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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
The Domestic Court Issue
Ohio's Lead to Be Studied
In Family Court Proposal Here

ton areas. under careful super
vision.
Parts of the family center used
for work with adults are equally
attractive. Reception rooms are
scattered about the building and
each member of the staff has an
Office for private consultations.
Unlike Most Courts.
The court room is unique in
several respects. 1t is a relatively
small. paneled room of great
dignity. Yet its intimate atmos-
phere is unlike that Of most
courts.
For one thing. the witness
chair is in front of the judges
bench. A witness on the stand
looks directly at Judge Alexan-
der. The clerk is seated at a
desk behind the witness and the
court reporter is off to- one side.
There are two small tables for
attorneys but no jury box and
no seats for spectators. While
trials are open to the public.
few persons come in to stand at
the back of the room.
Some time in the future, the
center will be enlarged to include
a court room for jury trials.
Meanwhile, whenever jury case
is to be heard. Judge Alexander
moves across the street to a room
in the old courthouse building.
For Juvenile Department.
To operate his court. Judge
Alexander is asking the COM
missioners to appropriate $685.
LOG this year. But most of the
money is for the two juvenile
departments. Only $66.386 Of
the total is earmarked for do
mestic relations.
Last year. the domestic rela-
tons division Of the Family
Court Center handled a SEEM
ingly impossible docket. 1t listed
1895 cases in the record.
In 1922 of the cases, the To-
ledo court granted divorce de-
crees. Petitions were dismissed
in 757 cases and the court de-
MED 10 divorces.
Obviously. such a case load
could not be handled alone by
one judge. Judge Alexander gets
an occasional assist from asso-
ciates on the Common Pleas
bench but the burden of the
work is done for him before
hand by his family court staff.
The help comes from investi-
gators. marriage counselors and
a lawyer-referee who compile a
complete report on litigants,
their circumstances and the con-
ditions under which the cases
get into court.
This pertinent information Is
obtained by requiring the liti-
giants to answer missionaries
and by submitting other ques-
tons to individuals and organ
izations in position to supply
factual data.
Tomorrow: What the people
of Toledo think of their new.
idea court system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Former Shot Dead
In Roadside Argument
~ the Assoeiossd Press

MARTINSVuLE, Va, Feb. %.
A 33-year-old farmer from the
Boxwood section Of Henry
County was killed during a road
side argument south of Axton
yesterday.
Herman Wilson Of U. s. Route
/, Axton. was fatally wounded
in the face by a bullet fired at
close range from a foreign-make
pistol. State Trooper F. L. Wood
son reported.
A neighbor Of Mr.. Wilson.
Lewis Taylor. %. was arrested
some 20 minutes after the shoot
ing at a service station about
AZ miles away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
British Mission Director

H. j. Hadow will take over as
director Of the United Kingdom
Scientific Mission here in the
second week of March, it was an
nounced today. He replaces DR..
w. A. MacFarlane, who returns
to Britain as general manager
of the newly-formed National
Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
IsIumic Center Address

DR.. Muhammad Asad, former
minister plenipotentiary of Paki-
stan to the United Nations. will
speak at 8:15 pm. tomorrow in
the Islamic Center. 1851 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. DR.. Asad
will talk on Faith and Social
Order In Islam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Arlington Red Cross
Teu to Open Drive

The Arlington County Chapter,
American Red Cross. will launch
its 1854 fund campaign at a
tea at 2 pm. tomorrow at the
chapter house, 1888 Arlington
boulevard.
Ernest v. Cooke will serve as
fund campaign chairman. The
goal is $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Mortinsburg Journal
RebuiIds Burned Plant
by the Associated Press

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Feb.
22.-Otto K. Reuter-. general
manager of the Martinsburg
Journal, says the newspaper has
let out $4,000 in contracts for
reconstruction of it's plant,
burned out in a fire November 10.
Mr.. Reuter- said he hoped to
have work completed August l..
Since the fire. the papers Offices
have been in a big room in City
Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Shrine Memorial Service

A Shrine memorial service will
be held at 3 pm. Sunday in the
George Washington National VIA
sonic Memorial at Alexandria.
Plans for the services were an
nounced by Orville F. Rush, il
lustrous potentate of Kena
Temple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Arthur FIemminq to Speak

Arthur S. Flemming. director
of defense mobilization and a
member of President Eisen-
hower's security council. will
address the Maryland Chapter of
the American Association of
University Professors at a buffet
dinner at $50 pm. Friday in
the University of Maryland
Dining Hall at College Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Dinner at Church

A ham and fried oyster dinner
will be served at the Hunting
Hill Methodist Church near
Rockville. Md. from 4 to 8 pm.
Saturday. The dinner is spon-
sored by the Woman's Society of
Christian Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Woodside Church MEETING

The Wesleyan Service Guild
Of the Weodside Methodist
Church will meet at 8 pm.
Wednesday in the church parlor.
8750 Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Moose Women's Dinner

Women of the Silver Spring
(Md.0 Moose Chapter No. 1850
will give a dinner from 3 to 6
pm. Sunday in the Moose Lodge,
926 Wayne avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
The Domestic Court Issue
By John v. Homer
Sfar Stoff Correspondent

TOLEDO. Feb. Pas a pio-
neer in developing domestic rela-
tons law, Ohio is setting the
pace for a modern approach to
complex legal and social prob
lens.
Procedures adopted in this
State will be examined by a SEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

Congressional hearings will stort on
Wednesday on Ieeislotion to estoblish
separate fomiIy court in the District.
To find out how similor courts work
in other cities, The Stor sent stoff
reporter to Toledo and Detroit. There
ore notionolly- fomous fomily courts
in those cities This is the first Of
q series Of articles on how the courts
operote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Britain and France
BoIk at Dulles Plan

LONDON. April 8 (P.-Both
Britain and France baked today
at Secretary of State Dulles
proposal for a joint Western
declaration and donation de-
Tense agreement to ward off fur
ther Communist aggression in
Southeast Asia.
A Churchill cabinet meeting
in special session last night de-
cided to press for further talks
in an effort to spell out exactly
what commitments would be in
volved in the American move.
British officials said that they
are not minimizing the gravity
of the Indo-C China situation, but
expressed fear that precipitate
action in Southeast Asia now
might prejudice the chances of
reaching any agreement at the
Geneva conference opening
April 26.
French fears that the Amer
lean proposals may hurt the
prospects of getting an Indo-
China settlement with Red China
and Russia at Geneva have been
communicated to the British
through diplomatic channels.
In Paris. Premier Joseph
Laniel announced he would adj
dress the French National As
sembly tomorrow on Indo-C China
and the statements Mr.. Dulles
has made in connection with the
war there. Mr.. Laniel made the
announcement after several dep
utieS had called for a govern
ment statement on developments
in Indo- China.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Suboteur Could Build A-Bomb
In Any Basement, Navy Says

about 200 square feet and eek
cept for a small chain hoist, no
unusual tools or equipment
would be necessary" to put to-
gether the pieces smuggled into
the United States separately.
The circular comments that
actually the basic materials for
all parts except the fashionable
material could be obtained in
the United StateS-"any num-
Der Of pieces of steel or alumni
mum could be fabricated under
normal purchase orders with
out causing suspicion"
The circular was issued over
the signature Of ]. H. Smith, AS
siStant Secretary for Air. It
bore a footnote saying that the
document should not be re-
realesd outside the Navy with
out authority of the Chief Of
Naval Operations. However, it
was given public distribution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Twins, 9 Pounds Each,
SET Mark al Hospital
By the Associoted Press

WARREN, Ohio, April g.
Twins, a boy and girl, have set a
new weight record at st. Joseph's
Hospital.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Milford
H. Williams Tuesday night, the
boy weighed 9 pounds, Is ounces
and the girl scaled 9 pounds, II
ounces for a combined weight of
19 pounds, 8 ounces.
The parents have seven other
children, including another set
of twins. Mr.. Williams is a
steelworker.
In Chicago. American Medical
Association records show the
modern combined weight record
for newborn twins is 90 pounds
for a pair born in Louisville, H..
in l941. The infants, a boy and
girl, weighed IL pounds each.
But the world record, set in
1884 in England, is 3512 pounds.
In that birth one child weighed
tn and the other 18 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Joseph P. TumuIfy,
President Wilson,
Secretary, Dies
Credited With Having
Wide Influence During
Two Administrations

Joseph P. Tumulty, Washing
ton attorney, who as President
Woodrow Wilson's confidential
secretary was one of his most
influential advisers. died in his
sleep last night at his Olney
(Md0 home, "Ashwood." Mr..
Tumulty would have been rs on
May S.
In i'll health for a number of
years, he had retired from active
participation in law partnership
with his son. Joseph P. Tumulty,
with offices at 1917 F street NV.
Mr.. Tumulty's association with
President Wilson was one of the
closest of it's kind, despite rift
toward the end of the Presidents
life brought on by difference
with Mrs. Wilson.
A witty Irishman with innate
political Savvy, Mr.. Tumulty was
brought up in Jersey City's "Gi-
braltar of Democracy" the 5th
ward.
Backer of Bryan.
Strangely enough. he at first
opposed the man in whose
Kitchen Cabinet" he later was
to hold such an important place
during the days of World War I
Politics came as naturally to
him as breathing to another
man. His father, Philip Tumulty
a wounded Civil War veteran
had made a Democratic political
forum of his Jersey City grocery
AS youth of II. six years be-
fore he was admitted to the bar
Mr.. Tumulty made his first po-
litical address for William Jen-
nings Bryan. In 1907, he entered
the State legislature while Mr.
Wilson. then president of Prince
ton University, was being talked
up as political timber.
Mr.. Tumulty thought Mr.
Wilson was dupe of "big in
terests" and helped defeat his
bid for the Senate. Again he
worked against Mr.. Wilson's
gubernatorial efforts until one
day the future President heard
his adversary holding forth on
a speaking platform and was
impressed enough to invite him
into his camp.
Mr.. Tumulty was won over,
became Gov. Wilson's secretary
(See TUMULTY. Page ADD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
HoIIeck WIetop Amendment
Would Grant Free Hand to FBI

crat. of Texas. an opponent OF
the Heating bill, replied:
LAS between the FBI and the
Attorney General. I'd rather
trust the FBI. But as between
the FBI and the courts, I'd
rather trust the courts"
COplOn Case Recalled.
The retroactive feature of the
proposed legislation, originally
a target of Democratic OPP
position, apparently won al
most unanimous support dur
ing yesterdays open debate on
the bill. Many members cited
the case of Judith Coplon. for
mer Government girl whose
espionage conviction was thrown
out by the courts because the
Government used wiretap evil
dence, as an example of what
could be prevented by the ad-
ministration BILL.
However. the proposal that
the Attorney General have COM
plete authority to control the
use of wiretaps drew opposition
from both sides of the aisle.
Representative Dies, chairman
of the old Red-hunting Dies
Committee of decade ago, told
the House that it was doubtful
that ANY great good can be &C
complished by this legislation.
At least. one Attorney General.
he told the House, used to spend
his time investigating him. And
he added:
II think we can do everything
the proponents seek, and we can
do it in a more careful and
more proper manner"
Mr.. Heating. expressing the
administration view, said he
thought Congress could impose
more safeguards around "one
Attorney General than to at
tempt control over a few hun
dred judges"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
BY the Associated Press

The Navy says a saboteur. even
though relatively unskilled in
nuclear weapon work, could put
together the parts of an atomic
bomb in a matter of hours.
A small bomb could be as
sembled secretly in almost any
place. basement. a living
room, in a truck or aboard a
cabin cruiser, the Navy says in
a circular to it's personnel. The
notice is similar to the letter
sent recently by the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation to local
police organizations to aid them
in keeping watch against sneak
bombing.
Small atomic weapons could
be assembled on standard floors,
the Navy says. Even bigger
ones weighing about i've tons
could be put together, its cir
cular adds. on floor space Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Thundershower at Noon
Ends 3-Day Warm Snap

A noon hour thundershower
doused the Washington area
with driving rain and some hail
today dragging down tempera-
lures that had hit 81 by noon.
The storm-dotted front, ac-
companied by strong winds.
moved swiftly from the West
and may drop temperatures to
the low 40s tonight. The low
last night was "a.
The 81 degree reading at noon
marked the third day Of un-
seasonal heat. It was 70 Tues
day and 81 yesterday.
Within 5 minutes after the
quick thundershower at noon.
the sun was out and the Weather
Bureau called for fair weather
tonight and tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

cial counsel was announced by
the subcommittee late yesterday.
At the same time, Senator
Mundt of South Dakota, acting
subcommittee chairman, an
nounced the opening date of the
hearings three days after Easter.
Subcommittee m e m b e r S
showed no disposition to change
the opening date of the public
hearings after being informed
that Wisconsin'S controversial
Senator Mccarthy, a key figure
in the investigation. was sched-
uled to speak in Houston, Tex,
on that date.
Mccarthy Not Consulted.
Senator Mundt said that Sen
ator Mccarthy was not con-
suited about the selection of Mr..
Jenkins, who described himself
as "a middle of-the-roader" Re-
publican and an Episcopalian.
Nor was the Wisconsin Republic
can consulted, Senator Mundt
said, about the opening day of
the hearings.
Senator Mundt said that Mr.
Jenkins was selected by an un-
animous vote of six subcommit-
tee members after they had con-
ferred with him for two and one
half hours yesterday and
checked his background and
record with State and Federal
judges in Tennessee, other off,
Gals and newspapers.
His selection came one dag
after the subcommittee, also by
an unanimous vote. accepted the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
ey ihe As,ocio,e, press

DETROIT, April 8.-Police
went looking for a courteous
driver yesterday. They found
one-it took a bit of time-and
they nearly scared all the cour-
teSy out of him.
Ralph E. Cody. an automobile
salesman. was driving along
Woodward avenue. A city truck
loaded with workmen and a
bubbling cauldron of asphalt
was waiting a chance to get on
the main drag.
Mr.. Cody politely paused to let
the truck pull out. .
Police Inspector James Hoye,
head of the Traffic Division. saw
the incident and said. That's
our man."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
f. MerI YOUNG
Loses Appeal;
Brother Wins
HerscheI's Perjury
Conviction Reversed
In Influence Case
By Howard |. Dutkin

The perjury conviction Of
Herschel Young today was re-
versed by the U. S. Court of APP
peals for the District of Column
bia and the case remanded for
further proceedings.
At the same time, the court
upheld the conviction. on iden-
teal charges of HerSchel Young's
brother. E. Merl Young, former
S7.000-a-year examiner for the
Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Both figured in a Senate in
vestigation into influence ped
ding in the huge governmental
loan agency and each was SEN
fenced to serve four months to
two years in prison.
Herschel Young was convicted
of lying to Federal grand jury
when he denied representing any
one before the RFC in seeking
loan.
Case of $40 Million Loan.
E. Merl Young was convicted
of perjury before a Senate sub
committee investigating RFC
scandals when he testified that
he never had anything to do
with applications from the Lus-
iron Corp. for $40 million loan.
Some time after loans had
been granted Lustron. Merl
Young received an $18.000-a-
year job as vice president Of
Lustron, another job at $4,000
a year with another RFC bor-
rover, F. l.. Jacobs Co. Current
ly, he is operating a luxury motel
in Florida.
In reversing the Herschel
Young conviction the appellate
court held that Judge Alexander
Holtzoff erred in allowing the
prosecution to read in open
court certain grand jury testi-
mony.
The testimony was that Of
Otto B. Lawrenz. president OF q
Chicago book company.
At the trial Mr.. Lawrenz testi-
fed that although his company
had paid Herschel Young $500
he did not recall exactly the
purpose of the payment.
Excerpts Are Read.
Thereupon, over defense OBJ
lection, Government counsel
read excerpts from Mr.. Lawrenz'
grand jury testimony that the
money had been paid Young for
expenses and that the latter was
retained to aid in getting RFC
The appellate court pointed
out that the trial jury was never
told that the testimony was read
only to refresh the witness
memory.
It is now up to the Govern
ment to decide whether to retry
Herschel Young.
Wl0e puDllclCy was given a
few years ago to a pastel mink
coat worn by Mrs. Merl Young.
I - 'T'H'to uousa stenogra-
pher. At that time Young said
, vac p9,oJJ coat was paid for by
an attorney doing business be-
fore the RFC but. he insisted,
the money was loan.
The opinion in the Herschel
Young case was written by
Judge Charles Fahy and con-
Cured in by Judges Wilbur K.
Miller and George T. Washing
ton. Judge Washington wrote
the opinion in the Merl Young
case. Judge Fahy and Miller
concurred.
Miller w. Marshall was
Young's attorney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
April n Set as Starting Date
For McC orthy-Arny Probe

withdrawal of Samuel P. Sears
of Boston as special counsel. Mr..
Sears resigned when his i'm
Partially was questioned as a re-
suit Of past statements praising
Senator Mccarthy and his work.
Trial Lawyer.
Mr.. Jenkins. a trial lawyer of
considerable repute in his home
State. appeared with Senator
Mundt and other subcommittee
members at a news conference
when his appointment was an
nounced. He faced a barrage
OF questions with aplomb.
For the East Tennessean this
will be his first experience as
counsel for a congressional in
veStigating committee. Perhaps
If I had had such experience. /"
Mr.. Jenkins told reporters, II
would have continued to decline. F"
The attorney said his first re-
spouse to a suggestion that he
take the post was definitely in
the negative" But he said he
reconSidered when he saw in the
appointment an opportunity for
public service to my country"
Mr.. Jenkins was suggested as
special counsel by Senator Dirk
sen. Republican. of Illinois, a
subcommittee member.
The Senator, who said he had
met Mr.. Jenkins a good many
years ago. explained that he was
in Tennessee over the week end
when he received a call from
Senator Mundt to return for a
subcommittee meeting.
Dirksen Contacted jenkins.
He said Mr.. Jenkins came to
mind when he realized it might
be necessary to obtain a new
counsel as a result of the dis
pute over Mr.. Sears. Before leav-
ing Knoxville, the Senator re-
lated. he got in touch with Mr..
jenkins and asked whether he
would consider serving as spe-
cial counsel.
Senator DirkSen said the
Knoxville lawyer puzzled over
it" a few minutes and then said
he would consider the assign
(See MCCARTHY, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
KnowIond eIlsEuropetoU Unite
On Indo-Chind or Face Aid Cut
Refers to Reports Fronce and England
Favor No Action Until Geneva folks

tries, especially those that have
dragged their feet on the Eu-
ropean Defense Community.
The European Defense Treaty,
under which German troops
would be incorporated in a
Western European defense force,
has been ratified by four of the
six nations involved. The two
which have not acted are France
and Italy.
Senator Knowland told report
ers that if these European part
ners want to take a new reading
based on what happens at &C.
neva, Congress may want to
take a new reading also based
on Geneva and the response to
Mr.. Dulles inquiries"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Police Find Courteous Driver,
But Score Courtesy Out Of Him

The inspector pulled abreast
of Mr.. Cody, smiled at him and
beckoned toward the curb.
Mr.. Cody looked startled. but
kept ON driving.
But the inspector. who had
spent all day looking for a cour-
teous motorist, wasn't going to
let this. one get away.
Pull over to the curb" he
Numbered. Mr.. Cody did.
What have ! done?" asked
Mr.. Cody.
mot a thing the inspector
grinned.
Mr.. Cody was the first driver
to receive the Courteous Motor
list Award in a new safety cam
paign put on by the Automobile
Club Of Michigan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Suit Rental Business
Profitable Affair

EVEN MILLIONAIRE CUSTOMERS
Within the post 10 yeors the suit
rentol business hos sprung from Q
smolI sideline affair TO o prosperous
business with Congressman and mil
lionaires here omons the customers.
See pose B-26.
LATIN AMERICA ExHlBIT-offi-
cioIs at the Smithsonionis Notusoi
History Building will open o Lotin
American archaeology exhibit next
Tuesdoy in the first hoII TO be mod
ernized under $3.50, 900 program to
redo Smithsonian dispIoys. Ser page.
BIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

announced today that Ed Sui
Ivan. Broadway columniSt and
television star, has been named
grand marshal of the three-hour
long parade.
Miss Priest now is at Vir-
ginia Beach. Va, where she is
queen of the annual Azalea
Festival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Nine Teen-Age Boys Flee
Maryland Training School
~ the Associated Press

TOWSON, Md. April 8.-Nine
youths, Is to II, fed the Mary
land Training School for Boys
last night.
School officials said the nine
apparently slipped out after din
ner and before an $50 pm.
checkup.
The training school is for
youths who have committed
minor offenseS.
The nine were wearing khaki
clothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Lute News
Bulletin
80 Feared Dead in Crash

MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan.
Canada (P. - Two planes
crashed in the air over the
northeast section Of this in
dustrial town today and nearly
80 persons were reported killed.
One Of the planes was a Trans
Canada Airlines North Star
reported carrying 81. including
the crew. The other was .
single-engine trainer.