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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-05
National Hearing Week

AS honorary chairman Of the
forthcoming National Hear
ing Week. May SILL, I feel q
great responsibility to be more
than a mere flgurehead. Some
thing Of the magnitude Of my
assignment came to me when
! learned that over is million
Americans suffer from some
type Of hearing loss.
However. the real challenge
to me is the shattering news
that In this vast hard-of -hear-
ing group are 3 million young
childrenl
It Is therefore in their be-
half that I am directing my
energies during National Hear
ing Week. IN the hope that
through the columns Of your
paper and other media we may
alert the families and friends
Of these hard-of -hearing
youngsters. We want TO tell
them Of the threefold pro.
gram Of the American Hear
ing Society. sponsor Of Ma
tional Hearing Week. and point
out the hope for the prevention
OF deafness, the need for the
conservation Of what hearing
is still intact. and the rehabili-
tation possibilities for those
whose hearing cannot be re-
stored.
! speak therefore for the
Observation-Disclosures who Is
hearing handicapped. and
particularly for those 3 mil
lion little children who face q
lifetime Of silence In a sound
filled world. Whatever you can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-05
GridIey's Boss

Admiral Dewey Of Manila
Bay fame had q get-together
with his boys a half q century
ago. The Star, reporting the
event on May 2, 1907, said (:
1.-THE ninth anniversary Of the
May day victory In Manila
Bay was celebrated last night
at an informal dinner and
annual reunion Of the manila
Bay Boys" in the Raleigh
Hotel. Admiral Dewey being
the guest Of honor. About 80
covers were laid. the admiral
being surrounded by q num-
Der Of the ship captains and
officers who fought under him
In the memorable battle, to-
gether with other naval off,
GERS who participated in other
engagements Of the Spanish.
American War. A miniature
replica Of the battleship Olym-
pia, done In flowers, graced
the center Of the banquet
board Rear Admiral Lam
berton acted as toastmaster
and his reference 10 the naval
epigram coined BY Admiral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-05
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
Keys for Paradise
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRI
Chanlain Of the United statea Senate

These words are on their
way to q garden. It is May,
and inside homes and outside,
blossoms hold regal sway. In
sheer rapture at the riot Of
bloom. Kipling exclaimed.
Our England is a gardenl"
In our America. as we stand
entranced in the spring vesti-
bule Of summer. as nature
once more climbs to a soul in
leaf and flower. we echo, Our
dear land is a garden"
The pull of a flower is al
ways skyward-away from
sordid things Of the earth.
earthly. No wonder the wide
fields Of holy writ are starred
with many-hued posies-from
the lily-work around the
temples stout pillars to the
admonition Of that One the
ages call The Rose" as He
whispers, Look at the ,flow-
ers." When hate had done its
worst they carried His broken
body from the crossed beams
Of wood TO q tomb in JoSeph's
lovely garden. redolent with
flowers. In a world Of vipers
He lived with violets. In a
world Of lies He lived with
lilies. A poetic friend of>mine
wrote. Unless God thought
more about grace Of form and
glory Of tinting than do a host
Of his children. this were a
hideous old planet" With a
splendor which is the despair
Of artists. He clothes the flow-
ers Of the field with frank and
unashamed gorgeousness. Hor-
ace Smiths hymn to flowers
is a hallelujah chorus lifted
TO the highest heaven. a paean
of gratitude for the tint Of the
tiniest flower. Listen TO q
verse Of it.
Were I Oh God In churchless
lands remaining
Far from all uoice OF teachers
or diUines
N.Y. soul mould find In foDers
OF thy orddining
Priests. sermons. shrines.
There is a lovely shrine
erected to the glory Of the
garden near the gray old walls
Of one Of England's venerable
cathedrals. There stands the
towering sculptured form Of
Alfred Lord Tennyson. poet
laureate. That prophet-philos-
opher with the sadness Of fare
well shadowing his spirit,
peering into the encircling
gloom. is eagerly searching for
an understanding Of Gods
ways with man. He had
scanned all the dimensions Of
mortality as far as mortal eyes
could see. and then. believing
what he could, not see. He had
battled through darkening
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Democratic Borroqe Lacks Munitions

The Nation is being more
or less deluged with such
atomic fallouts of Democratic
attacks upon the President,
his cabinet and his admins
tration generally. as might
easily annihilate them all ex-
cept for two things.
One of these is the fact that
they have no new ammunition.
Everything they are now say
ing about the President was
said in the recent campaign,
including the morbid and bad
tempered reference to his
health made by his embittered
opponent. Adlai E. Stevenson.
The other is that with one or
two exceptions, they have no
new men to say them. Yet
the gifted Paul Butler, chair
man Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, whose elo-
quence and ardor cost his can
didate so many votes last Mo-
vember. is the inventor of this
May denunciation week and
its leading supporter.
Financial Drive
This has called for DEM
ocratic dinners and lunch
cons at which funds are to be
raised to help put and keep
the national committee. in
Guiding Mr.. Buffers salary,
squarely on its feet with a
balanced budget and some
money to expend on expan-
sion. This, of course, is a per-
fectly laudable and legitimate
motive which no one wants to
criticize. For example, former
President Harry Truman and
former Secretary of State Dean
Acheson were brought to the
fore as leading attractions.
It is true that both Of these ex-
statesmen cherish a good deal
Of personal animoSity against
the President. Nevertheless,
they are both effective speak
ers. Then there is. too. the
delightful Democratic Senator
from Minnesota, Hubert Hum
phrey, and his admiring part
ner, Wayne Morse Of Oregon;
and William Fulbright of Ar
kansas. Kennedy Of Massa-
chusetts, and others.
The trouble was not a short
age Of willing and eloquent
orators for the Butler din
ners, etc. The real trou-
bic is that they have already
said so much against Mr..
Eisenhower that they have
pretty well exhausted their
supplies Of invective and name
calling. OF course, they can
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tire. We gazed long at him
there. in the cleaning. so
titanic q man, as he stopped
to something so tiny and I'M
derneath we read his inscribed
winged words:
FloiDer In the crdnnied tDdH
! pluck you out OF the Granny
I hold you here. root and all in
my hand
Little fo,Der-but II ! could
understand
What you dre-root and all
and all In all
I should knoiD tDhdt God and
man Is.
In that flower which Tenny-
son holds, or in any Towering
bush on fire with God, Is a
matchless marvel never to be
explained by vociferous argu-
flers. No one with q trowel or
a test tube can probe its secret.
Walt Whitman. enraptured by
a friendly flower nodding to
him in the dawning light. con-
fessed "a morning glory at my
window satisfies me more than
the metaphysics Of books" In
q garden explanations give
way to ordinations. In spring
time from sky to sod the
worlds unfolded blossom smells
Of God. Is 1t any wonder that
Emerson in one Of his scin-
tillating essays remarks that
the human passion for flowers
is an unconscious reaching out
through them for the infinite.
the invisible, the beyond?
One who was conscious Of
that uplift in q flowers beauty,
who looked on while an elderly
man snId flnwarr IN the efraof
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still brood about his health,
which nearly everyone agrees
has vastly improved. They can
carp at the frequency with
which he plays golf and his
visits to Augusta, utterly
ignoring the long and frequent
visits of the late Roosevelt to
Warm Springs and Hyde Park.
They can assail the size Of his
budget, which he himself said
was too big and should be re-
duced, but while they continue
to snipe at Mr.. Dulles there
are few on the Democratic side
who can make a really force
full criticism Of administration
foreign policy.
Good Show Planned
However, they did the best
they could and put on a pretty
good show. Also. they have q
more than usual astute army
Of commentators, columnists
and propagandists who will
make it seem like a better
show than it was. The real
handicap under which they
labor is that the Republicans,
under the new chairman. Mr..
Alcorn, will follow with a
meeting and dinner of their
own, at which President Eli
senhower will be the final
speaker. He still has the ear
of many more people in this
country than anyone else and
can be depended upon to de-
fend himself and his admin
istration effectively. These
facts bolster the confidence of
the Republican politicians
around Mr.. Eisenhower.
In brief, this is a political
week from the start along the
familiar propaganda lines.
There is nothing much at
stake and it starts the con-
gressional campaign Of 1858
quite a little early. The Demo-
Gratis, of course. will have the
support of the so-called
Americans for Democratic
Action and also Of the ALL
CLIO combination which has
not been on the winning side
since it was organized. AS it
stands today both branches Of
Congress are adverse to the
President. If the Democrats
succeed in blocking most Of
the Eisenhower domestic pro-
gram it may be that that
will be the leading issue in
1858. In the meanwhile the
1860 possibilities are watching
their steps very carefully. This
is the period where a slip up
may easily be fatal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-05

person arrested under an Ala
bama antimasking law was a
Negro.
Few Catholics will be at
tracted to the present day
"Klan" or any other secret or
ganization. Catholics who favor
segregation are active in the
Petition Committee in Mary
land and in Citizens Councils
all over the South, especially in
Southern Louisiana. Good
Catholic segregationists will
not become members Of the
"Klan."
AA0Wx,1o nj "a A.. iii.
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Givers Fund and obtained its quota. In
some areas, however, the fund drive has
laggsd badly. We feel sure that when
tls. rgsncj OF the need is made clear to
The people, all the money required to
-.,e:t current emergency needs win be
Forthcoming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-05

doubts to a faith as clear as
that which blazes in I'm Me-
moriam" and Crossing the
Bar" There in the cathedral
memorial he is depicted focus
ing all the piercing powers Of
his rugged, yet sensitive facul-
ties. all the wealth Of his
richly stored intellect. on one
little bloom which had sprung
from the drab earth and been
clothed upon with garments Of
splendor surprising regal at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-05
LETTERS TO THE STAR

do to help give them q chance
at happier. healthier. more
productive lives will be greatly
appreciated by all Of US con-
cerned with this campaign.
Walt Disney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-05

Washington was worrying
about its slum areas a half a
century ago. too. and the
worry reached all the way to
the White House. On May 6,
1907, The Star reported
Through the efforts Of Pres
ident Roosevelt. a vigorous
campaign Is to be conducted
for the betterment Of tene-
ment house conditions in
Washington and the District
of Columbia. With this object
in view, the President recently
designated James Bronson
Reynolds to investigate the
housing problem. After exam
ming between $50 and 400
tenements. shacks and small
houses. Mr.. Reynolds submit
ted his report to the President
with the recommendation that
q commission of is, to be
known as the Presidents
Homes Commission. be ap-
pointed. This report has
been approved by the Presi-
dent. who has made public the
names Of those whom he has
asked to serve on the commits
sion. Those appointed are
Gen. George M. Sternberg,
USA, retired; DR.. George M.
Kober, William H. Baldwin,
Frederick I. Siddons, Prof.
George w. Cook. Whitfield
Mckinley. Miss Mabel Board
man, Mrs. Arnold Hague,
James Bronson Reynolds, S. w.
Woodward. John B. Sleman,
jr.; T. c. Parsons. Emmett L.
Adams. ]. P. Brennan and
William F. Downey ;"
Critic
A critic Of the administra-
ton was hauled away from the
White House by police so years
ago. On May 3. 1907, The
Star reported: "A White
House policeman yesterday
noticed q man standing on the
sidewalk on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. opposite Lafayette Park
shaking his fist in the d.
rection Of the White House
The policeman promptly
pushed a button that sum-
moned Sergt. Harrison. The
latter started in the direction
OF the man, who promptly
moved away. The sergeant
directed Policeman Bramlett
to proceed in one direction,
while he went in another
Bramlett arrested the man,
who turned out to be Italian,
giving his name as Gia Ferori
He was taken to the first pre-
cinct station. An investiga.
ton made by the White House
police before they took Feror
to the precinct failed to re.
veal anything. :"
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Dewey when he gave the order
You may fire when you are
ready, Gridley"-was the sig
nal for prolonged cheers :"
Little Moc'
Washington added another
equestrian statue q half a
century ago. The Star. on
May 2, 1907. reported: "Presi-
dent Roosevelt. cabinet ON
GERS, Army and Navy officers
and men prominent in civil
life participated this after
noon in the ceremonies at
tending the unwilling Of the
statue Of Gen. George B.
Mcclellan, which has been
erected in this city by the
Society of the Army Of the
Potomac. Hundreds of old sol-
diers are in the city for the
unwilling ceremonies. OF these
visiting veterans about two
thirds are from the Army OF
the Potomac, of which Gen.
Mcclellan was commander.
the remainder being members
of the societies of the Armies
Of Ohio, Cumberland and
Tennessee. The monument
was unveiled at Connecticut
avenue and. Columbia road at
2:30 o'clock. Brig. Gen. Henry
C. Dwight. president Of the
Society of the Army Of the
Potomac. presiding over the
ceremonies. :"
Commissioner
The District had a new En-
gineer Commissioner so years
ago. On May 2, 1907. The
Star reported: capt. Jay J.
Morrow, Corps of Engineers.
U.S.A., who for more than
three years has been assistant
engineer commissioner Of the
District of Columbia, and who
was designated by the Secre-
tary Of War yesterday to re-
lieve Mai. John Biddle as En-
gineer Commissioner. took the
oath of Office in his private
room at the District Building
this morning The cere-
mony was both private and
informal. The only persons
witnessing the swearing in Of
the Commissioner were Daniel
K. Garges. secretary to the
Engineer Commissioner: A.
Leftwich Sinclair, special
counsel for the District; Louis
c. Wilson, assistant assessor
Of the District: John r. Garri-
son. auditor, and members of
the press ="
Heir
An heir to the throne Of
Spain was born so years ago
to King Alphonso and Queen
Victoria. granddaughter of
England's Queen Victoria. In
a story from Madrid on May
10. 1907, The Star reported:
queen Victoria gave birth to-
day to a son. who becomes
heir to the throne Of Spain.
The birth Of the royal babe
has been awaited with eager
interest throughout Spain.
The news from the palace
early this morning that. the
accouchement Of the Queen
was imminent spread like Wild
fire and crowds fiocked to the
great plaza fronting the royal
palace. The birth Of the
babe occurred at l2:45 pm.
The announcement was i'm.
mediately conveyed to the
waiting officials and crowds
, outside the palace, who re-
ceived the glad tidings with
mingled feelings Of enthusiasm
and emotion. :" Young Al
phonso never got to take over
the throne. His father went
into exile in 1891 when the
Republican government was
set up In Spain. The younger
Alphonso died In 1888. His
father outlived him three years.
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Brutal SIoughterinq

Maryland Catholic
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FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

Dewey when he gave the order
You may fire when you are
ready, Gridley"-was the sig.
nal for prolonged cheers :"
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COTTON BOWL
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American who pulverized enemy
lines. scored LOG points and gen.
orally ranked himself among the
finest of all time in Eastern
football.
Texas Christian, which lost to
Mississippi, l4-l3. in the Cotton
Bowl last January. is banking or
Jim Swink, who made the ALL
Americas in 1855 but fell short
the past season, although still
one of the most dangerous run
ners in TCU history.
While Brown is almost a foot
ball team in himself, the Frogs
have a trio of talented runners
.-Swink. slashing Buddy Dixie
and rambling Ken Wineburg
who between them racked UP
1921 yards in 10 games. Brown
got 986 in eight games.
TUGS passer, Chuck Curtis
who missed the last Cotton Bow
game when injured on the OPEN
ing kickoff. is sound and ready
and his 867 yards is something
for Syracuse to think about, too
Syracuse, however, has a tough
pass defense which gobbled UP
20 enemy throws, tops in the
Nation.
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Nativity Five
Wins Title in
.CYO Tourney

The champion Nativity team
placed two players, Gordon
Moore and Wilbur Slaughter, on
the all-tournament team selected
as Nativity defeated Our Lady of
Lourdes, 1873, in the CYO
Christmas Tournament title
game yesterday at DeMatha.
The consolation in the junior
boys division was won by Mount
Calvary, 21-19. over Blessed
Sacrament of Virginia.
In the midget division at
Lourdes. Tom Mould led st. AnS-
brose to a 1917 triumph over
st. Thomas. The consolation
was won by st. Bernadette's, 80
13, over LourdeS.
The All-Tournament team in
the junior division was made up
of five players from the De-
Matha section and five from St.
Johns section. Others from De-
Matha were Ken Claro OF Mount
Calvary. Richard Calgaro of
Queen Of Peace and Tim DAILY
of st. Bernadette's.
The five from the st. Johns
section were Don Roth of
LourdeS, Bud Moore of st. James
of Falls Church: Jim McNa-
mara of Blessed Sacrament of
Virginia. Tom McGann of An
nunciation and Mike Main of
ST. Jeromes.
The title games IN the girls
division was scheduled at Acad-
envy of the Holy Name this after
noon between st. Michaels and
st. Gabriel'S.
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Los Angeles Open
Gets "a QuuIifiers

LOS ANGELES, Jan. / (P).-
Sixty-four qualif1ers for the Los
Angeles Open golf tournament
were led by Dick Knight. 81
.year-old pro from Omaha. Nebr.
The firing yesterday was at
f1ve courses and Knight turned
in a 5-under-par 34-33-67 at
Lakewood Country Club in Long
Beach. He hit the PGA tourna-
ment trail after recently selling
his driving range.
The 81 who qualified will Join
approximately 81 golfers who
were exempt. including most of
the games big names, for the
$37 500. To- hole Open starting
Friday. 1t will be preceded by a
lpro-celebrity event Thursday.
The majority of qualifiers
were local golfers. Out-of town
ers who made the grade included
Charles Sifford, Philadelphia,
37-35-72 at Hillcrest. and Bobby
Maxwell, Odessa. Tex, 36-38-74
at HillcreSt.
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STABBING
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unknown assailant. His injury,
however, was slight.
Carr's assailant. James Rich
ard Chambless. was jailed.
Witnesses told police The fight
started when Chambless came to
the University Of Houston party
He had been at another affair
across a hall.
Il saw Chambless pull a knife
and start stabbing Carr Cham
bers said in written statement
land l went TO Cars aid ano
wrenched the knife from Cham.
bless hand"
! Carr had been playing pre-
ball for two seasons. He was one
lof Houston's all-time fullbacks
and was a member OF the ALI
Missouri Valley Conference
teams in 1851 ana 1852. He wa.
co-captain of the Cougars III
1859 and three-letter man
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FLORIDA APPLAUSE STILL IN MIND
District Boys Arrive Home
From Santa Bowl Triumph

made the squad as a guard, said
he spotted for the public ad-
dress announcer. When the
other team scored that safety
he guy spotting for Chicago gave
me a real bad time. And when
we scored on that long play ]
took all the papers in the press
box and just threw 'em up in
their air." Dill chuckled.
There were no serious injuries
sustained by the players but a
couple black eyes reminded the
parents that their sons had en-
gagged in more rigorous activity
than mere sightseeing in Lake
land. But the group was cheer
full, considering the early houl
on a New Years Day.
AS the party posed for a group
picture Donnie Moreland, CO.
coach with Barney Ross, re-
peated the apparent homewarc
slogan: well, I guess we're the
champs"
We'll, I guess we are" the
youngsters chimed.
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ruary S at the Cap1tci A-s1a-
Champions from - taE osc a.
1888. when the toGrr1zrIf "a
its inception. VII b. - r-l-slcs-
Lou Cevinson. torze- Gc,1fl
Gloves bantamweiEhf cka-rscl
who IS chairman % tn Ni-1t
Of Champions. sEl1-rrrc 60
day that between - and LEI
former Gloves sDd A. p -
holders viii b. on hand 81 Ire
reunion
GloverS vii face = r-c-Cls
schedule nOW thai the SsE NCs-
has arrived and the to,srls-lelf .
weighing and phs exam-E-4-
tons are only shortly nr-e than
two weeks away T1e plyzrsls
for SubnOyiceS and n0slces ~
be held on January = al1 ia-
the seniors on Janls-V "a -
exercises vii b. ccEGuc-ed -
the Offices q Ire Boxlne Con-
mission
Meanwhile amateurs IN Al
dIyisiOns still nave 1e So
tunity 70 recis;sr. Entry 5iauzs
are al area Bow Csubs ard can
also b. obtained il hr spa-rs
depsrt meni o; Ths Srs
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STATUETTES FOR ALL FINALISTS
Golden Glovers to Get
Lonq List of Prizes
Ry DICK OBRIEN

Golden Glovers viii be gOlrg
after one of the richest prIze
lists in the history of the tourna :
ment when the city's amateur
boxing contest opens with the
first preliminary round January
% at the Capitol Arena.
The Star presents two Of the
top awards. one of which goes
to the outstanding senior boxer
in the tournament and the other
to the winning senior team. Last
year the outstanding seniC'
award went to Jimmy TAFT Of
the Catholic Youth Organiza-
ton and the winning senior
team trophy was won by the
Merrick Boys Club coached by
Glen Drake.
These are only two awards in
a long list of prizes to the win
Iners and runnersup in the sub
novice. novice and senior divi-
sions Of the tournament. Golden
Gloves statuettes will be pre-
sented to the winners and run
nersup in each of the three di-
visions of the tournament this
year. The statuettes. given for
the first time last year. were
priced very highly by the COM
Ipetitors.
One of the most popular tro-
Iphies is the Fred A. Hartley
award to the outstanding novice.
Former Congressman Hartley Of
New Jersey has been presenting
this trophy in the Golden Gloves
for 20 years.
The District Of Columbia
Amateur Athletic Union awards
the trophy to the winning novice
team and the outstanding boxer
in the newly established sub
novice class will receive the
James A. Sullivan Memorial
trophy.
Jackets go to the winning
senior boxers and bathrobes and
trunks are given to those who
represent Washington in the
Eastern Tournament Of Cham
pions at New York.
1 For the seniors. of course. the
chance to appear in New York
Madison Square Garden against
the best amateurs in the East IS
an alluring prize.
Getting into the Garden for
tournament competition is some
thing Golden Glovers never for
get. The thrill of the COMPETE
ton under boXing's big top
fingers in the memory Of all the
amateurs who have ever had the
good fortune to get TO the top
in the Golden Gloves. Many
from Washington have made il
Incidentally. these ex-cham-
pions of the Golden Gloves are
getting ready to show themselves
on the Night of Champions
program being planned for Feb