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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-03
All the Way With LBJ

Politics being our major industry,
this town Is filled with purges and
rumors Of purgeS They will not be
still. Nothing, it seems, can make them
go away.
Take the case of Lyndon B. John
son. On any given day on almost any
corner there is someone with the latest
dope to the effect that the Vice PreSi-
dent will not be on the Democratic
ticket in 1854 Sometimes it is said
that he will be purged. At other times
the word is that he is to be dumped.
Or it may be dropped, or ditched. The
phrases differ but the import is always
the same. For a rumor, this thing has
more lives than cat, and there doubt
less are those who suspect that so
many gosSipS can't be wrong.
To these, the President holds forth
no encouragement. He denied in 1862
that Lyndon Johnson was to be dropped
from the ticket. He denied 1t again
last week at his news conference. Those
who make careers Of studying the
fine print may say the denial did not
close the last tiny loophole. II this Is
so, 1t wasn't the Presidents fault. He
was asked, assuming he runs for re-
election, whether he would want Lyn-
don johnson on the ticket and "do you
expect" that he will be on the ticket.
Mr.. Kennedy said the answer was yes
to both questions. Perhaps the word
expect" doesn't exactly burn the last
bridge. But 1t was the queStioner's word.
Not the Presidents.
For our part, and we might as well
get into this thing, we also expect that
Mr.. johnson will be on the ticket. In
fact, we more than expect 1t. We are
confident Of it-Subject to one small
reservation. This is that the party
strategists may decide that the South,
Texas included, is irretrievably lost,
and that they might as well write 1t
off and go all out for the big States
with their important minority voting
blocs. In such event someone elsa
Hubert Humphrey for instance-might
look like better vote-getting prospect
for the No. 2 spot. But Candidate Ken
nedy is not given to writing off Texas
or any other State. And speculation,
like rumor, is not the stuff that fact
is made Of.
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SUNDAY. NOVEMBER ;. 1853

If the Russians really have achieved
such maneuverability in space, then the
United States has lot Of catching up
to do. More specifically, their latest
space shot plainly, and diSturbingly,
indicates that they are well ahead of us
with the kind Of rendezvous capability
that is essential to efforts to place men
on the moon and bring them back safe
ly. This is one Of the many reasons why
all Americans should share in the Pres
ident's strong doubt that Mr.. Khru-
Shchev has even the slightest intention
of withdrawing from the lunar race.
Clearly, we must run this race as
swiftly as we possibly can. D. Brain
erd Holmes, former chief of our lunar
project, has summed it all up rather
well: "If we do not make these efforts,
we will not be first on the moon, we will
not be first in space and, one day soon,
we will not be first on earth. With the
support Of the American people, and
with the help Of God, we will not be
second"
President Kennedy obviously feels
the same way. That is why he has
warned against the shallow and poten-
italy dangerous views of people like DR..
Pauling. As q nation, we must keep on
going forward, to the moon and beyond.
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To the Moon

RuSSia'S newest venture in space has
come at exactly the right time. Although
not so intended, 1t pulls the rug from
under those among us-Such as econ
omizing Congressman and excessively
Jealous scientists like Linus Pauling-
who have been clamoring for an end to
our country'S program to place Ameri-
cans on the moon by 1870.
These people, with much naivete Ito
use polite word), have attached an
extravagant degree Of Importance to
Premier Khrnshchev's recent remarks
vaguely suggesting that he may be with
drawing the SovietS from the lunar race.
Actually, as President Kennedy observed
at his Thursday news conference, the
remarks were so Every guarded and care
full and cautious" that he himself would
not make any bets at all on Soviet
intentions" Instead, as he proposes to
do, he would carry out the American
moon program as fast as possible and
without letup. He would do this not
Just for prestige purposes, but because
the whole awesome undertaking has a
vital bearing on national security. Fur
ther, it holds out the promise of great
intellectual and material rewards to be
wrested from the exploration and ex-
ploitation Of what might be called the
heavenly seas, the boundlesS oceans of
the universe around us.
Certainly, If Moscow has not exag-
gerated, the new Soviet Spatial expert
ment Spectacularly supports Mr.. Ken
nedy. For the vehicle involved is ex-
traordinary in the sense that it is said
to be maneuverable in all directions
horizontally, to the left and right, and
perpendicularly, up and down-So that
it can make vast and swift orbital
changes at command from the ground.
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100 Years Ago

The Federal City was on
the wild side during the Civil
War. Virtue fought q losing
b attic with vice. Gambling
casinos and saloons flour
ished. Worse, from the view
point Of prim city fathers,
were the bawdyhouses, the
fleshpots, with their pimps
and prostitutes. The District
Supreme Court lent support
to Q campaign against these
plush parlors In the fall Of
1853. The most sensational Of
mum erous trials was one
which dwarfed the war news
for nearly q week In this
paper. It involved a dandy
named H. c. Burtenet q
discharged major from q
New York regiment, and his
doxy, Maude Rob erts, an
eye-filling brunette. They
were indicted jointly for
keeping q brothel on D street
NV. close by the Presidents
Park, as Lafayette Square
was then known. They were
convicted, but the WON an
found the Jury sympathetic
and was let off with q $50
fine. The Major" pictured
by the prosecutor as a villain
who had lured an innocent
girl into a life Of shame, was
sentenced to q month in jail,
a $500 fine, and another five
months If he didn't pay. Bur-
TENET didn't pay, but Presi-
dent Lincoln pardoned him
DeIOre ne served MS Iull
time. District Attorney Ed
ward C. Darlington was at
his eloquent best in summing
up the prosecutions case.
The Star Of mber z,
1868. devoted two full COL
umns on the front page to
the trials conclusion. 1t
quoted Darlington: Here we
behold a young man in the
prime of life, with all his
hopes before him, and wear
ing a military uniform, and
bearing the honored name of
an American officer, now the
avowed and shameless para
mour Of q public prostitute.
Perhaps he served with fidel-
ity and gallantry In his
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SoLutes Retnncourt

In the wake Of the coups
IN the Dominican Republic
and in Honduras. George
Sherman October - has
forewarned Of 9 military
coup in Venezuela. I have
been skeptical Of President
Romulo Betancourt In the
past, but now I see cause to
salute him.
Under the greatest provo
cations to do otherwise, Pres
ident Betancourt has main
tanned an unheralded degree
Of political freedom and civil
due process for both his enc
my. Perez Jimenez, on the
right, and his enemy, Gustavo
Muchado. the Communist, on
the left.
The constant daily turmoil
caused by the FAIiN, because
it is 50 constant and COM
monplace, often goes unre-
ported In the American press,
and consequently many Cit
liens here cannot appreciate
the almost impossibly chaotic
situation under which Presi-
dent Betancourt has patient
ly worked for q better vene-
zuela.
The Fascist and the Com
munist want the people ig-
norant and pliable. In more
than any other way, Betan-
court has proved himself q
d democrat, and perhaps
earned himself q place beside
the great Sarmiento, by his
tremendous contributions to
education.
I hope the people Of the
United States viii render
Romulo Betancourt the sup
port he deserves, and I hope
the people Of Venezuela will
continue to recognize his
worth.
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Specially Teachers

Abe shefferman. in effect.
argues against . teacher
being permitted to instruct 9
class in any subject In which
he has not specialized. One
must agree with his aim Of
securing teachers who are
well grounded In their
subjects. Still, Mr.. Shelter
man does not seem to have
studied the question from all
angles.
He would not allow Q
teacher to take charge Of q
class in mathematics, unless
he has been specially trained
in that subject. One trouble,
however, Is that o school sys-
tenn may not be able to Sc
cure enough teachers who
have such training. More
students DESTROYS and capa-
BILE Of studying mathematics
may be on hand than such
qualified teachers can care
for. If there are not enough
specialists in any subject to
teach the pupils who need It,
the only alternative is to use
teachers who are partially
trained In the subject.
Admittedly. this will not
result IN the best possible IN
struction. Still It Is better
than no opportunity at all
for some Of the young people
to study the subject; and
that viii be the result II the
gentleman's suggestion is
followed literally.
The obvious solution is to
hire enough teachers to give
adequate training in all
subjects Of our school cur
riculum. Organized labor has
consistently tried to persuade
Congress to appropriate
enough money to make this
possible in the Washington
public school system.
Don b. GOOdlOe
Legislative Representative Of
Local 6 Of the American
Federation Of Teachers
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so Years Ago

Mrs. W>odrow Wilson
created o mild stir so years
ago by hanging In the White
House q painting that had
apparently been too risque
for some previous occupants.
1t was Love and Life" de-
plotting two nudes. The Star Of
November 4, 1918, reported
this 18th century MASTER
piece by British artist George
Frederick Watts, had been a
gift to America and was ex-
hibited at Chicago's Colombo
an Exhibition in 1898. 1t
hung in the Executive Man
sion during Cleveland's ad-
ministration, but was sent to
the Corcoran Gallery because
Of public protests. Theodore
Roosevelt's wife saw it, liked
1t, and had 1t brought back
to the White House. It was
returned to Corcoran when
the Roosevelt's were breaking
up housekeeping, and the
Tafts made no effort to get it
back. Mrs. Wilson did.
Supreme Court Justice Oh
iver w endell Holmes, said
The Star of November z,
1918, is getting a reputation
for citing peculiar cases to
make a point. Recently he
was hearing arguments in a
libel suit In which it was
commended that the declara-
ton was insufficient because
the offense was not stated
properly. That leads me to
recall he said, "a case in the
old books where an indict-
ment set forth that the ac-
cused struck q man on the
head, splitting the skull until
a portion fell down on either
shoulder, and the court held
the indictment defective be-
cause it did not allege that
the man was killed"
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Park ExpressWnY

Your editorial favoring an
expressway through Rock
Creek Park Is timely and the
idea is deserving Of the most
careful consideration. At q
recent meeting Of my citizens
association, although no for
NAL vote was taken, senti-
ment appeared to be clearly
In favor Of such q route. 1t Is
more desirable now than ever
because it Is becoming In
creasingly evident that large
parks are not necessarily an
asset to o community. Sam
uel Grafton, in the October
McCall's. cites Boston Com
mon and the Public Gardens
as the most dangerous parks
In the country surprise to
me. because years ago I
crossed the Conn non at
about 2 am. every night aft
er work; I was never both
cred. never expected TO be.
I think most Of US would
have placed Central Park,
New York, at the head Of the
list. but Grafton rates it
third. Rock Greek Park is
listed as twelfth. An ardent
advocate Of parks In Mont
gomery County agrees with
me that the safest way to go
through Rock Creek Park.
particularly after dark, Is in
an automobile, and that 1t
should be used as an express
way. Small parks can be poll
iced, but 1t would take the
Marine Corps to police Rock
Greek.
The great difficulty, 1t APP
pears, Is that there Is q for
NAL agreement between the
park ana roads authorities
that In consideration Of the
widening Of Military Road,
no further incursions Of
highways should be made In
the park. Therefore an act Of
Congress would be necessary
to make an expressway
through 1t possible. If crimi-
nal and other undesirable
activity becomes too serious q
matter, Congress may decide
that an expressway Is Just
what is needed.
Lee S0mers.
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country's cause. Oh, how
high and honored that posi-
ton, but now how degraded
his present position. I hope,
gentlemen, we have seen
enough Of the world to make
all due allowances for tn e
infiI1mities Of human nature.
Many young men Of amiable
dispositions, education, re-
finement and good manners
occasionally visit these houses,
but they are apt. in a very
short time, to go away sick at
heart, disgusted with the
whole world. We can pity
and forgive these youthful
indiscretions. But let me in
vite you to an entirely differ
ent character. The one seeks
this dirty pool under the
pressure Of a storm, but
when that storm Of passion
subsidies he spreads his sails
and makes his escape to a
more congenial elm e. The
other finds his native ele-
ment in these dirty waters
and there he Is willing to
spend a lifetime in degrading
and debaSing human nature.
Behold before you the
man who has entered into
partnership and built up a
great temple Of prostitution
IN the presence Of your wives
and daughters and in tn e
very heart Of the nation. . i.
I stand here to protect wom-
AMI I stand here to defend
the female character against
the enemy Of their sex. How
many young and artless girls
sink from these dens of pros
titution into the very pit Of
hell! 1t can be a misfortune
to have an attractive and
beautiful daughter. who as
pires to mingle in the circle
Of fashionable society, but
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I thought that Congress-
man Halleck was supposed to
be the leader of His Males
tvs Opposition In the House.
But apparently Charlie Hal
leck and King Jack are
seeing eye to eye.
It always seems like q
knife in the back when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-03

Of the Hebrew prophets from
which the social passion of
Christianity springs. Amos.
Micah, Isaiah. jeremiah, and
the rest Of them. In spite Of
no-trespasSing signs, in
sisted on planting the dyna-
mite Of their faith danger
ously near the evils which
barred the multitudes from
more abundant life. Their
announcements were indict-
ments Of rulers and priests
who put ceremony before con-
duct, who reveled In plenty
while the people starved, and
who were experts in nest
feathering racketsl
And, Of course, it Is to be
remembered that when Jesus
Himself undertook on q no.
table Sabbath to adopt as His
personal program the eman-
cipating words Of Isaiah's
prophecy, and to send the
truth there enunciated run
ming along all the avenues Of
human relationship, with no
regard to the boundaries so
strictly kept by the civic and
religious leaders, that the Of
ficials Of the synagogue that
morning recognized that sort
Of religion as q dangerous
explosive. That ancient
church was in an uproarl
The reaction was "this IA
matte must be stopped at all
costs" There was no benedic-
ton for that mornings serv-
ice and a murderous attempt
was made to hurl the young
radical over the cliff out
side the village to which His
name was destined to give
immortality. No wonder @. K.
Chesterton once declared
that Christianity, even
when watered down, Is hot
enough to boil all modern
society to rags" Yet, there
are those who in spite Of the
contagion of the germs of
ethical disease in municipal,
national. and international
affairs. would hold the reli-
gion Of the prophets. and Of
the great Galilean at arms
length, exclaiming: do not
bring religion into politics,
or business, It's dynamitel"
But the piercing truth Is that
Christ must be either Lord
Of all, or He is not Lord at
all. All the areas Of life are
provinces In which the man.
dates and moral imperatives
Of religion are TO be recog-
nized and obeyed.
A nationally known man
who believes that religion is
dynamite recently sat in a
church pew near q stained
glass window. During the
service he found himself gag
ing at the inscription under
the angels In that pictured
glass. One letter was miss
ing. Instead Of GLORY to God
In the Highest" 1t read -
Glory to God in the High
Stl After the benediction he
went out hoping that in the
program Of that church they
would never supply the miss
ing 'E." Approvingly. he COM
mented: THAT is the real role
Of the church: To see to it
that the Glory Of God floods
High street. and Main street.
and all the activities and In
Stitutions Of men!"
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FROM THE STAR FILES.

whose doting parents are un-
able to crafty her wishes.
The proprietor of a bawdy
house (for it is his business
to select a beautiful woman
as it is the business Of a
butcher to select a fat and
tender heifer for the market)
makes this his first prey. :"
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Bravo, Freedmon!

Bravo. Max Freedman on
Goldwateri Or on pretty
much anybody or anything
else he attempts.
Antique Escaplst
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'Bornett's Right

OSA " v III nave EChQ 80
trenchant and succinct q
comment on q controversial
issue as William 8. Whites
October IS column headed
'Barnett's Right to Trial by
Jury"
Mr.. White might have
gone further back than he
did when he referred to the
Civil Rights Act Of 1857 and
pointed out that one Of the
most historic decisions ever
rendered by the United
States Supreme Court was In
the so-called ScottSboro case
where the court upheld the
contention Of the defense
counsel that the Constitution
guarantees not only trial by
jury" but ''by q Jury Of his
peers" The absence Of any
Negroes on the Jury which
convicted the defendants
denied them the full protec-
ton Of that right.
I would also like to refer,
in support Of Mr.. Whites
thesis, to q passage In George
Washington's Farewell ADJ
dress, published near the
close Of his second term:
''If In the opinion Of the
people the distribution or
modification Of the constitu-
tional powers be In any par
ticular wrong, let it be cor
rected by an amendment In
the way which the Constitu-
ton designates. But let there
be no change by usurpation;
for though this in one in
stance may be the instTu-
ment Of good. it Is the custo-
mary weapon by which free
governments are destroyed.
The precedent must always
greatly overbalance In per-
manent evil any partial or
transient benefit which the
use can at any time yield"
II. A. Milton.
william Whites column Of
October IS should be read
by every citizen Of this
Nation.
I am q descendant of the
Revolution, and my grand
father was killed in the War
Between the States. I was o
volunteer in World War I,
my son was q volunteer In
World War II, and 1t Is as
sumed that my grandson will
do his part In any future
conflicts to preserve the
principles upon which this
Nation was developed.
While I have reached the
age Of three score and ten, I
am ready and anxious to take
the hands Of my son and
grandson and join hundreds
Of others In a peaceful, seri-
Gus and silent parade In
Washington and other ap-
propriate places to express
concern that the right Of
jury trial by ones peers" be
preserved. Once this right is
lost by q decision Of the SUI
preme Court it may take an
other generation to get a
change. Action should be i'm
mediate. The hour Is late. OF
course, a permit for q peace
full demonstration would per-
haps be denied. It Is to be
expected that those Judges
and other officials who feel
offended" will not desire In
the case so well stated in the
editorial to preserve the
cherished fright Of trial by
ones peers"
Jim Hurt.
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SPIRES or THE SPIRIT
Explosive Religion
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BY DR.. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
chaplain q De unllsd $40 s.na..

church ana exploded in q
dastardly murder Of innocents
recently shocked the Nation.
Nowhere were the expressions
Of horror more genuinely
poignant than from the In
habtants Of the State which
happened to be the setting
for 50 atrocious q crime. Such
an act Of diabolical perver-
sion can happen anywhere.
Those who at q distance
would self-righteously arraign
q whole State for such a
deed had better take heed,
before casting q stone, to re-
member that they themselves
live In glass houses. But even
so sinister q conspiracy of
shame perpetrated by some
twisted person or persons
without pity or conscience
may suggest q parable Mirror
ing q searching truth.
Many Of the master stories
Of Jesus. such as the prodigal
son. had ugly backgrounds.
Yet the redeeming truth Of
the Master found In them
windows through which the
light Of the eternal pours
across the ages. That an in
strument Of violent death
was hidden in q church can
serve to remind US that true
religion is dynamite. In any
institution worthy to be called
a church explosives are stored.
The intended victims are
those who by their own self
conferred blindness. so far as
the welfare Of others are
concerned. block the coming
Of the Kingdom for which the
church prays. The greatest
foes Of organized religion
have never been those on the
outside with all their TRADES
and anathemas. The most
subtle enemies have been the
friendly foes on the inside
whose ruling passion has al
ways been to keep the dyna-
mite In Q safe place where
there would be no danger Of
explosion. The typical atti-
tude Of these custodians Of
safety Is perfectly expressed
in the line Of an old hymn
regarding the church who
can shake Thy sure repose?"
However, there was so much
live explosive In the early
church that Of It's leaders it
was said: These are they
who have turned the world
upside down"
Some time ago o popular
columnist pictured two men
talking together about today's
world. They finally took up
the subject Of religion. One
said to the other, WED
better stay out Of that, it's
dynamitel" So 1t Isl Even
the Man Of Galnee, the great
est Of spiritual teachers, de-
clared that If religion Is
crystalized into faith the size
Of a tiny mustard seed there
is enough power stored In It
to remove mountains. It Is
that startling truth which
makes some people, when re-
ligion ventures outside the
dim religious light Of a
sanctuary, label 1t Danger
Gus. Keep Awayl"
Genuine faith Is so ex-
plosive that it has blown to
Kingdom Come hoary social
evils which have stood stub
bornly In the way Of human
progress. Across the centuries
there have been those who
themselves stood to profit by
some form Of exploitation of
their fellowmen who have
cried to high heaven against
the dynamite Of religion be-
ing put where it might ex-
plode and pulverize some
castle Of special privilege.
Now the fact Is that religion
was dynamite in the hands
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Republicans Join the leftwing
Democrats to pass liberal"
measures like forced race
mixing.
When, oh when, will there
be an Opposition Party on
the ballot2
Ronald II. Harner.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

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No Opposition?

William NJ. Michael