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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
Suspended Sentence
Given in Morals Case

A Potomac (Md.) man, accused
Of molesting young girls at the
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
School, pleaded guilty to a
charge Of assault yesterday and
was given a general suspended
sentence by Trial Magistrate
Oscar j. See in Montgomery
County police court at Bethesda.
He was Roberts c. Griffith, 80,
OF Brickyard road, who told the
court he was an air-conditioning
subcontractor. Griffith is the
father of two children.
According to county police,
Griffith molested a number of
girls in the halls of the high
school when he was there on
business last February 10. Police
said they watched his home for
three weeks in an attempt to ap-
prehend him and finally did so
on March 6.
Detective Sergt. Ed Barber said
Griffith had record of indecent
exposure. disorderly conduct and
assault going back to 1887. Sergt.
Barber said he had been arrested
Is times, including once for
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny.
Griffith told the court he pre-
viously had gone to a psychia-
trist but had cut short his treat
mentS.
Judge See, in giving the gen.
eral suspended sentence, ordered
Griffith to continue treatment,
which was recently resumed, and
report to the court once month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
Policeman Is Suspended
For Reporting Intoxicated

Police Pvt. Chester Hartman,
40, of No. 6 precinct, has been
suspended for reporting to work
while under the influence of
alcohol.
Capt. Reed Hammann, COM
handing officer of the precinct,
said he suspended Pvt. Hartman
yesterday afternoon. He said
the policeman was under the
influence to the extent that he
could not perform his duties.
Pvt. Hartman joined the force
in 1912. He served in the Navy
for two years then returned to
the force. He has five COM
mendationS on his record for
outstanding police work.
Department records also show
that Pvt. Hartman last Septem-
Der was fined $125 by a Police
Trial Board for being under the
influence of alcohol while on
duty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
City Heads Act 10 Halt
Vandalism al Cemetery

Vandalism among the tomb
stones of Oak Hill Cemetary
prompted the Commissioners to-
day to authorize installation of
barbed wire atop an existing
board fence which separates the
graveyard from Montrose Park.
The Commissioners acted on
the request Of cemetery officials
who pointed out that in the
last Is months upwards of Is
tombStones and mauSoleumS
have been damaged or destroyed.
John w. Collier, cemetery
spokesman, reported that teen
age boys who scale the seven
foot board fence are responsible
for the vandalism. Mr.. Collier
said that some of the boys have
been digging up cobblestones
from the cemetery driveway and
hurting them at the monuments.
Three foot high marble crosses
seem to be a favorite target he
added.
In one instance a group of
boys got together to push a 500
pound cross to the ground from
the top of a mauSoleum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
Commissioner Issue
Is Still Undecided;
Case Has No Answer

The District commissionership
problem appeared today to be as
far from solution as ever.
Chairman Case Of the Senate
District Committee said at the
White House he did not know
what the situation is.
Cannot Explain Delay.
The South Dakota Senator
said he could not answer when
asked if the delay in appointing
a successor to Commissioner F..
Joseph Donohue was due to a
White House desire to name two
Commissioners at the same time
if Commissioner Renah Camalier
would step out.
Senator Case said he intends
to press for his bill to increase
the Board of Commissioners from
three to five members "at the
proper time"
Invitation Extended.
He said the subject of District
Commissioners was not discussed
today when he called with other
of the South Dakota
delegation to invite President
Eisenhower to address the Young
Republicans. who meet in Rapid
City, S. Dak., June IL to Is.
The President said he hoped to
accept the invitation but could
not give a definite answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
CTC Renews Request
For Oversize Buses

The District Commissioners to.
day took under consideration tho
renewed request of Capital Tran
sit Co. to install oversize buses
on two Georgetown routes.
The lines involved are Trini-
dad-Glover Park and p street.
lie Droit Park. The former
covers Q street in GEORGETOWN
and the latter, P street.
The request originally came up
last December when the transit
company sought to put the bigger
buses on a total of five new
routes. The Commissioners ap-
proved the request for three
lines, but diSallowed the two
Georgetown route requests after
Georgetown citizens strongly OBJ
jected. The citizens were appre-
hensive of increased traffic haz-
ards on the old towns narrow
streets.
The city heads said they want
to read over the transcript of the
last public hearing on the ques-
ton. They indicated another
hearing may be in order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
Cama|ier Urges
Tax Build
Alcoholic Ward
Increase Of Levy
On Liquor Licenses
To Be Studied

Commissioner Renah F. Cam
alier today proposed that the
cost of liquor licenses here be
raised and the money used to
finance a 40-bed alcoholic ward
at Gallinger Hospital.
His fellow Commissioners re-
fused to along with the plan until
further studies have been made.
The suggestion originated with
Health Officer Daniel L. Seckin-
ger, who said such a ward would
provide greater opportunities for
rehabilitation of alcoholics.
Now Taxed at s Per Cent.
Liquor licenses now have a 6
per cent tax added. This 6 per
cent brings in about $4,000 a
year for the alcoholic rehabili-
tation program, which has been
under way for several years.
Only out-patient treatment is
given, however. There is no al
coholic ward available to the city
at present.
Mr.. Camalier proposed the
liquor licenses be taxed 10 per
cent instead of 6 per cent. He
said this would bring in a total
of $125, 900 a year.
Estimate $31,SOO Cost.
He estimated it would cost
about $31 300 a year to run a
40-bed alcoholic ward at Gal
hnger Hospital. He said there
was room at the city hospital
for such a ward if the funds
were available.
Mr.. Camalier said only one
hospital in the city accepted al
coholicS now, as private cases,
and that the alcoholic the re-
Mobilization program is trying to
help can't pay the heavy costs.
Mr.. Donohue said he doubted
if the Districts rehabilitation
program had helped a single
person. He suggested further
study on the proposal to set up
the ward.
Mr.. Camalier said he would
get his special alcoholic COM
mittee. headed by Col. E. Goring
Bliss, together to study the pro-
posal. Recommendations then
will be brought back to the city
heads for their consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17

ard getting his side of the story.
The case originally was referred
to him by the Legal Aid Bureau
when Capt. Rios, having no
counsel, asked the bureau for
help.
Biggest Case.
The case, Mr.. Warner said,
was the biggest he's handled
since he started practice here
in November. 1850. A native
WaShingtonian who was born
here on July Is, 1925, he went
to Woodbury. Forest High School
in Orange, Va, then was gradu-
ated from Yale in 1943 as an
engineer. Later he went to
George Washington University
Law School, starting practice
Immediately upon graduation.
He is a widower with a 5-year-
old daughter.
Mr.. Warmers grandfather, the
first Brainard H. Warner, re-
sided in Washington from 1863
until his death in 1916. He was
the second president of the
Washington Board of Trade, one
of the founders and a trustee of
the Public Library. president of
the Board of Education and a
founder Of both the Columbia
National Bank and the Washing
ton Loan & Trust Co.
The book, washington Past
and Present." says of him:
Probably no citizen of Wash
ington ever had a more active
career in the formation of asso-
Citations, companies and corpora
lions than did Brainard H.
Warner. For many years he
was connected, in one capacity
or another, with practically every
important public project under
way in the District of Columbia. ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
Irish in Legal Bout
Know Whit Day 1t
Is-ond Settle

What better time could war
ring Irishmen find to settle their
differences than st. Patrick's
Day
What was shaping up as a first
class donneybrook-a legal diff
ference between the George s.
Patton Post No. 7 and the Ma
tional Organization of Irish War
Veterans-was settled today by
consent in Federal Court.
The Patton Post agreed to
hold its dance at the Willard
Hotel tonight under the sponsor
ship of the national organization,
thereby avoiding an Injunction
hearing in the U. s. District
Court for the District of Column
bia.
Proceeds from the dance will
be turned over to the parent
group and any loss will be un-
derwritten by the Patton Post.
The national organization last
week filed an injunction to pro-
hibit Patton Post from using the
name Of the Irish War Veterans
in connection with the posts
fund raising frolic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
Sousa Pupils Follow
Anacostia Students
In Cafeteria Boycott

A cafeteria boycott erupted at
a second District public school
today-Sousa Junior High.
Many of Sousa's 755 students
refused food on the schools
lunch counter, bringing sand
wiches from home instead. Sew
eral carried signs saying they
were ION strike"
Anacostia High School STU
dents launched the first demon
Stration Friday. The boycott
there was still in progress today,
although sales were reported
picking up bit.
Protest Management.
Parents at both Southeast
schools recently protested re-
cent cafeteria reorganization,
under which the school lunch
rooms were brought under CEN
tralized management. They said
students were complaining about
lower quality, smaller portions
and other conditions they blamed
on the change.
Only So SouSa students bought
plate lunches today, compared to
a normal of about 100. Sales of
sandwiches and other items also
were off. Some students said
they expected to have a tighter
boycott tomorrow.
Miss Eleanor P. McAuliffe,
principal, doubted the youngsters
were really discontinued about
the food. She called the DEM
onstration IAN imitation of Ana
Costa"
IF it's not water pistols or
paper wads, it might be strike"
she remarked.
Council to Study.
The matter will be taken up
by the schools Student Council
tomorrow, she said.
Assistant Supt. Norman j..
Nelson said he talked with par
ent-teacher leaders at Anacostia
this morning. They said they
weren't in sympathy with the
strike, he said, and hoped to get
the youngsters to end it.
II think it'll fritter out" Mr..
Nelson predicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
What Plants Grow Best
In Wushinqton Area?

II you ore in q quondory over whot
to grow in your garden consult The
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find out whot plonts do best in this
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Together the booklets by w. H.
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and vegetable oreo gardeners. The
Supplement covers speeioi hints for
growing roses, eveFgreens and shady
sordens.
MoiI requests for copies to The
Stor Garden Books. care Of The Stor.
Prices ore os folIows:> Stnr Gordon
Book. IS cents; Supplement. Is eebfs;
both for 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
BY John McKelwoy

Patients are people-or at
least they should be treated as
such.
Such treatment of the patient
was prescribed last night by a
group of doctors. a telephone
executive and a man who has a
job collecting bills. The audi
ence consisted of members of
the District Medical Society.
Receiving the advice were
about 500 secretaries, reception
lists and nurses who deal with
the patient in the doctors Office,
day by day.
DR.. Josephine Renshaw, chair
man of the medical society's
committee on public relations,
urged the receptionists to keep
tidy Office.
She explained that even a
well-placed ash tray will put the
patient-usually very uneasy
individual-at ease. The doctor
added that it would be wise to
bring in magazines of a recent
nature.
Shouldn't Discuss Ills.
DR.. Renshaw advised recep-
tionists against discussing all
ments with the patient, not only
because of the time element in
volved, but because this was
the doctors business.
Charles L. Watkins, CONNER
cial representative of the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co.,
explained telephone techniques.
He said sklllful use of the tele-
phone can add prestige to the
doctors Office. He said they
should put a smile in their
voice."
John c. Post Of Professional
Business Service said the patient
should be looked on as the "em-
ployer."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17

$500 Patterson
street NV. Is
the Districts
18th traffic ia
tally of the
year. Mr.. Mat
lin gly was
struck W h lie
crossing the
street in the
1900 block of
Conn ecticut
avenue N. w.
during a rain
storm. The
aut o m o bile
was driven by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
Butler Reveals
Probe Of Burke
Speculation
Mccarthy Group
Begins Inquiry
In Airport Project

An investigation to see if there
has been fraudulent specula-
ton" in real estate at Burke, Va,
site of the proposed major air.
port for Washington, has been
started by the Senate Permanent
Investigating Committee.
Senator Butler, Republican, of
Maryland revealed the investiga-
ton was underway in a press re-
lease reviewing his objections to
construction of an airport at
Burke.
The Maryland Senator has
been waging a fight against the
project. He hopes to persuade
Washington to use the Friend.
ship Airport near Baltimore, Md,
instead.
Senator Butler said he had no
definite information that there
was fraudulent speculation in
properties at Burke. But he said
he favored such an inquiry.
Mccarthy Confirms Probe.
Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
OF Wisconsin chairman of the
Investigating Committee, con-
firmed the investigation had be-
gun. He said the preliminary
check had not been completed
and as yet he had received no
reports from his staff.
Senator Mccarthy said Sena-
tor Butler had asked for the in
quiry and that he had directed
the staff to look into it.
Senator Butler said he had not
asked for the inquiry. He said
he heard Senator McCarthy's
staff was interested in the mat
ter and he then asked permission
to release this fact to the press.
In any case, Senator Buffers
announcement went on to say
that he had appeared before
members of the Senate Appro-
priations Committee to renew his
objections to the Burke project.
The Senate last year killed a
budget request for additional
funds to continue acquisition of
the site. The pending budget
renews the request of the Civil
Aeronautics Authority for funds
to so ahead with the program.
Lists Objections.
Senator Butler said he had told
the appropriations committee
members that the Burke project
should be killed for a half dozen
different reasons. He said these
were: &fa'
l. The project could not DO
completed at the original eSti-
mated cost of about $l4 million:
2. Multimlllion dollar expend-
itures such as would be needed
would be inconsistent with the
administrations present objec-
tives of greater economy in
Government;
3. Friendship Airport is "one
OF the worlds finest" and is
capable of handling greater
traffic without difficulty;
4. With completion later this
year of the Baltimore Washing
ton express parkway. the travel
time from Washington to"
Friendship by auto will not
exceed 40 minutes;
5. The possibility of eventual
helicoptel service from downtown
Washington to Friendship must
be recognized" and;
6. Residents of the Burke area
are vigorously opposed to the
airport project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
Adequate Sentences MoyNeed
Series of Cases, Judges Agree

lot of indictments. But if the
Judge cannot give an adequate
sentence, more indictments
should be fled"
He said he had always I'M
derStood that the prosecutor
thought a prisoners sentence
was adequate before recon-
mending dismissal of the other
cases against him.
This compares with the COM
ment of the prosecutors that
they recommend dismissal of the
other cases because they know
the judges will give concurrent
sentences and the man will
actually receive no more pun
ishment. regardless of the num-
Der of offenses he has COM
mitted.
AS for sentencing on the basis
of cases on which the prisoner
has not been convicted, Judge
Laws said he could not sentence
on a pattern of crime so long as
only one case against the de-
fendant was before him for
sentencing.
Between the United States
attorneys Office and the court"
said Judge Laws, they should
be able to be assured that the
man has been given adequate
sentence, and if he hasn't, other
indictments against him should
be fled"
Suggestion for Police.
Several judges wanted to know
what happens to the rest of the
cases when police accuse a de-
PENDANT of many crimes, but
indictments are returned on only
a few cases. In that connection,
one judge suggested that police
should ask for warrants in every
provabNe case. Then, he said,
there would be some public rec
ord of the cases and their dis
position.
One judge said there should
be no more than one reduction
of cases. If the police have IL
cases and the assistant United
States attorney wants to choose
the six best ones to present to
the grand jury in the interest of
speedy justice, he said, that
should be the end of the process
OF elimination. Thereafter, he
declared, the prosecutor should
stand firm and not agree to dis
miss half the remaining cases.
He said the prosecutor should
point out to any defense attorney
interested in a deal" that his
client already has had a break.
Judges also suggested written
policy by the United States at
torney to give all his assistants
a clear-cut idea Of approved
procedure in handling multiple
crimes charged to one defendant.
Two judges with a reputation
for giving stiff sentences said
they made sentences concurrent
because the first sentence they
handed ont took into conSidera-
ton the fact that the defendant
had pleaded guilty to several
crimes.
Would Make d. C. ''Hot."
One Of these judges COM
mented, however, that in view
OF the current wave Of armed
robberieS, the United States at
torney should seek indictments in
all armed robbery cases charged
to a defendant. and the judges
should consider consecutive SEN
fences for their psychological eff
feet on the underworld.
, Professional criminals, another
Judge declared. should be made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
Baby Boy Left Abandoned
On Y Street Doorstep

A baby boy was found aban-
doned on the doorstep Of a house
at 1113 v street NV. early to-
day.
A note pinned to the blanket
in which the 6-month- old colored
boy was warmly wrapped said:
Il hate to do this. but I am out
of doors and have no place to go. !"
The resident of the home,
Joseph E.. Johnson, Al. colored,
told police he heard a noise out
side his door around 4 am. Get
ting up to investigate. he found
the baby.
The child was taken ID Gal
linger Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17

to feel that Washington is "hot,"
that if they get caught they will
get the limit of punishment.
1.-THE professionals" said this
veteran jurist. work it out on a
percentage basis. # they know
they will get no more than q one
to-three-year sentence, the
games worth the candle. But
if they know each offense will
be punished and they're liable
to draw 10 to. 30 years, they'll
stay away from Washington"
Asked If he thought indict-
ments for each offense would
jam the dockets and slow down
justice, this justice replied:
mo, it won't jam the dockets.
We won't have the business.
Tomorrow: The case Of the
busy bandit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
Invitation to Crime
BY Miriom Ottenbero

A group of Federal judges to-
day agreed that a criminal who
commits a series of crimes should
be indicted in enough cases to
assure adequate sentences.
Several of them strongly
backed the view that professional
criminals charged with a num-
Der OF cases should be prose-
cuted In every provable case as
a deterrent to crime in general
and a warning to other under
world operators.
Some judges, however, eau
toned against crowding the
dockets with a large number of
cases against one defendant,
when the prosecutor is satisfied
tnat a smaller number of cases
will assure an adequate sentence.
The comments were made by
eight judges of the U. S. District
Court for the District of Co.
lumbia, who have sat in a num-
Der of criminal cases. Among
them were judges with a repu-
tation for stiff sentences and
judges with a reputation for
being more lenient.
How Cases Disappear.
The Star made the poll of jul
dicial opinion after a survey of
police and court records showed
that criminals accused of UP to
100 different offenses are being
punished for only a fraction of
them.
The survey showed a pattern
OF cutting down the number of
cases. 1t was shown that police
may suspect an accused of many
crimes but present only those
they believe can be proved in
court. The provable cases
even If they run to so or 100
then are cut down to three or
four by an Assistant United
States Attorney, who present
them to the grand jury. The as
slstant prosecutor assigned to
try the cases. it was shown, may
dismiss two of the remaining
four in exchange flor a guilty
plea, and the sentencing Judge
frequently makes the ultimate
elimination by giving the pris-
oner concurrent sentences on
the two remaining cases.
Several of the judges polled
expressed surprise at the process
of elimination.
Nearly all of them said that.
in passing sentence, they could
not consider offenses of which
a defendant had been accused
by police but for which he had
not been indicted. They pointed
out that they must consider a
man not guilty until he has adj
mitted his guilt or been con-
victed.
Prosecutors Theory.
One of the arguments used
by prosecutors in cutting down
the number of cases against a
defendant has been that the
judges consider all the charges
not just the ones on which
the man has been convicted.
One or two judges said they
considered a pattern of crime,
but most of them said they
limited themselves to the actual
convictions in passing sentence.
Everybody agrees that a man
who has committed a number
of offenses should be given an
adequate sentence" said Chief
Judge Laws. IF q small num-
Der Of indictments is adequate
to assure an adequate sentence, !
I see no reason for piling up q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
Kin Say Stewart
Told Them Of
ShootingG Grocer
Wife and Her Brother
Held as Accessories
In HoIdup-SIoying

The wife and a brother-in-law
of Willie Lee Stewart, accused
killer of Harry Honikman, to-
day told United States Commits
sioner Cyril S. Lawrence that
Stewart admitted the shooting
to them.
The damaging testimony was
given in Stewards presence as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
Atomic Specialist to Talk

DR.. William L. Davidson, direc-
tor of industrial development of
the Atomic Energy Commission,
will speak on 1.-THE Future Of the
Peacetime Atom" at the Optimist
Club meeting tomorrow at 1915
pm. in the Willard Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-17
Man Struck by Car
While Crossing Street
Dies From Injuries

A District man, who was struck
by car Sunday, died yesterday
in Emergency Hospital.
Elmer C.. Patterson, 70, Of