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Evening star., 1953-03-22

famous feminist had been a volumi-
nous correspondent, and many of the
persons with whom she exchanged
letters had been individuals of distinc-
ton. Wendell Phillips, Parker Pills
bury, William Lloyd Garrison, Eliza
beth Cady Stanton, Ida Hustled Harper,
George William Curtis, James Russell
Lowell. A. Bronson Alcott, William
Henry Charming, Nathaniel Haw-
thorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Horace
Greeley. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
John Greenleaf Whittier, william Cul-
len Bryant, Oliver Wendell Holmes and
Henry Ward Beecher were represented
in her files. Miss Anthony also gave
the national Library her scrapbooks,
dating back half century. Referring
to her public experience, she said: "All
that have fought for will not come
in my day :. shall not live to see all
accomplished that had hoped for.
But 1t Will come. Fifty years ago
who would have dreamed that all this
should ever come about-that women
could preach and practice law; that
they could go forth as healers of the
sick, the halt. the lame and the blind:
that they would teach men, even men,
higher mathematics. astronomy and
philosophy: that they should sit on
school boards. in legislatures and SEN
ates, be county treasurers, county su-
perintendents Of public instruction.
mayors Of cities, delegates to political
conventions? There is not much Of
anything that woman may not be
now. except voter. and she will get
that right-she will get 1t as surely
as the sun shines In heaven"
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Spires Of the Spirit
| Believe

The most majestic combination Of
words in the language isl BELIEVE.
Out of the depths, like a thousand
trumpets sounded from human lips.
rises that stupendous affirmation, II
believe
The oxford martyrs, Latimer and
Ridley, went up in fiery chariot. but
lighted a candle to burn on after the
fagots had smoldered to ashes. They
belong to the noble army of martyrs
because no threat could quench their
'"I believe"
On the highest levels a belief is
something on which we are willing to
wager our very life. We are ready to
hazard everything, including ourselves,
for something which we verify believe.
II believe" is a sustaining bridge across
the turbulent torrent of mortality on
which we risk the full weight Of our
dearest interests, our most ardent de-
sires and hopes. Behind our work, our
ambitions, our goals, our loves, our
social and. political attitudes, our
aff1nities for the good or bad in the
world about US. lie the beliefs at the
center of our being and which make
and mold us-the convictions upon
which we are betting our souls and the
future of our world.
Now belief is not blind credulity. It
is not just something I'VE hold; it is
something that holds US. To prate in
credible things is not an expression Of
valid belief, Real belief opens the
eyes to glories that unbelief never can
glimpse. OF course, there is no asser-
ton that means less than II believe"
if they are but hollow words lifted up
as a facade to hide the absence Of
faith that is not there.
Strictly speaking. there is no unbe-
lief. Certainly the beliefs of so-called
unbelief are far harder to defend than
the most rigid views Of orthodoxy. For
man to cease to believe in one creed
does not mean that there is an empty
blank where some vital belief once
was.
Like nature, ideas abhor q vacuum.
A faith never really is lost, it is just
transferred. Man must bow down to
something. He is made that way. It
was debased faith that long ago sub
stituted golden calf for the pure
worship Of the one God. But, never
theless. it was faith.
Our faith is what we give ourselves
to. Our belief is indicated by the
direction of our lives. We make a god
OF something, and serve 1t. The whole
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Judge Sees Dilemma

In my opinion, your March IS edi-
torial, "Condicting Justice in Mary
land" on my disposition of the Griffith
case is definitely in the public interest,
even though it does not state the facts
of the case as accurately as should
like to have had them reported in the
press. Cases Of this kind should be
brought to the attention of the public
through every available means of COM
munication. In that way we might
eventually find the solution. Of these
cases that is in the public interest.
served on the Metropolitan Police
force for ever eleven years. For more
than five of those years I was on the
Vice Squad. have practiced law for
almost ten years. I have been part
time judge in the Trial Magistrates
Court for Bethesda for almost two years.
Even with all this experience. I have
found it difficult to make dispositions of
cases involving Sex-offenses which felt
sure were the right dispositions. have
imposed a sentence as high as four
years in a case involving sex offenSe.
am not sure about the correctness of
my disposition of that case or of the
Griffith case. can state only that each
disposition seemed right, under all the
facts and circumstances before me, at
the time made it.
Grifith's counsel informed me that
the psychiatrist had reported to him
that his treatments had been beneficial
but that the treatments had been dis
continued by Griffith before the psy-
chiatrist could determine whether or
not he could effect cure.
could have sentenced Griffith to
three years, or less, in the Maryland
House of Correction, or to one year, or
less, in the Rockville Jail. I could not
have sentenced him to an institution
for psychiatric care. But I could en-
courage him to have private psychiatric
care by suspending sentence condi-
tionally, the condition being that he
resume private psychiatric care and
have the psychiatrist report monthly
to my court.
The question before me was: Which
Of these alternatives is in the public
interest?
My disposition of the case was based
on the theory that psychiatric care
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Letters to The Star F.

rather than imprisonment is the cure
In these cases and it is better to have
this man at large now with psychiatric
care and subject to the further action
Of the court than to have him at large
at sometime in the future after a long
period Of imprisonment without psychi-
atric care.
My disposition of this case may not
have been the best. Only time can tell
us. However. as the case now stands,
Griffith still can be sentenced for what
ever period may be appropriate, not
exceeding three years, If he does not
submit to psychiatric treatments or
does not have his psychiatrist report
monthly to my court.
I should like to add that, according
to the facts presented to me, there
was not an aggravated assault involved
in the case before me or in the cases
involved in Grifith'S record.
Oscar J. See.
Judge, Trial Magistrates Court for
Bethesda, Md.
(See editorial: Judge Sees Di-
lemma.")
Evening star., 1953-03-22

The Star Of March "a, 1908, con-
tanned a review of a performance Of
the 18th century moral
'Everymon' ity play. "Everyman."
At Gonzoqo by members Of the
Notre Dame Alumnae
Reading Circle at Gonzaga Hall the
previous evening. Katherine Lackey,
sister of Wilton Lackaye, had the
leading part, while Annie c. Rogers
appeared as Lethe. Other persons in
the cast were: r. F. Downing, p. j.
Haltigan, A. s. Fennell. jr., Mabel
Shafer, Katharine Rover. Thomas Eek
loft, Margaret Tally, Katherine O'Con-
nor, Theodore M. Hardy. Mary Lans-
dale. Ellen Becker, Rena Downing.
Adelaide Rover, Margaret Mccarthy,
Katharine Quinn and Mrs. Elmer Espey.
The Star declared that the production
was highly satisfactory
In The Star for March 81, 1908, q
letter written by Herbert Wadsworth
was reproduced, reading
Washington in part as follows: About
Symphony a year since Mr.. DeKoven
conceived the idea of
forming Washington symphony Or
chestra, composed essentially Of Wash
ington musicians. A small sum was
procured to cover the immediate ex-
penses and a sufficient guarantee fund
underwritten to enable the scheme to
take the form you know. Mr.. DeKoven
has given his time without remunera-
ton, and probably no one but himself
suspects the amount of work he has
done in organizing and instructing the
gentlemen who are associated with him
in the orchestra. Mr.. Droop also has
given his time as treasurer and business
manager under the same conditions,
and I can vouch that the work has
been no comfort to the private business
of either Of them. After the really
remarkable success Of the concerts
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Judge Sees Dilemma

In letter appearing elsewhere on this
page, Magistrate Oscar J. See of the Bethesda
Police Court, sets forth his reasons for granting
probation last week to sex offender with
long record.
Judge Sees action was criticized-perhaps
unfairly-in an editorial published in Wednes-
days Star. The editorial stated that the
offender, in view of his record, should have
been given the maximum jail sentence or
committed to an institution until it is safe
to release him."
Judge See points out in his letter that
there is no provision in Maryland law for
commitment of a sex offender to an institution.
His choice was narrowed to imposing Jail
sentence for maximum of three years or
releasing the defendant on probation upon
condition that he take pSychiatric treatment
and report regularly to the court. This re-
served to him the right to impose a Jail
sentence if the defendant failed to undergo
treatment or If the treatment proved unsatis-
factory.
It is at least doubtful, considering the
record of this offender, that treatment will
prove beneficial, and there is risk to the
community in releasing him on probation.
Against this, however is the fact that, at most
he could not have been confined in Jail for
more than three years.
The fairest conclusion from this case is
that it illustrates the need for law in Mary
land, comparable to the Districts Miller Act
which would permit the commitment Of sex
psychopaths to an institution for psychiatric
treatment until such time as it is safe, in the
judgment Of the doctors, to release them.
Evening star., 1953-03-22

given this season, which have certainly
shown beyond question or comment
that all promises for a. thoroughly COM
petent and efficient orchestra in Wash
ington on the original plans laid down
have been more than made good, the
guarantors feel confident in appealing
to all music lovers and public-spirited
citizens and those interested in the
development of musical Washington
for funds either in the form of
guarantee or subscriptions necessary to
assure the maintenance and continu-
ance of the orchestra for the coming
season of 10000. After the work
done this season, it would be mani
fest injustice to Mr.. DeKoven and the
members of the orchestra, who have
labored faithfully to provide Wash
ington with much-needed musical op-
portunities, to say nothing of the
reflection thereby cast on our town as
a muSic-loving community, II the con-
certS were to be discontinued for
lack of proper and needed support.
The work done by the orchestra i.
under Mr.. DeKoven's leadership has
not only justified its continued ex-
1SCenCe as permaIeuG local u1SClCuClOu,
but also given it a justified claim on
+. the community"
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A dispatch from New York to The
Star of March 18, 1908, read: THE
elephant Jingo. said to
lingo have been larger than
Deceased Jumbo, died at sea on the
steamer Georgia. which
arrived today from Liverpool. The
animals death occurred March IL, and
the huge body was buried at sea. An
animal show bought lingo in London.
The elephant had not travelled since
infancy and from the time Of sailing
from Liverpool it fretted and pined
away. lingo was 20 years old, IL feet
high, weighed six tons and was valued
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Dishonesty in Government

1t is distressing to witness the utter
lack of public pride, honesty and eff
cheney in some persons appointed to
positions of trust on Government prof.
ectS.
The evidence produced in the "Voice"
investigation is just another llustra-
tion of the tendency to make a racket
out of most every new activity created
in our Government. No sooner has an
agency starts functioning than we begin
to hear of malfeasance in Office on the
part of some of its operating officials.
Isn't it possible for human beings to
have sense of patriotic allegiance to
their country and to do an honest job
rather than to start Immediately milk
ing the Government Of il-gotten gain?
While on the subject, believe that
far greater results would be obtained
if newly created activities were placed
within the framework of some tried and
proven old-line Government agencies.
James Baugh, Jr.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Gummu GIobuIin Restrictions

> A letter to The Star stated that only
the children of those who had given
blood to the Red Cross should receive
gamma globulin during the polio sea-
son. According to this letter, the CIV
ing of gamma globulin to the children
of blood donors would be somewhat of
reward to the donors for considering
the suffering of others.
On the surface this plan seems like
good one for persuading more people
to give blood, but if this idea is looked
into more carefully, at least two very
strong objections to it can be found
First, many people are unable to give
blood because of anemia, recent ill
nesses, and other conditions. Second,
many others, although physically capa-
BILE of donating, react violently to the
sight Of blood, hypoderrnic needles
going into them, and the like.
The first objection might possibly be
reduced by having the Red Cross and
the family physicians of people physi-
cally incapable Of donating blood give
certificates excusing them. The second
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Fifty Years Ago in The Star .

at $4,000. For so hours preceding its
death, the mammoth beast trumpeted
without cessation and twice knocked
down it's keeper, Thomas Lawrence, who
attempted to pacify it. The cries Of
the elephant aroused the leopards and
tigers which were on the ship, and
they too Joined in the cry" Lawrence
fed whisky to Jingo in the hope OF
Stupefying it, but the animal became
even more savage than ever" on that
account. Suddenly, on the morning Of
the 18th, Jingos cries ceased. LAW
renee ran to the cage to find the ele-
phant dead" DR.. William M. Mann,
director of the National Geological
Park, was asked Friday to comment on
Jingo's demise. Sounds to me as if it
must have been suffering from some
acute disease" he replied. Most ele-
plants adjust to sea travel without
difficulty"
There have been many changes in
what people commonly eat in the half
century since March II.
Menus 1908. To illustrate the
of the Past point. the following
dishes are cited from
menus printed in The Star on that
date: Potato pie. almond buns. sauted
tripe, fruit blancmange, brown betty,
cheese straws, baked eggs, giblet pie
with grape jelly. pie plant pie. spiced
currants, raspberry tapioca. Normandy
soup, bisque Of oysters. apricot fritters.
Macedoine salad, caviar sticks, Graham
bread, bean soup with croutons.
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On March 1S, 1908, The Star an
nounced that Susan B. Anthony had
given the Library Of
Miss Anthonys Congress unique coll
Donation lection Of newspapers
and documents relating
to her work in behalf Of Suffrage for
women and associated activities. The
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Testing Georgi MoIenkov

The late Leon TrotSky, no longer a re-
vered figure in Communist Russian political
history, coined phrase in 1917 that suits all
too well the state of the world since 1945. The
phrase was mot war, not peace" prescrip
tion then for nightmarish way of life cal
culated to settle upon the world the climate
essential to international communism. Al
though long before his death Trotsky became
prophet without honor in the Kremlin, his
doctrine has persisted as the basic strategy Of
the Soviet Communist conspiracy
Today, for the first time in nearly 80 years,
this conspiracy is being guided by new mach
inator, Georgi Malenkov, figure so little
known in the West that measurement Of his
words and his deeds is both difficult and haz-
ardous. In his two major utterances of the
past fortnight, the words Of Malenkov have
sounded more strongly the theme Of "not war;;
in the same period the deeds of his political
and military servants have echoed more clearly
the theme of mot peace" While he has talked
softly Of international cooperation, prolonged
co-existence and the solving of world problems
through peaceful means, his gunners have shot
down or shot at allied aircraft in European and
Asian skies and his agents in the United Ma
tions have continued their familiar tactics of
obstruction and harassment. Whether the
words are an overture to peace, or whether the
deeds are prelude to war, is hard to tell.
For the world in general and the West in
particular, the stakes are too high for a casual
judgment or cavalier reply. President Eisen-
hover, already on record as willing to meet
anybody in the cause of peace, told his latest
press conference with obvious sincerity that
the new Soviet leaders would never be met
less than halfway in any genuine search for
peace. The course of his administration now,
he made clear, is to avoid provocation while
guarding our power willingness to negotiate.
If negotiations could be stripped Of deceit and
cynicisn, was implicit.
So it is that the cold war, synonym for the
Trotsky doctrine, proceeds through phase
that may be critical in world history. Malen-
kov, inheriting legacy of broken pledges and
violated agreements, is being. given the oppor-
tunity by President Eisenhower and the West
to implement his words of peace. His response
should provide significant clue to his real
powers within the Kremlin and his intentions
toward the world at large.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Civilian Explosion at DohIgren

The Navy wisely and tactfully has with
drawn its plans for extension OF its Dahlgren
underwater demolition range on the Potomac
River. Why the sponsors of this proposed
further invasion of the river should have been
Surprised-as they professed to be-over the
storm of opposition kicked up by the project is
mystery. The Dahlgren Proving Grounds for
naval ordnance Is nuisance to SportSmen,
commercial fishermen and many residents Of
the neighborhood, however essential its work
may be to national defense.
The present river range, designated as
danger area for all craft, already extends all
the way from Persimmon Point above the
Potomac River bridge, to Matthias Point on the
Virginia shore and to just below Popes Creek
on the Maryland side. Most of the heavy firing
in this zone comedies with the spring-and-
summer fishing season on the Potomac The
shattering depth charges and other explosions
kill thousands of fish, crabs and other marine
life. Marylands Tidewater Fisheries Commis
sion received reports of 1900 perch and $50
catfish washed up on the shore after last years
firing tests. Underwater charges of more than
200 pounds of powerful explosives have been
detonated at times. Above-surface blasts also
have disturbed residents and shaken houses.
Windows have been reported broken as far
away as Cobb Island, about 10 miles distant
Although public notice of the proposed
extension of the danger area was posted last
January, when few sportsmen and vacationers
could be found in the affected area, news of the
plan soon spread. Naval authorities found they
had an explosion of another sort to deal with.
Particularly disturbing to fishermen was the
fact that the extension would have brought the
restricted zone even closer to Popes Greek,
summer headquarters for many fishing parties.
The fishermen were justified in contending that
conditions are bad enough as they are, without
making them worse. The Navy in Difference to
the public outcries will seek other waters for
certain of their deep-water tests While en-
gagged in this search it would be good idea if
the Navy made serious study of the possibility
of transferring all or most of its heavy demoli-
ton experiments to less-frequented area. The
effort should be to curtail Objectionable blasting
in the Potomac region, not to extend it.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
By Frederick Brown Harris
Minister, Foundry Methodist Church;
Chaplain, United States Sonata

face a future of immeasurable gloom
and terrible catastrophe. It is as seri-
GUS as that. Only revitalized II be-
lieve" can cancel a date with dooms-
day.
This lententide an "I believe" set
to stirring music, has sung its way into
the heart of America How eagerly
across the continental highways of the
speaking air multitudes have listened.
and have responded, to the plaintive,
wistful message of II BELIEVE" rem
dered with charming effectiveness and
which has deservedly leaped into the
category of an extremely popular song!
Listen to the words:
Il BELIEVE for ev'ry drop Of rain that
falls. a flower grows.
I BELIEVE that somewhere in the
darkest night, candle glows.
I BELIEVE for ev'ry one who goes
astray, some one will come to show
the way.
BELIEVE above the storm the small
est prayer will still be heard,
BELIEVE that some one in the great
somewhere hears ev'ry word.
Every time hear newborn baby cry.
or touch leaf, or see the sky,
Then I know why BELIEVE!""
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These faith-drenched words, welded
to soaring, triumphant melody carry
ing them to waiting hearts weary of
negations, point iA the right direction.
The song is radiant signboard to
the ascending path Of practiced con-
victions on which America must rivet
her gaze and fix her heart, or our
cause cannot be won. Only vital
faith can be the victory We can
win better world for ourselves and
for all mankind only under the con-
fident banners of II believe"
AS the holy lenten period with its
majestic afirmations draws to its close
shall we go step higher and reverently
add these words:
I believe for every craven Judas kiss
are friends who care.
I believe, behind each Shadowed cloud,
that God Is there.
believe, for every thorn which StabS
my way. His strength awaits for
each new day.
I believe in Christ Gods boundless love
spells hatred's doom.
I believe that death was vanquished
at an empty tomb.
Serene, above the worlds vast, cruel
need, looms high crosS-God's
deathless deed.
This is my creed: believe!
'ouoted by permission Of Cromwell Music. Inc
New York.