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Evening star., 1953-11-08

highway before we come to a white
domed structure in course of erection,
where soon will be performed the pic
turesque rites of the Greek Orthodox
Church. This Strikingly beautiful
ediflce. reminiscent of Eastern lands,
is being erected by those in Washing
ton and in all parts of their new home
land who feel strongly that Americas
Capital must have stately emblem of
the many millions who adhere to the
cherished traditions of the Eastern
part of the church. After centuries of
disturbance. based largely on doctrinal
matters, at last came a complete rup-
ture. as Christendom broke in two. So
here across the years to come st.
Sorhia. bearing the name of the
faln&sdS church in Istanbul. will adorn
a fabulous mile in this city to which,
like ancient Jerusalem. all the tribes
go up. Thus. on the same street meet
Eastern and Western ChrlStendom,
and also the devotees of Islam. in an
atmosphere of democratic good will,
The inspiring ecclesiastical back
ground of the Greek Orthodox Church
is the massive growing fabric of that
which, in dimensions and grandeur, is
designed to be one of the greatest
churches of the ages, an inspiring
house of prayer for all people. the Ma
tional Protestant Cathedral of SITS.
Peter and Paul. AS we turn into the
Cathedral close, we come now on these
fabulous miles to the highest altitude
of the Federal City. From the huge
peace cross set up little more than
so years ago, when this majestic enter
prise was begun. can be plainly seen, in
this metropolis of magnificent dis
tances. the Capitol. the Washington
Monument, the winding ribbon OF
the historic Potomac and the green,
rolling countryside of the Old Domin-
ion State From points of vantage in
the Cathedrals soaring arches added
wonders of this avenues fabulous
miles can be discerned all the way to
the lovely Westmoreland Congrega-
tional Church. more than a mile
distant.
Between that and our eerie Cathedral
Evening star., 1953-11-08
Fifty Years Ago in The Star

may not withhold them in the future,
and that our hearts may be reused to
war steadfaStly for good and against
all the forces of evil, public and private.
We pray for strength and light, so that
in the coming years we may, with
cleanliness, fearlesSness and wisdom. do
our allotted work on the earth in such
manner as to show that we are not
altogether unworthy of the blessings
we have received"
X
telegram from New York to The
Star for November 3, 1908, announced
the opening of the third
Society annual show of the La
Doc Show dies Kennel Club Asso-
citation at Madison
Square Garden. The number of "high-
class" dogs entered was given as nearly
LOO. Among exhibitors were: Dr. c. A.
Longest, Boston; Richard, jr., and
Frank Croker; Thomas W. Lawson. Mrs.
Richard Harding Davis, Mrs. Burke
Roche. Mrs. c. K. Harley, San Fran
cisco; Mrs. William Eustis, Mrs. T. D.
M. Cardeza, Philadelphia, and Chris
tina Whitney Among several newly
imported English dogs" mentioned,
Lady Stumpie, owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Eustis: Parbold Piccolo, owned by Mrs.
j. P. Behling. and Lucretia, owned by
C. K. Hastings, were considered out
standing.
In The Star for October 26, 1908,
there appeared long article concern
ing the interest of Will
LocoI Burns liam r. Smith, superin-
Adr;yer tendent of the National
Botanical Gardens, in
the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. He
was an enthusiastic collector of books
by and about the bard and had COM
piled many volumes of clippings re-
lating to Burns extracted from maga-
zines and newspapers. Mr.. Smith also
made hobby of visiting Scotland, his
native country, as often as possible.
His home in Washington was vine
covered little cottage adjacent to the
Capitol, a1N two whole rooms of the
Evening star., 1953-11-08
Economics Of Agriculture

This is in regard to a recent letter,
Agriculture and Government" by
Henry Ware Allen. It is safe aSSump-
ton that Mr.. Allen, in recent years at
least, has not been dependent upon
agriculture for living. Otherwise, he
could not so glibly diagnose agricul-
ture's troubles and prescribe such SIM
: pie remedies. It is true that overpro-
duction depresses prices; also that it
requires very little overproduction to
depress prices severely. With produc-
ton dependent so largely on factors
beyond mans control, such as wind,
hail. and too much or too little rain,
it seems that any attempt to exactly
match supply and demand would be
utterly impracticable In order that
Americas needs for food and fiber
shall always be adequately supplied at
a reasonable price, overproduction at
times must be expected, but this does
not mean that the small overproduc-
ton should unduly depress the price Of
the entire commodity. Thus the rea-
son. and good one for price supports.
Mr.. Allen deplores special favors to
agriculture. Can he name an industry
that is not the recipient of such favors?
If favors to agriculture are wrong, then
tariffs are wrong; postal subsidies are
wrong; tax amortizations are wrong;
and even the minimum wage law is
wrong, Just to name few
If supply and demand operated with
out controls, much of the agricultural
industry at times would be in pre-
carious condition, because small sur
plus severely depresses the price of the
entire product.
In agriculture supply and demand,
without controls of any kind, regulate
Evening star., 1953-11-08
BIumes All on Unions

There appears to be more or less
talk about the removal of Communists
from the ranks of our labor unions.
There is one simple and effective way
to accomplish this end: Abolish the
unions And that might be a very
happy solution to the problem.
The bulk of these gentry who COM
pose the unions may not be Commu-
nists in name; but they seem to believe
in the immediate distribution of the
wealth. There is no question that
they are actively engaged in wrecking
the domestic economy of the land. The
cause of the high cost of living is
creation of their making. Apparently
their sole purpose in life is to disrupt
the orderly procedure of the business
of living Life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness is for them alone. (And
a peculiar brand of happiness it is.)
What happens to any one without
their fold is no concern of theirs.
Day after day. in every imaginable
way, they assuredly lend aid and COM
fort to the enemies of our country
1t were we'll done to be done with them
Telespec.
Evening star., 1953-11-08

What was claimed to be "the biggest
meteor" ever discovered anywhere on
earth was reported from
Biggest oregon City, Greg, in
Meteor? The Star for October 81,
1908. The authority re-
sponsible for this opinion was F. w.
Crosby, representative of the Smith
sonian Institution. He said it was "a
genuine meteor" and judged its weight
to be between 10 and 20 TONS" From
appearances, he added, "it may have
been buried in the hill where it was
found for many centuries" Inquiry at
the Smithsonian last week brought infor-
nation to the effect that the 31nstitu-
ton has "a piece" of the Oregon City
phenomenon but that most OF it" Is IN
New York.
On November 2, 1908, The Star
printed the text of President Theodore
Roosevelt's procla-
Thanksgiving nation of Novem-
ProoIomotion ber 26 as "a day of
general thanksgiv-
ing" saying in part: During the last
wear the Lord has dealt bountifully
with us, giving us peace at home and
abroad and the chance for our citizens
to work for their welfare unhindered
by war, famine or plague. 1t behooveS
us not only to rejoice greatly because
of what has been given US, but to &C
cept it with a solemn sense of reSpon-
sibility, realizing that under heaven 1t
rests with us ourselves to show that we
are worthy to use Alright what has thus
been intrusted to our care. In no other
place and at no other time has the
experiment of government OF the peo-
pie, by the people. for the people. been
tried on so vast a scale as here in our
own country in the opening years OF
the goth century. Failure would
not only be dreadful thing for us. but
a dreadful thing for all mankind, be-
cause it would mean loss of hope for
all who believe in the power and right
eousness of liberty. Therefore. in thank
ing God for the mercies extended to us
in the past. We beseed Him that He
Evening star., 1953-11-08
Letters to The Star. .

the price In other industries. demand
and price regulate the supply. For
example, if the demand for automobiles
at price profitable to the manufac-
turer is more than satisfied, he lays off
help and makes only as many automo-
biles as he can sell at profit He can.
turn the supply on or off very quickly.
The farmer can't. Furthermore, manu-
facturers of an identical commodity
can, and do, get together and set the
price. Farmers, as rule, can't and
don't. There are too many farmers to
expect all of them to act in unison.
Only with Government help can the
supply be curtailed SO as to avoid price
depressing surpluses. Thus the reason,
and a good one, for production allot-
mentS.
T. E. Woodward.
Evening star., 1953-11-08

Half a century ago, october %. The
Star reported that new Great Seal
of the United States
Greet Seal had been put in Serv-
Anniversary ice to-day" 1t was
installed in the Office
of the chief of the Bureau of Appoint
ments in the State Department and
replaced the so-called "old Great Seal"
of 1885, which was described as NEARLY
wornout and hardly suitable for the
purposes of the Government" James
D. Mcbride, local agent, received the
commission for the manufacture OF the
new gadget, but the press itself and the
cover to protect it from dust were made
by the Hoe Co. of New York. For the
cutting of the die only one man was
considered qualified. His name was
Max Zeiller, and his home at the time
was in Philadelphia.
The work of executing the necessary
engraving was supervised by Third AS
sistant Secretary of State Herbert
Henry Davis Peirce, himself something
of an artist. Mr.. Zeiller was chosen
for the task because Mr.. Peirce had
confidence that he could duplicate the
"old Great Seal" exactly. But Mr..
Zeiller was Ill and the delay occasioned
by his disability ran into many weeks.
Eventually. however. the new Great
Seal was finished. ito the entire salts
faction of Mr.. Peirce," as The Star
declared.
Fifty years later the press still is
doing business six days week. Mrs.
Clydia Mae Richardson has been its
custodian for the past decade. She
estimates that the Great Seal is ap-
piled to official documents approx
mately 5000 times year. Mr., Zeillers
die, she believes, is as sharp and clear
as ever it was. Regarded by historians
as ''the most artistic hand mark of
the nations it keeps alive the ideals
of unity. security and peace which the
founding fathers wished to emphasize
both at home and abroad as the
guiding motives Of their new Republic. ;"
Evening star., 1953-11-08
Place to Star Guze
T. E. Woodward.

Your correspondent, Mrs. Ernest Eden
Norris, who proposes a planetarium for
this city, is absolutely right. We need
a planetarium-a whopping big one,
, comparable to the ones in New York,
Chicago, Los Angeles. San Francisco,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Chapel
Hill, and the new one in Boston.
Interest in astronomy is growing by
leaps and bounds. The scientific,
philosophical and religious benefits at
tendant thereon are obvious. A trip
to a planetarium is fine motivating
factor in turning the mind and soul
of youth toward "all things leading up
and out" And good shot of star dust
would be good for what ails many a
blase, frustrated, world-weary adult,
too. Try it and see. So let's get good
planetarium here in this, the capital
of the planet Earth" and let's do it
soon. Maurine Moon WilcOxOn.
Evening star., 1953-11-08

house were filled with Burnsiana.
Through his interceSsion, Andrew Car
negie was persuaded to settle so pounds
a year on Mrs. Thomas Brown, daugh-
ter of the poets oldest son, Robert, and
her husband. Mr. Smith personally
adopted" Jean Armour Brown,
granddaughter of the bard. His
Burns collection now is a treasured
possession of the Scottish Rite Supreme
Council Library. 1888 Sixteenth street
NV, where Ray Baker Harris, the
custodian, gladly will show some Of
the prize pieces to inquiring visitors.
X ...
George Benedict Sherman, a grand
son of Gen. William Tecumseh Sher-
man, died in the
Shenmon's Yale infirmary,
Grondson Killed October 81, 1908.
from the effects
Of a fall . .. from q ledge on the face
of West Rock" New Haven, and The
Star of the following day contained a
detailed account of his fatal accident.
In company with his friends, Amasa S.
Mather and George Wiltshire, the youth
had attempted to scale ''the jagged face
of the cliff, which is 386 feet above sea
level and more than 200 feet above the
roadway where they left it." All went
well until the party was near the top.
Then Sherman suddenly lost his hold,
dropped 10 feet to a projecting crag
and rolled down the less perpendicular
face of the rock 40 or so feet farther.
His skull was fractured and cerebral
hemorrhages resulted" Half a CEN
f,,Nsx ffa1. o,.I GNkI a1k
West Rock still loom above New Haven.
They are of volcanic origin and may be
as much as IT'S million years old. Many
accidents have occurred on their fa-
cadfs, yet they often are climbed safeE
Evening star., 1953-11-08
Spires of the Spirit
Fabulous Miles

Man is incurably religious, as is
attested by the temples which adorn
Massachusetts, avenue, lifting to the
bending blue their minaretS, spires and
pinnacles. There can be no greater
travesty than that the minds quest
and conquest of truth should be di-
rected and often thwarted by mo
Trespassing" signs guarded by political
and theological policemen. With a TIE
Deum that there are no such secret
state agents in this land of the free.
let us catch some glimpses of the altars
which have been raised along this same
highway to the One God, Eternal,
Immortal, Invisible, Without the
churches, the embassies on these
fabulous miles represent at best but
valiant dust that builds on dust"
The first shrine to which we come
is the Washington Tslamic Center.
That is prosaic name for an archi-
tectural triumph which is adding a
glittering gem to the Capitals crown
of glory. The graceful, polished marble
pillars of the exquisite portico entrance
bring visions OF Alhambra beauty. One
is thrilled at the sheer loveliness of
the minaret with its lofty prayer para
pet leaping skyward to take it's place
amid the spires of this world capital
The heavenly blues woven into the
facade make it all mosaic of Eastern
Splendor.
The Mosque is the spiritual witness
of 500 million human beings who look
to Mohammed as the prophet of the
Eternal, but who, in their sacred Koran.
reverence Jesus of Nazareth. This
symbol of the Islamic world testified
to common faith in the One Cod
a faith which denies the materialistic
basis of atheistic communism and pro-
claims: There is but one God, and
He, above the state, is sovereign over
all"
A haf-mile farther up the avenue is
an impressive, austere, three-story
building, fronting $50 feet on the street.
over whose portals craven in stone is
the papal coat of arms. This is the
official residence of the personal rep
resentative of the Roman Pope to
American Catholicism. The present
archbishop is the seventh distinguished
prelate to occupy this lofty Office.
Just inside the doors opening out
on a fabulous mile. brilliantly pictured
popes and cardinals in their scarlet
robes and red hats look down from
the walls. Here is the chancery
through which pass all matters having
to do with the Holy Father in Rome.
Here, too, is chapel with triple altars
symbolizing the holy places under all
skies, where the sacred lights are kept
burning by the great church with
whose throne of authority in the Holy
City this building and all that centerS
there are the direct channel.
It is but a brief span along the leafy
Evening star., 1953-11-08
By Frederick Brown Harris
Minister, Foundry Methodist Church;
Chaplain, United States Senate.

perch is the Roman Catholic Church
of the Anunciation where, on ample
grounds, is now rising an impressive
quadrangle of buildings to include a
church, rectory, chapel, school and con-
vent. Almost across the street is the
new synagogue of the Washington He
brew Congregation, with capacity of
$500 Surely, this amazing symphony
of temple chimes would be woefully
incomplete without the confident notes
of the faith of Israel, which sing and
sob and sigh in the Old Testament and
whose aspirations and revelations make
Jerusalem the spiritual capital of the
world
Massachusetts, avenue also claims the
American University, an expanding in
stitution of learning under Methodist
auspices with students from the far
corners of the world. Others with blue
prints drawn and plots secured on this
same monumental thoroughfare are the
Temple Baptist Church, whose prospec-
tus calls for an imposing edifice and
home for the aged. Also to be erected
on this same street are the Reorgan-
lied Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day
Saints and the Russian Orthodox
Church of st. Nicholas, in style like
that of the ancient Slavic churches.
But now back to the Cathedral whose
Gothic glory is the climax of all the
avenues wonders. Clustered about it
is ST. Adams Parish Church, the OK
fordlike buildings of the famed College
of Preachers, the bishops garden, con-
Sidered one of the most beautiful in all
the land a well-knoWn school for girls
and the nationally acclaimed st. Adams
School for Boys, with ideals of culture.
scholarship and character building akin
to Eton and Harrow in the land of
storied cathedrals. And so, at the sum-
NIT of the Capital City, at the top of
the fabulous miles, climaxing all, in
terpreting all, stands the Cathedral,
monumental even in it's present stage.
The Episcopal Bishop of Washington
has eloquently captured its meaning in
these words: "Close to the heart of the
great Nation, high above the city with
its conflicting, changing passions, there
rises a vast Cathedral, witness to
mans faith in the Eternal God. Here
at st. Adams. stone by stone, a great
temple is taking shape to testify that
a Nation and people have built
through faith a sanctuary for the
spirit"
To that inspiring achievement all the
embassies and all the churches of this
noble avenue respond: Amen and amen!
For on that fabulous mile
Sculptnred stones speak to the Nation
OF the things most ercellent
And of One upon 1OhoSe shoulders
Rests at last the Government.
Lofty beacon of st. Adams,
Symbol OF Gods great 1Uhite throne,
Lifted DER the city'S tunlult
Stands this sacrament in stone.
Evening star., 1953-11-08

of the interests of the United States. The thing
to dig for, to repeat is this: If Mr.. Truman did
not get the FBI reports, who did get them and
what was done with them? The Senate COM
mittee which will investigate this affair should
not rest until it gets the answer.
Evening star., 1953-11-08
Speaks for Teachers

The editorial on Miss Ida May Lind
gave more satisfaction than 1 can tell
The teachers in Washington are pleased
that such an important paper as The
Star takes time to honor such quiet,
dignified, unsensational service. know
I voice the opinion of many that such
news also needs attention and boosts
morale tremendously.
Juanita S. Winn,
Supervisor of Elementary Instruc-
ton, District Public Schools.
Evening star., 1953-11-08

Pen-11an1eS may beAtSed If letters carry
10riterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-22
Top Priority Assigned
To Nenana Road
ANCHORAGE

ANCHORAGE - The Nenana
road has first priority for interior
Alaska construction, according to
Irving Reed, territorial highway
engineer. Second in line is a road
from Livengood to Eureka and
third the extension. of the Steel
Greek road to Cinema Hot Springs.
Under the new law which be-
comes effective June 81, one road
commissioner will be appointed
from each division. At the same
time the Alaska Highway Patrol
will be taken out of the highway
engineers office and placed in
the newly created Territorial Po-
lice Department.
There are many applications for
road projects, Reed said, but mon
ey is not available for many of
them at this time. The Alaska
Highway Department furnishes
part of the money for road pro-
jects built by the Alaska Road
Commission, federal agency.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-22
Monday, June az. 1859
81 Injured in Crash of
Chicago Elevated Trains

CHICAGO, R-At least 80 per-
sons were injured today in a col
lisions of two elevated railway
trains carrying workers down
town in the morning rush hour.
A four-coach Evanston train
rammed into a standing eight
coach Englewood train at the
Sheridan Road station on the
north side.
Morris Klimboff, riding the
second car of the Evanston train,
said he saw the standing Engle-
wood train and, eve were going
about 80 miles an hour when the
crash came. Lots of people were
standing and everybody was
thrown down. There was scream
ing and yelling and broken glass
all around"
Twenty-six persons were taken
to the American hospital. Three
were hurt seriously enough to be
kept there.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-22
FLOATING SHRIMP CANNERY
BURNS TO WATERS EDGE

JUNEAU, pa floating shrimp
cannery burned to the waters
edge at moorage two miles north
Of Juneau Saturday night with a
loss estimated at $30,0OO-S4O,OO0.
The cannery was owned by
Clyde Sheldon of Petersburg and
Seattle. 1t was a two-story build
ing on a steel hull. All except the
hull was destroyed.
The plant had been operated
until recently on lease by the
Kayler Dahl Fieh Co. of Seattle.
It has been idle about month.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-22
Cut Presidents Plan to
Enlarge Powers OF Military

WASHINGTON, pa double
barreled maneuver aimed at. cut
ting down President Eisenhower S
plan to enlarge the powers of the
military was approved today by
the House Government Opera
tons Committee.
But even as the committee acted
Chairman Hoffman voiced doubt
that the unusual tactics would
prevent congressional approval Of
the Presidents controversial plan
for reorganization of the Defense
Department.
Chief target of Capitol Hill crit
icism is part of the plan which
would enlarge authority of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff. He would be allowed to pick
and manage the subordinate but
powerful Joint Staff, the working
group operating under the Joint
Chiefs.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-22
EX-GOVERNOR CANDIDATE
IS VAN LINES OFFICIAL

SEATTLE, Up - Martin Van
Lines announced the appointment
Friday of Hugh B. Mitchell, As,
as vice president in charge of
handling freight sent here from
Alaska for trans-shipment to other
parts Of the country.
Mitchell was the unsuccessful
Democratic candidate for govern
or last year and formerly was
US. Senator and Congressman.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-22
ALASKA AIRLINES

To Anchorage: James Moses,
Capt. Wright, N. Jensen, c. NJ.
Croft.
From Anchorage: Wilfred Fred
ricks, Mrs. G. D. Cliff, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Watson and infant, Jimmy
Miller, Alfred Sahlin, Viola Sipp-
rell.
From Unalakleet: Mrs. Francis
Eben, Clyde Acoman.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-22

JUNEAU, R-Plans for estab-
lishment of a multi channel sub
marine cable for Alaska commu-
nications service were announced
Friday by Col. R. Kunitz, COM
mander of the Alaska Communi-
cations system.
Cost Of installing the coaxial
cable from Haines to Prince Ru-
pert. and to the States will be
approximately s6,5OO,OOO, the COL
onel said, and will take about two
years to complete.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-22
NEW CASUALTY LIST

WASHINGTON, Up - The De-
tense Department today identified
IS Korean War casualties in a
new list NO. $500 that reported
Is killed, So wounded, two miss
ing, one captured and four in
jured.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-22

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During Cancer Control
10000 lives
n
The week Of % to S he lime
for the Annual Cancer Fund Raising Drive under the direction
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