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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18

fundamental law of human
life was stated by Jesus OF
Nazareth in words never sur
passed, when He declared:
"Whosoever shall save his life
shall lose it; but whosoever
shall lose his life for my
sake, the same shall save it."
The most creative concep-
ton that can dawn upon q
human, finding himself in
the midst of all competitive
tugs Of these mortal years, is
IT am here to be something.
not to acquire something; I
am here to give, not to get"
If that is fully apprehended
and accepted all actions will
fall into a master pattern.
The most pernicious aspect
Of our modern day, with its
cornucopia Of riches in terms
Of gadgetS, comforts, and
amusements, is the attitude
of multitudes who are con-
tinually measuring life by
the returns and rewards
made to them by people, by
society, and by government.
1t is taking the dread threat
of a world holocaust to si-
lence the lusty cry, both from
those who have much and
from those who, by compare
son, leave less, Give me.
give mel" Certainly in the
present day demand for a
Santa Claus government we
have raised a generation who
think much more of a bill Of
rights than they do of a bill
of responsibility. Getting
and spending-that is spend
ing on self-multitudes are
laying waste their souls.
There is all the difference
in the world between a
sponge and a spring. In Or
der to grasp what it wants
a sponge swells up to sew
eral times its size. 1t does
that because it is a sponge.
What it does is no sign Of
life. because it is a corpse.
But the spring flows along
making the meadows green
and giving to all who will
partake a refreshing draught
from its crystal waters.
Should a spring become stag
nant it commits suicide. The
Dead Sea is dead because it
takes everything in and gives
out nothing. That will kill
a sea and all in it. It will
kill a life. -
To give is to find life's
purest joy. For this acquisitive
age this is proved by the glo-
rious life of Albert Schweit-
ger, perhaps the greatest hui
man being now alive.
No citizen of this land Of
the free is great unless, with
the thanksgiving of sacrifice.
he puts into the pool of our
national blessings a little
more than he takes out.
Here, then, is the secret Of
an abundant life: to give is to
live. and to live is to give.
And, so
/ glue you the end of a golden
string,
Only tUind it into q ball,
1t will lead you in at Heavens
Gate,
Built in JeruS1len1'S DdlI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
In RebuttuI

Since The Stars readers
deserve something better than
a joke book brand of econ
omics, I submit this rebuttal
to the october 8 letter from
David L. Barnett Of the
North American Newspaper
Alliance.
Mr.. Barnett reiterates
NANA's previous argument
that under current Internal
Revenue Service regulations,
Uncle Sam pays more than
half the cost of an ad bought
by a corporation to discuss
the effects of Federal, State
or local legislation that would
harm the corporation. pos
sibly even put it out of bust
ness.
To support this theory. Mr..
Barnett cites a World War II
joke, to the effect that the
money the corporation spends
for such an ad would other
wise have gone into profits,
and So per cent of it would
have gone to Uncle Sam in
the form of corporation taxes.
The fact of life, based on
human nature, is that a
corporation threatened with
harm will defend itself by
whatever legal means are at
hand. MIR. Barnett contends
that If a corporation didn't
spend money on an ad in
such circumstances, it would
do nothing, and the money
not spent on an ad would go
into profits. Mr.. Barnett fails
to realize that there is no
way of knowing what a cor
poration's profits would be
in the absence of an expend-
iture on such an ad. Legal,
taxpaying corporations are
sometimes confronted with
proposed legislation that
would deprive them of all
their profits or put them out
of business entirely.
The truth is that If a
threatened corporation did
not spend money on an ad in
such circumstances, it would
spend that money, and prob
ably more, on other legal
means Of coping with the
problem. And whatever means
were used, whether tax de-
ductible or not, would be a
necessary business expense.
To say that such an expense
is paid out of profits begs
the question that profits exist
only after all legitimate costs
have been deducted from
earnings-which come, in
cidentally, from furnishing
our economy with goods and
services it desires.
Earl B. Steele,
Manager, News and Infor-
nation Dept, United
States Chamber Of Com
merce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
World Without War

I indorse most enthusiastic
cally the letter which ap-
peared in The Star on &C.
tober IL headed Dreams Of
Using Pentagon for Peace
full Pursuits" I think this is
the most intelligent letter-to-
the-editor I have ever read.
Just to begin to imagine
what untold wonders we
could create with only a frac-
ton of the $40-odd billions
used each year for the utter
and senseless waste Of war
preparations (for a war no
nation or people could pos
sibly winD is staggering to
the Imagination. All our
health, education, employ
ment and myriad other prob
lens could be solved, not to
mention the tremendous
good works we could do
through widespread trade
with the underdeveloped
areas of the world.
The big problem is the
carefully nurtured supersti-
ton that only war prepara-
tons can sustain the econ
omy. Despite all the lessons
Of world history, this bitter
myth is Systematically spread
throughout the length and
breadth of our country. eff
fectively sitting action by
those Of good will (the vast
majority Of our citizenry, who
have no vested interest in
war preparations) to begin
to tackle this political and
economic problem. Few in
deed are the labor" leaders
who can see beyond their
noses and comprehend the
fact that artificial war pros
perity" cannot possibly last
forever.
Let us hope that letters
such as that from Mr.. Me-
Whitney will stimulate more
people to think for them
selves and demand that we
get moving for a world with
out war, without A and H
bomb tests, a world in which
varying economic systems vie
for world leadership through
peaceful means.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
Evil Entertainment

In motion pictures, radio
and television programs chill
dren are daily instructed in
the evil side of existence, led
to believe that gambling,
drinking, Boosting, fighting,
threatening, robbing and
numbering are glamorous.
Other shows portray drag
racing, cattle rustling, dis
obedience of children, lying,
cheating, inf1delity, cruelty,
oppression, rackets, gangsters,
war, crimes Of every descrip-
ton, all the evil side Of hu-
man activity.
How can parents bring up
civil, peaceable and law
abiding children when the
Government is in the posi-
ton of lending its approval
and permission to depicting
so much INSTRUMENTATION, in
corrigibility, lawlessness and
atrocious crimes?
Xanthippe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18

vocating opposition to a pro-
posed investigation by the
House Committee on IN
American Activities of sub
versive and Communist &C
tivities on the part of
teachers in the public schools
Of q particular State, while
another such bishop was
honored by the Soviet Union
for his work on behalf Of
Communist doctrines.
Americas failures in the
field of international rela-
tons are clearly recognized
in the policies Of Secretary
of State Marshall which sac
rificed the National Chinese
government to the Commu-
nistS; the Yalta and Potsdam
treaties of Roosevelt and
Truman, respectively, which
placed the nations of Eastern
Europe under the domination
of the Soviet Communists.
and the subsequent policies
which failed to supply the
leadership in world affairs
that would have terminated
the cold war and required
the restoration of democratic
principles in the nations
where Communist doctrines
had been illegally imposed.
Each individual in Amer
lea should exert the utmost
effort to bring about the ter
mination of the above-men-
toned harmful situations by
advocating the PRONUNCIATION
and enforcement of correc-
tive laws and regulations. 1t
is extremely urgent that the
activities Of labor unions be
rigidly restricted.
William m II RPnWn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
u. S. 'Deteriorotes'
C. Gurewitz,

Due to the serious ma
tional situation, newspapers.
public officials, members of
Congress and other appropri-
ate individuals and organi-
cations should Immediately,
and in the most certain and
effective terms, inform the
people Of the perilous extent
of the deterioration that has
occurred in education, SCI
ence, economics, industry,
business, politics, State and
Federal courts, international
affairs, trade unions, and al
most every conceivable phase
Of life in America which had
been so strong and great in
past times.
At the present moment, we
are faced with the fact of the
superiority in scientific knowl-
edge and education of the
people in the Soviet Union,
which is evidenced by the
successful launching of Lu-
mix III which will furnish
photographs of the near and
far surfaces of the moon.
Education has been seriously
interfered with by the do
coolers" in that field; con-
Scientious methods of study
were set aside so that the
child or student might have
more time for play. Industry
and business became infested
with get-rich-quick individ-
uals who had no sense of
fairness or honesty. The
trade unions are now con-
trolled, in many instances,
by gangsters. racketeerS and
other criminals, who have
nothing to offer the working
man other than increased
wages since all previous I'M
satisfactory conditions of
work have been corrected.
The labor unions have
brought about serious eco
nomic conditions as the re-
suit Of the strikes such as
are now taking place in steel
and other industries, as well
as the strike of longshore
workers.
In eral, politics is
corrupt and numerous deci-
sions by State and Federal
courts have been contrary to
traditions and constitutional
provisions mad principles.
The decadent principles
have also been taken up by
certain theologians, and we
find one Episcopal bishop adj
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
Is Years Ago

An old landmark was about
to be altered Is years ago. On
October 10, 1884, The Star
reported: after prolonged
agitation by business and
civic interests, the widening
of F street to eliminate the
troublesome bottleneck in
terfering with traffic between
Seventh and Ninth streets is
now to be undertaken with
PWA funds. To straighten
out the kink in F street at
this point it will be necessary
to remove the south steps and
remodel the south entrance
of the Patent Office Building,
long urged by the District
Commissioners and Govern
ment planners :" The
Public Works Administration
was granted 100000 for the
job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18

in the center of the street
and in many places there are
large piles of the filth, the
odor of which extends for
squares around. Is there not
some way to make these gar
bage men attend to their
business?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18

Washington motorists were
happy about a gas war" Is
years ago. The Star, on Oc-
tober %, 1884, reported:
Carrying out their threat to
cut the retail price of gaso-
line in their current war with
the so-called independent
dealers, the major companies
today dropped another half
cent off their quotations and
offered standard grade
straight gasoline for Is cents
a gallon. They did not, how
ever, meet the reduction Of
dealers handling unbranded
but standard grade gasoline.
A group of approximately 80
stations offered motor fuel
for IL cents, the price that
has been effective since Sat-
urday at 6 pm. ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
The Thanks of Sacrifice
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain OF the United states Senate

~ aAA @AANSA S~@N
ing in the Nations Capital a
member Of the Presidents
cabinet recently gave a sig
nificant address on How
to Live Your Citizenship"
The speaker was DR.. Arthur
Flemming, Secretary OF
Health, Education and We'll
fare, who is both a dedi-
Gated public servant and an
ardent churchman.
On that occasion, at which
the general topic was Good
Citizenship" as a crimson
thread running through all
the speaker had to say was
a phrase from the Scrip
lures. He made luminous the
deep meaning Of the ex-
preston of the Psalmist-"I
will offer unto the Lord the
thanksgiving Of sacrifice"
He made it crystal clear that
to actually practice all that
is wrapped up in that heav-
lily freighted sentence
changes citizenship from the
complacent acceptance OF a
costly heritage to a ruling
passion to offer ones very
life for the extension and
the preservation of that
birthright-even though the
price asked is blood and
sweat and tears.
One has no right just to
enjoy all that American Cit
izenship involves until he,
himself, has added his sig
nature to the other names on
which the ink dried so lont
ago. Each of us must sign
the Declaration Of Independ-
ence, which says: For the
support of this Declaration
we pledge our lives, our for
tune, and our sacred honor"
Thanksgiving without sacri-
flee is but as sounding brass
and tinkling cymbals.
Under the white dome Of
the national Capitol are evil
dences everywhere Of the
dedicated brush of Constan-
tino Brumidi, an Italian
refugee. In spite Of a lack
of appreciation and of indif-
ference, in spite of ridicule
and neglect and paltry flnan-
cial return, with genius
ahame with patriotism, he
transformed the expanding
Capitol of the United States
into an embellished cathedral
of historic symbols. He did
not come to his own in the
Thanksgiving of the Nation
until long after his death and
earth's last picture had been
painted. Now he is recognized
as a great citizen, as well as
an inspired artist. Until the
tragic accident which
snatched him from his I'M
finished task, across toiling
years he held steadfaStly to
his purpose, my daily prayer
is that I may live long enough
to make beautiful the Capitol
of the one country in the
world in which there is liber-
ty." He signed his thanks
giving in sacrifice as he made
out his lou" for America
in the simple, eloquent and
opulent notation he made
under one of his mammoth
murals, &C. Brumidi-artiSt,
citizen Of the U. S."
For sacriflcial years,
prompted only by his own
heart, his motto as a citizen
was not to get but to give.
Today our majestic Capitol
records his thanksgiving of
sacrifice.
To get or to give-that is
the question. Each individ-
ual life is brought to the
judgment seat of that one
piercing, determinative queS-
ton, "IS my ruling passion
to get or to give?" On the
answer hangs fulflllment or
Illustration. For men, ma
tons and civilizations, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
so Years AGO

The death knell of the
buggy was being sounded so
years ago. On October 10,
1909, The Star reported:
THAT manufacturers of high
grade carriages have no
longer a market for their
product and that if they wish
to remain in business they
must devote their energies
to the manufacture of auto
mobile bodies was the key
note of the opening address
of President Maurice Con-
molly of the Carriage Build
ers National Association at
the 37th annual meeting,
which opened this morning at
the Arlington Hotel. Presi-
dent Connolly, who is from
Dubuque, Iowa. and one of
the largest carriage manu-
facturers in the country, said
he felt it his duty to
sing the swan song of the
high-grade carriage builder
A widely known Washing
ton area resident died so
years ago. The Star on Oc-
tober 81, 1909, reported:
washington has never been
more shocked than at the
news of the death of Mrs.
Gertrude M. Hubbard of
Twin Oaks, which occurred
last night as the result of
injuries received in a collision
between her automobile and
a work car of the Capital
Traction Co. Mrs. Hub
bard was the widow of Gar
diner Greene Hubbard and
mother of Mrs. Bell, wife of
DR.. Alexander Graham Bell,
scientist and inventor of the
telephone. She was prom
inent for years as a philan-
thropic worker and endowed
Hubbard Memorial Hall in
memory of her husband. :"
Wilbur Wright cut some
capers in his airplane so
years ago at College Park,
Md. The Star on october "a,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18

Under the heading STAN
pede," The Star on October
10, 1859, reported: I'VE learn
that on Saturday night last
some 80 slaves in all ran off
from their homes in Alex
andria and Fairfax Counties,
Va, near this city. Six were
the property of the Rev. Mr..
Lippett (of the Episcopal
church,, and one of David
Fitzhugh, Esq. Some of them
are said to be the property
of the estate of the late
Commodore Thomas A.
Catesby Jones and two other
gentlemen in the neighbour
hood, whose names have not
yet been learned"
A problem plagued South
west Washington 100 years
ago and a letter signed "Citi-
zen" appeared in The Star
on October 81, 1859. 1t said:
"Mr. Editor The, garbage
man has not been in the
neighborhood of Tenth street
on the island for more than
three months and people
have been necessarily COM
PEELED to empty their refuse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
100 Years Ago

With John Browns raid
on Harper'S Ferry under way
100 years ago, Washington
was taking measures to pro-
tect itself from attack. The
Star, on october Is, 1859, re-
ported: Mayor Berrett dis
patched a requisition to the
Secretary Of War, who, upon
receipt thereof, issued an
order for him to draw on
the United States Arsenal
for 200 stand of arms and
5000 rounds of ball and
buckshot cartridges. The
arms were received at the
Office of Capt. Goddard.
Chief of Police, where they
were all loaded with cart
ridges and bayonets fixed.
The entire police force was
on duty, one-half on parade
and the other SO under arms
at the City Hall, for action
at a moments warning. Po-
lice mounted on horseback
were stationed at every out
let Of the city, at the bridges,
ETC., to give instant warn
ing of any hostile demon
STATIONS from outside the
city. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18

Wilbur Wright cut some
capers in his airplane so
years ago at College Park,
Md. The Star on October "a,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
By JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

1t was a familiar weekend
story at Laurel today with Mrs.
Ada L. Rice's entry of Talent
Show and Air Pilot an even
money favorite to add another
stable purse to the bullying
bank account of the Chicago
owned stable in the 46th run
ming of the Laurel Handicap.
Only five horses were slated
to contest the mile and an
eighth $27,575 event which the
Laurel management would have
made a betless exhibition had
the Maryland Racing Commits
sion approved a 10-race pro-
gram.
InSwept, Roslyn's Farms out
slider in the field, was scratched
today. That reduced the bet
ting interests to three and
wagering on the race will be
to win only.
The Rice pair was seeking
the third straight stakes
triumph for the Clyde Trout
trained outfit and the prin-
cipal opposition was packed
into another entry, Pete's
Folly and On the Job from the
William Hal Bishop stable.
Pete's Folly, carrying 116
pounds, 3 less than the top
weighted Talent Show, and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
AUS CLEMENTS
USES HELICOPTER
TO FILL DATES

Eddie Clements of Ameri-
can University by way of
Montgomery Blair High, is
a high jumper. and a good
one. He also is a catcher,
and a good one.
The Eagles track team is
host to the Mason-Dixon
Relays today But the base
ball team will be in Balti-
more for an important
doubleheader.
So what do you do with
Clement? Simple. Just hire
a helicopter. .
After Clements has COM
peted in the high jump.
first event in the l pm.
track meet. they'll fly him
the 40 miles to Baltimore
for the baseball game be-
ginning at 1870.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
BY ths,AssOciated Press

After that startling slump in
last falls World Series, Eddie
Mathews is back doing what
comes naturally - hammering
home runs.
Mathews was, perhaps, the
Milwaukee Braves biggest dis
appointment as they blew a
81 lead in games and lost the
world championship to the New
York Yankees last October. The
strong armed third baseman,
who had hit 81 home runs dur
ing the regular season, man
aged just two doubles and two
singles in Is at bats for a 100
average and set a Series record
by striking out II times.
If there was any suspicion
that the Series slump would
leave a mark, Mathews has
dubbed it away. At the moment
he shares the National League
home run lead. swatting his
fifth and sixth last night, with
No. 6 a grand-slam that car
ried the flrst-place Braves to
a 1917 victory over Cincinnati.
Mathews Fifth Slam
Mathews slam, his fifth in
the majors, not only gave him
a tie with Los Angeles Don
Demeter for the homer lead,
but also retained Milwaukee's
half-game edge over the second
place Dodgers, who won 80 in
10 innings at st. Louis. Third
place San Francisco stayed
close. one game back. with a
4-3, l1-inning decision over the
Chicago Cubs. Pittsburgh rail-
lied for four runs in the ninth
inning and an 8-5 victory at
Philadelphia.
The first of Mathews five
runs batted in came when he
and Joe Adcock homered in a
two-run fourth inning. That
brought the Braves from be-
hind and chased Don New
combe. The ex-Dodger now has
lost three without a victory.
Roy Mcmillan, Frank Thomas
and Gus Bell, who hit two,
homered for the Reds.
+ Young joey Jay won his first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
TRIPLE CROWN WINNER
Omaha, Turf Stor Of 3Os,
Dies in Nebraska at "

NEBRASKA CITY, Nebr.,
April Is (AP).-The 27-year-
old thoroughbred race horse
Omaha, who won racing's triple
crown in 1885, died last night
at the farm of Grove Porter
where Omaha had been in re-
tirement.
He was brought to Omaha
for burial today in a spot near
the grandstand of Omaha's
Ak-Sar-Ben race track which
had been reserved for him.
The Omaha track reopened in
1885. the year Omaha won the
Kentucky Derby.
Coincidentally, Omaha's death
preceded by only a week the
1859 running of the Derby.
Omaha was a gangling ches-
nut colt. son Of Gallant Fox,
when he outsped the favorite,
a filly named Nellie Flag, in
1885 to win the Derby.
A month later he had taken
the PreakneSs, and then the
Belmont to achieve the first
triple win since it was done by
his father, Gallant Fox. five
years earlier.
1t was after Omaha's triple
that the catch phrase triple
crown" developed.
After the big three. Omaha
was taken to England by his
owner William Woodward. and
among his victories there was
the Ascot Gold Cup.
When Omaha's racing DAYS
were over, Woodward turned
him over to the Jockey Clubs
breeding bureau at Avon, N. c.,