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Evening star., 1955-02-27
All Gods Children

If men could only realize the true and
beautiful significance of brotherhood,
so that all men could live together in
mutual respect, understanding and ad-
miration of one another. what lasting
benefits would accrue to each of us.
Just think how sad and drab, not to
mention colorleSS, our lives would be
if all men were the same, with the
same behavior patterns and personali-
ties. 1t would be much like food with
out salt or spice!
We in America are so rich in our
people. in their customs, music and
cultures. We are rich, too. in the
beauties of many different religions.
Each of these religions is rare and
precious jewel IN the crown Of God.
And who is to say which is the great
est?
To me brotherhood means respecting
every persons right to believe in the
way he has been taught to believe, the
way that brings him the greatest COM
fort and happiness.
The practice of real brotherhood
from the depths of each heart could
mean q social significance that would
enrich every life.
Surely we are all Gods children. and
if we are good enough for God, surely
we are good enough for each other.
Vera Dolores Bromley.
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Fifty Years Ago in The Star >.

mise Of her son Leland. jr,. In Flor
ence. Italy. at Is. she established Le-
land Stanford Junior University at
Palo Alto with the active collaboration
of her husband until he died in 1898.
After that date she carried on her phil
anthropic work alone. She was popu-
lar hostess in Washington during the
years when Mr.. Stanford was in the
Senate. The family home was at l70l
K street NV.
A two-column "cut" was used to
illustrate an article in The Star for
February Z. 1905, regard
Mcclellan ing the model for an
Statue equestrian statue of Gen.
George B. Mcclellan Gre
ated by the sculptor, Frederick Mac
Monnies. The design" it was explained.
represents Gen. Mcclellan sitting
somewhat nonchantly upon the back
of a conventional war horse. His body
is turned slightly to one side; in his
left hand he holds the reins and in
his right. which rests lightly upon his
hip, is his slouch hat. The steed is
represented in arrested motion with
neck sharply curved. head drawn down
and back toward his breast and one
forefoot gracefully raised from the
ground. The lines of the pedestal are
simple and good. On the slightly
rounded front is the inscription and on
the fiat sides ornamental devices COM
posed by symbolical objects appear. At
the four corners of the base are bronze
eagles resting upon granite spheres or
cannon balls. which hold in turn the
ends of heavy bronze laurel garlands
gracefully festooned." The monument
was to be erected at Connecticut avenue
and Columbia road NV. and 1t was
unveiled on that location on May 2.
1907. Gen. Mcclellan had been COM
mander of the Army of the Potomac
in the War Between the States. He was
. native Of Philadelphia. born Decem-
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Spires of the Spirit
Being Sure Of Yourself

"He seems very sure of himself" Is
a comment sometimes heard regarding
a certain person. Such an impression
usually is meant as an unfavorable ap-
praisal For one to be altogether sure
of himself in every situation smacks OF
a lack of humility. which is the
diamond, among virtues.
There is so much still to know, con-
trasted to the tiny grains of knowledge
that any one person ever can acquire,
that one strutting about with an air
of omniscience is likely to be discounted
by his fellows as they say: "Ah. he
thinks he knows it all: He is just too
sure of himself" John Galsworthy
calls this attitude "cockeyed
cocksureness." That, certainly. was the
obnoxious symptom very evident in the
case of the temple Pharisee whose
portrait Jesus painted life-size. When
this inflated personality thanked God
that he was not as other men, he was
much too sure of himself. The trouble
was that he was sure of superiority
he did not really possess. He was sure
of sanctimonious piety that was only
skin deep. He was sure of selfish
self which was hypocritical and hollow
When any such person faces the world
with pretensions, rather than pos
sessions, he tends to become more
and more a walking lie. Constantly
new falSehoodS have to be invented as
masks for life inherently insincere.
Contemporary spiritual descendants
of the boasting Pharisee are not as
sure of themselves as they would have
others believe. So they endeNor to
pull themselves up by pulling others
down, as the Pharisee did the pub
lican. Jesus explained perfectly what
is the ruling passion of these temple
and street-corner exhibitionists: They
want to be seen."
Now, of course, there is a sense in
which every child of God has a right
to be sure of himself. True humility
does not reveal itself in constant "Mr.
Milquetoast attitude" of shrinking
humility toward others and toward the
problems of life. Quite the contrary.
The Ideal Man, the Good Paragon who,
without flaw or a blemish, lived the
one perfert life, was meek and lowly
of heart. Yet no person who ever trod
this earth was more sure of himself.
The vast hosts of Christendom have
once more, in the yearly pilgrimage,
passed through the gates of Lent. That
means fresh summons to keep step
with that Holy One who, with all His
humility. set His face steadfastly to
go to Jerusalem. Had He not been
sure of Himself He would have needed
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Strength in Prayer

1t was with great interest that I read
the article in The Star on February ~
concerning the District Commissioners
proclaiming February Is as World
Day of Prayer" in Washington. Also. in
the same issue of The Star there ao-
peared an article under the caption
Justice Warren Decries Peril to Free
Speech in Education"
With reference to these two articles
I would like to suggest that every per-
son in our country read what the Chief
Justice of the United States had to say
on the important question of education,
and then and there, whether it be on
Friday, or some other day, get down on
his knees and thank God that we live in
a Nation which is not under a totali-
tartan rule of any kind And while we
are praying let us pray that no totali-
tartan group will ever rule this land of
the free and home of the brave"
When men like Chief Justice Warren
feel compelled to speak out against the
danger of totalitarian groups, it is
indeed time to send forth a proclama-
ton of prayer However, prayer alone
will not produce the necessary results
of keeping our country from falling into
the hands of some totalitarian power.
Neither will our prayers be heard unless
we are on praying terms with the God
who rules over the kingdoms of men,
The wise Solomon said He that
turneth away his ear from hearing the
law, even his prayer shall be abomina-
ton" prov. 28:9D
All things considered. it would be well
for the people of our Nation to follow
the advice of President Eisenhower
when he said take the American flag in
one hand and the Bible in the other.
And all other nations would do we'll to
follow the advice of our Chief Executive.
II this were done from the heart and
we heard and obeyed the law Of
Jehovah every day would be day of
prayer and obedience and it would not
be necessary to sound such warnings as
came from our Chief Justice. for there
would be no totalitarian group of any
kind any where. Why not give this a
try? Bible Student.
Evening star., 1955-02-27

"Totten g. Ward, Inc" said The Star
for February 25. 1905, "are erecting a
seven story, flreproof
Bocheiors' bachelor apartment house
Quarters at 1808-10 I street NV.
The building will be known
as the Benedick. Plans were drawn by
B. Frank Myers. architect, and the
building is being constructed by the
Thompson -Sterrett Co. of New York.
The building will be finished in
all respects by the end of August. 1t
will contain about so apartments OF
two and three rooms and bath each.
practically all of which will have outside
light and air independent Of light
wells. The apartments will be rented
either furnished or unfurnished3 each
will be equipped with telephone, and
the floors of all of them will be Of hard
wood. In the basement will be a
large swimming pool"
Earl Collingsworth Of 757 Sixth
street Sc, was IS on February %,
1905, and The
Eorl colIinesworth's Star for February
Birthdoy Porty Is contained a
story about how
he was surprised by crowd OF his
young friends who gathered at his
home to help him celebrate. Among
those present were: Fannie Deane.
Lola Williams, Eva Herbert. Ruth
Walsh, Annie Spalding. Grace Moran.
Mollie Murphy. Maud Warf1eld. James
Davis, William Holmes, Oscar King,
Arthur Curtain, Raymond Boston, Car
roll Sinclair. William Daley John
Sinclair. Joseph Lievre, Harry Warfield.
Paul Moran, Clinton Finch, Ernest
Bishop, Dark Derlin, '.little" Lillian
Warfield and Earl's aunt, Mrs. Alice
Finch; also his sister, Florence Ceilings
worth, who was his special pal" then
and still is now. Earl himself grew UP to
DE a famous all-round athlete, q mem
Evening star., 1955-02-27

ber of the Vigilant baseball club and
one of the Corcoran Cadets. For about
three decades he has been with the
Standard Engineering Co., Inc, where
he currently is superintendent of steam
fitting operations. He lives at 20l7
Thirty y-seventh street Sc, and Flor
ence, retired from the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing. at 1908 Fort
Davis drive Sc Earl has daughter,
Ruth (Mrs. George Maykrantz>, a
grandson, Gene Herring. and a great
grandson. Joseph Herring, not yet 2
years old.
"The novel sight of an automobile
race on the ice near this CITY," said
The Star for February 81.
Auto Roce 1905, was witnessed yes
On Ice terday afternoon. -Four
friends, w. c. Freeman
James Smith, j. F. Freeman and Frank
Faunce, crossed the Long Bridge In
their automobile during the afternoon
and put the vehicle on the ice. They
sped over the ice to Alexandria, where
they had dinner at Fleishman's. Un-
der the pretext that their vehicle was
giving them trouble they succeeded in
getting James Martin. a friend to speed
over the road to Alexandria. Then
they put his vehicle on the ice and
enjoyed the race back to the south
end of the bridge"
, A dispatch from Honolulu to The Star
for March /. 1905, announced the death
of Mrs. Jane Lathrop
Mrs. Stonford Stanford, widow of
Decd United States Senator
Leland Stanford of
California, at the Moana Hotel. under
allegedly suspicious circumstances"
The suggestion Of poisoning was en-
phasized. and Mrs. Stanford herself
was quoted as having said: II have been
poisoned" Following the sudden de-
Evening star., 1955-02-27

the entreaties of His friends and the
plots of His foes and turned back long
before He reached the cross outside a
city wall.
Before like the Christ of the Lenten
Way, We can be sure of ourselves we
must know ourselves. We get all the
way back to that towering figure in
ancient Greece when we face the task
of Self-knoWledge. 1t was Socrates who
had as one of the fundamental princi-
Piles of his thinking, Know thyself."
One cannot be sure of himself until he
does know himself.
"Self-trust is the first secret of sue
cess" declared Emerson. Self trust and
self-knowledge are both essentials of
the worthwhile life. And one cannot
be sure of himself and, therefore, can
not trust himself until he knows him
self. And it is no easy matter to know
this self we carry around with us. How
utterly true is the scriptural assertion
that the human heart is deceitful above
all things. We try to hide ourselves
from ourselves. as well as from others.
Across the ages, Socrates Injunction
still holds its regal sway: Know thy
self"
OF course. unguided. unwise attempts
to know ourselves may lead us through
torturouS labyrinths of introspection
in whose winding corridors, lined with
mirrors. we may get lost. bewildered,
confused. A 300-page book on self
analysis, with little squares on each
page for the unwary victim to check,
is what a pastor found in the hands of
an already neurotic woman. In her
case that bulky tome. a package big
enough to last for weeks, was sheer
poison. But, as one who has guided
many lost soul to sanity and surety
we'll has said: These selves of ours
are the stuff we have to do business
with. And if we make no slightest ef-
Evening star., 1955-02-27

ber 3, 1926 and was graduated at West
Point, No. in his class, in 1846. and
saw service in Mexico. At the
the outbreak Of the Civil War he
became major general of Ohio Volun-
teers, subsequently major general in
the Regular Army in command of the
Department of the Ohio. He succeeded
Gen. Scott as general in chief in
November, 1861. Too cautious to suit
President Lincoln, however, he soon
was relieved of head responsibility, yet
was requested to organize the defense
of Washington after Manassas and de-
feated Lee at South Mountain and
Antietam but failed to take full advant-
age of those victories and was dis
missed from command Of the Army Of
the Potomac. In 1864 he was the
Democratic candidate for the presi-
dency against Lincoln. From 1878 until
1881 he was Governor of New Jersey.
He died at Orange, N. j., October 20.
1885.
In the society column of The Star
Of February 23, 1905. there was a
lengthy and detailed ac-
Colonial count Of Colonial ball at
Ball the residence Of DR.. and
Mrs. George H. Wright at
Forest Glen, Md. THE guests we're
in costume and the function was
in part a celebration Of Washington's
Birthday anniversary. =. DR.. Wright.
as Uncle Sam, was master Of cere-
monies, assisted by Mrs. George Fox
as the Goddess Of Liberty" Mrs.
Wright appeared as Queen Isabella,
Mr.. Fox as King Ferdinand. w. p.
Little as Columbus, Mrs. Seymour w.
Tullocf as Queen Elizabeth. J. u Bur-
ket as Sir Walter Raleigh. Mrs. G. C.
Stewart as Mary, Queen of Scots: DR..
George L. Mccoy as Powhatan, Mrs.
Whit Wilson as Pocahontas, George
Getty as Capt. John Smith, Mrs. Paul
Cook as Priscilla. John B. Mcqueen
as George Washington and Mrs Helen
L. Thompson az Martha Washington.
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Toxpoyer's Lament

The tax comparison article shown in
The Sunday Star of January 80 includes
the statement: "At the risk of ending
this wonderful debate. -. :"
No property owner in Prince Georges
County will ever concede that the tax
alton argument can be ended by the
comparisons shown in The Star.
The comparisons fail to take into
account the town taxes, such as as
sessed in Hyattsville. Mount Rainier,
cottage City and other towns, which
range from SO to 80 cents per $l00.
Many other items are not included in
the record, namely, fire department.
ranging from 10 to rs cents per $500:
park and planning tax, Metropolitan
Area tax. sanitary tax and front foot
benefit charge.
Taking all these items into considera-
ton, and bearing in mind that We are
due for a number of new and higher
tax rates for 1855 and 1856. state that
Prince Georges is the highest tax
district in the Metropolitan Area.
Tax-Me.
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Letters to The Star.

miscegenation was made null and void
by the U. N Charter because treaty law
supersedes State law.
John Foster Dulles, before he became
Secretary of State, pointed out the dan
ger of treaty law trampling all over
our domestic laws. Now, however, he
insists we are perfectly safe-the old
trust us" policy!
The U. N. Charter (treaty) comes up
for amendment this year. This Nation
is in grave peril if we do not have a
suitable amendment to protect our
Constitution before this happens. OPP
ponents of such an amendment have.
so far, given no logical argument
against it. Our American Bar Associ-
alton has stated the need for such an
amendment So have the National As
sociation of Attorneys General and
many other pro-American organiza-
tions. Most of us. am sure. trust the
word of these respected organizations
of lawyers.
Eleanor L. Lansing.
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Citizens and Police

Too often citizens who could help the
police in controlling crime are loath to
become involved in cases either as witnesses
or as unofficial arms of the law. Note
worthy exceptions to the rule however
have occurred in at least two recent vicious
assaults on women in downtown Washing
ton. Police Chief Murray was justified in
his high praise of the assistance which
citizens have been giving his men in the
current series of yokings and worse offenSes
on the public streets.
It was information by an alert by
Stander that led police to arrest four Sus-
poets in the brutal yoking- robbery of an
elderly woman near the YWCA Building
last Friday night. The citizen jotted down
the tag numbers of the car used by the
assailants in fleeing from the scene Of the
attack. Even more outstanding was the
courageous action of another citizen We'd
nesday night in tackling a man he saw
assaulting nurse at Dupont Circle. The
citizen held the alleged attacker in judo
grip until police arrived.
OF course, Chief Murray does not expect
citizens to take the law into their hands
as general rule. The Police Department
Is aware of it's responsibilities and is doing
its best to cope with the outbreak of law
lessness that has disturbed the city. But
the police deserve whatever active support
the citizens can reasonably give in curbing
crime and criminals in the community.
And the current wave of violent crimes teS-
titles convincingy enough to the need of
such support.
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Fine Arts and the Bridqe

It is The Stars understanding, in pub
fishing on the opposite page today the ar
ticle by Joseph Hudnut, formerly of the
Fine Arts Commission, that he expresses
the unanimous opinion of the members OF
the commission. That adds a certain i'm
portance to the interest that this article
should attract. For it is assumed that
when the District Commissioners submit
the designs for the Potomac River bridge
to the Fine Arts Commission for comment,
such comment will follow generally the
critical appraisal of the project by Mr..
Hudnut
In the meantime, the District Commits
sioners find themselves in something of a
dilemma The whole controversy over the
general location of this bridge has been
thoroughly hashed over in hearings before
two committees of Congress. The same
general objections to the bridge voiced by
Mr.. Hudnut were given in testimony before
the committees by David E. Finley, chair
man of the Fine Arts Commission. The
precise site finally chosen for the bridge
was in the nature of a compromise, and
Congress approved that site and directed
the Commissioners to proceed with bridge
design. Now the Interior Department is
busily involved in studies Of tunnel, as
substitute for the bridge.
The cost of tunnel greatly exceeds
the cost of a bridge. To great many
people, a bridge is not DETACHMENT OF
landscape but one of the noblest express
sions of mans creative art. But the very
purpose of establishing the Fine Arts Com
mission was to set up an authority IN mat
ters of esthetics, and the opinion of the
Fine Arts Commission in that debatable
field will command respect that may
scrap the whole bridge plan. In that case,
the additional cost of this change of mind
will be proper charge against the con-
trolling United States, not the people of the
District Of Columbia.
Evening star., 1955-02-27
By Frederick Brown Harris
Minister. Foundry Methodist Church:
Chaplain, United States Senate.

Chaplain, United States Senate.
fort to understand them we will be
blundering along through life the rest
of our days"
One of the things we must do to
know ourselves is to ascertain our
strength, our capabilities: to find the
thing we really are adapted for, and
then to do it with all our might. To
know our strength and to know our
weakness is the beginning of wisdom
so far as ones highest usefulness is
concerned. To be really sure of our
selves we must know our weakness and
adjust to it; we must know our
strength, and exploit it. And, after
all. even in this scientific day it is the
self that counts. The awful threat
over humanity today is not the bomb.
1t is the human hands into which
atomic power has been put. There are
scores of scientific discoveries that can
be used for mans welfare. And with
any one of them you can commit
suicide.
We ourselves are our greatest prob
lem. The only thing that can make us
sure of ourselves in times like these is
the conquering belief of which Paul
spoke when he sent Timothy those ver-
bal vitamins packed into his letters:
THE foundation of God standeth sure" "
That was the faith that made Whittier
so sure of himself. as he sang:
And in the mGdd ming maze OF things
When tossed By storm and food.
To one fred ground my spirit clings:
knoW that God is good.
It was that faith that made st. Au-
gustine so sure of himself that he sat
calmly writing 1.-THE City of God" when
the bafbarians were hammering on the
very gates of Rome and all seemed lost.
The final heresy is to entertain even
the possibility that Gods love at last
may be defeated-go down before forces
too strong for it.
This is the time for the church to
cry aloud: The Lord God Omnipotent
reigneth!" That paean is the doom of
evil Let us proclaim it from the house
tops even when the Christ of God is
climbing up new Calvaries. In that faith
we join the martyrs, the saints and the
sages, the holy church across the long
centuries and around the wide world,
who have proved in times as wild as
these which we face that. in spite of
beating storm and swaying branches.
it is possible to be as sure as bird
that;
On trail branches balanced
For moment sits and sings.
He feels them tremble,
But he sings mistaken,
tKnoWing he hath wings.
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Bricker Amendment

The Bricker amendment is an
amendment to prevent the Constitution
of the United States from being
amended by treaty. 1t is to preserve,
not alter, our Constitution.
Our forefathers seem to have made
mistake in the Sixth Article of the Con-
stitution in that they did not stipulate
that treaties must conform to the Con-
stitution We do not believe they ever
intended that treaty law should over
ride domestic law. Yet California and
Idaho have already had State laws
thrown out by their supreme courts oe-
cause they conflicted with clauses in
the U. ~ Charter. A California court
has held that State law against
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