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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
18th Century Royal Intrigue
Disclosed in FoIger Collection

A new manuscript collection
was shown last night for the
first time in the Folger Library,
including four letters by King
James I about a noble murderer
who blackmailed the king into
pardoning him.
The library's director, DR..
Louis B. Wright, said the manu-
scripts throw fresh light on
many historical episodes in the
sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
turtles"
The King James case started
With the doing-in of Sir Thomas
Overbury. The Earl and Count
ess of Somerset were accused
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
III. S. Business Better in March,
Still Under So, Survey Shows

albeit at lower net cost to the
buyers. But the inventory
squeeze continued.
Auto Dealer Mortality.
Los Angeles reported auto
dealer mortality at it's highest
point since World War II, with
three of the city's biggest retail
ers going out of business.
Last year." said a st. Louis
dealer, II had 100 orders and no
cars in stock; this year I have
about 100 cars and no orders. ~
A Buffalo used car dealer la
mented: 1--WE never seen this
business worse and I've been in
it 20 years"
An encouraging note: Dealers
in many parts of the country re-
ported used car prices firming
up since March /, with advances
ranging up to $3.50 per car for
clean" vehicles of recent vim
| tage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
Air Force Sergeant Wins
Free Boat al Sport Show

An Air Force sergeant, sta
toned at National Airport, yes
terday came up with the lucky
number and won a Feather Craft
Skipper boat at the National
Guard Armory's International
Sport Show.
! M/Sergt. James o. Bailey
picked up the 100-pound boat
at yesterdays afternoon session.
The show closes tonight with
drawing scheduled for a $500,
l6-foot cabin cruiser.
This afternoon. the Egyptian
Embassy will be awarded
scroll for the best decorated
booth of any of the countries
represented in the show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04

idea of the District government
reorganizerS. And while Con-
gress appropriated a total of
$4,000 to do the job in each of
the three Commissioners office,
actual cost will be far under that
figure.
The reason, according to Jane
The reason, according to James
L. McCallister, director of ad-
ministrative services, is that the
District is buying the Commits
Sioners' furnishings second-ha
from Federal Government sur
plus. Even including the ref1n-
ished pieces. the cost of return
ishing the entire suite of Com
missioner Samuel Spencer, pres
ent president of the board, is ex-
pected to be not much more than
| 81 500. And that includes carpet
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
Federal Jury Orders
New Mexico Election
Probe, SEXES Ballots

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex,
April ga Federal grand jury
this week ordered a full and
complete" investigation of the
1852 New Mexico senatorial cleo
ton and impounded ballots from
IL of the States 80 counties.
After hearing testimony that
there may have been tampering
with ballots in the election. the
jury issued a statement asking
the Federal Bureau of Investi-
CATION to make the inquiry as
quickly as possible.
1--WE are satisfied that a full
and complete investigation must
be had in the interest of the
public to determine whether or
not such ballots were the sub
ject of tampering or alteration
and whether or not fraud was
used" the jury said.
The ballot boxes had been
stored in Albuquerque during an
investigation of the reelection
of Senator Chavez, Democrat. of
New Mexico, resulting from a
contest by his defeated Repub-
lican opponent, Maj. Gen. Pat
rick Hurley. Gen. Hurley charged
numerous Irregularities.
The Senate in March voted,
1896, to defeat a resolution to
declare the seat vacant and the
election mo contest"
The FBI already has started
the probe and the ballots from
the IL counties have been moved
from the warehouse to the base
ment Of the Federal Building
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04

Asked about business condi-
lions in Memphis, Tenn, Presi-
dent Roane Waring of the Cham
Der of Commerce said:
II can't see any sign of serious
recession, much less a depression
There's too much building going
on"
Other signs of a Nationwide
building boom: February con-
Struction awards in Nebraska
were up 1873 per cent from 1858:
new projects planned for Phila-
delphia last month were the
highest on record. March was
the biggest month in history for
building permits issued in Spo-
kane; home building on New
York's densely populated Long
Island in the first quarter was
up 10 per cent from a year ago
in New Jersey it was up IS to "a
per cent.
The developing boom. much OF
it in the "heavy construction
field, was expected to help offset
the continued low level of in
dustrial production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
THE SUNDAY STAR eli
Washington, D. c. a*Aa
SUNDAY. APRIL 4, 1854
Young Flyer Killed
As Plane Hits House;
Occupants Escape
By the Asseeinfed Pras.

BATON ROUGE, La, April 8.
One young flyer was killed and
another seriously hurt before
dawn today when their small
plane plunged into a house with
out harming eight persons asleep
there.
1t. H. G.. Leach of the East
Baton Rouge sheriff's Office said
Edwin Samuel White, jr., 10, of
Mansfield. was killed. He was a
Louisiana State University stu
dent.
His injured companion, 1t.
Leach said. was Robert NJ.
Heard. l8. son of T. P. lRed)
Heard. Louisiana State Univer-
Sity athletic director. 1t. Leach
said the Hair Flying Service re-
ported the two-place plane was
stolen.
Force COllapses Beds.
The plane crashed into a house
at the northeast corner of the
city's main airport. The craft,
which was demolished. struck
the living room.
Sleeping in three bedrooms
surrounding the living room were
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Whidden and
their baby daughters. Cynthia
and Rindy. five weeks and Is
months old; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
M. Smith and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Carrick.
All except one baby in a cradle
were Jared to the floor when
the force of the crash collapsed
their beds.
Il opened the kitchen door
and saw young Heard attempt
ing to rise. Whites body was
in hail." Mr.. Carrick said.
Turning for Landing.
The airport tower reported the
plane. in taking off. gave an in
correct signal. 1t was airborne
about half an hour and was
turning for landing when the
crash occurred. Airport officials
said the crash apparently was
the result of landing misjudg-
ment.
Keys are left in planes kept in
hangers because they may have
to be moved swiftly in case OF
fire.
Young White had a student
pilots license in his billfold.
Young Heard, an LSU freshman,
suffered internal injuries, a frac-
tured skull. broken ribs and
numerous decorations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April 3.-The
Nations business had more zing
in March than in January and
February. But it was off from
March. 1858.
That was the pattern that
emerged today from an Associ-
ated Press survey Of economic
trends in 81 major cities.
Aim of the survey was to size
up general business conditions
at the grass roots-in the month
President Eisenhower said would
be crucial one for employment.
This was the broad picture:
Unemployment leveling off.
Automobile. sales up sharply,
but inventories still high.
Retail trade picking up more
slowly than a year ago, partly
because of the late Easter.
Boom in Construction.
A developing boom in con-
struction of homes, factories,
schools, toll roads, Office build
ings, utilities and churches.
A pronounced sag in steel pro-
duction.
BY itself, the overall March
improvement was nothing to
shout about. A March pickup is
normal and seasonal for many
lines. This year, however, there
had been indications that the
tempo of business activity might
run counter to the established
trend. 1t may have been signifi-
cant that this did not happen.
The survey covered manufac-
turers, farmers, auto dealers.
labor union chiefs, chamber of
commerce officials, Federal re-
serve statisticians. merchants,
railroad men and bankerS-a
cross-section of American bust
nessmen from Main Street to
| Wall Street.
! Most were cautiously opti-
mistic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04

of instigating his murder, and
locked in the Tower of London.
The earl, a favorite of the
king. seems to have announced
he would reveal something about
his monarch If he had to go to
trial.
The royal letters are to the
royal jailer. imploring him to
let q kings messenger confer
with the prisoner. King James
wanted the earl to plead guilty
and avoid public trial. in return
for which the king would pardon
him.
And after the earl and count
ess were sentenced, the king
paid off with a full pardon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
Husband Is Held
In Death of Wife

Answering a call from a man
who said he had killed his wife,
police last night found the badly
beaten body of a dead woman
at 1920 Twelfth street NV.
Held by Homicide detectives
was Leroy Parker, IS, colored.
husband of the dead woman,
Louise Parker. colored, of the
Twelfth street address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
New Office Furniture Ready
For District Commissioners

When the District Building
opened its doors in 1908. the old
w. B. Moses Co. moved spanking
new furniture into the office of
the president of the Board of
Commissioners.
The Moses firm is gone. Most
of the Commissioners who used
the building are gone. But there
slowly taking root to the floor
have stood the same old pieces
in almost precisely the same
positions as originally placed As
years ago.
Tomorrow, the old order will
have changed. The tired una
dorned golden blond oak will
have made way for neo-bureau-
cratic walnut. The new furni-
ture arrangement. moreover, Is
a radical departure from the old.
The Transformation was the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
Parents Hopes Wane
For Baby Believed
Drowned in Surf
By the Associated Press


HERMOSA BEACH, Calf.
April 3.-The John McDonalds
wandered, distraught. in their
fenced-in rear yard today as the
search continued for the body OF
their baby, believed to have
toddled to his death in pounding
surf near their ocean-front
home.
1t was from the same rear
yard that 19-month-old Mike
apparently escaped yesterday
and made his way to the beach
Members of the family said
the McDonalds have about given
up hope and it is pretty well
settled in their minds" that
Mike had drowned.
Mike could swim in his bath
tub when he was only six
months DID," Mrs. Mcdonald re-
called. He forgot how later
but every time he got loose he
headed for the water. He loved
it,"
After sedative-induced sleep
the McDonalds visited the beach
today, but mostly they wan
dered in the rear yard.
Yesterday they stayed until
nightfall, Mr.. Mcdonald comb
ing the beach restlessly for some
sign of his sons body. He had
to be restrained by his wife and
county police, at times, from
plunging into the waves.
While swimmers nearby took
advantage of a sunny day, crew
men of a county rescue boat
dragged for the body today in
and beyond the surf.
Beverly Murdoch. %. said she
had seen the youngster floating
in seaweed yesterday and ran six
blocks to police headquarters to
report it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
Auto Sales

New car sales rose sharply in
March in all but a handful of re-
porting cities. but in most in
stances they were down from a
year ago. Even where unit sales
were. the same as last year,
profits were off sharply because
of deals" calling for fat allow
anceS for used cars taken in
trade.
The president of the New York
Automobile Merchants Associa-
ton estimated that more new
cars were sold in the big town
last month than in March. 1858,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
Woman, 100, Dies in Fire
Started by Cigarette

CINCINNATI, April 3.-Mrs.
Ella Smith, who lived to be 100
years old, died today in a fire
started by a cigarette she had
been smoking.
Mrs. Smith. a semi-invalid, was
trapped in her small room by
dense smoke. Firemen said she
Suffocated.
She had no known relatives.
Mrs. Smiths neighbors said they
knew little about her background
except she was born 100 years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
$127,984 Collected
For Crippled Children

The annual fund campaign of
the District Society for Crippled
Children yesterday reached
$127,984. The amount, in cash
and pledges, represents ~ per
cent of the $178,000 goal.
Harry M. Davidcw, campaign
chairman, called on volunteer
workers to continue their efforts
to reach the fund goal before
the campaign ends on Easter
Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
Business Sentiment

Here's the score on business
sentiment in the 81 cities sur
veyed:
Thirty three predominantly
optimistic, with leading bust
nessmen confident of an upturn
some time later this year; 16
-committal; only two down.
right pessimistic.
An overwhelming majority of
businessmen interviewed said
they regarded March as a not
too accurate barometer of eco
nomic trends. Retailers in par
ticular said they thought il
would be better if March and
April were Jumped together be-
cause of the year-to-year varia-
ton in Easter dates.
Business Loans Rise.
A banker in Buffalo. N. Y.
pointed hopefully to recent
rise in volume of business loans
as an indicator of increased
buying of TV sets, furniture and
other big ticket" items.
Opinion in the New York
banking community leans to
the view that a "sidewise move
ment" will characterize the
economy from April through
June, with some lines moving
up. others going down, and in
ventory adjustments continuing
all along.
Industrial production indexes,
say New York bankers, are ex-
pected to hit rock bottom some
time in the second quarter and
then stay put for two or three
months. The hoped-for upturn
in manufacturing? You won't
see it, say Wall Streeters, much
before next fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
Marriage Can Be Slavery

DACCA, East Pakistan.-In
some parts of Bengal, when a
husband gets into debt, the wife
has the right to sell him into
slavery to pay the bills.
Evening star., 1954-08-14
Railway Engineers
Awarded Sc Raise
sy she Assoeiassd Pro-.

NEW YORK. Aug. 14.-An
arbitration board has settled q
lengthy wage dispute between
the nations major railroads and
their engineers with q 5-cent-
an-hour pay increase.
The independent. 80. 900 -mem-
ber Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers had rejected an offer
Of this same increase last year
before the dispute went to ar
bitration. Both parties agreed
in advance to accept the boards
finding.
Guy L. Brown, grand chief en-
gineer Of the brotherhood, called
the boards decision 'the most
fragrant violation of moral JUS
tice I have ever witnessed in
more than 40 years Of railroad
ing"
The union had sought q 22h
per cent increase, estimated by q
union source to amount to about
40 cents an hour.
The wage increase, retroactive
to last December 16. followed q
scent pattern set in agreements
earlier this year with trainmen,
conductors, firemen and engine
men and dispatchers. Like these
earlier agreements, the arbitra-
ton decision also contained va
cation BENEFITS.
Evening star., 1954-08-14
WE Sell HOUSES
ALL HOUSES OPEN SUNDAY, I TO 6
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On bus line; near school; fenced lot;
out Of ground basement. Three nice
size bedrooms; mirror, wall-to-wall
carpet. Very attractive inside. 1907
Forest Glen Road.
To Reach: Out Georgia AUe., right
on Forest Glen. Or out CoIeSVille
Rd., left on Forest Glen.
Evening star., 1954-08-14
Disney to Protest Censorship
OF Birth of q Buffalo Scene

felt they were too young to
watch. "At the movies they can't
do that" he added.
Mr.. Margoleis said the matter
would be taken to the courts if
necessary.
A similar cut was asked by
the New York State Board of
Motion Picture Censors last
week. but the board reversed it..
self and cleared the film intact.
Evening star., 1954-08-14
AFL Drafts Final Plan
To End Jurisdiction War
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE
American Federation of Labor
has announced completion OF
the final draft Of a plan aiming
to end jurisdictional warfare
among it's affiliate unions.
George Meany, AFL president,
said yesterday the plan, which
includes a fiat no-raiding pledge
and specific steps for settlement
of any disputes that may arise,
"is designed to prevent trouble
before it starts"
Mr.. Meany made the an
nouncement after the AFL
Executive Council concluded its
four-day meeting here.
The new plan will be sub
mitted to delegates at the AFL
annual convention in Los
Angeles, beginning August 20.
Mr.. Meany said he expected
overwhelming approval of the
program which, with the sew
eral minor changes. is the same
as proposed by the council in
Chicago last year.
The plan was informally ap-
proved by representatives of 100
unions last May. Mr.. Meany
said.
The plan becomes effective as
individual unions subscribe to it
on a voluntary basis. MIR. Meany
said that no union would be re-
quired to sign the agreement as
condition for continued affilia-
ton.
Evening star., 1954-08-14
5fh Arrest Made in Probe
Of Birmingham Police
by the Assoeiassd Press

BIRMINGHAM, Aug. IA
fifth Arrest was reported in the
investigation Of Birmingham s
police burglary rings while an
official said the probe will last
at least until January /.
II don't see how we can finish
our investigation before then"
said Police Commissioner Robert
Lindbergh yesterday.
Officer Robert j. Flaughter,
~. was held at the county Jail
last night after being arrested
on burglary and grand larceny
charges. His bond was set at
$2,500.
He was accused of burglariz-
ing a supply house in Septem-
ber. 1853.
Three other police and a for
mer officer have been charged
with burglary and grand larceny
Evening star., 1954-08-14
Religious Leaders Buck
After TruyeI Seminar

Four Washington religious
leaders have returned from an
intercultural travel seminar to
Europe sponsored by the Ma
tional Conference Of Christians
and Jews.
The four. who visited II coun-
tries ard the Holy Land. are Or.
Leonard P. Aries. Washington
director Of the conference: Rab-
hi David Panitz. Of the Adas
Israel Congregation: Mrs. w. n.
Upton. jr.. wife of the director
Of the southeast division OF the
conference. and Mrs. Aries.
Evening star., 1954-08-14
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SS VSOg$SV
Bedroom and bath on Ist floor, three
bedrooms and bath on 2nd floor.
Large screened porch; garage; large
kitchen with table space, dishwasher,
disposal.
To reach. Out Georgia Ave, right on
Dale Dr., left on Crosby to house. or,
out Colesritie Rd., left on Dale DR..
right on CroSby.
Evening star., 1954-08-14
RAMBLER. SlR.0So

Langley Park. Near new school and
shopping. Three bedrms., GE kitchen,
dishwasher and Disposall. Stone fire.
place; picture Windows tile floor base.
ment; pual-dOwn attic.
To Reach: Out New Hampshire Ape.,
lett on Quebec to S617 18th Are.
Or from Old Blddensburq Rd. take
Carroll ADe around to S6I7 I1th Ape.
Evening star., 1954-08-14
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. IA rep
resentative of the Walt Disney
organization said Thursday night
he would protest the request of
the State Board of Motion Pic
ture censors for elimination OF a
buffalo birth scene in "The VAN
ishing Prairie"
The film, a color documentary,
is scheduled to open in Baltimore
next Wednesday.
Albert Margoleis, Disney rep
resentative here. said Sydney r.
Traub. chairman of the censor
board, had asked that q feet of
film, lasting about 20 seconds on
the screen, be cut.
Mr.. Traub said the picture is
still under consideration and "the
Walt Disney representatives are
quite aware of that fact" He
added he had told them the
board would advise them of it's
final decision by Monday or Tues
day.
In Hollywood, Mr.. Disney re-
leased a statement in which he
called the boards request "very
surprising" He said his camera
men in their nature film had
tried to show nature "in all her
moods" They recorded the
buffalo birth as they would any
other incident. he said.
''It was shot from medium dis
tance. It was not dwelt on un-
naturally or sensationally. It is
part of the life cycle in the an
imal kingdom"
Arthur r. Watson, director Of
the Baltimore ZOO, said Mr..
Traub had consulted him and he
felt some people would be upset
by seeing an actual birth.
Mr.. Watson said herd animals
at the zoo gave birth to their
young in the open. but that
parents could. if they wished,
take their children away, if they
Evening star., 1954-08-14

since the scandal was smashed
wide open with raids on the
homes Of 23 policemen Wednes-
day.
Investigators said burglaries
netting $4,000 went on for two
years.
Eight policemen. one a SER
geant, have been suspended in
addition to those already facing
criminal charges.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01

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Maryland Rated Touchdown
r avorite Over Oklahoma TODAY

Dame, not Maryland, should have
been named the No. / team in the
country. The Irish, who defeated
Oklahoma 1871, voted the Sooners
the toughest opponent they met.
So today the Orange Bowl turf was
to be Maryland's proving grounds.
TV viewers looked forward to a
terrific line hattie spanked on the
Terp side by ALI America Stan
Jones and tackle Blubber Morgan
and on the Sooner side by Lineman
of the Year ]. D. Roberts and
tackle Rog Nelson.
Michigan States Spartans ruled
Q touchdown favorite over UCLA
in the latest edition Of the Sig Ten.
Pacific Coast Conference battle,
which the Midwesterners have won
six out of seven times.
UCLA, owner Of one of the best
defensive records in the country,
faced a Pasadena jinx that has
found it on the losing end of two
previous appearances GO to Geor.
gia, 1913, and 45-l4 to Illinois,
'1s47).
The Bruins have classy AL
America single wing tailback Paul
Cameron and Michigan State has
Aall America end Don Dohoney
but the pregame word was that
MSC's quarterback Tom Yewcic
and hard.running halfback Leroy
Bolden were the men to watch.
The Spartans may take a page
from the University of Michigan
book to spring screen passes which
were dynamite for the Wolverines
in 1913 (49-0 over USC) and 1851
GAS over California;. State used
the same weapon to turn defeat
into victory against Texas Christ.
ian early this season.
Certainly aerial defense proved
the Bruins biggest weakness this
year, with Stafford, paced by pas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
Sports
Roundup
By Gayle Talbot

" 40 = mile a minute, ordered
Billy Cox to bunt.
-..uy Idia Gown a good one, and
Hodges was off for third as catch
er Yogi Berra scrambled for the
ball. Hodges slid in hard, and TO
many thousands il looked as
though he scored a clear decision
over Berra's snap throw to Gil
McDougald. But Umpire Artie
Gore called it the other way.
When the next Dodger, pitcher
Glenn Labine, also hunted and was
thrown out by a wide margin. the
Brooklyn rally was chilled. II was
hard blow.
Well, the official film doesn't
equivocate. The action is stopped
dead and it appears to show
Hodges in there while MeDougald
still reaches for a ball not yet in
sight. The viewers win be given
"a chance to argue the play all
over again. National Leaguers will
swear they were robbed and Amer
lean Leaguers will smile their Gus.
tomary superior smile.
In justice to Umpire Gore, the
film commentary might point out
that the arbiter later explained
that Hodges made a hook slide
for no earthly reason inasmuch as
it was a force play-and that the
ball beat him while he was COM
ing back. It's tough to lick an
umpire, even with pictures.