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Evening star., 1954-05-16

colored settings. For instance, pearls
are a great favorite, and a woman will
want q pure white one for her right
ear and a black or blush one for her
left. I can't attempt to explain this,
but there Is no accounting for a
woman's tastes anyway. Another
novelty in the jewelry line just now is
the latest thing in women's watch
chains. These are made with long
slender links of gold. with pearl set
tings between the links. Pretty expen-
sive? Yes. but that seems to make
them all the more stylish :. Cost has
never yet helped to kill off a fad" Mr.
Gratz. however, also declared: "You
would be surprised at the amount OF
imitation jewelry that is put on the
market every year. and much Of it is
worn by the richest of women"
It was announced in The Star Of
May Z, 1904, that Elizabeth Ney. the
the sculptor, arrived
Elizobeth Ney in the city this morn
In Town ing and was at the
Capitol today at noon
for q consultation with Elliott Woods.
the superintendent. regarding the
preparations for placing in position
in Statuary Hall the two Texan statues
recently shipped to this country from
Genoa, Italy" She was the guest of
Representative and Mrs. Albert j.
BurleSon land will remain until the
statues have been safely installed.
The statues to be placed in the Capitol
collection are those of Gen. Sam Hous-
ton and Gen. Stephen r. Austin.
Miss Ney's statue Of Ludwig II, the
erratic King Of Bavaria. is said to be
one Of the finest bits Of marble work
Of recent years. The lace effects on
the royal raiment are 20 carefully done
that one irnagines they might easily be
blown into billows."
Evening star., 1954-05-16

An account of two Every interesting
musicales" presented at the Raleigh
Hotel and the Washington
Lent Pupils Club by pupils Of Mr.. and
Perform Mrs. Ernest Lent appeared
in The Star Of May IL,
1904. Both programs contained some
thing over 20 numbers which embraced
piano and violin selections from the
best composers. All the difficult move
ments of these instruments were given
by the young people in manner graft
flying to those interested in their mu-
sical education" Among the children
participating were: Ethel Heltman, An
ME Sloan, Alice Hopper, Ethel Lee.
Russell Pole, Stanley Kann, Martin
Dempf, Leon Oppenheimer, Jack Mason,
Harry Barringer, Seymour Cragin, Mau-
rine Heltman, Edna Oppenheimer, Louis
Kessel, Belle Schiffman, Sam Pole,
Anna Ulke. Irma Blake. Percy Button.
Louis Bradford, Alexander Mason. John
Parrott, Mary Lee Fleming. Louise
Ninde. Adeline Garner, Lillian Coblen-
ger. Evelyn Ninde, Marion Sawtelle.
Jessie Bloomer. Elizabeth Hopper. Elsa
Coblenzer, Dora Schiffman, Florence
FriSby, Effie Reynolds, Ruth Daskam,
Irene Pole. Joe Quinn. Violet Thor
warth, Porter Lee, Dudley Manning,
Lucille Thorpe. Saxonne Tanney. Ru-
dolf and Wilmar Lent.
j. S. Gratz of Chicago. "a travelling
jewelry salesman for the over 80 years,
was quoted in The Star
Fashions in for May 10. 1904. as fol-
Jewely lows: Earrings are coming
into style again. don't
think you can say they were really out
Of style. even though in the last few
years the sales Of this particular
feminine ornament have been small.
One Of the curious fads In earrings
now Ii 10 have them with different
Evening star., 1954-05-16
An Airinq for the Case Amendment

Senator Case wants the people Of the
District to have voting representation in their
Government. His resolution for Constitutional
amendment, empowering Congress 70 grant
such representation will receive public hear
ing next Thursday before subcommittee of
the Senate judiciary Committee. One of the
advantages of such hearing is that Senator
Cases idea of the phraseology of the amend
ment will be given an airing.
Senator Cases objectives are praiseworthy.
The debate over the form of his resolution will
be based on the question of expediency. To
make this question more. clear, Section Of
Senator Cases Constitutional amendment and
the comparable section of the amendment
sponsored in the House by Representative
league of Texas are quoted below in parallel:
Evening star., 1954-05-16

calm peace of the days when they
could repose in the sweetly solemn
thought that they were the noblest
work Of God has been broken up"
The pane Of glass, overlooking Main
street, through which Aunt Polly saw
the confident, complacent Uncle Fred
erick as pillar in an unshaking and
unshakable world, has changed into a
picture window framing a global
pageant. One sitting, fear haunted
now. where that bombastic magazine
editor sat only one short generation
ago, seeing America first and Asia
fourth to sixth, Is conscious not only
of the speeding traffic along the visible
boulevards of New York or Washington
or San Francisco. He hears the tramp
of the moving millions of the far
continents, which are to be momentouS
factors in molding the shape of things
to come. the earth on which our grand
children will live.
Where is Asia? It's here, just out
side the window! Stop. look, and listen
to the thrilling world on which that
window on our street opens.
There's Asia on the GUenue
And Europe on the street.
And Africa goes plodding By
Beneath my tDtndo1D seat.
These four lines contain the news
headlines of the world. Fol Asia to-
day Is the battlefield Of world freedom.
The outcome Of the yeasty agitation
stirring to the depths these Eastern
lands Is sure to write some Of the
most salient chapters of the future
history of the United States of.Amer-
lea. It is dawning on us that our
future may be decided in Asia. OF
course, the land masses linked in this
verse cannot be separated; for hu-
manity is one. No nation or continent
standeth by itself But in this tense
moment when so mich hangs in the
balance, as slavish aggression matches
Evening star., 1954-05-16

plete confidence in the administration
has been dissolved by the apparent
sacred duty Of its members to believe in
"the good of the party first, the country
second"
Just an American.
I fail to comprehend the seemingly
intelligent people who succor McCar-
thyism now that McCarthy's modus
operandi has been made public through
the medium of television for all to
observe without bias. "E. F. states in
letter that McCarthy's only "crime"
Is the tracking down of subversives in
our country. True, it is a crime, be-
cause in the process regulations are
tarnished. the truth is distorted, and
the dignity and integrity of true Amer-s
leans are impunged. all on a spider web
of evidence and foundation of quick
sand.
There are other organizations sue
cessfully getting rid of Communists
without all the injustice and fanfare
that Mccarthy seeks in doing his job.
Alberta Darby.
The junior Senator from Wisconsin
dug up an item dated in 1851. and in
sisted that Mr.. Stevens should know
something about it. Some one should
inform Junior" that the United States
Army is the largest and most COM
plicated organization in the world. and
that no man, not even Mccarthy, could
possibly learn all that it encompassed
within a short eight or ten months.
The public is disturbed about the way
the Senator, the smart Mr.. Cohn. and
Mr.. Jenkins are treating the Secretary
and think some one should put a stop
to it, and soon. V0x POpuli.
After viewing nearly all of the hear
ings thus far. and without any technical
knowledge of the matter Il assume
that the case will rest on technicalities
rather than on equity, unhesitatingly
cast my lot in favor of the side that
shows us gentlemen and gentlemanly
conduct.
Housewife.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Army-McCurthy Hearing

In stating his concern over the fail
ure of the Dirksen proposal to be ac-
cepted, Senator Mccarthy said that
prolongation of the hearings was hold
ing up his investigation of "440 Com
muniStS who are employed in defense
industries" The Senator is using his
usual method Of presenting fallacious
assumption as true fact. In this
case, he has said that there are 140
Communists employed in strategic posi-
tions. This carries the implication
that we are in imminent danger and
the fallacious conclusion is the in
ference that Mccarthy is being held in
check by those who are opposing him
Secretary Stevens and the Army.
What the Senator might have said,
If he intended to convey semblance
Of the truth, was, There are 140 per-
sons employed in defense industries
whom the subcommittee plans to in
vestigate." It's a far cry between a
subcommittee's investigation and the
indictment of a person for actual SUBJ
versive activities. It's comparable to
the distance between democracy and
totalitarianism.
Jessie B. Solomon.
X
For my own part, it takes little imag-
ination as I scan some Of the actors.
to pick out the once-familiar trium-
virate Of Hitler, Goehring and Hmm
Ter. They are there in all their sin
lister implications.
Harry r. Lee.
If that other violent anti-Commu-
mist had only been confronted with
our Welsh squelsh of the pixie wit. so
that he too might have met with
"howls" instead of "Heils." World War
II might never have been started.
M. s.
The newspapers were cropping pic
lures when I was cub reporter 80
years ago, and they are still cropping
pictures by the thousands. If the news
papers do not correct the impression
Evening star., 1954-05-16

biles, but were forced to leave their
machines outside the field -. CORTLAND
H. Smiths string Of Virginia jumpers
took the prizes in the hunters classes.
Chappie Lee again showing himself to
be the best horse in the ring as light
weight hunter. and Garnet Ripple,
holding his own as a heavyweight.
Clarence Moore's fine driving ami
mails also demonstrated their superior
ity, Messenger winning the blue ribbon
in the class for horses and runabouts.
Hugh Legare's polo ponies brought to
their owner the three prizes in their
class. and Matilde Townsend (won)
easily with her fine driver and saddler.
Jack, in the extra class for combination
horses" In the military horses divi-
sion. Sgt. Maurice Grammen Of the
Fourth Field Battery won the blue
ribbon and $25. A Hospital Corps
horse. Budweiser. took the red ribbon
and SIS. and Private Harry L. Floyd OF
the artillery won the yellow ribbon ana
$40. Joseph I. Weller exhibited Virginia
and A. d. Addison presented Chester.
The woman's page Of The Star for
April %, 1904, contained TINS para
graph: "A curious fact rele-
How tive to a woman's personality
Ia Pace is that the two sides Of her
face are not in accord one
with the other. Every woman mas
two faces, and one shows certain char
acteristics which the other does not.
and each contradicts the other. The
left side is nearly always the prettier.
although it would take very keen eye
to discern any difference. But 1t =
worth while to remember this when
posing for ones photograph. The moral
Is obvious. The left side Of the
face showing to far better advantage
than the right. 1t 10 evidently ones duty
to keep the good side turned toward an
observer"
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Fifty Years Ago in The Star +. !.

Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church
was the scene of conference Of dele
gates of Florence
CFittenton Home Crittenton missions
Conference throughout the Unit
ed States on April
26, 1904, and The Star of that date
gave an account of the proceedings.
Mrs Flora M. Freeman Of New York set
the standard Of the occasion when she
declared that ANY woman or girl in
trouble" would find "a helping hand"
at Crittenton doors. Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett, founder and general superin-
tendent of the mission organization;
Mrs. I. H. yelling, Trenton. N. j.; c. A.
Jeffers, Los Angeles; James r. Johnston.
Mrs. Clayton Emig, Mrs. S. A. Jones,
Grace de Reimer, S. H. Hadley, Charles
NJ Crittenton, Edith Athey and Law
renee Greenwood were e mentioned
among those sharing in the program Of
discussion and entertainment. The dele
gates were served luncheon at the Wash
ington Crittenton Home. 218 Third
street, NV. At the evening session the
poet, Edwin Markham, read his Man
With the Hoe"
On May 9, 1904, The Star said: 'The
last day Of the Chevy Chase Horse
Show was better than
Chevy Chose the first in every respect.
Horse Show The threatening clouds
of the morning began to
blow away in the afternoon. and So
ciety turned out in even greater force
to watch the work of the thoroughbreds
than on Friday. The attendance Satur-
day was greater than on the day
previous. Brilliant gowns made the
grandstands Q mass Of color, and huge
coaches and brakes divided the carriage
spaces with carriages Of almost every
other class. A large contingent Of 50
cietv folk came 70 the show IN autono-
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Britoin's Loborites Gain

1t is somewhat ironic that at time of its
greatest internal distress the British Labor
Party should be recording substantial gains in
elections to borough councils in England, Wales
and Scotland While making net gain of more
than 500 local seats in England and Wales, the
Laborites have won control of 13 borough coun-
ellis formerly dominated by Conservatives or
Independents.
While these local elections most often turn
on some community issue and do not necessarily
reflect any national political sentiment, they do
indicate the public temper in some cases. For
example, employment conditions or the status
of government housing program in borough
might provide the basis for favoring one ma
tional party against the other. Furthermore,
wide Swing-aS in the most recent voting-haS
a psychological effect in subsequent political
developments.
Actually, both of the major parties are fac
ing important crises on the national level. The
Laborites, deeply split by the rebellion of Aneu-
rim Bevan and his followers against the moder-
ate leadership of Clement Attlee are due to
consider their problems at meetings of their
National Executive Committee and of their
Parliamentary Party this week. The Conserva-
tives meanwhile, are expecting that Sir Win
ston Churchill will announce his retirement
while he is in position to turn his party leader
ship and the government over to Anthony Eden.
Although no general election is currently sched-
uled until 1856, each party is anxious to have
its house in order for an earlier test If such is
required.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
No Time to Cover Up

Undoubtedly there is point beyond which
q congressional committee may. not go in
compelling, let us say, the Attorney General
and the Presidents top administrative assistant
to disclose their confidential discussions. If
committee were free to probe at will into mat
ters of this sort, there would be little left of
presidential independence
To say this however, is not to contend
that the administration is on sound ground in
refusing to reveal anything that occurred at
the January 81 meeting in the Attorney Cen
erals office, at which the Army Mccarthy case
was discussed.
It was at this meeting, according to Army
Counselor John G. Adams that the Presidents
assistant, Sherman Adams told him to pre-
pare a report on pressures allegedly exerted
in behalf of Private Schine. If it is true that
Sherman Adams gave this instruction, and If
the point is thought to be material, why should
not the Presidents aide testify as to the fact?
If it is implied that there was some improper
motive behind the instruction, why should not
Mr.. Sherman Adams say what his reasons were?
AS matters stand, the counsel for the Army
has been instructed not to give any further
testimony with respect to the January 21 meet
ing. Both Senator Mccarthy and Senator Nc
Clellan from their respective sides of the fence,
are insisting that those who attended the meet
ing be subpoenaed to testify.
Senator Mcclellan says he cannot think of
any good reason why those who attended the
meeting should not testify if as a result of
refusing to testify "any matter relevant to
developing the whole facts and truth" would
be withheld. This seems to be the sensible view.
If questions which cross the forbidden line of
executive privacy should be asked, they should
not be answered. If the committee wishes to
do so, it can test in court the lawfulness of
any such refusal The administration in pro-
tecting its rights, should be very careful,
however, to refrain from any course which
would prevent, or which would appear to
prevent, the ascertaining of the full truth in
this controversy between Senator Mccarthy and
the Army.
Evening star., 1954-05-16

The three-man Special Sessions Court in
New York City has shown itself possessed OF
"the wisdom of the ages" This does not, how
ever include "the ages" of Mrs. Muriel Nichol-
son, a comely blond against whom charges OF
falsifying her age on three motor vehicle regis
trationS have been dismissed. On the record
Mrs. Nicholson seems positive on only one thing
that she has birthday on September g.
Applications for the three motor vehicle regis
trations gave date of birth as September g.
1914, ditto 1915 and ditto 1918.
The court-clearly more imaginative and
worIdly-wiSe than the prosecuting authorities
pointed out that the age of "our sisters" is
"singularly relative, and gallantry exacts an
appreciation and understanding of our lady's
age as one of the most gracious virtues in men,"
AS practical matter, the court also pointed out
that women are permitted to vote by giving
their age merely as "over 81"
It Is fortunate certainly that the three
modern-day solomons Of New York have seen
<eyond the cold letters Of some law or other.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
BY Frederick Brown Harris
0lniltef, l0undHy Methodist Church;
Chaplain. United states Senate.

its strategy with freedom for the mas
terry Of those fabulous lands, let US
lift up that one deeply significant
sentence: There's Asia on the avenue 4"
We must see that from our window
seat. How can we help it now? God
pity those who are so engroSsed in
local events" or in America First"
floats Of the passing parade that they
cannot see Asia passing by before their
eyesl Whether we will or not, there
is Asia on every avenue and Main
street in America.
The past arrogance of the white
race makes it a paramount necessity
that we must make the seething peo-
Piles of Asia sure that America wants
nothing for herself that she does not
eagerly desire for all the world West
ern nations today are reaping the
whirlwind of resentment and suspicion
because for greed they betrayed Christ
and for gold they broke the Golden
Rule, Even from the standpoint Of
enlightened self-interest, as we see
the rising tide of color and sense the
volcanic determination Of a billion re-
tarded members of the human family
to break away from the fetters of
ignorance and exploitation, it is i'm
perative' that we see through their
eyes the barren and meager lot they
have SO far been doomed to endure.
We Of the West must share their
legitimate strivings If they are to climb
UP to a place of partnership with US
in building a better world.
X
And where is Asia? She Is at the
crossroads. God save her from yield
ing to the false promises of cruel vul-
lures lowering over her misery, posing
as angels of light. Asia has but to look
in order to see with her own eyes the
devastation and havoc the greedy ag-
gression of the Unsuitable MuscoviteS
has wrought in countries that have sold
their very souls by yielding to their
siren song. The Sobbing shade of
Masaryk points to betrayed Czecho-
slovakia, changed from an expanding
land of plenty and freedom, for which
Asia now Is yearning, to a graveyard
Of slaughtered hopes.
One Of the urgent objectives of our
foreign policy must be to alert our
friends in aspiring Asia to the truth
that it is Americas ruling passion to
help bring to pass the essential changes
which are imperative in all the exploited
and depressed areas Of the world. Asia's
only hope Is to join hands with Amer
lea, and all other freedom loving coun-
tries, in bringing to pass the fairer
world of which all people Of good will
dream.
But as we ask, where is ASia?" there
must be absolutely no doubt as to the
answer to Asia's question, where is
American"
Evening star., 1954-05-16
New Kind of Authorization

The $2-billion Federal aid to highways bill
recently signed by President Eisenhower is
legislative authorization with an important
provision which sets it apart from usual legisla-
tion of this type. Ordinarily none of the author
lied projects could be undertaken with Federal
funds until specific appropriations were voted
The new law, however, will permit Federal
officials to proceed with certain previously
authorized parkway projects in advance of
actual appropriation of the necessary funds
Congress, in passing the act has obligated itself
to pay the bills.
The provision empowers the National Park
Service to enter into contracts for immediate
construction of any parkway or park road in the
approved development program for Federal
parks. The authority is of great potential i'm
portance to the Washington Metropolitan Area,
where number of parkway projects long since
authorized by Congress have been stalled by
lack of appropriations. Among these are the
George Washington Memorial Parkway, on both
sides of the Potomac River, and the proposed
extension of the Rock Creek and Potomac Park
way through Rock Greek Park.
This is exceedingly good news to those who
had been alarmed by administration and con-
gressional reluctance to continue the Capper-
Cramton park development program. AS a result
of this economy trend all of the park and park
way projects heretofore planned are undergoing
careful re-evaluation. 1t may be that this study
will show the advisability of dropping several of
the long discussed park and parkway plans that
have lost their urgency or desirabity with the
passing of time and changing conditions. There
has been no diminution of need for the Potomac
River and Rock Creek parkways, however On
the contrary, growing traffic congestion has in
creased the demands for both projects 1t is
reassuring to know that Congress apparently
has provided way to resume active, planning
and building of these dual-purpoSe (scenic and
traffic relief roads.
Evening star., 1954-05-16

It is not, Of course. sin or even mis-
demeanor for a lady to lie about her age; it is
perhaps an attractive virtue, one Of the bits of
charm that is calculated to datter the victim
of such petty prevarication.
So happy birthday, Mrs. Nicholson, next
September g. And congratulations to an under
standing Judiciary.
Evening star., 1954-05-16

The essential difference between the Case
amendment and the league amendment, which
is the traditional form of amendment pro-
posed In the past, Is that the Case amendment
would confer on Congress the power to grant
the District voting representation in the House
alone and in presidential elections. The league
amendment would confer on Congress the
power to grant such representation in the
Senate as well as the House, and in presidential
elections.
Senator Case may feel that If the possibility
of future District representation in the Senate
were foreclosed at the outset, approval of the
Constitutional amendment would be expedited.
1t is unnecessary to elaborate upon the Senates
traditional jealousy regarding the makeup of
its membership, or the ancient battles over
equal Senate representation for large and
small States.
Granting the validity and good faith of
Senator Cases argument, however, it would be
unfortunate if Constitutional amendment,
designed to grant a power to Congress that
was never spelled out in the Constitution,
Immediately limited the exercise of that power
in respect to the extension of basic voting
rights to American citizens living in Washing
ton, the Capital of the Nation.
The philosophy of the league amendment
is that Congress would decide by legislative
action the degree of representation to be con-
ferred on residents of Washington. It's decision
might be no Senator, or one Senator, or two
Senators. But to limit this power of Congress
by Constitutional amendment, crossing the
bridge of Senate representation long before it
is reached and then closing it forever, is un-
wise and unnecessary. 1t is to be hoped that
Senator Case may be inclined to change his
amendment, even at the expense of what some
may regard as expediency.