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Evening star., 1954-09-21
Federation Opposes ]
Integration Pressure,
Mrs. Bartlett Says

Mrs. Henry Bartlett, president
of the Federation of Citizens
Association, said last night that
the Federation had mo illusions
of abolishing what has already
been done" in the iategration
of District schools. but that 1t
did object to arbitrary pressure
being put on the citizens"
Speaking to the Fort Davis
Citizens Association, she said
that the Federation would like to
see q delay in the de-segregation
procedure until q system could
be worked out that would not
work hardships on students and
their families.
Mrs. Bartlett praised the prog
ress that Baltimore is making
in school de-segregation and she
indicated that Baltimore's sys-
tenn would be practical here.
The Fort Davis association
voted to aid the Federation'S
legal fight with voluntary con-
tributions as well as $25 from
the associations treasury.
The meeting was conducted by
william Drew, president. in the
Ryland Methodist Church,
Branch avenue and S street, Sc.
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Shifts Urged it Pupils
Are Heavily 0ufnumbered

The Chillum Heights Citizens
Association last night urged the
Board of Education to allow STU
dents in the Districts integrated
schools to transfer to another
school whenever they are greatly
outnumbered by students OF an
other race.
A resolution passed by the as
sociation said it is unfair I'd
insist that two or three children
of one race attend a school
where the rest Of the pupils are
Of another race. S
In other business, the associa-
tion requested an anti-noise
campaign by police aimed at un-
necessary automobile horn blow
ing.
It also requested more super
vision Of heavy morning rush
hour traffic on New Hampshire
avenue.
The meeting, presided over by
Joseph ]. Katsuranis, president,
was held in the Luther Rice Me-
mortal Church, 5315 North Capt.
tol street.
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same as the one on the small
bag used in the experiment. And
finally the scientists reached
their verdict: Poisoning by ab-
sorption Of mercury. Z
To be sure. an element Of
mystery still hovers over the
case. Some feel that there are
still a number of important
questions to be answered. When.
for instance, did the sack come
in contact with the poison? Was
1t during the trip from the miller
to the retailer-who also sells
all kinds of farm products? Or
was it between his shop and the
bakery, or at the bakery itself?
Who should be held responsible?
Why were the results of analyses
made in Swiss and American
laboratories never published?
Having accomplished the SCI
entiflc part of the job. the police
seemed willing to let it go at
that.
The people most concerned in
the mystery of the bread--the
villagers themselves-are not
entirely satisfied with the ver-
dict of the scientists. There is
a feeling that the affair was
covered up In some way. and
some still cling to more spine
chilling theories to explain what
happened. Nor is the suspicion
kof the bread itself completelvt
dlspelled by the cold light Of
science.
Evening star., 1954-09-21

The scientists were sure they
were On the right track, but one
big snag to the fungicide theory
still remained. The chemical
was colored red. II it had come
into contact with white .fiour.
wouldn't it have been obvious
to the most near ar-sighted baker? |?
Monsieur BRAND assured the
authorities that no red-tinged
flour had gone into the fatal
IoaveS.
The scientists decided to try
an experiment. A small bag was
filled with -four and soaked in
q dish of the liquid. When the
result was examined it was
found that the bag had turned
red. But the -four inside was
still white. The dye had been
filtered out by the cellulose fibers
Of the bag itself.
Mercury Poisoning.
AS final proof, the flour was
fed to white mice. They died
promptly-with symptoms sirni-
lar to those of the victims Of
Pont-Saint- Esprit. Two of the
flour sacks seized showed red
spots. and an X-ray analysis
proved that these spots were the
Evening star., 1954-09-21
8 JocqueIine Cochran
Gets Gold Medal
BY the Associoted Press

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Sept. 81.
Jacqueline Cochran was awarded
the gold medal of the Interna-
tional Air Federation today as
the outstanding pilot of the
year. The noted American wom-
an flyer said in acceptance, ,"avia-
ton has been my personal pass
port to happiness"
She is the second woman in
the organizations 49 years to
receive a gold medal award.
Earlier this year she shared the
1854 Harmon international avia-
ton awards with a United States
Air Force pilot. Miss Cochran
In private life Mrs. Floyd Odlum
of New York City-was cited for
being the first woman pilot to
break the sound barrier.
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Lincoln Park Group
AsksMoreP Policemen

The Lincoln Park Citizens AS
sociation last night asked the
District Government to seek
funds to hire additional police
men to remedy what the asso-
citation called a lack of adequate
police protection in residential
areas.
The association asked that
If additional men are obtained,
more policemen be assigned to
foot-patrol duty in these areas.
Sponsors of the resolution said
foot patrolmen are better able to
police residential areas than
policemen in scout cars.
In other action, the group do
mated $40 to the Federation of
Citizens Associations to aid its
fight against immediate racial
integration in the Districts Pub
lie Schools.
The meeting was presided over
by j. Watson Flanagan, presi-
dent, in the Epworth Church.
Thirteenth street and North
Carolina Avenue NE.
Evening star., 1954-09-21

wheat and plenty Of scraps. II
this could cause death. France
would have long since become q
vast graveyard. After about 10
months Of inconclusive analysis
of the poisoned bread. the thefy
Of contaminated grain had to
be dropped and Monsieur Mall
let was freed.
In the middle OF 1852 the first
real ray OF light was thrown on
the case with the discovery that
the devils bread" even when
moist. does not get moldy. At
this point the scientists began
talking about "fungicide," q sub
stance soluble in water which is
used in agriculture for protec-
ton Of seeds. At about the same
time. the Ministry of Health
received a letter from a Swedish
chemical firm. "The catastro-
phe might have been caused by
a product which we manufacture
here" the letter said. TT Is a
combination of mercury and or
ganic elements with a great
fungicide power"
Although analysis of the
bread revealed no traces of mer-
curry. an exhaustive analysis of
the remains of the victim did.
Evening star., 1954-09-21

case to newspaper reporters only
48 hours after pleading the need
for more time to get ready.
He produced clippings of sto-
ries from Sundays Star and
the Washington Post and Times
Herald, and protested that the
newspapers and public had been
given the first hearing instead of
the defendants rightly entitled
to it.
"The newspapers were given
dates Of the alleged transactions,
names of the persons, amounts
involved" Mr.. Ford said. Here
is their entire case, in thousands
of words, given to newspapermen
and through them to the public
Of the District of Columbia.
Sees Rights Deprived.
"Can the Government deprive
the defendant of his right? What
good is a right? This strikes at
the very heart or the adm1nlS-
tration of justice in this coun-
try"
The defense attorneys have
charged the Government with
delaying the hearings while seek
ing grand jury indictments. Yes
terday they sought to learn from
United States assistant attorneys
whether the grand jury proceed
ings had begun. Commissioner
Lawrence agreed with the Gov
ernment attorneys that they
need not discuss secret grand
jury actions.
The Commissioner took the
motion for immediate hearing
under advisement until 2:30
pm. tomorrow. He said he
wanted time to study the law
on "this very important de-
ciSiOn,"
Evening star., 1954-09-21
They Work for Washington
By Horry Boeos

The Chevy Chase Citizens
Association is young as institu-
tions go-45 years old. But it
stands squarely on some of the
oldest history in Washington.
In Chevy Chase Circle. strad-
ding the District line three
miles southwest of the Districts
north corner, stands a stone
fountain, full of lilies where the
water used to spout.
Carved in the fountains larg-
est stone is the legend. put there
when the fountain was erected in
1888 by Act of Congress:
Francis Griffith Newlands,
1848-1917, Senator from Ne
vada. Founder of Chevy Chase" !"
But it would have taken more
than an Act of Congress to
make the public-spirited Sena-
tor. in fact, founder of Chevy
Chase"
E
Across the street, just west Of
the circle, is another stone, a
rough granite boulder that tells
the real story. This stone is in
scribed to Col. Joseph Belt, $780,
1761, "Patentee of Chevy Chase. "
Col. Belts heirs, in a sense,
are the members. of the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association.
1,40O-Acre Estate.
Col. Belt was member of the
Maryland House sof' eBurgesses
and an officer Of the Prince
Georges County militia in the
French and Indian War. His
proprietary estate of 1.400 acres
lay partly in Maryland and
partly in what is now the Dis
trict.
His house, built with English
bricks, stood where Oliver street
is now-in the District. It stood
until 1907 and the year it was
torn down land the bricks saved
for another house, a new house
went up next door.
The man who built the new
house, P. L. Kicker, q young wild
flower expert in the Agriculture
Department, was the founder and
first president Of the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association. He
still lives at 3740 Oliver street
NV.
Mr.. Kicker, now "76h," as he
says, revisited his association
last night. as he still does when
he finds time, and talked over
the old days with the latest
president, William K. Norwood
of 1921 Patterson street NV,
a telephone company engineer.
Recalls First Meeting.
He recalled how the first
meeting of the association was
held in his home on January
IA, 1909. Sixteen of the 18 prop
erty owners of the area attended
When he made his annual re-
port to the ASSOCIATION a year
later there were 81 homes and
"a population of 127." The re-
port was something for modern
associations, busy with civic i'm
provement, to marvel at. In one
year, Mr.. Kicker reported, the
association had:
/. Improved the postal, milk
and ice services and garbage and
ash collection.
2. Had the oil lamps on all
! streets replaced with electric
lights with tungsten lamps"
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Bribery
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whether several policemen's
names appeared on a list found
in Washington's car, as one
source reported.
Immediate Hearing Sought.
Earlier Washington had ap-
peared at a hearing before
United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence in which de-
fense attorneys asked for an
immediate hearing for Capt.
Monroe. Detective Prather and
some of the gambling defend
ants.
Attorney Charles E. Ford said
the Government had acted in
bad faith in asking a 30-day
c o Mt n ua nee in preliminary
hearings when the cases first
went before the commissioner
last Wednesday.
At that time Commissioner
Lawrence postponed the cases
until October g.
Cites Newspaper Stories.
Mr.. Ford, representing George
Langley. one-time croupier for
the late Jimmy LaFontaine's
gambling palace, was Joined in
the plea by Attorney Myron G.
Ehrlich, representing the two
policemen, and William r.
Lichtenberg. representing Wash
ington.
Mr.. Ford charged that the
Government had outlined its
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session Of the village and that
the only way out Of this night-
mare was to have 1t exercised
by the Bishop of Montpelier.
Poison From Bread.
The scientific answer was less
exciting perhaps: The victims
had succumbed to some kind of
poisoning. It was soon discovered
that bread was the agent which
had carried the poison. But what
was the poison. and how had it
gotten into the bread? It took
three years of scientific contro-
veFSy to find the answer.
1t was first argued that the
miller Of nearby Saint Martini
la-Riviere, who supplied the local
baker with wheat, was to blame.
He had gathered scraps from the
floor of his mill and mixed it
with the grain, said the police.
Miller Maillet was promptly ar
rested and jailed.
Satisfying as it was to pin
the blame on somebody. this
theory was strongly questioned.
It was recalled that during the
occupation bread was made of a
mixture which contained little
Evening star., 1954-09-21

an asset: some places he is not:
and any candidate is in q diff
cult spot to take a position on
the Mccarthy issue because he
makes enemies whatever he
does, and I hope very much that
it isn't made necessary for
either Democrats or, Republicans
to be forced to take a position
on that matter before the elec-
ton. 1t isn't fair"
Evening star., 1954-09-21

8. Had an addition constructed
to the school building.
4. Had five fire hydrants in
stalled.
S. Had water, gas and sewer
lines laid to the area.
q. Had police service furnished
"during part of the summer and
fall"
Z. Filled several frog ponds
which bred mosquitoes.
8. Seen streetcar running time
to the Treasury improved with
the use CT new cars on the
Connecticut avenue line.
/ Goals for the associations sec
end year were the surfacing or
regular sprinkling Of several
streets, to control the dust
nuisance aggravated at present
by their extensive use by auto
mobiles" permanent police
patrol during school hours. es-
tablisl,meEt OF a tirehouse and
improyemsi1t of express delivery
service. Z Ss'.
Now $500 Members. I
From those BEGINNINGS
handful of househo1ders beset
with all the problems of a new
communicative association has
grown to a membership Of $500,
the largest in the city. .
Besides special fund-raising
projects, the association now
has an annual budget Of about
$4,000. It still 'tstirs up fights
among its members over contro-
versial questions like home rule
which it has steadily opposed.
with steadily decreasing major
ities-but its main business now
is cultural and. social.
Despite its occasional differ
ences of opinion, the association
has never had an open split or
rebellion. And when a major
community crisis arises, it is
capable Of strong concerted ac-
ton.
1t spearheaded the organiza-
ton of then Chevy Chase Com
munity Council, made up of rep
resentatives .<of school. church,
civic, scouting and other groups.
With the council, it succeeded
in establishing the Chevy Chase
Community Center in the old
E. v. Brown School-where all
five of T. L. Ricker's children
went to school, and where the
association meets today, at Con-
necticut avenue and Mckinley
street NV
! The association led the fight
Evening star., 1954-09-21
They Work for Washington
Chevy Chase Group, One OF Citys Oldest:
Finds Its Problems Renew Themselves

several years ago, to keep the
District from selling the Com
munity Building to private buy
ers to raise tax revenues. The
association paid several hundred
dollars to have the property ap-
praised ands contest the figures
Of proponents of the sale.
! A liberal organization in some
respects, the association has
been ultra conservative in OPP
posing any changes in the char
acter of its neighborhood. It has
fought repeatedly TO prevent
breaches of the old covenant on
the land east of Connecticut ave-
nue. and north of Legation street
by builders who wanted to put up
something other than the single
family dwellings which occupy it
exclusively.
The association has sponsored
free symphony concerts, a team
in the Walter johnson Junior
Baseball League, a young peo-
pies choral group and a Boy
Scout troop. 1t contributes regu-
larly to the Red Cross, Suburban
Hospital, the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Rescue Squad and the
Boy Scouts.
1t recently spent $3.50 for a
new floor, furniture and equip
ment in the Community Center
canteen and $500 for lights on
the cehtet'S = Basketball court.
/ During World War II, the as
sociation collected scrap metal
for salvage, worked on a Victory
garden project, enrolled its mem
bers In auxiliary fire and police
units and gave scivil defense
courses in first aid:
aa Attendance Aids: !. :
To- keep up its attendance, the
association each month mails
out $500 notices of meetings,
distributes door prizes, holds a
coffee-and-sandwich hour after
meetings and sends out paid
doorbell-pushers to check up on
delinquent members.
This summer, while the asso-
citation was in recess, members
ran an "odd job" service in CO.
operation with the Recreation
Department. From its head
quarters at the Community Cen
ter, the service dispatched So
boys and four girls on more than
500 paying jobs ranging from
carpentry, errands and wedding
to cat sitting.
The days when the association
had to worry about a hump in
the streetcar line where the Zoos
Buffalo Hill" extended clear
across Connecticut avenue, are
distant now and forgotten TO
most members. But the associa-
tion finds that its work is no
more finished than it was in
1910 at the end of it's first year,
when the presidents report said
wistfully:
ut is to be hoped that the
members will not think that
our work is now complete, and
continue to absent themselves
from the meetings"
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Censure
Continued From First Page,

the report itself. II it is a
detailed report, of course it
would have to go over until after
the elections. But If it is con-
fined in scope, there is a good
possibility it will receive early
attention"
Leaders to Get Tip-Off.
Chairman Watkins said ad-
vance notice on completion of
the report would be given SEN
ate Republican Leader Knowl-
and and Democratic Leader Lyn-
don johnson. The final decision
as to when the Senate will con-
slider the report will be made by
the leaders.
The tip-off as to when the re-
port will be ready will allow
Senator Knowland to give the
Senators the required five days
notice Of .reconyening if the
decision is for early considera-
ton of censure.
But Senator Watkins said he
didn't think it was within his
authority to suggest to the
leaders when the Senate should
meet. He said it was not his Job
to run the Senate. 81
A member of the Watkins
committee, Senator Erwin, Dem
ocrat, of North Carolina. said it
was his personal opinion that
if the report is completed on
schedule the Senate should con-
slider it at once. He said this
would meet "head on" the
charge that the allegations
against Senator Mccarthy were
buried" when the issue was
turned over to the Watkins.
group. g1.
No Partisanship.
| Senator Erwin added there
had been no evidence of parti-
sanship whatever within. the
committee. He said the men,
bers had been able to discuss
the issues and $reach common
understandings - indicating a
unanimous report.
A decision that apparently
had not been made by the COM
mittee was whether to make
specific recommendations on the
various charges against Senator
McCarthy. However. it was
pointed out, that the committee
could arrive at conclusions which
for all practical purposes would
be the same as recommended
tionS.
There has been heavy pres
sure on Senate leaders from
members engaged in hot elec-
ton campaigns to postpone con-
sideration of the Mccarthy issue
until after the election. Some
Senators seeking reelection in
States where the Mccarthy issue
is a major one and sentiment is
mixed, would prefer postpone
ment Of a censure vote. Others
just don't feel they can afford
to take any time off from
arduous campaign duties.
Unfair Issue, Smith Says.
Senator H. Alexander Smith,
Republican, of New Jersey said
last night it would not be fair
for campaigning Senators to
have to, take a position on
whether to censure Senator Nc
Carthy.
Senator Smith expressed his
view in Mutual Broadcasting
System program, Reporters
Roundup" when asked whether
he regarded Senator Mccarthy
as an asset to Republican can
didateS. He said:
I'm some places Mccarthy is
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Eden Tomb Smashed

RUSHYFORD, England, Sept.
81 R.-The family mausoleum
of Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden was found smashed open
yesterday, apparently by thieves
seeking lead.
Evening star., 1954-12-17

just before leaving for Phila-
delphia-at a snack bar at 140l
First street NV. that netted
them about 500.
Snagged by Cash Register.
The Tuesday job was farci-
cal affair. Attempting to avoid
leaving fingerprints, one of the
robbers tried to open the cash
register by releasing the key
with his elbow.
His coat sleeve got tangled in
the till's keys and the delicates-
sen man was forced at gunpoint
to release the slevee from the
register.
Philadelphia police have tele-
vised the prisoners pictures. If
they are not accused of any
crime there they will be turned
over to Washington officers
Tuesday.
1t. Randall said four robbery
squad detectives returned last
night after questioning the
prisoners in Philadelphia. The
officers are Sergts. Robert Reed,
Shirley O'Neill, Thomas Herlihy
and James Roche.
Evening star., 1954-12-17
Commissioners Call
For Use Of Caution
In Holiday Traffic

The Commissioners in a pub
lie statement today appealed to
drivers and pedestrians to join
in a holiday safety campaign to
keep down accidents.
The officials pointed out that
the festive month of December
is one of the most hazardous
and deadly" months for drivers
and pedestrians. This is especi-
ally true when bad weather
brings difficult walking and driv-
ing condition, they said.
Last year $40 persons were
killed in motor vehicle accidents
nationally during the Christmas
New Year holiday season. the
Commissioners noted. and q
comparable number were killed
the year before.
"An important cause of this
tragic death toll" the statement
continued. has been the large
number Of holiday revelers who
have persisted in getting behind
the wheels of their cars after an
excess of alcoholic indulgence at
various yule festivities.
The Commissioners pointed
out that snow, sleet and rain
make visibility difficult and slip
perry or wet surfaces lessen driver
control and make pedestrian
footing unSure. NJ
During the shorter days of
winter, workers and shoppers
must do much of their getting
around In dusk or darkness, the
statement warned.
The Commissioner added a
wish to all residents for "A very
joyous Christmas and a safe and
healthy New Year"
Evening star., 1954-12-17
-Four From District
Held in Philadelphia
For 3 HoIdups Here

Two men and two youths from
here are being held in Philade1-
phia, charged with committing
holdups In Washington on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday,
police reported today.
A I6-year-old boy was picked
up here after the Philadelphia
prisoners implicated him in two
of the jobs. All are colored. Po-
lice identified the four as John
III. Morgan. 20. of the 1900 block
Of Seventh street NV: Ebert
H. Campbell, 80. of the 1000
block of N street NV: Irving
r. Jones. 10, of the 100 block
Of N street NV, and Michael
Poteat, IT. OF the 1900 block of
Kaloranaa road NV.
Halted by Traffic Police.
Two Philadelphia traffic off,
GERS halted the car bearing the
four Wednesday. In the car they
found loaded. holstered pistol,
which they said Poteat admitted
owning.
Questioned by District detec-
tives, the two boys we're reported
to have confessed to three hold
ups and implicated their COM
panions. Morgan, who has only
one leg, did not actually enter
the stores that were held UP, the
youths said.
1t. Edward Randall OF the
Washington force said the
youths admitted the $25 holdup
Monday of a delicatessen at 1904
Georgia avenue NV, an $50
stickup Tuesday of a delicatessen
at 1921 Fourteenth street NV,
and robbery early Wednesday
Evening star., 1954-12-17
Greet Lakes Season
Officially Closes
by me Assoeiased Press

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich.
Dec. 1.-THE Great Lakes Tooth
navigational season officially
closed at $3.50 pm. fEST) yes
terday when the last ore boat
slipped through the 500 Locks,
doWnbound for Buffalo.
The ore boat G.. G. Post, owned
by Columbia Transportation Co.
and skippered by Capt. George
Wachelin, was the last boat in,
It was loaded with scrap iron
from Duluth, Minn. Capt.
Wachelin said the Coast Guard
turned of lighthouses behind
me as we worked our way down .