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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25

The Star of July 20, 1904, announced
that Mrs. Florence Maybrick had been
,.a released from confine-
Mrs. Moybrick ment at Truro. Eng
Goes Free land, and was on her
way to France. She
was an American girl who had mar
ried an Englishman twice her age in
1881 and was accused by his brothers
Of having poisoned him in 1889.
Brought to trial In London, she was
convicted on circumstantial evidence
despite the fact that the defense
proved that her husband had been an
arsenic-eater for 20 years and that
''lle daily took doses large enough to
have killed d dozen men" The pre-
siding Judge. regarded as eccentric,
took two days to charge the jury and
when, sometime later, he died insane
his behavior on the bench was remem-
bered. Meanwhile, Mrs. Maybrick was
sentenced to be hanged and then was
committed to life Imprisonment on the
plea Of her mother, Baroness de Roques.
The crown government finally allowed
her removal to q nursing home, where
Mrs. Maybrick spent the last six
months Of her Is years Of confinement.
Among contemporaries who believed
her innocent were Lord Russell Of Kill
iowen, chief justice Of England. and
the Duchess Of Bedford. Mrs. Maybrick
eventually returned to her native Amer
lea and died in seclusion here.
The Star Of July is. 1904. told of the
death Of three daughters OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank c. Kemon.
Five Persons 1901 Fourth street NV.
Drowned and the wife and
daughter Of John II.
Herbert. 1928 First street NV. all OF
whom were drowned In bathing acci-
dents ut Edgewater. Lower MachodOc
Creek, about Is miles below Colonial
Beach. Va. Helen. Ada and Harriet
Kemon were 10. 7and 15. respectively.
They were wading together, and when
their bodies were found they stiu were
holding hands. Active members c3 the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25
Spires Of the Spirit
Getting Along With People 3 7sssss s.sss aHs
e essSi.is 5ss.s sss.s Ssssh

Nuupistu OMitcu StAtes Henotu.
Zacchaeus. BY kindness Jesus got
along with him and changed him!
The second rule Is: Be little more
interested than necessary In the vital
concerns of others. A self -centered
person does not get along with others.
He really does not care about others.
He Is always walking with himself and
talking about himself. It Is only when
we get away from ourselves that we get
along with other people. Not to give
yourself to others does not necessarily
injure them: it ruins you.
The one thing that the greatest
Person who ever walked this earth
always Is saying, by His words and
His deeds. is that self-surrender is the
only door to self fulfillment. The most
inspiring adventure for any single soul
is to escape from the "meanest ego
tism, that like q Hedging bird yammers
with open mouth for the world to feed
it. to that great self which can embrace
within its sympathy and incorporate
into its life the welfare Of the world. !"
The only hope for greatness which
any Of us can possess is to live with
the love Of their fellows have been
those who have been mastered by q
concern for others which was q passion
like that which blazes in the words of
the Man Of Galilee: For their sakes
dedicate myself"
And there is just this third rule to
add: To be a little more appreciative
than necessary in approving the efforts
OF those who. doing their best, are so
often denied notice or applause. From
9 to 90. who has not seen human
faces light up from an inner glow Of
satisfaction when some expression of
praise brightens up the crown of self
respect, furnished perhaps by lack of
recognition and by sense Of failure?
There is no verbal vitamin quite as
potent as praise, when administered by
an opportune pat on the back.
So, to get along with others, here Is
the priceless secret. Be little kinder
than necessary. always viewing
another's problems with sympathetic
understanding. Be little more con-
cerned than necessary with the hopes
and fears Of others. Be little more
encouraging than necessary in bestow-
ing well done" when praise is deserved.
Out Of the modest practicing Of these
attitudes is woven the crown of life's
durable satisfactions glimpsed in the
deep insights Of Wordsworth's COM
ment: "The best portion Of a good
mans life is little, nameless, unre-
membered acts Of kindness and of
love-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25

Both In Congress and among news
commentators, the word Munich" has
been much too loosely applied to the Indo-
China settlement. For whatever else may
be said of that settlement-and only the
Communists can be enthusiastic about IT
It differs in number Of important respects
from the agreement that sacrificed Czecho-
slovakia to Hitler prior to the outbreak Of
the Second World War.
This is point that has been well taken
by Undersecretary Of State Walter BedeH
Smith in his statement on returning from
Geneva AS he has put it, Munich Is a
damned poor term" to- use in connection
with the present situation-a term that
amounts to false analogy because Hitler
had everything handed to him on platter
in q period Of so-called peace. There had
been no lighting, no war Of any kind, up
to that time, and the free and Independent
Czechs-who were then willing to defend
themselves in a do-or-die alliance with
Britain and France-had absolutely no
voice in the decision that cut up their
country. BY way of contrast, the Indo-
China agreement has come only after
war Of almost eight years duration, with
the Wet Nam natives on the whole showing
little desire to fight the Communist Wet
Mimi. Further, 1t is simple historical
fact. as General Smith has reminded every
body, that diplomacy has rarely been able
to gain at conference. table what cannot
be gained or held on the battlefield" And
that is why he has defended the Indo-China
agreement as 'the best which we could
have possibly obtained under the circum-
stances"
Quite possibly, of course, the net long
range effect of the Indo- China settlement
may prove to be essentially the same as
that which came after the deal with Hit
ler-but not so If the free nations prin-
cipally concerned act promptly to establish
q mutual defensive organization in keeping
with this counsel from Secretary Dulles:
'The important thing from now on Is not
to mourn the past but to seize the future
opportunity to prevent" any further extern
sion Of Communist aggression and enslave-
ment in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, the
critics Of what was done at Geneva should
at least refrain from odious comparisons
which are essentially false.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25

belief. Many Of the peoples Of the world
have forgotten the religious origin Of
our democracy, our early struggles for
religious and social freedom. Congress
has the ear Of the world. It is time to
reaffirm the American stand on the
freedom Of spiritual belief as provided
for in the first amendment to the
Constitution adopted in December. 1791.
The time element is all-important. The
eyes and ears Of many people may be
closed forever to the outside world be-
fore Congress reassembles. In the IS
years since Lenin and his few followers
took over. they have engulfed on the
average of over % million persons q
year. g $3.50
A. C. Mckinley, Col, U.S.A.F. .
No Justice for Annuitcnts
So. the income Of about 100000
present Government employees in the
Washington area will be increased by
the proposed 5 per. cent pay raise by
about $40 million! How few of these
present employees realize how soon they
will become former employees, and then
what jolt! The remedy: Include
former employees now on annuity with
present employees now on salary in
every horizontal compensation in
crease For every increase on hori-
zontal lines, in my long experience. has
always been accompanied by a cor
responding increase in the price of
bread, milk, utilities, housing. trans
portation, etc. Then, woe to the former
employ con a stationary annuity
Though recent adjustments have
been made to meet living costs for
other annuitants, for clerks, and for
tice!
the $2.16O or more annuitant class who
have not had single living-cost adj
justment, despite the fact that our
contributions to the annuity fund on
deposit in the Treasury now amount
to several billion dollars. And some
of these annuitants are dying every
day without receiving American jus
ticel Annuitant for Six Years.
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Sensible Budget Guide

A sensible guide for preparation Of the
next District budget has been presented to
departmental heads by Budget Oh1cer Wal
ter Fowler, with the approval OF the Com
missioners. The effect of the instructions
will be to put checkrein on tendencies Of
administrative officials to go as far as pos
sible In fattening estimates in the hope that
the economy knife will not cut deep enough
through the fat to hurt vital items. These
tendencies have been evidenced all too fire.
quently In the past years, with absurd re-
suits when estimates were added up.
The new order admonishes depart
mental heads to do their best to stay within
present budget limits. Very few exceptions
to the rule will be approved. It was pointed
out that every reasonable effort must be
made to avoid any further increase In Dis
trict housekeeping In mind the higher
taxes required under the new public works
program. Mr.. Fowler reminded District Of
flcials that the Districts general fund for
such important services as education, well
fare and health will have cushion" Of
only So million to take care Of increases
above the fiscal 1855 appropriations. He
stressed that this margin will take care only
of mandatory" items. Any increases in
eSIluaCeS 1UI uUu-LudAudIoAJ A0SAAS' 'AAoAo
fore, will have to be met out OF reductions
In other services II higher taxes are to be
avoided.
Under the guide, department finance
estimators were told to restrict themselves
to items already approved by the Commits
sioners, to increases that will produce more
revenues, to fixed charges over which
agency heads have no control and to esti-
mates "indisputably. essential to adequate
municipal services" OF course, opinions
will differ as to what items are "indis-
putably essential" But the whole effect of
the Ego slow" warning should be salutary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-19
French Foil Rebels
Ambush Near Hanoi :
BY the Associated Press

HANOI, Indo-C China, 'June 10.
"A thousand Wet Mini guer-
rillas were pounded by French
planes, artillery and tank guns
in an abortive ambush along the
Hanoi Haiphong supply lifeline.
the French High Command re-
ported today.
A French Army spokesman
said French losses were light.
He said 35 Wet Mimi were killed
and 20 taken prisoner in the run
ming battle.
French planes and artillery
plaStered the Wet Mimi as they
tried to flee the ambush site and
their losses were heavy" the
Army spokesman said.
French-piloted American-sup-
piled warplanes, meanwhile. con-
tinued stepped up bombing of
Wet Mini bases inside the Delta
and poured tons of high explo-
sives on rebel supply conveys
moving toward the Delta defense
perimeter. Twenty miles west of
Hanoi mobile French artillery
pounded three villages rebel
guerrillas are using as bases.
The high command said B-26
dive bombers cut highways ahead
of rebel supply columns on Gin
vasion routes" Is and Al west of
the Delta perimeter. Warplanes
bombed one column of Nolotov
trucks bringing supplies. Some
explosions and fires were re-
ported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-19
Guatemala Arrests
Baltimore Reporter
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. June 19.-Staff
Correspondent Patrick Skene
Calling of the Baltimore Sun re-
ported from Guatemala today
that he and another American
newspaperman had been ar
rested and held for a short time
by "Communist-prodded police "
Mr.. Calling, in a front-page
dispatch, identified the other
newsman as Tom Gerber of che
Boston Traveller.
He said: 1--WE had been taking
pictures at the scheduled scene
Of q loyalty demonstration for
President Jacob Arbenz-a dem
onstration which, of course,
was called of because of the
news that the country was at
war.
Before long we were spotted
by Victor Gutierrez. Guatemala S
No. / Communist. Although not
officially connected with either
the government or the police. the
sallow faced, shabbily dressed
Gutierrez ordered a spic-and-
span police sergeant to put us
under arrest"
Mr.. Calling said he and Mr..
Gerber were taken to police
headquarters where their film
was confiscated and they were
questioned for IS minutes.
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Fort Meade Soldier Killed
In Glen Burnie Crash

A 22-year-old Fort Meade SOL
der was killed today when the
car in which he was a passenger
rammed into the back of a
parked truck near Glen Burnie,
Md.
Maryland State police identi-
fled the victim as Corpl. Jack w.
Ostlund, of the 313th Signal Bat
talon at Fort Meade. Driver Of
the car, Sergt. Herman L. Gel
sler, %, of the same battalion,
was charged with manslaughter,
driving under the influence Of
alcohol and reckless driving by
Trooper Otis Long.
Trooper Long said Geisler'S
car, going west at 2::30 am. on
Alternate Route 301 near Maple
lane, Glen Burnie, hit q corner
of a parked truck.
Geisler suffered cut over the
right eye and was not hospital
lied. Corpl. Ostlund's home is in
Portland, Greg. Fort Meade au-
thorities said.
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Senator Hunt,
Found Shot in
Office, Dies
Rifle Beside Him;
Had Left Several
Notes in Desk

BULLETIN
Senator Hunt, Democrat, Of

Senator Hunt, Democrat, OF
Wyoming died at 1882 pm.
today of a bullet wound which,
Capitol police said. apparently
was self-inflicted.
Senator Lester c. Hunt, 81,
Democrat. of Wyoming who re-
Gently announced he would not
seek reelection. was found criti-
cally wounded at his desk in the
Senate Office Building today.
A .22-caliber, single-Shot rifle
lay at his side and police said
several notes were found on his
desk.
The shooting was discovered
by the Senator's administrative
assistant, Mike Manatos at
1855 am.
Capt. William j. Broderick Of
the Capitol police said the in
vestigation was being conducted
by Metropolitan police but he
added that " in my opinion. UNI
official of course. the gunshot
was inflicted.
Capt. Broderick said the notes
did give the Senator's reasons
for taking the action he took"
Clements Issues Statement.
Senator Clements, Democrat.
of Kentucky, a close friend OF
Senator Hunt, issued a brief
statement to neWsmen as spokes-
man for Senator Hunts Office
staff. The statement described
the finding of the wounded leg
lslator.
Asked about a possible mo-
tive, Senator Clements replied:
There are several things I could
tell you. but after all, Senator
Hunt is still alive" Senator
Clements said he would give out
a further and complete state
ment IF anything happens.
The Senator's wife told police
her husband was a very. very
sick man" She said he had
slept at home last night and left
this morning.
Mrs. Hunt, so i'll with shock
that police did not attempt to
question her further immedi-
ately, was in a room near Sena-
tor Hunt at Casualty Hospital.
At the hospital, Senator Hunts
condition was described as crit
ical" with a wound in the right
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-19
ProwIer Slabs Man
Rushing 10 Mothers
Aid; Suspect Seized
Victim Is SIushed
5 Times in Bottle
In Southeast Home

A man was stabbed five times
early today when he ran to aid
his mother who had been awak-
ened by a prowler in their south
east home.
The victim, in fair condition
at Casualty Hospital, is Arundel
Robinson, a, of sos Tenth street
Sc. He had stab wounds in the
chest just under the heart, in
the face. the top of his head
and back.
Police quickly picked up q
suspect and planned to place
him in lineup today.
Parallels Preinkert Case.
The case parallels the I'M
solved knife Staying of Miss
Alma Preinkert, 58-year-old reg
iStrar of the University of Mary
land, who was murdered in her
home, 1896 Chaplin street NV,
the morning of February %. The
killer also Slashed at Miss PREM
kert's sister as he fled.
Police say the suspect held in
the Robinson knitting early to-
day, however, does not answer
the description of the PreinkerU
slayer.
Pair Clash on Stairs.
Homicide detectives said Mrs
Angelina Robinson, 70, was
awakened about 2:4O am. and
saw a colored man standing in
the doorway of her second floor
bedroom. She screamed several
times and the son, asleep down.
stairs, leaped up and started up
the stairs when he met the man
coming down. They grappled
and the man fed after the slash
ing attack.
He had entered the house by
lifting a front porch screen and
opening a window. In the
Preinkert case. the slayer used a
stolen stepladder to climb 8 feet
to window.
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Embassy Dairy Calls Off
Sale TO Producers Group

Embassy Dairy, the WASH
ington areas largest independ-
emily supplied dairy, will not be
sold to the Maryland and Vir-
ginia Milk Producers ASSocia-
ton, it was announced today.
James j. Ward, dairy preSi-
dent, said that since the an
nouncement of negotiations for
the sale were first made on
May Is there have been many
requests from farmers, custo-
mers and employees to continue
the present operation without
change.
Most of the Washington area
dairy firms obtain their supplies
from farmers who are members
of the producers association.
Mr.. Wards statement said:
After due consideration I feel
/ have an obligation to the in
dependent producers who have
stood by me all these years. the
customers who have built this
business and our loyal employees
who would best be served by the
continuation of the business as
it Is now operated"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-19
By jones Y. Newton

The two-neaded Senate In
vestigations subcommittee was
off in at least two directions to-
day neither of which seemed to
be toward harmony and peace.
That version of the subcom-
mittee under guidance of Acting
Chairman Mundt, which for SO
days aired the Army McC earthly
dispute, was about to tackle the
unpleasant task of drafting a
reporter, more probably, re-
ports, on the lengthy inquiry.
The other and regular sub
committee, of which Senator
Mccarthy is chairman, was
headed toward a showdown on a
bipartisan demand for a
housekeeping" of the commit
tee staff, a demand resulting
from developments in the tele-
vised hearing.
The showdown, which is GER
tain to bring Senator Mccarthy
into new and bitter conflicts
with committee Democrats and
at least one Republican, will
be delayed however.
Senator McCarthy's Office re-
vealed he will be away for "a
week or 10 days" He had said
earlier he would take only a
three-day vacation.
Dishonest" Says Mccarthy.
But before leaving the Capital
the Senator gave more than a
hint Of things to come by blast
ing the demand for a cleanup
of his subcommittee staff as
dishonest. completely dangerous
to the country
Senator Mccarthy described
the demand as "a deliberate at
tack on the staff to immobilize
its work. He added: We've got
the most efficient, loyal, hard
working staff we could possibly
get"
Senator Mccarthy also re-
vealed he plans to look into what
he called very serious charges
of claimed wrong-doing" on the
part of an unidentified Demo-
cratic Senator-not a member of
mis- subcommittee.
1--WE got no way of knowing
at this point whether there is
merit in the charges the Wis
conSin legislator said.
The three Democrats on the
subcommittee of seven said they
would insist" there be no in
veStigative hearings" until the
staff is overhauled.
They refused to say whether
they would boycott the subcom-
mittee if they are outvoted by
Senator Mccarthy and the three
other Republicans. But they
limited at probable Republican
help in their move.
Senator Potter, Republican, Of
(See HEARING, Page A-2.)
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been kept secret and MS head
quarters twice has postponed
without explanation a promised
statement by the 40-year old re-
sistance leader.
The latest report Of fighting
inside Guatemala was at Que.
zaltenango, a good-siZed city
about 80 miles due west of
Guatemala City.
A Guatemalan delegate to the
United Nations announced in
New York his government had
protested to the Security Council
against the criminal invasion
of my country" The delegate,
Eduardo Castillo Arriola, said the
protest had been sent to Henry
Continued on Page AS, Col. -
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Alabama Crime Foe Is Slain,
As He Predicted He Might Be
Newly Nominated
Attorney General
Killed in His Auto
BY the Associated Press

PHENIX CITY, Ala, June 10.
Crime fighting Albert L. Pat
terson, Alabama's newly nomi-
mated attorney general, was shot
to death in his parked car here
last night just as he had pre-
dicted he might be.
Weary. sleepless city. county
and State officers were without
any substantial lead hours after
the shooting, even though they
had worked ceaselessly through
the night.
The 59-year-old Mr.. Patter-
son, who was to take office jan
uary II, was shot three times by
an assassin who, officers said,
apparently stood alongside his
1851 model car and fired at
point-blank range.
An official curtain of secrecy
surrounded an early morning
autopsy, but it was learned from
a reliable source that the DEM
ocratic nominee for attorney
general was shot in the mouth,
in the left chest and in the left
arm.
Fourth Shot Misses Him.
A fourth bullet which appar-
emily missed him tore a hole
through the brim of his straw
hat and went through a car
window.
Officers at first thought Mr..
Patterson had been shot twice in
the mouth, but what they first
identified as a bullet found
lodged in his teeth later was
found to be a gold inlay which
had been battered by one of
the shots.
Officers found footprints in
the alley where Mr.. PatterSon's
car was parked and ordered
plaster. casts made. With day
break and sunshine, they also
began busting the car for finger
prints.
An associate in the anti-vict
crusading Russell County Bet
terment Association blamed
what he called "the crime Syndi-
cate" for Mr.. Patterson'S death
And he vowed swift revenge. Sc
did Mr.. Patterson's former Army
major son, John, who was q
member of his fathers law firm.
Attorney for Association.
Mr.. Patterson was attorney
for the Betterment Association
which is dedicated to Kidding
Phenix City of organized gam
bling and other inducements tC
the soldier dollars just across the
Chattahoochee River at Fort
Benning, Ga.
The group had harassed the
lawless element here for several
years, but when the Federal
gambling stamps are issued in
Alabama each year. Phenix City
citizens buy far more than the
rest of the State combined.
Howard Pennington, president
of the association, told report
ers he had heard Mr.. Patterson
say only Tuesday night that
they might try to get me-"
HE said, There's nothing you
can do to help me-" Mr.. Pen
nington recalled, land the only
thing he asked was that if they
did get him, he didn't want them