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Evening star., 1952-04-22
Britain and the EDC

Because of their insular geographical posi-
ton and their special ties with the globe
circling Commonwealth of Nations, the British
have declined to integrate their forces with the
projected internationalized European army. But
they have just pledged themselves, in formal
white paper, to undertake solemn commitment
that will go long way toward making their
troops effective allies of that army.
The internationalized army is itself still in
the formative stage. 1t is to come into being
after Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium,
Italy, West Germany and France ratify the
treaty they are now negotiating to organize
themselves into six-power European Defense
Community. This community (the EDC) will
operate when it is finally agreed upon, as a
kind of core grouping within the Target frame
work of the 14-nation North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, and result OF BritainS forth
right action-which has been taken after con-
sutation with the six EDO governments-the
whole project is expected to become a working
reality in the relatively near future.
What the British decision means Is this:
AS soon as the six powers formally conclude
their own EDO treaty, the United Kingdom will
Immediately join them in separate treaty
pledgng itself to give all-out military and other
aid to any of them that may be attacked by
an aggressor. In turn, for their part, they will
pledge themselves to extend the same kind of
help to Britain in case Britain becomes the
object of armed attack in Europe. This COM
nlitment to mutual defense-which really con-
stitutes a commitment to 60 to war if agrees
sion is unleashed against one or more of the
contracting parties-will remain in force, after
it is ratified, until the 20-year Atlantic pact
reaches it's expiration date.
At first glance Britain, in undertaking to
make such commitment, seems merely to have
offered to reaffirm what it is already pledged
to do under the 50-year Brussels pact and as
member of the NATO Alliance. However, the
NATO Alliance does not include West Germany,
and the Brussels pact includes neither West
Germany nor Italy. Accordingly, the effect of
the British move is to extend to those two coun-
tries a special guarantee which they both want
but do not now have. Further than that the
move holds out to the French the firm assurance
of Britain'S unStinted aid against any ag-
gressor-an assurance not only against Russia
but also against the possibility of future Ger
man withdrawal from the EDO for an attack
on France.
1t is not surprising in the circumstances,
that the United Kingdoms decision has had an
enthusiastic reception in all six Of the EDO
countries. It is decision that offers an addi-
tional degree of security to each Of them, espe-
cially to Italy, West Germany and France. The
result is that they have been encouraged to
speed up progress toward establishing their de-
tense community and their internationalized
army
Evening star., 1952-04-22

area for four years Five months ago 1t was
ten-year-old boy who had been shot.
The girls life might have been saved by
prompt emergency treatment. But the nearby
Takoma Park rescue squad had been forbidden
to answer calls from Chillum because the people
in that community recently voted down special
tax that would have helped defray fire depart
ment costs. The details are involved and the
blame may fairly be distributed among all con-
cerned. But this is no excuse
With just little reasonableness, intelligence
and effort the deadlock could be Strengthened
out. How many more children will have to die
perhaps needlessly-before their elders begin to
act like grownups?
Evening star., 1952-04-22

Job was to line up friends and clear
the way for the landings.
A few weeks before the 1912 invasion,
Mr.. Murphy arranged the famous sub
marine rendezvous with Gen. Mark
Clark, Gen. Eisenhower's deputy. A
submarine took Gen. Clark to the North
African coast where he went ashore to
check final plans for the landings with
Mr.. Murphy and friendly French officers.
Probably Mr.. Murphy'S most hair
raising experience came the night of the
Allied landings. American troops were
due in AlgierS at 2:3O am. November 8.
So at 1890 am, force Of friendly
Frenchmen. acting at Mr.. Murphys
behest, seized the city's strategic points
for the Allies.
Mr.. Murphy himself went to the villa
of Admiral Darlan, top French au-
thority. notified him of the landings and
told the admiral he was under arrest.
Unknown to Mr.. Murphy, the Ameri-
can soldiers landed at the wrong place
and were to be 13 hours behind schedule
in reaching Algiers. AS the hours passed
by with no sign of the Americans, Ad-
miral Darlan's men took the city and
put Mr.. Murphy himself under arrest.
He sweated 1t out for about six hours
under the ire of tough French admiral
who thought he had been tricked, until
he finally talked himself free to 60 meet
the American soldiers.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Military Preeedents

AS a registered Maryland Republican
since 1914, I awoke this morning de-
termined to do the best could to soften
the pangs Of conscience gnawing at
your correspondent. l.. S. NJ, as he at
tempts to resist the temptation to ac-
knowledge Gen. Eisenhower as the
logical candidate for the Republican
nomination.
The answers to most of the questions
asked about how Eisenhower stands can
be found in the writings of the general.
AS for shying from military Presi-
dent, for the information of L. S. NJ,
16 Presidents have seen active military
service: Washington. Monroe, jackson.
William H. Harrison. Tyler, Taylor,
Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Grant, Hayes,
Garfield, Benjamin Harrison. Mckinley,
Theodore Roosevelt and Truman. OF
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Questions and Answers

any question Of fact by either writing The
Evening star Information Bureau. 1900 street
NV. Washington, d. C., and inclosinR cents
return postage or BY telephoning ST. 1868.
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
@. Can fruits be grown in Siberia?
e. w.
A. Bush fruits are common. and ac-
cording to reports fruit-bearing orchards
have now been planted. However. the
trees are not vertical but grow horizon
tally, with their branches spread over
the ground and pegged down. Deep
SHOWS protect the trees in winter.
O. What does apostolic succession"
mean?-B. p.
A. The continuity Of the Christian
ministry. that Is. the claim that the
Office Of the ministry. especially bishops.
can be traced without interruption to
the Apostles of Christ.
@. Why is there always a mouse at
the feet of Saint Gertrude?-E. H. L.
A. This Belgian saint is the patron
of travellers, especially by sea, and is
held to give protection from rats and
mice and fever.
Evening star., 1952-04-22

disposition of the body, which had be-
come very offensive, owing to the con-
dition in which it had remained after
death; the leg, broken in jumping from
the box to the stage, was much dis
colored and swollen, the blood from
the wound having saturated his UNDER
clothing. With the assistance of 1t.
L. B. Baker, took the body from the
gunboat direct to the old penitentiary,
adjoining the arsenal grounds. The
building had not been used as a prison
for some years previously. The Ord
nance Department had filled the ground
floor cells with fixed ammunition-one
of the largest Of these cells was selected
as the burial place Of Booth-the am
munition was removed, a large fiat stone
lifted from it's place, and rude grave
dug: the body was dropped in, the grave
filled up. the stone replaced. and there
rests to this hour all that remained
of. John Wilkes Booth"
Harry M. Dengler.
In the letter in The Star April IA, on
the demise of John Wilkes Booth, your
correspondent failed to state that the
remains of John Wilkes Booth repose
in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore. in
the Booth plot. They were removed
there a few years after the Civil War
and lie in an unmarked grave just be-
hind that of his illustriouS brother,
Edwin Booth.
The caretaker states that more people
ask where John Wilkes Booths grave is
than all others put together-a fact
that greatly exasperates him. Many
famous people are buried there, includ-
ing the famous Southern general, Jo-
seph E. Johnston, former Gov. Ritchie
and others.
Herman H. DierS.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Any Crime Increase Is Bad

While local police may derive some satisfac-
ton from the fact that the crime picture in
Washington was brighter last year than in the
average large city, the figures in the Federal
Bureau of Investigations annual crime bulletin
give no cause for complacency. For the report
shows that serious crimes in the District
increased 2.5 per cent during 1851 (as compared
with national increase of ST. per cent?. Any
such increase in lawlessness here should be of
concern to the police in particular and the
community as whole.
As the FBI emphasizes, it is futile to attempt
any comparison Of crime totals in Washington
with those reported by police in other cities
This Is because there is no assurance that the
reports made voluntarily to the FBI by city
police departments are complete. For example,
the FBI excludes from its tahulation crime
reports by the New York police department on
the ground that it does not report all offenses
coming to its attention. number of other
cities sent in full reports for only part of the
year. Thus, although the District reported more
aggravated assaults in 1851 than any other city,
it is obviously unrealistic to conclude that
Washington actually had more of these felonies
than any other urban community
Disturbing, nonetheless, is the fact that on
the basis of the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment'S own figures, murders increased here
from 66 in 1850 to 86 in 1851, that burglaries
rose II per cent over the previous year, that
aggravated assaults rose "a per cent and that
larcenies rose about per cent The only bright
spots on the crime picture were decreases
recorded for robberies and automobile thefts
The dark spots that need special attention are
the homicide, burglary, assault and larceny
categories. Police Superintendent Murray should
see to it that his department is alerted to the
need for extra vigilance in these related and
often overlapping fields of crime.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
For q House Left Behind Us

The old house WiH be lonely there
tonight,
When twilight drifts in gently past
each sill,
When frefies make their myriad points
of light
Against the darkenino trees and the
wooded hill -.
The stairs the children climbed to 90
to bed
Under the sloping roof 50 near to rain
Will darken sloiOly. ,Chtle the suns
last red
Makes ohostly fires upon the window-
pane,
And in the silent hall where once the
clock
Was heartbeat OF the house, thereU
be no sound
Sape Uten the little hunting otDl makes
mock
With his lone questioning of sky and
While we. ,cho had to leaue tt all
behind,
Find out how dear It Is In heart and
mind.
Eleanor HoIbrook Zimmermon
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Kefouver VS.. Russell

A campaign which should reveal in signif-
icant degree the real political standing of
Tennessee's Senator Kefauver in the South gets
under way this week in Florida.
On May g. the Democrats Of that State will
vote in presidential preference primary, with
the contestants for popularity being Senator
Kefauver and Georgia's Senator Russell. Election
of convention delegates will take place on May
~. While the May voting will not be binding
In its effect upon the delegate race, any clear
margin for either of the two candidates should
provide an indication of what is to happen later
and may have great influence upon the Subse-
quent contest within the State.
The Tennessee Senator, who has demon
strated an impressive popularity in earlier tests
outside the South started his personal campaign
in Florida yesterday. Senator RUSSELL after
preliminary appearances in Pennsylvania and
Georgia on Wednesday and Friday, arrives in
Florida this Saturday and has five speeches
scheduled for his first day on the battle ground.
The contest will reach climax on the night of
May S. Immediately preceding primary day,
when the two Senators are scheduled to appear
together in one-hour teevised political rally.
The Florida voting on May is the only
direct preference primary in the South. Sup
porters of Senator Russell have contended that
he will command all the Southern strength at
the Democratic convention except that of Ten
ueSSee, ana OeCTaCLOTS OF senator heIduVerS
candidacy have made much of his alleged
inacceptability to the South. While Florida
differs from most of its Southern neighbors in
having larger non-native population, Ke-
fauver victory there still would offer a partial
contradiction to both of these contentious.
Aside from his regular Southern position on
the controversial FEPC issue and his advantage
in being from the neighboring State of Georgia,
Senator Russell has the added margin in Florida
of undivided support from the States congress
sional delegation and the party organization
headed by Governor Fuller Warren In part at
least, Governor Warrens attitude is influenced
by his personal feud with Senator Kefauver,
dating back to the unsuccessful efforts by the
Tennessean to bring the Florida executive before
the Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Actually, the after-effects of the Senate
investigation and its emphasis on big-time
gambling operations in Florida are hard to
calculate politically The disclosures made by the
committee under Senator Kefauver's chairman
ship we're widely credited, or blamed, for the
defeat of Democratic Senate Leader Lucas in
Illinois in 1850 and there was certainly no indi-
registering his party popularity in Illinois earlier
this month. A comparable public reaction in
Florida would be beneficial rather than harmful
to the TenneSSean.
In any case, the two Florida tests, first to
bring the two Southerners face to face in this
years campaign will provide new measure for
evaluating the political strength Of each of
them In view of the present divisions within
the Democratic Party, the results will be
examined carefully.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
DisgroeefuI

No amount of explanations, alibis and
excuses can cover up the disgraceful condition
prevailing in the Takoma Park -Chilum area.
For the second time in five months child's
life may have been lost because Of inexcusable
delay in emergency treatment. The latest victim
Of adult foot-dragging was Linda Maloney, six
years old, who drowned Saturday in pool Of
stagnant water which, through neglect and
Indifference has been hazard in the. Chillum
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Post-Mortem on Booth

The letter by II. j. c." creates the
impression that there was a great deal
OF mystery and hocus-pocus" surround
ing the Identification of the body of
John Wilkes Booth and the place Of final
burial. He quotes from Gen. Lafayette
Bakers book, "The Secret Service in the
Late War;" but he did not quote the
part that gives Gen. L. c. Bakers story
Of the facts in the case. This book. pub
Ished in 1874. contains picture showing
the burial Of Booth and the following
statement regarding his Identification
and the location Of his grave:
I'm order to establish the identity of
the body of the assassin beyond all ques-
ton, the Secretary of War directed me
to summon number of witnesses resid-
ing in the city of Washington. who had
previously known the murderer. Some
two years previous to the assassination
of the President, Booth had had tumor
or carbuncle cut from his neck by
surgeon. On inquiry, ascertained that
DR.. May, a well-knoWn and very skillful
surgeon. of 25 years practice in Wash
ington, had performed the operation.
Accordingly called on DR.. May, who.
before seeing the body, minutely de-
scribed the exact locality of the tumor,
the nature and date of the operation.
etc. After being sworn, he pointed to
the scar on the neck, which was then
plainly visible. Five other witnesses
were examined, all of whom had known
the assassin intimately for years. The
various newspaper accounts. referring
to the mutilation of Booths body, are
equally absurd. Gen. Barnes. Surgeon
General U. S. A.. was on board the gum
boat where the post-mortem examina-
ton was held, with his assistants. Gen.
Barnes cut from Booths neck about
two inches of the spinal column through
which the ball had passed; this piece
of bone, which is now on exhibition in
the Government Medical Museum, in
Washington, is the only relic of the
assassin's body above ground, and this
is the only mutilation of the remains
that ever occurred. Immediately after
the conclusion of the examination, the
Secretary of War gave orders as to the
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Pen Nome q Reel Name

1t seems that you published recently
q letter by 'T. Aquino" in reference to
an editorial in your paper concerning
former Attorney General McGrath.
People have called or talked to me
about it.
Please inform your readers that I did
not write the letter. In fact, have not
seen the editorial.
TranquilinO Aquino.
Editors note: The correspondent who
used the pen name "T. Aquino." said
he had in mind St. Thomas Aquinas and
did not realize he was using another
persons real name0
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Letters to The Star

these. six were generals: Washington,
jackson. William H. Harrison, Pierce,
Grant and Garfield.
I believe it is not only expedient but
wise that we Republicans nominate Gen.
Eisenhower.
Mrs. w. II. Trammell jr.
Evening star., 1952-04-22

Pen-ndnes may be used il letters carry
tOriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1952-07-30
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. c. ldiU, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, aDait three tull days aud
receiUe the license on the nth
dag. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Harold sierer; a5, 7o5o Portland st; NV.
Gerald Smith. 21,. Charleston. s. c.. and
chsrss Misi0p Bre%n SSady M iS 81 io7 5 & Columbia rd
NV, and Joan Wilson. 10, Baltimore.
Myron Meyer, 81, Detroit, and Shirley
,osa Sarysr sT;,ns 49, ds Berlin; aaP Pa w St and
Lucille Bum. 20. 1859 Connecticut ave.
Richard Gilman, as. 1885 Lamont st. nv n;x;.
John Reardon. 80 wsltham. Mass, and
Mary FiIsinger. Is; 6o49 l4sh st. NV:
ST AND Maria zaRosa a f4s
Lewis shakeiford, 21, and Joyce Nestor,
II; both Of Alexandria. VA. Va: y.m,,,,,.
ave. NV. and Catherine Smith. ae,
1925 Perry st. ne.
John Walker 81 GIG sSs St. rs ne and Daisy
Nelson Jackson. As, and Geraldine Butler
90, both of 81 K st. ne.
John FoufcaQe. 30, DOyleSlOWn- Fa., anu
Fred Clark, 6s, 5024 Weaver ter. n. W. and
Lillian Hamilton. 40. 1901 Cathedral
william Monroe. 81, Standpoint. Idaho.
and Joyce Howard. 26. 2514 IVerson ST.
Dwight Lucas, So, $500 Colorado ave. NV,
and Elizabeth Cash, ~, 6O2 Irwin st.
Leroy roy whaley, 26, 1890 Washington pl
ne. and Hattie Moses, 20, 1911 8 st.
Vincent Bruno 50, Trenton, N. j.. and
Minnie Pate. 52, Greer, 8; c.
Mary Heine, 81. $50! 3rd St: NV: 90
Isaac Alamo, 25; and Maria Morales r.
Mariana Dumpit, 35. 706 sth st: nv. and
Dorothy Fitzgerald, 2S. 47S Massa-
Warren Wigeins, 9s: and Bernice Davis
austin ST 09a 66ye e. 27 N 1esS f9t0ms' st. ave- nS s
Helen Smith, a7. lila F st.; ne;
Jeffrey McAllister, 27, Dinwiddie, va,;, anc
Henrietta Eckstein. %. Arlington, Va.
FLOYD Smith. ~, Indian Head, Md ane
John Mckenzie. 81. 1l33 18th, st; NV;
and Phyllis Lambert. "A, 1886 1lth st
Charles Zimmerman: q q, ,,Es,, Detroit, and Joar
Tesiuk, 20. 1920 Emerson st. NV.
Dorothy Hood, 10, .51O9 Sheriff rd. ne
Apdrsw Scett; Nt sS 2o1F ana Ths0a jackson 90
Alexander Hunter So. Maynower Hotel
and Jovanka Ribar, Al, Arlington, Va.
and Delma Laws. "a. 5O6 eth st: ne.
Irving Boxer. %, 1855 18th pl. NV ano
Matilda Coune. 10. 1921 End st. NV
Evening star., 1952-07-30
Virginia Photographers
Install New Officers
By the Assoeioted Press

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va,
July 30.-Newly elected officers of
the Virginia Professional Photog-
,raphers Association have been in
stalled during their three-day con-
vention at the Hotel Chamber
lin here which ended yesterday.
The new officers are Lewis E.
Allen of Front Royal, president;
Arthur Clark, vice president and
Charles Kiraly of Charlottesville,
Secretary-treaSurer
Evening star., 1952-07-30
Births Reported
frrroy, thu n r, pureau of Vital Statistics) }

~As viz
(From the D. c. Bureau of Vital statisti
BOYS.
Michael and Marian Abrams.
Adolph and Jean Bennett.
Robert and Carol Bolen.
Arthur and Dorothy Cheetman, jr.
Walter and Marjorie Clements.
Hobert and Ethel Dorka.
Dolphy and Ida Durham.
Edwin and Shirley GerStenfeld.
Albert and Mary Hardy.
Abner and Shirley Harrison. II.
George and Anita Nipple.
Charles and Lois Kriegh.
Heinz and Vera Lyehenheim.
Cecil and Virginia O'Bannon.
William and Louise Osborne, 1r.
Samuel and Ann Parnass.
Leonard and Evelyn Pfeifer, Or.
Irving and Sarah Rink.
Henry and Hilda Robinson.
william and Evelyn. Evslyn simmSnsi anraU'nsLv
Edward and Shirley Thackston. II.
Robert and Mary Vaughan.
Charles and Iva wallace.
Joseph and Mary West.
Charles and Hazel Willard.
Paul and Mary Wurth.
Homer and Nettie Baldwin.
James and Doris Mccoy.
GIRLS.
Edwin and Winnie Austin.
David and Mary Bowie:
Francis and Sue Brettell.
William and Margaret BurroughS.
James and Rosemary Chambers.
John and Elizabeth Donaldson. jr.
Stanford and Francis Essert.
Jake and Norma Fleishman.
Robert and Jean Frye.
Fred and Dana Grigshy.
Nikolai and Alesandrovnc Grigorteva.
James and Betty Harrelson.
Henry and Doris Hedden.
William and Alberta Higgs.
Edward and Elsie Jorgensen.
John and Margaret Maxi.
Charles and Gloria Manson.
Fulvio and Jeannette Mattero.
Joseph and Louise Morgenstern.
Paul and Rita Rapp.
Robert and Dorothy Waters.
Howard and Barbara Wolfe.
Harry and Loretta Wright.
Walter and Jean Woodhouse.
Robert and Mary Boyd.
Crawford and Thelma Greenlee.
Edward and May Lee.
Harry and Ruby Price.
Lamas and Helen Reeder.
Thomas and Cornelius Rufhn.
TWINS.
John and Kate shuster. boys.
The frontiersman., 1952-12-24
History of Christmas Seals

When you see the Christmas seal do you ever wonder how it started?
 It was born in Denmark, home of the fairy tales of Hans Christian Anderson.
 Einar Holboell, a Copenhagen postal clerk, was sorting mail one snowy afternoon before Christmas, 1903, when he thought of the idea of a penny stamp to swell a fund for children's hospitals.
 Authorized by King Christian, the first Christian seals were sold in Copenhagen in 1904.
 Holboell's scheme outgrew his widest imaginings, for before his death in 1927, he lived to see it spread to 45 countries.
 The seals found their way to America on letters and packages and first attracted the attention of Jacob Riis who wrote an article about them. Few people, however, were interested in the idea.
 Then, in the autumn of 1907, Emily Bissell, a public health worker, concerned about the fate of a small sanatorium, recalled tn article and sat down to sketch Americas first Christmas seal, a wreath of holly encircling the words Merry Christmas"
 With 50,000 stamps printed and nowhere to sell them, Miss Bissell at last enlisted the aid of colum- mist on Philadelphia newspaper. The idea caught and within a few weeks $3,000 was collected.
 The first nationwide sale was held the following year and was backed by newspapers all over the country, religious and civic groups, and sponsored by the American Red Cross and the National Tuberculosis association.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-11-06
Prophet
Predicts Fine Fall

RUSHVILLE, Ind. Mark
Purcell, Rushville's weather
prophet, who has received con-
siderable national attention in
recent years for his predictions
has made his annual observa-
tions for his community and
area.
Purcells says there will be no
real cold weather in the Rush
vile area except in the third
week of November.
Fall will blend into summer
with a few days of warm weather
before late September turns cold
with some wet spells. The first
ten days of October will be
warmer and the moderate tenn
peratures will last until the final
week.
November will change pace
with a sharp cold spell before
mid-month warm-up. 1t will turn
gradually colder until the third
week with wet weather and the
last week will be warmer.
Rain and snow will come in the
second wee kof December. Chrit-
mas time will be normally cold.