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toilets, pipe. BLOCKS INC, I740
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Evening star., 1953-03-08

Town and Country went to the four Of the earth
for inspiration for these magnificent prnts To Iran for
the Tree Of Life toy for lacy foro Egypt for
exciting design based Popyrus writing. They coIed
upon the beauty Of Audubon and Curer Ives for classic
Autographs Yours to transform into glorious spcovers
dropees studio covers eonces, screens vanity skirts
and any other ideos you have Roller printed 48" tex
tured cotton, coIorseoed vot-dyed and pre-shrunk.
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Evening star., 1953-03-08

Prints suobe for ironing given with your purchase Of curOnu Turtle
Dove by Audubon Home the Mississippi by cuier Ives
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Town and Country
Heirloom Classic Prints

Vat dyed and preshrunk for practically
as ,UeH as beauty ,Uhen fashioned into
distinctive sHpcoUers and draperies
Evening star., 1953-02-01
There Is No Doubt

Notwithstanding former President Trumans
astonishing and essentially reckless remarks
on the subject, the Nation and the free world
at large can be absolutely sure that the Soviet
Union, besides being capable of producing them,
now has growing supply of atomic weapons.
Certainly, in view of the statement just
released by Chairman Gordon Dean of the
Atomic Energy Commission, any skepticism on
that score amounts to nothing less than a
wishful inanity of the worst kind. For the
statement presumably issued with President
Eisenhowers full approval-declares without
the slightest equivocation or qualification that
there is no doubt of the existence of supply
of these and kindred weapons in the U. S. S. r.
This should set to rest the confusion caused
by Mr.. Truman. All that remains to be
wondered at and mulled over is the queer fact
that he has seen ft, in retirement, to voice
skepticism over the warning statements put
out by the White House while he himself was
President Seldom has he staged q stranger
or more self-contradictory performance.
Evening star., 1953-02-01

freedom to Eat
). Wilbur Potherby's letter in The
Star of January q is indicative OF the
manner in which the public's sense OF
the meaning of American freedom has
been distorted Mr.. Potherby states
that the upholding, by the Court OF
Appeals, of our Washington restaura-
teurs' right to run their own business
ignores the right of people to eat.
This is pure nonsense. The right to
own property does not give any person
the fright" to own my property, II
refuse to sell it to him. The right to
worship gives no one the right to wor-
ship in a church whose rules he re-.
fuses to follow. Similarly, the right
to eat is restricted by the rights OF
others, especially the rights OF the
restaurateur.
I have eaten in many restaurants
where I would have been refused serv-
ice had I not worn tie and coat. In
deed, in summer months, have been
turned away for just such a reason.
I have seen inebriates refused service.
In none of these cases is there undue
restriction of the individuals freedom
to eat" Rather, it is an affirmation OF
the owners freedom to run his business
as he pleases.
Enjoyment of food is affected by sur
roundings. knowing this. many res
taurants provide soothing music, some
require reasonable decorum in dress
and most seek to eliminate such bother
some distractions as drunkS, loud
mouths and similar individuals. If the
restaurant doesn't please, people don't
return, and the business fails. Judging
by the size and number of eating
places catering to mixed" patronage,
it is apparent that this type Of estab-
lishment doesn't please the majority
Of Washingtonians.
If Mr.. Potherby does not like this
situation, let him open his own res
taurant, or, with others, express sufh-
cient support for mixed eating places
that some enterprising restaurateur
will open one. But let him not seek to
restrict the freedom of other citizens
and of Washington restaurant owners.
These people are also private citizens,
and their businesses are private. They
are not public servants and their res
taurants are neither utilities nor pub
lie services"
John Robert Canady.
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Letters to The Star

publicity now to encourage them to
voluntarily apply for treatment when
facilities are available, realizing that
they are very sick people, would en-
hance the possibility of their eventual
cure.
Probably, the requirement that they
not be discharged until determination
by the proper medical authorities as
cured Is correct, but fail to under
stand where the logic rests in the sup
position that any law based on COM
pulsory confinement upon apprehen-
sion will be any more effective than
the present laws governing burglary or
holdups If there are as many as 5000
or more addicts at large in the city now,
pandemonium will reign if they are
suddenly forced to hide during the day
and furtively prowl at night in an
attempt to secure the money to pur-
chase a steadily decreasing supply Of
narcotics. 1t surely will be unique in
the annals of crime prevention-espe-
cially with the ease of acquiring guns.
It was disappointing to learn that they
cannot be detected readily by appear
ance but usually are discovered while
undergoing withdrawal, which Symp-
toms are easily discernible. That means
ordinarily, they will have to be confined
first. 1t appears the cure might be
worse than the bite.
Perplexed.
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Fifty Years Ago in The Star -.
John Robert Canady.

set years had lived quietly on the
Blackfoot reservation at Lame Deer,
Mont. His Washington friends in
cluded the scientist, DR.. A. c. Mer-
riam, and the latter arranged brief
funeral services here before the body
was shipped away on the Western
train"
Germany's new envoy to the United
States arrived In Washington on the
night Of Janu-
Speck Won SternbuTg ary 80, 1908,
At the White House and was for
mally received
at the White House on January 81. No
stranger to the local community, his
name was Baron Speck Hermann Won
Sternburg. He had been here in the
'80s and was popular both within dip
lomatic circles and beyond them. The
Stars portrait of him suggested that
he was diminutive in size but stalwart
in manner. AS a youth, he had won
distinction in the Franco -PrusSian War.
Later he had been in China and in
the Balkans and had represented Ger
many on the tripartite Samoa COM
mission as well as in proceedings aris-
ing from the Boxer rebellion. Now he
was to share In the debate over Vene-
zuelan affairs. Counted "chum" of
President Roosevelt. he heartily was
made welcome at the Executive Man
sion. Cordial greeting also awaited his
wife. the former Miss Langham of
Idaho.
The Star on February 3, 1903, pub
lished a cable from London, announc-
ing: king Edward VII,
King Edwards who is suffering from
influence mild attack Of infiu-
erZa, passed q good
night and is making favorable progress
toward recovery. His proposed visit TO
the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire
at Chatsworth has, however. been in
definitely postponed. Consols fell Of
Evening star., 1953-02-01

Some years ago this tendency was
crowded into one sentence, in mes
sage given by canon Of Westminster
Abbey when. in speaking of the seven
deadly sins Of modern society, he listed
them as follows: Policies without ,prin-
cipleS. wealth without work, pleasure
without conscience, knowledge without
character, industry without morality,
science without humanity, worship
without sacrifice" The message of these
pungent phrases, which who can doubt
accurately characterize our day, is
clearly diScerned-Not enough! Policies
without principles are not enough;
wealth without work is not enough;
pleasure without conscience is not
enough; knowledge without character
is not enough; industry without moral
ity is not enough; science without
humanity is not enough: worship with
out sacrifice is not enough.
Edith Cavell saw in that last hour
of her life that patriotism Is not
enough! A patriotism which has no
other objective than the concerns and
interests of what one may call my
land" is obviously at variance with the
conceptions Of Jesus Of Nazareth when
He declared. "The field is the world"
Moral disease anywhere poisonS the
arterial blood Of the whole world
One of the tenets of the Christian
creed is that there is no such thing as
Evening star., 1953-02-01

one-eighth this morning, which was
attributed to the Kings indisposition.
Sir Dighton Probyn, King Edwards
equerry, ofhcially notified the Mayor
OF Windsor at II o'clock this morning
that his majesty was progressing salts
factorily." In 1853 numerous COM
pany Of Americans know exactly how
the King felt and can sympathize with
him across gap Of five decades.
Members of commission to choose
a sculptor to execute the long-antici-
pated Grant
Gront Memorial monument on
Award Announced the Mall told the
Star on Febru-
ary 4, 1908, that they had selected
Henry Merwin Shrady Of New York.
Twenty-seven models had been sub
mitted. Mr.. Shrady's composition was
preferred as first In intrinsic merit"
'"The figure Of the general is represented
in repose, as If in the act Of reviewing
troops, and, it will be noticed, carries
no sword, which is Intentionally
omitted in order to comply with Grants
nearly habitual and characteristic
custom" Flanking pedestals were to
support groups symbolizing cavalry and
artillery in action. The main pedestal
was to be reserved for the infantry.
Total width of the monument was
stipulated at 262 feet inches, greatest
depth SO feet. Mr.. Shrady used one of
his own Kentucky thoroughbreds for
Grants Steed-a horse called Charm
ing Billy. The sculptor died April IL.
1922. two weeks prior to the dedication
of his pre- eminent achievement"
Evening star., 1953-02-01

cially in terms Of arnor, the most powerful ma
tonal military formation in the NATO alliance.
Moreover, along with his government Sir
Roger has been at pains to affirm that his coun-
try's stake in Western Europe its interest in
Western Europe's cohesion and strength, and
its desire to support and encourage Western
Europes moves toward unity have never been
greater than at present. Accordingly, as he has
told the Press Club the United Kingdom-in
addition to meeting it's NATO commitments
can be counted upon to work closely with the
EDO and similar bodies as they come into exist
ence, even though it cannot enter a full-fiedged
continental federation. Perhaps this policy could
be considerably better than it is, but the new
British Ambassador has defended 1t cogently
enough to suggest that its critics are by no
means beyond challenge.
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Metophoric Appraisal of Ike

find it very interesting, the super
efficient way the Eisenhower admins
tration is beginning its tremendous
task of saving the affairs of state.
Our platitudinous President not only
believes that one should be clean as
a hounds tooth" but that the "early
bird catches the worm" No doubt our
distinguished President believes IAN
apple day keeps the doctor away and
that "early to bed and early to rise,
makes a man healthy. wealthy and
wise"
Bright and early" in the morning.
am sure our President is as fresh as
q daisy" "Quick as wink" and "cool
AS a cucumber" Certainly no one can
say that President Eisenhower is as
"slow as molasSes in January" He's
going like a house af1re."
The general is handing out the medi-
cine quick as a flash" and every
bodys talking it "just like soldier"
Annie Laurie MansOur.
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Wants Zoninq Explanation

AS a resident of Spring Valley who
did not sign a petition against reloca-
tion of Sibley Hospital. and who turned
down suggestion that contribute up
to $500 for attorneys fees for Zoning
hearing, 1 wish to express my regrets
over the decision of the District Zoning
Commission.
This display of snobbery by the resi-
dents of Wesley Heights and Spring
Valley may or may not have protected
their property values. It is certain in
my mind however, that any respect
which the rest of the city has held for
these residents has dropped to new
low. aa "a e-,e
Now that the decision has been made,
I believe it proper that the public be
enlightened on two points:
/. The District Zoning Commission
should recognize an obligation to ex-
plain why it reached its decision favor
ing the property owners.
2. Since some residents Of the area
did contribute $500, and others con-
tributed smaller amounts, the Spring
Valley Wesley Heights Citizens Asso-
citation should make public a complete
accounting of the total amount col
lected, breakdown Of legal fees, and
a record of other expenses. Disposition
of any remaining funds should be made
public, too.
Spring Valley Resident.
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Its Shokedown Cruise

The opening period of President Eisen-
hower'S Republican administration has been
roughly comparable to the Shakedown cruise of
some great new ocean liner The machinery
has functioned bit erratically Certain minor
gears have failed to mesh. A few small leaks
have been found. The captain has had trouble
with couple Of his signals, and handful OF
crew members-not yet accustomed to their
fresh surroundings stumbled a little and
bumped their heads In the dark
This is what happens on most new ships
when they first put out to sea- Flaws are
nearly always discovered on the test voyage,
but nobody is much worried by them because
they usually lend themselves to quick correction.
similar view may be taken of the fledgling
Eisenhower administration. It's early failure to
consult with Republican Senators on matters Of
patronage: its crossed signals on the issue of
Government reorganization and the congress
sional veto; its lack of preparedness for the
kind of challenge and debate that preceded
Charles E. Wilson'S confirmation as Defense
Secretary-theSe things and their like these
initial fumbleS and SnafuS have been an al
together understandable and perhaps inevitable
part of its shakedown cruise.
Actually, since the cruise is not yet over,
since the captain and crew are still In the
process of getting used to their new surround
ingS, the chances are that there will be addi-
tional blunders and toe-stubbing in the weeks
ahead. After all, it has been "a years since the
last Inauguration of a Republican President,
and the vast administrative change now taking
place-the first time in 20 years when the
Federal governing power has shifted from one
political party to another-involves such
turnover of top personnel such a complex
transfer of tremendous responsibility, such a
far-reaching transformation in the organs of
authority and policy making that it would be
miracle of sorts if the transition were unac-
companied by errors.
In the circumstances, the Eisenhower ad-
ministration is certainly entitled to sympathetic
understanding If it trips over itself occasionally
at the present stage. This is especially true
because it must perforce be manned by new
personalities, most of whom will require time
to come fully to grips with their jobs and
familiarize themselves with the intricate and
sometimes very delicate workings of the Federal
Government. The fumbling thus far has been
relatively minor, and in due course, after the
shakedown cruise is completed, the executive
branch should be functioning smoothly. Mean
while, in the words of an old English proverb,
Americans could do worse than remember that
he who makes no mistakes never makes any
thing.
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Spires of the Spirit
Not Enough

On the monument in honor of Nurse
Edith Cavell. rising mid the busy
traffic of London, is inscribed in con-
splcuous letters one word - DAWN.
That radiant word recreateS a tragic
yet glorious scene, drenched with both
triumph and tears. Those four letters
stir ones imagination as she, the Vail
ant, is glimpsed standing there, so calm
and so brave, in the dawn's early light.
Then one sharp report from the leveled
rifles, and it is all over as her body
crumples. No. not all over; for her pure
soul goes marching on-goeS marching
on in those last words she uttered, Inn
mortalized there in enduring stone: Il
see now that patriotism is not enough.
] must die without malice or hatred for
any one" Those winged words. whis-
pered in the cold, gray dawn of dismal
place of execution in occupied Belgium,
have echoed down the years
Since few months ago turned
from gazing at the sacramental stone,
one phrase from that valedictory to
mortality has been ringing, again and
again. in my mind: Not enough! Not
enough! It seems to point the finger of
rebuke and Of warning at the tendency
Of our day to be so often content with
part truth, to emphasize one thing to
the exclusion Of other things which are
necessary for completed picture or for
rounded life. Ito leave vital things un-
recognized and unreckoned. Not
enough" suggests the danger OF con-
tentedly stopping long before the goal
is reached, of putting up an encircling
fence around some limited conception,
of inclosing some partial revelation,
assuming that the end has been at
tanned.
In vivid quatrain, Edwin Mark
ham, poet of eternal verities, is stand
Ing very near this truth of mot enough"
when he pictures boundless love as
an eraser of circumscribed circles,
stunted in their compass and scope.
Never can forget a memory Of him,
as his rugged face is illumined by the
blazing logs Of our fireplace, with ap-
propriate gestures reciting his own
lines:
"He dretD circle that shut me out
Rebel, hereto, thing to fout.
But LoDe and I had the 1Dit to tpin;
We dretp circle that took him in!"
Across that narrower circle we see
clearly the words mot enough"
Evening star., 1953-02-01

Cowles and Ellen Spencer Musseyr all
members of the Executive Committee
with whom he had served. What was
happening was preliminary of re-
organization of the American Red
Cross movement, development which
included the resignation of Miss Bar
ton in 1904 and reincorporation OF the
society under Government supervision
in 1905.
In The Star Of January 20. 1908.
q review Of the truly great theatrical
entertainment OF "the
Drury Lone palmy days" appeared.
Sneetnele The show was the fa-
nous Drury Lane spec
tacle, '.The Sleeping Beauty, !" inn
ported from London by Klaw and
Erlanger and given its Washington
presentation at the National Theater.
Four hundred persons were in the cast.
The featured players included: Harry
Bulger, Joseph Cawthorne, Will Macart,
John Hyams, Gertrude Mackenzie,
Viola Gillette, Leila Mcintyre, Phoebe
Coyne, Queenie Vassar. Annabel Whit
ford, Katherine Colvin. Almira Forrest.
Maud LIE Roy and Daisy Dumont. Seem
cry really was gorgeous, costumes
beautiful An aerial ballet was greeted
with cheers.
White Calf. ian aged chief of the
Blackfoot tribe Of Indians" died at
Providence Hospital on
White Colt January 20. 1908. and
Decd The Star for the follow
ing day carried q lengthy
obituary article, explaining that he
was one of the most famous of the
Indians Of the Northwest" Command
ing the people of his nation 1T the
fight at the Wounded Knee agency.
South Dakota. last important clash
Of Indians with United States troops. !"
December 20. 1890, he knew the mean
ing Of war at its worst and in his sum
Evening star., 1953-02-01

Half century ago short-story writ
ing was what watching and listening to
television is today. The
Short Story Star for January 81,
Enthusiasts 1908. gave report OF
meeting of the Short
Story Club at the Riggs House at which
Mrs. Frances r. Burket, DR.. Thomas A.
Robinson, Mai. F. I. Willis, Mrs. L. A.
Crandell and Clifford Howard read
examples of their art. Among the
listeners were: Capt. Arthur Portman
and DR.. Adeline e. Portman, Mrs. E. M.
and Miss Dorothy Mellor. DR.. and Mrs.
v. Shinn, Mrs. C. A. Metcalf, Mrs. Han
nah B. Sperry, Mrs. E. Maynicke Still
man, Mrs F. l.. Barringer, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Norman Howard, May Goodwin, Mrs.
Clara o. Bland, Miss Katherine Shelby
Todd, Capt and Mrs. w. w. Case, Mrs.
Mary M. Haywood, Mrs. E. Kathleen
Temple. Charlton M, Clark and Sam
Edelstein.
The Star on January 90, 1908, said:
Gen. John M. Wilson, vice president
of the National
Red Cross Red Cross, pres
Reorganization sented g CongresS
regarding that organization. especially
with reference to certain differences
which have arisen in regard to the
management Of its affairs" Criticism
of "the manner in which the organi-
zation is placed in the hands Of one
person" appeared to be aimed at Clara
Barton. Gen. Wilson's term as vice
president had ended December 9. 1902,
but he still was greatly interested in
the work and his memorial also was
signed by Mabel T. Boardman, ]. Ellen
Foster. Bessie j. Kibbey. Sarah Al.
Spencer, Al. G. Kaufman, w. H. Mi
sci1ael. B. n. Warner Simon Wolf. John
w. Foster, Hilary A. Herbert. Thomas
F. Walsh, Nero l.. Tanner. Henrietta
M. Rose. Amy L. Wolf. Anna Roosevelt
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Secrecy in Zoninq Decision

1t Is understandable that the five members
OF the Zoning Commission are reluctant after
they have reached decision on important and
highly controversial issues, to disclose how thev
voted, and whether their votes were split or
unanimous. They take the view that the de-
ciS1on is reached by the commission as whole
and the individual votes of those who compose
the commission are mere detail Further
more, secrecy protects the members of the
commission from recriminatery pressures ex-
erteo oy those who disagree with the decision
To understand the desire for secrecy. how
ever, is not to condone it, 1t is to be hoped
tnat the Lon1ng Commission will reconsider its
decision OF Wednesday not to reveal the votes.
ana resume the practice 1t followed for the
past year or more Of announcing the division
among its members, if any, and how they
voted.
1t seems to The Star that this is a legiti-
mate matter for full publicity. The decision of
the Zon1ng Commission to upgrade the zoning
OF the American University campus, from "a" to
"A-restricted," thus barring the proposed use of
section of the campus for new Sibley
Hospital, will be appealed to the courts The
decision was preceded by intense controversy.
Tor both the owners of surrounding residential
property, and the American University au-
thorlties, are convinced that various rights.
mcludlng property rights, are vitally at stake
In so important zoning decision the public
should know whether it was reached unani-
mouSly or by narrow margin. In either case,
written opinions would be in order.
The text of the zoning Advisory Council
recommendation has been made public 1t was
this recommendation which the Zoning Com
mission evidently followed in reaching its own
decision. The recommendation placed major
emphasis on the history of zoning in the area
and the contention that location of the hospital
on the campus "has no legitimate planning
purpose" except for the university The legal
validity of this position will be tested in the
courts. In the meantime there is no sub
stantial reason for the members of the COM
mission to treat as confidential the division or
unanimity among them in reaching so i'm
portant decision