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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
Ashbrook Again Heads
Credit Union LEAGUE

Paul r. Ashbrook was elected
for his second term as president
of the District of Credit Union
League yesterday.
q. Arthur Fuller was elected
vice president to succeed Julius
w. Allen. Harold Dotterer was
renamed treasurer. and Bar
bara K. Ryan was reelected Sec
rotary.
Seven new directors were
elected. They were Carl E. Anvil
George II. Denham. James w
Grant. Frank L. Herbert jr.,
Darnley e. Howard, David J
Mulquin and Mrs. Betty A. Stin-
son. Ebert Y. Olney and Ear
w. r. Whitlock were re-electec
directors.
Mr.. Grant, Madeline M. Quin.
name and Mr.. AShbrook were re-
elected National directors. Named
alternate national directors were
Miss Ryan, Mr.. Olney and Mr.
Allen
The all-day meeting closed
with a banquet at the National
Press Club last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
Weeks Sees GUSHING
OF Followers Here
By the A,,eeiat.d Pres,

PALM BEACH, Fla, Mar. %.
Secretary of Commerce Weeks
said today there are going to
be some changes made among
holdover Democrats who may
have been left behind as "Tro-
jan horses" to "hamper, hood
wink and wreck the new admin
iStration.'
Mr.. Weeks addressed the clos
ing session of the American Cot
ton Manufacturing Institute
which he asked to ''be patient
If the new administration does
not bring the millennium before
midnight"
The Eisenhower administra-
ton might have accomplished
more by now had not so much
initial time and effort been d.
verted to clearing away road
blocks and - in some cases
leftover BOBBY traps"
Abuse came in, he added, when
certain employees were frozen
In olicy-making and conflden-
tial positions.
I'VE are going to improve the
situation by finding means to
replace them" Mr.. Weeks said.
Mr.. Weeks disclosed that his
department has added $40 mil
lion to the budgeted $25 million
for subsidizing steamship COM
panieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
New England Floods
Abafe as Rain Ends
BY The Assoeiosed Press

Flood waters began to recede
in New England Saturday after
heavy rains ended.
River levels in Maine, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts,
were dropping slowly.
officials said crests had been
reached or passed and the flood
menace will subside with the
shrinking streams unless down.
pours begin anew.
In Maine, which experienced
its worst floods in II years, 1900
persons were moved from their
homes and Is communities were
isolated.
The Saco River rose Saturday
at the Twin Mill cities Of Saco
and Biddeford in Maine.
The Black River in New York
began to rise again Saturday
after dropping earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
Wisconsin Bishop Hits
jackson Blast at Oman
BY the Associated Press

MADISON, Wis, Mar. 28.-
Bishop H. Clifford Northcott,
head Of the Wisconsin Metho-
dist Church, said today he had
sent letters of protest to Con-
greSsmen in connection with a
recent attack on Bishop G..
Bromley Oman Of Washington,
D. C.
He said an attack was de-
livered March II on the floor of
the House of Representatives by
Representative d. L. Jackson,
Republican, of California, who
Bishop Northcott quoted as say
ing Bishop Oman serves God
on Sunday and the Communist
front the balance Of the week. "
Widespread injustice was done
one Of the most loyal and in
telligent Americans whom
know" Bishop Northcott wrote.
THE congressional immunity af-
forded the congressman should
never permit such character as
saSSination.
IF Bishop Oman is subject
to such abuse as he has received,
without recourse, no American is
safe"
Representative Jackson's state
ment was made in g. speech in
defense Of Representative Velde,
Republican, Of Illinois, chairman
of the House Un-American Ac-
tivities Committee. Mr.. Velde,
in q recent speech, said Ameri-
can clergy should be investigated
for Subversive activity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
HyatfsviIIe Man Hits
Parking Lot Bill

A bill in the Maryland Cen
eral Assembly to authorize a
100000 bond issue for Hyatts-
vile parking lots has drawn fire
of a former city councilman.
Frederick M. Coxen, in a state
Fnent issued yesterday, charged
that the mayor and council had
approved the plan Gin secret
session." He urgedsa referendum
be called for in the bill, and pre-
dicted that the proposal will be
an issue in the May 4 municipal
election.
Mr.. Coxen says he is not op-
posed to development of parking
lots for business areas, provided
they are are paid for by business
taxes.
The bill, introduced last Mon
day by Delegate Perry Wilkin-
son, Democrat, OF Prince Georges
provides for retirement of the
bonds through parking lot fees
and business taxes. The measure
also provides that the bonds be
backed by all real estate in the
city, Mr.. Coxen said.
The former councilman said
a referendum on the plan could
be held May 4.
The plan is a radical depart
ure from past policy" Mr.. Coxen
said, in failing to provide for a
referendum and in calling for
possible levy Of a real estate tax
to pay of the bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29

Federal Bureau Of 1nvestiga-
ton"
Miss Candy, sweet-voiced,
pleasant faced and obviously eff
f1cient. halls originally from
Fairton, N. J. She came to
Washington because her sister
and brother-in-law were here
and thought she should join
them. The job with the Justice
Department wasn't design-''it
just happened they had a
vacancy, SO took it." The as
signment as Mr.. Hoover's secre-
tary was the break that made
the job perfect. Now the job
and f1shing-"I don't care if
don't catch a thing, the i'm
portant thing is just to get out
on the water away from tele-
phones and people and really
relax"-fill a pleasant and salts
flying life.
The kind of work we do in
the FBI," she. says, sis the kind
Of work you have to want to do,
because it's hard. It's long hours
and hard work. It's the kind OF
job where you've got to feel
you're really contributing some
thing, and I think all Of us in the
bureau feel that way. ]
think people are put in this
world to do the best they can in
the job that's given them, and ]
think the bureau provides that
and we all feel it's worth it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
Deaths Of Physician
And Family Ruled
Murder and Suicide
By The A,,oeio,ed Pre,s

CHICAGO, Mar. ga cor
oner's jury today returned YER
diets Of murder in the deaths, Of
a doctors wife and her 8-month
old daughter and suicide in the
death of DR.. Lawrence Leslie, %,
who put a bullet through his
heart. ~
The family was found dead
Friday in their one-room apart
ment on the North Side. Mrs.
Leslie, 81. and the infant had
been given fatal injections of
morphine sulphate. DR.. Leslie
was found dead with a high
powered rife across his knees.
Act Laid to Strain.
A friend of DR.. Leslie'S, DR..
Hugo Deuss. told the coroner's
jury that he believed Leslie was
definitely mentally insecure. /"
DR.. Deuss said DR.. Leslie had
been under "a great strain" for
the last four years.
Police found notes in which
DR.. Leslie carefully detailed the
triple killing and attributed 1t to
chronic and progressive anxiety
neuroSis" which made death
preferable to complete loss Of
control"
Notes Detail Deaths.
In one note addressed to
Coroner Walter e. McCarron,
DR.. Leslie related he had given
his wife and daughter nembutal
and morphine sulphate. He said
that without his wife's "knowl-
edge or suspicion" he dropped
capsules of the drugs into Mar
TINS which she drank before and
after dinner Wednesday night.
A hypodermic needle was
found near the bodies Of Mrs.
Leslie and the baby.
On an envelope found In the
apartment was this notation:
Death of wife, about 2 am,
March 26. Death Of daughter,
about $3.50 am, March 26. Death
Of writer-???."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
10000 Veterans Apply
For 1903 Farms In West
b. Inc A,soeiosed Press

Secretary of the Interior Nc
Kay announced yesterday that
108 family size farms on the
Columbia Basin irrigation pro-
ject in central Washington are
being offered for sale to veterans
Veterans of service between
September Is, 1910 and July 8
1852, will have priority.
The demand for the farms is
expected to exceed the number
available so priority Of selection
from among the qualified appli-
cants will be determined by lot
at a public drawing in Pasco,
WASH, probably in June. Some
10000 applications have been
submitted.
Additional applications will be
accepted at the Reclamation
Bureaus Office at Ephrata,
Wash, for IS days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
Woman Tied 10 Tree
And Burned 10 Death
BY the Associated Press

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Mar
28.r-A woman about As years
old was found today apparently
burned to death after being
tied to a tree in a brushy thicket,
and Police Chief Arthur L. Menke
said, ut looks like murder"
Three boys found the body
after firemen put out a grass fire
at the sparsely settled southwest
edge Of Michigan City.
Mr.. Menke said traces of gaso-
line or some inf1ammable fluid
indicated the woman may have
been tied up and her clothes set
afire.
He said there were signs that
she had broken away from q
tree, where parts of a plastic
coated clothesline was found.
Another length Of clothesline was
found around the woman's waist.
The body was 40 feet from the
tree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
FBI Chiefs Only Secretary
Honored for Long Service
Miss Helen Gundy
Tells Of Activity
In Big Cases

IF you've served as secretary
to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
since he took over the job in
1924. you're apt to look back and
say, II don't believe / can think
Of any" when you're asked to re-
call some Of the most interest
ing cases you've worked on.
That's the first reaction Of
Miss Helen w. Candy, honored
by Mr. Hoover and her fellow
employees this week for her long
service in the bureau. She finally
decides maybe the Lindbergh
kidnapping and the hunt for
John Dillinger as exciting as any.
Whenever a big case is go
ing" she says. we're always
very aware Of it in our Office.
Everybody is involved and we
keep up with what's going on.
Mr.. Hoover is always in close
touch with cases, both here and
in the field, so we can't help
knowing about them"
MIR. Hoover, she says, "acts as
If it's just something that comes
up every day. Sometimes we
even get a little put out at him
because he just acts as though
everything is routine"
Also, she adds, he is STEADY
and undisturbed," with mar
velous powers of concentration
and memory sometimes we wish
1t weren't so good!"
The FBI director also has an
other side, Miss Candy says
"Mr. Hoover is very thoughtful.
always and very helpful. We
all. feel that if we have any
| personal problem. we can 60 tc
him and he will take time to
consider it and give us good
, advice. Everybody in the bu-
reau feels that way and many
staff members have gone to him
for help, even on personal mat
tiers that don't concern work
He is always kind and consid-
crate and does everything he
can for u.s.
When he presented an illumi-
mated scroll to her last week
Mr.. Hoover said she was "a
truly indispensable person in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
Body Of Queen Mary
To Lie in State Until
Funeral tuesday
By IN. Associated Pres.

LONDON, Mar. 28.-The Duke
Of Windsor, will walk tomorrow
behind the coffin of his mother,
Queen Mary, through London
streets already partly decorated
with the gay symbols of a COM
ing coronation.
He was the favorite son Of
the 85-year-old Queen, who died
Tuesday. Even after he left the
throne in 1886, the duke con-
tinued to visit his mother regu-
larly and was near her during
the last days of her life.
Lie In State.
Queen Mary's body will be
taken from her Marlborough
House residence to Westminster
Hall-there to lie in state two
days while Londoners great and
humble pay her their final re-
spects. She will be entombed
next Tuesday in st. Georges
Chapel, Windsor Castle, beside
her husband, King George ".
Three other royal dukes
Edinburgh, Gloucester and the
youthful Kent-will walk beside
the Duke of Windsor in tomor-
rows slow procession to the
ancient hall adjoining the houses
Of parliament.
Family servants and troops
with reversed arms also will acs
company the gun carriage bear
ing the coffin.
Queen Elizabeth II will wait
the arrival of her grandmother's
body at Westminster Hall. Other
ladies of the royal family will
stand with her.
Staff Stands Guard.
Queen Mary's body rested to-
night in the tiny private chapel
on the grounds of Marlborough
House. One of her staff stood in
silent vigil at each corner Of
the coffin. The guard changed
every two hours.
Queen Mary's death will not
distrub the arrangements for the
coronation of Elizabeth II in
Westminster Abbey next June
2. Planning for the coronation
is proceeding during the MONTH
long period of court mourning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
Keotine to Address Bar Unit

Representative Heating. Re
publican, Of New York. win adj
dress luncheon meeting Of the
District Bar Associations adj
miniStrative law section at 1915
pm. tomorrow at the Wash
ington Hotel. Mr.. Heating,
chairman Of the subcommittee
investigating United Nations en-
ployes. win speak on Congress
sional Investigations-Wh Why and
How"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
Maryland Senate
Votes Bill 10 Stop
Illegal Liquor Flow.
D. o Stuff Correspondent Of The s.or


ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 2S.-Legis-
lation aimed at creating a
border patrol to stop illegal
transportation Of liquor into
Maryland from the District
passed the State Senate today,
22-7.
An amendment was added,
however, which restricts the size
Of the so-called Maryland alco-
hol tax enforcement unit to
seven members. The bill now
goes back to the House, where
it originated, for concurrence in
the Senate amendment.
The measure has strong back
ing from Maryland liquor deal
erS. which led Senator John Ora
son Turnbull, Democrat, of Bal
timore County, to declare that
he Is suspicious of the bill. He
said the liquor lobby has been
acting with staggering belliger-
ence" on this and other legisla-
ton.
Dealers Back Measure.
Maryland liquor dealers sup
port the measure to protect
themselves from the lower liquor
prices in the District. They COM
plain that the present law, al
lowing a person to bring only
one bottle Of liquor into Mary
land, is not being enforced.
The original bill would have
given Controller j. Willard Tawes
authority to set up a border
patrol" Of any size he saw fit.
Meanwhile, the House ap-
proved and sent to the Senate
a bill giving property owners the
right to block liquor and beer
shops in their neighborhood IL
the majority oppose them.
Prince Georges Exempt.
Prince Georges County Is ex-
enapt from the bill as it passed
today, but three Of the six
Prince Georges House members
said they will try to get SEN
ator Fletcher to put their coun-
ty back III it when it gets to
the Senate. Montgomery is In
cluded in the measure, although
that county's delegation also is
split 3-3 on the issue. They put
their deadlock up to the House
and the other delegates voted to
keep Montgomery in the bill.
The House had another furry
over the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission. It came on a Mont
gomery County bill introduced as
a companion measure to the
main park and planning bill
which was defeated by the House
Thursday night.
Today's bill merely would have
made a technical transfer Of
the authority under which the
county now operates the Upper
Montgomery County Planning,
Commission from one State statue
to another. But Delegates Perry
o. Wilkinson. Democrats of
Prince Georges. and August C.
Myers. Democrat, of Baltimore
City, denounced it as another
attempt by Montgomery County
to uSurp the powers of the Mary
land Planning Commission.
The House decided to re-refer
the bill to the judiciary commit
tee because it amends State law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
How Commissioners
Will Split Up Duties
Is Speculation Issue

Will tIIc pIGSlQcklCy OF tuS
Board Of District Commissioners
assured for Commissioner desig-
nate Samuel Spencer, local guess
artists yesterday were trying to
dope out which of the two
civilian city heads will head
which groups Of departments.
It is a question that win be
settled only after Mr.. Spencer is
confirmed by the Senate next
week, and sits in on the organ
ization meeting Of the new board.
Approval Due This Week.
Appointment of Mr.. Spencer
probably will be approved by the
Senate District Committee at a
special session Tuesday morning
and q favorable report made to
the Senate Wednesday. The
confirmation would come up for
Senate action Thursday. Com
mittee Chairman Case said yes
terday he still knew Of no OPP
position in the Senate.
Looking to recent precedent,
Commissioner Spencer, as board
president. should be In direct
charge of the police and fire de-
partments and the Office Of Civil
Defense. These were the re-
sponsibilities of his predecessor
2. Joseph Donohue, and Mr.
Donohue's predecessor. John
Russell Young.
AS second in command, :
Commissioner Renah F. Camalier
should retain the departments he
has headed in his nine months
Of office: health, welfare, recrea-
ton, corrections and various
regulatory and examining boards
The Engineer Commissioner
Brig. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss. by
long fixed custom. undoubtedly
will keep his supervision Of the
city's engineering agencies, such
as sewers, water and traffic.
Reshuffling Hinted.
But reverberations in the Dis
trict Building indicated a re-
shutting Of departmental super
vision may be in the works.
AS of yesterday, both Mr.
Spencer and Mr.. Camalier were
saying they have not yet dis
cussed the matter either with
each other or Gen. PrentiSs.
For Mr.. Spencer's part. he said
he wants more opportunity to
study the District government
before he discusses organization
matters.
Commissioner Camalier, on
the other hand, observed yester-
day that he believes "all the
Commissioners should have ex-
perience with all departments. y
He further pointed out that
he has noticed press reports
in which Mr.. Spencer was shown
expressing deep interest In school
problems. Schools are another
department under Mr.. Cana
lier's array.
Mr.. Camalier would not say
whether he is interested in
taking jurisdiction over police
and fire matters. In answer to
questions he pointed out that
"in the final analysis all three
Commissioners have joint re-
sponsibility for all departments. =
For that reason, he said, ali
three Commissioners familiarity
with all departments would be
conducive to better understand
ing of municipal problems.
"You can't find any one prob
lem that isn't interrelated with
another" he declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
BY chorIes J. Yorbroueh

Washington isn't quite vener-
able enough to compete with
Europe in, the matter of dun
geonS, but it has a promising
location for some.
Unknown to most of the en-
ployeS there, the massive Civil
Service Commission building at
Eighth and F streets NV,
covers a maze. Of unused, dank
and dark passageways which
would give even an author of
murder mysteries the fidgets.
Records Don't Explain It.
AS far as any official record of
their existence is concerned, con-
temporary architects were just
as oblivious as today's employees.
National Archives wide range of
information on the building
which housed the Patent Office
for over 80 years-fails to show
them on building plans or in
letters, although the date is de-
tailed enough to include a letter
asking permission to use part of
the structure for the 1868 version
of Red Cross meeting.
Historical information and
historians fail to mention the
gloomy sub-basement, much less
give an accounting Of its purpose,
Legend. certainly Junior grade,
says Confederate prisoners were
housed in them. Neither the
Library Of Congress nor Ma
tional Archives can document
this story.
Civil War Hospital.
Part of the building was used
as a Union hospital during the
Civil War, particularly after the
Battle Of Antietam, but il
wounded men were kept in those
dank Railways, probably few sur
vived.
The only outside entrance to
the tunnels is OF Seventh street
but an iron gate, rustily locked
and a sign CLOSED to visitors
bar it.
A right turn from this gate
takes a curious Sightseer the
full, block-long width Of the
building. The only light comes
from grated covers alongside the
building and between the side
walk and the wall.
The passageway turns west al
the corner of Seventh and g
streets and runs almost the full
two blocks between Seventh and
Ninth streets. One part is barred
by an ancient. rusty iron door
Halfway down the Seventh
street passage there is q rotting
wooden stair leading about eight
feet down to another low cell
inged hallway.
Eerie is the word for 1t.
Street sounds are shut of BY
three-foot walls. Darkness Is
absolute. Water drips monot-
onously from the arched brick
roof and. mixed with Taking
paint and brick mortar, it has
formed miniature stalactites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
Navy Reyives Day
Of Iron Men and
Wooden Ships

PORTSMOUTH, Mar. %
The Navy today introduced its
answer to modern sea warfare
the wooden ship.
Two minesweepers were chris
tened the USS Bold and the
USS Bulwark at the Portsmouth
Naval Shipyard. Metal - but
only Of the non-magnetic va
riety such as aluminium, copper
and nickel-is found just in
pipes. fastenings and the en-
gtneS.
The wood is intended to coun-
teract the magnetic mine which
was developed In World War II.
el-hulled ships draw the
deadly mines to them.
The 665-ton ships are the first
wooden vessels to be built at the
Navy shipyard since 1918.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29

tello, assistant secretary; Ray
mond M. Florence, comptroller:
DIR. Costello, DR.. A. C. Leonardo,
DR.. A. Magruder MacD Donald, DR..
J. r. Young. physicians. and
Maurice s. May, architect.
Other appointments included:
Advisory Committee-Lee p. Clagett.
CHAIRMAN; v. Raymond Carpenter. Joe
8. Carl. James a. Cassidy, David c. cor
laday; =. Merrill Conner, Andrew 7. Dew
lin. Howard g. Drake Raymond u. Flor
s snos H Hasa Ey ynn ps sss Fs cs sF
w Leg r Frank Aa Leon 81
william. B. Muliett. Edward r. Oiutt
W. Roper l Harrison SI scmeT aT 'S Snd
Thomas M. Walsh
Concessions Committse-Aaryey L
Glascock. chairman; John w. Parsons
and DR.. L. M. Lucas.
Entertainment Comnittee-Paul Mat
thews. chairman; John b. 9chlotterbeck
and James L. Gibbons.
Grounds Committee-Edward p. Cave
Seller.
Lights and AmplineEs Committee
11NIU4O .. 11bEWOU0s CunAIHNus anu 1Ae1-
bert r. Grinder.
Prize Committee--Hugh H. Boyer,
Chairman; Sterling A. Parks and Robert
T. Smith.
Public Order Committee-Emil A.
Press. chairman; +. Keith Shreve and
Robert w. Fleming.
Reception Committee. D. Merrill,
chairman; and Francis j. Kane.
Ticket Committee-Dr. James L. Nc
Grath. chairman; Howard r. Humphries
and Henry ]. Conner.
Dinner Committee-Thomas M. Walsh.
chairman; Francis ). Fitzgerald and LOT
ton 8. Wesley.
Floor Committeeman p. Flynn,
chairman; William A, Farran and DR..
Alexander C. Leonardo.
Invitations Committee-Harry L. Mer-
rick, chairman and william H. Press.
Printing Committee - Charles W.
O'Donnen. chairman; and r. Elwood
David.
Property and Transportation Commit
tee-George A., Frediani. chairman; and
Daniel r. Walsh.
Publicity Committee-Georg A. Ford.
chairman: and Gerald p. Price.
Souvenir Committee-.Gibson I. Wright,
chairman; Victor o. Schinnerer and T.
Richie Edmonston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29
Alexandra MOtOrcycIist
Hurt in Crash With Bus

An Alexandria motorcycles
was injured when he collided
with a sightseeing bus at Grove
ton last night.
He was James Wally Die, "a,
Of the Belleview Apartments.
Penn-Daw Rescue Squad took
him to Alexandria Hospital,
where he was admitted with a
broken right leg and cuts and
bruises.
State police said the motorcycle
and bus collided about 6 pm. on
o. S. / when the bus started to
turn of the highway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-29

it W q s an
nounced yes
terday.
The outing
will be in May.
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r e q dy was
n q m e d first
v ! c e chair
m q n: Curtis
T. M artin.
s e cond vice
c h air m an !;
j 4 m e S D.
B ! / 6 h, jr..
secretary; DR..
Robert T. Cos