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Evening star., 1951-06-16
Prayers for Peace
B. M. w.

Constantine Brown recently wrote Of
the increasing number of organizations
whose members were praying daily at
noon time for peace.
It is to be remembered that far more
comprehensive but similar movement
took place In the summer of 1918, after
the United States had entered World
War I.
At that time, when the hour Of II
came. whether indoors or outside, in the
open country, in villages or towns, all
work was stopped and for three minutes
we prayed for peace.
In many large cities, including WASH
ington. all traffic ceased, not wheel
turned. and the people on the street
stopped. Then, with bowed heads, we
prayed silently for wars to cease and
peace to be with us.
1t is to be recalled also that at that
time it was freely predicted we could
not hope for the end Of fighting for
four years, but that within four months
the armistice was signed
It is earnestly urged that we again
have these moments of universal prayer
for universal peace.
Mrs. j. w. Echols.
Evening star., 1951-06-16
This and That

is that the bird could have been freak
tanager-perhap partial melanistic
phase of the species, or perhaps sub
species. a
IF it is vermillion hycatcher, it is
onee-in-a-lifetime observation.
'.Please allow me to express my ap-
probation for your column.
81 read it faithfully. and while at
times it gets bit on what call the
dicky-bird side, it certainly serves
useful purpose and is always entertain
ing.
Il find the average person, even in
so-called educated circles is extremely
ignorant of the world about him, and
regard us nature takers as a rather
odd lot.
las for myself, am chemist, but
I have managed to study quite bit of
zoology, geology, etc, as sidelines. and
/ often think that my sidelines might
have made me more interesting career,
but be that as it may, thanks for the
column-keep it coming.
Sincerely, J. r. w"
: The bird spoken of is probably color
phase of the. beautiful tanager.
This bird goes through repeated
changes. lasting several years.
There is always the chance, Of course,
as pointed out here recently. that the
vermillion fiycatcher has been brought
here in cage and escaped.
Getting on the dicky bird side, as our
correspondent puts it, is exactly what
this column has tried manfully to avoid.
Evening star., 1951-06-16
BY Charles E. Trocewen

but we suppose that now and then we
do get that way.
After all, birds are small and inno-
cent, compared with man. a
1t is impossible not to get little
fetched about them, now and then,
as one holds dead jay in the hand, as
we did the. other day, and notes the
magnificent coloring, the superb mus
cles, the thick shoulders and neck, the
naughty appearance.
The "dicky-bird side," of course, is
the human side. It is good, we feel, to
Keep always in mind the relation and
comparison of the four-legged and
feathered creatures to ourselves. What
ever safety they have had is due to this
attitude on the part of human beings.
Once we picked up a blue-green
warbler.
What marvellous thing it was, far
more OF wonder than the atom bomb.
and great deal more sensible.
The wonderful part of this dicky-bird
aspect of nature is that it does not
require one to hold dead or live bird
in the hand. The beauty and magnif1-
cence OF their lives can be appreciated
quite as well with all of them on the
wing, and whether one knows their
names or not
We thank our kind correspondent for
his good letter. and assure him. from our
own observations. that his "sidelines"
could not have made him more inter-
esting career Every one feels that way,
at times And mostly we are all wrong
when we feel that way, as we so often
are about so M&ny things.
Evening star., 1951-06-16

order to stop the civil strife. III keeping with
the, August agreement, his son Baudoain then
became the acting head OF the state, which was
what the opposition had wanted all along.
That opposition. except for relatively neg
ligible number Of Communists. has never. been
against the royal house. Although it has been
against Leopold as an individual, it has been
and stin is strong supporter Of his son. Now
that the sons father IS King in name only and
win cease being that on July 49, Baudouin, when
he ascends the throne, will have behind him q
united Belgium pretty well recovered from the
passions that swept it In the dangerous days Of
arisen had the politicians shown more foresight
and common sense.
Evening star., 1951-06-16
Judgment on Curmody

In reference to Jay Carmody's column
June on reopening the Olney Theater:
The leading paragraph refers to the
18-month "gulch" in the cultural life
of Washington between the closing of
the National Theater, and the opening
of the New Gayety Theater. He states
further that it is now the turn of the
Olney Theater to step into this breach
It is our strong feeling that Carmody
owes his readers a printed correction.
In the first place, Carmody seems to
imply that there was no legitimate stage
in Washington during the past 18
months. In view of the continuous
activity of the Arena Stage Theater in
the last 10 months, and of the New
Evening star., 1951-06-16
aHYATTsvtLLE, Md.

Dear Sir:
I'm recent column you described a
bird sighted by correspondent living
on Macarthur boulevard.
eff the sighting report was accurate,
yermillion fiycatcher.
"The report should be accepted with
caution, however. because the bird is a
resident Of the Southwest, Texas to
California, being a rare but regular Wis
itor as far as Western Florida.
"It is highly unlikely but not impos-
sible that it would be in this area.
II have seen dickcissel in Pennsyl-
vania and an Eastern brown pelican OH
the New England coast so am inclined
to believe that strays and accidentals
are far more common than reported.
1.-THE only incongruous part of the
observers report was lack of mention
will differentiate it from the male tan
ager.
ALSO, fycatchers-while they fire.
quent human habitation-rarely will
bother to eat much except insects. and
flying insects at that.
IT would be surprised indeed to see
one eating grain when bugs were avail
able.
Another thought is. did it perch like
q hycatcher. that Is. upright, or more
like astanager7 They are quite different.
n Another possibility to be considered
Evening star., 1951-06-16
Doqwoods in Danger

That dogwood blight moving northward
from Georgia and the CarolinaS is a real danger
to some of the most beautiful of local trees
It already has been discovered at Wheaton and
Rockville in Montgomery County, Maryland, and
at several places in Accomack County, Virginia
The idea that it Is new is erroneous. 1t has been
In the neighborhood of Washington since the
spring of 1948. DR.. R. A. Jehle of the University
of Maryland and DR.. Anna E. Jenkins of the
United States Department of Agriculture made
roadside survey" of it two years ago; and they
are checking on it periodically in order to keep
the record straight DIR. Jehle recently found
infected trees Is miles farther north than in
1880.
His scientific name for the dogwopd blight
Is "spot anthracnosen It seems tostrike hardest
at low bushes, less severely at high trees. Dr.
Jehle has suggested that the infection may be
spread by crews working along the rural arteries
of travel Search for the disease in such towns
as Annapolis and Salisbury indicated that 1t Is
not commonly to be located in private yards
But overhanging branches on streets used by
trucks were infected pathogenic organism
known as "Elsinoe corni" is the agent responsible
for the mischief This element is fungus, and
1t probably is disseminated by the wind and by
insects as well as by people and vehicles passing
by Not visible to the eye, the spores must
possess prodlglouS VlCanCy. Iney can DO rear
some damage to tree in a few weeks, once
they have gotten started on it. Rainy, damp
weather, incidentally, favors the spread and the
virulence of the disease.
The dogwood blight's effect is to create brown
spots or blSters on the leaves, twigs, buds and
particularly the bracts-or "fiowers"-of the
trees or bushes. It does not always kill them
but it certainly does hurt the hosts it attacks
They "look sick" when they are infected. Their
beauty quickly is destroyed. However it can be-
and surely should be-saved by spraying with
inexpensive fungicides. Dogwoods thus treated
are protected against the disease very much as
men, women and children who are vaccinated
are protected against smallpox. The principle
of preventive spraying is law in any such
problem. If the law be obeyed, the blight is de-
feated and conquered. But if it be neglected
or ignored, the infection prospers.
Evening star., 1951-06-16
Economic Dyn0n1ite

s.s-s It Is inereuible that some Congressman and
business and tabor organizations still favor the
idea OF watering down the Defense Production
Act or letting it die altogether on June 80 They
have nased their do-nothing attitude on the
reckless hope that this Nation in these extremely
dangerous and unpredictable times can some
how muddle along safely without making an
earnest effort-through wage, price, credit and
similar controls-to hold back the threatening
forces of imitation.
Yet those forces are by no means make
believe. They exist. They are as real as life.
They are great menace hanging over all of us.
And no matter what happens in Korea (and why
should anybody be optimistic about the peace
outlook?), we are going to have to worry about
them and deal with them vigorously for many
a month to come. If We do not, If we simply let
nature take its course on business-as-usual
basis, then we shall be inviting upon ourselves
economic consequences that could be as dis
astrous in their own way, as unimpeded external
aggression cutting loose against us from coast
to coast
Despite Its stump-speech political flavor in
some particulars, the Presidents latest warning
on this score is one that should be taken to
heart by every American Recent signs of defia-
tion have been altogether misleading Military
production Is just beginning to move into high
SCdI 0clCLlSS SPtuQluS Will SOOu De injecting an
additional 81 billion week into our economy.
Shortages Of civilian goods are going to become
more and more noticeable. With full employ
ment and steadily rising purchasing power, the
competitive bidding for those goods-by both
businesses and Individuals bound to grow.
In short, in Mr. Truman's words "the full force Of
indationary pressure is yet to come" and unless
adequate controls are available prices-which
since the outbreak of the Korean war have risen
fast enough to add about 81 billion to our re-
armament bill-are likely to zoom through the
roof" in way that could send our economy into
a tailspin.
Conceivably, as some argue, the Presidents
view may exaggerate the potentialities of the
situation. But experts as experienced as
Bernard Baruch-a man supremely well qualified
TO speak on the subject-think otherwise In
fact, their warnings have been voiced even more
emphatcally and urgently than Mr.. Truman's.
The warnings have been grinly simple-namely,
that this Nation may well suffer a disaster Of
the first magnitude unless among other things,
the Defense Production Act is extended and
strengthened. Congress has only two weeks
left to do the job Failure to do 1t will be tanta-
mount to placing our economy on keg of dyna-
mite. What Senator or Representative is willing
to go on record as favoring such course simply
because Of a wishful hunch that the dynamite
will not really explode?
Evening star., 1951-06-16
Stufic2

StQIIC.
Foy D. Kohler. chief of the Interna-
tional Broadcasting Division of the
State Department (Voice of America) j,
stated in an article, entitled "An Official
Views the T-Bomb," the following: "The
Voice would indeed be insincere If what
it said were at variance with what
American policy really is"
That's exactly what the Voice did, as
was revealed by Secretary Acheson before
the joint Senate committee investigating
MacArthur's custer.
Acheson fought for four hours to pre-
vent publication of the State Depart
ment's directive on Formosa Of December
%. 1949. This directive was especially
designed for the use of the Voices writer's
Of foreign broadcasts and it was, as the
Secretary of State said under oath, COM
pletely at variance with the true policy
Of the United States.
do not know whether Kohler, director
of the New York offices of the Voice,
had any knowledge of this situation
when his Office was using and implement
ing the State Departments directive of
December %, 1949 If he knew about it,
he became an accomplice in the big lie,
disseminated by the Voice of America.
If Kohler had no idea that he was
broadcasting the big lie, contained in
the directive of December %, 1949, he
permitted his Superiors to use him Just
as a blind tool in the operation big
lie" He should resign.
Julius Epstein.
Nau, Uorl~ r,;@,,
Evening star., 1951-06-16
Leopold Bowinq Out

In deciding to have his son Prince Baudouin
proclaimed King on July 49, Leopold III has
moved to speed up the last act of his ill-starred
reign. The act is designed to complete the
process of national appeaSement and reconcilia-
tion that began last August after his restoration
to the throne had brought Belgium to the verge
of civil war and persuaded HMM an agree
ment with Parliament-to abdicate and transfer
all his royal powers to Baudouin by September of
this year. n
Storm clouds first began to gather over
Belgium last June when the Social Christians
predominantly Catholic and representative of the
Flemish-speaking Belgians of Flanders-won a
razor-thin parliamentary majority in the general
election and announced their determination to
repeal 1945 law barring Leopold'S return. Their
position, however was anything but wise. Despite
their slight edge in Parliament, they had received
less than At per cent of the popular vote, and
when they pushed through the repeater in July,
they gravely underestimated the true sentiments
of the great numbers of people represented by
the Socialists and lesser opposition parties.
These people principally the French-speaking
Walloons-were bitterly against the idea of
restoring the exiled King, and their legislative
representatives ro~eatedly and solemnly warned
that the action, if taken, would precipitate seri-
GUS trouble through the country.
Events proved the soundness of the warnings
As soon as Leopoid's wishes had been fulfilled
by the Social Christians, the explosion came
Belgium was rocked by strikes, sabotage riotous
street conditions and near-insurrectionary con-
ditionS that threatened a full-scale national re-
bellion This demonstrated to the restored King
that he had become divisive rather than a
unifying influence. Although there was great
deal to be said in his favor, much too many of
the people-perhaps more emotionally than rea-
sonably-were militantly against him because Of
his surrender to the NaziS and his failure to join
the wartime Belgian government in exile. Ac-
cordingly less than two weeks after he had been
put back on the throne, he stepped down IN
Evening star., 1951-06-16
Woods Island Beech

A million seastells line this curpino
shore.
Water is i0Grm and friendly at our
feet.
Through aOGUe and sun Ue waIE;: the
corridor
OF day is foDn BY oulls where the
lines meet.
Along the sea ,Dhere the slow foam Is
piled,
] dream the future tohere tall acres
roll.
The curletos coil, and sGndpeeps ru.
beside,
And high seaDeed is shining on the
knoll.
The hills OF grass are moped; so are the
DGUeS.a
Around this bay the rugs OF surf drasD
close.
Peace lies around us-its soft print en-
grGUes.
All this clean daylight that too stcittly
Doniel Smxths. 4
Evening star., 1951-06-16
Angle on Transit Radio

BY taking a dim view of radio in
public conveyances. most critics cannot
see what boon it could be IN the event
Of any emergency or catastrophe to the
city or any part thereof
At the first sign of danger, warnings
and instructions could be given via radio
to persons in transit, thereby serving as
a means to save lives.
Bus drivers and conductors could re-
ceive immediate instructions to alter
their course and avoid dangerous areas.
Please take the broad perspective.
B. M. w.
Evening star., 1951-06-16
Julius Epstein.

Since contact with the average Russian
is so difficult. if not impossible. why not
have the Voice of America beam "give-
away" programs to Soviet citizens with
the usual prizes. autos food, radios,
refrigerators, free vacations. etc.?
I believe Mr.. Average Russian would
Smuggle through his answers some way.
and the Voice certainly would be playing
to greater audience than it is today.
OF course, delivery of the prizes is some
thing else. Perhaps the winners prize
money could be held in escrow at banks
on the fringe of the Iron Curtain.
John S. Cummings.
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Evening star., 1951-06-16

Every Sunday in The Star, I look for
ward to Spires Of the Spirit by Frederick
Brown Harris. His prose is beautiful and
vivid; his Interpretation of Christ's phi
losophy is among the finest and most
realistic that have ever read
I wish that Chaplain Harris would
consider compiling these messages into
book form, for they can be read again
and again with great comfort.
Kathryn Eager.
Evening star., 1951-06-16
To the Editor Of The Star:

The letter "No Dog Lover reveals the
same lamentable lack of knowledge that
dog torturers also betray. I should
make a dog, traditionalIy tand to the
most intelligent class of humans)
friend and protector (even when there
is no food to offer) into killer. Kicks
and blows are the average dogs re-
ward for his services.
Too many dogs, have by their intel
iigence saved their not-too-kind masters
from gas, fire, burglars. ETC., not to
rate their place in heaven IN front Of
the rapists, the human torturers. the
cheats OF the human breed.
One can only wish that r. H. w.
learns to know the loveliest experience
that can befall human, the truest
altruism that he can find, the devotion
of aOur Friend the DOG" suggest
he read Maeterlinck' S Our Friend the
Dog" and on the same subject Cardinal
Gibbons. Cardinal Newman. George Ber-
nard Shaw, the late Senator Vest, to
quote very few Of the illustrious
minds that have been perhaps more
open to spiritual development.
Niutcs nctMlHS OldIA.
venture to say r. H. w. has bitten
off good-size bite of public opinion,
so would like to voice mine.
To condemn all dogs for the unex-
plainable actions of a few is to con-
demn all mankind because of crimes
some commit each day, crimes that
even dog couldn't conceive.
To disbelieve the good deeds of some
dogs as reported the world over is to
disbelieve anything that happens not
to meet with ones complete satisfaction.
It's my opinion a person so warped
as to write such things about dumb
animals could be no better friend to
man than NANCY 1ea-bitten coyote.
p. M.
am incensed at the stand taken by
r. H. w. on the subject of dogs. I
agree with him on one point only, and
that is that vicious dogs should be done
away with. I think that vicious people
should be done away with, too, but why
condemn all mankind on their account?
Obviously r. H. w. has never been
around child with his dog. Do my
children have frustrated master COM
plexes" just because they love small
animal that loves them in return?
! would many times rather have a
dog around my house than person who
goes out of his way to be disagreeable.
Let r. H. w. go back to the forest and
see II he can survive the survival-of-
Evening star., 1951-06-16

Dog Lover.
No wonder the brave man who wrote
against mans best friend" was ashamed
to sign his name. I would be, too. No
doubt he is one of those lying around on
relief and getting all he can for nothing
and then prates about the hungry chill
dren in the world needing the food
that the dogs get. What hypocrite
I'll bet he never served his country
in any war, and If he did, I'll bet he hid
behind some brave war dog. Too bad
the vivisectionists can't get hold of him
and use him for some experimentation,
but he wouldn't even be good enough
for that.
His kind aren't worth wasting words
on and I'll bet you won't print this.
Let's see if you will show the other side.
j. p. Benjamin.
Let me- as strong defender of mans
best friend" say that there are those of
us who get more pleasure from the
companionship of our dogs than we do
the companionship of some people.
True, there are nuisance" dogs, Just
Evening star., 1951-06-16
Taxpayers S Lament

read in the paper where Mr. Truman
very graciously gave England several
millions for highway in Tanganyika,
some roads in Rhodesia, a railroad on
the Gold Coast. colliery in Nigeria.
drainage of swamps in British Guiana,
new bridges in Sierra Leone, some docks
in North Borneo.
AS I am having hard time keeping
ahead. of the tax collector and making
both ends meet, could you tell me why
he is giving my money away for the
above purposes?
Could you tell me if the State Depart
ment and the Economic Cooperation
Administration are really looking out
for the interests of the American tax
payers?
Distraught Taxpayer
Evening star., 1951-06-16
When WorrontIess Arrests Are Leool

The latest appellate ruling in the long
drawn-out legal battle over the conviction of
Judith Coplon for espionage is decided victory
for the Government It offsets the blow admin
istered to the Department of Justice by the
Second Circuit Court of Appeals last year when
the Coplon conviction on conspiracy charges was
reversed on grounds Of illegality of the arrest
and the evidence That court, at the same time,
conceded that Miss Coplon's guilt was plain"
The United States Court of Appeals for the
District not only is convinced of her guilt but
is convinced, as well, of the validity of the
arrest and the evidence. Thus, there is pre-
sented the unusual prospect of Supreme Court
choice between two conflicting appellate opinions
In the Coplon case.
The evidence on which the former Depart
ment Of Justice employe was twice convicted
once for conspiracy to violate the espionage laws
and again for theft of confidential papers-was
substantially the same in both trials The Sec
ond Circuit Court of Appeals held that the FBI
had no right to arrest Miss Coplon without a
warrant and that evidence resulting from the
arrest, including papers seized on her person,
was illegal. The New York tribunal also said
the Government had failed to prove that the
evidence did not result from wiretapping But
the District Court of Appeals unanimously dis
agreed with these contentious The court here
upheld the warrantless arrest as fully justified
under the rule that authorizes officers to make
arrests without warrants when they see felonies
being committed felony in this case being
the passing of papers to known Russian agent.
The court succinctly commented: 1--WE cannot
suppose that Congress intended . . to make
bureau agent powerleSs to- act when a felony
Is committed before his eyes, although it is uni
yersally held or provided that private person
may arrest a felon observed In the commission
of his crime"
While the District appellate tribunal re-
Jected the defense theory that the prosecution
evidence was derived from wiretapping, two
members OF the court did express concern over
one phase OF the alleged wiretapping activities
OF Federal agents. If, as was alleged by the
defense the Government listened in on private
conversations between Miss Coplon and her coun-
sci, Judges Miller and Prettyman said, at was
violation of the appellants constitutional rights"
Judge Proctor however, dissented to this part
OF the ruling, holding that even If interception
occurred in this case there was no interference
with the right Of the defendant to full aid of
counsel The majority ruling means that the
lower court will have to grant hearing on the
question OF whether Miss Coplons rights to coun-
sci were impaired by any Federal wiretapping.
An Affirmative finding would call for new trial
and more delay in the progress of this extraor-
dinary case through the courts
4tF
Selling 1851 car models at 1850 prices is
rollback OF sorts-but II it's matter of lust
picking number. 1889 was nice year
Obviously the model in the high-fashion
photo has q brain. How otherwise could one
look as If one had iuss sustained concussiona