did not know much about the member
ship of Robert Nowland Associates, firm in
which he had invested money. He had told
the Senators that he thought" the firm might
be conducting numbers business. Actually, the
indictment asserted he knows all about the
firm and its operations.
This is the same Nelson who was named
by County Sheriff Beall as having tried to bribe
him to guarantee protection for three gambling
houses in the county. The sheriff testified at
committee hearings that Nelson told him that
he and Sam Beard had paid out as much as
$4,000 month for "protection' Beard is a
District gambler who processes to have forsaken
illegal activities.
The District Grand Jury had before 1t nu-
merous documents from Nelson's files and from
other sources. The jury will continue its in
vestigation of gambling and its ramifications
here. Meanwhile Prince Georges grand jury
investigation of the Nelson case will begin shortly
This time there may be more results in Prince
Georges County than in the past, thanks to
the disclosures by the Senate committee and to
q stern admonition by Judge Marbury to dig
deeply" Enough illegality and corruption was
limited at in the hearings to warrant thorough
investigation of lawlessneSs and law enforce
mert in Prince Georges.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Meeting q Crisis
Amused.

On some street cars are placards, an
nouncing religious meeting at Griffith
Stadium, Sunday, October IL. at pm,
and on these placards is the question:
will religion meet the world crisis?"
AS humble servant of God, want
to take it upon myself to answer this
question, and my answer is "No!" There
is only one power in the world that can
meet all crises. and that power is Jesus.
Men can profess religion" and lie,
and cheat, and oppress, and commit
all kinds of wickedness. but no man
whom Jesus has saved and transformed
by the power of His redeeming grace will
do any of these things, so religion" will
not meet the world crisis, but Jesus can
and will. !
Amos III. Carnegie,
President. National Hospital Founda-
ton. Inc.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Once Over Lioht

There was a time when dignity was
granted to man for doing an honest
days work, regardless of how menial.
insults Of the public, as well as an un-
favorable press, as do the BARRIERS. No
newspaper has ever done an honest
piece of reporting regarding them. An
honest investigation would show that it
Is true many shops are closing while
others have fewer BARRIERS than former
ly. This is due to the high cost of opera
tion; also to definite lack of BARRIERS.
The time is coming. unless a change
is made in the general attitude toward
BARRIERS, that you men, as you threaten
to do. will be forced to resort to home
hair cuts. The older BARRIERS are dying
and some are leaving for to do work
which is more appreciated. There are no
requirements. because the younger man
choosing a trade takes one with more
remuneration. with less servitude and in
suit. An investigation would also show
that his education Is as high as that of
other tradesmen. He has spent con-
siderable time learning his trade and it
would be interesting to get copy from
the Board of Barber Examiners of the
examination he has to take in order to
get license.
Most any master barber would be
willing to open his books to an honest
reporter. Remember that the barber is
on the job 81 hours a week. He has
been getting one weeks vacation with
pay. which has been $25. He received
as his share 65 cents for each haircut.
40 cents for shave and from 16 cents
to 20 cents for tonic. This was increased
in September of this year. Now don't sit
down with pencil and paper and figure
up how many haircuts he can do in q
day-but look at the record of how many
he has averaged in the course Of the
year.
Let's look at the books, again from
the master BARRIERS side. Mine, no doubt,
are average; some records will show
more profit and some less. work my
own chair and have three BARRIERS, a
manicurist and a porter. had four
and half days of in the year 1850
leaving 5000 work hours. For this I
averaged $140 per hour with an in
vestment of $4,000.
Now we come up to the present and
the question Of the SIPS haircut for
which many call us robbers and thieves.
Twenty-four haircuts year. and most
of you don't get twenty -four, costs you
$50. You do not seem to realize it but
personal grooming does add dividends to
your business. 1t pays to look WELL
Beginning with Korea, supplies and
linens went up. Beginning with 1851
supplies continued to rise. insurance
premiums were raised, Social Security
was raised $24 per man. In September
the journeynan BARRIERS signed a con-
tract raising their vacation pay, their
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Dr.. Jessup's Past

In your recent editorial, entitled "Dr.
Jessup's Damaging Defense" this
statement appears: "Is a man who, by
his own admission. was an ardent
America Firster only 10 years ago to
be trusted 2" 1t is the statement
only 10 years ago" to which I refer.
Let me remind you of St. Paul who
changed in one day from a prosecutor
Of the Christians into an ardent
teacher of Christianity.
The past Is of little Importance if
ones present acts are the fruits of wis
dom, experience. and understanding,
loyal to his country.
Regina c. Jacobs.
Evening star., 1951-10-11

1t was too much. 1t was utter defeat.
But what happened when Mr.. Ernest
finally appeared as clean-shaven as he
should be?
"Oh, George, you've shaved off your
mustache! Oh, why did you do it?
think you're just horrible. The mustache
made you look so distinguished. so ro-
mantle. All the girls just loved it!
You're awful"
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Letters to The Star

share OF haircut to 50 cents, tonic to
% cents-the 40 cents for a shave re-
naming the same They would not have
demanded this if they were not squeezed
by the high cost Of living, the same as
every one else. If the haircut had re-
manned at 81 the owner would have
had IS cents from the haircut and
from 2 to cents on tonic. Out of this
he would have to pay Social Security,
unemployment compensation, personal
property tax. business license tax.
miscellaneous tax, linen, rent and so
forth. Will you experts on finance please
tell how it could be done?
Evening star., 1951-10-11
By John M. Kouffmonnl

TT IS indeed mad modern world that
L. would deny that most ancient. time
honored badge Of manliness-a beard.
Once women sighed for hirsute hero
and an old saying has 1t that "a kiss
without beard is like an egg without
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Questions and Answers

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