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Evening star., 1952-08-19
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Evening star., 1952-10-12

The Star for october IL. 1902. carried
a telegraphic dispatch from Lincoln.
Nebr.. reading in part:
Troin Three masked men held up
HoIdup the Pacific Coast Express :.
of the Burlington road, four
miles from Lincoln shortly before 2
o'clock this morning. They used ex-
plosives on the express car, shattering
it badly, and after wrecking the safe.
rifled 1t of its contents. securing booty
of an estimated value of $l,500. The
train was few minutes late, and was
in charge Of Conductor c. A. Lyman and
Engineer A. L. Clayburg. On the crest
of a hill midway between the city and
the town Of Woodlawn the engineer saw
a red light waved across the track and
brought the train to standstill. Two
men sprang quickly into the cab, cover
ing Clayburg and his fireman with re-
volvers. They lost no time in giving
their orders and were Just Is promptly
obeyed. The express car was cut from
the balance Of the train and sent ahead
q short distance. The robbers found the
door locked. and after commanding Mes
senger william Lupton to open 1t, and
getting no response, fred two or three
shots into the car. The door was then
opened. A heavy charge of dynamite
tore the safe to pieces. Fourteen pack
ages, said to contain 500 each. were
taken. together with other valuables.
The two men who were in the car po-
litely bade the trainmen good morning,
jumped from the car and disappeared
in the darkness. Passengers were not
molested. nor were the trainmen asked
for their personal property. I. The
whole Job occupied little time"
Evening star., 1952-10-12

France, Mne Aida came to America from Italy
in 1908. For 18 years she was the wife of the
uncrowned czar of the opera world on this side
of the Atlantic She worked with Caruso Amato,
Homer, Didur and many other famous singers.
Her repertoire included more than 40 roles
Gilda, Juliet, Mimi, Manon Lescaut, Desdemona
and Marguerite among the number. In concert
appearances she sang 500 songs in seven
languages.
Nine. Aldas voice was rich soprano.
Careful training had made her technically
accurate She brought to the stage her own
gifts of beauty and grace No musical celebrity
of her time excelled her as picture. Even over
the radio her powers of attraction were felt.
She was notable personality and her influence
was expansive and constructive Dying now at
SO, she leaves a name which has permanent
place land an enduring signifcance-in the
history Of operatic enterprise. .
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Cumpuiqn Coveroqe

The Star is to be congratulated on the
excellent coverage it is providing for
the presidential campaigns of both
parties--with one exception. refer to
the apparently biased Judgment which
your political correspondent. Gould Lin
coin, has consistently shown infavor Of
Eisenhower sl4.5ta1A3 49, y
Most of Americas great newspapers
have prided themselves on the objective
manner in which they have covered the
campaign. They have dealt fairly with
such matters as size of crowds. contents
of speeches by the major candidates. etc.
But they seldom, If ever, angle their
news in favor of any candidate. They
have left Interpretation" and stand"
to the editorial writer's and columnists.
realize it is difficult for any political
reporter to subject his own thinking to
certain restraints. However, ne owes it
to his readers to give them fair and i'm
partial accounts of both sides if we are
to make up our minds on the basis of
what the candidates are actually talking
and thinking about.
Philip Schiff.
Editors note: Gould Lincoln's rep
utation needs no defense from The
Star or anybody else. The editorial
leeway he enjoys as political column
ist has never affected his strict fair
ness as political reporter.)
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Fifty Years Ago in The Star -.

4. where was displayed a wealth Of
costly and appropriate gifts bestowed by
relatives and friends"
The Star Of September 20, 1902, an
nounced the death of Emile zola, the
famous French novelist. HE
ZoId was asphyxiated by fumes
Decd from a stove, the pipes OF
which are said to have been
out Of order" explained cablegram
from Paris. Both M. Zola and his wife
were overcome. but the latter was saved
by servants who came to her rescue In
time. The Star appraised the great
fiction writer In an editorial as follows:
"He became a reformer, an advocate. a
crusader, and thus his attitude toward
his literary works changed. 1t became
a means to an end, and powerful
means at that. There was no
ignoring him. The Dreyfus case was
just the sort to attract him, to arouse
all his pugnacity. An apparently hope
less cause, involving the most extraor-
binary elements of intrigue. seemed to
have come to an absolute close. Arrayed
against him were the great forces Of the
FTencn government anu an OVerWneIm"
ing public sentiment. Yet he dared to
write his 'J'accuse' letter, destined to
become one Of the most notable COM
positions in history, and 1t wrought
results. It is an interesting reflection to
consider whether Dreyfus would have
secured his liberty had Zola not ven-
tured upon his crusade. There was
perhaps no other literary man in France
who could have done just what lola
did. /. The man and the hour met.
and truth triumphed. Zola is best to be
remembered as the man who saved
France from a moral disgrace which
would have been deeper and more lasting
and more demoralizing than any defeat
which she could suffer at the hands Of
q foreign foe"
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Smeurs
H. A. Haugan.

Richard c"The Poor'D Nixon has
termed President Truman's criticism of
Candidate Eisenhower vicious smear -
and has called upon Gov. Stevenson to
"repudiate this cheap political attack
upon q great American"
Now, Of course, people understand
perfectly well that the art Of smearing.
together with that Of cheap political
attacks upon great Americans. was re-
vitalized and improved upon by some
Of Nixon's G. o. P, buddies in recent
years. Indeed Mccarthy, Jenner, and
even Nixon have INDUCED in it.
From their point of view, the right
to smear and to indulge in cheap
political attacks depends upon just who
is smearing whom. and just what great
Americans are being attacked.
Both Ike and Nixon would do well
to ponder these lines from the Bard:
"To thine own self be true; and it
must follow as the night the day, thou
canst not then be false to any man."
Sniksah.
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Mud Throwing and Rotten Eggs

was both surprised and disturbed
by The Stars editorial: Speaking Of
Mud and Rotten Eggs" have care
fully read the Presidents speeches on his
whistle-stop tour, and can find neither
mud nor rotten eggs.
What has happened to President
Truman has happened to thousands Of
Americans: Disillusionment in Ike. Al
most daily, one may read in the letters
to-the-editor columns in various news
papers the sad disappointment of many
voters who had previously intended to
support the general. Why shouldn't the
President be allowed to voice his dis
appointment too? Ike's politics do not
have the same high quality as does his
war record.
The Star has reputation for in
tegrity and objectivity. I know Of no
political candidate for whom these
qualities are worth sacrificing.
Kathryn Eager.
Evening star., 1952-10-12
North African Headache

The announcement from Paris that France
win fight to the bitter end against any United
Nations considerations OF her difficulties with
Tunisia and Morocco promises to confront this
Government with hard and possibly hazardous
choice
French Premier Pinay is in difficult posi-
tion. Sentiment In France is Overwhelmingly
against United Nations interference" In what
Frenchmen regard as an internal affair.
M, Pinay's government might well fall were he
to agree to placing the North African question
on the U. N agenda. France, on the other hand,
is said to be in position to make strong case
for its record in Tunsia and Morocco Were the
case to go on the U. N. agenda, the French
administration in the two protectorates might
win overwhelming approval.
Judging from the Paris statement, however,
the French not only will fight with every weapon
against placing the question on the agenda: they
will also reject and refuse to cooperate with any
recommendation which might be forthcoming.
In view of this we face hard choice. To
vote with the nations advocating consideration
of the question would be to risk serious estrange-
ment with France. A vote against consideration,
on the other hand, would certainly infiame senti-
ment against the United States in Africa and
Asia.
We shall have to be guided by what, in an
uncertain age, seems to be the wisest course.
And it is doubtful wisdom to attempt to suppress
discussion Of colonial issue in a time when
nationalism is rampant throughout the colonial
areas.
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Spires Of the Spirit
Handles Of Hondicops

The dictionary tells us that a handi-
cap is any disadvantage that renders
achievement more difficult. In these
crucial days when conserving human re-
sources is vital element of national de-
Tense, new definition is being written
in terms of inspiring exploits. A handi-
cap may be a handle of power which
intrepid spirits grasp to lift themselves
to uu1imagined heights In pFesent-day
annals nothing is more significant than
the way in which incompleteness of ply
sical equipment is regarded and reme-
died. Spare parts for manned bodies
now border on the miraculous. But. in
any case. pity and grudging employment
as gestures to keep self-respect alive
have given way to q realization that So
called handicaps may prove to, be gen.
uine assets.
When intensity Of purpose burns in a
human will like an acetylene torch, bar
rierS to the highest efficiency are burned
away. What first was mournfully
labeled as hindrance may be fashioned
into q key to at unexpected doors of en-
deayor. Out Of the very Jaws Of death,
back into useful and specialized voca-
tions, Is marching great army Of those
who once assumed, as they lay shattered
OH some field Of battle or lacerated by
industrial or other accidents, that for
them the end Of any constructive con-
tribution to the strength of the Nation
had come. Now experiencing the thrill
Of resuning careers on offtimes higher
levels of usefulness than before life tum-
bled in. these mended men are march,
ing, chins up, to new adventures. A
once almOSt-diScarded vein of national
strength is being mined as broken bod
les are minted into riches untold.
*
Vocational Rehabilitation" is a
mouth-f1llin phrase. But it is a gate
way Of hope through which a mighty
host glimpse vistas of creative useful
ness which they were denied. # in the
high and holy task Of saving men for
their own sake. for their families sake,
for the Nations sake, any are interested
in the dollars-and- aspect of the
Governments passion to provide for the
general welfare by Salvaging human ma
terial more precious than rubies to say
nothing of crushed human spirits, let
it be known that the annual financial
cost for neglected disability is almost
ten times more than the combined Fed
eral and State expenditures to turn ham
dicaps into handles.
The first requirement for entry into
this army swinging back into valiant
action is to accept oneself. To contin-
ually keep the spotlight Of ones def
ciencies and limitations Is fatal. The un-
wavering purpose must be to perfect
what one has and not whinper at what
Evening star., 1952-10-12

the second floor there was displayed "a
coronation robe worn at the coronation
of King Edward VII, made by Redfern."
A booklet entitled Capital in a Nut
shell" was being distributed at the candy
counter. In the "lunch grotto" 'com-
plete menu of all seasonable things at
our regular modest prices" was offered.
Also, I'VE are showing all the new ideas
in fall ready-to-wear." The advertise
ment was signed: "The House All Wash
ington Made Famous"
On October 10, 1902, The Star re-
ported: "The village of Lignum, Va. was
the center of consider
Wedding able attraction Wednes-
At Lionum day, owing to the mar
riage at Lael Baptist
Church, at 4 o'clock pm, of DR.. George
r. Harris of Madison, Amherst County.
and Genevieve Brantley Willis Of 'Sher-
wood Manor Culpeper County. Miss
Willis is the youngest daughter Of Mr..
A. G. Willis, a well-known citizen. =.
The ceremony was conducted by the Rev.
F. P. Robertson Of Rocky Mount. assisted
by the Rev. F. H. James Of Kellysville.
Miss Nellie " Willis, q sister OF the
bride, acted as maid of honor. and
James H. Hancock Of Lynchburg was
best man. The bridesmaids were Nam
ME G. Willis of Fredericksburg. Roberta
Miller of Lynchburg, Annie Willis Of
Sherwood Manor and Isabelle Harris
of Raleigh, N. c." Gillette Harris, DR..
H. T. Willis and Charles Bell were
groomsrnen and T. B. Norris, John M.
Garnett, J. H. Willis and H. H. Harris,
ushers. 1.-THE pulpit was banked with
palms and ferns, with a sprinkling of
goldenrod and evergreen in front of the
organ. :, The bride, in beautiful
dress Of sappho silk and carrying q bou-
quet of brides roses. entered the church
with her brother. E. c. Willis. !. A re-
ception was held at Sherwood Manor
Evening star., 1952-10-12
By Frederick Brown Harris
Minister. Foundry Methodist Church:
Chaplain, United States Senate


pose we wanted to shut off the periodic
birds song, what can we do?" oh"
was the answer, "just remove the weight
from the clock and the bird is silent 1t
will not sing without the weight" How
often that is parable of lifel The
weight Of tribulation is tied to the song
of jubilation., Life's sweetest songs, as
the hours go by, often have close -rela-
ton to the loads we carry. Thornton
Wilder, in little drama, pictures Ger
tain doctor tormented by a wound which
would not heal. He craved relief. but
the word of the angel to- him was:
Without your wound. where would your
power be? In loves service, only the
wounded can serve"
Away up in the Scottish hishlands is a
famous hunting lodge. Many years ago,
because OF an accident, q newly deco
rated wall was indelibly marked and
narred. From floor to ceiling was long,
ugly blotch. The host was noticeably
greatly perturbed. When all the others
had gone. one guest stayed behind. He
sat closely studying the spoiled, insight
" wall. It was evident that the stains
had penetrated so deeply they could not
be removed. He began to work with
crayon and charcoal, and then with oil
paints. Gradually. he turned the brown
stains into highland rocks. with rushing
water pouring over them. Where the
stain was deepest he portrayed a noble
stag leaping into the torrent. The pur-
suing hunters were sketched in the back
ground. The name Of the painter? An
artist famous for his vivid depletion of
animals and landscapes, Sir Edwin
Landseer. On that wall. as if by magic
wand. he brought beauty for ashes. For
years, people have come miles to see
not ruined wall. but havoc transformed
into a master painting.
Shall we say reverently, the Cross
itself, once ugly and stained with shame.
now the sublime emblem Of that which
cannot be shaken, is a handicap that
Loves Best Love, Mans Best Man used
as handle, lifting Him forever to king
dom and power and glory? A dear friend
sends a verse with the grateful testi-
mony that when adversities have come
the lines have been as a rod and staff;
they might we'll be called "Handicaps
Changed to Handles"
"Ot mounds and sore defeat made my
bnttle-StGy;
Winged sandals for my feet I woUe OF
mn delay.
OF bitterness and fear I made shining
spear:
OF loss and doubt and dread, a suit
onconing doom,
made helmet for my head, and q
Daving plume"
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Choosing Arlington School Board

Arlington voters vino take the trouble to read
the latest report of the Citizens Study Commits
sion on Local Government will have clear
picture of a major issue involved in deciding
whether their county should become city This
important question is whether in the event
incorporation is voted, the school board should
be elected by the people or appointed by the city
council In its general form the question revives
an issue that presumably was settled five years
ago when the county, by an overwhelming ma
1orlty, voted to elect its school board.
The issue comes before the voters again on
November in connection with referendum on
adoption OF proposed city charter, as authorized
by the General Assembly. The specific question
to be submitted to each voter is: "Shall the men,
berS of the City School Board be elected by the
City Council or elected by the people?" The
main difference between this question and the
one voted on in 1916 is the substitution of "City
Council" for the Circuit Court, which then con-
trolled board appointments through School
Trustees Electoral Board. There is the addi-
tional difference, however, that whereas the
judge of the court was an appointed officer,
responsible only to Richmond the city council
would be an elected body, responsible directly to
the people of Arlington.
Thus, the issue between direct and remote
control OF the school board is not SO clear-cut
as it was in the 1946 referendum. The electorate
decided at that time against remote control and
In favor of direct election of the board by the
citizens. The choice now will lie between selec-
ton OF the school board by an elected county
board and election of school board members
themselves, as has been the custom since 1946.
The study commission points out that there
are advantages and disadvantages to each of
these courses For example, appointment of the
school board by the city council would make for
"integrated city and school government" might
produce better balance of viewpoints" among
board members would appeal to well-qualifed
candidates for the board who dislike running
for Office" and would bring about better CO.
ordination between the overall government and
the school government. On the other hand the
commission said, an elected board of education
would be directly responsible to the people for
management of highly important governmental
unit political patronage could have no bearing
on board membership, more interest by citizens
In school affairs would be engendered and Zone
member of the 36-member commission dis
senting) the elective system has worked we'll in
Arlington to date.
After weighing these pro and con arguments,
the commission unanimously recommended that
the citizens of Arlington vote in favor of an
elected school board. The commissions advice
carries lot of weight, for its membership is such
as to command respect. Especially worth
failure of the proposed charter to provide for a
staggered system of board terms, This criticism
is justified. It is too late to amend the charter
before the election, but steps should be taken to
do so promptly-if and when it is adopted.
Evening star., 1952-10-12

In Chapter II of 1.-THE Mississippi
Bubble" by Emerson Hough, printed in
@ The Star of october II. 1902.
Sodler's appeared this description of
Wells the English resort from
which a great modern ballet
takes it's name: "Sadler's Wells. :. F.. was
scene of fashion and Of folly. Hither
came the elite of London, after the GUS
tom Of the day, to seek remedy in the
reputed qualities of the springs for the
WEAKNESS and lassitude resultant upon
the long season of polite dissipation
which society demanded Of her votarieS.
Bewigged dandies, their long coats Of
colors we'll displayed as they strutted
about in the open; paid court there, as
they did within the city gates, to the
powdered and painted beauties as they
sat In their coaches waiting for their
servants to bring out to them the draft
of which they craved healing for crows
feet and hollow eyes. Here and there
travelling merchants called their wares,
jugglers spread their carpets, bear
dancers gave their little spectacles, and
Jockeys conferred as to the merits Of
horse or hound. Above 1t all shone
the May sun, brighter here than lower
toward the Thames"
The "busy corner" store Of S. Kann,
Sons & Co., Eighth street and Pennsyl-
vania Ave-, NV,
S. Konn, Sons 8 Co. was closed on Oc-
Advertisement tober 8. 1902, be-
cause of the GAR.
parade, but it advertised in The Star OF
the previous day that: Thursday we
will be open for business. We have more
attractions than all the other stores
combined. We have better facilities for,
entertaining you-more room for your
shopping better prices and greater as
sortments. Souvenirs galore - thou
sands Of different kinds, from nickel
upwards" In the suit department on
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Denoted Teachers

Your age is showing If you talk Of
teachers being denoted" from one level
of the school system to another. 1t
used to be that elementary teachers re-
ceived the lowest pay on the salary
scale, and many excellent teachers who
liked working with young children
moved to the secondary school because
they needed more money. For this
reason teachers and the general public
spoke of moving up" in the school
system. Washington Is one Of the
fortunate cities that has a single salary
scale for similar qualifications because
it is a fact that each level has equal
responsibilities and opportunities.
All teachers should be teachers OF
children, not teachers Of grades or sub
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Delaney Case Dilemma

The appellate decision quashing the con-
viction of Denis w. Delaney, former Boston
collector of internal revenue, Is based on the
sound principle that every defendant has the
right to trial by an unprejudiced jury. The
United States Circuit Court of Appeals found
, that Mr. Delaney was denied this right because
of the enormous amount of unfavorable pub
licity which he received during the senatorial
hearings on corruption in the Internal Revenue
Bureau. Much of this adverse publicity devel-
oped while the accused collector was awaiting
trial on charges Of accepting bribes and falsi-
flying tax records. A serious question not settled
by the decision Is how justice can be served
without interfering with the legislative function,
and vice versa.
It is true that the Delaney case received
a vast amount of publicity In the newspapers OF
Boston and elsewhere, and over the air waves.
The court pointed out that the Boston news
papers assigned feature writers" to cover the
hearings and that newsreel pictures and sound
recordings were taken. All of this was natural,
for the Internal Revenue scandals in general and
the Delaney phase in particular were sensational
news not only in Boston but throughout the
Nation. The court correctly stated that "the
character of Delaney was pretty thoroughly
blackened and dscredted as the day approached
for his judicial trial on narrowly specified
charges" :
The court implicitly criticized the Senate
committee when it asserted that "this result"
(the discrediting of Mr.. Delaney must be
attributed to the publicity which the King COM
mittee invited and stimulated when it decided
that it was its duty to hold open hearings on
the Delaney case after he had been removed
from Office
If there was error in this case it was not in
continuing the hearings in open session after
Mr. Delaney was fired and indicted but in hold
ing the trial so soon after the hearings. The
decision to proceed with the prosecution was
made by the Department of Justice Certainly
a retrial of Mr.. Delaney now would find the
atmosphere calmer than it was last January.
Mr. Delaney should receive a fair trial at the
earliest practicable date-in justice to himself
and to the cause of effective law enforcement.