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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-01

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All but Senator Della were on
hand for the first big opportun-
ity for maneuvering since the
general election.
Senator Redden's supporters
indicated they thought he could
muster seven of the eight East
ern Shore senators. excluding
only Senator Fred c. Malkus Of
Dorchester County. who was alb
sent yesterday.
On the other hand, Senator
Goldstein had fair assurances he
had the support OF i've Senators
from the Western Shore and
Southern Maryland. who met to-
gether with him last week.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
AAA District Division
Asks House Approval
Of E Street Span

The District division of the
American Automobile Associa-
ton today urged the House Dis
trict Committee to authorize an
E street bridge this year and
protested a second best pro-
posal" made by District Engineer
Commissioner Louis w. Prentiss.
Gen. Prentiss has told the
committee he still favors the E
street span as the top-priority
bridge need. But in the event
Congress rejects it, he proposed
a nine-point alternative calling
for a Jones Point bridge and i'm
provements to existing spans.
AAA Division Manager LIE
Verne Johnson. in letters to COM
mittee members, said his group
favors all the alternate improve
ments suggested by the District
official.
But we feel that his proposal
is a supplement, definitely not a
replacement. for the extremely
essential E street span," he wrote.
Mr.. johnson said he was aware
that the E street project was
threatened by opposition to the
bridges crossing of Roosevelt
Memorial Island, and added:
1.-THE history of our country
reveals numerous occasions where
big men have set aside personal
dreams to better the lives of the
vast majority of their fellow cit
liens. The small change that
would be made in Roosevelt
Island, in comparison to the
great utility that can be gained
by that change, makes the entire
problem seem minute"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Three Boys Are Accused
Of Turninq In False Alarm

Three boys. two IL and one
IL year old, have been charged
with turning in false fire alarm
and breaking windows in the
Jefferson High School at Seventh
and K streets S.W., police re-
ported today.
The boys, released in the Gus
tody of their parents, were said
by police to have admitted
throwing stones and breaking a
couple" of windows at the
school on Sunday. The fire
alarm, according to police, was
turned in at a box at Seventh
and H streets S.W., also on Sun
day.
In another juvenile case. a To-
year-old boy, colored. was
charged with assault with a
dangerous weapon after police
said he stabbed an 11-year -old
boy. also colored, with a pocket
knife.
Police said the boy. released in
the custody of his parents,
stabbed the other boy in the arm
on Sunday in the 1900 block of
Trenton place Sc. after an ar
gument. The knife wound was
treated at Children'S Hospital
and the wounded boy was re-
leased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Inquest Set in Staying
Of Apartment Janitor

A 38-year-old man was to
face a coroner's inquest today
in the fatal shooting of another
man late yesterday.
The accused is William j.
Jones, 80, colored. He is charged
with homicide in the shooting
of Joseph Campbell. IS. also
colored. janitor of the apart
ment house in the 1000 block
of Eleventh street NV. where
Jones lived. The shooting oc-
Cured on the seventh floor of
the building. shortly after 3
pm.
Homicide Squad Detective Al
bert F. Mode said Campbell had
made remarks about Jones wife
in the elevator and that this
precipitated a fight.
Campbell died of two shots
in the right chest. A .38-caliber
revolver was used. He was pro-
nounced dead on the scene by
q physician from District Gen.
eral Hospital.
Jones was treated for head
injuries. inflicted by q hammer
the officer said was welded by
Campbell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
By Fronk SortweII, Jr.

am not, either, a monster.
This may sound like saying
the earth is square, but I can
prove it.
Keith's Theater, in promoting
forthcoming film, 1.-The Crea-
ture> from the Black Lagoon.
advertised for a man to prowl
the lobby in monster costume.
With "a others, I applied for
the job.
We were of all kinds, including
a 69-year-old one-man band, a
White House policemen, pro-
feSsional producer of amateur
theatricals, a college student, a
carpenter and two clowns
AS we crowded in the lobby.
cash customers for the current
show, a Western, kept getting
in line behind us. We straight
ened them out and they went
inside. taking many backward
glance.
Called up for an interview with
the publicity man running the
show. I claimed to be out of
work.
I suggested that I growled
very nicely. Centuries of Passion
Pent Up In His Evil Heart" the
ads said }
Let's hear it,"
."Arrough, ARROUGH, Ar
roughrr." I said.
Several persons rushed out OF
the theater to see what in the
ever-loving. blue-eyed world was
going on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Wife Of CorpI. Dickinson
Refuses Army Medical Aid

The wife of Corpl. Edward s.
Dickinson, former prisoner OF
war in Korea now being held
for court-martial, declined hos
pital treatment at Fort Belvoir,
Va, when she became i'll while
visiting her husband there on
Sunday.
This was revealed today by
the Army. A spokesman said
that Mrs. Dickinson was taken
to a dispenSary where a physi-
clan examined her and recon-
mended that she go to the hos
pital on the post. Mrs. Dicken-
son declined and left the base,
accompanied by James Dicken-
son of Big Stone Gap. Va, BROTH
er of her husband.
Corl. Dickinson is being held
at Fort Belvoir pending the start
of court-martial proceedings
April 10 on charges he COM
municated with the enemy with
out proper authority while q
POW and that he acted in a
manner designed to obtain IA
-vorable treatment by his cap
tors, to the detriment of other
prisoners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Court Holds Mother
Of Boy, 8, for Jury
On Cruelty Charge

A mother was held for the
action of the grand jury today
by Municipal Court Judge Ma
dine L. Gallagher after her g.
year-old son complained to police
that she beat him because he
played hockey from school.
Mrs. Katherine Shuler, 80
co1ored, of the 800 block of F
street NE, charged with cruelty
to children, told police II would
rather go to Jail than let that
child run all over me-"
The boy, Willie Fred, told po-
lice he left for school last Mon
day but instead of going to class
played on the Logan School play
ground.
my mother started beating
me with an electric cord and
hit me on my head, face and
body" Willie Fred said. After
she finished beating me, she told
me to go home but I ran away
because she was going to beat
me some more"
A passerby, Mary Gormley of
1913 Seventh street NE. saw his
injuries, called police and took
him to Casualty Hospital. After
ward he was transferred to the
District General Hospital and
treated.
Judge Gallagher placed Mrs.
Shuler under $500 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Missing Wife Returns
To Home at Seat Pleasant

Prince Georges County police
today cancelled their lookout for
a 20-year-old mother who had
been missing from her Seat
Pleasant (Md) home since
March Is.
Police at the Seat Pleasant
headquarters said Mrs. Mary
Frances Kern returned home
this morning, but were unable
to give an immediate report on
her whereabouts since leaving
her home at 722 Seventy-f1rst
avenue.
Her husband, Elwood Kern,
jr.. who had been staying with
his parents in Washington, re-
ceived a call about Z am. from
his wife saying she would meet
him at their home.
Meanwhile, a 2-year-old
daughter. Arlene, is in Prince
Georges General Hospital recov-
ering from a head injury re-
ceived in a fall from a porch rail
to a sidewalk after her mothers
DISAPPEARANCE,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Oman Asks World
To Return 10 Christ

Methodist Bishop G. Bromley
Oman of Washington declared
yesterday that even if Russia
and her military might we're to
disappear the world would still
be faced with numerous prob
lens.
''The world must be reborn in
the name of Christ if these
problems are to be met" Bishop
Oman told worshipers at a
MONDAY lenten service in
Epiphany Episcopal Church,
1917 G street NV.
The Methodist church leader
said the difference between
Communists and Christians is
that the former believe their
theories "can be applied to life
and too largely we think of our
announcements as iridescent
ideals and not feasible here"
This was not always true, the
clergyman pointed out. When
Christ appeared to Mary Mag
dalen, He started the church on
it's task.
"They were a minority with a
mission and a Master and a
message" he said. But when
the minority became a majority
the teachings of Jesus came to
be regarded AS counsels of per-
lection"
The bishop called on Chris
tians Gin this lenten season to
pledge with their hearts. minds
and wills to take the teachings
of Christ seriously"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Oqre's GrowI Isn't Realistic,
Another Monster Gets the Job

After the preliminary ques-
tioning. we were weeded down
to Is and photographed with q
trio of models. One of the buxom
misses asked the publicity man
what she was supposed to be
doing.
you're selecting a monster,
he whispered to her loudly
We'll tell you who to select"
Then we were cut down fur
ther, to TO- All hands, whether
they were in the semifinalS OF
not. were given a pass to the
show.
Bedlam broke loose after the
picture-taking as we stalked
around the lobby, growing our
best and looking as fierce as
possible.
We all headed for the boss
publicity man. 1t isn't every day
job applicant can openly
growl and sheer at the man who
is interviewing him. We scared
him, too.
The one-man band did imita-
tions of a train, an automobile
and an assortment of birds, to
the applause of the rest of us.
Then the ak fell. The pro-
fessional producer of amateur
shows, Gene Thomas, won with
out taking long breath. 1 ran
second and paid $40 and $1.80
At least I was standing next to
the winner when he was chosen
We all agreed that the winner
was a fine monster. indeed, and
left.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Senate Amendment
Delays Action on
Addicts Measure
By Horold B. ROGERS

The Senate has passed and
sent back to the House legisla-
ton to allow drug addicts from
the District to be treated at
United States Public Health
Service hospitals.
The measure, amended in the
Senate, will go to conference,
unless the House concurs in the
changes.
One Senate amendment would
make it mandatory to return
drug addicts to court jurisdic-
ton, after they had been deemed
cured at the hospital. Other
amendments corrected printing
errors.
Provides Facilities.
The bill is needed to provide
hospital facilities to take care of
narcotic addicts committed by
the u. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia, under a
law enacted last year.
Although the compulsory hos
pitalization law became effective
late last year, it could not be
put into effect Immediately be-
cause of a shortage of facilities
to take care of the addicts here.
When the bill was called UP on
the Senate floor yesterday. SEN
| ator Gore, Democrat, of Ten
nessee, who had blocked the
measure late last session, asked
for an explanation of the bill.
Senator Purtell, Republican, of
Connecticut, chairman of the
Senate Labor and Public We'll
fare subcommittee that handled
the measure, explained some re-
modelling had been done at the
District General Hospital to take
care of Is such patients, but that
the facilities of Federal hos
pitfalls are needed to treat the
addicts.
Senator Gore interposed no
opposition, and the bill passed
quickly.
Two Institutions Named.
The legislation would permit
the Public Health Service to
treat District addlcts at it's in
situations at Lexington. KY, and
Fort Worth, Tex, under certain
restrictions.
Not more than so District
addictS could be cared for at the
Federal institutions at any one
time. The authorization would
run out on July 1. 1856. by which
time the District would be ex-
pected to provide its own facil-
tiles.
The District Commissioners are
considering the use of the Muir
kirk tract in Maryland as a
rehabilitation farm for drug
addicts and alcoholics.
The Is beds at District General
Hospital would be used as a re-
ceiving center for addicts. city
officials explained. Later they
would be sent to Muirkirk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Motive Called lmmateriaI
To Trial OF Puerto Ricans

The motive behind the shoot
ing of five Congressman March
l by four Puerto Ricans is not
material in the trial of the case,
United States Attorney Leo
Rover asserted today.
Mr.. Rover'S statement was
made in opposition to a motion
made last week by attorneys for
the defense. asking that the
Government pay expenses of
trips to New York and Puerto
Rico by defense counsel to get
data on the defendants back
ground and mental health.
Mr.. Rover declared that such
details could be cleaned from
the defendants themselves
through an interpreter. In addi-
ton, the prosecutor declared, no
money should be spent on trips
to determine the mental health
of the defendants until phySi-
clans have examined them and
certify the need for such ex-
traordinary expenditure"
Mr.. Rover cited the case of
Oscar Collazo. who tried to as
SaSSinate President Truman. In
that case. he said, the court
held the motive was immaterial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
40 in Police Association
Meet Eisenhower

Police Chief Robert v. Murray
today led group Of 40 delegates
attending the National Confer
ence of Police Associations here
to the White House, where they
were greeted by President Eisen-
hover.
Carl johnson of Minneapolis,
president of the association, said
the President told the group he
was "all for" it's work in trying
to put police forces across the
country on a professional basis.
Mr.. johnson said the organiza-
ton, formed only last year in
Detroit, represents some $50. 900
police officers. It serves as a
clearing house for ideas for i'm
proving law enforcement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
D. {. Holds Off Drive
On Bus Operators
Doubling as Guides

The District Commissioners
today agreed to hold off tempo
rarily a breakdown on sight-see-
ing bus drivers who lecture tour
lists on the beauties of Washing
ton without guides license.
The city heads said they
wanted to study changes in the
regulations recommended by
spokesman of various sight-see-
ing bus companies. The spokes-
men appeared at a District
Building hearing today.
Under city. regulations, tourist
guides must have hcense-it
costs $10-and must have lived
in the District area for at least
two years. These are the guides
tourists find usually near the
White House or the Capitol. The
regulation was designed to as
sure that guides for hire knew
what they were talking about.
However. many sightseeing
buslines bring large groups of
school children and other tour
lists to Washington under a
package bedrooms, meals,
sight seeing. Some of these
companies have men assigned to
lecture while the bus travels
around the city, others depend
on the driver to answer questions,
Among those asking the regu-
lation be changed to exempt bus
drivers-who usually can't quail
ify as guides because of the resi-
dence requirement-were:
Representative Freidel, Demo-
crat, of Maryland; Chester M.
Atwood. president of Atwood Bus
Lines; Henry Burroughs, presi-
dent of Gray Line Bus Co.; Jack
Garrett, general counsel for the
National Association of Bus OPP
orators; George Andrews, vice
president of the American Tran
sit Association; Attorney Joseph
C. McGarraghy, speaking for
hotel owners here, and M. S.
Steinberger, representing the B.
& 0. Railroad.
Their arguments were that the
regulations worked a hardship
on the sightseeing buslines; that
the regulation was designed to
control the street guides. not
drivers of buses; that it would
prevent many school children
from coming in groups to Wash
ington because of added ex-
penSeS.
The Commissioners said they
would ask that enforcement
which apparently hasn't been
too strict until recently anyway
be held off until they had a
chance to study the recon-
mended changes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
District Court Sets
Record in Handling Of
Civil Jury Cases Here

A new record was set last
month in the U. S. District Court
for the District of Columbia for
disposing of civil jury cases.
The total of 255 disposed of dur
ing the month of March is the
largest number of that type of
cases ever disposed of during any
one month of the courts history.
This was revealed yesterday in
figures of the courts assignment
commissioner, Richard L. Collins.
The previous record number of
civil jury cases disposed of in
one month was 248, set just the
month before.
Total Number Is Ala.
With 219 non-jury civil cases
also disposed of during March,
the total number of civil cases
disposed of during the month
was 474. OF the 255 civil jury
cases disposed of. 202 were dis
posed of without complete trial.
Also 131 of the 219 non-jury
civil cases were disposed of
without complete trials.
AS a result of the numbers of
civil jury cases disposed of in the
past three months, the time it
takes such case to come to trial
from the date of being calen-
dared has been reduced from q
to 81 months, it was estimated.
AS of April /, there were 1853
civil cases awaiting trial and 4O2
criminal cases listed for trial.
The civil cases awaiting trial in
cluded 2,116 jury actions and
1857 non-jury cases.
More Judges.
Beginning today. five judges
were scheduled to preside regu-
larly at the trial of criminal
cases. instead of four as in the
past several months. They are
Judges Richmond B. Koch. David
A. Pine, Alexander Holtzoff, Ed
ward M. Curran and Luther w.
Youngdahl.
Other assignment of judges in
clude:
Civil jury cases-Judge Jen-
ningS Bailey, F. Dickinson Let's.
James w Morris, Charles F.. Nc
Laughlin and James r. Kirkland.
Civil nonjury cases - Judges
Burnita Shelton Matthews, Wal
ter M. Bastian and Edward A.
Tamm. Judge Bastian also will
handle condemnation proceed
ingS.
Jundge Tamm, in addition. is
scheduled to sit in one of the
motions courts. Judge Matthew
F. Mcclure will preside in a Sec
ond motions court.
Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut
will hold pre-trial hearings in
civil cases.
Chief Judge Bolitha j. Laws is
continuing as assignment judge
and also will try both criminal
and civil cases as the need may
require.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Rdzed Tempo
Put
AT 100000
Wreckers Are Now
Selling Material at
First Division Site
By WiIIiom A. MiIIen

The wrecking company de-
molishing the temporary build
ing at sol Seventeenth street
NV, expects to salvage 5000, 900
worth of materials.
Lester Leopold, vice president
Of the ABCD Corp, Of 1881 JEFF
ferson Davis highway, Arlington.
Va, the contractor, said today the
firm already has sold thousands
Of dollars worth Of materials
from the structure to the public.
The company is selling right on
the site. near the LIST Division
Memorial, just south of the
State. War and Navy Building.
The Federal Government. Mr..
Leopold said, has just about
taken out all the material it
wants to save from the structure.
Under the contract. Uncle Sam
has taken. among other things.
the oscillating fans and brackets,
a vacuum pump in the basement,
fire extinguiSherS. clocks, drink
ing fountains. the burglar alarm
system and all movable furni-
ture and Office equipment.
Best Material Used.
There were a good 25U, 1000 feet
of lumber in the building, mostly
pine and fir, Mr.. Leopold ex-
planned. He said electrical equip
ment, pipes and radiators also
are valuable as salvage.
The best quality of materials
was used throughout the build
ing. he said. It was erected early
in 1912 by the Army Engineers
to house the troops that guarded
the White House during World
War II.
The building is slated to be
torn down by June / under the
contract with the General Serv-
ices Administration. The 1st
Division Society, which put up a
strenuous fight to have the
building removed from near it's
memorial. wants to expand its
monument to include the names
of World War II battle dead.
Officer Gets Souvenir.
Mr.. Leopold explained that
Maj. Charles s.. Coulter, retired
Army officer, who took a leading
part in the fight to have the
building torn down, has just
gotten some of the signs from
the building as souvenirs.
Edmund F. Mansure, admins
traitor of General Services, de-
clared that when the building
has been remover. the grounds
will be restored to a condition
BETTING their proximity to- the
White House. The building had
some 10000 square feet of space.
This building is the first tenn
porary structure to be removed
since World War II. And, as Mr..
Leopold observed, it was one of
the most recently erected.
The wrecking firm is paying
the Government $500 for the
privilege of tearing down the
building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
CobbIer Gets 9 Months
On Stabbing Charge

Municipal Court Judge Ar
mond w. Scott yesterday sen
fenced a shoemaker to nine
months in Jail after the defend
ant had pleaded guilty to an as
Sault charge.
Police accused Edward C.
Rabbit. "a, colored, of the zoe
block of Ninth street Sc, OF
stabbing Wallace Williams, "a
colored, of the same address, in
the arm with cobbler's knife
Mr.. Williams arm required sew
eral stitches.
Police quoted Babbitt as say
ing he was tired of Mr.. Williams
interfering in his business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Estimated $4,000
See School N Shows

The District public school sys-
TENS daily television programs
are now being seen by nearly
$4,000 Washington pupils. ASso-
ciate Supt. Carl F. Hansen re-
ported today.
The programs are produced
each. morning over Station
WNBW. They were started in
1851.
DR.. Hansen said the school
system would like to have an
institutional sponsor in order to
expand the production budget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Did You Know That /.

The Red Cross teaches
people how to protect their
own lives and how to save
the lives of others? They are
taught safety in the home.
at work. at play and on the
highway.
Last year, in the District
Chapter alone, $1,000 per-
sons were enrolled in 1,248
safety classes. Help the Red
Cross teach more people how
to deal with emergencies by
contributing generously to
its campaign fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Club to Heur Dr.. Stirlinq

DR.. M. w. Stirling. chief of the
Bureau of American Ethnology,
will address the Washington Ex-
plorers' Club at the Shoreham
Hotel at 6 o'clock tonight on his
work among Indians Of Darien
last winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
7. J. Groom Named Head
OF zoning Advisory Group

Thomas j. Groom, president
of the Bank of Commerce &
Savings, today was appointed
chairman of the Commissioners
Zoning Advisory Committee. He
was sworn in by Board Secretary
Godfrey M. Thornett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Audubon Society Talk

Bernard Frank of the United
States Forest Service will give an
illustrated talk before the Au-
dubon Society tonight at 1880
in the auditorium Of the Ma
tional Museum.