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Evening star., 1952-03-16

charming new effects. Of novelty cloths
in plain and check designs; mercerized
duck, plain duck; white and colored
piques, linens, In natural color, and
galateas and other fancy fabrics; also
beautiful and effective hats to match:
also picture hats and large bonnets Of
silk. straw. etc, artistically combined
with lace. chiffon and ribbon. including
correct styles Tor girls up to II years
OF age" All Of these attractions were
to be found on the second floor, Tenth
street side Of the building. Nothing
was said ID the advertisement about
prices.
The society column Of The Star on
March is. 1902. reported q pleasant
gathering" ct the home
Edna houQh's Of Edna Hcugn, AS
Party Second street NE.
the previous evening.
Among the guests were: Marie
Dom, Moreen and Ethel Heltman,
Mamie Young. Eva Vaughn, Ada
Swiugle, Helen Rae, Bertha Platt, Mar
garet Benton, Ethel Cooke, Linda Rol-
Inns, Mary Arbeely, Ethel Lipscomb.
Lulu Adams. Eva Mcknight, .Ingels
johnson. Oliver Young. Elcon powell.
Dudley Burgess. Carroll Bubh, walter
Covey, Lee Morris and Jerome Meechum.
Former Gov John r. Altgeld Of Illinois
died IN Joliet on March IL. 1902, and
The Star Of that date con-
Alteeld tanned comprehensive obitu-
Decd ary article about him. Born In
Germany. he had been brought
to America Is an infant. When 16,
he enlisted IN the Union Army and took
part In the James River campaign.
Later he taught school and studied law.
IN 1879 he settled in Chicago with .
capital Of $500. Ten yeSsy afterWard
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Prayer Uneonstit utionoI?

The Stars editorial March 4, regard
ing the Supreme Courts action In not
ruling on the New Jersey Bible htiga-
ton, Is most commendable.
What, may ask, is unconstitutional
about prayer? While it is true that
no sectarian religion may be taught
in the public schools, the Lords Prayer
would offend neither Catholic, nor
Protestant. nor Jew. While it is Christ's
prayer it was addressed to His Heavenly
Father just as every believer in God is,
by nature. obligated to address Him in
prayer.
The Lords Prayer certainly will not
hurt but 1t might help great deal.
The mere suggestion to the child that
1t has Father In Heaven to Whom Il
owes It's all, and Who could SO easily
bring order out Of chaos, true peace out
Of mad wars. would help. The Lord Is
awaiting mans return to Him before
acting. Let us all remember that the
Supreme Being does not need us. II
we need Him-and we do desperately
We must show 1t.
What depresses me most Is that many
misguided churchmen have aligned with
the atheists and free thinkers In their
campaign to eliminate from the schools
that love Of God which these unfortu-
nate children viii not be taught at
home.
"Resurrexit."
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Fifty Years Ago in The Star -.

In The Star for March 13. 1902. the
New York Tribune was quoted as fol-
lows: when Edward / of
Coronation England was crowned. the
Costs price was half farthing;
whole farthing suficed
In Edward IFS time; to see Ed
ward III rich men paid half
penny, which, we are told. was
well given; really good seat from
which to assist at the coronation Of
Edward Nv cost twopence, while twice
that amount insured an equally good
view of Edward Wis procession. Since
then the price has gone up by sixpences.
Is more than likely that good view
Of Edward VII and his splendors win
cost as much as the whole coronation
Of all the Edwards that went before
him.
A three column advertisement Of
woodward d Lothrop. printed In The
Star for March II. 1902.
Spring included these paragraphs:
Apparel Exhibiting the new spring
selections and importations
In infants and children's wear, consist
ing Of very elegant creations In dainty
hand-made christening robes and ex-
duisite party dresses: also handmade
dresses for all occasions; also superb
coats ii the fashionable three-quarter
length. of silk. In white, black and
delicate shades: embroidered linen
batiste In natural color; French voiles.
In tan and light tints: six pongee:
linen In natural and white: cloths In
the various new effects; dotted swiss.
over white and tinted silks: and the
very rich moires and satins III the
fashionable black and white cornbina-
tons. some with broad white lace collar
and white kid belt: also reefel n
Evening star., 1952-03-16
How to Appreciate Music
BY Bruce Borton

I wrote recently that I intended to
spend more time listening to good music.
To this my brother Fred who once wrote
book on the subject. responded with a
story about Prof. william Lyon (Billy)
Phelps Of Yale.
Phelps asked music critic to help
him to appreciate music more. Said the
expert: Stay the way you are-you
probably get more real enjoyment out
Of music than do"
My brother continued: IF you 60 to
symphony concert, just tell yourself
the program is put together more or less
like magazine: something meaty for
Papa, something frothy for Mother,
something gay for Junior and Sis, and
something that has no reason whatever
for being played except for the orchestra
leaders dumb Stubbornness.
There is q competition between or
chestra leaders. suspect, to see who
will be the first to play some tuneless
bit Of nothing from the madhouse Of
some new Russian composer; or who
viii be the first TO play favorite piece
with all the brasseS tuned half note
too low. or do some freak trick In some
other way.
80 AAA AAA0AASA ~ 0Ab UAt0 AAtSA AAt4IG, VIC
have Tin rnusic) d bunch Of smarties
who are discarding all rules even
melody. harmony and rhythm and try
ing to blaze new trail. Some Of their
stun Is ghastly.
"As for enjoying any good symphony.
don't try to interpret it, don't fight II,
don't work at it. Just sit back and
listen. ! think anybody can learn to
love Brahms First. Second and Third
symphonies and much Of Beethoven---
most Of Beethoven. perhaps.
"A rehearsal Is more interesting (to
mel than q finished performance find
perfection dun. A rehearsal, on the
other hand. I fnd exciting. So win
you. But don't make work Of Il. Music
ought to be fun. It Is one of Gods
greatest gifts to us humans. Unlike
Natures riches, which require pruning.
moving. sprinkling. etc. music (for the
listen at least) Is efiortless." (
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Some One Must Pay the Bill

The staggering size of the capital improve
ment program facing the District is coming
into clearer focus as more light is shed on
urgent needs of the various municipal depart
ments. At the same time it is becoming pain
fully apparent that the needs cannot possibly
be met with present financing methods
Complying with a request by the Commits
sioners, School Superintendent Corning has pre-
pared six-year school building program that,
he says, covers the more. pressing requirements
Of the school system. The program calls for the
expenditure of nearly $71 million to relieve the
classroom shortages in white and colored schools.
More than half of the money would 60 for
colored schools, where the congestion is particu-
larly bad. Nearly $14 million Of the outlay
would be spent during the first year Of the
program. That sum Is in sharp contrast to the
$l.4 million allotted in the 1852 budget for new
schools slash from $l2 million. The Com
missioners made the cut to avoid higher taxes.
The schools are not alone in their construc-
ton dilemma, however The Highway Depart
ment, harassed by demands that something
be done" about traffic congestion, has proposed
$96-milon highway program to meet "mme-
diate needs" with millions more required for
additional road and bridge work in the near
future. suggested one-cent increase in the
gasoline tax will provide only a small part Of
tLIS duulIlULdI IlUECy WIllCkI IAuSt NC 1OUklu IL
these important projects are to be carried out.
Other departments have costly building projects
under consideration.
Obviously, new sources of capital will have
TO be discovered, somehow, somewhere. This Is
true even If only few Of the more urgent
schools, highways, bridges and other improve
ments are built now. The problem is broad
and complex one that cannot be solved by
piecemeal consideration of its components. The
first job is to prepare list Of the more essen
tial nondeferrable projects Of all categories, with
their total cost. Then must come study Of
ways and means of paying the BILL Engineer
Commissioner Robnson's suggestion of Joint
study of these problems by public and private
representatives is a good one. The community
must be brought face to face with the whole
picture especially the fiscal phases of it.
And Congress must be brought face to face
with it, too, in an effort to induce the Federal
Government to assume its fair share of the
financial burden of maintaining the Capital.
It is not meeting it's full obligations now. Even
If the lump-sum appropriation should be in
creased, however, additional money must be OBJ
tained presumably through long-term borrow
ing from the Treasury. District taxpayers
already are carrying more than just part OF
the local fiscal burden. Every possible effort
should be made to avoid adding to their dispro-
portionate tax load.
Evening star., 1952-03-16
"Resurrexit."

he was regarded as q millionaire. Poor
investments cost him much Of his for
tune. But his political career prospered.
He was successfully Judge Of the superior
court and chief executive officer Of the
State. When he pardoned some of the
Chicago anarchists. he earned the III
win Of thousands Of citizens. But he
gained the approval Of crowds Of liberals
and radicals and still is praised as a
humanitarian who. in the words Of
clarence DarroW. devoted himself to
the cause of the lowly." Vachel Lind
say wrote q poem about him which even
now occasionally Is leard-"Eagle For
gotten"
The Star for March 9, 1907, contained
. reprcduction Of . photograph, 81 the
0-year-old daughter
Gr0nd Duchess Of the Car Of Russia
Oleo --the Grand Duchess
Olga. According to the
accompanying text, I'm the royal /.
household there seemed to be from the
hour Of her birth belief that she would
never have brother. and on her train
ing the most extraordinary amount Of
care and attention has been lavished.
This little girl with . wonderful future
has hardly known q days illness. She
talked and walked sooner than is the
rule even with robust and forward chill
dren, and she possesses Q wisdom and
gravity far beyond her years. Where
she has appeared In public. her beauty
and grace have enchanted the people.
among whom she IS frequently referred
to as the little empress" But Olga
was not destined TO fulfill the expecta-
lions of her childhood. On July is,
1918. she was murdered at Tobolsk BY
the Bolshevilrs. with her died her par
ents, three sisters and sn only brother.
born Ii 1904
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Hostile to Taft?

In reading the story Of Senator Taft
the Candidate" in the supplement of The
Sunday Star Of March 8, as a factual
appraisal OF the man and of the can
didate, one is left with a distinct
sense OF disappointment and bafflement.
This story does not define the Taft
that the country has come to know as
the man who is seeking a presidential
nomination. It Is not an objective
presentation Of the clearly evident facts
Of the Ohio Senator and his campaign,
or Of the human interest that is mani
fest among the people who are turning
out to meet him, to question him, and
to hear what he has to say.
Running through the story, as q
theme that Is never quite missing, is an
evident and ill-concealed hostility; an
unfriendly emphasis on trifling details,
and a consistent effort to 'play down."
discount and devalue the candidate. The
people who have been trudging through
the snow and cold weather to the school,
houses. courthouses and town halls to
meet Senator Taft would seem to be
robots. Just about as human as wooden
Indians. Up and down, the story is sug-
gestive Of the handiwork Of the press
dBCub Wilo - WO1A1uS 4OI tlic Juliet
fellow
do not have in mind that story Of
this type should run to an outpouring
of enconiums. kudos and eulogies, or to
gurgling praise and cheers for q candi-
dates appearances before the voters.
That ancient hallmark of partisanship is
not in mind at ali.
Senator Taft'S campaign and his can.
didacy have several aspects that are ex-
treatment and of technical news in
terest. The old pattern Of hoopla, TOM
tom beating and pat cliches has no part
in his effort.
He is following new technique that
revises and discards the old Smoke
filled room" methods Of 30 years ago.
and makes the closest direct approach
yet to the largest number Of voters who
will cast their ballots directly for the
man, and because of personal contact
and acquaintance with the man.
He is shifting the mechanics Of choice
to q goldfish bowl In which the voter
as many of him and her as is humanity
possible the candidate, listens to
him. questions him, and makes de-
cision at close range and with direct
contact.
Not within the memory Of any living
person has candidate seeking presi-
Dental nomination gone so openly. can
didly and aggressively to the voters-to
the folks at the forks Of the creek, up
in the mountain glens, and out over
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Crater Elegonte

Engineering and Science Magazine, pub
lished by the California Institute Of Technology,
recently has printed study Of collapsed
volcano which should have appeal to all stu
dents Of the constantly changing Earth. It
deals specifically with Crater Elegante, approM-
mately 80 airline miles south of the Arizona
border in Mexico. This "caldera" Is particularly
attractive because, unlike Crater Lake in Ore
gon it is empty of water. Geologists from
Pasadena have been to the bottom of it as well
as to the top. The gigantic bowl resembles the
meteoric pit near Winslow, Arizona; but its
phenomena had different causes
Crater Elegante originally was . burning
hill which gradually grew in size as molten rock
from its interior was forced upward and outward
to form cone. Ounce by ounce and pound BY
pound, its weight increased-until finally It fell
back into the cavity its own tremendous activity
had created below the mean surface Of the Pima
cate range The official account Of the Caltech in
yestigation says: "After the shock and thunder
Gus roar of its collapse subsidized Elegante lay
quietly, huge, desolate hole seen only BY an
irfrequent traveller. The raw materials for q
reconstruction Of its life history were etched In
its deep walls and strewn about the vicinity.
But the dead volcano remained essentially
an unread book" until last year, when Or. Rich
ard H. Jalans and several Of his pupils paid their
first visit to the site. What they found may wen
become d Laboratory" Of q sort for geologists.
professional and amateur. concerned with the
dynamics Of our mobile planet. The great value
Of Crater Elegante Is that Of its accessibility.
Because it is empty, it may be examined with
relative ease There was water in the basin for
q while soon after the fall of the rim, but it
dried up and left the entire surface of the bowls
interior In plain view
The Caltech scientists currently are trying
to establish the age of Elegante This they seek
to accomplish by discovering organic materials,
such as fossil wood or charcoal, ct the caldera
which can be tested by the Carbon-14 radioactive
dating technique. The results Of their quest
should have interest to washington geologists
studying nearby Virginia and Maryland. both Of
which. Incredible as It may seem. show evidence
Of volcanic activity ! lew million years ago.
Evening star., 1952-03-16
IsMr. Truman WhistIinq?

Unless President Truman already mas maQe
his great political decision 1t is difficult to accept
at face value his declaration that the results OF
the Democratic. presidential primary in New
Hampshire will have no influence on his deter
nination to run or not to run again. It sounds
. little like whistling in the dark.
Senator Kefauver, who comes from an en-
tirely different section Of the country, went into
New Hampshire in quest of delegation that
would be pledged to his nomination at the
Democratic National Convention In association
with relatively young and inexperienced slate
of delegates he campaigned vigorously. His
opposition was a slate Of delegates who were
considered more influential politically and who
were supporting Mr. Truman. To the surprise
of the experts the Senator won conclusively.
On the surface, it would seem that Mr. Truman
should also have been surprised, If not dismayed.
Senator Kefauver had the positive assets Of
an attractive personality and the fame which
he had gained in directing the Senate investiga-
ton Of crime and gambling on national plane.
He also represented new blood and younger
element in the Democratic Party. But he also
received many votes that were cast more in
protest against the Truman administration than
for any other reason. 1t is this protest vote in
particular that should have an influence upon
Mr.. Trumans future political conduct and
decisions
As for Senator Kefauver, 1t Is still not likely
that he will win the top position on his party's
ticket It is certain now If 1t wasn't before,
that the Truman faction Of the party will be
out to beat him. oklahoma's Senator Kerr, re-
ported by some to have the blessing Of the ad-
ministration forces within the party. win be
the Tennesseans next direct opponent, in the
Nebraska primary on April !. The betting does
not favor Senator Kefauver. But nothing sue
ceeds like success and, despite Mr.. Truman's
casual dismissal, the results in New Hampshire
won for the Tennessean some new political
respect Some Of those who can't beat him
may start joining him.
There are other things that should influence
Mr.. Tmman, TOO, notably the candidacy Of
Georga's Senator Russell. It does not require
any primary results to guarantee that Senator
Russell has powerful support in opposition to q
denomination for Mr.. Truman. or that he would
command sizable electoral vote If he were to
run On third ticket against Democratic slate
headed by Mr.. Truman.
Certainly the President Is not going to ignore
these cross currents In his own party. y
1t is Ms intention either to run agaA or to
Evening star., 1952-03-16

dictate the choice Of his successor at the head
Of the ticket he must take into consideration
these anti Truman factions Even il the public
curiosity does not serve to smoke out Mr. Tru-
mans plans soon, the requirements of practical
politics may accomplish this purpose
Evening star., 1952-03-16
All in the Family

In regard to a letter from recent
correspondent relative to the status Of
The Star as family newspaper, ] be-
neve can go him one better.
During the snow before Christmas,
my grandson, who is Star carrier and
very enthusiastic one. went over to
his uncle's and his mother went Christ
mas shopping.
About 4:30, Don called to know why
his mother hadn't come to pick him up
to serve his papers. I told him she
hadn't come yet, so he asked me to call
his brother Robert. I did. Robert was
at the movies but his father would bring
him over as soon as he returned.
Don was still worried, so I said "I'n
serve your papers. Dom" So out I 60
slipping and sliding down the unpaved
road and dropping The Star on the
porcheS.
Later one of the neighbors asked my
daughter II Don was III since he saw her
delivering the papers. My daughter said
That wasn't I. That was Don's grand
motherl"
N
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Brown and Butistu

Several Of your readers have pointed
out that Constantine Brown has dis
played tolerance toward, IL not open
sympathy for, the type Of totalitarianism
Of which Franco is an outstanding
example.
After reading Mr.. Browns attempt to
justify the Batista coup. I now join
those readers. Those who subscribe to
the philosophy Of "the end justifies the
means" are an easy mark for all forms
Of tyranny. and merely to be very
vocal and self-righteous foe Of COM
munism does not automatically place
even Mr.. Brown-in the ranks Of the
defenders Of our republican form Of
government.
Let's not forget that Hitler caused the
death Of more Communists than any
one else In history.
Edward c. Hodson.
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Spires Of the Spirit
Whot Are You For9

Never were 50 many against so much.
Ranks Of the antis have been augmented
to immense proportions. The voice Of
the denouncer Is In the land, and the
seat Of the scornful Is overcroWded with
those who add to the confusion BY
loudly announcing what they are
against. Social, political and eccleSi-
astical systems are targets for vitriolic
billingsgate by agitated opponents eager
to inform the world what they oppose.
One Of the outstanding members Of the
United States Senate recently was heard
to exclain, after listening TO an acrimo-
nious debate freighted with bitter words
Of opposition: 1T would be q poser II
some one suddenly confronted those
who are so sure Of what they are against
with the pertinent query. What are you
for?."
OF course. as long as there are error
and evil In the world there Is place
for constructive den1nciation; but. In
the midst Of the shouting and tunult
Of this volcanic day, when prejudice
and passion furnish more heat than
light. is It not high time to emphasize
that which the ages make perfectly clear
namely, that attack is not half as
enecC1ve as example, ana that, at last,
evil is to be overcome not by more evil,
but by good? It is significant that q
current radio program by outstanding
citizens from all walks Of life has the
title: This ! Believe" It consists Of
stirring statements Of what the particle
pants are for.
Affirmation is 10 times stronger than
denunciation. To borrow the phrase Of
a popular song, this, surely. is time
to "accentuate the positive" A nation
ally known religious leader recently has
returned from q visit to Europe and
Asia. where he gazed with sympathetic
eyes at want and woe. Upon his return
to this promised land. flowing with milk
and honey. he declared that everywhere
abroad he had heard the plaintive ques-
ton, What, Is your America for? We
know what she is against; but, tell us,
as You see our low levels Of living, our
chains. our misery, our hunger, our
disease, with all her vast resources what
is America for?" That Is the piercing
question put by the French planter In
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Letters to The Star !.

the prairies, and to such numbers Of
'them-as Senator Taft Is doing now.
This is new phase In political CAM
paign1ng In this country; the pattern
OF new epoch which gives to the in
dividual voter everywhere, in as large
number as possible, the opportunity to
make personal contact and acquaintance
with the man who seeks the office, and
for each one to know for himself for
whom and for what his ballot is cast.
It is method that is the antithesis
OF stay at home and wait for q draft"
to knock on the door. It Is q direct.
positive aand frank approach to the
people who WELD the sovereign power.
It is more than symbol Of representa-
tive government; 1t Is the essence of
representative government. It is repre-
sentative government in dynamic ac-
ton.
Whether one favors the candidacy
Of Senator Taft is not essentially an is-
sue The point wish to make is that
1t lis not the function Of news writers,
columnists and broadcasters to nomi-
nate or to elect President. This is
the function Of all Of the people.
b. G. Clarke.
Editors note: What Mr.. Clarke
objects to was detailed report Of Sem
ator Taft's activities on one typical day
Of his New Hampshire campaign. The
intent Of the report was not hostile"
to Senator Taft's candidacy, and
whether the details Included in the
article were "trihing" is matter of
opinion. The results Of the primary vote
might conceivably be interpreted as in
dicating that these details, which Mr..
Clarke finds distasteful, may not have
seemed trifling to some New Hampshire
Republicans.)