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Evening star., 1952-02-12
By Everett M. Dirksen
Senator From Illinois

Editors Note: The jollotoing is from
talk made By Senator Dirksen at the
Lincoln Memorial earlier this month";
ME COME to visit with the Man
w from Illinois. It Is q refreshing ex-
perience and he wants to speak with US.
Although he is dead, he still speaks. Do
you remember what the Apostle Paul
said of AbeI's sacrifice to gain righteous
ness? Paul said, Being dead. yet
speaketh." !" The Man from Illinois still
speaks.
When he died this humble man from
nlinois-is not important. It Is when life
began 143 years ago In Kentucky cabin
which is important. That February day
in 1909 was the beginning for whole
moral man moving toward God and inn
mortality. The world and every human
heart is his shrine. This whole indi-
visible Nation is his monument.
Every year million people come to
see him and to talk with him. In that
composed face which you see they read
sthe whole story Of his greatness. It is q
storyaof magic humility. Of simple wis
dom. of shining tolerance and OF fidelity
to freedom.
Look upon the north wall. There In
inscription you sense the healing faith
which shines through his Second In
augural. Look upon the south, wall From
it you catch the deathless echo Of the
words which fell from his lips at Gettys-
burg These words breathe of freedom.
His countrymen who come to see him
and speak with him in this very city
where his soul took flight know full well
that though he is away he still speaks.
He is an inseparable part Of the ira
dition which has gone before and of the
hope that is to be-the hope Of fulfill
ment of the American dream.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
Listening to Lincoln
tBorn February II, 1900

Giue him no idle thought upon this day,
But solemhly remember his great
heart.
Read oper aOords he once arose to sag,
Conceived IN liberty: our present
part
Must be to keep these tOords aliue. not
dead.
Entombed betueen the copers OF a
book.
No longer neiD. our Nation liues NTH
And clouds Of doubt are everywhere
Ue look.
Listen, his uoice across the years is clear,
These dead shall not haze died IN
UGin';: GtDdke,
And UorE with greater zeal to cast out
fear.
United, 1De iDin knotU the sDGy to take,
Preserving freedom. giping It mem birth
That it Hsoy ne0er perish from the earth.
Louise Darcy.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
Begging the Question

The President in recent days, defending his
Secretary of the Treasury, has said that Mr..
Snyder is no more responsible for the scandals In
the Bureau of Internal Revenue than the re-
porters who cover the White House. And Mr..
Snyder has told House committee that while
he condemns breaches OF trust" 1t is ronlc
that the good work of the bureau should have
been overshadowed by the actions OF few un-
faithful employees.
It is true, Of course, that some dishonest
employees turn up in any department and in any
private business Mr. Snyder is not personally
responsible for the fact that some of his subor-
dinates have turned out to be crooked and that
others have been shown to be shockingly incom-
netent. Neither is his personal integrity ques-
toned in any way.
But Mr. Snyder, as Secretary Of the Treasury,
has a much higher degree OF personal reSpon-
sibility for the administration of that depart
ment than do the reporters who cover the White
House. And the question is how he has met that
responsibility; not whether he is to blame be-
cause there were some dishonest people In the
department.
Senator williams of Delaware last Thursday
cited the case of the New York office OF the
bureau, where gross Incompetence was shown to
exist.
Reports of conditions In that Office were sub
On February 27 1850, the then Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue George Schoeneman addressed
a third report to Mr. Snyder personally. This is
the sequence of events:
\ (1) The Schoeneman report tthe third one)
went in on February q, 1850. CD On July II,
1850 Senator williams asked Mr.. Schoeneman
for copy of report from the New York dis
trict. This was refused CD On November SO,
1850 (nine months after the schoeneman report,
Mr.. SNYDER authorized Mr.. schoeneman to re-
quest the resignation Of the New York Collector
of Internal Revenue. (4 On February 5. 1851,
Senator Williams demanded the immediate Sus-
pension of the collector, demand which was
ignored. (5) The collector refused to resign, and
Mr.. Snyder permitted him to remain in ofiice
until August, l951-1S months after the Schoene-
man report and some six months after the
matter had been exposed in the Senate by SEN
ator williams.
It is teinporizing Of this sort that is the real
issue. And Mr.. Snyder, not the reporters. is to
blame for it. If he was trying during the inter-
Evening star., 1952-02-12
HeWos Trustee Of the Anericon Dream

dream onS paper that a king might know
how earnest they were.
A dozen years later they gave it
structllre. Men gathered IN the same
4o0iIiafn fashion & government dedicated
e the very spirit Of the American
sIrearzitae freedom Of the Individual.
he dreafn went marching in ths
hearts 0f farmers and artisans. preach-
.ers and teaclisEs. d they moved west-
ward. They CARRIED Il % Kentucky
where be Mas born. 10 Indiana Mhere he
grew up as b hD5ls to Mlin0ss where
he grew to manhood. They carried the
dream over plain and NeseEt. uNeE nolh-
tain and valley 70 TIE aelllc leyA
were the vehicles 10r fxsc. sollg
and freedom's dream.
The dream became tfouhzea ~ an
unsolyed problem n the ConstitNt ton.
IT was q prohlezn involving TIE fFesllDm
Of another race. From the conflict @
ideas came the conflict of arms. Cone
science stirred. jlistice clamorsd for =
remedy.
Then came this man from Illinois.
The dream became tapestry q blood
and sacrifice. The dream Wns saved.
On it this man from Illinois poured the.
healing Of his boundless heart.
The dream was troubled IN Sti1 other
days by marching autocracy In 1917 Sand
by despotism In 1941, but it marches
again to new beauty. Free men continue
to till the sun-drenched fields. to build
new cities, to flnd new adventure in the
valleys Of trade and on the highlands
Of commerce.
The dream Of America must be full
filed. It must continue to march, but
its brilliance and beauty will be pre-
served only as we in this generation
bring to our trusteeShip the same hdel-
ity which marked the whole life Of this
man from Illinois.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
Pen-nanaes may be used If letters carry
sDTiters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

by story I heard told by Sam Jones,
a Southern evangelist on a lecture tour
in Pennsylvania before the automobile
age. A Chicago merchant, before being
driven home In the evening by his
coachman in his tWo-horse carriage,
secured box Of the finest candy obtain
able, took it home and placed it very
conveniently for the children and went
into the room where they were congre-
gated and said, Children, I brought
something for you." and indicated
where they would hnd 1t. They went
to investigate and in q moment
returned with their noses turned up
and said with q snarl, "Ha! is that all
you got?"
An old farmer hitched up Dobbin
to his one-horSe spring wagon and
with his butter and eggs in basket
started for the country store to exchange
them for merchandise, coffee, sugar.
molasses, rice, etc., and being told there
was about five cents yet due him.
said, "Give me five cents worth Of that
yaller stick candy" and soon was
headed homeward.
AS he drove up the lane toward his
house, he was met by four or five
bareheaded towheads Dobbin was
halted and the father said. Children.
I have something for you." and pro-
ceeded to give each stick Of the yaller
candy, and they started Jumping up
and down and saying I'VE have the best
daddy that ever lived"
Count your blessings, name them one
by one. I think these children are no
better than was, and approximately
two miles morning and evening over
country roads did me no harm.
elf Henry Rhodes
Evening star., 1952-02-12
Sufe Automobiles

In the January 80 issue Of The Star
my attention was drawn to the juxtapo-
sition Of two news items that, at second
thought, appeared to be quite In con-
traSt. One item was headlined 40, 900
Traffic Deaths in 1852 Are Forecast"
The other announced the latest prod
ucts of an automobile manufacturer.
stating that they were "the finest cars
we have ever built Yet in this an
nouncement no statement was made Of
outstanding safety features in the new
models. The two items were brought into
sharper focus that same evening by my
reading Of a short magazine article on
Horsepower Race" which showed the
trend in design Of certain cars for this
year. One sentence In the article was
particularly significant, "How much
horsepower does Car need anyway"
In recent years automobile engineers
and designers have catered to the pub
lies demand for more horsepower, sleek
lines, fancier fronts, and more trim
mings," with the inevitable result that
greater speeds are attained, with
the accompanying potentiality OF more
traffic fatalities. No automobile manu-
facturer seems to make real effort to
design his cars with the element Of safety
being paramount. No manufacturer
wants to risk his investment in model
designed for safety probably because
his customers would rather risk their
lives than to give up the sheer beauty Of
the cars they drive.
It is my belief that sizeable reduc-
ton in traffic fatalities and injuries
- .H-k hv~ ~S~.~,
safety features the basis Of design and
engineering. all other factors being Sec
ondary in Importance. Some engineers
have been bold enough to say that it
can be done. But would the riding pub
lie accept such car?
Wilbert r. Snyder.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
'Overpoid' coptuin Not Typical

The letter February from Barbara
Balter's brother. Medical Corps cap
tain drawing $733.50 per month for
duty in England, is colossally miSlead-
ing so far as the pay of the average
armed forces officer is concerned. and
is unfair to thousands Of other officers
and their families who are trying to
live on considerably less.
It is to be hoped that the ill-con-
sidered and inaccurate statement Of
one special-category officer of only a
few years service will not influence
sensible and thoughtful readers to op-
pose the modest pay increase which the
majority Of the armed forces deserve
and need desperately.
Mabel L. Walter.
4
It should be pointed out that the cap
tain, IN addition to his standard pay
and allowances. plus the additional
500 which Congress has seen At to
authorize to Medical Corps officers only.
also draws a station allowance Of
$172.50 monthly. There are no station
allowances, or "cost-of- Living" allow
ances for military personnel on duty
III UIl6 OU1tCQ OtdUco, bA1dV ID WAY SO4AA0
adjustment of military pay is necessary.
E. r.
In contrast to the captains pay scale,
my own is meager ($488 per month
including all allowances). though hold
equal rank with the captain, have six
years more military service, have been
practicing professional engineer in and
! out Of tile service for 13 years and hold a
B. s. degree from one of the Nations
leading universities.
The captain is to be commended for
trying to earn his salary and develop
cost-conscious subordinates. However,
must take exception to his statement
of "a large majority not even earning
their keep" feel qualified to criticize
that observation, in view Of my length
of service and variety of assignments,
including Sill days of contact with the
enemy while serving with an infantry
company. There, thank Heaven. I was
accompanied by many military men less
fortunate than the captain, all Of whom
were earning their salt and an infinite
amount more. Navy Lieutenant.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer %
any any question Of fact BY either ,grtting Tnq
NV, Washington &. b. G., and Eiciosinr B cents
return postage or By telephonfng ST 1858.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
Teacher Learns Hard Way

In his letter discussing DR.. Corning's
pay plan. Walter c. Hess establishes. by
simple arithmetic, the cost Of masters
degree as $500. BY bookkeeping scarcely
more complicated and much more cor
rect he would have got an entirely diff,
ferent answer. Thirty semester hours
cannot be purchased, as Mr.. Hess seems
to think, in the same manner as dozen
eggs; 80 semester hours is another way
Of saying one year Of academic study.
Now, to keep our arithmetic simple, let
us assume that instead Of the $500 which
Mr.. Hess suggests as an average. this
year of study costs nothing tuition.
books, living expenses are all free.
Under DR.. Corning's plan the entrance
salary for teacher with q bachelors
degree is to be $4,000; therefore the
teacher who spends year in graduate
study Is sacrificing at least $500. 1t
will therefore take that teacher IL years
to pay for the year of study at the
salary increase Of $500; add to this the
one actually spent in study and you dis
cover t'1at the teacher breaks even after
13 year, :. Well, no, not quite even, for
there is ;, vi the matter of one years
increment, b. nd of one years credit to-
ward retireh., qtbut then. let's not
get complicated. - -
BY implication MIR. Hess indicates that
this $500 salary difference between
holders of bachelors and masters de-
grees is an innovation; actually it is
scaling down OF the time -honored diff
ference Of $500.
I think Mr.. Hess win be interested in
one bit Of autobiography: I am not a
public school teacher. Yes, I was one
cnce. Frederick A. Mccarthy.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What is the longest time that a
total eclipse Of the sun can last?-N. w.
A. At any particular point. an eclipse
cannot be total for longer than 712
minutes. and this duration can occur
only at noon near the equator. The
average total eclipse lasts only about
2 or 3 minutes.
Evening star., 1952-02-12

America is dream-a marching
drsam-still unfulfilled.
That dream was in the hearts Of
people more than 800 years ago at
Plymouth Rock It was in the trees and
brooks, in the fields and stones, it was
in the hearts Of soldiers at Bunker Hill
and Valley Forge. It was the dream of
a great. free. united land.
Dreams must have form. Men In
wigs and breeches gathered in stuffy
room in Philadelphia. They put that
Evening star., 1952-02-12
Fair Deal Unfair?

How can we hope to defeat Truman
while he continues the practice that
Roosevelt started Of using the United
States Treasury to keep himself In ofice
as long as the money holds out?
CIV.
Evening star., 1952-02-12

Q. When did the Eisenhower family
come to America?-A. B. T.
A. In his biography Of Gen. Eisen-
hover. Alden Hatch says that the family
came to America in 1732 and settled
first In York, Pa. and then IN Eliza
bethville, Dauphin County.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
Letters to The Star

China but we bottle up its army on
Formosa, supply mere trickle Of sup
plies to this army, refuse to accept any
assistance from this army in Korea and
now we prevent it from attempting to
supply assistance to its forces on the
mainland. Observer.
Evening star., 1952-02-12

@. In many ancient castles q certain
tower is referred to as "keep." What
does this meant. r.
A. The keep was the last resort in
the castle in case Of siege or attack. It
was either single tower or larger
fortified inclosure.
Arkansas State press., 1952-07-18

But at the convention, II was
different tune he sang, The lead
er of the Republican caucus made
a last minute switch for Eisenhow-
er and at the same time was easily
placated by COP leaders not to
press things for the sake of par.
ty harmony. Thus the substitute
1t is believed, would have pledged
the Republican party to senate
clotufe and Ito enactment rf
federal legislation prohibiting dis
elimination in employment be.
cause of race, color, religion OF
national origin and establishment
of a Federal agency empowered
to enforce that prohibition
Cary Blue, the leader in the
18th District Of Harlem, said this
about the scuttled substitute; i
have an announcement / regret to
make. On the advice of Senator
Ives and Governor Driscoll tof
New Jersey, we have decided to
accept the platform plank, A
group Of delegates will make a
statement giving our own inter-
probation of the civil rights state
ment. We have no better friend
than Senator Ives and we have
taken his advice"
Thus when Senator Eugene d.
Milikin of Colorado had finished
reading the platform, Speaker
Martin recognized Harold Burton
for five minutes. And here in this
crucial moment, Burton told the
huge convention there had been
a Negro caucus which had given
great thought" to the civil rights
plank. After considering that
plank he said to the vast relief
of the delegates, many of us be-
ing lawyers, we decided it could
be construed so as to provide Tor
Fair Employment Practices
Commission"
And to wrap it all up, Edgar j.
Brown, who's making a bid for a
congressional seat from Chicago,
proceeded to attack the record of
the Democrats on civil rights.
Arkansas State press., 1952-07-18

houses were rented for $500 per
month. Recently the rent was
hiked to $4,000 as the property
continued to depreciate.
No one was injured although
three little children We're at home
to experience the tragedy while
their mother was away at work
A professor of the nearby Phi
lander Smith college Immediately
came to the rescue OF an elder
ly woman who sat tearfully
watching her earthly possessions
go up in smoke by making sub
stantial cash contributions. Later
the faculty and students of the
college gave a stable offering to
the victims The Howard family
is now temporarily housed al ia
West Ninth street.
Arkansas State press., 1952-07-18

department of streets and public
improvements, to work and re-
turned home. Motion told police,
according TO reports, that he and
Mrs. Braddock were fussing over
where he had spent the previous
night. He stated that she picked
up a hand AK and attempted to
strike him. Motion said that he
overpowered her, took the AK and
struck her in the head. The COR
oner stated that Mrs. Braddock
died of basal skull fracture after
being hit with the dull side Of
the AK behind the left ear, She
died in st. John hospital without
regaining consciousness. Motion
had lived with the Braddocks as
a boarder. coming here with them
three years ago He has BEEN
charged with murder and is be-
ing held in city prison without
bond.
Arkansas State press., 1952-07-18

In these trying times every
one is trying to do something for
himself or he or she should be
becanse we are living in a time
of unrest and uncertainty. We
cannot Tell or predict what the
next day or month or year may
bring 10 us We know if we live
wV must have food, housing,
clothing and medical care from
some source or another.
The census says there are about
fifteen million Negroes in this
country. The question suggests it.
AeIf TO us, what could fifteen
million people working together
dor What could they have that
they have not?" We must eat and
five in houses have clothing and
other necessities. Perhaps the
common thought is that we can
purchase them by our labor from
others. This is true and have been
Axuc and perhaps will continue to
pe true.
Should we always depend upon
working for others and not Try to
rave Jobs of our own? Isn't 1t
time that we think Of doing some
thing In a collective way for the
economic welfare of ourselves?
We have to have clothing. Have
Sse any factories making clothing
among our group? We have to
wear shoes. have we any tanners
any where tanning leather from
.wbich shoes are made? We are
conscious of the fact that we nave
made much progress economically
Intellectually and otherwise, but
are we not getting somewhat
complacent along some lines that
are vital to our well-being? When
we think rightly we are losing
around on our economic side OF
atfs.
There are too many OF our
s,eople clamoring for Jobs that the
other races have produced, and we
should try with all our might to
hire our own boys and girls to
Arkansas State press., 1952-07-18
Boarder-
Confined from page one)

between Motion and Mrs. Brad
dock after she had taken her
husband. who is employed by the
Arkansas State press., 1952-07-18
Carey

Ns@sSSe
OF promises"
TT was the Republican party
ne said. that freed America Of
Abs blot OF human bondage, by
abolishing slavery. II was the Re-
publican party that freed the peo-
ole from the grip of monopolies,
BY smashing the trusts. II was the
Republican party that liberated
the people from the desolate Wild
etness by aiding private enterprise
10 lay the railroad, develop the
industries. build the cities and rear
fhs mighty empire which is A.
noerica.
1T was the Republican party
that freed the people from the ter
for OF war. because the only years
II peace enjoyed by the American
people In the Twentieth century
were under Republican admin
STATIONS"
And" ne continued, III the
people are ever to be freed
from the cruel burden OF crushing
Arkansas State press., 1952-07-18

taxes, the shameful blight of I'M
equal treatment, the awful slaugh-
ter of undeclared wars and the
confusion and corruption of gov
eminent that confounds the peo-
pie, and clouds our national hon
or, it will be the Republican par
ty that frees them again"
Carey reminded the Republi-
cans however, that they had not
won a national election since they
lost the Negro vote. He plead with
the G. O. P. to take a fortnight
stand on the issues of human
rights and thereby win back Ne
gro voters.
There are two important as
pects,' Carey said, for this as
semblage Of Republicans do con-
slider. One, from a practical, po-
litical standpoint is that the Negro
vote is crucial In this election.
direct your attention to a report
recently issued by Elmo Roper.
In that, he pointed out that in
eight key northern cities the Ne
gro vote is the balance of power.
The Republican party can i'll At
ford to lose these eight key cities
in eight key states with their cor
responding key electoral votes
trust it is not immodest to point
it out. but is it significant that
the Republican party has not won
Arkansas State press., 1952-07-18
Thomas .McCray
Vows Pledged
In Washington

The Bethlehem chapel Of the
Washington Cathedral in Wash
ington d. c. was the scene, Sat
urday, June IA for the marriage
of Miss Norma Edna MeCray, and
Sylvester Thomas jr. Miss McCray
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Nathaniel r. McCray, ST, former
ly of Tuskegee Institute, Ala
bama. Mrs, MeCray, lives at 524
East 2lst Street in the city and
is an instructor at M. M, Tate
high school in MARVEL, Arkansas.
The bride is also granddaughter
of Mrs. c. E. Bruce of the same
address, The bridegroom is a mu-
stefan and the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sylvester Thomas, ST. of Atlantic
City, New Jersey. Vows were read
by Father Burgess of Washington,
d. c. The altar was lighted with
beautiful white candles. The bride
was given in marriage by her ia
Their She wore a ballerina white
eyelet organdy, redingote fash
Toned with a peter pan collar over
a white taffeta sun back. She
wore a white lace cap trimmed
with illusion veil and white short
nylon gloves. She carried a white
Bible topped with an orchid.
Miss Dolores Ryland of NeH
York city was maid of honor. She
wore a delicate pink organdy bal
lerina redingote over taffeta and
a white carnation corsage. Sam
uel MAINS of Washington, D. C..
served as best man. Serving at I
reception in the home of Mr.. and
Arkansas State press., 1952-07-18
Methodist Rural
Workshop Opens
Near Lonoke

Bishop Matthew w. Clair, IT, OF
Chicago, the newly elected prelate
of the st. Louis Area of the CEN
trail jurisdiction OF the Methodist
church, will be the principal
speaker for the rural church work
shop to be conducted at St. James
Methodist church, five miles west
of Lonoke tonight. Rev. l.. L..
Haynes, jr., pastor of the church
is dean of students at Philander
Smith college.
Leaders of the workshop in
clude Rev. Maceo d. Pembroke,
Chicago; Rev. S. p. Holland, Pine
Bluff; Rev. j. D. Edwards Mash
vile; DR.. Sumpter M. Riley, jr,,
Chicago; Miss Virginia McLish;
Rev. c. J. Gray. John S Cullins,
Rev. E. F. Wallace, Rev. Clarence
T. r. Nelson Of Dayton Ohio and
DR.. M L. Harris. The workshop
is a concentrated effort to help
persons interested in the rural
church. Church school, youth,
young adult, lay and women work
will be stressed in the workshop
which may be attended by peo-
pie of all denominations.