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Evening star., 1948-11-18

Mr.. Roberts said he had proof
in the way of airplane tickets, a
case transcript and long distance
calls that he was 1000 miles away
at the time" He said he was in
Louisiana and Mississippi.
Pvt. Keys said he noted a car
going north in the 1900 block of
Twenty-fir street about 1:55 am.
on the night in question. The car
horn was sounding loudly. he said,
so he stepped out into the street
and tried to flag down the car with
his f1ashlight. The car slowed to
avoid hitting him. he said. and then
proceeded without stopping.
On the basis of the tag number
Pvt. Keys said. he obtained a war
rant from the Corporation Counsers
Office.
The warrent went to the eighth
precinct. because Mr.. Roberts home
is in that precinct, but 1t was sub
sequently returned to the third pre-
cinct.
Mr.. Roberts said that Pvt. Keys
first described his car as maroon
The attorney said he never had a
maroon car. Further, he said, the
police seemed to take a lot of in
terest in where he was at the time,
If not in Washington.
Pvt. Keys said:
Il never saw Mr.. Roberts before
I know nothing about the Pat
terson case NY only interest Is to
find out who was driving the car"
Evening star., 1948-11-18

out for parts in the production
Nine Of the IA chosen operate
vending stands in various Federal
buildings. They are Jerome Beu-
ebert, John Schroth, Vernon
Creamer, Irwin Bast. Bernard Mich
OILS. John Paul Jones, William Gar
rett, Mrs. Lola Ball and Gustave
johnson.
The other members Of the cast
are Mrs. Lenora Marquis, a dicta-
phone typist at the Veterans Ad-
ministration: Mrs. Dorothy ODay
"a telephone solicitor, who was
blinded by a pair of shears when
she was 10: David Thomas. a clerh
in the Library of Congress Division
for the Blind Edward Bailey. a
house products salesman, and Ed
mund Browning, jr.. attorney.
Proceeds from the play will &c
toward the associa tons 100000
fund drive to build recreation
center and summer vacation camp
for the blind.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
By George Kennedy

Two 100-year- -old holly trees on
tie lawn of Mount Vernon are be-
ing moved in keeping with George
Washington instructions that the
view to his river farm to the north
be kept open.
The trees. splendid examples Of
the male and the female holly,
stand 70 the left Of the view of the
river from the Mount Vernon porch.
The female tree, now in full berry
gives a Christmas appearance to
the scene.
Decision to move the trees was
made at the annual meeting OF the
Mount Vernon Ladies Association
Of the Union last month. Work
men already have aug around them
to cut out great balls Of earth, Ia
feet in diameter around the roots
When the excavating is completed
a giant crane will lift them from
their place. They will be moved
down the slope to the right of the
porch near the stables.
The trees have become almost
as familiar to Mount Vernon en-
thusiasts as the Chinese -Chippen-
dale railing that bordered the roof
Of the porch. Its removal a num-
ber of years ago for historical
accuracy occasioned protest.
l776 Letter Tells of Wish.
1--WE realize that we are going to
be sbject to criticism for being so
dilatory,' Charles c. Wall, super
intendent Of Mount Vernon, said
yesterday.
He produced from the files a letter
Gen. Washington had written in
New York on August 10. 1776. to his
cousin. Lund Washington. manager
of Mount Vernon, giving him in
structions on the planting of trees.
He wanted the view to the north
left open so the barns and other
buildings of the river farm could be
seen from the porch. He also wanted
view to the south left open so
that Belvoir, the home of Col.
George William Fairfax, could be
seen across the intervening cove.
These were to be in addition to
the dNect river view down the slope
in front of the house which faces
east.
George Washington's directions
are law at Mount Vernon. The
clever kind of trees, especially floW-
ing ones such as crabapple," men,
toned in the same letter. now are
growing where he directed, and the
locust grove he asked for in 1776 was
restored in 1885 and is doing
splendidly.
when Upton Herbert of Alex
andria, the first superintendent for
the Mount Vernon Ladies Associa-
ton of the Union. took charge OF
the property in 1885," Mr.. Wall
said, "he reported in writing to
the regent of the association that
the last private owner, Col. John
A. Washington, jr., had asked that
Gen. Washington's wishes concern
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ing, adding that Griffin jumped ovel
the bumper of the car and grabbed
Mr.. Carroll by the coat lapels.
Says Two Blows Were Struck.
Then he (Griff1nb hit him." Mr.
Marlowe testified. Il didn't expect
him to hit him again, but while the
old man was of balance he hit him
again."
Mr.. Marlowe testified Mr.. Carol
made no attempt to defend himself
adding that he didn't raise hi.
hand"
Mr.. Marlowe testified that after
the older man was hit the seconc
time, he fell to the street. The wit.
ness said he believed the victim
head hit the pavement before hi.
feet did"
DR.. William Dolan, Arlington
pathologist who performed an au.
topsy on Mr.. Carroll. said he suf.
fered three major skull fractures, &
brain hemorrhage, contusions of the
jaw, lacerations of the lip and frac.
lures of four left ribs.
Griffin Didn't Testify.
DR.. Dolan said that by combining
the victims medical history and the
result of the autopsy, my opinion
is that death was due to skull frac-
lures received when the deceased's
head struck the road"
Griffin, who works for an Arling-
ton motor company, did not testify
He is represented by Attorney Orer
Lewis. The case was conducted fol
the Commonwealth by Assistan,
Commemorative Attorney Thomas
Gilmer.
Mrs. Gaye Carroll, widow of the
victim, was in the courtroom
throughout the hearing
Evening star., 1948-11-18
2Mt.VernonT Trees Being Moved
To Fulfill Washinqton's Wishes

ing the vistas from the porch be
Observed
Photos Show Small Trees.
Mr.. Wall showed photographs
and drawings Of Mount Vernon,
made in 1859. on the occasion OF
the association taking over the
property. There were what appear
to be the same two holly trees
about 1 feet high. inclosed in pro-
tecrive boxes. They now stand 80
feet high, with foliage 20 feet wide
A little down the slope. behinc
the hollies. giant pecan and 3
great oak still will impair the view
Washington wanted kept open. L
is not planned to move them.
"'These evergreens blocked tn.
view all year around" Mr.. Wall said
Mr.. Wall has no misgiving!
about the hollies standing tn.
transplanting. The work is under
the direction OF Robert Fisher, the
Mount Vernon horticulturist. The
leaves have been sprayed with q
wax emulsion to keep them from
transpiring too much before they
obtain new water sources.
"If the balls of earth do not
break" said Mr.. Wall, they will
not even know they have been
moved"
Evening star., 1948-11-18
First Baptist to Launch
BuiIdina Fund Drive

A campaign to raise S35, 900 for
new building for the First Baptist
Church, Sixteenth and o streets
NV, will be launched at a dinner
meeting at 6 o'clock tonight. Three
hundred leaders will participate in
the opening session. 1t is hoped to
raise this amount before the close
of the church's fiscal year, April 30.
This sum is in addition to $65 900
already included in the annual
budget. This special drive is in keep
ing with a recently adopted church
policy to add 100000 annually to
the building fund SO that $500, 900
will be on hand when the church
celebrates its 150th anniversary in
1852.
Charles B. McInnis, attorney, is
chairman of the Promotional Com
mittee in charge of the drive. Carey
Shaw, A. L. Martin and Harold L.
Kennedy have been selected to head
the Solicitation Committee.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
1t. w. T. Grimes Retiring
From White House Police

1t. Walter T. Grimes of the
White House Police has retired be-
cause of disability, Inspector H. W.
Francis, head of the force, an
nounced today.
1t. Grimes. who lives at 1911 w
street NV, joined the Metropolitan
Police in 1916. After Army service
during World War I he returned to
the District force as a private.
He Joined the White House Po-
lice in 1880 as a private. He was
promoted to sergeant in 1943 and
lieutenant in 1916. Former Sergt.
Austin Van Wooten was promoted
to lieutenant to take 1t. Grimes
place on the 10l- man force under
the Secret Service, Inspector Fran
els said.
Evening star., 1948-11-18

Five totally blind and nine nearly
blind persons will stage three-act
comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace" at
$50 pm. tomorrow in Lisner Audi
torium
The cast memorized their parts
in braille. transcribed with cues by
Mrs. Franklin A. Steinko. chairman
of the Gray Ladies Braille Commit
tee at Walter Reed Hospital.
Twice a week for three months
the little group has been rehearsing
for opening night" in the parish
hall of the Church of the Epiphany
where the room is the same length
as the Lisner stage.
Invisible strips that can be felt
when the players step on the car
pets will guide them about the
stage. A soft tapping will give
them exit cues.
Some 80 members Of the District
Association of Workers for the
Blind. the sponsor of the play, tried
Evening star., 1948-11-18
|CCExpeetedtoAppea
Ruling Against Joint
Fares by Bus Lines

Indications today were that the
Interstate Commerce Commission
would appeal the court ruling
handed down yesterday knocking
out joint fares by the Capital
Transit Co. and two Virginia bus
lines.
The number of persons using the
joint fares, however, has dropped
toward the vanishing point. At the
Alexandria, Bancroft IL Washington
Transit Co., one of the two Virginia
lines involved. it was said that only
about IS books of joint fare tickets
are sold per week, whereas the
number once was around $500.
The Washington, Virginia &
Maryland Coach Co., the other Vir.
ginia line, reported it is selling only
about 20 books of tickets a week.
Might Continue Injunction.
Edward Dumbauld, special assist.
ant to the Attorney General who
represented the ICC, said it is his
idea there will be an appeal by the
ICC from yesterdays ruling by 9
three Judge court. He said he be-
lieved that in the event of an appeal
the court probably would continue
the temporary injunction under
which Capital Transit has been col
lecting cents additional from joint
fare riders.
Capital Transit gives a receipt fol
the 6 cents, redeemable If the joint
fare ultimately is eliminated.
The courts decision yesterday was
that the ICC is without jurisdiction
to order joint fares and that the
Public Utilities Commission of the
District holds the regulating powers
Under the ICC order the joint
fare was 18 cents, of which the Vir-
ginia lines received 9 cents and
Capital Transit 7 cents.
Cash Fare Cent More.
Under the temporary injunction
granted last August Capital Tran
sit was permitted to collect an ad
ditional cents. issuing its receipt
This was increased to cents when
the Capital Transit cash fare was
increased from 10 to IS cents Octo-
Der 81.
The joint fare user, therefore, has
been paying % cents per through
ride and receiving a receipt for G
cents which mayor may not-be
redeemed.
If he pays cash fares-10 cents on
the Virginia lines and 13 cents in
Washington-his outlay is only
cent more. If he uses Capital Tran
sit tokens at three for IS cents. his
outlay is 212s cents. II he uses q
weekly pass in Washington he may
cut the cost further.
Order Must Be Signed.
The joint fare tickets are good
for passage between any point in
the District and, on the Virginia
side. the Pentagon, the Navy Annex
National Airport and intermediate
points.
The courts ruling of yesterday
takes effect only with the signing OF
an order to carry 1t out. F. G.
Await, one of the attorneys for
Capital Transit, said the order prob
ably would be signed next week
This, however. might be delayed by
an ICC appeal.
The three-judge court is COM
posed of Judge Wilbur K. Miller OF
the United States Court of Appeals
and District Court Judges Alex
ander Holtzon and Edward A
Tamm
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Griffin to.Face
Murder Charge
In Fatal Fight
ArIinetonion Held
For Grand Jury in
Row After Crush

Bennie Lee Griffin, 80, was held
for action of the Arlington County
grand jury today on a murder
charge in the death of a man more
than twice his age he is accused of
knocking to the ground in a fist
fight after an automobile accident
November 5.
Griffin, who had pleaded not
guilty when arraigned November 10,
was continued at liberty under ST.
500 bond after today's hearing be-
fore Judge Hugh Reid In Arlington
County Court.
Griffin, an automobile mechanic
who lives at 2l20- South Second
street, Arlington, is charged in the
death OF Audie S. Carroll. IS, who
died in Arlington Hospital Novem-
Der 9. Mr.. Carroll, an auditor at the
Fort Myer Post Exchange, lived at
829 South Glebe road, Arlington.
At today's hearing Fred w. Mar
lowe, 1919 North Sixteenth road, Ar
lington, testified he arrived at the
scene shortly after cars driven by
Griffin and Mr.. Carroll collided at
Wilson boulevard and North Fill
more street.
Testifies on Name Calling.
The old man mentioned some
thing about brakes on the other
car" Mr.. Marlowe said.
The witness said Mr. Carroll
stated the brakes were not very
good" and that they left only one
tire mark.
Mr.. Marlowe then quoted Griffin
as saying, Never mind about my
brakes. You should have stopped
at the stop sign"
Mr.. Carroll, Mr. Marlowe testified
replied he had stopped at the stop
sign and Mr.. Griffin retorted that
he was q liar"
"Mr. Griffin called him a few
names" the witness stated. But
all the old man said was you're
another
You can't call me those Names
the witness reported Grimm as say
Evening star., 1948-11-18
New Fire Egress Law
Interpretation Allows
10 Pei. More Seating

A different Interpretation OF the
Districts new fire prevention regu-
lations for existing buildings will al
low places of public assembly 10
per cent more seating capacity than
was expected when the rules were
first made public.
The regulations, commonly known
as the "egress laws" will go into
effect on January /. and will require
many major structural changes in
bdilding5 in existence before March
8. 1916.
Under the Interpretation sthe
National Guard Armory will find its
seating capacity increased from the
present apparent limitation OF 1925
to 5,3O7.
Disclosed at Conference.
The disclosure that seating ca
pacities may be increased came
Yesterday at a conference between
Leonard P. Walsh, chairman Of the
National Guard Armory Control
Board. and representatives Of the
building inspectors office. The ar
mory board has been working on
plans to add means OF egress to
the huge hall, and the municipal
architects Office has plans for it's
alteration under way.
The liberal Interpretation came as
surprise to Building Inspector Rob-
ert H. Davis.
The new regulations permit a
variance of 10 per cent in any di-
mension or number required by the
regulations in relation to egress for
buildings in existence before March
g. 1916. This was included in the
regulations to take care of a situ-
alton. for instance, where a door
might be an inch or so smaller than
required by the regulations. The
leeWay thus given would prevent
many probably unnecessary altera-
tions.
Applied to Seating Capacities.
No one in the Building Inspectors
Office thought of the 10 per cent
clause as applying to the actual
seating capacity of auditoriums,
restaurants, theaters and other
places of public assembly.
After going into the matter yes
terday. Mr.. Davis said it could apply
to the seating capacities, however,
Preparatory to enforcement of the
new regulations the building in
spector's Office is inspecting some
is 900 structures here. Affected are
all existing buildings tother than
dwellings, three or more stories or
over 30 feet in height. or any build
ing used as hospital. school. asy-
lum. sanitarium, convalescent home,
place of amusement, public assem-
bly,, restaurant or any building
similarly used.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Extra Space Again Urged
For Cardozo High School

The Lincoln Civic Association last
night repeated its request that school
officials make Office space in three
school buildings available for classes
for crowded Cardozo High School
The three schools are the Ross,
Sumner and Magruder. all of which
have administrative Offices in the
buildings. DR.. E. F. Harris. associa-
ton president, said that if the Offices
were moved elsewhere, the resulting
classroom space could be used to
advantage as annexes to Cardozo
High School.
The association also asked that a
larger collateral be set for cases
where persons made false reports to
the police Stricter enforcement OF
the vagrancy laws also was asked on
the grounds that it would cut down
the amount of crime in the city.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
A. R. Buddineton Named
Food Inspection Official

The District Commissioners have
named Arthur r. Buddington, 35-
year-old dairy products inspector in
the Health Department, to be assist
ant. director of the Bureau of Food
Inspection, beginning January /.
DR.. Reid r. Ashworth, who has
been in the department 4S years, is
scheduled to retire December 81.
He will be replaced by Walter w.
Burdette, his assistant. Mr.. Bud
dington then will take Mr.. Burdett's
post.
Mr.. Buddington lives at 62ls
Forty fourth avenue, Riverdale, Ma
His new salary will be s4,9o2 an'
nually.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Sick Man, II, jailed
By County as Mental
Case, Family Says

The family of a Fort washington
Md storekeeper complained today
that Prince Georges County police
jailed the i'll, 72-year-old man on
the assumption that he was suffering
from a mental disorder.
The storekeeper is PRESLEY Ward
who was lodged in the county jail
at Upper Marlboro last Friday and
placed under a technical" charge
of disorderly conduct. His physician
said he Is suffering from a heart
ailment and high blood pressure.
Police Supt. Ralph w. Brown ano
/ Linden Briscoe. clerk to the county
commissioners, said the police pro-
ceeded in a routine manner after
they had been advised by Providence
Hospital that Mr.. Ward should be
under psychiatric observation.
! ColIapses at Work.
/ The storekeeper's brother, Eldridge
Ward, a builder. of 129 Chesapeake
street SW, called their action q
/ dirty trick"
i've never heard of a dirtier one,
he said.
! According to Eldridge Ward. the
storekeeper was taken to Providence
Hospital for examination last Fri
day after he collapsed at work.
/ After examining PRESLEY Ward
the hospital suggested he be re-
turned to the jurisdiction Of Prince
Georges County, because of his resi-
dence there.
The brother said the police took
the patient directly to Jail and that
the family first heard of his plight
by accident" He said policeman
happened to encounter his nephew
Ted Ward, of 4l06 South Capital
street, and remarked that the store
keeper was locked up.
Doctors Examination.
When members of the Ward fam
ily went to the mans aid Saturday
he had been examined by Dr.. James
&c. Sasscer, who was called in by
the county.
DR.. Sasscer said Mr.. Ward ap-
peared perfectly normal and well
and made no complaint of illness
Because of overcrowdine at State
hospitals, Dr. Sasscer said. it is i'm
possible to take every neurotic case
to them.
He added that after his examina
ton of Mr.. Ward he decided not to
call on DR.. Paul c. Van Malta OF
Parkland, who would have observed
the man before commitment to an
institution. The law requires ar
examination by two physicians be-
fore commitment can be ordered.
Mr.. Briscoe said Prince Georges
has no place but the Jail to detain
persons suspected of mental dis
orders.
Hospital Space Sought.
| Supt. Brown said the police had
recommended repeatedly that hos
pital space be set aside for such
persons but that the hospitals had
been unable to comply with the
proposal.
Gases like this are awfully tick
lish to handle" he said. I'VE have
to act on the spur of the moment
and get the ball rolling quick to
get the proper treatment started
The police chief said the disorder.
ly conduct charge is technical, anc
is not put on the official books 81
it will not be on record against &
mental patient.
| DR.. Clarence Purdy, Mr.. Ward.
personal physician. said he hac
been treating the storekeeper since
August and that the latter suffered
from severe high blood pressure.
The physician added that on Sun
day. when he examined Mr.. Ward
the patient was in the "early
stages of heart failure Mr.. Ware
is recovering. with nourishment
however, DR.. Purdy said. .
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Club Hears RoyoII Tonight

Army Secretary Royal will speak
at a meeting of the North Carolina
Democratic Club at 8 o'clock tonight
in the Willard Hotel. Other speak
ers will be Joe L. Blythe, treasurer
of the National Democratic Com
mittee. and Capus Waynick, North
Carolina State Democratic Commit
tee chairman,
Evening star., 1948-11-18
VFW Plans Oyster ScoId'

Silver Spring Memorial Posi-
1862, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will
hold an oyster scald' from to
pm. Saturday at the new pos,
home, 2425 Hayden drive, Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
8 years old in
excellent
condition

To Reach: Out Mdssdchg-
setts Ave. to 18th, LEFT to
end OF 18th, then lett 10
open sign.
Evening star., 1948-10-09

Einstein's, theory Of relativity. through
october Il? and original manuscript OF
Lincolns three.page autobiography" for
ments: for an indefinite period.
National Archives, exhibition hall. Con-
ES rssss sw cesn s4 ssEsn 'ps
BIS pm. weekdays, 40 to pm. Sat-
urdays and 1:30 to pm. Sundays and
holidays; exhibit commemorating the cen
tennial OF the American Association for
the Advancement OF Science. through No.
vember, and World War II surrender docu-
National Caller. Gallery Of Art; sixth street
a. m. to 5 pm. weekdays and to 10 Pm.
Sundays; paintings and sculpture compris-
ing the Mellon, Kress, Widener and Dale
collections and gifts from other donors.
for an indefinite period. Also new exhibi-
ton, ton Of American. prints consisting OF a
selected from the collection of the Library
and the National Gallery of Art, through
October.
Phillips Memorial Gallery. 1900 Twenty
1rst street NV; open daily l am. to 8
pm; Monday, until 10 pm; Sunday, 2 to
pm; modern French and American
Fish and wildlife Service. under main
lobby in Commerce Department Building,
Fourteenth and T streets NV: open 8
am. to 4 pm daily; display Of animals
and fresh-water fish, for an indefinite
period.
place NV, Frank H. Alston. jr.. exhibit,
oil paintings and water colors. Open to
10 pm weekdays and 2 to pm. Sun
days.
Smithsonian Institution, Division of
Graphic Arts, Ninth street and Jefferson
Evening star., 1948-10-09

Tidal Basin inlet Bridge, in West potoma,
Park, 10 am. tomorrow.
DANCE.
Jewish Community Center senior dance
Sixteenth and Que streets NV, 9 o'clocl
tonight.
WanderbirdS' Hiking Club, in Shenan
YORK avenue NV. 3 1ns ann. tomorroS. o. a2oS New
Center Hiking Club. Palisades of tn,
Potomac meet at Arnold Bus Termina
On St. Eleventh. street between and F
Capital Hiking Club. White Oak Can.
yon:: meet at bus once. i4i6 F stree
N'"'' ';4' am MfRTiSG'' henpES9E'
,oHi:Ai YMshi 1886 G street NF''s NV. 5 o'sloel Si
=, W%aoe % \; stephens orsan recital. Church
OF the Latter T,GMr Gay saints E o'elock tonight
Order of shI the Eastern 4r GsMEs: star Ruth Chan
tssn ter No. !: nisht Of games at 77so -Four.
s. SPECIAL EXHIBITS,
avenue, silver SPRING Ma; 'ore open f1Gxf, dsiiy
from 10 am. to pm. oils. water color:
and etchinss by Gustav. Trois. Martha
Bache and Thomas Yanosky, through No.
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Seventeenth
street and New York avenue NV. oper
l? to 4:3o pm. Mondays. 10 am to 4:3G
4:30 pm. Saturdays and . to 5 pm, Sun.
days; rugs from the W A. Clark collection
at at the corcoran Gallery of Art. through
OF Washington. for an indefinite period.
, Public Library, Eighth and X streets
wv. open am to 9 pm MONDAYS
through Fridays; water colors by Gustav
Trois, through october 20
Pan American Union, Seventeenth street
ana Constitution avenue NV: open
am to pm. weekdays and am
until noon Saturday: landscapes of Qua
temala; oils by Humberto Garavito
Library Of Congress, First and East
Capitol streets: open . am to 10 pm
Monday through Saturday and II 30 am.
to 10 pm. Sunday: exhibit commemorat-
ing the centennial of the oregon Terri
tory. throueh February. II. 1919; original
loan from the British government until
December 16: five exhibits honoring the
the Advancement OF Science Including
rare books letters and a manuscript OF