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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Oil for Western Europe

The postwar discovery and develop
ment of Oil resources in Western Europe
are beginning to have an important i'm
pact on the economy of that highly in
dustrialized area. Except for the United
States, the bloc of free nations in Europe
Is the worlds largest consumer Of petro-
leum products and its requirements are
increasing by about 10 per cent yearly.
In the past decade, a major portion OF
its oil has come from the Middle East,
with additional contributions from the
United States, South America and other
far-distant sources. Imports in 1854
averaged about million barrels daily.
Along with the increasing demand,
however, local production has made siz-
able gains in the past few years Holland,
for example, Is now producing enough
to meet about one third Of It's require
ments Production has risen sharply in
West Germany, France and Italy. Both
local and international companies have
stepped up their exploration and develop
ment in areas that only few years ago
were not believed blessed with this I'M
derground wealth. More favorable laws
for the participation of foreign compa-
panies have aided this trend.
1t is not expected that the great in
dustrial complex Of Western Europe will
find enough native oil for its full needs. A
stable contribution to these needs, how
ever, has both commercial and military
significance. 1t is, therefore, helpful
development in the cause of strengthen
inc the free world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
A PRAYER for Our Mouths

guile" What . SOLDERING decla-
ration that is Of the Great
Teacher Of Galilee. whose
birthday candles again fame
in all the earth: II say unto
you that for every idle word
men speak they shall give an
account in the day Of the judy
ment, for by thy words shalt
thou be justified and by thy
words shalt thou be con-
demned."
But every day is a judy
ment day in which words are
revealing what we really are.
Words freighted with telltale
identification tags are like
town criers that run out on
the platform on the tongues
edge and from that pulpit OF
personality publish abroad
things that have a home in
the inner life. Words adver-
tise whether that inner living
room is a shrine Of loneliness
or a den Of corruption. And
so often, unconsciously to the
one who utters them. words
are shouting out many things
regarding the one who gives
them tongue and mouth room
about knowledge or ignor-
ance. about culture or crude
ness, about purity or smutti-
ness, about kindness or cruel
ty. Il warn you" said an
elderly minister. whose inner
piety had made his face a
parchment Of peace and
honor bright, II warn you
TO pray without ceasing that
your mouth may show forth
the praise of the God of
Purity and Truth. / warn
you against cruel words, dis
couraging words, proud and
boaStful words. disloyal words,
bitter. cutting and sarcastic
words. and. of course, profane
words. which are blasphemies
not only against God but
against the finest language
ever spoken" An effective
sentry standing guard at the
lips with fixed bayonet where
unspoken words are struggling
for wings. demands this triple
test: Is it true? Is it neces-
sary? Is 1t kind? And remem-
Der always as with each new
day you offer a prayer for
the mouth and set a seal up
on the lips. that
Boys flying kites draw in their
Unite ,Dinoed birds.
But you can't do that Uhen
you're flying words,
Thoughts unerpressed may fall
back dead,
But God himself can't stop
them once they're said.
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Another Hurdle

The Central Intelligence Agency has
Just cleared one hurdle in the path Of its
proposed multimillion- dollar office build
ing project at Langley, Virginia, but still
another hurdle lies ahead. The five-to-
three approval of the Langley site by
the National Capital Regional Planning
Council was voted against the advice of
the councils staff director, Paul C. Watt.
Four Virginians favored Langley, three
Marylanders opposed it and the fifth
member of the majority represented the
Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. The vote and the
discussion which preceded it were indie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

The youngest octogenarian
I know has just published his
first book. 1t is entitled I'm
conventional Prayers. To the
author. DR.. Allen Stockdale,
inspiring years of ministry to
people of every walk in life
have proved that true prayer is
an umbrella to cover every
possible experience. The petit
tons in this startlingly diff
ferent book-in the scope of
their human interests and in
the language in which they
are clothed do not suggest
a morocco-bound giIt-edged
Book of Prayer adjoining the
liturgy Of a formal service of
the sanctuary. These prayers
set up wayside shrines In the
most unexpected places, such
as taxicabs, baseball parks
dirty jobs. baby sitting, sui
ways. dentists Offices. lunch
rooms and picnic grounds.
They are often rough-hewn
with the scent of the work.
a-day world upon them and
are as unpredictable as the
knock at the door of Bethle-
hens inn with the plea. Give
us shelter" Between these
covers of unconventionality
are prayers for secretaries
with selfish bosses, for bore
some toastmasters. that one
may act his or her age. for
chronic liars. for patience in a
queue-line, for snobs, for
walters and Mattresses. for
book borrowers, for firemen
and policemen. for back-seat
drivers and disilluSioned
lovers. These are but a few of
the lame hands held up by
this unique procession of
prayers.
Thinking Of the havoc
wrought in the world by I'M
bridled tongues this new book
says. Let us pray for our
mouths. We poor weak hu-
man beings pray that YOU
Wise Guardian Angel of all
speech. may help us to bride
our tongues and cause them
to serve the good interests of
all. Keep them from being
selfish and vindictive, prone
to gossip and unruly IN the
realms of truth and fair play.
Only by Thy help can we con-
troll our ever moving tongue.
Such a petition suggests that
even though one may profess
TO get religion" so far as his
hands and feet are concerned
II he does not get converted"
In his mouth with its tongue
and lips his religion is as but
sounding brass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

alive of the controversial nature of the
GAS Langley proposal.
The split decision of the council now
goes to the National Capital Planning
Commission for consideration. That COM
mission is the final hurdle which con-
fronts CHA in the planning field. 1t will
meet on December Is to pass on GAS
request for approval of the Langley site.
1t is to be hoped that the planning COM
mission will approach its task with more
objectivity than has marked some of the
debates over the Langley project to date.
It should have before it all the facts
regarding highway, bridge and other
problems involved in the undertaking.
More light and less heat are needed for a
satisfactory solution of the CHA dilemma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

where he has the support OF
the redoubtable Senator HUI
bert Humphrey and his Or
ganization. Privately, he also
has indicated that he will &C
lively participate in both the
California and Oregon pri-
maries. In these, too, he incurs
no great risk, although some
California Democrats recently
in Washington feel that his
enthusiastic Endorsement by
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and
her two sons. James and
Franklin, jr., is not to be
counted among his assets. In
fact. except for the cleverly
gerrymandered little district
out there now represented in
the House by son James, it is
not easy to think Of any other
spot where the Roosevelt fam
lily would help a candidate
very much.
Third School Of Thought
Added to the school Of
thought which wants the
slightly bewildered Adlai to
keep out of all the primaries.
and the other which wants him
to go in only those where vic
tory is practically assured,
there is the third. which urges
him to enter even those States
where the result might be un-
certain or unfavorable. such.
for example, as Maryland. The
argument for entering these
States is that the decision
would inject into the Steven
son campaign the color and
courage which it now seems so
utterly to lack. His recent ad-
vocacy Of moderation" in the
character OF his campaign
brought no favoring response
either from his protested
friends among the labor bosses.
from Gov. Hartman. his most
conspicuous opponent. or from
ex-President Truman, widely
known as Give En- Hell Har-
ry." Undoubtedly. "modera-
ton" is the present mood Of
the country and makes sense.
But it Just isn't what the prac-
teal fellows who are in control
of the Democratic Party want.
It is not the road they want to
travel and not the way they
think they can win. Their VIC
tories since 1885 have not been
moderate" victories and their
candidates have shown slight
regard for moderation. Quite
the contrary. An announce
ment as to his intentions con-
corning the primaries cannot
be indefinitely postponed by
Mr.. Stevenson. He has got to
decide pretty soon. An inter-
esting thing about Mr.. Steven
son at this time is that he
seems to have more disparagers
among the Democratic politi-
clans than he has among Re-
publicans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Political Enemies

Frank r. Kent tries to show
that ex-President Truman'S
i'll feelings toward Vice Presi-
dent Nixon stem from the
latter's work on the House I'm
American Activities Commit
tee. Mr.. Kent also states he is
surprised at the Ill feeling so
many prominent Democrats
hold toward Mr.. Nixon. don't
see why he should be surprised.
No one with an objective
mind would think Mr.. Truman
could ever feel friendly toward
Mr.. Nixon after the latter got
on the houSetops during the
1852 presidential campaign and
shouted for the whole world to
hear that Mr.. Truman was re-
Sponsible for the fall of Indo-
China. What made his accusa-
ton so shocking was not only
that 1t was untrue but that
Mr.. Truman was seriously i'll
at the time.
AS for the ill feeling so many
prominent Democrats hold
against Mr.. Nixon, this dates
back to the last congressional
elections. when Mr.. Nixon
called the Democratic Party
the party of treason and at
tackled the patriotism of DEM
ocratic contenders. The Dem
ocratS do not hold such i'll
feeling against Senator Know
land, who also campaigned
against them. because he did
not question their loyalty and
patriotism as fellow Americans.
Does Mr.. Kent want these
men to forgive and forget the
things Mr.. Nixon said about
them and their party? Per-
sonally ! do not think they
will. p...,, u,.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
.III-Futed Proposal

The people of Los Angeles
were pressing for a unique
idea so years ago. On Deem
Der 8. 1905. The Star reported
from that city: Agitation has
been renewed here for the Or
ganization of a new state to be
called CaliZona. The proposed
plan is to segregate the coun-
ties of southern California and
annex the territory of Arizona.
Such a union was proposed a
number of years ago. when a
division of California was
urged by many citizens living
south of the Tehachapi, and it
was w. H. Knight OF Los
Angeles who invented the
short. euphonious name Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
RELIGIOUS Trend

from a TeCeIlL news llem III
The Star, l note that the
Yonan Codex New Testament
is going to be carried on a
journey through the country.
This is indeed gratifying to all
those who love and respect the
Bible as the Word of the Lord.
For, as Vice President Nixon
said, this is in keeping with
the increased religious trend
among the people all over the
world.
When one reads the history
of the Israelites related in the
Old Testament Scriptures he
can clearly see that they were
greatly blessed when they kept
the law Of the Lord which was
given them by Moses, and that
they we're punished when they
turned away from Jehovah and
served other gods. In Deuter-
onomy ", /, 2 we read: Nov
therefore hearken, o Israel,
unto the statutes and unto the
judgments, which I teach you,
for to do them, that We may
live, and go in and possess the
land which the Lord God of
your fathers giveth you. Ye
shall not add unto the word
which I command you. neither
shall We diminish ought from it.
that We may keep the COM
mandments Of the Lord your
God which I command you"
True it is that we are not
under that law now and pun
ished in the same way as they
were. but the general principle
is the same, since the basic
and fundamental principles
Of God have never changed.
They are as eternal and ever
lasting as Jehovah himself In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

words Of James. in the death
less Psalms, where sing and
sob and sigh the supplications
of penitence, there are fire.
quent indications that the
writer was deeply conscious
that the one vital place to
guard is the mouth. Listen:
Il will keep my mouth with a
bride" Take not the word
of Thy truth out Of my
mouth" set a watch, o Lord.
before my mouth And in the
prayers Of the universal
church is enshrined the petit
ton of the fifty-first Psalm
ascending constantly in ca
thedral and chapel from peni-
tents of every name and sign,
20 Lord, open Thou my lips
and my mouth shall show
forth thy praise"
This tremendous emphasis
upon the mouth in conven-
tional and unconventional
prayer is not misplaced. An
early Christian writer de-
clares that the sins of man are
divided into two parts, and
that one-half of all transgres-
sions can be traced to that I'M
ruly member. the tongue.
What careers have been ruin
ed, what cherished plans shat
tered, what crosses reared,
what graves dug, by cruel.
thoughtless. often vicious and
untrue, words. There is a
desperately urgent admonition
in the Book of the Ages,
Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

Calizona for the appellation Of
the proposed new state. The
aggregate population Of the
proposed state would be ESQ.,
900 and it would have 10000
square miles of territory"
Navy League
News Of the first conven-
ton Of an active group was
reported in The Star on De-
cember Is. 1905. The story
said: THE first annual con-
vention Of the Navy League Of
the United States was called
to order by Col. Robert N
Thompson. Of New York, in the
library of the New Willard this
morning at 10 o'clock. The
sessions continued until about
l o'clock, when recess for
luncheon and to go to the
White House was taken. The
convention will reasSemble at
$3.50 o'clock to conclude its
business and this evening will
attend dinner to be given
at the New Willard. The
principal subject before the
League this morning concerned
the means for increasing its
membership and influence. The
organization was designed to
create and stimulate an inter-
est in the Navy, and its organ
izers are endeavoring to give 1t
the largest membership pos
sible,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
THE GAME OF POLITICS
Stevenson Can't Delay Primary Decision
By FRANK r. KENT

Friends here of Adlai E.
Stevenson report the jolly little
fellow in q deplorable state OF
indecision about whether or
not to enter the Democratic
presidential primaries to be
held in about Is States begin
ming in March and running
through the summer. The
decision has to be made within
the next few days and there
are strictly two schools of
thought-not to say three.
At the moment Mr.. Steven
son is unable to tell to which
he belongs. There is a certain
danger in whatever he decides
and his counselors and ad-
visers are widely divided about
the situation. For example, one
group, headed by his campaign
manager, James Finnegan,
strongly urges him not to take
the risk involved. They point
out that the New Hampshire
primaries are held early in
March and four years ago
were carried by Senator Estes
Kefauver, who Is likely to
run in them again and who
is one of several aspirants
whose hope is to prevent Mr..
Stevenson from being nomi-
mated on the first ballot. In
cluded among these is Gov.
Ayeren Hartman Of New York,
Gov. "Soapy" Williams of
Michigan and one or two
others. The most formidable
of them is Gov. Hartman. who
has announced that he will not
personally enter any Of the
primaries but whose expert
enced political supporters are
eagerly hoping Mr.. Stevenson
? will enter some States where q
reverse almost certainly will be
encountered.
Soundness In View
This would take q good deal
of wind out of his campaign
and his managers say it is a
completely unnecessary risk
for a man with nearly enough
delegate votes to nominate
him on the first ballot. AL
ready, say his advisers. he is
in sight of his goal. To risk
destroying his position as the
outstanding candidate is fool
ish. Stay out" urge the prac-
teal politicians around him
Let the other fellow do it
Let them win by default. Un-
less you give them chance
to beat you the carrying OF
these primaries will near
nothing" Inasmuch as Gov
Hartman, his strongest oppo-
nent, will not enter any pri-
mary. there seems considerable
soundneSS in this view.
However, there are some
things that rather detract
from it. One is that Mr.. Ste
venson already has publicly
announced that he will enter
the Minnesota primaries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

Romance in high places
wasn't smooth even so years
ago. On December IL, 1905, The
Star carried this story: AL
phonso Zelaya, the nineteen
year-old son Of the president OF
the Republic of Nicaragua. who
came here to attend West Point
Military Academy. started upon
his journey homeward Sunday
night after having been held
a prisoner by Maj. Sylvester's
detectives for about 48 hours.
There was no record made OF
the arrest of the young man
nor was he kept in one Of the
ordinary places Of confinement
that are provided by the Dis
trict. He was made comfortable
in an apartment at the Cairo,
and Detectives Helen and Nc
Nance looks turns in guarding
him. The affair was brought
about because the young man
had intended becoming the
husband Of Miss Baker. daugh-
ter of DR.. Baker. a clerk in one
Of the departments. Indig-
nant friends Of the young cou-
pie are now engaged in dis
cussing what they term a high
handed outrage on the part of.
the detectives, and refer to
the case as being worse than
some Of the cases in which un-
suspecting men have been
shanghaied and taken down the
Chesapeake Bay to dredge
oysters. Zelaya was able to
make only a feeble resistance
when confronted by two stall
wart detectives and a Mr.. Mer-
curie, who is employed by
Senior Don Luis F. Corea. the
Nicaraguan representative in
the United States. What could
he do under the circum-
stances?' asked a friend this
morning. Tt would have been
useless for him to have resisted
and become engaged in fight.
and so he did the only sensible
thing. But added the friend,
he will not remain in Near
aqua long. He will return and
become the husband Of the
young lady"
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Poper, Paper

This appeared in The Star
December 8, 1905: "One of
the largest items of expense in
connection with the Govern
ment Printing Office is the
trainloads of paper required
yearly to keep pace with the
growing demands for informa-
ton regarding the operation OF
the Government. Over $780,
900 was spent last year for this
material. The printing for
both Houses of Congress con-
sumes a large portion Of the
total amount required by the
office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

all ages people have been re-
quired to hear, believe and
obey the Word of the Lord.
Thus we should be anxious
enough to find out what the
Lord our God requires of us,
to make a careful study Of the
New Testament in order that
we may know what we should
do to be well-pleasing to Him
who reigns on high.
In Matthew xviii, 10, 20
and in Mark xvi, Is, Is, Christ
gave what is commonly called
the Great Commission to His
apostles. and they we're to 60
into all the world preaching
and teaching the glorious mes
sage of the resurrection Of
Christ from the dead and re-
lated principles Of the Chris
tian religion. And I believe
the journey Of this Yonan
Codex New Testament will be a
great blessing in that it will
bring about an increased in
terest in the minds of the
people to devote more time to
the study Of the Bible. which
will result in better living and
increased outpouring of the
blessings Of our Holy Father
who is in Heaven.
Bible Student.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
BY REV. FREDERICK BROWN HARR
Chaplain Of the United States Senate

st. James, in telling bluntly
what the fruits Of true religion
really are. declares: If any
man among you thinks he is
religious and does not bride
his tongue. this mans religion
is vain" He calls the I'M
tanned tongue a restless evil.
full of deadly poison WHICH
stains the whole body and is
often set on fire by hell. And
long. long before these plain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Frontier Sheriff

The Star on December 8,
1905, noted the death Of q
famed frontier sheriff, Ben K.
Thorne of CalavaraS County.
Calf, and pointed out that
he was most famous for the
capture of the notorious BLACK
Bart" a stagecoach robber
with a particular yen for Wells
Fargo gold shipments. Con-
corning the arrest. The Stars
story said THE capture Of
Black Bart the assumed
name Of C. E. Boles, the most
famous and daring stage rob-
Der known to frontier history,
was due to Sheriff Thorne's
relentless pursuit and logged
following of what seemed a
vain attempt, The capture
followed an attempt to rob the
Copperopolis stage in 1888. A
boy passenger had diSmounted
quite a way back Of the spot
where the stage was robbed by
the highwaymen, and his sud-
den appearance with his gun
gave the express messenger a
chance which he seized. The
shot struck Black Bart in the
head, but he escaped. Some
time afterward near the scene
was found a collar stained with
blood. A laundry mark on
this was traced to a laundry
where Boles, known as C. E.
Barton, had his washing done,
and at last the officers had
evidence enough to confront
Barton with the crime. He
was tried, convicted and SEN
fenced to serve five years in
San Quentin" n.
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Punuceu

An advertisement aimed at
rheumatism sufferers appeared
In The Star December IL, 1905.
1t read: rheumatism doesn't
let go OF you when you apply
liniments and lotions. 1t SIM
ply loosens its hold for a while.
Why? Because to get rid Of it
you must cure the acid condi-
ton of the blood on which 1t
depends. Hoods Sarsaparilla
has cured thousands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Speaking of Hate

Doesn't Adlai Stevenson
know that one who yells
hate" is usually the one who
generates 1t?
Earl Scoop Shuts.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used n
letters carry DriterS correct
names and addresses An
letters are subject to conden-
SntiOn.