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Asphalt Jungle at Capitol
Above Par as MeIodronno
By Harry Macarthur

There are some corrupt police
men. but a partially corrupt police
department is better than no po-
lice department at all in the bat
tie against the = jungle fringes OF
civilized life. This. at any rate, is
the thesis of THE Asphalt jun
gle." which opened yesterday at
the Capitol, and it probably is as
sound as any idea set forth in a
film recently.
Thanks to Director John Hus-
ton, The Asphalt jungle" is q
generous cut above most cops-and-
robbers melodramas. The director
in the script he wrote with Ben
Maddow, has elected to do a case
history of a crime, examining
much more thoroughly than is US
ual the lives and characters of the
participants. It is a crime that
doesn't. in the end, pay cent to
any Of those involved.
They are, all in all. q sordid lot
and there isn't a glamorized gang
Ster in the film. Some are more
trite than novel-the '.afecracker
with sick baby at home and the
ostensibly correct lawyer who ac-
tually is an underworld figure
but all are interesting as Mr.. Hus-
ton pins them down and examines
them microscopically.
It is this minute inspection that
is responsible for the most notable
shortcoming Of THE Asphalt Jun
GLE" 1t tends to make it slow
moving and a bit disjointed now
and then. Mr.. Huston has man
aged, though. to keep it generally
exciting and suSpenseful, espe-
cially in the earlier passages where
maStermind outlines a jewel rob-
berry plan and hires the "box man, .
driver" and "hooligan" to execute
it for him. After the crime, when
the dragnet is closing in, you are
likely to wish that things might
be speeded up bit, and Mr.. Hus-
ton winds up with as sloppy a SEN
timental ending as ever you saw.
For the most part. however,
THE Asphalt Jungle" is good,
solid melodrama. Mr.. Huston has
managed to get expert perform
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Lightning travels at speed of
about 1000 miles a second.
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Where and When
SCREEN.


Ambassador-".The Eagle and
the Hawk; /. $40. Sis. 7:25
and 9:40 pm.
Capitol-"The Asphalt Jungle:
IL an. las. 4::3o, tbs and
10 pm. Stage shows: /. 3:45,
$50 and 9:l5 pm.
Columbia-"Blue Grass Of Ken
tucky":: II am, 1880, 2:40. 4:35
500 and 1910 pm.
Dupont-"The Jackie Robinson
Story: l. 2:45, ABS. $40. 8:l5
and 1905 pm.
Keith's-"Comanche Territory:
11:50 am. l:50, $50. $50. 7:50
and $50 pm.
Little-"The Jackie Robinson
Story; II am, 1880, 2:40. 4:30
$40, $40 and 1905 pm.
Metropolitan Back to Ba-
taan": 11:15 am, 2:45. $40 and
9:55 pm.
National-"The Reformer and
the Redhead," 1920 am. 1905
2:5o, 4:35. $40. sos and 10 pm
Palace-"Annie Get Your Gum:
ll:05 am; l:l0, 3:15, 5:25. 7:30
and $50 pm.
PlayhouSe-"Saints and Sim
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humiliation, and after all England
has been dragged into the case.
this is the verdict.
On the day of the empire
shaking decision, based upon the
legal maxim. LET right be done" :"
the hero of the case has gone to
the movies, but this indifference
in nowise diminishes the dimen-
sions of his victory. Nor, of course,
the bright thread of ironic humor
which runs through '"The Wins
low Boy"
Director Anthony Asquith treats
Rattigan's narrative sensibly as a
family portrait. The central char
acter in it is less young Ronnie
than either of two others of the
household. The first of these is
tired Father Arthur Winslow, a
kindly, taciturn, stubborn man,
played by Sir Cedric Hardwicke.
The other is the daughter Gather
inc (Margaret Leighton) who, like
her father, is willing to sacrifice
everything including her chance
Of marriage to see that right shall
be done in Ronnie'S case.
The high dramatic color Of their
battle begins when they enlist the
brilliant legal mind of Sir Robert
Morton. played by Donat, in their
cause. Donat's man is the story's
most vivid figure, a cold, legal To-
gician who represents the essence
of genius in his field. He is a
man dedicated to the principles Of
justice, outwardly vain, arrogant,
and Indifferent to the persons with
whom he deals. from Ronnie to
the Lord Chief Justice.
OF all those involved with him
in the Winslow case, only the
daughter Catherine bothers with
the challenge of his dramatized
inhumanity. She fights as hard
to break this quality of the dis
dainful barrister as both Of them
fight to defeat the Crown In the
Winslow case.
It gives the picture a romantic
element that was less strong in
the play but it does no damage
to the larger story as played by
Donat and Miss Leighton.
"The Winslow Boy" is perfectly
constructed from the standpoint
of suspense. This is built. how
ever, out Of dozens of expertly
shaded disclosures of the natures
and attitudes of the people in
volved. Even the Winslows get
tired Of the Winslow boys case at
times, Parliament too. and the
man in the street and the rich
man in his club. Only Sir Robert
never gives up, the legal demon
pursuing a principle.
Brilliant scene follows brilliant
scene as the story moves from
the Winslow's Wimbledon home.
to Parliament. through the streets
of London and finally to the high
est court In the land.
The outstanding figure in the
best Of these is Donat, in a per-
formance every bit as brilliant as
that of Sir Ralph Richardson in
THE Fallen Idol" Almost as ar
resting Is the work Of Sir Cedric
as the dogged Arthur Winslow,
Miss Leighton as his proud, de-
termined daughter, and Kathleen
Harrison as the excitable Winslow
maid. who is the only one Of the
family present when the decision
is given.
With the help of such others
as Francis L. Sullivan, Basil Rad
ford, Neil North, Jack Waiting
and Frank Lawton. "The Winslow
Boy" rises above its minor flaws
to become a distinguished screen
exhibit.
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Current Theoter Attractions
and Tine of SHOWING

ners.:- II am. 1880. 2:25. AIS.
6:lo. sos and 10 pm.
Plaza III Troyatore":: 1855
am. AIS. ASS. e:S5. s:l5 and
11:25 am.
Pix-"Outrages Of the ORIENT:
TBS and 1910 pm.
Trans-Lux The Winslow
Boy: ll:05, 1885. 2:40. 4:30,
$50. $40. 10 and HAS pm.
Warner-"The Eagle and the
Hawk: 1l:l5 am. lis, 3:l5,
Sis. 7:30 and S:45 pm.
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ances out of all of his cast. most
notably Sam Jaffe as the criminal
mastermind. Others who are COM
pletely effective are Sterling Hay
den, Louis Calhern, Marc Law
renee and Jean Hagen. The AS
phalt jungle" has an authentic
look about it and its good points
easily outweigh its minor short
comings.
The Capitol's stage bill includes
Artini and Consuelo. ballroom
dancers: Steve Evans, comic: Cass
Franklin and Veronica Moore,
singers, and the variety act Of Al
Mardo and Irene Kaye.
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Loine Honeymooninq

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, June
Is R.-Frankie Laine, 37-year-
old crooner,. and Nan Grey, for
mer movie actress, are honey
incoming today. They were mar
ried yesterday at the Beverly Hills
Club. They will spend most OF
their honeymoon in Latin Ameri-
can countries.
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Dealing with the case of sma
the King Of England, it has a
sensational timeliness in a period
whose climactic issue is human
rights. It's potence Is increased by
the circumstance that the Ter
renee Rattigan work Is based upon
an actual case famous in the an
mails Of English justice.
This factual flavor is what gives
the new Trans-Lux exhibit its su-
periority over Carol Reeds popu-
lar THE Fallen Idol" an earlier
1ilm with which it compares favor
ably in realism and excitement.
It is interesting to note that THE
winslow Boy" is running ahead of
the Reed film in early boxoffice
popularity.
There is q proud perfection in
the acting Of "The Winslow Boy" ="
rs II the immaculate English cast
were set upon finding the rich
human essence of one of the most
inspiring Of modern legal con-
ficts.
A smaller case with larger i'm
plications would be impossible to
conceive.
It's plaintiff is 13-year-old Ron
ME Winslow who has been sent
down from Osborne Naval Pre-
paratory School for the theft of
a small postal money order. The
terrified, indignant lad discovers
that he has a father who will not
let a child be unjustly punished
nor the honorable name of Wins
low be sullied. The Crown itself
shall make redress for Ronnie's
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THE wINsLow BOY" an Eagle-Lion
de Grunwald-London Films. directed by
Anthony Asquith, screenplay by Terence
Rattigan and Anatole de Grunwald from
play By Rattigan. At the Trans-Lux.
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Dronoo News and Reviews
Wins|ow Boy Gives Screen
A Shining MeIodronno
By Joy Cormody

THE Winslow Boy" which the
today another shining example
tensely human story into absorbing film play
1t the tale that four
foreign play of the and the
Donat that it loses nothing of its dramatic
with
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Tough |
Birds |
'EoqIe and the Hawk
At Warner Gets
MOVING Too Lote

THE EAGLE AND THE. HAWK: q
n. Pine and william C. Thomas. directed
By Lewis r. Foster. screenplay by. Geof-
FREY Homes and Lewis r. Foster from
story By Jesse Arnold. At the Warner.
The Cast.
Todd croyden - John Payne
Madeline Danzeeger -Rhonda Fleming
Whitney Randolph Dennis O'Keefe
General LtguraB aB----------InomaS Gomez
Basil Danzeeger Fred Clark
Buck Hyatt Fred Faylen
Roberto Eduardo Noriega
Jones Walter Reed
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THE ASPHALT JUNGLE" Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer release, produced by Ar
thur Hornblow.. tr.; directed by John
Huston. screenplay by Ben Maddow and
Mr.. Huston from the novel by w. r. Bur-
nett. At the Capitol.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
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II the scenery and the sight Of
Rhonda Fleming are enough to
tide you over the first two-thirds
OF THE Eagle and the Hawk, !"
new flm at the Warner, you will
find the last few minutes pretty
explosive.
The belated action starts with
the hero being tied between two
wild mustangs that are supposed
to run of In opposite directions,
a munitions dump is blown up
in the face OF the villain, the CO.
hero falls o few Thousand feet
over o precipice. the heroine is
shot, and q couple of leading
characters are broiled in a forest
fire.
This, you can see. is fairly fast
going for a movie, but it is the
pace ut which the William Pine
william Thomas melodrama gets
under way that you are likely to
remember most.
The two williams have ac-
auired o modest amount Of fame
as thriller makers, but in this
story Of Mexican revolution and
q proposed re-conqueSt Of Texas,
they seem to be resting on their
laurels. BY the time they get up
of their laurels and send John
Payne, Dennis O'Keefe, Miss
Fleming and the others into ac-
ton, it is later than they think.
"The Eagle and the Hawk"
which is pretty handsome in its
Technicolor. is based upon an in
cident excepted from the tumul-
tuous year 1863. According to the
script, Mexico was a beehive OF
plotting that year. with the
French planning to take over
Mexico. and Mexico planning to
take back Texas while its back
was turned toward the Civil War
In the middle of all this, CO.
heroes Payne and OKeefe con-
duct themselves with an easy
going contempt for the hazards
they face as a couple of American
spies. They are supported by moi
only Miss Fleming, but such othel
sound craftsmen as Thoma.
Gomez, Frank Faylon and Free
Clark. c.
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Five New Polio Cases
Raise Area Total 10 Alb

Five new polio cases have been
reported in the Washington area
making a total of Alb so far this
year, according to various health
departments.
The District reported three new
victims, 31-year-old man of the
500 block of Nebraska avenue
NV, at Gallinger Hospital; a s.
year-old colored boy of the 440O
block of Falls terrace Sc. and a
10-year-old colored boy of the
2300 block of H street NV, both
at Children's Hospital. The Dis
trict has had ITS polio cases SO
far this year. compared with 102
at the same date in 1949.
Montgomery County's new case,
making total OF II. is a 9-year-
old boy of the 100 block of
Fawcett street, Kensington, at
Children's Hospital.
Arlington County's 36th case is
a 33-year-old woman of the 480O
block of South Twenty-nint
street, Arlington, who is at
Gallinger.
Virginia's record breaking 1850
polio toll stood at 1896 cases and
Sd deaths today with one new
death from Carroll County and
eight new cases. the Associated
Press reported.
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Federal Grand Jury to Probe Assassination Plot tomorrow

Evidence which the Govern
ment hopes will send Oscar Col
lazo, 81. to the electric chair for
the abortive attempt to assassi-
nate President Truman is being
assembled in District Court today
for presentation to a Federal
grand jury tomorrow.
Assistant Cnited States Attor-
ney John w. Fihelly said % Gov
ernment witnesses would go before
the grand jury to tell the story
of the Blair House gun battle in
which White House Pvt. Leslie
Coffelt was killed and two fellow
officers seriously wounded.
Mr.. Fihelly said he hoped Col
lazo. now in Gallinger Hospital
recovering from a police bullet
wound in his chest, could be
brought to trial by the end of this
month. 1t may be possible for
the. grand jury. he explained, to
return an indictment in special
report before the end of this week.
Tamm and Leahy to Confer.
Judge Edward A. Tamm is ex-
pected to appoint defense counsel
for Collazo later today. The
wounded Puerto Rican told At
torney William F. Leahy, ap-
pointed as special interim defense
counsel, that he is without funds
or friends and wanted the court
to appoint a lawyer to defend him.
Mr. Leahy will confer with Judge
Tamm later today.
Meanwhile, Emergency Hospital
announced that White House Pvt.
Joseph Downs whose life has been
hanging in the balance since he
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Virginio
Continued From First Page.)

milk trust.31 read one poster.
Vote for Tyrrell Krum"
Another purporting to be pre-
pared by Colonial Village Demo-
Gratis for Bach" declared ::
"Dugan's reelection would mean
another rent increase
The reference was to Daniel A.
Dugan, chairman of the County
Board, who seeks reelection as an
independent. He is opposed by
Fred w. Bach, Democrat. and
Joseph Bechtel, independent.
Plant Is Charged.
The Dugan workers denounced
the poster. Organization Demo-
Gratis suggested it had been
planted to win support for Mr.
Dugan.
Most Arlingtonians appeared
concerned principally by the pro-
posal to issue another $7.5 mil
lion in bonds for public school
construction. Although there is
no evidence of organized opposi-
ton, bond advocates waged a de-
termined campaign for passage
They replied to every criticism by
individual citizens.
| The other Arlington bond issue
is for more than $2.6 million with
which to expand and improve the
county sewerage system.
1t was clear from the start thai
the balloting would be heavy
Hundreds of voters applied fol
ballots in such Arlington precinct.
as Park Lane and Cherrydalt
within the first few hours. Nor.
mally, in off-year elections, they
do not come in such numbc et
promptly.
Fairfax showed equal inv~- 81
in its referendum on county gov
eminent. Workers were every.
where. proclaiming the virtues o.
the present system or the merit!
of the proposed alternatives.
Unusually Heavy Vote.
| A veteran observer in Alexan.
dria described the turnout il
that city as unusually and unex'
pectedly heavy" The question be.
fore Alexandrians was whether t.
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man. will be flown to Puerto Rico
tomorrow and turned over to his
parents.
The body was brought here yes
terday from Washington and
taken at once to a Brooklyn fu-
neral home.
1t was placed in a glass lined
steel casket costing $1,000.
Torresola was killed last We'd
nesday in a gun battle with White
House guards.
Torresola's nephew, Rafael Pc
rez. 27-year-old New Yorker, said
only relatives will view the body
during its stay here. 1t was ex-
pected that the dead mans young
widow, Carmen Dolores, would be
allowed to view the body. She is
being held in the Women's House
of Detention in $4,000 bail on
the charge Of sharing in the con-
Spiracy leading to the assassina-
ton attempt.
Torresola's parents live at Gayu-
ava. Puerto Rico.
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that his family and his neighbors
go to the polls, too.
We in our generation must not
slip backward in our devotion to
liberty.
Written around the crown of
this bell are the words, Proclaim
liberty throughout the land and to
all the inhabitants thereof" Those
words are some $500 years old.
They come from the Bible. They
reflect a deep belief in freedom
under God and justice among
men-a belief which is at the
heart of what the Bible teaches us.
Religious Roots of Freedom.
Our concept of freedom has
deep religious roots. We come un-
der a divine command to be con-
cerned about the welfare of our
nelghbors, and to help one an
other. For all men are the serv-
ants OF God, and no one has the
right to mistreat his fellow men.
This concept of freedom is en-
shrined in our own revolution and
in our Government. We are try
ing to live up to it today, at home
and in our dealings with other
nations.
We have given of our resources
and our aid, in this time of stress
and peril, to other nations who
believe in freedom as we do. This
aid is given to help these nations
grow strong in freedom and to ad-
vance our common ideals. Some
of this aid has gone to France
and to the people OF Annecy, who
made this bell.
And they. the people of Annecy
have given this liberty bell to us
as symbol of the great fellowship
of freedom.
The fellowship of freedom is
growing. 1t stands firm against
the false prophets Of communism
who represent not brotherhood
but dictatorship-not progress
but reaction.
The fellowship of freedom will
prevail against tyranny, and bring
peace and justice to the world
For freedom is the true destiny
of man.
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runun
Continued From First Page)

q major speech that "the threat of
Communist aggression is a con-
tinuing threat to world peace"
Mr.. Truman spent about three
hours In Independence, and it was
obvious that he enjoyed this inter-
lude with old neighbors.
He had a far heavier guard than
on previous visits back home, how
ever. He rode in closed car in
stead of using the open model that
is customary. and as he spoke
armed riflemen patrolled the roof
tops overlooking the Memorial
Hall plaza where the bell will have
its permanent place.
The President made but one
brief reference to the attempt on
his life which prompted thesespre-
cautions. At a luncheon preceding
the bell ceremony, the Fraternal
Order of Eagles gave MIR. Truman
a check for $1,000 to establish a
foundation to promote health and
edacation for the children of Off
Scers who lose their lives protecting
the President.
President Shows Emotion.
Expressing appreciation, the
President said with feeling: 'It is
O wonderful thing and will see
If I can't get the arrangements
made so that it will do the most
good.
"You can't understand just how
q man feels when somebody else
dies for him. I have got the great
est bunch of people in that line
that anybody ever had"
Sighting so many familiar faces
the President in lighter vein. said
they were both Republicans and
Democrats and he wished he could
have Just Is minutes with them
and Il think I would get you all
to vote the Democratic ticket"
There was another honey touch
when he launched into his bell
ceremony speech and glanced
across at the First Presbyterian
Church. 1t was there he attended
Sunday school for the first time
and met little blue-eyed, golden
haired girl-my first sweetheart ,
Stops to View Portrait.
His audience, anticipating what
he was about to say, broke into
applause. and the President con-
cluded
Her eyes are still blue, but
her hair is no longer golden. It's
silver, like mine-and she is still
my sweetheart"
fterW ward the Preside N
dropped by the Jackson County
library to look over some memen.
toes of his career that have beer
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collected there's. He was particu-
larly interested in a portrait of
himself. bent in listening posture
to his mother. who died three
years ago at the age of "a.
The portrait is a reproduction
of a newspaper picture made in
1945. and the caption is the advice
that the peppery Martha Ellen
Truman was giving the new Presi-
dent:
BE good and be game"
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Suicide Finding Issued
In Death of u. S. Clerk

A certificate of suicide was is
sued yesterday in the death of
Ray West Walston. so, a Govern
ment clerk found dead in his room
at 1015 N street NV.
Two bottles of heart stinulant
and two hypodermic needles were
beside the body when it was found
by the landlady, Mrs. Ann Nc
Ginley. Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald said two notes were
found. saying the man was tired
of living" and tired of working
in that musty old file room" DR..
Macdonald said he was a clerk
at the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
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West Executive Ave.
Will Stay Closed to
Traffic Indefinitely

West Executive avenue,
closed to traffic since last
Wednesdays attempted as
saSsination of President Tru-
man. will remain closed in
definitely, it was announced
today.
A White House guard booth
was placed at the south end
of the thoroughfare this
morning. Only cars with
White House passes will be
permitted to enter the block
long street between the White
House grounds and the ola
State Department Building.
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plice. GriSelio Torresola, who was
killed almost instantly by police
bullets. was sent to a Brooklyn
undertaking establishment yester-
day Funeral services will be held
later today and the body will be
shipped to Puerto Rico for burial
Wednesday.
Five-Day Week Cancelled.
In a move to strengthen the
White House security guard and
prevent a repetition of last We'd
nesday's assassination attempt,
the newly instituted five-day week
for United States park police
men was Cancelled yesterday.
Edward J. Kelly, superintend-
ent of National Capital Parks,
declared the existence of an
emergency" and ordered park po-
licemen back on a six-day week.
Inspector Mark Raspberry, chief
of park police, said an undisclosed
number of park policemen have
been assigned to special duty with
the White House security force.
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The five-day week for park
policemen was inaugurated last
Wednesday-the day the assassi-
nation attempt occurred. Con-
gress appropriated funds for 35
additional park policemen to in
stitute the shorter work week.
Twelve of the newly authorized
policemen were appointed Novem-
ber and the remaining % will
report for duty November Is.
Members of the White House
police force have gone on a seven
day week since the attempted as
sassination. Assignment of park
policemen to the White House de-
tail is expected to allow one day
off a week for members of the
presidential security guard.
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was shot last Wednesday rallied
strongly last night and his name
has been removed from the
critical list.
Pvt. Donald Birdzell, third vic
tim of the would be assassins
bullets also had a good night and
is believed to be out of danger
The condition of both policemen
remains serious, however, the
hospital said.
The body of Collazos accom-