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Evening star., 1952-01-23
BY chories E. Trocewen

small falls Of his own In the last 20
years, four Of them have been on curbs.
especially on rainy days.
II one must fell, and it seems rather
inevitable now and then. no matter how
healthy, the thing to do is to consider
the matter beforehand. so that in ones
falling q certain amount Of brains and
sheer grace may prevail.
It is better to fan forward than back
ward, and much better than 10 fall side
ways.
1t is better to land on q hand. and
break an arm. If necessary. than to fall
SO as to break leg or hip.
Some eminent doctor now says that
to sit In chair on the back Of ones
neck, much criticized posture, means
that one win never have back trouble
Thank you, doctor. We always thought
that. The man also said something
else our experience has told US is true:
Always walk, no matter where, as II
going up hill, that, Is leaning forward.
with the head poked out.
This posture means that II one falls.
as one may do. despite all cautions. he
wiz fall forward, not backward. and
win have the aid OF his arms and hands
TO catch him before his head strikes
ground.
These cautions need not worry the
winter pedestrian. They are solely pre-.
lirninary. II one keeps them IN mind
now and then, beforehand, be win be So
poised that he can help himself n case
Of trouble, that Is I'll.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
[ letters, to The Star

he does campaign. I feel that Gen.
Eisenhower Is the man for President.
He is known for his ability to unite
people of different nationalitieS to work
for a. common goal whether he be work
ing with individuals or nations. With
the grave crisis Of today. we are badly
in need Of leader with such capacity.
since Mr.. Truman does not seem to have
that gift, and any other candidate VIII
be too new and inexperienced IN such
troubled times. =
This country is sorely in need Of .
leader like Eisenhower who is respected
and held in high esteem by the people.
] believe that even II Gen. Eisenhower
does not campaign and promise this
and that, his sincerity. honesty and
fairmindedness will make him a great
leader In national affairs as well as
world affairs, and he win see to It
within his power that the right thing
is done. There Is too much politics
and no sincerity In our Government
today. Mr.. Truman Is q. ttght-minded
politician through and through.
There seem to be 20 few men ID our
governing body who are sincerely In
terested In doing the best thing for
their country. The land Is ruled by
the dollar and the quickest way to get
it, whether it be by bribery. lack Of
price control, robbery. embezzlement
and complete lack of scruples. We don't
need q politician who win make prom
ises and stick to his party loyalty. We
need q man who is innately sincere.
honest, broadminded and who has the
promise Of becoming world dgure.
And Gen. Eisenhower, In my opinion.
is that man.
fN6rHl Judith Harris.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
couroqe in Anonymity

For every courageous man in cotntrys
cause who is given the stage of battle on which
To- perform his daring deeds there are un-
counted numbers Of others who demonstrate
their valor behind curtain Of anonymity. often
ut great risk to personal safety and often subject
10 false accusation On many occasions such an
exercise of valor calls for determination that
can be established only after intensive nsonl-
searching and that must be grounded IN an
unqualified conviction Of what is right.
such deliberateness Of decision. in the face
Of the obvious great risks. IS reflected in the
course which Herbert A. Philbrick. Massachusetts,
salesnan, chose to follow some thirteen years ago
when he realized that he had become associated
with political movement that had as its ulti-
mate objective the overthrow Of the American
form Of government. It would have been easy
enough for Mr. Philbrick, at that early point, TO-
disassociate himself from the Communist fronts.
He chose, instead to report his suspicious to the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation, to follow the
suggestion that he should remain among these
plotting people and to become channel OF
information by which our Government might
more effectively combat subversion.
4. BY Giving lie" he has rendered PATRIOTIC,
service to his country and the cause Of freedom
throughout the world Very likely he did not
anticipate public recognition or foresee how It
could ever be accorded. It has come now ana
It's quality should be as unalloyed as was the
character of Mr.. Philbricks conception OF his
duty. 2 :
Evening star., 1952-01-23
II and hat

Winter walking in the city may be
delightful, with two cautions:
/. watch trsfiae.
2. DO not walk on very windy day.
Older pedestrians, in particular, need
both cautions kept in mind.
Traffic hazards every block demand
much concentration.
The matter of wind is tWofold: the
element itself and the reaction of the
walker TO It,
Mary persons in their SOS and COS
will be somewhat surprised at them
selves to discover, as they head into the
wind. their breathing becomes slightly
labored.
This is not cause for alarm. Just
walk slower.
It does not mean one is having heart
attack.
It simply shows that the old circula-
tory system IS not IS good as it used TO.
he. The circulation Of the blood, which
demands the fullest cooperation Of the
heart, the blood vessels. the lungs and
the blood Itself, + not as good as it vas.
that Is all.
There comes q time iii every life. il
one lives long enough. when one has hi
admit that the wonderful complex. the
magical living complex. IS not now -
wonderful as it used to be.
The muscles play out quicker. the
reactions are not as swift, and In every
way one Is on the doWngrade. although
there Is NO drastic need to get either
cynical Or pessimistic about the Whnle
thing.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Traveller Words

ConsiderlCords on Itevef- ending Journeys
And hon. like other Travellers. t1tev
change
IN sunny lands becoming soft as music.
By cold CONCEALED to GItterGIs. harsh
and strange:
by years and distances their meaninDs
altered,
Distorted. almost LOST. some hardy
root
AIone snrpiUtng NTH It's pttaE essence
That iDaits to rise Ggatn IN foarer
and fruit.
I Ike to think of pords and those Uho
l0De them
who search the deep. oblneTatisg
past
For syllubles NTH manifold mutations
70 trace NTH 5ov TIER Osscins q last.
lnsx Borelay Kirby
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Gambling for chority

s,. CongreSsio Investigating commit.
tees have sexposed the.4magnitude of
gambling both locally and nationally.
for which the citizenry should be, thank
full. Yet u We would face the. facts
there are many Of us who would have
TO admit that we may have been re-
sponsible for some Of these shocking
conditions, as individuals and groups.
As individuals we have contributed to
these conditions by playing the numbers,
betting on sporting events and partici-
pating In other forms Of gambling ac-
tivities. There are groups. religious and
secular who have used ratfles,. lotteries.
punch boards, bil1go and chance-books
to raise funds for various purposes.
These games Of chance In the hands
Of people, especially the young. tends
to develop the gambling instinct.
The use Of these games Of chance is:
excused on the ground that the funds
raised thereby are for charitable pur-
poses. Are we to believe that charity
legalizes Illegal acts, or does the END
justify the means?
Evening star., 1952-01-23

-
blossomed His picture appeared every
where, Taylor's bandwagon was rolling
Of its own momentum and both parties
were scrambling to get on. The Wings
went all-out. II he wasn't a Wing, they'd
make him one. The Democrats looked
on the general longingly, but President
Polk's dislike Of Taylor stood IN their
way.
Old Zack wasn't certain he even
wanted the job. His first reaction was
indifference. He refused to answer en-
thusiastic letters that bonharded him.
He informed friend, "My opinion has
always been against the elevation Of a
military chief to that position. " meaning
the presidency. Later he tempered this
a bit: u will not say would not serve
If the good people were inprudent
enough as to elect me-" Still later he
wrote: ST have no wish for the presi-
dency." Then he said: Il could not
(run1 while duty calls" Finally he got
around to: IF ever occupy the White
Evening star., 1952-01-23
By Edward BoyI.in

MToW that the political misadyentures
IL 1T Gen. winfield scott have been
re&examined at President Trun1all's
suggestion Is an example Of what
might await Gen. Eisenlower. It seems
equally in order TO restudy the case of
Gen. Zachary Taylor gs
Where Scott failed dinally IN 1852,
Taylor succeeded phekc1nenally IN l84S
making the leap from the Army 70 the.
White House without Sxerting himself
in the least. Old Zack, like FUSS and
Feathers Scott. was a Mexican War
hero. Though the Wings had violently
opposed the war. they did an about face
and cOmmandee deered its most popular
figure sas their candidate.
Taylor took it calmly. At 63 he had
never even voted. He Just sat on the
porch of his Baton Rouge plantation
house. claeWed tobacco and watched OLD
Man River roll by, He was so little
concerned that he refused to pay 10
cents p0StAge due on the cfncial notice
Of his ncmination and It went to the
dead letter ONCE.
No other man ever rose so fast from
political obscurity to the presidency.
His victories In Mexico thrust him SO
violently. into the limelight that even
the politicians were astounded at the
spontaneous way his boom got started.
His popularity zoomed overnight. It
was called Taylor Fever"
Taylor had spent most Of his life in
camp or on the frontier. He didn't
know the buzz Of the presidential bee
when he heard IT. There's story that
when q brother officer first broached
the idea, Taylor growled, stop your
nonsense and drink your whisky"
The generals soldiers adored him.
Blunt, stocky, fearless. he always found
his way to the thick Of the fight. Bullets
tore his uniform. The Nation thrilled
to his order to d battery at Buena
Vista: "Double-shot your guns and give
'ern hell" Some claimed he really said:
"A little more grape, Capt. Bragg" But
1t made no difference. It all became
grist for the Wing political mill.
..Rough and Ready" Taylor ran up q
string Of military triumphs that left the
Nation GREATNESS. He became the man
Of the hour. Rough and Ready" clubs
Evening star., 1952-01-23

This Is what was ordained In the
beginning. and viii ever be. Scientists
say that IL by some conceivable cataS4
trophe life here is ended. and then
begun again, it would probably take
exactly the same path it took in cons
past to make the living tissue OF this
globe. The blood would flow, the organ
isns would evolve from simple to COM
plex, and the left paw Of the creature
would finally grasp the right hand OF
God. u
Perhaps third caution should be
kept in mind, In our winter walking.
It is this:
Beware Of the curb.
The danger of the curb has never
been mentioned in any literature. as far
as we know. III
Yet this simple adjunct TO the city
street holds more possibility Of falls
than ANYTHING else.
While older persons can set falls
almost any place. as far too many Of
them know, to their own sorrow. there
seems to be something catastrophe
about the cuFbing.
Just let one step up sideways. instead
of facing the curb squarely. and the foot
is likely TO slip.
This throws the stopper down SIDE
ways. too often on the hip, : very ysil-
nerable place ID the elderly and one
does not have to be too elderly. either.
=
0ne Washingtonian who has inrestf-
gated this matter claims that Of dve
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Questions and Answers
By Thomoss r. Henry

= "a q ~
Of iact 81 aritIns The washinsten Evenins etaf.
information Bureau 1900 Eve st. NV, Waen.
inEton 8. .. c. Please incloss cents Tor return
@. Is the success Of magician really
based on the fact that the hand y
quicker than the eyer. r.
A. This old belief is rejected BY Harry
Blackstone. This great magician has
said that the eye can follow anything
the hand can do, and that sleight-of-
hand really Is the science Of misdirected
thought. This means that the magi-
clans job depends upon distracting the
audience by getting It to watch some-
thing else while the magician makes
his necessary preparations with lightning
speed.
@. How Is suu0 nade?-V. T. r.
"A. It d made from high-grade
hurley tobacco that comes from Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Virginia. The
tobacco is packed sway for two or three
years and subjected to high tempera-
lures before being cut into powder.
During the aging period the tobacco
ferments and acquires the peculiar
strong aroma Of snuff. Only small
portion Of snuff Is nowadays smiled UP
the nose. Usually, it Is carried In the
mouth.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
'old-Time Religion

The "old-time religion" preached by
Billy Graham and condemned as HARM
full by two local ministers. Is. that Of
"Jesus Christ the same yesterday. and
today, and forever Hebrews, 1879.
Billy Graham is careful not to give his
opinions but breaches only from the
Scripture, all Of which the Bible says
.is given by inspiration Of God" (u
Timothy 3:16). Unfortunately, the great
difnculty in presenting the gospel is
that 'the natural man receiveth not
the things Of the Spirit Of God: for
they are foolisIlness unto him: neither
can he know them, because they are
spiritually discerned" Il Corinthians
AID.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
It Belongs in Oblivion

>. President Truman apparently has showed
Federal decentralization into the background for
the time being In favor Of dispersal which Is
good as far as it goes. Decentralization, IN de-
partmental lingo means transfer OF agencies
to cities far from Washington; dispersal means
moving them into nearby areas of Maryland
and Virginia. 1t is too bad that Mr.. Truman
did not 60 further in his budget message and
shove decentralization into complete oblivion.
That is where the scheme belongs.
While indorsing pending bill which would
provide for both dispersal and decentralization,
the President commented: s"I am convinced that
any program which fails to place primary en-
phasis on dispersal to nearby areas would not
be In the interest OF security, efficient admins
tration or good area planning" This language,
by indirection, puts the President on record
against the Senate approved bill to decentralize
at least $4,000, Federal employees to distant
places. That bill, rushed through the Senate
during the closing stages Of the past session. Is
before House Executive Expenditures subcom-
mittee. It would give the General Services
Administration unlimited power to transfer any
number of Government agencies to other cities
as desired, however much such policy might
be in conflict with the principles underlying
establishment of the seat of government. Jess
Larson, chief Of GSA, testified in favor OF the
committee.
The bill indorsed by the President however,
gives primary emphasis" to dispersal This
measure, reported by the Senate Public Works
Committee, provides for construction of several
Federal Office buildings @outside of but In the
vicinity OF and accessible to the District OF
Columbia" and connected by circumfefential
highway Decentralization Of s'units pt Govern
ment which could operate at distant locations
without significant loss OF efficiency" also would
be authorized But Mr.. Truman gave. priority to
the dispersal part Of the bin Ii his budget. He
urged Congress 10 appropriate SIS million ia
fiscal 1858 for 'tl1is modi1ied program" There
Is Justification for ia gradual expansion Of Gov
ernment agencies into The suburbs. but there is
no good reason for scattering the seat Of gov
ernment all over the map ofsthe United States.
Decentralization ought to be consigned to
permanent resting place-in pigeonhole.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
sesoui Questions for Congress

President Trufnan's casual prediction In his
budget message that the Sesquicentennial drama,
aFaith OF Our Fathers" would be produced again
this summer ought to be given more than casual
attention by Congress. For the decision to ex-
tend the run Of the concededly popular SHOW,
if DEFINITE, is anything but routine one. It Is
q decision that is opposed by the majority OF the
executive committee Of the Sesquicentennlai
Commission and that involves a questionable
diversion Of funds which Congress appropriated
for different purpose.
The original appropriation of So million for
'Washington's Sesuuicentennial was heralded by
supporters OF the celebration as tantamount to
q loan, to be repaid out OF revenues from the
enterprise including the proposed Freedom Fair.
OF the sum, 81 million. was earmarked for the
Sesoui amphitheater program, and 81 million Tor
the ill2fated Freedom Fair. When the fair IDEA
blew up, the commission properly froze the fund
allocated for that project. There Is about $lA
million OF une3pended money In this fund. Last
summer, over the objectionsof . majority OF the
executive committee, $4,000 of these frozen
assets was released by vote OF majority OF tne
commission for the local Fourth OF July OBJ
servance On September 5. the executive COM
nittee, with Commission Vice Chairman Melvin
D. Hildreth dissenting, voted to close the books
on the Sesuuicentennial and return to the
original $3-rnillion sloanp That. at least, would
have indicated the good faith OF the Sesqm
promoters. Il
ant Mr.. Hildreth continued to press for
another season for Faith Of Our Fathers" He
was quoted as saying It would be - terrible
thing to abandon the drama and the amphi-
theater It has been estimated. incidentally,
that $260OO0 would be required to continue the
show and 100000 additional would BE- needed
to repair the amphitheater. This total cost Of
$46OOOO compares with the $4,000 profit" which
the drama reported last summer profit which
did not take into account certain overhead costs
Among the overhead expenses Is the $12,O0O-a-
year salary still being paid Paul Massrnan, gen
eral manager Of the production. =
Appeals to President Truman, ex-ohlcio
chairman OF the Sesqui commission, resulted IN a
White House conference at which the President
praised the show and expressed hope that it
might continue. The commission took no formal
action at that time however, and apparently
has taken none since. Meanwhile the President
seems to have taken it for granted that the show
would 90 on
In view Of the controversy within the COM
mission over the plan, however, It would be
mistake 10 regard this matter as settled Since
the commission cannot reach an agreement,
Congress ought to take hand. II has right
to know how Freedom Fair money can properly
be used for repair Of the amphitheater and Tor an
extended run Of Faith so1 Our Fathers And
to ash why, ID time n mounting national
deficits It seriously Is proposed that part OF the
$i4 million left over from fair that never
materialized should be used tor q drama--hoV-
ever patriotic instead. Of returned to the
feasufy
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Pruise for Witnesses

Pruise for Witnesses
The highest official and public praise
should be bestowed upon Charles II.
Nelson and Reuben Nichols for their
testimony before the Senate District
Crime Committee last Friday. During
their honest. eloquent account Of their
contacts with an endless variety Of
hoodluns and corrupt officials, it seemed
that these men stood alone in their
regard fog fundamental decency.
feel that II all Of us had the same
strength Of character displayed by these
Witnesses. there would be no police
departments. investigating committees
and. indeed. no crime. to investigate.
Mr.. Nelson and Mr.. Nichols should be
credits TO their own race and ipspira-
tfons 10 all who respect honor and
justice. They undoubtedly had many
opportunities to accept payments and
probably could have enriched them
selves by not testifying.
s, DR.. Ralph d. Jones, sr.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
An American Foreign Legion

Have you heard about the. tentative
plan to have an American Foreign
Legion? We all have heard about the
heroic deeds Of the French Foreign
Legion.
Why can't we too have an army COM
posed Of 25O,00O Displaced Persons OF
europe who would serve for fve years2
These men would make fine soldiers
because they would have great IN
centive to work for liberty and free
dom from terror means much to these
people and they would do their best to
make il an army Of oil armies.
Jean Scheidecker.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
(Ndrs.) Judith Harris.
Great Orators ReIoted

Few persons who listen to the stirring
oratory Of Winston Churchill realize that
he Is relative Of our own great orator,
Patrick Henry, whose mother was Sarah
winston Of Hanover County, Va. The
family Of Patrick Henry's mother emi-
grated to America from Winston Hal.
Yorkshire, England. In the early part OF
the 17th century.
Mr.. Churchill,s direct ancestor, the
grandmother Of the flrSt Duke OF Marl-
borough, was Mary Winston Of Winston
Hall, Yorkshire. England.
Elizabeth Tebbs.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Hero Worship Elected This President

House. Il must be by the spontaneous
movement Of the people.
Re left Mexico IN November. l047, and
hurried home. Every steamboat brought
q politician to his door. still. the gem
eral demurred. one April day In lS48
three big Whigs called on Taylor and
told him they had come "a make up his
mind for him. With Their help. Taylor
composed 8 declaration cf his political
principles. It began. r am q Wing.
but not an ultra Wing" Nobody knew
what an ultra Wing" meant but no.
body cared. He had said he was . Wing.
That was enough.
Taylor then jolted the politicians by
saying: IL elected would not be the
mere President Of party. would en-
deavor to act independent Of party DOM
nation. I should feel bound to adj
minister the Government untrammeled
by party schemes. have no private
purposes to accomplish. no party pro-
jects to build up. no enemies to punish
nothing to serve but my country"
Many Wings thought he was de-
mented. but they were jubilant all the
same. It was obvious the Democrats
Gen" Lewis Cass. stood no chance.
particularly II Martin Van Buren. the
Free Son nominee. drew Oh . lot OF
Democratic votes.
At the Wing convention Taylor got
the nomination on the fourth ballot.
The Wings adopted no platform. They
didn't need one. They had Taylor. who
really couldn't lose. In the election
campaign, the Wings plastered the
Nation with pictures Of Old Zaek in
battle poses. Even Old Whitley. his horse.
got q play. But the general took no
part in the campaign. He said nothing;
did nothing. He was still commander
of the Western Division of the Army.
In November, 1858. Taylor polled 1853
electoral votes: Cass. 127. Old zack had
won his last battle, but it didn't bring
him peace After is months Of turmoil
and disappointment as President. he
died on July ., 1850. His last words
were, II am about to die. have en-
deavored TO discharge all my ofdcial
duties faithfully. regret nothing. but
am sorry Tam about to leave my friends
# ever man was victim OF po-
litical expediency. it was Zachary Taylor,
who really didn't want to be President.
Evening star., 1952-01-23

thxpueh the chamber, he had won them. II vas
q little demonstration In the art OF change Of
pace that any politician would have to admire,
Not everyone had praise for some 81 the
controversial matters he took up thereafter.
Bht on the floor and In their comments laters
they applauded the magnificent old man, who
had satisfied for time their sharp hunger for
greatness.