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Evening star., 1954-08-06
Lawrenson Held
On Hotel Bill Charge

Charles e. Lawrenson, freed
last month when the Municipal
Court dismissed a charge against
him of violating the baby broker
age law, today was charged with
an unpaid board bill and with
hiding mortgaged property.
Lawrenson, 90, was placed
under $500 bond by Municipal
Court Judge Nadine L. Gallagher
who continued his hearing until
August q. He is charged with
failure to pay a bill Of $196
to the Shoreham Hotel.
He also is charged with hiding
1850 auto which he purchased
in 1853 from the Motor Credit
Corp, 500 block of H street NE
Police said he made his last
payment last fall but that he
still owes 1896 on it and the
company hasn't seen him since
A year ago LawrenSon was
charged with violating the baby
brokerage statute here. A CO.
defendant, Riva Walker Peckelis
was given a suspended sentence
Lawrenson, who was not appre-
hended until this spring, was
freed when the chief Govern.
ment witness refused to return
| from New York to prosecute.
Both Mrs. Peckelis and Law.
renson are under indictment or
a charge of fraudulently obtain
ing a FILA home improvement
loan.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Programs for Tonight

Programs sponsored by The
Evening Star in cooperation
with the Film Center of WASH
ington and the recreation de-
partments Of the District and
Alexandria and Arlington. Prince
Georges. Montgomery and Fair
fax counties:
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Forest Heights Playground, HuT0n and
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Lynnbrook. Newdale and Lynnbrook
drives. Bethesda.
Woodlin, Luzerne avenue. Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Rain Aids Crops and Pastures,
But a Lot More Is Needed

Everybody felt q little better
about the weather today-the
extreme heat was off for q few
days, the parched earth had
Tapped up some moisture and all
signs pointed to q pleasant i'm
mediate future.
Last nights rain measured .85
Of an inch at the Weather Blu
reau's Airport station. Better
than that, 1T was fairly general
throughout Maryland and Vir-
ginia. extending into Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey, and ac-
cumulating upwards Of 2 inches
in some spots.
It couldn't be considered OF
drought = breaking proportions,
but the results were heartening
to farmers. gardeners and home
owners. Though much more
rain is needed after the long dry
spell, considerable aid was re-
ported to crops and pastures
The total this week now meas
ures 1.04 inches. But the years
total rainfall still is 1872 inches
below normal.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
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Marooned in Miami,
II Penguins Destined
For Zoo May Die

Eleven penguins destined for
the Zoo were marooned in Miami
today, facing extinction unless
air transportation is quickly fur
nished them.
They were flown by Pan Amer
lean Airlines from Santiago,
Chile, to Miami with the UNDER
standing that another CONNER
cial airline was to complete the
circuit to Washington, Yester-
day the airline decided it could
not carry the birds.
When the transportation ar
rangement broke down, one OF
the delicate birds died in Miami.
A like fate awaited the, others
unless quick trip to the Zoo
could be arranged.
Both the military and another
commercial airline was asked to
help. The commercial airline
baked on the grounds it did not
carry animals and no military
planes able to handle the job
were in the vicinity.
The birds were consigned to
the Zoo with the assistance OF
Admiral Richard Byrd, the noted
explorer. Originally they were
to have gone to Cleveland Sfor
an exhibition of a refrigerated
box. When the birds failed to
arrive in time for the exhibition
they we're rerouted direct to
the Zoo.
The birds are Humboldt PEN
gums. The Zoo has three Of
this type, but DR.. William M.
Mann, the Zoo director, was
looking forward to enlarging the
family.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
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You'll find additional reading en-
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news as reported BY The Stor. Reed
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whot { to look for when you buy Q
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Don't miss the big real estate sec
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Evening star., 1954-08-06

After that, the Weather Bu-
reau saw more dry days. at least
through Wednesday, but pleas
ant days of near-normal tenn
peratures. Normals are IS high
and 68 low. Last nights low
was a rather sensational IS OF
6::25 am.
The water supply situation I'M
proved enough for the Virginia
Corporation Commission to re-
lax somewhat the restrictions on
water use in Fairfax County and
Alexandria. The public now will
be permitted to water flowers
and wash cars with water car
ried in cans. The use of hoses
is still forbidden. Commercial
users also may take water from
inside connections for business
purposes.
Although the water reserve
was reported improved in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties, the ban on non-essen-
tial use remained intact.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Policeman 10 Face Board
In Striking Of Prisoner

A No. 2 Precinct policeman
has been charged with striking
q prisoner on the head with a
property record book at the sta
ton house.
The officer, Pvt. Harold w.
Dixon, 90, a veteran Of IA years
on the force, will face trial
board at 10 am. next Friday.
The police charge specifies
that Pvt Dixon, while assigned
as a station clerk, July 3, with
out just cause violently struck"
q prisoner on the head with a
book.
The man, Nose Ballard, col
ored, So. of 413 New York ave-
nue. NV, filed q complaint with
the department through his at
torney, Jack NJ. Steinberg.
1t. John w. Nally, of No. 2,
said Ballard had been picked up
at his house on a drunk charge,
and, while the officer was book
ing him, the prisoner took a
swing at Pvt. Dixon. The officer
then hit Ballard with, a prop
erty arrest book, the lieutenant
said.
Evening star., 1954-08-06

houses. The liquor industry had
faced q similar overproduction
period in 1889 and 1910. but
World War II, with its cutoff
Of liquor production. took care
Of those stocks.
Liquor industry spokesmen say
that they don't want to be
caught short in the event of
another major conflict.
The controversial labelling and
advertising provision of the
pending bill was worked out by
the House Ways and Means
Committee as a compromise be-
tween two opposing factions in
the liquor industry.
When the bill went to the
Senate, the Finance Committee
of that body added a penalty
This says that any one who ac-
cepts the privilege of keeping
his whisky up to IL years also
must comply with the provision
that it not be labeled as more
than e years old. Otherwise,
he will be forced to take all OF
his whisky from the warehouse
and pay the tax.
Protested as Heaviest Fine.
A Schenley spokesman said
this is the heaviest fine ever
proposed for violation of a Law
in the United States. The
spokesman added that in its
present form, the bill provides
no penalty for the speculator
who could buy the more-than-8-
years-old whisky. label it as IL
or IL years old, pay the tax
and sell it. The speculator would
face no penalty because he would
have no warehoused liquor on
which he would be forced to pay
the tax.
The present 8-year limitation
was designed originally as
revenue measure, to prevent the
| holding of whisky for long
periods without paying the ex-
else tax.
The liquor industry eventually
hopes TO have all storage restric-
tions removed, with the tax to
be paid only when the liquor
Is sold.
Schenley feels that the restric-
/ tions work as a discrimination
against United States distillers
The company says that there are
no warehouse restrictions or
Scotch and Canadian distillers
who compete in the American
market.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
DC. 's15th PoIioCase
OF Year Is Boy, 4

The Districts 18th polio case
of the year was reported to the
Health Department today.
The case was that of q 4-year-
old colored boy who lives in the
1900 block of Fifth street NV.
He became i'll last Tuesday and
was taken to Children's Hospital.
Last year at this time, the de-
partment said, there had been
"a cases.
On a national scale. mean
while, the Foundation for Infan-
tile Paralysis announced it has
been forced to slash requests
for emergency aid. Basil o.
Connor. president of the organi-
zation, said no relief is in sight
until after an Emergency March
of Dimes, August Is to 81.
He said the number of cases
reported nationally by the Public
Health Service so far this year is
20 per cent higher than the
average for the same period
over the last five years.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Liquor Industry Split on Bill
For Surplus Whisky Tax Relief

A bill designed to bring tax
relief to distillers who have more
aged whisky than they can sell
has created a rift in the liquor
industry.
The bill, passed by the House
and pending on the Senate CAL
endar, would allow distillers to
keep their whisky in Internal
Revenue bonded warehouses for
IL years before paying the $l0.50
a gallon excise tax. The limit
now is eight years.
A section of the bill which has
aroused the wrath Of one major
distiller - Schenley Industries.
Inc.--forbids labelling whisky as
more than eight years old. even
though 1t may be anywhere from
eight to II years old. b
The Senate Finance Committee
has explained that the opinion
Of the public that the older
whisky is, the better 1t is, is
responsible for that provision.
The committee pointed out
that the bigger distillers. who
can afford to keep whisky longer,
would have an advantage over
their smaller competitors II they
were permitted to label the whis-
ky as 10 years or IL years old.
Misrepresentation Seen.
Schenley's position is that
forcing a distiller to say that
whisky is 8 years old when 1t
may be older, is misrepresenta-
ton.
The warehouse situation re-
sponsible for the pending bill is
this:
The liquor industry has in
storage 16.5 million gallons OF
8-year-old whisky which, under
the present law, must be taken
! out Of the warehouse and the tax
on it paid this year.
Next year, the amount In stor-
age will be 26.2 million gallons,
the Internal Revenue Service es-
Inmates, and in 1856 it win have
grown to 88.8 million gallons.
The amount of 8-year-old
whisky sold in a year-again es-
timated by the Internal Revenue
Service lis between 5 and 10 mil
lion gallons. The distillers say
lit is virtually impossible fol
them to prepay the $10.5O q
gallon tax on the balance In
storage before it is sold.
The uncertainty Of the time:
has been deemed responsible fol
the heavy production Of whisky
and the resultant bulging ware
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Smithsonian Exhibit
To Trace History
OF Marine Corps

The march of the Marine
Corps through the pages Of
American history will be pre-
served for posterity in perma-
nent Smithsonian Institution
exhibit opening next week.
: Scheduled : to be open to the
public on August IL. the display
will depict the deeds of Marines
throughout the world since the
birth of the corps 179 years ago
on November 10.
Firearms Collection.
Included will be a collection of
every firearm used by the corps
from the Revolutionary War
down to the Korean conflict. It
was donated by the National
Rifle Association.
Also to be shown in the Arts
and Industry building. which
will house the permanent ex-
hibit, will be authentic uniforms
worn by Marines. Other exhibits
and war trophies have been
donated by families Of corpsmen
to make the display the most
complete ever assembled.
The work of gathering the
thousands of pieces was done by
Maj. John III. Magruder of the
Marine Corps Historical branch.
Preview and Parade.
An invitation-only preview
will be held at 2::30 pm. Tues
day. 1t will include a parade by
members of the Marine Bar
racks detachment. the Marine
band, the drum and bugle corps
and the drill team on the Mall
After the parade. talks will be
delivered by DR.. Remington KEEL
logg, Smithsonian director: DR..
Leonard Carmichael, Smithson-
ian secretary, and Gen. Lemuel
c. Shepherd. jr., Marine Corps
commandant.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
New Committee
ToSift Bridge
Approach Plans
Results Of Study
By 3-Mon Unit
Hoped For in 10 Days

A three-man committee repre-
senting the Highway Depart
ment, National Capital Planning
Commission and National Capt.
tai Parks today was assigned the
task of sitting the various ap-
proach proposals for a new
downtown area bridge.
Engineer Commissioner Louis
w. PrentiSs said it is hoped the
committee will be ready in about
10 days to present a concept
taking advantage of the best fea-
lures Of numerous" schemes for
the layouts on both sides OF
the river.
Another Meeting Then.
The three members, named at
a meeting in the planning COM
mission offices, are Douglas
Brinkley of the District High
way Department. Ellis Price Of
the planning commission staff
and Merel Sager of the parks
Office.
Today's meeting included rep
resentatives of the planning
commission staff with the COM
mittee appointed by Commission
Chairman Harland Bartholo-
NEW to study the detailed site.
and representatives of the park
service and highway depart
ment.
Gen. Prentiss expected that
another meeting would be
scheduled in about 10 days for
the three-member group to
present the results Of their
studies.
New Accord Reached.
Last week brought new accord
between planning and highway
officials on the question of the
downtown area bridge, which
would tie into major Virginia
roads and have a main connec-
ton on the District side with
Twenty-fourth street.
Twenty-fourth street would be
developed as major north
south expressway, but connect
also with Constitution avenue
and other main streets. The
bridge would pass just south of
the controversial Roosevelt Me-
mortal Island.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Stanley 10 Get
Plea for Study
OF Milk Board
Immediate Survey
To Be Requested
By Mogruder

Delegate J. Maynard Magruder
Of Arlington today announced
plans to ask the Governor for
an immediate study Of the Vir-
ginia Milk Commission.
Mr.. Magruder, who sponsored
an unsuccessful resolution at the
last session of the General AS
sembly for a Milk Commission
survey, declared he would solicit
the support Of Mark w. Turner,
Milk Commission chairman. in
requesting the study.
After a hearing this week be-
fore the commission in Rich
mond. Mr.. Turner said be would
not object to legislative study
of his agency as proposed re-
Gently by the Virginia Agricul-
ture Conference Board. But Mr..
Turner said he could not agree
that the agency should be
abolished:
"Since Mr.. Turner does not
object to a study, I hope he
sees flt to join with me in re-
questing the Governor to order
one now instead Of waiting for
action Of the next General
Assembly," said Mr.. Magruder.
Two Causes Possible.
The Arlington delegate said
Gov. Stanley could appoint a
special commission to make the
study, or could refer it to the
Virginia Advisory Legislative
Council. f
Mr.. Magruder and Delegate
Moscoe Huntley of Richmond,
introduced a resolution at the
last General Assembly session
requesting the study. According
to Mr.. Magruder, the resolution
was defeated by the House Agri-
culture Committee with the help
of the Virginia Milk Commission.
Support for the proposed legis-
lative study also came today
from the Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers Association,
representing about 1000 dairy
farmers that supply the Wash
ington area.
w. B. Hooper, assistant mana
ger of the association, said he
thought a legislative study was
an excellent idea.
1.-THE commission has been
operating II years." said Mr.,
Hooper. II believe it has done a
good overall job. but. q study
might show If some Of its pro-
cedures should be revised"
Will Ask Full Probe.
Mr.. Huntley said he plans to
reintroduce at the next session OF
Of the commission.
Mr.. Huntley's announcement
came after two of the Assembly
farm leaders said they felt the
move might be a good idea."
State Senator Lloyd c. Birc
Of Chesterfield and Delegate
/ Charles Waldrop Of Amelia indi.
Gated they did not want thu
study to be a prelude to reducing
the commission powers.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Maryland Bars
Trial Of Trio on
Plot Charges
St. MoYs Is Ruled
Without Jurisdiction
In Row With Lewis
By J. l. Michael
stur Stoff Correspondent

LEONARDTOWN, Md. Aug. 6.
Joseph D. Weiner, his cousin,
Abe Weiner, and John Orville
Staples Of Washington, will not
be tried in Maryland on con-
spiracys indictments stemming
from accusations made by Radio
Commentator Fulton Lewis, jr.
Circuit Judges John B. Gray.
jr.. and J. Dudley Digges dis
missed the true bills yesterday
after ruling that st. Marys
County courts are without juris-
diction.
Judge Digges. however, in
structed the States Attorneys
Office to forward its information
in the cases to District authori-
ties. The/ three were charged
with conspiring to violate gam
bling and prostitution laws.
Ends Series of Moves.
The courts action ended q
series of legal moves and
counter-moves started here last
week when the State asked for a
change of venue.
Defense counsel opposed the
shift and demanded more Spe-
cific information on the charges.
At that time, the court said
the indictments listed Washing
ton as the place where the al
legged conspiracy occurred and
told prosecutors they must tie
in st. Marys County to establish
Maryland jurisdiction.
This the State failed to do in
an amended bill of particulars,
the judges ruled yesterday, after
a long conference in chambers.
The decision climaxed nearly
two years of bitter controversy
between local politicians and Mr..
Lewis.
Feud Brings Indictments.
AS a result of the feud, Mr..
Lewis was himself indicted along
with seven county tavern keep
ers. Four of the latter were
convicted Of furnishing liquor to
minors. Perjury and criminal
libel charges against Mr.. Lewis
were dropped.
Indictments against the trio
were based on charges that they
met Lewis agents in a wired
Washington hotel room and with
them engineered a conspiracy to
violate State gambling and i'm
morality laws and to obStruct
justice.
! In his answer to defense de-
mands for more particulars. State
Attorney Joseph A. Mattingly
said the alleged conspiracy
was entered into partly In
st. Marys County and partly
in Washington. D. c." In. sup
port of his contention he pre-
Sented excerpts of alleged con-
versations between the defend
ant and two private detectives
hired by Mr.. Lewis, who posed as
agents of big-time gambling
syndicate.
The detectives were identified
as Lloyd Furr, alias Lloyd F.
Simmons, and Leonard Harrel-
son, alias Leonard Knighton.
Abe Weiner was represented BY
A. Gwynn Bowie of Upper Mari.
boro. Counsel for Joseph B
Weiner and Staples were State
Senator Paul j. Bailey, Philip H
Dorsey, a candidate in the last
primary for States Attorney
General, and his law partner
William o. E.. Sterling.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
D. {. Entries Leading
In Contract Bridge :
Championship Here
By Margaret l. Fisher

The 1854 National contract
bridge championships continued
today at the Mayfiower Hotel
with a record entry Of 256 pairs
competing for the mems title
and 218 pairs contesting for the
women's title. Washingtonians
took the lead in both events.
Alvin Roth, top ranking Dis
trict star, paired with Tobias
Stone, of New York, to lead the
first of two qualifying sessions
yesterday in the mems event
with ZIG match points out of a
possible 312. Paul Kibler and
Israel Cohen, both of Washing
ton, are in second spot with 204
points
In the women's contest Mrs.
Michael Michaels and Mrs. Jen-
ny Bryant, both Of Washington,
hold the lead, registering 200
points. Julie Mitchell, of Chat
tanooga and Florence We'll, both
of Detroit. are second with 2061a.
Final qualifying session in both
events will be held this after
noon. championship rounds to-
morrow.
Seventy Teams Contesting.
Seventy teams began competi-
ton last night for the important
title event Of the entire tourney,
the master team -of-four cham
pionship. The winning team will
eventually represent the United
States in an international match
against the EuroSean champions,
who will be selected in Switzer-
land next month.
Knockout matches will be held
through Sunday afternoon, when
the quarter finals are reached
The contest then continues
among the eight surviving four
somes in round-robin fashion
until the winner is decided
Practically every American and
Canadian bridge expert has en-
frolled in the event.
Survive Initial Round.
Washington area players
I whose teams survived last night!
initial knockout round included
Alvin Roth, Paul Kibler, Isrea
Cohen. Richard Freeman, A. K
Darby, George Black, Roberi
B1erly. E. G.. Harris, Charles c
Lovenberg and Michael Michaels
Miss Hathaway Price and Har.
vey Boney, both of Jacksonville
N. c., won yesterday afternoon!
special pair game. Mr.. and Mrs
r. j. Griffen, Of Silver Spring
were fourth.
Top scorers in a field Of 40l
pairs competing in last night!
| pair game were Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Vessel. of Philadelphia
| Mrs. Roger Allen and G. p. Ora
ham, finishing third. led th'
/ Washington pairs entered. Mrs
Marianne Boschan and Mrs. j. A
Weber were fifth.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
School for Retorded

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. 6 (R.
"A charter was granted yester-
day to the Arlington Association
for Retarded Children. q nom
profit organization which plans
to operate . school for such
youngsters. william H. Moore is
president of the association. The
charter was issued by the State
Corporation Commission.