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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19
Also Reminisces

Life Was Simple in D. c.
in 1900" was very interesting
to this old Washingtonian,
but I take exception to GER
tain statements.
The theater did very well
in the evening land at matt
nees): many churches had
evening services and enter
tainmentS, and there was
plenty of social life in the
evenings, though naturally
not in the downtown shop
ping district.
1t might be mentioned that
before 1900 Florida avenue
was called "the Boundary"
and no horse cars ran above
i'll
I wish DR.. Cannon had
mentioned old Center Market
and its special attraction on
Christmas eve when the
country farm folk brought in
Christmas trees, ropes of fra
grant pine, wreaths of holly
and branches Of evergreens,
making a wonderful aroma
throughout all the stalls out
side the old market and a
dramatic picture not easily
forgotten. And less than SIS
could fill a fair-sized market
basket!
Laundry work was often
done in the home in "set
tubs" Qocated in the kitchen
or CELLAR by strong ARMED
women who advertised them
selves as ready to cook, wash
and iron"
I take exception to the
"parlor kept closed and
dark except when someone
very special called The
only other times the parlor
was used was for funerals"
The parlors I knew we're
for games. decorouS dances,
birthday and other parties,
receptions, teas and musical
pleasures. In church-going
families an evening of hymn
singing was a favorite amuse-
ment, one member of the
family at the piano and in
some fortunate families like
my own another playing the
violin. Sometimes instead Of
hymns the music was CLASH
cal, or the lighter college
songs.
In my young days a woman
who behaved herself could go
on the street at any time and
in any part Of town Except
for one small location), un-
molested and in safety.
Faith Bradford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19
On Appeosinq' Russia

In his article, "Untenable
Position for West Feared"
Earl H. Voss says there is
alarm that nuclear war may
break out on a seemingly
trivial issue such as whether
East German officials should
be allowed to stamp the
papers Of Western conveys
bound for Berlin"
That is no trivial issue! 1t
is the spearhead Of the
crisis aimed by Khrushchev
to extend Soviet power. If
the East Germans get such
authority, the battles lost.
The West will have aban-
doned Berlin to its fate, kow-
towed to the strutting
Khrushchev and, tragically,
showed a weakness to the
oppressed peoples Of the
Communist world!
Maybe Mr.. Voss was indulg-
ing in wishful speculation.
But, unfortunately, many
things support his views.
Foremost, we have Macmillan
hustling around trying to
win Franco-German approval
of his "disengagement" plans.
And, significantly enough,
the President himself dis
turbs our allies by ruling out
a ground war to keep open
the Berlin corridor. He calls
his shots in advance. ignor-
ing that cardinal principle OF
war-surprise. All that re-
mains now is for the appease-
ment-minded politicians to
convince Mr.. Eisenhower a
nuclear war would be too bad.
That will end it, an appease-
ment worse than Munich!
All this is sickening to
those of us who hope the
West will not let the ego
maniac Khrushchev get away
with this blackmail, thereby
scoring a crushing blow to
our free civilization.
Charles p. BeazEey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19
so Years AGO

All this difficulty with
Form 1040 was about to get
under way so years ago. On
April 10, 1909, The Star re-
ported: President Taft's at
titude favorable to an income
tax is accountable to a large
degree, it is. stated. for the
apparently rapidly developing
sentiment in Congress for
the enactment Of such a law.
Numerous congressional call
ers at the White House re-
veal the fact that in both
houses of Congress strong
support is promised for a bill
making an income law as a
revenue, producer ="
A colorful Washingtonian
was seriously injured so
years ago. The Star. on April
81, 1909, reported: Struck
and knocked down by a car
of the Capital Traction Com
pany shortly before 8 o'clock
this morning, Mrs. Sarah E.
Thompson, II, lies in a criti-
cal condition in the emer-
gency ward of the Casualty
Hospital. (she) is said
to be the only woman borne
on the rolls Of the Pension
Bureau, and at the depart
ment where she is employed,
as a soldier Of the United
States During the Civil
War . she discovered the
hiding place Of Gen. John T.
Morgan, the noted Confed-
crate raider. and led Un-
ion troops to the hideout
Morgan was killed in the
ensuing battle"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19
Secretary Herter

President Eisenhower has made a
good, logical choice in naming Christian
A. Herter to succeed John Foster Dulles
as Secretary of State. But he has done
so in a curiously hesitant manner, and
this has had the unfortunate effect of
creating the impression in some quar-
tiers, at home and abroad, that the
White House may not have full conf
dence In Mr. Herters qualifications.
Our overseas friends and allies, how
ever, will be making a mistake If they
attach much Importance to any specu-
lative talk along that line. And the
same holds true for others in the world
as well, including not least of all the
men of the Kremlin. For Mr.. Herter,
who has been second in command at
the State Department for the past 26
months, has been selected by the Presi-
dent after the most careful delibera-
tion-and with the counsel of Mr.. Dulles
himself, who is intimately acquainted
with the new Secretary's capabilities
and basic line of thinking.
AS for the Presidents display of
heSitancy, 1t can be attributed In part
to the health factor Mr. Herter has
been afflicted with an arthritic hip con-
dition for many years, and Mr.. Eisen-
hower-prior to naming him to his
all-important new ofnce-requested that
he undergo complete physical exam
nation. The results of the examination
have confirmed earlier tests. What they
show is that Mr.. Dulles successor is
suffering from sort of nuisance" all
me11t. 1t is an ailment that is painful
to him when he walks too much or
remains standing too long, but it
otherwise has no impairing effect on
his ability to carry out his grave new
duties-no more so than it had on the
fine work he did through his decade of
service in Congress and his one term
OF Office as Governor of Massachusetts,.
1t is important to keep in mind,
moreover, that Mr.. Herter has been very
close to Mr.. Dulles for well over two
years. During that time he has been
key tigure-along with such other
outstanding men as Douglas Dillon,
Robert Murphy, Livingston Merchant
and 10y HenderSon-in carrying out our
country'S foreign policy on matters of
the greatest significance. Accordingly,
when he meets in Paris soon with the
French, British and West German For
eign Ministers, and when he goes to
Geneva next month for the Big -Four
conference on Berlin and Germany, he
will carry within himSelf-wholly apart
from the distinguished "team" behind
him-talents and experience of a kind
in which all Americans, and all peoples
in the free world at large, have reason
to be confident.
1t need hardly be added, of course,
that the challenges confronting the new
Secretary of State are exceedingly diff
f1cult and exceedingly grave. But his
predeceSSor-John Foster Dulles-haS
already set the course which Mr.. Herter
is certain to follow because he himself
has helped to set it and is ardently dedi-
Gated to it. We wish him WELL and we
hope that all Americans, regardless of
party, will give him the support he will
Sorely need in these most trying days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19
FROM THE STARS FILES

Alexandria steamers, and in
deed all others except the
southern mail boats, were
compelled to lay at their
wharves until nightfall
when it subsided) and it re-
quired the utmost exertion Of
all upon them to save them
from great damage :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19
Multiple Fund Drives

This is in answer to the
letter, "One Fund Drive, +"
which appeared in your paper
on April IA.
I strongly recommend that
Lillian Sinclair Large. before
condemning any independent
drive. check the statistics to
determine what percentage
Of the United Givers Fund
proceeds go to the support
of nonsecular organizations.
An honest appraisal Of the
figures will certainly indicate
that this is definitely a "one-
fund drive"-but in what
direction?
Independent Campaign
Booster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19

better on her feet, and he'd
have liked TO put more on the
collection plate If only he
hadn't lost so much in cot
ton investments" Then, still
thinking of his uncle. and
of those years when that
uncle's home was his, the
youth remarked. What he'd
have liked to do was so we'll
meaning you could hardly
call him irreligious, while
what he actually did was so
little that he interfered with
nobody" All, there were
pretty flabby and purposeless
hands at the wheel of that
life! This uncle stands for
great numbers whose inten-
tons are honorable, but
their performances are meol-
OGRE. Their freedom is never
harnessed to a cause which
puts letters on certain easy
tendencies as stern endeavors
head for some compelling OBJ
jective.
The quintessence Of liberty
is that one can never be free
until he is a captive--taken
into custody by something
bigger than today, something
greater than himself. Those
hands of Van Cliburn sweep
ing the responsive keys with
delicate, interpretive touch
are free because they have
been bound. So is it in every
field of art and accomplish
ment.
So is it in the high levels
of the spirit, when, by con-
tinued wrong choices. the
will itself has been weakened
and enslaved by easy prac-
tees. It is no use standing
on some moral eminence OF
ones own, and telling an
other to break himself free.
The harder one tries the
worse of one is likely 10 be,
even as a kitten in a skeln OF
yarn, that is the more en-
tangled the more it struggles.
Instead of fruitless
struggle, hope lies in sur
rendering oneself to a power
greater than oneself. There
are times when a man is lost
unless, acknowledging that he
is beaten, he turns himself
over to God. Cried out one
of the great preachers in this
generation as he spoke to a
crowded cosmopolitan con-
gregation: II might preach
self control to you till the
crack of doom. What would
be the use? What you need
is a power not your own, and
greater than your own, to
take hold Of your will and re-
new and strengthen it. On
page after page the New
Testament proclaims that
there is no sin to which we
have to surrender, no habit
we cannot break, no worthy
resolve that is beyond fulfil
ment."
Whenever I see the heroic
figure of William Penn lifted
above the crowded ways Of
Philadelphia, l seem to hear
him repeating in this day
what he said to his own:
Man will either choose to
be governed by God or cen
denim himself to be ruled by
tyrantS." The great Roman
sage. Epictetus. uttered a
timeless truth as, thinking
of the possible thraldom of
liberty into which freedom
with no bit in its mouth
leads. he declared, mo bad
man is free"
George Matheson's great
hymn captures in two lines
the secret of the only true
liberty there is--a freedom
that gladly accepts letters
Make me a captipe Lord
And then ! shall be free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19

has captured so much Of Asia. For
those countries and people TO the south
Of stricken China, particularly for those
who have attempted to view commu-
nism dispassionately, there is close-to-
home lesson in what has been happen
ing in Tibet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19
100 Years Ago

Rowdyism on Washington
streets was a topic of discus
sion 100 years ago. On April
20, 1859, The Star reported:
Last night a couple Of young
girls, walking in the Avenue
about 8 o'clock, met a crowd
Of young fast boys, all drunk
and making noise. They
turned to run across the Ave-
nue. out of their path. and
about the same time a young
man started behind them to
run in the same direction.
The little girls supposed him
to be chasing them, began
to scream, and attracted the
attention Of the night watch,
who caught the young man
and took him to the guard
house. 1t appeared that the
young man was as anxious
to get out Of the way of the
drunken crowd as the girls
were, and when met by the
watch was as badly scared
as they. Justice Dom, Of
course dismissed the case "
Travellers Of a century ago
got a break in a new round
trip ticket offering. On April
%, 1859, The Star reported
I'VE are glad to be able to
inform our readers that, in
accordance with a suggestion
Of ours a few days ago, the
Washington Branch Railroad
Company now issues round
trip tickets between Wash
ington and Baltimore good
not only from one day until
the next morning, but from
Saturday, through Sunday
until Monday morning"
A storm 100 years ago dis
rupted Potomac shipping
The Star, on April Is, 1859
reported: The gale upon
the Potomac on Saturday was
the most terrific remember
ed here for 20 years past. Ths
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19

LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used IL
letters carry iDriter's correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19

Everything appeared to be
rosy between Japan and the
United States rs years ago
seven years before Pearl
Harbor. On March 81, 1884,
The Star reported: Japan
and the United States have
decided to shake hands and
forget the suspicious and
fears they have been harbor-
ing for each other since the
fall of 1881. This became
known through a significant
exchange Of letters between
japanese foreign secretary.
Toki Hirota, and Secretary
Of State Cordell Hull, the
text OF which was made pub
lie today by the State De-
partment and the foreign Of
fee in Tokyo. E" The jap
anese note declared: Japan
has no intention whatever 70
provoke and make trouble
with any other power"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19
Is Years AGO

The park people were buy
ing land to complete Rock
Greek Park rs years ago. The
Star, on April 20, 1884, said:
Purchase Of a 22-acre tract
of land from the heirs Of
r. T. Ray for Unit No. 2
of Rock Creek Park was an
nounced today by Curtis
Walker, purchasing agent for
the Maryland-National Cap
ital Park and Planning Com
mission. The price an
nounced was $4,000. The
tract is the last large parcel
Of land needed for the de-
velopment Of Rock Creek
Parkway and purchasing
work now Is virtually com :
pleted, Walker said. Only a
few acres, divided into small
plots, are needed to finish
the work. -"
Diario las Américas., 1959-03-25
REABREN BALNEARIO
EN- LUQUILLO

SAN A Ell baineario de
La Monserrate, en- Luquillo, es-
ia en- Was de %convertirse en- uno
de los mejores, o por 10 menos
uno de los mas bellos en- TODD
ell mundo.
Sera reabierto Ell balneario
con los adelantos que hasta aho'
"a han sido construidos, 10 cua]
revela un enorme progreso,
cuando Sc compare las facilida,
des s%anitaria que antes habfan
ALI con- las modernas de ahora,
las cuales describiremos en- de-
tales mas adelante.
Fueron eliminadas todas las
NAL olientes casetas de vestir-
Sc ell publico que habian cercs
de la linea de la playa, y ash
mismo, los inodoros. De las an.
tiguas instalaciones las Gnicas
que permanecen ALI son las dos
series de duchas publicas. Pero
seran mejoradas con azulejos,
para que no Sc destaquen entire
la moderna y elegante sobrie-
dad de los edificios.
AL ser demolidas las citadas
casetas, ell espacio de playa Sc
ampIio y por consiguiente ell
paisaje conserva ininterrumpida
SUI Inca curva original, aumen-
tandose asf la belleza del bal
neario.
Sc ha habilitado, entire los pal
mares a varios metros de la pla-
va, un area para jiras, provis-
Diario las Américas., 1959-03-25

Los funcionarios norteameri-
canos advirtieron, sin embargo.
que no debe presumirse que la
co%nferencia de Jefes de Gobier-
no es va un hecho cierto, a pc.
sar de que los aliados Sc dispo.
men a enviar a Russia una co.
municacion en- la que lie pro-
pondran que Sc commence a pre-
parar tai conferencia.
Las autoridades norteame:
ricanas han hecho hincapie en-
que todavia habra que satisfa,
GER ciertas condolences para
que los "cuatro grandes" pue,
dan sentarse a una mesa de
conferencia.
Ell Vicepresidente Richard M
Nixon y ell Secretario de Esta.
do INFERNO Christian A. Her
ter, despidieron a Macmillan
en- ell aeropuerto. :
Ell Primer Ministro y su co.
mitiva deben llegar a Londres
esta noche, tras un vuelo de
siete horas en- un avion a reac-
ci6n.
Diario las Américas., 1959-03-25

tas de mesas de caoba, rusticas,
que tienen a ambos lados ban
cos de la misma MADEIRA.
Hay ahora IS pero dice ell
senior Julio Enrique Monagas,
administrator de Parques y Re-
creo, quien nos acompan6 en-
Ell recorrido del balneario, que
Sc proyecta instalar unas 265 de
eStas mesas.
Ell lugar para estacionar los
automoviles esta a la derecha
de la nueva entrada, y tiene ca
bida para LOO vehiculos, Pero
Sc continua ampliando esta area
de estacionamiento para acomo-
dar I'm total de 1000 carros.
Cada espacio esta dividido del
otro por. troncos de MADEIRA
.montados sobre bloques de hor-
mig6n.
AL entrar los vehiculos deja-
ran las personals frente a I'm ca
mimic a la izquierda, que lie
va hasta la principal construc-
cion del b~alneario, que es su me-
jor innovation. Sc trata de un
edificio de hormigon construido
en- I'm area de 1900 metros Dor
deados por una verja. Ell edifi-
clio en- 81 tiene 1.400 metros de
espacio.
En- SUI construction de hormi-
gon, de una planta, pintada de
rosa viejo y azul, en- Ell cual
hay dos secciones para hon.
bres y otra para mujeres.
La entrada general esta al cen
tro, y es por tornos a ambos la
dos. Sc entrara mediante Ell pa
60 de 10 centavos por persona,
comprandose los boletos en- una
caseta que hay frente a dicho
edificio.
La section femenia esta a la
izquierda de la entrada, y tiene
LOO armarios de metal para
10 cual a cada persona Sc la da-
ra una llave al comprar ell bo-
leto de entrada. Tambien hay
26 duchas en- casetas individual
Diario las Américas., 1959-03-25
(Viene de la Primera)

Puerto Rico a esas Industries
Que pensamiento serio Green
ustedes que podria darle ell Con.
greso de los Estados Unidos a
esa proposition? ESQ es empe.
narse en- presentarle a I'm pue.
bio I'm problema tan totalmente
divorciado de toda realidad, que
resulta inconcebible".
Sc lie pregunt6 luego al Go,
bernador 81 considerable salts.
factorio ell indice de promotion
de nuevas industries en- la Isla,
de enero de este ano en- curse,
hasta ell presente, y dijo, que,
aunque no tenia "a mano la CT.
fra exacta, que son establishes
que puede suministrar Ell Admi,
nistrador de Fomento Economi.
co, senior Teodoro Moscoso, 81
podia decir que "se han venido
p~romoviendo bien las nuevas
industries de enero para aca",
y que "hubo un estancamiento
con motive de la recession ALA
en- Estados Unidos, pero la pro.
mocion de nuevas industries es.
ia recuperando SUI ritmo nueva-
mente''.
Diario las Américas., 1959-03-25
MEJORAS EN-
EDUCACION

san JUAN. Durante su ulti-
ma conferencia de Prensa, ell
gobernador Luis Muhoz Marin
expreso que tiene luna gran
esperanto de que puedan intro
ducirse mejoras importantes en-
Ia educativo" Co
mo resultado de los estudlos
que actualmente Sc llevan a ca
DO, en- los cuales interviewer
tres pedagogos europeos.
Informo ell Gobernador que
a fines de la semana pasada,
celebro en- SUI Residential priva-
da de la carretera de Trujillo
Alto una reunion con ell citado
grupo de educadores de Euro
pa, que incluye ell professor Nor
ten Lunn B%redsdorf, presiden-
tie del Colegio de Pedagogia de
D%inamarca; al professor Lam
berto Borghi, director de la Fa-
cultad del Institute de Pedago-
gia de la Universidad de Flo.
rencia, Italia; y al professor
Christian Casselman, de la Uni
versidad de Heidelberg, de la
Alemania Occidental; y con
educadores puertorriquenos CO.
mo son ell doctor Efrain San
chez Hidalgo, secretario de ms.
truccion Publica; ell doctor Is
mael Rodriguez Bou, ~secretario
permanente del Consejo Supe-
rior de E%nsenanza, la senadora
Juana Rodriguez Mundo, presi-
denta de la Comisi6n de ms
truccion del Senado, y al licen-
ciado Aguedo Mojica Marrero,
presldente de la Comision de
instruction de la Camara de
Representatives., comision a la
que asesora ell doctor Rodriguez
Bou.
"Estoy muy esperanzado" di-
10 Ell Gobernador," de que los
estudios que Sc realizan, de una
parte ell de los educadores eu-
ropeos, y de otra,, ell que reali-
"a, la Comisi6n de Instruction
de la Camara de Representa-
ties, por acuerdo de este Cuer-
pc legislative, puedan surgir
Recommendations de gran utili-
dad, para mejorar ell sistema
educativo de Puerto Rico. Des-
de luego, los tres educadores
europeos, quienes proceden de
tres democracias de Europa, in.
formaran al Secretario de ms
trucci6n Publica, y a mi; y ell
doctor Rodriguez Bou informa-
.ra a la Comision de Instruc-
cion de la Camara.
'"Pero en- ,algun momento"
agrego Munoz Marin, "deberan
reunirse ellos y evaluar todas
las conclusiones y todos los con
ceptos que surjan de esta acti.
vidad. Tengo repito, una gran
esperanto de que puedan intro
ducirse mejoras imporantes en-
nuestro sistema educativo co.
Diario las Américas., 1959-03-25
DETIENEN
..Viene de la Pag. 81

minos la denuncia formulada
contra ell 'lider del sector cleo
trico, cuya actitud califican de
Observation-Disclosures, dicen
que "los miles de trabajadores
electricos que en- toda la ma
cion vemos en- Angel Cofino
nuestro lider y dirigente de mil
batallas gloriosas, confiamos en-
que los rectos principles JUST.
cieros que inspiran al Gobier-
no Revolucionario del doctor
Fidel Castro, sea u~rgentemente
aclarada la situaci6n de nues-
tro compahero Cofiho."
CARTA DE MUJAL
Los p%artidarios de Cofino es-
tan hacienda circular una ho-
ia suelta, en- la que Sc reprodu-
ce la copia fotostatica de una
carta dirigida por ell entonces
secretario general de la etc,
Eusebio Mujal, al representa-
tie Jose M. Cantillo Porras, her
mano del jefe del SIM coronel
Cantillo.
En- la carta reproducida =
que tiene fecha seis de abril
de 1857 Mujal Sc refiere a
Cofino como un "enemigo del
Presidente de la Republica".
Que en- Scuba y en- Ell extran.
jero siempre ha sido ur detrac-
tor de Batista". Sn la propia
carta, ell secretario general del
etc, alude a las actividades
revolucionarias clandestinas
del lider electrico."
Diario las Américas., 1959-03-25

(Viene de la Primera)

que, la primera Ease de la nego-
ciacion estaba llegando a SUI fin
y que mos disponemos a mi
ciar la proxima etapa."
LAS dificileS decisiones ten.
dram que ser a%doptadas", dijo
tambien, anadiendo:
Isl bien debemos ser razo.
nables en- las negociaciones,
tambien debemos mantenernos
firmes en- nuestros derechos Y
en- las posiciones que tenemos
ell deber de defender.
"Sera una dura tarea, pero
creo que tendremos exito en-
ella"
Macmillan partio de regreso
a Londres tras obtener de Eli
senhoWer un acuerdo condicio-
nando de reunirse con ell lider
sovietico Nikita Khrushchev y
ell Presidente frances Charles
De Gaulle, en- julio o agosto, a
fin de discutir los problemas
de Berlin, Alemania, etc.
Diario las Américas., 1959-03-25
LLEGAN
- Viene de la Pagina 5 =

Sc dijo que fue una larga
session organizada, en- la cual Sc
traz6 un programa minimo de
trabajo, iniciandose de inme'
diato las tareas sobre la base
de los propositos del Gobierno
Revolucionario de sanear to.
das las tierras del Cauto, cons
tituidas por 5000 caballerias
de TERRA y de las $4,000 caba.
llerias de la Cienaga de Zapa.
ia.
SOBRE Ell TERRENO
Por ultimo Sc inform6 que.
los ingenieros visitantes, con
otros ingenieros cubanos sal.
drian enseguida para las zonas
mencionadas y que La Comisi6n
de Fomento Nacional de Obras
Publicas y ell Ejercito de Libe.
raci6n, les daran las mayores
facilidades, al objeto de que
puedan cumplir con TODD exito
SUI mission.