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George Broodhurst

Perhaps nothing that George Broadhurst
wrote will be remembered after another half
century has passed. but he was nonetheless
frst-class playwright in the fifty years OF his
dramatic activity. A native of Britain's black
country" he came to America in the steerage
at sixteen and earned an indifferent living as
clerk In various Chicago and Minneapolis offices
until he discovered his real vocation IN the
theater. That was in 'the palnny days" and the
first products Of his pen seem pretty "hammy'
as Judged by the standards Of today
But Mr.. Broadhurst had talent for writing
for the stage. If he was not the first to adapt
news for use behind the footlights, he at least
was one of the most successful Of the men who
hit upon that device and made the most of 1t.
For example, he took the career Of Charles T.
Murphy OF Tammany Hall and modelled It into
saThe Man of the Hour" with social message
that could not be missed. In 1913 he repeated
the trick In Bought and Paid For" problem
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Low Tugs for Higher-Ups

Signs of spring-a lot Of little people
trying to overcome an inferiority COM
pick by high-pressuring themselves into
getting q low-numbered auto license
tag from the bureaucrats In the District
Building who grab the first thou
sand numbers and pass them out to
those from whom they think they, can
expect the most. s4tfa 4.
This is about the pettiest performance
that occurs here every year. Why
doesn't the District do as Michigan and
some other States start out with num-
Der 1000? This would relieve lot Of
people of lot Of pressure, including
the police. who are sometimes hesitant
to enforce the law II q car carries q
low-number tag
James M. Smith.
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Russellville. Ark.

Hindoos, dervishes, Syrians. ETC., In ''The
Beautiful Orient: Electra, "the MAZDA
Of the Air.; moving pictures OF the
funerals Of Queen Victoria and President
Mckinley, also trip to the moon and
cinderella; 1.-THE Crystal Maze" an
attraction which had cost $4,000;
Princess Delaware and her six full-groWn
lions: Pauline De We're in q den Of punaas.
leopards, panthers and jaguars: the
Imperial japanese Troupe Of eQuilibrists
arc jugglers, the four Watson Sisters
ION revolving triangular trapeze: Letto
and Dello, ''acrobats and trick funny
horse; Helen May Buffers ladies' milf
taTy band and .'Tlle Cycle WhirI Ia
performance so periIouS that 1t fairly
takes the breath Of the audience"
Admission was IS cents for adults, 10
cents for children. Proceeds were to 60
to the Elks' charity fund.
On February 81 1902. The Star quoted
q London dispatch as follows: AN
conversation here ulti-
Children at mately turns to the Kings
Coronation coronation. One Of the
latest and most interesting
details Of that royal spectacle Is the
selection Of the two little daughters Of
Lord Burghclere. pronounced Burclair.
to attend Queen Alexandra at the cere-
mony. They viii serve IN the capacity
Of train bearers, and two prettier chill
dren for the distinguished task could
not be found In Engiand. The Ladies
Juliet and Althea Gardner, for their
father is better known as Herbert CARD
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Spires Of the Spirit
George the Good

A k11ightIy king has vanished nom p
throne which never is vacant. For,
when lii the nights quiet sleep. the royal
scepter slipped from the hand Of George
VI, it was grasped by q Wi1sOme young
princess sojouruing briefly In her vast
African domain Now the grieviug
daughter suddenly hears herself by
worldwide voices hailed as Elizabeth II.
Scanning rhe 15-year reign OF the
valiant monarch who never wanted or
expected to be king, it is Ours IN this
column but to appraise and praise the
moral and spiritual qualities which
made him every inch q king. He was
the personiflcation Of those virtues
without which it is mere cant and
mockery to pirate about our way Of life.
Fundamentally, to borrow TennySon'S
phrase about Victoria, he was loyal to
the royal in himself. In time Of omi-
nous moral sag he was a living example
OF the stabilizing power OF character.
He was the kind Of knight who never
would set rights above nuty and self
qualifications above self-sacriflce In the
midst OF perverSe generation he IN
stinctively senSed that abundant life Is
the harvest which comes from practic-
ing the simple virtues. In fateful
crisis, when the very foundations Of the
throne peemed to be In jeopardy. with
the integrity of the Empire being
weighed IA the balances, he was rudely:
summoned to face the reality Of Mat
thew Prior'S question and answer:
what Is Q king? A man condemned
to bear the public burden Of nation's
care And right well he answered the
call. Willingly, without thought Of self,
this naturally reserved man gave his
all-for the country he loved.
In Englands flery trial be greatly
endeared himself BY sharing with his
people the danger, the ausIerity and
the sacrifice. which was the terrible
cost Of preserying their freedom. as
oalace and cottage stood torether de-
wing the tfreateninq powers of cark-3
ness His people knew that h All their
affliction IL vas affiicted. THE frequent
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play ID which. telephone operator matches
brains and character with financier hus-
band. Subsequently he turned out @The Ameri-
can Lord, !" 'The Coward. " aThe Duke of Duluth"
"A Fool and His Money, The Wrong Mr..
Wright. }" Crimson Alibi, !" THE Red Falcon and
many other scripts In collaboration with George
". Hobart, he created "Wildfirea for Lillian Rus
sell. and it was sensational achievement
Conditions changed IN show business during
Mr. Broadhurst's long life, but he kept III touch
with prevailing trends and never lost his capacity
for dramatization. His final effort vas @The
Man in Brown" written IN cooperation with
his wife. In 1850. He was 50 at the time. vet he
still demonstrated the old magic which had
distinguished his "carpentering" when he was
at his best
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Lessee's Risk in Storing Grdin

I was disappointed to find in Mon
days Star story about grain storage no
reference to one Of the, most important
facts in the entire situation. In re-
ferring to arrangements for storing
grain in former defense facilities In
various parts of the country. the article
simply mentions the. amount Of rental
paid by the lessee Of the facilities from
the War Assets Administration, on the
one hand, and the amount of money
paid to the same lessees by Commodity
Credit Corp. on the other, for the stor-
age Of its grain.
There is no reference whatsoever to.
the fact that the lessee was put to
considerable expense in preparing the
defense installations to receive grain
and in later restoring the installation
to its original condition before it could
be returned to use for the armed forces.
Large quantities Of equipment were re-
CURED to handle the grain in these
improvised storage spaces and to turn 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
MoryIonds one-pockoge Budget

Governor McKeldins budget, as presented
to the General Assembly at Annapolis was
record breaking for a reason other than its SIZE
This was the first time. Free State Governor
has handed the Legislature complete list OF
estimated expenditures in one package, with a
simultaneous plan for financing them. The
omnibus program was in line with one OF the
major recommendations Of the Sobelo6 Commits
sion, a bipartisan group appointed to study
budgetary reforms.
It has been customary in the past to submit
as many as three budgets to the Assembly, with
proposals for paying the bills sent along later.
There was the regular operating budget. sup
Elementary operating budget and capital
improvements budget. The commission described
this piecemeal system as unbusipeSslike and
wasteful. It advocated. adoption OF one-budget
plan-similar to the package appropriation
bill favored for Congress by economy leaders
at the Capitol Governor McKeldin, adopting TINS
advice, submitted budget divided into two parts
one calling for $176 million for operating ex-
penses and the other for $40 million for capital
improvements, the latter to be paid for by bond
issue The Governor said he had no intention
of sending up q supplementary budget. Tnus
at the very outset of the new session, the Legs
lature has received complete picture OF proposed
appropriations and revenues
The McKeldin budget still falls short Of the
ideal document suggested by the Sobeloh Com
mission, however. It Is not arranged IN the form
OF governmental performance" or program
budget. Of the type recommended by both that
commission and the Hoover Commission. But
Governor McKeldin asked for special appropria-
ton Of $4,000 with which to hire technical aid
III the preparation of future budgets in program
FYy.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10

The society column of The Star for
January 80, 1902, said: In the quietude
Of the brides home and
Notable in the presence Of only
Marriage few friends q notable we'd
ding was celebrated at
noon today. It united two distinguished
families, one tracing its history back to
the days Of chivaIry in the Old World
and the other dating from the heroic
deeds in the early settlement OF the New
World. The contracting parties were
Irma Sule BledSoe DeSha Hartman and
the Right Hon. Robert Walter Find
later Ogilvie, Lord Of Banff and heir
to the earIdom Of Findlater In Scotland
The wedding was strictly private, the
recent death of the brides mother hay-
ing interrupted plans for public cere-
mony. It took place at the home Of the
bride. 8 B street NV. the Rev. DR..
Donald C. Mcleod of the First Pres
byterian Church officiating. {. The
bride is the youngest daughter OF the
late Col. Bledsoe Desha Hartman Of KEN
lucky and Mary Loftin, former famous
belle OF Tennessee"
Al large advertisement In The Star Of
February /. 1902, announced the Elks'
mid-Winter carnival for
The Elks' ''two purple weeks" begin
Carnival ming Monday night, Febru-
airy 8. The show was spon-
sored BY washington Lodge. No. is, and
was described as '.the greatest amuse-l
ment event In the annals II Washing
TOM Bostock and Ferari's grand
aggregation % attractions" was to be
featured. The program Included: Anime
vodlers OF ''The Germru Village. La
nelle Ross, the whirlwind danseuse";
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Fifty Years Ago inThe Star
John Torpats.

delight the childish mind, that dictated
their selection for posts Of honor in the
coronation procession" Their father
had been president Of the Board Of Agri-
culture. His wife. the children's mother.
was the eldest sister Of Lord Carnarvon.
who found the tomb Of King T11t-ank-
amen IN 1922. Juliet grew up to marry
Capt. Alexander Russell and Althea be-
came the wife Of Sir Geoffrey Storrs Fry,
private secretary to Andrew Bonar Law
and Stanley Baldwin.
aThe Chinese Sunday school Of AS
cension Church" said The Star Of Feb
ruary IL, 1902. gave .
Chinese new year entertainment
New Year and banquet last night
s. to teachers and friends In
the parish room Of the church. Arthur
NJ. Poynton, the superintendent. pre-
sided and had charge Of the exercises.
The guests were welcomed in short
addresses by Moy How, Ching Willie
and George Moy. followed By an IN
teresting comparison Of Chinese and
American customs by Yong Kay. q
Chinese missionary from the New Eng
land States. Solos were. sslag by Lang
Sing. Moy Fo0y, Ching Willie, George
Moy, Moy Gong and Paul King.
During the evening musical selections
were given by the Chinese orchestra
composed Of M0y OF, George Moy. MOy
sue, Moy Hing. Ching Ton and u Jim.
all Of whom played on the peculiar ma
tive Instruments The church choir
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Our 'Lund of Plenty

Our Lund OF Plenty ss3'Ise@s .'AsAsS
James Y. NeWton's heart-rending ac-
count Of the young, destitute Detroit
housewife, printed February 6. Is most
alarming, alarming because 1t reveals
a fiabby, infantile cross section OF
America. e4s raa ~ s+s.4 as4
When, In o period OF national emeT-.
gency and full gemplo yment, two young
people are. so mentally and morally
bankrupt, so lacking In fiexibility. fore
sight and ingenuity that they cannot
earn livelihood in this wealthy Nation,
they deserve. not the compassion, but
the heartiest contempt Of the millions
Of other Americans who live within their
means, not beyond them; who don't
whine. but work!
Clearly this serious young couple was
too immature to have assumed the
serious obligations Of adnlthood and
to have realized that . sound and secure
family unit cannot be built upon the
shifting sands Of overdone, easy credit.
Have they never been exposed to the
healthful American tradition Of thrift?
To the trite but true policy Of preparing
for rainy day?
Perhaps they also regard as necessities
a house, lot. 1951-model car. television
and washing machine: II so. they would
do well to see the millions Of financially
sound, sane and contented Americans
who are either doing without these
necessities or who have accumulated
their wealth over g. period Of 90 to 40
years by dint Of genius, diligence. hon
eSty and-full adulthood!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Where Are We to Learn
at ALP
By Bruce Barton

On June S, l947, Gen. George c. Mar
shall went up to Harvard University to
read o pleasant little commencement
piece. In 1t he said that the United
States wanted to see Europe get back on
its feet and would do what It could TO
help.
The British grabbed at the implied
commitment" like q hungry trout leap
ing for q fly. The next morning the
general awoke to find that he had given
birth to something called: "Tf1e Mari
shall Plan"
In the four years since that speech the
rlan has cost us So bi1lion-an amount
that may have meant the difference be-
tween economic life or death to Europe.
But. though no American would be-
grudge it, we should all be righteously
indignant about one aspect Of 1.-THE
fact we were not told the truth.
When Paul Hoffman took over as adj
ministrator, he promised the taxpayers
again and again and again that ECA
would end by 1851. After that. he said.
we would not have to pay another cent.
Well, 1851 has ended. but not the plan.
No employee has been fired, no ofice
closed, nothing has changed except the
name. The ECA Is now the MSA. The
demand for funds Is bigger than ever,
and Britain and France are hiuntly
warning that, unless we continue our
SUBSIDIES, they are sunk. Meanwhile.
neither Truman nor Marshall nor HON.
mar has had the courage to say: Sorry,
we eannos keep our promise. We figured
wrong"
In his little book. American Diplo-
macy, 1900 1856" George KEENAN, says:
when you tally up the score Of the two
ware, ir terms Of their obstensible OBJ
ject.ve, you ind that II there has been
any gain at all. it Is pretty hard TO dis
Germ
And he adds: IF we are not to learn
from our own mistakes. where are We %
learn at all"
You can read every word ever written
By r. d. r., Harry Truman. Dean Acheson
and George Marshall without finding o
single admission Of error. They make
themselves out to be, III Biblical Ian
guage, sjust men made perfect" This
Is discouragi1g and frightening, for It
seems to threaten . continuous sacrifice
Of our brave young men, and the loss Of
our money. !
tcopyrisht 1852 Kins Features syndicats. 1ne.lH
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Letters to The Star .

from time to time in order to keep it in
good condition. Moreover. the grain
sometimes had to be trucked TO- and
from the improvised storage to railroad
loading points, and In some cases rails
had to be installed to move cars to the
bins.
The impression was left that there
was q vast margin Of profit. but the
record of the. hearings makes it album
dainty clear that net loss Is just as
possible. respectfully submit that fail
ure to mention these cost factors gave
the public an inaccurate and distorted
impression Of the true situation.
Had I not a very high regard for The
Stars standard of fairness, would not
call this to your attention, but my belief
in your objective policy prompts me
to do so.
Charles F. Brannan,
Secretary of Agriculture.
Editors Note: The Star agrees
with Secretary Brannan that the point
he mentions should have been in
cluded In The Star Story.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
u Frederick Brown iorris
Minister FOUNDRY Methodist Church;
CHAPLAIN. United States Senate.

have done, the domestic virtues They
have taken the old word '.ilome. z which.
alas. So many ia this generation seem
to deSpise and disregard and debase.
They have honored it and lifted It high.
BY 50 doing they have set q standard
Tor all social and public life and made
their own lives at once an inspiration
and challenge to an their subjects.
The white flower Of the dead Kings
hlameleSs life grew IN the Watered gar
den Of q deep religious experience. After
his gorgeous coronation when, with
impressive medieval ceremonies, the
crown had been put upon his brow. he
removed that symbol OF royalty, as all
British Sovereigns do, and kpelt with
barred head to receive the communion.
He inwardly meant what that service
means. for his religion was his life. He
subscribed fully to the words Of his
father. ID world address as. speaking
Tor the empire respect for the throne.
he added: .And for the man himself
WIio-may God help him has been
placed upon i" IN his own reign Of
ID years he was to prove In many ways
that never In an sopportuniSt, of1cial
sense did hAstalk glibly about God: but.
rather. hewalked hunbly with Cod
Back In 1880, before the radio medium
was as perfected ais 1t Is today. England's
King, George v, made an important adj
dress at the opening 'of the London
Naval Conference. It was vital that 1t
be heard distinctly in the United States.
which had q great stake In the detectives
of the gathering. A few minutes before
the speech was to come through. an
official in the studio Of the Columbia
Broadcasting Co., Walter Vivian, dis
covered that something had gone
wrong with the wiring. A quick inspec-
ton indicated that 1t would take at least
20 minutes to make another adjustment.
That would mean that q vast audience,
eager to listen to the speech, would not
hear it at all. Without hesitation. Mr..
Vivian grasped the ends Of the broken
wire, one in each hand, to restore the
circuit. The shock. of the ESQ volt
charge and the leakage Of the current
shook his arms and burned his hands,
but he held ION while, through his hero
ism, the Kings message of peace went
through. What was done with that mes
sage is symbol Of the only way In
which the highest truth ever can be
carried to the needy world.
i It is always truth through personality.
That issWhat the worlds Redeemer said.
and what all who follow in His train are
called to declare: ''This is my body
which is broken for you" There is no
other way. Somehow We feel that If in
this hour King George vi could select
one thought from him to resound around
the globe he would choose the words of
London schoolteacher, which once he
made his own, trinity Of golden SEN
fences on which he put his own image,
and superscription In q Christmas broad
cast to the4world: s1a5sf {as 8
"And / said to the man who stood at
the gate of the year. give me a light that
I might tread safely into the unknown.
And he replied, go out into the dark
ness and put thine hand into the hand
Of God. That shall be to- thee better
than light and safer than o. known way"
~ NJ LII
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Music and Morale

Remembering quotation around and
about Plato" Damon tells me, and ]
can quite believe it, that when modes Of
music change. the fundamental laws OF
the state change with them" ! wonder:
Is there then q connection between the
noises now committed in the name Of
music and the general debility Of morals,
mlnks and miniature mentalities cur
rently extant?
"A blackout Of every so-called band.
vocalist, either tinker, hillbilly warbler,
and screaming tobacco auctioneer might
restore q healthy moral tone to the
leaders and their helpers-five per. cent
or otherwise. Stop the music!
Arkansawer.
Russellville, Ark.
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-12-25
Womon's Club Holds
Xmas Party At
Humphries Home

The beautiful home of Miss
Elba HUMPHREYS and Miss Marian
Bicknell was the setting for a
Christmas party on Tuesday af-
ternoon, December 10th, when
Miss HUMPHREYS entertained the
members of the Woman's Club.
On entering the home, which
was decorated with a lighted
porch tree, holly and candles, Miss
BickneH greeted each guest and
they were presented a small
Christmas corsage
The living room was most at
tractive with hand decorated can
dies, vases of red berries and hol-
ly. In the dining room, the table
cleaned with a white damask
satin cloth, upon which rode
Santa Claus in the sleigh, pulled
by reindeer.
Several amusing games were
played with prizes given to the
winners.
All members were requested to
bring their newest white ele.
plants which formed the basis for
a march to the tune of Jingle
Bells and the gifts were exchang-
ed at the conclusion of the march
The entire afternoon contained
much joy and merriment at thi:
Christmas time.
The hostess, assisted by Mrs
Bickness and Mrs. 7. S. Humph
ries, served a very original anc
attractive plate, consisting of ;
real Santa Claus which was mold
ed ice cream. Cakes, nuts, anl
coffee were also on the plates.
Members present besides tn
hostess and Miss Bicknell wer
Mrs. M. D. Baine, Miss Mani
Clark, Mrs. A. A. Derrick, Jr
Mrs. c. A. Doster, Mrs. w. I
Hand, Mrs. w. A. Henley, Mrs
Wiley HUMPHREYS, Mrs. w. E. Nc
Cune, Miss Annie Mcintyre, Mrs
Reedy Mcclellan, Mrs. H. j. Mont
gomery, Mrs. A. L. Stevens, Mrs
Roy Smith, Mrs. w. P. Taylor
Mrs. j. E. Sweeney, Mrs. PHI
Wilson, Mrs. Jimmie A. HAND
and Mrs. Bobby Irby. Guest
were Miss Rosa Ramsey, Mrs.
L. Longinotti, Mrs. c. A. Knot
Mrs. Pugh Winborn, and Mr.
Sam Jones, of Lexington.