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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

An accusation of the utmost gravity
has been made against the officials OF
the University of Alabama by Autherine
Lucy, who was excluded from classes after
riotouS demonstration against her en-
rollment in the school. Through her at
torney, Miss Lucy, in Federal Court
petition, says the university authorities
Intentionally permitted the riots as part
of "subterfuge" and cunning strata.
gem" to exclude her from the school
because she is Negro. DR.. o. C. Car
michael, president of the university,
replies that this charge is untrue, UNI
warranted and outrageous"
In the light Of the efforts made by
university authorities to protect Miss
Lucy from the mobs, at considerable per-
sonal risk to themselves, it is difficult to
believe that there is any basis for her
accusations. However, 'this matter now
Is In the hands of the court When the
case is heard on February % it is to be
expected that Miss Lucy and her at
torneys will come forward with proof to
support the charges. The presiding
Judge should insist on this.
If the proof is forthcoming the Uni
versity of Alabama will stand condemned
in the eyes of all decent people. If 1t is
not forthcoming it will be necessary to
conclude that the charges were not made
In good faith, but instead were made to
exploit this racial issue and to further
inflame racial passions. If that should
prove to be the case it will be Just as de-
plorable and just as reprehensible as the
rioting which, according to DR.. Car
michael, led last week to the exclusion
of Miss Lucy for her own safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
Man on the Penny

HE was not" said Horace Greeley.
"a born king of men, but child of the
people who made himself a great per-
suader, therefore LEADER by dint of firm
resolve, patient, effort and logged per-
severance"
Child of the people he was and is.
The common people claim him for their
own and will not be parted from him.
Suitably his head is carved on the penny.
His great qualities of forbearance, toler-
ance and patience are within every mans
grasp.
Unlike other public men who grow
a kind of shell through years of public
utterances, often not their own; through
legends that reflect their ambitions
rather than their souls, Lincoln, every
year that he lived, revealed more of his
true self
The image of Lincoln is not subject
to distortion or iconoclasm. He spoke
for himself and wrote for himself The
man is in his every word--not just in
those soaring speeches at Gettysburg and
the Second Inaugural, but in the never
ending stream of notes about appoint
mentS, and as the war went on, pardons.
Lincoln, who exacted the highest courage
of himself, expected less of others. 1T
would brighten the poor fellows too ter
ribly to kill them" he wrote when
pardoning deserters from the Union
Army
Much was asked of Lincoln. The
anguish of the Civil War bent his lean
frame and lined his gaunt face. Some of
his contemporaries called him IAN ape"
and "a baboon." His troubled wife, Mary,
was the target of bitter contumely. His
cherished child, Willie, the son most like
him, died at IL.
No President was less touched by the
insolence of Office, less corrupted by
power. Incident after incident attest his
willingness to endure, with humility, hu-
mainly and humor. Snubbed by General
Mcclellan when he was seeking to in
struct himself in the arts of war, he said
mildly, II will hold McClellan's horse If
he will only bring us success"
When he spoke Of "all men being Gre
ated free and equal" no one could ques-
ton that he counted himself in the ranks
of common humanity.
And the words he spoke in Chicago
in 1858 to his countrymen were as ap-
plicable today as they were then:
Let US discard this quibbling about
this man and the other man-this race
and that race and the other race being
inferior-and unite as one people
throughout this land, until we shall once
more stand up declaring that all men are
created equal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

materially until it is redeemed
spiritually. 1t must be satu-
rated with the spirit of Jesus
Christ"
It was with a firm belief
in that creed of Wilson that
the present occupant of the
White House witnessed to his
faith but a few days ago when
in spite of the terrific pres
sure upon him he was found at
an early morning hour with
more than 300 national lead
ers, reverent participant in
a prayer meeting where the
top priority Of spiritual verities
was acknowledge in a kin
ding atmosphere of devotion
and dedication. AS President
Eisenhower was presented with
a bronze tablet on which was
engraved his inaugural prayer
which so deeply moved the
listening millions, he uttered
spontaneous unstudied words
which were perhaps as beau
tiful a religious testimony as
ever fell from the lips of a
Chief Executive. With deep
est feeling he said. as If
answering the question. What's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
Under the Guns

1t is becoming increasingly evident
that Arlington County in particular and
the Tenth District in general are the pre-
ferred targets of the Virginia Legislature.
The first salvo came with Delegate
Moncure's bill to do away with Airing
tons elected school board A second
volley has now been fired. Delegate Boat
wright, with powerful supporters, has
introduced measure to prevent Federal
employees from holding local Offices. This
would disqualify anywhere from one-flfth
to more than one-third of the residents
of Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax and
Falls Church.
Mr.. Moncure said he introduced his
measure in response to requests from
some of the good people" of Arlington.
Mr.. Boatwright says he was prompted by
"a large number of complaints from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
Lowdown on Farmer

The real dirt farmer needs
his support payments in order
to show profit. However,
hobby" farmers, who derive
less than half their income
from the soil, and land
barons." who farm thousand
or more acres. should be denied
any help from the Govern
ment. The land barons would
still farm at a profit because
OF their huge volume. Hobby
farmers would depend on their
business for their livelihood.
and should not be allowed to
write off their farm losses
against their business taxes.
The small farmers expenses
for farm machinery. feed for
his animals, housing and
clothing have risen steadily
but his income from sale of
his products remains the same.
Let's put the blame for the sur
pluses where it belongs. The
land barons and the part-time
farmers are responsible.
E. Andrews.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
BY REV. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain OF the United States Senate

the news?. that the basic doc
trine to which we must al
ways cling is that our form Of
government is founded on
religion and that it does not
make sense without a deeply
felt religious faith. Let US
quote one of his sentences
exactly as he uttered it: 1--WE
intend to remain strong, but
let us always do it with the
certainty that anyone who
comes with integrity observing
the moral values that We know
are imbedded in our great re-
ligious faith will be received
as a friend and taken with us
down the road to future hap
piness." Having said that he
added that the whole concep-
ton of the Nation under God
is terribly important" He
was pointing to the one in
yincible. irresistible power the
Soviets fatuously exclude from
their reckoning. This Wash
ington prayer meeting in the
presence of the President and
with his inspiring words Is big
news. This gathering and its
implications are the most i'm
portant news Of this year Of
our Lord because they stress
the things without which we
are lost. On that stirring
morning after the last prayer
had been lifted to the God of
all grace. the President went
back to the White House to
face his awesome response
bilities. The judges of the
Supreme and other courts
went back to their benches Of
justice. The Senate and mem
bers OF the House returned to
their heavy tasks under the
white dome. The cabinet
went back to their respective
executive departments. The
business leaders went back to
their strategic posts with a
new luster on the inscriptions
on the coins in their pockets.
In God We Trust" and q
new reverence for the golden
phrase in the Salute to the
Flag and the Pledge of Al
legiance, lone Nation under
God" Those privileged to
share that national prayer
meeting all left with awed
spirits under the spell Of
stupendous news.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

The universal question is,
What's the news? That query
hovers over every waking hour.
A great corps Of keen report
ers, fresh editions Of news
papers. plus the radio and
television from each days be-
ginning to its ending. with
marvellous efficiency and with
a skill that deserves the high
est praise. unite in answering
for every individual the inter-
rogation. Whats the news?"
Naturally 1t is the spectacular
things that get caught on the
point of a reporters pencil.
Often the vital concerns which
will help mold the tomorrows
when today's gaudy sensations
are forgotten do not get with
in celestial hailing distance Of
the headlines. A keen student
Of history, who always sub
stitutes the perspective of a
century for that of an hour.
suggests that If one had asked
a citizen Of Nero's time, What's
the news?. he would have told
you about the triumph in the
Forum that day. That was the
biggest thing in the world.
Whereas We know, from the
vantage point Of today, that
the real news was that a Chris
tan prayer meeting was being
held down in the cataconbs.
1t has been truly said that
down there in that dark world
underneath Rome was focused
the force that was making a
new civilization. Beside that
the triumphs that were ever
staged in the Forum were
about as important as the buzz
zing of a fly.
With all due respect to to-
days reporters, there is more
real news on the point of a
spire than upon the point of
their pens. The spires tell the
most vital news In the life of a
nation. To be sure, often they
are dwarfed by the towering
skyscrapers Of material magni-
tude. even as is Trinity spire in
New York by the tall castles of
industry lining the downtown
caverns and which rise sheer
above the temple of worship.
But however loudly the ephe-
neral news is shouted from the
streets the spires are there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
Inteqroted Schools

II. as DR.. Corning pointed
out in The Star of February 2,
Negro pupils were shown to
be apparently Tagging" be-
hind white averages In the
District schools before integra-
ton, whose responsibility was
that? Did we not have one
Board of Education in charge
of the two school divisions?
Why was the Board Of Educa-
ton startled at the poor re-
suits of the more recent uni
form achievement tests?
Why didn't Mrs. Butcher,
colored member of the School
Board. see that these pupil
achievement ''laes" in the
colored division were made
known to our Commissioners
and Congress when the Board
of Education requested addi-
tional teachers each year?
If the pupil achievement
tests were not uniform
throughout the city. the next
question is, "Were the teach
ers' examinations also differ
ent?" Are parents. as they
often do, going to feel that the
"lags" in pupils were due to
the teachers?
In its haste to integrate our
schools In one short year. our
Board Of Education has left
itself open to many questions
that will be coming from both
colored and white parents.
Interested Parent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
Shot at an AnqeI

To the question:, What Is
An Angelo, Bishop Fulton J.
Sheen certainly shot wide of
the mark with his reply in
This Week Magazine. He said
their theme song is: II Amt
Got No Body"
The only authentic source of
information about celestial
beings is the Bible. The Bible
says angels sing, but the only
theme song" recorded is found
in only two places. Isaiah
records: And one cried unto
another, and said. Holy, holy,
holy. is the Lord Of hosts: the
whole earth is full of his
glory" Chapter vi. verse 81
The Apostle John tells us:
and they rest not day
and night. saying. Holy. holy,
holy. Lord God Almig hty.
which was, and is, and is to
come" Revelation iv, g.
Little is revealed as to the
physical form of angels. OF
us the Bible says: $50 God
created man in his own image,
in the image of God created
he him; male and female
created he them" Genesis
Ii. 27.) What is man, that
thou art mindful of him? .
For thou hast made him a
little lower than the angels"
Psalm viii, 4 and 81
Angels are spoken of as
definite individual beings,
capable of physical acts. And.
behold, there was a great
earthquake: for an angel Of
the Lord desce ded from
heaven, and came and rolled
back the stone from the door.
and sat upon it," (Matthew
xviii, 81 And, behold, the
angel of the Lord came upon
him, and a light shined in
the prison: and he smote
Peter on the side, and raised
him up, saying, Arise quick
ly." (Acts xii, ~
Bishop Sheen's remarks were
not according to the Word.
Victor Il. Dietel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
The Golden Years

The sports writer's the other day said
that Ted Williams showed few signs of
his advancing years. This is the most en-
couraging news that has been printed in
long time. Since Mr.. Williams has
already reached the ripe old age of SO,
and has signed another contract to play
baseball with the Boston Red Sox, there
is some hope left for the rest of lis dod-
dering old men who are 38, going on 80.
Perhaps it is true that one would
hardly last an inning, even If he were not
plagued by an inability to throw base
ball accurately, or to catch one twice out
of 10 tries. And there is the matter of
the heating pad that became necessary
for several days last fall after one, in a
moment of youthful exhilaration, caught
football thrown by the boy next door,
and tried to throw it back.
1t is equally true that there is
twinge of conscience when one drives
three blocks to the drugstore, instead Of
walking, and explains that ones advance
ing years makes such a trek dangerous.
There is something to be said, also, for
the need, in this twilight age, of thinking
about hiring a man to do the lawn next
summer, and to begin now to save ones
money so that the grandchildren will be
assured of nice Christmas in the rap
idly approaching senile and unproductive
years.
Such things cannot be ignored, but
If Mr.. WILLIAMSBURG should be shopping
around for rocking chair-can get out
there on the playing field day after day
and run through nine innings, the posi-
bilities for the rest of us 38-year -olds,
going on 80, are far from hopeless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
THE GAME OF POLITICS
By FRANK R. KENT
Truman browns Out Other Democrats

curate and unprecedented mem
oirs with frequent speeches in
various parts of the country.
and he gives out interviews
and volunteers political COM
ment at every opportunity.
And, literally, he loves those
morning walks In New York
accompanied by reporters who
never fail to get q STORY"
And he gets his picture in the
paper more often than any Of
them.
The net of all this Is that he
is making himself much more
the real leader of his party
than Adlai Stevenson, the
'titular leader" Evidence of
this is given by Mr.. Stevenson
himself, who not only has been
forced out Of his moderation"
attitude. in which he was real
ly sincere, and has become as
abusive of the administration
and its policies as Mr.. Truman
himself, but recently rushed
to the Truman defense at be-
> ing called a traitor" by Rich
ard Nixon. Now, Mr.. Truman
knows Mr.. Nixon did not call
him a traitor" and so does
Mr.. Stevenson and the Dem
ocratic propagandists who
have been expanding the idea.
Referring to the Truman re-
mark that the Alger Hiss
charges we're just a "red her
ring" and the unexplained
protection Of the late Harry
Dexter White, after the FBI
had put In his hands the EVIL
dence that he was, indeed, a
traitor, Mr.. Nixon did say that
the Truman administration
had been soft on traitors"
Truman an Opportunist
This, Of course, is q very
different thing than person.
ally calling Mr.. Truman q
traitor" which is his unsup-
ported allegation. Nevertheless,
it has given Mr.. Truman a
great opportunity to beat his
breast, proclaim the purity OF
his soul and announce his de-
sire to punch somebody" OF
course. all this is an act upon
the part of Mr.. Truman, who.
when challenged, never is spe-
cif1c as to when and how he
was called a traitor" by Mr..
Nixon. Also, the fiery, though
long-delayed. indignation of
Mr.. Stevenson is an obvious
extension of the act. due en-
tirely to the necessity he has
for Truman's support in the
convention and in the cam
paign. ALI of which accentu-
ates the undoubted fact that
with skillfully used publicity
Mr.. Truman has succeeded in
making himself the real party
leader. With nothing to lose
personally by abusing Mr..
Eisenhower and giving all Re-
publicans HELL" he is having
himself a beautiful time and
making suckers of the news
papers generally with this
traitor" charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
Big Gamble

With great interest read
the articles by Thomas r.
Henry about the experiments
by DR.. Rhine Of Duke Univer-
sity on what is called nova
days "parapsychology." DR..
Rhine is not the only one. In
Holland at the University Of
Utrecht there is a chair for
that science.
have had lengthy cor
reSpondence with DR.. Rhine
about his parapsychology.
which he bases generally on
the chance theory. Two years
ago I was in Monte Carlo. 1t
was a beautiful day and there
we're few players in the Casino.
Discarding the zero. II you
play red or a pair, you have a
$3.50 chance to win. I asked
the croupier II he knew how
many times rouge turned up in
succession. One night, he said,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

people up there who want some sort Of
relief"
Both of these gentlemen must know
that their bills. are opposed by large
majority of the people in all of the
affected areas. The other members of the
Legislature, if they will take the trouble
to inquire, will find out that this is true.
Both measures propose backward steps
and were inspired, we Believe, by punitive
motives. The detectives sought are I'M
worthy of Virginia, and we hope that the
backward steps will not be taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

Regardless of whether Pres
ident Eisenhower runs again.
with their national convention
now less than six months away
the kind of fight the Demo-
Gratis will make becomes in
creasingly clear. The one sure
thing is that the moderation"
some months ago so strongly
advocated by influential party
leaders as being what the
American people as a whole
desire will not be the party
keynote.
The man who has made this
certain is none other than
Harry Truman, president Of
the United States. Mr.. Tru-
man, of course, is not seeking
to acquire the presidential
nomination for himself. His
age -72 - convincingly puts
that notion aside. However, 1t
does not prevent him from
seeking to dominate the con-
vention, nominate its candi-
date, and have himself extolled
in its platform. These are all
legitimate aspirations for a
politician of Mr.. Humans
type. Moreover, as things seem
now, it Is probable that some
If not all-of them will be
! realized.
Considered a Liability
However, this does not fit in
with the desires or tastes of
various ambitious party fig
ures. On the contrary, quite a
few do not relish the idea Of
q Truman-do dominated conven-
ton and campaign at all. To
them he is distinctly more of
q liability than an asset. They
do not want either q candidate
or a campaign of the "give-
'em-hell" character in which
Mr.. Truman so implicitly be-
lieves. All that will get them,
argue the dissenters. is sup
port Of the groups they al
ready have. 1t will not bring
over voters from the indie
pendents and Democrats who.
four years ago, voted in great
numbers for Mr.. Eisenhower.
They can't win this time with
out a great many OF those
voters and the give hell"
treatment just isn't the way to
get them. At least such is the
view of some of the more
astute Democratic politicians.
One of the best of these put
it very well the other day
when he said. IF the darned
little fellow would just keep
his big mouth shut for a
couple of weeks we might get
this campaign in shape to
really appeal to the voters we
have got to have" But that
is exactly what Mr.. Truman
has no idea Of doing. He not
only has a keen appreciation OF
the political value OF personal
publicity and is better versed
in ways of getting it than any
other Democratic leader but
he quite deeply enjoys it. He
supplements his not wholly &C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

A bill being considered by
the Commissioners so years
ago to regulate speeding au-
tomobiles brought a protest
from the Washington Auto
mobile Club because Of its
provision for imprisonment for
conviction of a second offenSe.
At a hearing before the Com
missioners on February Is,
1906, w. B. Duval, president
of the motorists group, offered
a substitute. The Star that
day reported: THE bill pro-
posed by MIR. Duval for regu-
lation and operation of auto
mobiles in the District pro-
vides that such machines. be-
tween the hours Of 9 am. and
7 pm. and in the territory
bounded by H street, Penn
sylvania avenue, Sixth street
and Fifteenth street NV.
shall not be driven at a higher
speed than IL miles an hour,
and that, during the same
hours. the speed on PennSyl-
vania avenue between First
street and Fifteenth street,
Ninth street and Fifteenth
street, Pennsylvania avenue
and New York avenue and
Seventh street, U street to
Pennsylvania avenue. shall not
exceed 10 miles per hour. Six
miles per hour is the general
speed prescribed for all mo-
torcars turning corners. Out
side the territory mentioned,
and within it between the hours
of Z pm. and 9 am, the max
imum permissible speed of
autos and bicycles Is fixed at
Is miles per hour. Outside
the fire limits a maximum
permissible speed of 20 miles
per hour is fixed. Provision is
also made for the regulation
of horse-drawn vehicles to a
speed of 8 miles an hour and
4 miles an hour in rounding
corners within the central
part Of the city and during
business hours, ana to 10 miles
an hour outside the fire limits
The last clause fixes pen
alties at not less than 81 nor
more than $40 for first con-
viction, and SIS to $50 for a
second conviction within six
months, with Imprisonment
not exceeding 30 days in ad-
dition at the discretion of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

1t turned up 80 times in sue
cession. What remains Of the
$3.50?
I have something quite diff
ferent on which I base para
psychology. 1t is the question
of existence, without talking
about anything supernatural,
whatever that may be
r.. III. Xanderiapt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
Bruve Woman

A woman whose purse was
snatched didn't give it up
lightly SO years ago. On Feb
ruary 8. 1906. The Star re-
ported: Miss Nellie Reyn-
Odds, living at 1915 First street,
had an exciting experience
with a man last evening while
on the way home from a music
class meeting, She saw the
man when she reached Seventh
street and Rhode Island ave-
nue. and he took notice of the
small hand satchel she car
ried. After following her to
the intersection of First and
Seaton streets, the man ap-
preached and grabbed the
satchel. Miss Reynolds held
to the handle, but the robber
was strong. and succeeded in
securing the body of the
satchel. The young lady
started in pursuit and made
the highwayman step SO live
ly in the snow that he slipped
and fell. Unfortunately. she
told the police. she had no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
What's the News?

fingers pointing from the sod
and climbing their straight
and certain way to God. 1t was
with his eye upon spires that
Woodrow Wilson. child of the
manse, whose hundredth
birthday anniversary has just
been celebrated. declared to his
fellow countrymen in his last
message before he answered
the final summons. Our civiliza-
ton can never be redeemed