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The echo., 1953-09-15

James Grow, a Scottish
physician who preferred a
career in chemistry, Jour-
neyed to Kentucky in 1925
with what may have been
i;he firs; set of scien-
tiiic instruments in the area.
He found that the major
, problem of the frontier was
IA stable formula for maxi
ing bourbon, and his scien-
lGic methods made him the
'n2n who pat Kentucky
"hiskey on the map
n the eas'aess of Kentucky's
foodford County, he found that
he smaii dist'liels had long pre-
AIRED their beverage with no
gfued rq'9 or i.r@a.a, some,
hat af-er NE I'D Or r~ y s
ersiui - -.~-t ue .y ,...-
- - resse'" Of neal. "a pas
4 " . A
ate:. e:,,y, y2cc "h'shey
The echo., 1953-09-15
HEIDELBERG NEWS
BY Mrs. Annette Caraway

Mrs. Corinne Everett of Chicago,
Illinois, is taking her vacation in our
city visiting relatives.
Misses Edna Windham and Ruth
Newell have returned to Alcorn Col
lege where they are students. Miss
Windham will graduate this session.
Miss Laurence Husband will at
tend Rust College this school term
We are proud Of our young folk.
Mr.. Joro~n.c Navel the son Of M.
and FRS. Doss Newell, is q rea~oloor
OF the f a Guilty of Shady Grove
School. Mr.. Newell is a graduate Of
Jack:On College, having received his
Degree in Science and Mathematics.
He is a member of Pleasant Valley
M. T. Church.
M Rene Flynn, the manaoor Ct
the Beauty Rest Hotel Of Meridian,
The echo., 1953-09-15

was at the funeral of her aunt, Mrs.
Ada McCullum.
Professor a n d Mrs Puben were
the guests of Nj. and Mrs. Caraway
recently. They are always welcome
to our home
Mr.. and Mrs Claimos Windham
will soon be ~ ~ new
home. MrT. Windham is the beau
tician OK 81
The echo., 1953-09-15

tIaNoIUTWaIIUn OF WNl5kGY-maKs
ing from local hobby to state
wide industry in Kentucky, 1876
years ago.
Largely it is the story OF
James Grow, doctor-turned-
chemist who came to this coun-
try soon after graduating from
the famous Edinburgh College
Of Medicine and Surgery.
The echo., 1953-09-15
How A Doctor Set High Standards

shpweek at doctor who preferred praccng chemistry
and rucoad Of scientific instruments carried overland
The mountains Of North Caroline and Tennessee ered ia ha
The echo., 1953-09-15
Two First IsTizs Winners
Announced by Kellogg

Trips to the famous Chryenne WYOMING Fn'" or I''
plus 81" BendX Console 1eeNlS0n
kirkman IL. of Phoenix Arizona and to Nora kc - of co,
iilnos Gene and Nora t prize winners kellogg contest
Ito Name Andy Devines Ranch They will be
Madison (sta of Wd Bill Hckok' TV radio show Andy De
(Jngles the show will be by
Martha and Thomas Kkman Nora by her brother Franklin Deano
Kerr
For Gene, winning contests is old story since he has just
first place model ship building contest For Nora
and exciting experience The Kellogg contest the first she
entered.
Evening star., 1953-09-27
You Take the High Road

There is so much talk about super high
ways linking city with city that the pleasant
little road which winds through the country
is in danger of becoming no more than
happy memory.
But there is great deal to recommend
iaunt along side road And, with the approach
of those fine autumn week ends, the prospect
of motoring off the main highway and away
from heavy trucks and impatient horns is good
to contemplate. 1t is impossible to hurry on
these narrow routes Indeed, there is such
variety to be seen and Savored that there is
little desire for haste.
One who travels in fancy can catch the
spirit of an explorer as he pokeS through
meandering road which leads nowhere in par
ticular. He also can catch the flavor of a
quieter life, where men seem to live apart from
the hasty world. There are many surprises for
the idle traveller; quiet brooks which appear
suddenly at the side of the road, riotous colors
in the flowers and later in the trees, comfortable
yet intriguing homes villages bypassed by the
busy highways hills and valleys which seem
non-existent on the thoroughfares. The trav
eler, Of course, must not allow his attention to
wander too far from the business of driving, for
he needs to be wary of the expected, yet un
expected, cow blocking the road.
drive on country road evokes memories
Evening star., 1953-09-27
Spires of the Spirit

Footprints have figured in many q
hair-raising tale of robbery, of adven-
ture, or of tracing lost persons. But If
the footprints are on the beach, in
areas soon to be reclaimed by the re-
sistless deep when the tide comes in,
the telltale marks have but a brief
span between them and oblivion. Each
tide insists on a clean slate.
Every day this past summer, on the
sand at the seaside there were foot
prints soon to vanish under the in
coming avalanche of water. Those
footprints and the feathered globe
trotters who made them are as fasci-
mating as was the print of mans
naked foot on the seashore seen by
Robinson CruSoe after for over q
decade being alone on the island which
shut him out from all human COM
panionship. But with these footprints
on the beach at Cape May there was
no such uncertainty nor fancy. The
members of the sandpiper family
whose tiny feet had written their fad
ing signatures there were in full view,
Justify employed on the narrow strand
where their busy days are spent.
Among the most vivid of the sum-
mer'S memories are groups of people
with smile-wreathed faces, and with
exclamations of curiosity and wonder,
watching the Sanderlings. as these frail
little punches of sagacity and dexterity
never miss trick in their dealing with
the mighty ocean. There, day by day
they can be seen, running rapidly close
to the edge Of receding wave or
actually through the shallow water,
with those sharp little beaks probing
for small mollusks and other sea life
here and there as they go; but all the
while managing to keep keen, ap-
praiSing eye on the incoming, curling
breakers and, just in the nick Of time,
Scamperipg back, but only retreating
far enough to avoid q wetting. Then,
suddenly, they wheel out over the surf.
coming in to the beach little farther
up, their brown bodies and whitish
breasts cleaning in the sunlight. One
has called them "wise, keen, calculat-
ing, hardy birds of the sea, living con-
stantly with the roar Of the breakers
and the rush of the water In their
ears" Somehow one cannot escape
the feeling that If the sublime Teacher
of Galilee with sandaled feet should
tread the sandy shore He would stop
to call attention to the spiritual sig
nificance of these tiny denizens of the
breaking surf.
More than once as He observed the
ways OF the creatures whose habita-
Evening star., 1953-09-27
Fifty Years Ago in The Star =.
Puzzled.

A decision to demoliSh the famous
Eiffel Tower in Paris was reported in
The Star for September
Eiffel Tower 25, 1903. The news, it
Doomed? was declared, will sur
prise most people and be
regretted by many" Nothing could
be done to wreck the structure prior
to 1910. since the concession would
not expire until then, but unless some
higher power than the Paris munich
pal council steps in to save it" the
tower would be taken down as soon as
it was legally feasible. Such anyway
was the expectation so years back.
Since Alexandra Gustave Eiffel's won
der of the modern world" still is doing
business" in 1858. it may be assumed
that a higher power" did intervene
to preserve his masterpiece. The day
may dawn, however, when it will be
razed. Eiffel then will be remembered
more particularly for his services to
aerial transportation. He founded the
first laboratory of aerodynamicS in
1912, died in 1923.
WnaC became OF Lne private ralIrOdu
car used by Abraham Lincoln during
the Civil War? This
LincoIn's question was answered
Private Cor as of half century ago
by Henry j. Harper, a
guest at the New Willard Hotel, inter-
viewed for The Star of September %
1903. The conveyance then was
standing on a Sidetrack in the Union
Pacific yards at Omaha" and Mr..
Harper gave it as his opinion that it
should be in the National Museum here
in Washington. After the Presidents
assassination. he explained. the car was
used to carry Mr.. Lincoln's body to
Springfield, Ill. Subsequently it was
sold at auction and the new Union
Pacific road bought it as "a historic
relic" Mr.. Harper told The Star
reporter: when first constructed,
the car was the acme Of railroad
coach architecture. Originally
Evening star., 1953-09-27

divided into three compartments open
ing into narrow hallway extend
ing the entire length, the car was lined
throughout with quarter-inch steel
plates. making 1t bullet proof This
was thought necessary since Mr.. Lin
coin used the car in all his travels
from Washington to the Army posts he
visited. The car was upholstered and
padded with rich crimson silk, and the
Presidents room was decorated with
panels on which the coats of arms of
the different States were painted.
During the Worlds Fair at Chicago
and again at the Trans Mississippi Ex-
position at Omaha the historic car was
on exhibition and attracted much at
tention. At present scarcely q
vestige Of its old splendor remains"
The Star Of September 26, 1903, car
ried a large display advertisement Of
H. r. Howenstein Co.,
Princeton Street 1914 F street. North
Residences west. offering resi-
Dental properties at
1127-31 Princeton street. between Elev-
enth and Thirteenth streets, at $500
each on convenient terms" Described
as having southern exposure with
richly designed and harmoniouSly COL
ored fronts of Pompeiian brick and
stone," the houses were proclaimed
unsurpassed" Each dwelling included
parlor finished in white and gold"
reception hall and dining room in oak
large pantry with porcelain sink, kitch-
~
three large rooms on both second and
third floors, model bath, cellar under
entire house with laundry and steam
heating plant. handsome mantels, open
fireplaces, servants stairs. back porch
to each floor, large back yards. fenced
with dressed lumber well painted"
Evening star., 1953-09-27

be kept unobscured and easily dis
tinguishable. Drivers are required to
obtain a license, for which the fee is
5 Shillings, and no person under II
years of age will be licensed. Reckless
and negligent driving or driving at an
excessive speed is punishable by fine
or Imprisonment. Offenders who re-
fuse their names and addresses or
whose vehicles cannot be identified
may be arrested by the police without
warrant. In case Of accident caused
by or due to the motor car the driver
must stop and, if required, furnish
name and address and other particu-
lars for identification of himself or
employer or oWner."'
with the approach of cooler weather
and the consequent advent of lined
bodices,' explained the fash
Foshlon ion department of The Star
Notes of September 10, 1908. there
is a chance for the girl who
delights in pretty underwear to expert
ment with colors. While anything that
is conspicuous beneath thin waist is
in bad taste, and the taking of the
public into ones confidence with re-
gard to underwear is sartorial abomi-
nation, there are many attractive things
that may be made for girls own de-
lectation which are simple and de-
lightfully becoming. The corset cover,
more than any other undergarment,
lends itself to colors and dimities of
the old-time flowered patterns in deli
cate designs, tiny rosebuds in pink,
delicate vines of lavender or small
patterns of blue flowers. :. Some girls
are putting on two narrow rows OF
beading around the upper part of the
corset cover and running in two ribbons
of different colorS. Sometimes there
is little bulge in the back of the cor
set cover, and an odd way of obviating
this is to take half a dozen or more
tucks across the center Of the back.
These run right and left. the longest
one in the middle and the others grow
ing shorter above and below"
Evening star., 1953-09-27

The Star for September 81, 1908,
commented editorially: while the
country has had con-
Langley siderable fun at the ex-
AeronInre pense of Prof. Samuel
P) Langley and his fly
ing machine, owing to the vexatious
delays occasioned by the delicate ma
ture of the experiments. the fact is
nevertheless plain that this dis
tinguished scientist has gained valu-
able experience in the course of the
enterprise. It is evident to all who
have given attention to the real prob
lem of human flight that Prof. Langley
is on the right track in his attempt
to fashion a machine after the flying
mechanism of bird. Sailing or soar
ing devices are all based upon the
principle of the support given by the
air in consequence of it's resistance,
and in the case of the Langley machine
this principle is directly applied to that
part of the apparatus which is designed
as the flotation agency. Beyond this,
however, the ideal flying machine de-
mands a device for propulsion and it
is in the construction of this device
that thus far the Langley machine has
failed. The problem is to secure a
maximum power from a minimum
weight On at least two occasions
the propellers have broken because
of their high rate of speed and the
frailty of their construction. It is
obviously necessary to compromise in
both directions and to lower the force
while strengthening the parts"
Quoting the London Outlook, The
Star of September 9. 1908, explained:
In the matter of speed
Motor Rules (automobile) drivers
In EnqIond must limit their ambi-
tions to 20 miles an
hour. In cases where this is alleged
to be exceeded, the opinion Of only one
witness will not be sufficient to secure
conviction. Motor cars must be regis
tered and bear number, which must
Evening star., 1953-09-27

ton is both the earth and the sky,
He exclaimed, Look at the birds" and
added, "they are the wards of your
Heavenly Father. He feedeth them. !"
Yes, He feedeth them; but not without
the exertion of considerable skill and
effort which He has first of all given
them Surely. they exercise their part
in securing suStenance from what
might appear to be quite bare cup
boards. And so, as day by day God
feeds the sanderlings, they do not
stand helplessly on the beach, with
open mouths waiting for them to be
filed they are active partners in the
business of finding food.
The story back of these footprints
on the sand is an almost incredible
saga These energetic little creatures
are world travellers. In early summer
they have an annual rendezvous in
the Arctic islands for nest-making and
fanily-raising. Then. with the lure
of far places in their blood, they begin
the journey to warmer realms. Tucked
beneath the fluttering wings Of each
little sanderling is return ticket to
the ends of the earth. From up near
the polar regions they travel down
both sides Of the globe, until they have
visited nearly every sunny beach which
beckons. Sandy shores where the tides
ebb and flow, where the breakers boom
and spray in white foam, Is their
world. Other members of the sand
piper family seek the still, inland
waters. The sanderlings choose the
edge of the breaking billows for their
exclusive domain.
It has taken the schooling of count
less years for them to master the time
table of the sea, as they do business
in great waters. Their secret is that
they ally themselves with the laws
of the great deep. Thus, the very
Evening star., 1953-09-27
Conditions Have Changed

The impending police survey by Joint
public-private group will bear little resemblance
to the type of study which the Senate District
Crime Committee had in mind last year when
1t proposed such project. The original plan
called for "a complete survey of police admin
istration in the District to determine the
present efficiency of the Metropolitan Police
Department and suggest methods of improve
ment" But conditions in the department have
changed since then-fortunately for the better
The need for complete survey by an inde-
pendent agency has all but disappeared. There
FORE the modified study plan approved by the
Commissioners is a sensible compromise. It
could prove of value in further improving the
efficiency of the police force.
When the Senate committee urged far
reaching, expert survey, the department was
staggering from the effects of series of dis
closures of ineff1ciency and corruption. 1t is
to the credit of Chief Murray that he lost no
time in shaking up the department and under
taking many administrative reforms. When
the reorganizing staff of the Districts new
management Office studied the Police Depart
ment this year they found little to criticize
Most of the recommendations for administra-
tive improvement made by the reorganizers
were similar to reforms which Chief Murray
already had planned to make, If given authority
to do so. The f1ve-district system of precinct
inspection a key part of the police reorganiZa-
tion program, was one of these reforms
Meanwhile, the Commissioners seeking to
comply with senatorial wishes, had requested
the Washington Criminal Justice Association
to make thorough survey of the sort pro-
posed by the Senate committee The association
found that full-scale investigation by hired
experts would cost many thousands of dollars
and Congress had neglected to provide any
money for the study. AS civic service, the
association tried to raise by subscription enough
funds to do the job, but with little success. The
association operates on a neager budget, sup
piled by the Community Chest. In the end it
was generally agreed that no extensive and
expensive survey of the department was really
necessary, under today's conditions. So the
association, at the request of the Commissioners
has consented to collaborate with District
authorities in a limited survey, designed to
appraise changes already made in setup and
procedures and to suggest additional improve
ments. There is no reason why Chief Murray
should resent such an inquiry-indeed there Is
every indication that he will welcome advice
from any reliable source. And that is the proper
attitude for public servant to take.
Evening star., 1953-09-27
Parental Delinquency in Vandalism

Juoge Frank H. Myers of Municipal Court
mace lot OF sense in his references to parental
responsibility in dealing with juvenile delin-
quency. In speech before members of the
american Public Welfare Association, he advo-
Gated a law making parents financially re-
SponSlole for damage caused by the vandalism
OF thelr children 1t would be necessary no
douot, to require proof of negligence on the
parents part, as Judge Myers pointed out But
there would seem to be ample Justification for
such a statute.
A lot of people around the country are
reaching the same conclusion. Michigan has
already passed law effective next month, max
Ing parents responsible for acts of vandalism by
thelr children to the maximum extent of $500
New York City'S Park Association has advocated
comparable statute, which has been approved
by the City Council but has been held up by the
Board of Estimate The New York law would
hold parents financially responsible up to $25
Tor Willful destruction of property when parents
can be shown not to have exercised reasonable
dlllgence to prevent SUCH child Causing the
oeStruction) from becoming guilty of juvenile
delinquency as defined by statute" There is
discussion in other localities of similar laws.
1t is. difficult to explain the random i'm
pulses which provoke children to vandalism
Certainly the explanation does not lie in mental
1lnesS-for the most normal of children are
guilty. 1t is equally wrong to attribute all
vandalism by children to the neglect of their
parents. But too often such neglect is con-
trlbuting factor, and it is reasonable to believe
that if parents knew their own pocketbookS were
going to be involved, some of them, at least,
would pay more attention to the whereabouts
and activities of their offspring than seems to
be the case now.
Evening star., 1953-09-27
New Army BEVERAGE Rules

request the opportunity of correct
ing statement quoted by The Star
from Assistant Secretary of Defense
John A. Hannah, to the effect that
retail liquor dealers "have enlisted a
good many organizations, including the
WCTU and the church groups" in Cp-
position to the new regulations for the
armed services, which have just
shocked the country. have gotten them
excited and they are using these peo-
pie, although they have different mo-
tives entirely" ......
The record will show that the WCTU
has been actively opposing the armed
services going into the alcoholic bev-
erage business from the time when
they first introduced the sale of beer
into post exchanges back in i941 and
1912 when the liquor traffic was pro-
noting and not opposing such sales;
that we continued to oppose such sales
and appeared in opposition to them
before both House and Senate Armed
Services Committees; that we we're
thoroughly aware of the power given
to the Secretary of Defense to make
regulations for all three branches of
the armed services and have been
urging him to make them in harmony
with the existing law of 1901, and have
been watching for such regulations for
over two years. 1t required no action
by anybody to "get us excited" or to
get the general public excited. The
publication Of the text of the regula-
tions was sufficient to do that.
DR.. Hannah should have had enough
experience to realize that, while it un-
fortunately is true that members Of
the armed forces can get these bev-
erages outside their installations, they
will not get them so often nor so much
as they will if they are thrust under
their noses in their own installations
with the armed services as statesmen.
And he should be Informed if he does
not know. that the policy of serving
these beverages "in wholesome sur
roundings" on their own installations
has resulted in terrifying incidence
of alcoholism in servicemen too young
Evening star., 1953-09-27
Three Hundred Chess Sets

The Metropolitan Museum in New York
recently has been enriched by the gift of no
less than 300 sets of chess men. Made of gold,
jade, ivory, amber and other precious materials,
they qualify for such a depository by being
authentic works of art. Their donor was the
late Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, a millionaire whose
wealth came from the pharmaceutical industry
and now largely is being returned to it speci1-
cally for research and promotion. Under the
terms of his will the Metropolitan receives a
fund to be devoted to expanding his collection.
Meanwhile, the New York Public Library
acquires both his chess library and $4,000 for
its Improvement
Mr.. Pfeiffer was an enthusiast about the
ancient king of games" With ample means
to indulge his fancy, he developed a connois-
seurs skill in discrimination, learning by study
and by experience how to distinguish between
worthy pieces and those less desirable. The
general public is the heir of his taste. People
will visit the Metropolitan especially to see his
treasures as long as the Metropolitan exists
Back of their interest lies many centuries of
popular devotion to "the pleasant and wittie
plate" as James Rowbottom called it in 1862.
. Nobody knoWs-or ever can know now
who invented the original cheQuered board of
"a squares and 80 men. One theory is that
1t first appeared in Arabia others attribute it
to Persia and India. Perhaps it was played in
the beginning on sand and with pebbles. A
certain wiseman named XerXeS" is credited
with sponsoring it, and Hannibal is listed among
the eminent persons who have been its masters.
Since the game still is evolving, it is a safe
guess that it always has been susceptible of
constructive change. Chess played by Queen
Elizabeth and Philip H. as represented in bronze
In the Tate Gallery in London, probably was
considerably different from chess played by the
great French wizard, Phillidor, and his sue
ceSSorS Morphy, PaulSen, Blackburne, Capa
blanca Aleknine, Flohr, Euwe, Lundin, Reshev-
sky and Steiner.
Washington chess lovers must wish that
Mr.. Pfeiffer might have left few of his 800
sets to our National Gallery or National
Museum