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Evening star., 1953-11-17
Hall Confession, Read to Jury,
Tells of Killing Kidnaped Boy

for me to hold in my hands and
get a good twist. Bobby was
struggling and kicking, so / took
my -.38-caliber revolver and fired
what I believed to be two shots
at Bobby's head at close range.
Il missed him on the first shot,
but the second one entered his
head, causing him to bleed pro-
fusely and subsequently die. l
do not remember exactly what
position Bobby was in at the
time of his death but I believe
that I had pushed him down on
the floor of the Plymouth (Mrs.
Heady's station wagon.
Because of his profuse bleed
ing from the head, I pulled him
out of the station wagon on the
side opposite the driver and
placed him on the ground.
was certain at this point that
the victim was dead. So I picked
him up and placed him on the
plastic sheet at the rear of the
station wagon, wrapping him in
this sheet and covering the body
over with the old comforter
which was in the station wagon. p"
Boys Father Watches.
AS the gruesome story was un-
folded in the packed courtroom,
Robert C. Greenlease, Bobby's
multimillionaire father, sat just
inside the court railing. He was
less than 8 feet from Hall at the
defendants table.
Mr.. Greenhouses close asso-
ciate, Robert Ledterman, Tulsa,
Okla, who acted as one of the
intermediates in negotiating the
100000 ransom. sat at Mr..
Greenhouses side. Mr.. Ledter-
man is the man who once told
Hall over the telephone during
the negotiations: -'I hope I get
to see you some time" At that
time Hall told him. "You never
will have that opportunity"
Yesterday the jury heard Mrs.
Heady's confession.
It was the first time the pub
lie had heard her full confess
sion United States District At
torney Edward Scheufler stood
(See HALL, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1953-11-17
A Code on How to Be Better Parent

The children of the Shepherd
Elementary School some time ago
wrote a code Of conduct for
themselves. It said what they
thought they should do to be
good boys and girls.
The parents read it and liked
it. But it set them to thinking
perhaps they should have a
code of conduct to help them to
be good parents. They appoint
ed a committee of the PTA
(headed by Mrs. Clarence w.
Cranford) to write a code for
better parents.
This is it:
We. the parents of Shepherd
School children. realize that
what we think. do, and say is
reflected in our children. and
have compiled the following re-
sponsibilities. Therefore. our
goals are:
/. To promote family unity by
creating q happy home environ
ment for work and play.
2. To recognize our child's
limitations as well as his abilities.
8. To stress the Importance Of
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Attorney General
Accused Of Lying
By Ex-President
By Robert K. Welsh

Former President Truman to-
day rested his case-but appar-
emily only for the time being
after detailing his official part
in the Harry Dexter White case
and asserting that Attorney Gen
eral Brownell lied about it for
cheap political purposes.
There were signs at the Tru-
man Office in Kansas City that
Text Of Ex-President Trumon's TV-
Rodio Speech. Poge AS
Reaction and Comment to Address by
Trumon. Pooe A
he might call a news conference
and have still more to say later
this afternoon.
Meanwhile. the only further
word from him was a report
that his office has been swamped
by telegrams concerning his
tell all" speech last night. His
office staff estimated that several
thousand messages had poured in
before noon and that 95 per cent
OF those already read were IA
vorable to the speech.
Pleased by Response.
"The American people have
always been. for fair play" Mr..
Truman said after looking at
some of the kilograms. II am
highly pleased by the response
to my statement as indicated by
the thousands of kilograms COM
ing in from every State in the
Union"
The former President said he
would have no comment, at
Evening star., 1953-11-17
CLOS Beirne Urges Custer
OF BrowneI for 'MoIfeosunce'
Convention Condemns Attack on Trumon,
Criticizes Eisenhower's Role in Affair

ther referring to Mr.. Truman's
answer to the Brownell charges,
said. THANK God that Harry S.
Truman, private citizen of In
dependence. Mo-. has the same
courage and the same old-fash-
ioned CUTS to fight against reac-
ton that he demonstrated fight
ing communism.
The CIO resolution expressed
qualification that President
Eisenhower had disapproved the
issuance of a subpoena to Mr..
Truman by Chairman Velde of
the House Un-American Activi-
ties Committee, but it also cen
sured the President.
"We cannot withhold our
criticism of President EiSen-
hover" the convention said,
"for having left to a member of
his Cabinet the license to make
this unwarranted attack on the
patriotism of former President.
The speeches and statements by
Attorney General Brownell, with
their implication of destruction
of orderly process of Government
should never have been per-
mitted by our President"
The resolution, indorSed unan-
mouSly, said, "This whole affair
the Brownell speech, the Nc
Carthy- -Velde-Jenner circus tao
tics, and the lack of affirmative
White House leadership-consti-
tutes a disgraceful chapter in
American history and a danger
Gus precedent for the future"
So far as CIO leaders are con-
cerned Mr.. Truman fully an
swered the charges made by Mr..
Brownell in the White case.
Evening star., 1953-11-17

Federal Judge Alexander
Holtzoff today declared the
United States attorney for the
District should be authorized ito
prosecute any juvenile in the
same manner as an adult"
The judges comments came
after he was informed by Assist
ant United States Attorney Fred
erick Smithson that the DISPOSE
tion of a housebreaking case
involving a juvenile was not
available from Juvenile Court
authorities.
The courtroom comments
stemmed from the trial of Gene
o. Hurdle, 20, of the 3100 block
Dumbarton avenue NV, charged
together with James L. Hill, now
18, of the 5000 block of Prospect
avenue NV, with breaking into
a house and stealing $51 last
August 10. At the time of the
offense Hill was juvenile and
his case was handled in the
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Ponmunjom: Even
Shrubbery Is Pale

SCARS OF WAR-Stor Stoff Writer
eorl \. Voss writes from Ponmuniom.
koreo, "a bleok, barren wilderness"
But opposing forces, during the truce,
try to outdo eoeh other in miIitory
spit and polish. His account is on
pose A-l0
THANKSGIVING EATlNG-Food
Editor Violet FouIkner goes from his
tory to tempting Thanksgiving menus
poee B-5 todoy.
Evening star., 1953-11-17

ing promptness. respect and con-
sideration.
13. To encourage and stimu-
late our child's interest in learn
ing
IA. To keep open minds on new
methods in education: To be cog
nizant of school activities.
Is. To participate in citizens
groups for the promotion of rec
reational. educational and civic
needs.
16. To work together on prob
lens that influence young people
of all ages.
II. To teach consideration for
common property through re-
spect for own and others prop
erty.
l8. To keep community and
personal property clean and at
tractive.
10. To realize that with our
democratic privileges we also
have certain definite obligations.
20. To teach democracy as a
way Of life.
81. To give wholehearted sup
port and protection to the Con-
stitution OF the United States.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Women 'sOwn Tests
Prove That Men
Are Smarter
BY the Assoeioted Press

CAMBRIDGE. England. Nov.
17.-Any belief that women are
as smart as men was tagged as
nonsense today-by a woman.
Miss Kathleen Watts. a psy-
choIogist, said experiments she
made with 700 students at
British universities proved be-
yond doubt that men are the
more intelligent sex.
Miss Watts, under auspices of
the British Medical Research
Council. gave her subjects vari-
Gus intelligence tests. The men
eXcelled at all.
The women are especially def
cient in the ability to solve
problems which required reason
ing power. particularly if figures
were involved. Men also were
much quicker to learn by prac-
tice.
The questions and problems
were devised by a woman-Dr.
Alice Helm of Cambridge Uni
verSity.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
4 More Charged in Paul Case;
Driving Permits May Be Seized

thick fog. The beating victims
told police one of the cars tried
to SldeSWipe their car and police
said one of the boys arrested
has admitted he had trouble
making the turn from Georgia
avenue into Geranium street and
nearly struck stop sign.
Mr. Keneipp said he would ex-
anime the police reports per-
sonally to determine if the
youths should have their permits
suspended or revoked. He
pointed out that he has au-
thority to suspend or revoke
licenses, regardless of the point
system, where the public safety
is involved.
The boys beaten up in front
of the home of one of them on
Geranium street told police the
trouble started at the Hot
Shoppe when older boys in a red
convertible parked next to them
started batting them, and they
heard a youth in another car
point out one of them as the
boy who had helped police trap
the accused extortionist at Paul
Junior High. The chase and
the beatings followed.
Grudge Claimed.
Juvenile Squad Detective John
c. Wilson said today one of the
boys charged with assault this
morning claims he had a per-
sonal grudge against the Cool
idge High School boy who was
driving the car and was not
connected with the Paul Incl
dent.
Detective Wilson said a Silver
Spring youth, who was released
without charge, told police he
was under the impression that
the fight was a revival of a scrap
between Montgomery Blair High
and Coolidge High students. Po-
lice said he did not participate in
the Saturday night fight and was
therefore released.
Detective Wilson said the boys
charged today also denied they
blocked their victims car. They
were quoted as saying the driver
of the victims car parked on the
wrong side of the street and they
all parked on the right side of
the street.
Detective Wilson furnished a
reconstruction of which boys
(See GANG, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1953-11-17

least Immediately, on criticism
voiced by Republicans after the
speech. Nor did he indicate
whether. if he holds a news
conference. he would reply to
questions that Republicans said
were left hanging in the air
after the radio-television broad
cast.
In that address he declared he
permitted the appointment of
White, then a Treasury official,
as United States director of the
International Monetary Fund in
1916 so that other suspected
Communists in the Government
would not be tipped off to an
FBI investigation. White is now
dead.
MI. Truman, speaking deliber-
ately and often with scorn in his
voice, replied to Mr.. Brownell's
charges that he promoted White
despite FBI reports indicating
espionage activities" The for
mer President explained that
the decision to leave White in
the fund job for which he had
been confirmed by the Senate
in February. 1916. came at a
conference with the late Chief
Justice Fred M. VinSon, then
Secretary of the Treasury. and
Justice Tom C. Clark, then At
torney General.
HOover's Name Omitted.
Lack of any reference to FBI
Director j. Edgar Hoover in the
speech last night raised a pos
sibility that the former Presi-
dent might be asked later
whether Mr.. Hoover took part
IN the discussions of the White
case.
The most dramatic utterances
tContinued on Page "A. Col. A.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
II Will Be Warm Today,
Close 10 'o6 Record Of IT

A high temperature of around
rs today will come within strik-
ing distance of the highest tenn
perature for this date, set in
1896, the Weather Bureau pre-
dicted. The record is n.
The forecast called for fair
weather today and tomorrow,
with a low tonight about a.
Cooler weather and possible
showers are in prospect begin
ming Thursday.
Yesterdays temperatures, with
a high of 73. ranged about 10
degrees above normal. For the
five-day period beginning tomor-
row. the bureau predicted tenn
peratures from 5 to 8 degrees
above the normal for Washing
ton of from SIS to 38.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Bulletin
Chest at 81% of Goal

Chest at 81% of Goal
Gifts and pledges totaling
$3,275,625.S6. were reported at
a Community Chest campaign
luncheon in the Washington
Hotel today. This is S1.89 per
cent of the 81 million goal. At
this point last year, S0.32 per
cent had been reached. Ear
lier story, Page A.2.)
Evening star., 1953-11-17
u. ). Reverses Itself,
Lists Conditions for
Inviting Neutra|s
But Reds Suggestion
To Confer at Punmunjom
Is FIotIy Rejected
BY the Assoeioted Press

PANMUNJOM, Nov. IT,
United States Envoy Arthur
Dean told the Communists today
the United States would be will
ing to invite neutral nations to
the Korean peace conference
under certain conditions - a
sharp reversal of his earlier
stand.
At the same time, Mr.. Dean
rejected as totally unaccept-
able" a Communist proposal to
hold the conference at Panmun-
jom with Russia, India. Burma,
Indonesia and Pakistan attend
ing as non-voting observers.
The United Nation delegate
to preliminary peace talks told
the Reds the United States
would ask its allies to consider
asking neutrals to the full dress
conference if:
/. The belligerent nations
reach agreement on the Korean
question and want to turn to
broad Asian questions.
2. The conference bogs down
and it appears that progress on
Korean problems is impossible.
Studied Overnight.
Both allied and Communist
proposals were complicated and
negotiators said they would study
them overnight. Answers were
expected when the talks resume
at IL am. Wednesday g pm.
EST tuesday,
Meanwhile. Communist inter-
views with Chinese and Korean
war prisoners who refused to go
home were called off again today
when the Reds called for POWs
skipped by persuaders yesterday.
And the Neutral Nations Repa-
triation Commission called off
interviews for tomorrow when the
Reds did not file a request for
prisoners from a new compound.
u N. and Communist propos-
ais for setting up the Korean
peace conference came after
three weeks of maneuvering and
Mr.. Dean told newsmen after
ward "This is going to be a long
horse trade"
U. S. Ready to Commit ITSELF"
The Red proposal closely fol-
lowed previous Communist plans,
but Mr.. Deans move departed
sharply from his stand that he
had authority only to exchange
views on composition of the
peace talks.
Mr.. Dean said the United
States is ready to commit it
self" and recommend to South
Korea and the IS other U. N.
nations which fought in Korea
that neutral nations be invited
to the conference after a COM
pletely satisfactory agreement"
is reached on Korea or if de-
velopments make it appear de-
sirable" that they take part.
The United States envoy en-
phasized. however. that he could
make no guarantees as to how
the allies would react if the
United States recommends the
seating of neutrals.
Panmunjom Site Rejected.
The Red proposal to hold the
peace talks at Panmunjom was
rejected by Mr.. Dean minutes
after it was advanced
Surely. with all the world to
choose from. some place other
than Panmunjom would be sat-
isiactory to you" he declared.
Mr.. Dean already has sug-
gested that the conference be
held in Honolulu, San Francisco
or Geneva.
The diplomats met today for
the first time in two subcom-
mittees. Mr. Dean represented |
the allies in the crucial session |
discussing makeup and site for |
the conference.
In the second meeting. the |
Communists suggested that the |
full scale talks get underway |
sometime in December.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Dulles Wants
All P0Ws Freed
yJanuary22
Would Let Chinese
Go Even Without
Political PurIey
BY Gornett D. Horner

Secretary of State Dulles said
today that North Korean and
Chinese prisoners of war who do
not want to go back home
should be freed in South Korea
by January % even if no politi-
cal conference has been held
with the Communists by that
time.
Mr.. Dulles declaration at a
news conference flew in the face
OF a public suggestion oy Indian
Prime Minister Nehru that the
prisoner question should be con-
sldered "afresh" by both the
United Nations and the Commu-
nists if the political conference
did not take place. But Mr..
Dulles said he was not aware
that India had raised the ques-
tion.
On another matter, Mr.. Dulles
spoke UP to smooth ruffled In
dian feelings over reports at a
projected military-aid pact be-
tween the United States and
Pakistan.
The Secretary said no nego-
tiations are pending with Pakis-
tan on United States military
aid to that country or on Amer
lean bases there.
Cites Lesson Learned.
/. He believes that on balance,
the United States has gained
more than it has lost through
recognition of Soviet Russia 20
years ago yesterday, but has
learned a big lesson-that it is
never prudent to trade American
performance for Soviet promises.
2. There is nothing at all to
reports that the United States
is setting any deadline for
French ratification of the Euro
pean Defense Community treaty.
He does expect the treaty to be
ratified.
3. The Bermuda conference
next month presumably will con-
slider future actions of the three
Western powers in regard to
Germany and Austria in view of
Russia's rejection of bid to a
Big Four Foreign Ministers con-
ference on those problems.
4. The possibility of a five
nation conference on Trieste is
still being considered by Yugo-
slavia and Italy, with no conclu-
sive result from either side as
yet.
POW Statement Read.
Mr.. Dulles opened his news
conference by reading a pre-
pared statement making clear
United States views on the status
Of prisoners of war in Korea.
THE armistice provisions are
clear" he said. "All prisoners
who have not chosen repatria-
ton, and as to whom no other
disposition has been agreed to by
the political conference, shall be
given their freedom after 100
days Tin custody of the Neutral
Nations Repatriation Commits
sion). This period ends January
%, 1854.
Even if no political confer
ence has been held by that time.
the prisoners on that date should
receive their freedom"
The Chinese Communists and
North Korean prisoners in allied
hands were turned over to the
f1ve-nation repatriation commits
sion, headed by India, last
month. The commission is su-
pervising interviews in which
Communist representatives are
attempting to persuade the pris-
oners to return home.
Political Conference Waits.
The armistice agreement was
intended as a forerunner to a
political conference which would
(Cee nIITJES pooa A-AN
Evening star., 1953-11-17

condemning with all the force
fulness at our command" the
malicious and unWarranted at
tack" on Mr.. Truman.
Joseph A. Beirne, CIO vice
president and head of the Com
munication Workers, called for
Mr.. Brownell's resignation for
malfeaSance in Office and for. not
carrying out his constitutional
duties"
"I think all of us can ask our
selves where is America going"
Mr.. Bierne said, when the
cheap, simple and understand
able practices of the Mccarthy
Velde-J stripe can so in
f1uence those entrusted with the
reins of Government, so that the
chief law officer of the United
States makes that kind of an
unfounded, ungrounded, unnec-
eSsary and malicious attack for
the sake of a few, measly Repub-
lican votes"
CIO President Walter P. Reu-
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Press Aide Says
Eisenhower Didn't
Hear Truman Talk

President Eisenhower did
not listen in on former
President Truman's tele-
vision discussion of the
Harry Dexter White case
last night. Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said today.
Mr.. Hagerty also said
there would be no White
House comment on the Tru-
man statement. He an
nounced that the President
will hold his weekly news
conference at 10:30 am.
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1953-11-17

they had other reasons , for
tracking down and beating a trio
of boys coming home with theil
dates from a Saturday night
dance.
Sixth precinct detectives, how
ever, reported admissions from
the first two boys arrested that
the beating was planned to re-
venge a friend accused of. Shak-
ing down classmates at the junior
high at Eighth and Oglethorpe
streets NV. So far six youths
have been charged.
Driving Report Asked.
Meanwhile Traffic Director
George Keneipp announced to-
day he has asked Capt. John
Ryan of the juvenile squad for
full report on the youths drlv-
ing the three cars that carried
the gang to the scene of the
beatingS.
Police have been told the
three cars chased their quarry
from the Hot Shoppe across the
District line to the 1900 block
of Geranium street NV. through
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Quiz Of BrowneIl Set to Focus
On 3 More Linked to Spy Ring;
Talk Response P|eases Truman
Queries on PerIo,
Coe and GIusser
Seen as Topic
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
WASHINGTON (P).-Attor-
ney General Brownell and
FBI Director j. Edgar Hoover
went to a Senate hearing to-
day on the Harry Dexter
White case-raising the posi-
bility that Hoover might testify.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
By james Y. Newton
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT

CLEVELAND, Nov. II. A
high CIO officer today called for
the ousting of Attorney General
BroWnell "for malfeaSance in
office" growing out of tn e
charges made against former
President Truman in the Harry
Dexter White case.
Shortly afterward the CIO
convention adopted a resolution
Clio Votes Approval Of mo Roidine"
Pact, AIreody OK'd by AFL. Poee A-3
Evening star., 1953-11-17
By Miriom Ottenberq

Four more youths were
charged with assault today and
police continued to seek two
others in the roundup of youths
suspected of taking part in the
revenge" beatings growing out
of the breaking up of an extor-
ton racket at Paul Junior High
School.
Juvenile squad detective said
some of those arrested now claim
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Roundup Of Action by Civic Groups on
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Weather Forecast

Clear tonight, with lowest around 40.
tomorrow. mostly sunny and warm again
oy afternoon. Full report on Page A-2.)
Temperatures Today.
Evening star., 1953-11-17

Roundup Of Action by Civic Groups on
Delinquency. Pooe B-l
Evening star., 1953-11-17

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1953-11-17

The deSolate scene at Panmunjom,
Korea, reminds Star Staff Writer Earl
VosS of the Greeks mythical Hades and
the Styx. Even nature is in coma, he
says, on
Page A-10.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Calendar Shows
Alexandria S Two
New Fire Trucks

It was a great day for Alexan-
dria firemen yesterday-two of
the city's new fire trucks came
out in full color on nationally
distributed 1854 calendar.
Fire Chief Bernard j. Padgett
proudly circulated through City
Hall showing the calendar to
anyone who would look at it.
The picture shows two shiny
fire trucks at the Cameron Mills
road f1rehouSe. The calendar is
distributed to thousands of fire.
houses and city halls in the
United States, Canada and
Mexico by the American-La
France Co., fire truck manufac-
turing firm of Elmira, N. Y,
Chief Padgett said.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Maryland Parole Post
Goes 10 W. n. Liebert

Walter N. Liebert, "a, of
Mitchellville, has been elevated
to senior parole officer for CAL
vert, Charles. Prince Georges
and st. MaryS Counties.
His appointment to succeed
Roy D. Bright as head of the
Southern Maryland district was
announced today by Ralph Fall
coner, executive secretary of the
State Department of Parole and
Probation.
The new director of the de-
partment's Upper Marlboro Of
flee, an expert bloodhound train
er, has served in southern
counties since 1948 as a junior
parole officer.
A native of New York and a
former motorcycle patrolman for
the States park system, Mr..
Liebert entered Army's corps of
military police in 1912. He was
provost sergeant at Andrews Air
Force Base from 1914 until he
was discharged in 1916.
Mr.. Liebert became Prince
Georges first county parole Of
f1cer in 1947. shortly after enact
ment Of a new juvenile court
law. He entered State service a
year later.
Evening star., 1953-12-19

Five boys in sheet metal class
at Arlington's Washington-Lee
High School have won recogni-
ton for the work they accom-
plished on their own initiative
while their regular teacher was
hospitalized with automobile ac-
cident injuries.
Don Peters, supervisor Of voca-
tional education in Arlington
schools, has written letters Of
commendation for each of the
boys. and given them letters Of
recommendation to prospective
employers.
The boys are Gilbert Myers,
1901 South Eads street; Stuart
Evans, 2628 South Uhle street;
Steve Mason. 2815 South Arling-
ton Ridge road; Don Jones, 1541
North Longfellow street, and