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Evening star., 1954-01-18
Byrd and Mahoney
Each Says Other Tried
To Make a Deal
By the Assoc,c,ed Pres,

Maryland's 1854 Democratic
primary campaign broke for the
first time into open feuding yes
terday with each of the two
candidates for governor charging
the other tried to get him into
political deal.
DR. H. c, Byrd opened the fir
ing He said at a television press
conference in Baltimore that
George P. Mahoney offered not
to seek nomination for governor
II DR.. Byrd would back him for
controller.
Mr. Mahoney, reached later.
called the statement entirely
untrue" and said it was Or. Byrd
who did the proposing. He said
DR.. Byrd visited him twice at
mis- home and once at his Balti-
more Office last fall and urged
MN to run for controller.
The plan was so fantastic
and unrealistic that under no
circumstances would I entertain
It," Mr.. Mahoney said.
DR.. Byrd had made the state
ment after he was asked if there
was any truth to a rumor that
he had tried to get Mr.. Mahoney
to run for controller. Dr.. Byrd
said it was Mr.. Mahoney who
had advanced the idea and that
he, DR.. Byrd, turned him down,
I told him I could not leave
Millard Tawes," he said.
Mr.. Tawes. now rounding out
a four-year term as controller
and the only Democrat in a high
state office, announced over the
week end he would seek re-elec-
ton. He and Dr.. Byrd are rela-
tlves and close friends, but MIR.
Tawes declined to say whether
he would back DR.. Byrd or Mr..
Mahoney in the race for gover-
nor.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Arlington Delegate Hits
Plan 10 Ease Truck Laws

A plan to increase the weight
and size limits of trucks using
Virginia roads was attacked to-
day by Harrison Mann. Arling-
ton delegate in the Virginia Cen
eral Assembly.
In a letter to the Arlington
County Board. Mr.. Mann said a
study commission appointed by
the assembly has recommended
approval of increases of five feet
in truck length and $500 pounds
in truck weight.
1T appears to me our high
ways are congested enough with
out increasing the size of these
road giants whose numbers and
size make it increasingly difficult
for the motorist to use the public
highways with safety" Mr.. Mann
wrote.
He asked the County, Board
to express it's opinion on the
plan.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
President Hears Sermon
On Mastery Of Moods

The President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover, attending National Pres
byterian Church yesterday
heard DR.. Edward L. r. Elson,
minister of the church. preach
on '"The Mastery of Moods"
DR.. Elson told the congrega-
ton: at is especially important
in dealing with criticism that we
master our moods. What you do
with criticism terribly affects
your mastery of these moods"
Where you are faced with
criticism and would master vour
mood, ask, Who is the critic
trustworthy or not? Is the criti-
cism true?'
IF it is not true-forget it.
If it is true, what can you do
about it? If you can correct it,
do SO. II you can't correct it.
ignore it."
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Chicken Thief Gets
The Bird, But Finds
He's One on SPOT

A chicken thief who trans
ferred a fryer from somebody
else's washing machine into his
own frying pan found himself
in the fire today-with a 15-day
Jail sentence to serve.
The chickens owner, Mrs.
Lillian Parrott, colored, of the
200 block of c street S.W., called
police after the thief identified
himself by returning a part Of
the bird-the neck and the
wings.
Municipal Court Judge An
drew j. Howard, jr.. sentenced
Junior Washington. 81, Mrs.
Parrott's neXt-door neighbor. to
Is days in Jail on a charge Of
petty larceny after a house,
breaking charge was dropped.
Washington was quoted by po-
lice as saying he saw Mrs. Par
rott hide the chicken in a wash
ing mashine Saturday night. and
he later broke in and took 1t.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Plan 10 Speed Transfer
OF Hospital Stymied
By the Associated p,e..

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 49,
While Colonial WILLIAMSBURG
plan to speed up the transfer of
Eastern State Hospital lis for
the best interest of the Com
monwealth," the plan cannot
be effected for the present" be-
cause of the opposition of the
College of William and Mary
the Virginia Advisory Legislative
Council reported yesterday.
And while the VALC, in a re-
port to Gov. Battle, offered mo
present recommendation" it said
officials should continue to work
with the problem
Last year Colonial Williams
burg offered to lend the State
some $23 million to transfer the
hospital at one time to a site
at Dunbar. The State has been
completing the transfer on a
piecemeal basis for a number of
years.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Downtown Drugstore Burns,
Damage MoyExceed $4,000

Daniel Albert. $500 Massachu-
setts avenue NV. official of the
Don Martini dance studio above
the drugstore. ran out when
smoke poured into the studio.
Damage to the studio apparently
was not heavy.
Two Are Carried Out.
Fire 1t. Albert Raeder, AZ, of
1925 Madison street, Hyattsville,
was carried unconscious flom
the basement after he collapsed
from smoke inhalation. Pvt.
Wendall Abbott, 81. of 1880 F.
street Sc, also was overcome.
Both were admitted at Emer-
gency Hospital, where their con-
dition vas described as good
today.
The fire apparently started N
the basement, where a trash pit
and stockrooms are located.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Unitarian Church
InsfaIIs Minister

The Rev. John r. Baker was
installed as minister of the Uni
traian Church of Montgomery
County at ceremonies last night
in the Woman's Club of Chevy
Chase. Md.
Unitarian dignitaries from
Boston. Baltimore and Wash
ington took part in the services,
attended by about 400.
In welcoming Mr.. Baker to the
community. the Rev. Philip Cor
don Scott, minister of the West
moreland Congregation Church
and president of the Bethesda
Council of Churches, said he
would find the county a needy
one, despite it's location within
the shadow of the Nations Cap
itol
The Rev. A. Powell Davies,
pastor of All Souls Church,
preached the installation SER
mon. Others taking part in the
service were DR.. Frederick May
Eliot, president of the American
Unitarian Association; the Rev.
Dale Dewitt. regional director of
the Middle Atlantic States Con-
ference of Unitarian Churches;
DR.. w. w. Argow. minister of
the First Unitarian Church,
Baltimore; the Rev. Ross A.
Weston of the Unitarian Church
of Arlington, and Irwin H. Rimel,
chairman of the board of trus-
tees of the county church.
A graduate of the University
of Michigan and of Harvard
University Divinity School, Mr..
Baker recently returned to this
country after serving Is months
as assistant director of the semi
mar in American studies in Salz-
burg, Austria.
The Unitarian Church of
Montgomery County, which has
a membership of 265 was or
ganized in March, 1858.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Only a Few Election
Contests Probable
In Nearby Virginia

Nearby Virginia may have a
busy year politically, even though
few election contests are in pros
pect.
Holding the spotlight will be
Democratic attempt to cap
ture the Tenth District seat in
the House from Representative
Broyhill, Republican.
A number Of leading Demo-
Gratis in Arlington, Alexandria,
Fairfax County and Falls Church
have been mentioned as con-
tenders in the July primary. The
only definite announcements
have come from State Senator
Charles r Fenwick of Arlington
and Mayor Marshall j. Beverley
of Alexandria who have said they
do not intend to run for the
post.
Also to be elected in November
Is United States Senator from
Virginia. The term of Senator
Robertson, Democrat, expires
this year.
Robertson to Run Again.
Senator Robertson, who lives
in Lexington. has announced his
candidacy for reelection. So
far there has been no more than
rumor about opposition to the
Senator in the Democratic pri-
mary or November general elec-
ton.
In Arlington. one seat will be
filled on the f1ve-member County
Board. Mrs. Leone Buchholz,
chairman of the board, has an
nounced she will be a candidate
again. Mrs. Buchholz was elected
on the slate of Arlington Inde-
pendent Movement.
A non-partisan candidate is
expected to be named to run
against Mrs. Buchholz. Whether
Republicans or Democrats will
have official candidates in the
race has not been announced.
Election of Mrs. Buchholz as
chairman Of the board earlier
this month was supported by the
two Republican members, Robert
A. Peck and George M. Rowzee,
jr.
Three Towns Have Elections.
Alexandria, Fairfax County
and Falls Church will have no
local contests. In the towns of
Fairfax, Vienna and Clifton a
mayor and council will be elected
June 8.
Persons who have not pre-
viously registered must do so by
June IL to be eligible to vote
in the July 13 primary.
Poll taxes must be paid by
May for eligibility to vote in
the primary and the November
2 general election.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
4 Indictments
Found Against
Youthful Trio
Robbery and Theft
Of Auto Charged Il
Juvenile, 2 Others

A juvenile and his two young
companions were indicted today
by a District grand jury on
charges of robbery and auto
theft. a
Named in a total of four sep
arate true bills were John F..
Dieffenderfer.' II, of 47O Mary
land avenue S.W.; Lawrence L.
East. jr., 18. roomer at 572O,
Thirteenth street NV, and Ben
ME Casper, jr., 20, of 618 G
street S.W.
Juvenile Court Judge Edith
Cockrill waived her Jurisdiction
in the cases of East and DEF
fenderfer, who were both II at
the time of their arrest last
month. +.
Admits Using Stolen Car.
According to police, East
smashed pane in locked gaso-
line station door in the 900 block
Of Maryland avenue S.W. on De-
cember 2. He held up the at
tendant and took $85.27. Both
Casper Dieffenderfer admitted
acting as lookouts. police said.
They told police they shared in
the loot but did not go inside be-
cause they feared the attendant.
Arthur P. Hewlett, would recog-
nize them.
They admitted using a stolen
auto. later abandoned in the 100
block Of New York avenue NV,
as a getaway car.
In second case. East, masked
and armed with a pistol, COM
mitted a SOS stickup at the Con-
cord Frozen Food Market, 5000
Georgia avenue NV, with
Dieffenderfer. police said.
Ordered to Drop Bottle.
The market night manager,
Reginald L. Wingfield. 81, told
police he was suspicious when
the youth entered and he reached
for a soft drink bottle to defend
himself. He said he put it down,
however. when East said Drop
that bottle or I'll blow your
brains out"
Seven cases against East were
presented to the grand jury and
he was indicted in four. Six diff
ferent cases were presented
against Diffenderfer and he was
named in four also. Casper was
named in each of the three cases
In which he was named.
Mrs. Marcella Fountecha. 30.
OF the l400 block of North Cap
itol street, was named in an
indictment alleging IA counts
OF making false statements to
the Government.
Allotment Checks Cashed.
Police said she cashed seven
allotment checks between Feb
ruary and July. 1851, as the
wife of Navy Steward &c Cecil
Fountecha while she was still
married to Marine S/Sergt.
James Arthur Franks, now sta
toned at San Diego, Calf.
Records disclosed the Marine
and Navy man were the woman's
fourth and fifth husbands. re-
spectively. Sergt. Franks has
since been granted a divorce,
police said.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Virginia Surgical Group
Reflects Dr.. Hoee
BY the Associossd Press

HOT SPRINGS, Va, Jan. 1s.
The Virginia Surgical Society
has reelected DR.. Randolph
Hoge of Richmond as president.
Other officers include DR.. c. B.
Morton of Charlottesville, vice
president.
The society's council will con-
sist OF the officers and Drs. r. P.
Bell, jr., of Staunton; E. P. Leh-
man, Charlottesville; E. M. Hor-
gan, Winchester. and /. A. Big
ger Of Richmond.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Removal Of Tempo
Marring Memorial
Sought by Huebner

Although 1st Division veterans
have their own money to improve
their monument here, the Federal
Government is blocking the pro-
gram by its unsightly temporary
building.
That's the valuation of the
situation expressed today by the
president of the National Society
of the lst Division. 1t. Gen.
Clarence r. Huebner. retired
Army officer. of the Westchester.
He has followed with interest
the fight of his colleagues to
eliminate the temporary building
that mars their memorial.
$4,000 Has Been Raised.
Gen. Huebner said undoubtedly
the temporary building should
come down Immediately. He
pointed out that the veterans of
the lst Division and their friends
have raised around $4,000 to
commemorate their World War
II battle dead.
Il think that speaks for
ITSELF" said Gen. Huebner. I'VE
are not asking the Federal Gov
ernment for any funds. But no
money will be spent on the
monument until that temporary
building is gotten out of the way.
We plan to get good artist
like Cass Gilbert to suggest how
the monument can he expanded
to commemorate the World War
II dead.
There is a rather beautiful
sweep OF scenery southwark from
the old State. War and Navy
Building, near which our monu-
ment stands, TO the Mall.
Not Seeking U. S. Funds.
But it just seems to me that
it is rather a reflection that the
place can't be cleaned up. Here
is one instance where we still
remember our dead and have
the means to do something about
it. We are not asking for any
Federal funds. We dug Up our
own money.
There is no question but that
the temporary building should
come down Immediately. It is
just an eyesore in a very beau
tiful part of Washington"
Gen. Huebner called attention
to the fact that World War II
has been over nearly 10 years.
He SAID that it's veterans particu-
larly are anxious to honor fit
tingly their comrades who died
in the fighting with the 1st Di-
vision. But the shack" of the
temporary building stands in the
way of the project. the general
said.
II suppose if we live long
enough and wait long enough,
the temporary buildings in
Washington viii fall down." the
general added.
But he added the 1st Division
veterans are determined to see
to it that the temporary building
marring their memorial is the
first to come down. And that
must be soon, he said.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Maternity Code
Provisions Hit
AtHearing
Portions Of Proposal
Called 'UnreuIistic':
Principle Approved
By John McKeIwuv

The Commissioners today took
under advisement controversial
regulations for the supervision
Of maternity and newborn care
in District hospitals.
The regulations, drawn under
the Hospital Licensing Act of
1908, were the. subject of a pub
lie hearing held today.
Representatives of medical
groups and District hospitals ap-
proved in principle" the de-
tailed and stringent code re-
Gently drawn up by the Health
Departments Bureau of Child
and Maternal Welfare. However.
they objected to portions of the
proposed code and questioned its
practically.
Need Questioned.
Pointing to a marked decline
in the maternal and newborn
infant death rate. medical rep
reSentativeS questioned the need
OF the code in the first place.
DR.. Herbert P. Ramsey, presi-
dent of the DISTRICT Medical So
ciety. said the society supported
the code with certain revisions.
The code has already undergone
five revisions.
Main opposition to the code
came from hospital officials.
Leo w. Schneider, admin
istrator of Garfield Hospital said
it would be simply impossible for
Garfield to comply with certain
portions, de referred to the
number o. nurses and space re-
quirements specifically outlined
by the code.
Maj. Gen. A. w. Kenner, med
ical director of Columbia Hos
pltal, estimated a $150.000 con-
struction program would be
needed to meet certain code re-
qulrementS. Portions of the
code call for, as an example, a
maximum of IL bassinettes per
hospital nursery.
The code also emphasized sep
aration of the maternal unit
from other hospital activities,
isolation of sick or suspect babies,
and thorough sanitary methods
of handling food and equipment.
Justin BOwersock of the hos
pitall council said portions of the
code as far as some hospitals
were concerned were unobtain-
able and unrealistic. He said the
code would unfairly lay hospitals
open to malpractice suits.
DIR. Samuel Schwartz of the
Health Department said one
year permits would be issued to
hospitals TO ease their plight in,
meeting the provisions OF the
code in reconstruction of plant
facilities.
The code had the backing of
a number of citizens associa-
tions. including the Southeast
Council, the Washington Urban
League. the Federation of Busi-
nessmen's Associations and the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tionS.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Young D'AIesandro Gets
2-Week Delay Of Trial
BY the Assoeiated Press

BALTIMO Jan. 49,
Franklin D. Roosevelt D'Alesan-
dro, 20-year-old son of Balti-
more's mayor. gained a two-week
delay today when he was brought
into Youth Court for arraign-
ment on perjury charges.
The mayors son was not re-
quired' to enter a plea at the
short proceedings.
His attorney, Joseph Sherbow
asked for a month in which to
prepare special pleas. Judge
Ralph S. Warnken denied Mr..
Sherbow's request, but the State
agreed to a two-week delay.
Young D'Alesandro is charged
with lying to a jury which ac-
quilted him several weeks ago
OF statutory rape charges.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Second in o Series.


ings on the District, both United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover
and Police Chief Robert v.
Murray expressed firm convic-
tions that the power to decide
whether these juveniles should
be tried in Juvenile Court or in
adult court should be vested in
the United States Attorney
rather than in the Juvenile
Court judge.
Juvenile Court Judge Edith H.
Cockrlll testified that the prose-
cutor lacks the staff to make
the social study on which she
bases her decisions. Since then,
she has come out against Mr..
Rover's recommendation. And
her director of social work,
Henry ]. Palmieri. has said pub
licly that he did not believe any
juvenile should be tried as an
adult-even in a murder case.
Against this background. the
Council on Law Endorsements S
Committee on Juvenile Crime set
out to determine whether the
waiver provisions of the Juvenile
Court Act should be amended.
Amendment Is Favored.
The committee members split
3 to 2 on how this should be
done but they agreed the law
should be amended ito assure re-
moval where the serious and ag-
gressive nature of the offense
and the circumstances of the
crime indicate that the interest
of the community in law. order
and the protection of life and
property would be better served
by such removal"
In other words. they called for
a procedure that would still pro-
tect the child but at the same
time give the United States At
torney the primary role in seek
ing the removal of hardened
young offenders. They met the
judges, objection by proposing
that the Juvenile Court staff
make the social study.
Under the plan favored by the
majority. the Juvenile Court
judge would still make the de-
cision but she would have the
recommendation of the United
States Attorney before her and
if the prosecutor were dis
satisfied with her action, he
could take his request to the
presiding judge of the Municipal
Court of Appeals. The minority
plan would simply lodge the
power of removal in the United
States Attorney. Either method,
the committee noted, would re-
quire change in the law.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Judge CoekriH Says
Proposals Will Be
Carefully Weighed

Juvenile Court Judge
Edith H. Cockrill. through
her secretary, today issued
this comment on the report
of the Council on Law En-
| forcement's Committee on
Juvenile Crime:
II have read the report
and feel that the committee
has done a conscientious job
and that all their recon-
mendations insofar as they
relate to the court will re-
ceive careful consideration"
She would not comment
specifically on the many
changes proposed for her
courts operations.
Evening star., 1954-01-18

Fire damage at the Pennsyl-
vania Drug Co., 1901 E street
NV. may run as high as $40, 900
to $4,000, the store owner said
today.
The store was severely dam
aged yesterday afternoon by a
two-alarm blaze.
Two firemen were hospitalized
for smoke inhalation and several
others were treated at the scene.
David S. Porten. 1912 Taylor
street NV, the owner. said he
had not had a chance to survey
the damage but estimated his
losses.
Restaurant Men Call Help.
The store was closed when
smoke began pouring from a sky
light in the building. Employees
of a nearby restaurant called
flremen.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Younger AdoIescents
To be Discussion Topic

Service to Groups in Family
and Community Life Education
will sponsor a group of three
successive discussions on the
younger adolescent at the Wood
side Elementary School Georgia
avenue. Silver Spring. Md.
Miss Gladys Gardner jenkins
will lead the discussion. The
first session will be held at 8:15
pm. Wednesday.
Dates will be announced later
Of discussion groups for parents
Of older adolescents.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
New Juvenile Court Waiver Setup Urged

should make an independent re-
view of all or most of the cases
eligible for waiver. There are
some offenses which are tech
nically felonies. but which may
not be serious enough to warrant
waiver. and it is therefore sug-
gested that representatives of
the Juvenile Squad and of the
United States Attorney confer
and establish criteria for the re-
ferral of serious felonies to the
United States Attorney for re-
view.
"The committee believes, how
ever. that no case should be re-
moved from the jurisdiction of
the Juvenile Court solely because
Of the nature of the offense and
the age of the offender. It is
important that a competent So
cial study on the child be con-
Sidered by the United States
Attorney before any formal ac-
tion is taken to effect a transfer
Of the case to the District Court.
with respect to any case in
which it appears to the United
States Attorney that removal
might be desirable, he should be
authorized to notify the Juvenile
Court to this effect and the Ju-
venile Court should Immediately
and with full priority cause the
usual social study to be made.
Copies of the final report to-
gether with the recommended
ton of the Department of So
cial Work should be furnished to
the judge Of the Juvenile Court
and to the United States Attor-
ney as soon as possible. The
United States Attorney should
take formal action with respect
to removal only after this report
has been received"
Difference Of Opinion.
The committee noted that
under this procedure, the United
States Attorney would have pri-
mary responsibility to initiate
the removal but police still could
ask for waivers and the judge
could waive jurisdiction on her
own initiative.
The committee reported the
difference of opinion among its
members on what should be done
after the United States Attor-
ney gets the report from the
Director of Social Work. The
majority prefer leaving juris-
diction up to judge but provid-
ing for a review by the chief
judge of the Municipal Court of
Appeals while the minority be-
lieves the power should rest with
the United States Attorney. But
the committee emphasized that
1T is unanimous on the detectives
to be attained by amending the
waiver provision.
Tomorrow: Juvenile court and
the police.