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Evening star., 1954-05-16
Rockville Faces Snag
On Sewer Bond Sale

Rockville's plans to sell $1.3
million in sewer and water bonds
on May Is may be stalled, the
Mayor and Council were in
formed yesterday. A special
meeting may be held tomorrow
to attempt to clear the way for
the sale.
The towns bond attorneys
said a formal agreement will
have to be reached with the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission before the bonds can
be sold.
The town and commission
have been negotiating for several
months, but City Attorney David
Belts said that unless they, agree
formally, the town may have to
reject bond bids.
Part OF the money from. the
bonds would be used to install
8 miles of sewer lines connecting
with the commissions Cabin
John line.
The new Mayor and Council
directed the town manager yes
terday to prepare public re-
port on the present fiscal year,
and set up a system for annual
reports hereafter.
Evening star., 1954-05-16

Q letter March 8. Their plan was
rejected ~ the Hamilton board
and newspaper reports Of the
proposal were denied.
The rejected proposal suggested
an exchange Of stock giving
Hamilton stockholders two shares
Of the National Bank Of Wash
ington stock for each of their old
shares. Provision also was made
for payment Of $50 cash for each
Hamilton share If the holder
preferred.
Advantages Explored.
In talks leading to this pro-
posal. the advantages of COM
bining the two institutions were
explored thoroughly. The Ma
tional Bank of washington. with
large UNIV funds in addition to
commercial deposits. has only one
small branch, a small staff and
low expenses. It desired more
outlets to put its funds to work.
National Bank of Washington
spokesmen emphasized the adj
vantages of combining with
Hamilton, which has eight
branches, a large staff and rela-
lively high overhead. The strong
determination to merge with the
Hamilton accounts for most of
the current confidence in finan-
cial circles that Mr.. x will turn
out to be some one associated
with or allied to the National
Bank of Washington.
A combination of the National
Bank of Washington. third
largest bank in the Capital, with
the Hamilton, the fourth largest,
would create an institution with
$237 million of assets, as COM
pared with American Security's
S218 million and with the Riggs
Nationals $370 million Of assets.
Would Have $223 Million.
The new National Bank Of
Washington also would have
1928 million of deposits If the
2-for-1 stock exchange plan
should be revived. it would have
100000 shares of $40 par stock
or initial capital Of $4.1 million
and combined capital funds Of
$12.572.735.
It is anybody's guess
how many Hamilton shares
have been turned In for the
$11O cash offer, which meant
a profit of nearly $50 per cent
for many of the stockholders.
However. the amount has been
described privately as substantial
Evening star., 1954-05-16

might decide to vote his newly
acquired Hamilton stock In favor
Of the proposed merger with
American Security.
Provides for Exchange.
He probably would become the
largest single stockholder of the
resulting American Security q
Trust Co. as this merger pro-
posal provided for the exchange
of two new American Security &
Trust shares for each Hamilton
share:
However, the oft-repeated sug-
gestion that he might also get
third of the total stock and have
a chance to gain control Of the
American Security & Trust board
deserves little credence.
Actually he would have to
have at least 95,667 of the 100.-
600 outstanding Hamilton shares
to exchange for 191 1874 shares, or
barely more than a third of the
proposed new American Security.
At a cost of $110 a share. the
95,667 Hamilton shares would
cost Mr.. x a cool $10,523,370.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Jackson Set 10 Leave
Hospital but May
Miss Court Sessions
By Robert K. Welsh

Justice Jackson expects 70
to leave the hospital today after
a three weeks stay because OF a
heart attack. but probably will
not return to the Supreme Court
bench during the remainder Of
the current term.
Court officials said yesterday
he is in comparatively good con-
dition and may work in his Office
occasionally between now and
the tribunals expected adjourn
ment June Z.
The court reconvenes tomor-
row noon and plans to hand
down opinions once week
thereafter until it adjourns to
October. The biggest pending
cases involve racial segregation
in public schools. The court may
rule on those cases tomorrow.
But, so far as any hint could be
obtained in the calm and nom
committal atmosphere of the
Supreme Court building, the de-
cision could come as well on May
"a, June /, or June z, or per-
hapS even next fall.
No Delay Likely.
Justice JackSon's absence from
the bench since he suffered a
mild heart attack on April 81
would not necessarily delay a
decision in the school segrega-
ton cases, court attaches ex-
planned.
He responded so favorably to
treatment that he could have
left Doctors Hospital some time
ago but was advised to get addi-
tional rest, they reported, His
Office announced earlier that he
has been able to keep up with
his Supreme Court duties. It was
recalled that exactly a year ago
Justice Jackson underwent a
minor operation for a thyroid
condition but returned to the
bench late in May.
The court has not heard ora
arguments since early this
month. It's principal occupation
between now and adjournment
will be to decide and write opin-
ions on % cases argued since
last fall. 1t also may grant or
reject recent petitions for review
Evening star., 1954-05-16

Of cases coming up from lower
courts or act on miscellaneous
motions. Any such cases &C.
cepted for review will not be
heard until next fall.
So far as the pending docket
is concerned. the Supreme Court
is considerably ahead Of the pace
it set last year. In contrast to
the % argued cases awaiting
decision, there were Al at this
time in 1858. Moreover, as OF
last week. it had received a
total of about 750 petitions for
review. In mid-May last year
it had received about 100.
Even If it disposes of the school
segregation cases and other
issues such as constitutionality
of key provisions of the Federal
lobby law. natural gas price fix
ing by the Federal Power Com
mission, and several far-reach-
ing antitrust suits, the court
will continue to receive a stream
of new appeals.
Has Plea by Young.
One such petition came last
week from E. Merl Young, for
mer familiar figure around the
White House. He was convicted
in April, 1853 of perjury charges
growing out of testimony he
gave before a District grand jury
and a Senate Banking Subcom-
mittee that investigated the Re-
construction Finance Corpora
ton.
The main question raised in
the Young appeal does not deal
so much with the RFC or the
Senate investigation as with the
makeup of grand juries in Dis
trict Court for the District OF
Columbia.
The appeal asked the Supreme
Court to decide whether he was
legally indicted by a District
grand jury from which District
residents who vote outside the
District were Intentionally ano
Systematically excluded"
In past years the court has
held that the exclusion or ex-
cusing of Federal employees from
District juries did not invalidate
indictments or convictions. Sc
far as could be determined yes
terday, the court has never ruled
directly on the point raised in
the Young case. The United
States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia, in uphold
ing the Young conviction, noted
that the District has since aban-
doned the practice attacked by
Young.
Evening star., 1954-05-16

by members Of the brokerage
firm, who said their Office in the
Southern Building was busy
pending the transactions.
Acceptance Figure High.
There is speculation that at
least a third of the stock was
acquired the day after the offer
was announced and that the ac-
quired total may already be
above the two-thirds mark. This
would be the amount of stock
necessary to bring about a
merger with the National Bank
of Washington.
One persistent rumor has
placed the acceptance figure as
high as 80 per cent. although
this seems entirely unlikely at
this point, in view of the re-
luctance of trustees holding
shares to act until just before
the deadline.
A sizable acceptance of what
has been described as an over
whelming offer" has raised the
question as to what might hap
pen if the mysterious Mr.. x
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Alexandria Pet Show
Set for Saturday

The Alexandria Pet Show,
rained out yesterday, will be
held this Saturday.
Registration will begin at IL
am. on the north parking lot
of Woodward & Lothrop's Alex
andria store. Judging gets under
way at ! pm.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Bank
(Continued From First PAGE.

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hands Off" attitude toward the
bank. He has refused to dis
cuss reports of bank mergers
and was quoted recently as say
ing: II know nothing about it. I"
Directors of the National Bank
of Washington officially pro-
posed merger with Hamilton in
Evening star., 1954-04-25
Eisenhower Should Run
Again, Gov. Stratfon Says
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

EVANSTON, ILL.,, April "a
Gov. William @. Stratton told a
panel of Midwestern high school
students today he thought it
would be good idea" II Presi-
dent Eisenhower ran again in
1856.
THE Eisenhower administra-
tion has made a fine record" +"
he said.
He talked to about IS students
during the Medill press confer
ence sponsored by Sigma Delta
Chi. professional journalism fra
ternity, at Northwestern Univer-
Sity.
The Governor had been asked
whether he thought the Presi-
dent should seek a second term.
He also was asked whether he
thought Senator Mccarthy, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin, was an
asset to the Republican Party or
whether he thought the Senator
would hurt the party's chances
for victory in November cleo
tionS.
This is out of my jurisdic-
ton" he said. II have problems
in Illinois without worrying
about the administrations prob
lens"
Evening star., 1954-04-25
Red Cross 10 Use
'Fractionated' Blood
OF Malaria Victims

The Red Cross has announced
a new policy of using the "frac-
tionated" blood of donors who
have had jaundice and malaria.
The blood of donor who has
had these two diseases, which
previously was rejected, is now
being split UP into derivates that
are pure. The Red Cross said,
however. that whole blood trans
fuSions from donors with such
diseases are never used.
Following is this weeks sched-
ule for the Washington regional
bloodmobile. All visits will start
at 10 am. unless otherwise in
dicated:
Andrews AFB. Building T-3-79. Texas
7 and Nevada avenues from 11:15 TO 4
| pm; Arington Chapter: Gravelly Point,
Building TT, Room l035 from to
fuesday-D. c. Chapter: Main Navy,
C0n,stitqtio9 avenue Room s54l 4. from from
Chapter: Dept of Agriculture. Room
+ 1929. G street and Independence ave-
/ nue. SW
Wednesdsy-D. C. Chapter: Pentagan.
Room IA $50 from ! L to 4 pm: Mont :
! aomery County All Saints Episcopal
Church, 3, Chevy Chase Circle. Chevy
| Chase, Md from : to ON; d. c.
Chapter: Naval Gun Factory from l"
! Room 4A $50 from II am. to 4 pm.
Fairfax County: Fort Belyoir. Building
/ mn "a from 9:30 am to = pm: Prince
Georges County: u. 8. Naval Hydrogra-
/ phic. Suitland. Md. from $3.50 am. to
! . pm: D. G.. CHAPTER: Dept. of Com
! merce, Room 3S53, Main Building from
/ IL am. to pm
Friday--D c. Chapter; Pentagon.
Room "A $50 from II IN. to 4 pm
/ St. Marys County: Community Building,
Leonardtown. Md.
Evening star., 1954-04-25
Boy, II, 10 Receive Medal
For Safety Patrol Work

An 11-year-old student at
Barnard Elementary School will
be given a safety medal tomor-
row for his actions as school
safety patrolman last December
He is John johnson Of ATOP
Fifth street NV. who will re-
ceive the American Automobile
Associations Meritorious Service
Medal at the Home Show in the
National Guard Armory. John
is credited with saving a
younger boy from serious injury
December II while on duty at
Fifth and Decatur streets NV.
When he saw a 5-year-old
kindergarten student running
toward the intersection, John
partially blocked the youngster
SO that the boy ran into the
side of a car instead of in
front of it.
Evening star., 1954-04-25
Two Veterans Leaving
Rivers and Harbors Staff

The retirement of two special
assistants from the staff of the
Board of Engineers for Rivers
and Harbors was announced yes
terday.
Henry G. Kuyl, 81, special as
SiStant for engineering and
chief engineer. and Haywood r.
Faison, 10. special assistant for
policies and procedures. will re-
tire Friday.
Mr.. Kuyl has served with the
board for the past IS years and
is ending his service for reasons
of health, it was announced. Mr..
Faison has been a staff member
for past 18 years and has
reached the mandatory retire.
ment age.
Samuel H. Gale will become
chief engineer and assume the
combined functions of MI. Kuyl
and Mr.. Faison, Maj. Gen.
Samuel D. Sturgis, jr., Chief of
Engineers, announced.
Evening star., 1954-04-25
U. 5. Envoys Chary
OF Japan in 1896
Secret Papers Show
By the Assoeiaisd Pres.

Publication of hitherto secret
documents showed yesterday that
five years before Japan all but
knocked out Americas fleet at
Pearl Harbor. United States
diplomats in the Far East were
urging a Navy buildup to deter
japanese aggression.
A sweeping survey of the ex-
plosive Orient in 1886 is pre-
sented in correspondence re-
leased by the State Department
in a volume called Foreign
Relations of the United States,
1886, Volume ", the Far East"
The correspondence shows
that. while Japan in 1886 had
slowed its grab for power in
China. American diplomats were
chary of Japan's ultimate aims.
Use of Force FOreseen.
Nelson T. johnson, then United
States Ambassador to Peiping,
telegraphed on January 8, 1886:
The Japanese are proceeding
with their eyes open and have
thrown into the discard the
league covenant, the nine-poWer
treaty and the Kellogg Pact in
order to be free to carry out their
policy"
Joseph c. Grew, then Ambas-
sador to Tokyo, commented in a
message a few days later that
nothing but force. economic or
physical, seems to be adequate
to meet the kind of force which
these powers Japan, Italy and
Germany naturally believe in
and are ready to use"
BY this time. Japan had an
nexed Korea. set up the puppet
state of Manchukuo, and was
tightening its hold over North
China as result of the con-
tlnental school" of expansion
advocated by the Japanese army.
Mr.. Grew, in a letter to Sec
retary of State Cordell Hull said
there was second school of
1mperlalistic thought, called the
blue water" school, favored ma
turally by the japanese Navy.
The idea here was to avoid over
populated China and the frozen
wastes of Siberia and strike out
to the south-just as the Jap
anese did in 1941.
Grew Advocated Strength.
Mr.. Grew. in a lengthy analy-
sis to Secretary Hull dated Feb
ruary 7. 1886. said he recognized
Americas Navy must never be
used for aggression.
Nevertheless" he said, "it is
not believed that we should
gratuitously sacrifice the factor
of warning inherent in the
possession of a strong fleet.
Such a factor tends to sup
port and implement our diplom-
acy if only by it's psychological
eueCC
1--WE shall be in a much better
position tin negotiating any
agreement to insist upon our
rights and legitimate interests
If we possess a strong fleet than
If we permit our naval strength
to fall below that indicated for
adequate defense"
Mr.. Grew, in a philosophical
aside. wrote Mr., Hull that it was
unrealistic to ascribe United
States standards of morality"
to any other nation at any given
time.
To shape our foreign policy
on the unsound theory that
other nations are guided and
bound by our own present stand
ards of international ethics"
Mr.. Grew said. would be to
court sure disaster"
Volume ", the Far East. is
one of series for 1886. All are
compiled in the State Depart
ment's historical division.
Evening star., 1954-04-25

Mothers Day is May 9th. No
matter how grown up you are
you are still very dear to her
give her a gift that will truly
express the tender message of
heart so for Mothers Day
love, your photograph complete
in a handsome frame for only
$50, this is a regular $4,000
value. Call for your appoint
ment today, National $500,
HARRIS g. EWING, 1913 F
Street NV.
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Give Both Butter and Cloth!
Editorial In the Lawrence (Mass1 sunday Sur

Last week there came Washington word that the
Federal Government can do nothing about aocang
called distress areas OF New England
region bid successfully orders in the open competitive
market 1t is not story what we have
been before
will not order cloth from mills
in New England just for the purpose of stOpng
Democrats and we got it from the Republicans
Yet the Republicans, Democrats keep on buying
butter Producers Of butter keep merry
fasoh knowing uat all they make and above
will be bought by the pound and stored
The surplus being away rate of one
thousand TONS DAY Uncle Sam is the
He has hundred tons it,
While New England being last week that the Government
win not send orders to distress Minnesota
asked the Department of Commerce buy quantity
Uncle SANS surplus butter at so cents pound to ship behind
curtain The qualifying as an international
economist can't whether justified or not 1t
is the opinion of lot of Americans that esdes pro-
duce should derive have stored
We must have friends it; may
be SAID at the has taken loss things that
1t certainly could not squrm giving
public institutions il the United staes-first
brings down to the question Of giving
duees of cloth equal keep 900
surplus butter which pershabe expensive to keep
storage why can't produce buy the
surplus at a fair support price?
Veal of giving money away anyway to the butter
producers might give away the butter too And
could do that why not give good
Put both butter and cloth
dump them both in the countries Of our friends 70 helm - S d
cohe them certainly good substantial propaganda in
favor of the democratic form certainly
the Communist part of the world which
the gift
Not only do keep have need to
adopt tactics which will the
the undeprveged undd
who will listen promises hope
be improved.
1t is recalled that during World War quantities
of butter to Soviet Russian allies outright
than distribute the starving
countries the Russianafter the brass had
used the butter to lubricate their military vehicles.
We believe that textile
sands depended industry
the United States much entitled
the handling
Not to be selfish about it, not existing textile manufa
urng firms the country North and South
to produce standard type with
the looms turning
plus the doctrine democracy all the world by show
people everywhere that productive machinery
life have equal in toaitaian socialsic state
Over the have perhaps uncountabe billions
dollars futile efforts pubcize
to show ourselves really well
productive neighbor who willing liberal quantities Of what
he himself the wbeing of his feowmen
At turn the Communists have endeavored sometimes
successfully They actually stunned
by the Germany Food and
clothing shipped the
but almost completely merchant fleets would be knife the
back of communism.
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DIR. Jagan In Egypt
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UNITED NATIONS
NEWS
BY Samuel z. Perry, Jr.
Kenya Brutality whitewashed

kenya Brutality Whitewashed
AS might have been expected,
the military investigation of bru-
tality in Kenya, substantiated by
recent trials and consequent fines
against soldier and civilians, has
resulted in a whitewash.
In fact, the British War Minis
ter, who recently visited Kenya,
praised the conduct of the troops
in a special message to Sir George
Erskine. commander-in-chief of
East African troops The message
read in part:
There has recently been much
publicity regarding certain Incl
dents which occurred or were said
to have occurred in Kenya. am
satisfied such incidents were ex-
ceptional and that the general
conduct and discipline Of all ranks
has been well worthy of the
British Army"
Buganda Still A Trouble Spot
Trouble is still brewing in
uganda, particularly in the land
of Buganda. Attention has been
drawn to the London delegation
from Buganda which stated that
the reported decision of Sir An
drew Cohen, governor of Uganda
to veto the resolution OF the Great
Lukiko Native CounciD which
called for the closing of all offices
and shops on the two days OF
mourning for the banished Ka-
baka was to be deplored.
In part the delegations public
statement read:
Surely a people can through
their legitimate Parliamentary in
situations decide when and in what
manner they can mourn nation
al disaster without outside inter-
ference. What justification can
there be for anybody to intervene
in so sacred a question as national
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republic TO boycott Britist pro-
ducts as a means OF protest a
gainst British imperialism"
kenyatta Loses Appeal In


ducts as a means of protest a
gainst British imperialism"
kenyatta Loses Appeal In
kcnya High Court
The Supreme Court OF Kenya
at Kitale has dismissed the APP
peals against conviction for al
legged Mau Mau leadership OF
Jomo Kenyatta, president OF the
currently prescribed Kenya Afri-
can Union, and four associates.
curiously enough, the appeal OF
Richard Achieng oneho OF the
Jaluo tribe was upheld and the
opinion was rendered that II was
doubtful that oneko was a MEM
Der Of Mau Mau, even though II
was likely that he was sympa-
thetic TO the movement. However.
When oneko left the court sup
posedly free man, he was re-
arrested and detained under the
emergency regulations in the East
African country.
Rehiting the opinion OF the
Appeal Court OF Kenya, the SUI
prcme Court jurists maintained
that Justice Thacker was fully
entitled 20 come to the conclusion
that Mau Mau, for the furtherance
Of its policy, got control OF the ex-
ecutive committee Of the Kenya
African Union and used the Union
MS n cloak for Mau Maui"
Piecemeal information about the
December meeting OF the African
National Congress Of the Union
OF South Africa has become avail
able. The Congress met in
Queenstown, reported to be the
only town from which the Con-
gress leaders had not been banned,
Leaders formulated future policy
resulting from recent South Afi-
can legislation and restrictions
made by the South African Gov
eminent.
DIR. z. X. Matthews, who recent
" toured the United States tell
ing the plight of Africans in the
Union, told the conferences dele
gates: by fighting for our free
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DIR. Cheddi Jagan, former Prime
Minister of British Guiana, In
currently in Cairo, Egypt, confer
ring with PRIMER Maguib. Plans
of the former Guiancse leader in
clude meeting with members of
the Egyptian military junta.
At press conference, DIR. Jagan
announced his plan TO ask leaders
OF the newly established Egyptian
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days of mourning?

Although 1t is not in the power
Of the Buganda to restore the Ka-
baka, 1t is their right to express
their feelings in any manner that
is appropriate to their customs
and within the law. 1t is surely
presumptuous for anybody to in
terfere in such a scored matter"
DIR. Jagan In Egypt
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TRAINED IN MINNESOTA

One of the top young American
Negro scientists was trained at
the University OF Minnesota. He
is DIR. Charles w. Buggs, bio
chemist, bacteriologist and zoolo-
gist.
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That nice. kind voice on the
phone ready TO take your social
and personal items belongs TO Jes-
sic shepard. social and personals
scribe who can be reached ut Md
way $40.
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1854 PROGRESS REPORT - SECTION II
Friday. February Is 1854. ST. Paul RECORDER Page OBJ

largest Negro population. 1850
census figures gave the Negro
population of the Tar Heel state
at i47.s5s.
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dom. we win not harm any other
people In this country"
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North Carolina has the second
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