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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20

lature an anti-air pollution bill.
This bill is patterned after the
present State Water Pollution
Control Law, and would provide
a fine of $500 a day for pollution
after a restraining order has
been issued.
Senator Shehan has taken no
public stand on the refinery
question but the fact that his bill
was introduced after reports of
the refinery were circulated here
indicates his concern over the
development of the county.
Representatives of Pan Ameri-
can, contacted by The Star, de-
clined to discuss the proposed
refinery.
E. A. Hummer, the company's
real estate representative in
Baltimore, said he had been in
structed not to discuss the mat
ter. He said rumors in the
area had caused the company to
put wraps" on the proposal.
D. j. Smith, president of
Pan American, said in New York
that the refinery couldn't be
discussed because no plans had
been made.
Oil leakage would be the
greatest threat to bay resources.
In addition to adversely affecting
waterfowl, oil could wreck the
bay oyster beds and the crab
packing business.
Under Maryland law, plans
any for industry must be pre-
sented to the Water Pollution
Control Commission and a per-
NIT must be issued before con-
struction can begin. The COM
mission must be assured that no
pollution will be caused. It
has powers to stop pollution if
it should occur after operations
begin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20
Flowers Have Been Waiting
To Greet Spring a Long Time

Vernon, in Meridian Hill Park,
Montrose Park and Lafayette
Park.
Middle to Late April.
Black LOcust-Along Chesa-
peake & Ohio Canal.
DogwOod-Rock Creek Park,
Mount Vernon Parkway, Merid-
ian Hill Park, West Potomac
Park. Dumbarton Oaks and al
most everywhere in Washington.
Redbud-Mount Vernon park
way and Rock Greek Park and
in numerous other locations.
Middle to Late May.
Mountain Laurel-Mount Ver-
non parkway, Rock Creek Park
and various locations.
Carolina RhOdOdendrOn-Mer-
idian Hill Park.
Native RhOdodendrOn - Dunn
barton Oaks.
Scotch Broom - Dumbarton
Oaks.
Late May to Early June.
Bronze Daylily-Mount Ver-
non Parkway and Rock Creek
Park.
Water Lilies - KenilWorth
Aquatic Gardens and Rawlins
Park, between the Interior De-
partment buildings.
Park officials warned that the
Towering schedule is approx
mate, as weather conditions can
throw it off. Normally, the do
nestle trees and flowers stick
close to the schedule, within a
week. But exotic plants, such as
Japanese Cherry Trees, are err
ratio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20
.Undercover Man
Stabbed by Suspect

An undercover man for the
Metropolitan Police Gambling
Squad was stabbed in the arm
yesterday when he attempted to
arrest a man on suspicion Of
larceny.
The undercover operator, Pvt.
Generalee Robinson. "a, colored.
was treated in Gallinger Hospi-
tai for a stab wound on the
upper right arm and released.
Capt. John B. Monroe, head
Of the Gambling Squad, gave
this account of the incident:
Pvt. Robinson, during an in
veStigation for the Gambling
Squad, had parked his automo-
bile in the TOO block of E street
Sc. when a young colored man
offered him 10 pairs of nylon
stockings at reduced cost.
Convinced that the stockings
had been stolen, Pvt. Robinson
produced his badge while the
two sat in the car and attempted
to place the man under arrest.
The suspect stabbed the police
man with a pocket knife and
escaped on foot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20
Invitation to Crime
By Miriom Ottenberq

In q nelgnDOrlng county ana
a neighboring city, both proSecu-
ton and punishment give Spe-
cial attention to the criminal
who commits a series of offenses.
This was revealed in Star
check of both police and prose-
cutors in neighboring areas to
see how they deal with the
multiple offender. In Washing
ton. a Star survey Of court and
police files has shown, the
prisoner accused of a long serie
of crimes before capture is in
dicted in only a few of the cases
against him and is actually
punished for even fewer.
The two places where police
felt the prosecutors particularly
recognized the special problems
created by the many-time
offender were Arlington County.
Va, and Baltimore, Md.
Have Definite Policy.
Prosecutors in other nearby
Jurisdictions. moreover, each had
some definite policy for dealing
with the man who commits a
seriese of crimes. Most of them
said they seek indictments in
all cases where crimes of vio-
lence are involved.
In Arlington, Commemorative
Attorney William j. Hassan said
he usually presents all cases to
the grand jury when a series Of
crimes is involved.
The policy where armed rob-
berries are concerned, he said, is
to indict in all cases and not
dismiss any of them after indict-
ment.
If the man pleads guilty to
the series, he said, the judge
gives concurrent sentences.
However, if the criminal after
serving his sentence gets in
trouble and is convicted again,
his second stretch takes into
consideration every one Of the
concurrent sentences. It works
this way:
Virginia has a law which pro-
vides for additional time in
prison if the man has a record.
If the prisoner gets six concur
rent sentences, the next time he
is convicted he is a seven time
loser.
If a defendant indicted in a
series of cases pleads not guilty
in Arlington, he goes to trial in
each case and gets consecutive
sentences in jury trials.
I'VE try to give the first
offender a break" said Mr.. Has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20
Invitation to Crime
Multiple Offender in Arlington
Receives Special Attention

san, but if he hasn't learned
his lesson, he is going to face
it next time on the number of
offenses for which he has been
convicted"
Mr.. Hassan said he thought
the policy of indicting in all
cases Of violence is the reason
why there are few armed rob-
berries and no "yokings" in the
county.
He also said that trouble spots
get prompt treatment with good
results. AS an example, he cited
the large group of Christmas
time shoplifting cases when two
large Washington stores opened
branches in the county. The
shoplifters, he said, were given a
minimum of two years. The fol-
lowing year the stores reported
very little trouble with shoplift-
ers at Christmas time.
In Baltimore, States Attorney
AnSelm Sodaro said he consist
emily followed the policy of get
ting indictments for each case
where the criminal committed a
series of crimes before arrest.
II there are IL crimes with
which the prisoner is charged,
Mr.. Sodaro said, he sets out to
try them all. If the prisoner
pleads guilty to most of them
and the others look difficult to
prove, he added, he might enter
a "stet" to a few of them. En-
tering stet means that the case
is held in reserve.
Mr.. Sodaro said he never en-
tiers a stet until after the i'm
position of sentence in the other
cases to make sure the Judge is
able to impose an adequate SEN
tence on the cases before him.
Where the prisoner is accused
Of a series of armed robberies,
he went on, each case is prose-
cuted.
Most Trials by Judge.
The majority of the cases tried
in Baltimore are by judges
rather than jury which speeds up
the process and makes it possible
to try more cases without crowd
ing the dockets. The jury trials
here have been given as a reason
for indicting in only a fraction
OF the cases against a single de-
fendant and dismisSing up to
half the remainder in exchange
for a plea of guilty.
This practice here has been
carried so far that substantially
less than one-third Of the cases
on which defendants are in
dicted are tried. OF the 1900
disposed Of here in 1852, there
were 521 trials, 996 pleas OF
guilty and 283 dismissals.
Unlike most of the Washing
ton judges, the Baltimore judges,
according to Mr.. Sodaro, fire.
quently give consecutive senten-
ceS. He mentioned a recent case
where a defendant was tried in
80 burglaries and got two to
three years in each case.
Naturally" said Baltimore
police officials, this has an eff
feet on our crime rate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20
Bay Area Split
By Rumor Of
Oil Refinery
TuIbot Landowners
Oppose Erection
Of Big Industry
BY jones BirchfieId
Sior Sfeff cerrespondent

EASTON, Md, Mar. 20.-The
possibility that a large oil re-
f1nery may be constructed in the
Chesapeake Bay area of Talbot
County is causing a sharp divi-
sion of opinion among residents
of this Eastern Maryland COM
munity.
First news of the proposed re-
f1nery came last month when it
was learned that the Pan Ameri-
can Petroleum and Transport
Co., was taking options on nearly
1000 acres of land in the Wade's
Point area along the bay.
The area, one of five possible
locations being considered by the
company between Norfolk, Va.
and Maine, is in an area consist
ing largely of water front estates.
II the refinery is located in
Talbot it would be the first such
industry in the bay area, and
people here feel that it would
open the door to other, and
probably more Objectionable in
duStries.
Historic Area.
In this vicinity, from Clai-
borne to Tilghman's Island, are
located such historic estates as
Langdon, Wade's Point Farm,
Bolton and Richneck Manor. The
area is in Bay Hundred District
Of Talbot County.
While few facts concerning
the proposed refinery are known
here. county residents already
are beginning to choose sides.
More than 800 residents of Bay
Hundred District, have voiced
their favor of the project.
The county Real Estate Board,
however, has gone on record as
opposing a refinery on the
grounds that it would depress
real estate prices. Others oppos-
ing the refinery are businessmen
who favor establishing a number
Of small, diversified industries
rather than one large industry;
the group of estate owners who
have moved into Talbot County
to escape induStrialization in
other sections. and sportSmen
and conservation groups who
fear pollution.
Citizens Group Formed.
Two significant developments
have come out of the refinery
reports.
A countrywide citizens group
is being formed to encourage di-
versif1ed industrial development
In Talbot and to protect the
county'S existing diversified econ
omy through the enactment Of
simple zoning plan.
State Senator w. Mason She
han of Talbot County has in
troduced in the Maryland Legis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20
Automatic Cut
In State Taxes
Voted bySenate
Is Passed Without
Debate, Goes to
House for Action
By Gene Goodwin
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 2O.-The
question Of Maryland taxpayers
being given automatic tax re-
auctions from States surplus
funds each year is now up to the
House of Delegates and Gov.
McKeldin.
The Senate approved the
measure yesterday, with Is DEM
ocrats supporting it and 10 Re-
publicans opposing it. The DEM
ocrats have a majority in the
House.
McKeldin Against Plan.
Gov. McKeldin, a Repub-
lican, has taken stand against
the automatic tax cut plan,
modelled after the so-called Byrd
plan operating in Virginia. But
he said he will not veto it, maxi
ing it plain, at the same time.
that he would hold the Demo-
Gratis responsible for any neces-
sary increase in taxes to make up
for the loss of State funds turned
back to the taxpayers under the
plan.
State surplus funds have been
used by Gov. McKeldin and
many Governors before him.
both Democratic and Republican.
to balance their budgets. In the
last two years some SURPRISES
also have gone back to the tax
payers in the form of Is per cent
tax cuts.
Approved without Debate.
Senate approval of the meas
ure, sponsored by an economy
bloc of II Democratic Senators.
came without debate. The bill
has been the subject of hot dis
cussion and behind-the-scenes
maneuvering for more than q
month.
If it passes the House and Is
signed by the Governor, it will
go into effect in July, but tax
payers will not benefit until
early 1855.
The Senate also passed along
to the, House the bill to make
possible Federal construction Of
a 57-mile stretch of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Canal parkway
between Hancock and Cumber-
land. The measure would au-
thorize the State to spend $780,
900 to acquire 400 acres Of
land to be turned over to the
National Park Service to build
the SO million section of road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20
Bondoee Area Center

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Mar.
20. (Special)-The Charlottes-
ville-Albemarle chapter Of the
American Cancer Society has
been designated q bandage dis
trihution center for q 15-county
area. Heretofore Richmond had
been the nearest city where BAN
dages were available to cancer
patients in this area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20
Spencer Has Doubts
Senate Transit Bill
Will Attain Purpose

Kenneth w. Spencer, chair
man of the District Public
Utilities Commission, has some
doubts that a Senate bill Great
ing a Metropolitan Area Transit
Commission would accomplish its
purpose.
This was learned today with
release of a letter that Mr..
Spencer has sent to Chairman
Tobey, of the Senate Commerce
Committee.
The Senate Commerce Com
mittee yesterday unanimously
reported the bill, designed to
create the area commission to
take over regulation of bus and
! streetcars in this area. An iden-
tical bill is awaiting action in
the House Commerce Committee.
Answer to Senator TObey.
Mr.. Spencer's letter was in
reply to a request from Senator
Tobey for comments on the bill.
The PUG chairman said the
bill is generally designed to meet
recognized needs in the trans
portation problems facing the
District and the Metropolitan
area. He added:
"I have some doubts, how
ever if the bill as written will
fully accomplish the desired and
expressed purpose"
Doubts PrOpriety.
Mr.. Spencer said he doubted
the propriety of transferring GER
tain functions of the PUG, which
relate only to District matters, to
an area-wide commission. Some
Of these functions refer to things
not involving transportation, he
said.
Mr.. Spencer said the provi-
sions of the taxicab insurance
act relate to taxis licensed in the
District. He added:
This commission does not
believe that its functions under
that act should be transferred
to an interstate agency. The
insurance act does not apply out
side Of the District. There is
no provision in the bill which
would require insurance as a
protection to the public"
Mr.. Spencer said the PUG
has certain authority over the
control and use of streets in the
District by motor carriers. He
said he believed this function
should remain with some Dis
trict agency.
Loading Platforms Cited.
He also said the erection Of
permanent loading platforms
now Is approved by the PUG
and the Director of Vehicles and
Traffic. He said this function
also should remain with a Dis
trict agency.
Mr.. Spencer said the bill con-
tainS no provisions for the re-
view Of actions of the Metro
politan Area Transit Commits
sion. The PUG has a method for
court review of its decisions.
The bill, according to Mr..
Spencer, would make applicable
to carriers by motor vehicles all
District laws relating to taxes
and the registration, titling,
licensing and inspection of We
hicles, even though some of the
carriers and their vehicles may
be subject to similar legislation
in the States.
Mr.. Spencer suggested the
committee review and modify
the bill if it is to accomplish its
expressed purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20
Neutral SunqIoss Lens

A glass company in Point
Marion. Pa. has announced de-
velopment Of a neutral sunglass
lens which viii not distort color
perception Of the wearer. and
which can be mass-produced for
popular priced sunglasses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20

0RAA4S dAAANC0 OAAACAd4Ay Ill
Washington today, but from the
looks of the flowers that bloom
in the spring it has been here
already for some time. Cherry
trees at the Tidal Basin are
about to bloom ahead of Sched-
ule. National Capital Parks Of
ficials say they may even be in
bloom this Sunday if it gets
warmer.
In any case. they are bound to
be in bloom by the middle of
next week. This will leave the
Cherry Blossom Festival-sched-
uled for April 8 to April H.
without blossoms.
Doubles Bloom Later.
The Tidal Basin cherry trees
are single Oriental cherries. Along
East Potomac Park are many
double Oriental cherry trees.
They normally follow the single
bloom trees by two or three
weeks.
This means that the Cherry
Blossom Festival could be over
before these trees in East Po-
tomac Park bloom. But Mop Of
flcials aren't predicting at this
point.
There's a third type of cherry
at East Potomac Park-the Benz
higan cherry - which blooms
about the time of the Tidal Basin
trees. About 100 of these are
ready to bloom now.
A Towering timetable for
Washington would read about
like this:
NOW UNTIL EARLY APRIL.
Pansies-The pansy garden in
West Potomac Park is in bloom
now. Lights have been installed
so they can be seen at night.
Pansies also are scattered at
other locations, including Lafay-
cite Park.
Observation-Disclosures types Of
magnoliaS are in bloom now. One
Of the best spots is Rawlins Park,
New York avenue at Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets NV, be-
tween the two Interior Depart
ment buildings. They can be
seen also at Franklin Park, West
Potomac Park.
FOrsythia-In full bloom now.
Scattered throughout the park
system with the best displays at
Rock Creek and Potomac park
ways NV. Tin Rock Greek Park,
at Dumbarton Oaks and the
Sylvan Theater.
Comedian Cherry-This tree.
a member Of the dogwood family,
may be found in bloom now at
various locations, one of the best
being Montrose Park.
Virginia Blue Bells - Rock
Greek Park, along Beach drive
near the Maryland State line.
Towering Crabapples - These
trees form a beautiful display in
Anacostia Park. They should be
in bloom next week. possibly by
Sunday. They stay for several
weeks. CrabappleS also will be
found in Franklin Park, La
fayette Park, Jefferson Memorial
and Grant Circle.
Narcissi-Tnese will be bloom
ing within the next few weeks.
A new planting of 10000 in Rock
Creek Park, just below the
Shoreham Hotel, should be a
good display this year. They
also will be found in Dumbarton
Oaks, Palisades Playground,
Montrose Park, Franklin Park
and Chevy Chase Circle.
Lilacs-They will be blooming |
in a week on Maine avenue,
south Of Independence Avenue
Bridge.
M10-April.
Tulips-These will be found at |
West Potomac Park at Pansy
Garden. Grant Memorial in Un-
ion Square. Judiciary Park and
Meridian Hill Park, Jefferson
Memorial and a number Of other
places in the parks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20
Alumni Retreat Set

The Rev. Wilfred Parsons,
s. j., author and former editor
of America, will conduct a re-
treat for Fordham University
alumni Sunday in Copley Hall
at Georgetown University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20
Court Clinic
ForPsychiatric
Tests Studied
Plan Draws Booking
Of Judges, Lawyers
And Civic Leaders

A movement to establish 8
psychiatric clinic as an arm OF
the court has gotten underway
here.
It was urged yesterday by
United States Attorney Charles
M. 1relan. who recently resigned
and is awaiting the conflrma-
ton of his successor.
The proposal drew immediate
support from the judges, law
yers and civic leaders attend
ing meeting of the American
Bar Associations Washington
Committee on Improving the
Administration of Justice. They
voted to investigate the posi-
bility of establishing a court
psychiatric clinic here.
Chief Judge Bolitha j. Laws
of the U. S. District Court for
the District of Columbia, Mr..
Helan and Supt. Winfred Over
holSer reported at the session
that more and more prisoners
are requesting psychiatric ex-
aminations.
Evasion Suspected.
AS reported by The Star in q
series of articles, all three speak
ers indicated their belief that
some defense attorneys are TAX
ing advantage of mental illness
claims to delay or evade punish
ment for their clients.
Mr.. Irelan said he believes 1t
has become "a fashion" here to
"bug-out" or pretend mental
illness, and this has been en-
couraged by some counsel"
Judge Laws said it has been
found that some lawyers are
taking some little advantage"
OF the law. He added that the
ever-increasing number of ap-
plications for mental examina-
tons by prisoners may be and
probably is good, if handled
scientifically, but might be bad
if handled otherwise"
DR.. Overholser, reporting an
increase in the number of
prisoner admissions from Sc in
1913 to 118 in 1852, said he was
undertaking when he attributed
the increase partly to "the alert
ness of some defense attorneys,
who are ready to utilize the pos
Sible delays even in doubtful
cases."
Psychiatrists Needed.
Mr.. Ireland said the court has
immediate need of competent
and trustworthy psychiatrists to
perform the increasing number
of mental examinations request
ed. He said his Office has been
using DR.. Joseph Gilbert of St.
Elizabeths Hospital. but DR.. Gil
bert is so overburdened that he
recently testified that, during the
period he was examining the de-
fendant in a murder case, he also
examined $50 other patients.
The lack of psychiatrists, he
said, has meant that at least a
month is required from the time
an examination is requested un-
til a report is furnished. FIRE.
quently, he said, there has been
a lapse Of two or three months,
creating a backlog of work for
the court, necessitating contin-
uances, defeating the desired
prompt handling of criminal
cases and causing the community
to pay for keeping the prisoner
at the Jail.
How psychiatric clinics work in
Baltimore was described by DR..
M. S. Guttmacher, chief medical
officer of the Baltimore supreme
bench.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-20
Mid-April.

Tulips-These will be found at
West Potomac Park at Pansy
Garden. Grant Memorial in Un-
ion Square. Judiciary Park and
Meridian Hill Park, Jefferson
Memorial and a number Of other
places in the parks.
Azaleas-They are on Mount
Vernon parkway near Mount
Evening star., 1953-01-28

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1953-01-28

Tor the second Serss Aah"s@s'
time on January IS. He was hit
in the legs, his parents said, but
the wounds were not serious.
Pvt. Coleman, 81, was first
wounded in the heel last Octo-
ber %, when a volley of Ameri-
can artillery fire fell short. He
was returned to the lines De-
cember S.
Pvt. Coleman was born in
Roanoke. Va. and reared in the
Washington area. He is a gradu-
ate of Eastern High School and
was employed at the Internal
Revenue Bureau before he en-
tered the Marine Corps in Feb
ruary, 1852.
Sergt. Lindsay, %, was hit in
the hand by grenade fragments
on January IL, according to a
telegram from the Defense De-
partment.
The sergeant entered the Army
May %, 1851. and had been in
Korea about four months.
4. He is the son of Mrs. Della
Lindsay, 4O6 Eighth street S. w.
A native of Washington, he is a
graduate of the Phelps Voca-
tional School.
The Defense Department also
listed as missing in action Corpl.
Charles E. Zepp, son of Mr.. and
Mrs John w. Zepp, Route /,
Severn, Md.
Evening star., 1953-01-28

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Evening star., 1953-01-28
Citizen Group Opposes
Later Liquor Sale Hours

The Columbia Heights Citi-
zens' Association last night OPP
posed extension Of the hours
during which liquor may be sold
in the District.
The group also registered dis
approval of the application of a
nearby grocery store for a license
to sell alcoholic beverages.
These actions followed a dis
cusSion of alcoholism by Miss
Helen O'Brien of the United
States Public Health Service,
who described psychiatric treat
ment given alcoholics.
The group met at Calvary
Church, 1459 Columbia road
NV