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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-10-06
Sredisnji 0dbor priredjuje skupstinu
prikaz s|ika "0vo Je VaSa II. B. T."
Ma skupsni ce govorit gavni blagajn H. b. Zaednice
brat Martin Krasc,

Kansas City, Kans. Sredisnj Prosvjetni Odbor
sh odseka odrzaG ce svoju sednicu javnu skupstinu
cetvrtak, 81 oktobra 1884, Hryatsko -Sovensom Domu
na 5th Elizabeth Avenue.
sjednca naseg sredisnjeg Prosvjenog Odbora te po-
ceti tocno sat vecer, sa ce poGeti javna skup-
stina kooj ce govort mama svima dobro pozna kao
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-10-06
"DALMATINSkA SL0GA" U San PEDRO
SLAV b0.G0DISNJICU H. B. zAJEDN|CE

JkAvI OV.OVDI9NJEVU ii. p. HEJEDNIVl
PROSLAVA CE SE ODRzATT 1880 VECE 16. OKTOBRA
U JUGOSLAVENSKOM DOMU LIJEPM PROGRAMOM
MA PROSLAVI GOvORI NJ KRASIc, GL BLAGAJNIK
San Pedro Calf - Kako je javljeno u ia aedncaru"
mas vek odsjek San Pedru "Dalmatnska Soga br 588
priredjue veku prosavu 60godisnjce Hvaske Bratske
Zajednice.
Proslava pocima 7:30 sat vece, 16. oktobra, a
odrzava nasem Jugosavenskom Domu ma 18th and
Poos Verdes Street. mjestu
Ma prosavu doazi kao mas posebni gost brat Martin
krasc gavni blagajnik Hrv Bratske Zajednce IL Pitts
burgha On &c nastupt nasem prograu prikazati &c
znaca vaznost nase velke mocne organizacije.
Ma ovoj proslavi imati cemo lijep program, sto ce
svakog zanimati
PROGRAM
l. P0zdrav Zastav himna .............. Janice Elich
;! Pozdravni govor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Stepan Churin
g. Accordion solo o...."......"...".... Joseph Pleso
glayn blagajnik il Pttsburgha
PozOrsna zanimliva igra ................ "Udovca"
Oval pozorisni komad odigrat &c vjesti delitenti
il Los Angelesa
Jelka udoyica igra ......."......... Mary Veljacc
Brutus DR.. kirurgije ."....."..... Vinko Antonich
Herman Sjekra, sin mesara Louis GOlich
g. Pies Svra Ivan Lubsch negova Orkestra. Pies po-
Gina oko $3.50 vece traje do 1890 do posle pol noc
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Need Of New
Insanity
BeExplored
Spencer To Name
Group To Study
Recent Decisions

The Districts Council on Law
Enforcement is going to delve
into the new court rulings on in
sanity to see whether new laws
are needed.
The council voted yesterday
to instruct its chairman, Com
missioner Samuel Spencer, to
appoint q special committee to
study the effects Of the recent
series Of decisions handed down
by the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Co
lumbia.
Mr.. Spencer said he expects
to name the committee within
a day or two. He emphasized
that he probably will single out
attorneys for the study, since
the questions involved are legal
ones.
United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover proposed the study. He
has predicted a tremendous in
crease In the number of defend
ants seeking mental examina-
tions and pleading not guilty by
reason Of insanity as the result
Of the decisions.
New Law May Result.
Mr.. Spencer said the special
committee will make its inves-
tigation with the idea Of de-
termining whether new legisla-
ton or any other steps should
be recommended to operate un-
der the new decisions.
One Of the decisions to be
studied is the Monte Durham
case. In this case the appellate
court established a new defini-
ton Of insanity as q defense.
Previously man could be found
not guilty by reason Of insanity
If he did not know the difference
between right and wrong or was
so mentally deranged that he
succumbed to an irresistible i'm
pulse. Under the Durham de-
cision q man can be found not
guilty by reason Of insanity II
the crime resulted from a men
tai disease or mental defect.
The other decisions concern
mental competence to stand
trial. Two of these decisions
provide that a man must have
a court hearing to determine II
he is fit to stand trial after the
superintendent Of a mental hos
pital has certified he is mentally
competent. Previously q letter
from the superintendent was
enough.
Can Request Examination.
Another decision provides that
q defendant must be given q
mental examination on request,
so long as the request is not
frivolous and was made in
good faith. Previously, the court
had discretion in determining
whether there was enough evi-
dence to warrant q mental ex-
animation. This Is the decision
Mr.. Rover has said will result
in q substantial increase in re-
quests for mental examinations.
A number Of suggestions al
ready have been made for
changes In the law or for new
facilities. These include:
A diagnostic center where top
psychiatrists can sort out the
mentally III from the malingerers
and make o more complete study
of the defendants than can now
be done in brief visits to Dis
trict Jail.
A law to enable mental hos
pitals to hold defendants not
only until they are considered
of sound mind, but also until
they are considered safe to be
at large.
A law spelling out q definition
Of insanity.
Amendments to the law re-
garding mental competence to
stand trial to specify the con-
ditions under which requests for
mental examinations should be
Evening star., 1954-10-26
H-Bomb Shelters
Defeated by Wafer,
Spencer Reveals

The water that would be
sorely needed If an H-bomb
ever struck Washington, seems
to be preventing the construc-
tion Of underground safeguards
against it, Commissioner Sam
uel Spencer explained last night.
The trouble is there is too
much water wherever an under
ground shelter is contemplated.
Mr.. Spencer spoke last night
at a meeting of the District So
ciety Of Natives, held in the
Mayfower Hotel.
He reviewed civil defense
preparations from the begin
ming. said its concept had to
change when the atomic bomb
gave way to the H-bomb and
how earlier shelters are useless
now.
This Is because 1t is reported
that the destructive radius Of
the H-bomb would be some Is
miles from the point where it
was dropped.
Accordingly, Mr.. Spencer said.
evacuation Of residents would be
the most effective step toward
saving lives. Now civil defense
is discussed in terms Of early
warning radar devices, he added.
The question arose as to how
people "could live with the sit
uation."
! The Pentagon, MIR. Spencer
says, takes this position:
"The only thing to do is be
very careful about international
affairs, speak softly and not start
| fights"
Pointing out that life, anyway,
! is full Of risks, Mr.. Spencer said
the people will have to learn to
take such risks and make the
''most Of them"
Presiding at the meeting was
Miss Eta Taggart, president Of
the Society Of Natives.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Man Stabbed Fatally,
Waitress Is Held

A 39-year-old waitress appar-.
emily stabbed her common-l law
husband to death because she
feared he might be hurt in a.
motorcycle accident. police said
yesterday.
Held for action Of the grand
jury after. a coroner's inquest
was Mrs. Kathryn Rettig, sos.
Sixth street NE.
Detectives said the woman told
conflicting stories about the
death of her husband. Robert
L. Rettig, 81. stabbed twice in
the chest with a pearl-handled
dagger he owned.
Capt. Richard j. Felber, head
Of the homicide squad. said Mrs.
Rettig first said that an intruder
had entered their home and
stabbed Mr.. Rettig as he slept be-,
side her on a couch. She said she
caught a glimpse Of a 6-foot. 3
inch-tall colored man wearing
q checkered cap and khaki
trenchcoat, as he fed from the
room after the stabbing.
Detective Sergt. Patrick Denni-
han said Mrs. Rettig later told
detectives she stabbed her hus-
band.
She said she disapproved Of
his hobby Of riding q motorcycle.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Body Bonter-No. 9
body bunteT-No.
Win Some Cash; Help Him Sound Off
Can you make with the small

Can you make with the small.
talk?
Take a look at that young
man to the right. What's he
saying?
The caption printed beneath
the picture gives the words put
into his mouth by Constance
Bannister's 1855 calendar. Can
you beat 1t? If your wits keen
enough. a cash prize awaits you.
Each day for the next % days
The Star will print a new Ban
mister baby picture. Under each
picture win appear a caption
from the calendar. Your job is
to write a better caption In Is
words or less.
For your convenience a coupon
will be printed with each picture
but 1t isn't necessary to use the
coupon. You can sketch one Of
your own. Just make sure your
coupon tells which picture you're
captioning. either by number or
by pasteup Of the photograph.
Daily prizes will be given for
the best and most original cap
tions. First prize will be SIS.
second prize $40 and third prize
IS. A grand prize Of 500 win
be awarded for the best caption
submitted during the 30-day
contest. In case Of any tie,
duplicate awards will be made.
The contest Is open to any one
except employees Of The Star
and The Evening Star Broad
casting Company and members Of
their families. Contestants may
submit any number Of captions.
All captions for picture No. 8
published today, must be received
In The Star Office not later than
noon, Friday. October 30.
Prize winners win be an
nounced one week after publica-
ton Of each picture. Judges viii
be members Of The Stars staff
and their decisions win be final.
Mail your entries to "Baby
Banter" The Evening Star.
Washington 4, D. G.
The coupon may be pasted on
q postal card. II you prefer.
Winners Of Boby Banter Contest No. Z
Ars Announced To-day. Pass Al
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Christian Heurich Home
Near HyatfsviIIe Burns

The home near Hyattsville
Of the late Christian Heurich,
founder Of q Washington brew
cry, was damaged by fire shortly
after noon today.
The Prince Georges County
fire board at Hyattsville dis
patched four departments to the
scene.
The house, part Of a 376-acre
tract at Queens Chapel and
Colesville roads. near Hyattsville,
has been vacant for some time.
The property was sold in 1851
for slightly over a million dollars
in cash to be developed into a
residential community. Mr..
Heurich died in 1945 at the age
Of 102.
Firemen from Hyattsville,
Mount Rainier. College Park
and Riverdale responded.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
$4,000 in Suits
Stolen DuringNight
At Arlington Store

About 200 mems suits valued at
about SIS, 900 were stolen during
the night from Saltz r Street at
ITS North Highland street in
Arlington. Va, police reported
today.
Detective Capt. Dudley H. Rec
tor said the thieves broke open
the glass door at the front of the
store and apparently carried the
suits out the same door to a
vehicle nearby.
Suits were strewn between the
racks and the door, Capt. Rector
said. They were valued at be-
tween $50 and 5000 each.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Head Of NAAWP Fined
SIG on Speeding CHARGE

The 34-year-old head Of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of White People yes
terday was fined SIC In Arlington
County Court on q speeding
charge.
The fine. plus an order to pay
1925 court costs. was levied on
Bryant w. Bowles. jr., who
police said, exceeded a Is m.p.h
speed limit early Friday near
George Mason drive and North
Kensington street.
Police Pvt. Emmet r. McIane
jr., said Mr.. Bowles, who lives
ct 500 North 10th road. Airing
ton. was going 45 m.p.h. In the
20 m.p.h. zone.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Civic Group Plans
To Buy Home Site

The Oldest Inhabitants, Inc,
last night gave its Building Com.
mittee authority to buy . site for
q permanent home.
The group now meets In the
Odd Fellows Hall, Ninth and T
streets NV.
The group also discussed Ethi.
opia. President william p.
Nixon conducted the meeting.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
1886 Cars Counted
Over Week End on
D. {. Link 10 Parkway

District highway officials ex-
pressed satisfaction yesterday
with the movement Of traffic on
the newly opened District con-
nection with the Baltimore
Washington parkway, as they
released the first traffic counts.
Douglas S. Brinkley said a
total of 70,866 cars used the new
facility on Saturday and Sunday.
He reported an inbound peak
hour count of 1926 yesterday,
between Z and 8 am.
1880 Daily Estimate.
Mr. Brinkley said the latter
count would seem to support an
estimate for an average 24-hour
volume Of about 1880 in both
directions.
This figure would fall in be-
tween District highway predic-
tions that the load would run
between $4,000 and 10000 and
other guesses up to 10000.
Highway officials recognize
that some drivers probably are
going out Of their way to try out
the parkway. On the other hand.
they reason that others do not
yet realize they can use 1t. The
new section opened on Friday.
Includes Sightseers.
Mr.. Brinkley, in releasing the
weekend count, noted that, as
in the case of any new highway
facility. there undoubtedly were
large numbers of sightseers on
the parkway.
For some reason, he added,
however, there was no particular
decrease in traffic on the old
Route 1.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
CIV Medical School
To Hear Swedish Official

DR.. Ernst Leopold Abramson,
director of the National Insti-
tute of Public Health in Sweden
and expert on nutrition and
food legislation, will speak at
the George Washington Univer-
sity School of Medicine at noon
tomorrow. The lecture will be in
hall A Of the Medical School,
1885 H street NV.
DR.. Abramson will discuss the
progress made in Sweden and
Western Europe in public health,
food law and nutrition. His lee
ture will be the first in the
1954-5 series of lectures spon-
sored by the Smith-Reed-Russel
Society, honorary scholastic
medical society.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Prompt Action Asked
On Detention Home
For Nearby Juveniles

Prompt construction Of a
short-term detention home for
juveniles In nearby Virginia was
recommended by a special COM
mittee on delinquency last night.
The proposed short-term de-
tention home would accommo-
date youngsters from Alexandria,
Arlington, Fairfax, Falls Church
and Loudoun County while they
are awaiting juvenile court ac-
ton, or waiting to be transmitted
to State training schools.
Members Of the committee
emphasized that this still would
not solve the problem of pro-
viding adequate training facil-
tiles for juvenile once they are
committed to State custody.
Mrs. Kathryn Stone, member
of the House Of Delegates from
Arlington County and chairman
Of a State commission on juve-
nile problems, told of at least
four State reports during the
past 10 years criticizing deten-
ton of juveniles in jails. She
read from a 1945 State report
which cited the urgency of get
ting children out of Jail -
Attention was focused on the
problem last week when news
paper publicity disclosed that q
16-year-old Loudoun County girl
remained in the Groveton police
lookup SO days waiting to be
taken to Bon Air. the State
training school for girls. State
Welfare Department officials
explained that the girl had to
wait so long because there was
no room at Bon Air.
The committee that recon-
mended construction of a re-
gional detention home was ap-
pointed by the governing bodies
OF Alexandria, Arlington, Fair
fax. Falls Church and L.oudoun
County about a year ago after a
professional survey recon :
mended that nearby Virginia
sorely needed some type of de-
tention facility. This committee
has been working in co-opera-
tion with the Northern Virginia
Regional Planning and Eco
nomic Development Commits
sion.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Falls Church Man Dies
Of Pike Crash Injuries

An automobile salesman died
In Arlington Hospital last night
Of injuries received nine hours
earlier when his car ran of q
road In Fairfax County.
The victim, Oney Triplett, As,
Of 1409 Patrick Henry drive,
Falls Church, died OF q frac-
trred skull at 1890 pm.
The crash In which he was
injured occurred on the Lees
burg Pike near Tyson's Corner.
Mr.. Triplett, q salesman for
Edmunds Motors In Arlington,
was returning from Leesburg.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Father Bum Appointed
To Panel In Pullman Row

The Rev. Edward B. Bum,
s. j., regent Of Georgetown UNI
versity's Dental and Medical
Schools. was named by President
Eisenhower today to q special
board to investigate o dispute
between the Pullman Co. and
certain Of its employees.
The President ordered the
board set up 10 days ago to head
OF o threatened strike which
would cripple Pullman opera
tions.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Capital! / ] !! Transit
Attacks Pepco
Rate Petition
Cites Increase il
Power Costs in
Asking Dismissal

The Capital Transit Co. yes
terday asked leave to intervene
in the Potomac Electric Power
Co. rate increase proceedings and
moved to dismiss Pepco's appli-
cation.
The transit company told the
Public Utilities Commission the
proposed rate increases would
add $165. 900 to Capital Transit's
electric bill, bringing it to more
than $1.140.000 a year.
Earlier this month, Pepco filed
an application to increase rates
in the Washington area about
10 per cent to add $5,785, 900 to
its gross annual revenues. This
would provide $2,591 900 in addi-
tional net income, Pepco esti-
mated.
The power company said the
proposed increases would amount
to about 10 per cent for residen-
tial and commercial low-voltage
users, and 14.2 per cent for
commercial high-voltage users.
Says Need Not Shown.
In yesterdays move Capital
Transit asked dismissal Of Pep
cos application on grounds Of
failure to show the basis of a
need for a rate increase in the
District. In the alternative the
transit company asked the COM
mission to order "a further and
better statement" from Pepco
and postpone the hearing date
until at least 80 days after re-
ceipt of such a statement.
The commission has set No
vember Is as the hearing date
on Pepco's application.
Capital Transit carried to the
Supreme Court litigation begun
in 1851 over the previous rate
increase granted Pepco by the
commission. The high court
this month refused to review the
case, which was appealed also
by Pepco.
Remanded to Commission.
The U. s. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia had
remanded the case to the COM
mission. reversing a 1852 deci-
sion of Judge Alexander Holtz-
off Of the U. s. District Court for
the District Of Columbia, affirm
ing the commissions action in
granting the rate increase.
The appeals court held the
rate increase was based on in
sufficient evidence and ordered
the issue remanded to the COM
mission for additional findings.
In yesterdays petition. Capitol
Transit contended that "Pepco
is again attempting to bring its
case before this commission on
the basis Of its system operations
alone" and that the appellate
court holding on the issue Of
jurisdictional ALLEGATION shows
the error in this approach"
Sees Data Lacking.
The petition said the power
company had not submitted esti-
mates Of what its revenues, ex-
penses, rate base or rate of return
would be under the proposed
schedules attached to its appli-
cation. either for the District or
for its system operations.
The transit company, in op-
posing an increase in its rate for
electric service, said that its own
earnings are inadequate and pro-
duce rate of return of less than
4 per cent, as compared with the
.6A to 6l2 per cent rate found
reasonable by the commission.
"The increase in rates for elec-
trio service would, of course,
further reduce these already in
adequate earnings" said Capital
Transit,
Evening star., 1954-10-26
u. 5. Officials Confer
With BowIes Over
$1,000 Tax Claim
Special Dispafeh 10 The star

BALTIMORE, Oct. 26.-Bry-
ant w. Bowles. jr., president Of
the National Association for the
Advancement of White People,
was closeted today with internal
revenue officials who say he
owes the Government more than
$4,000.
The claim arises from Mr..
Bowles' operations Of the former
Bowles Roofing & Home I'm
provement Co. in Baltimore.
According to L. A. Chamber
lain. district director of internal
revenue. the company was de-
1inquent in paying withholding
taxes and social security con-
tributions on the wages Of en-
ployes.
Last year the Government
filed liens for more than $4,000,
Mr.. Chamberlain said.
Mr.. Bowles appeared before
representatives Of Mr.. Chamber
lain's Office this morning and the
conference on the tax matters
was to be resumed this after
noon.
Some Of the roofing company's
employees were colored. according
to a statement some time ago by
Mr.. Bowles.
The troubled Mr.. Bowles was
to have been summoned to Bal
timore to explain these tax mat
ters earlier this month. But the
tax hearing was delayed tempo
rarily when he was arrested and
placed under bond In Delaware
on charges of violating the State
education laws. He was accused
Of inspiring a walkout Of stu
dents at the Milford tDel.) High
School when Negroes were ad-
mitted for the first time.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Greet Books Seminar

A discussion of Thucydides'
History of the Peloponnesian
War will be featured at a ses-
sion of the Great Books Seminar
at 7:45 pm. tomorrow in the Mt.
Pleasant Library, Sixteenth and
Lamont streets NV.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Northern Virginia Clinic Rates
High in Crippled Children Aid

In a new brick building at 1900
North Edison street in Arlington,
what has been described as lone
of the best crippled children'S
programs in the Nation" is in
operation. Here Federal, State
and local governments are work.
ing with community groups to
give a better life for Northern
Virginia's victims.
The Crippled Children's Clinic,
recently cited by the Virginia
Health Bulletin, was built with
county, State and Hill-Burton
funds.
1t serves some 500 crippled
children. They make regular Wis
its and are transported to the
clinic by the Red Cross Motor
Corps and Health Department
station wagons. The clinic serves
children from Arlington, Lou
doun. Fairfax. Fauquier. Prince
William counties and the cities
of Falls Church and Alexandria.
Organizations which have
joined in providing the clinic in
clude the United States Chill
dren's Bureau. the State Depart
ment of Health, the county, the
local chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly-
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Gifts Total S47,5OO
For Camp Echo Lake

More than 100 Montgomery
County business and profess
sional leaders last night con-
tributed $12,500 for Camp Echo
Lake. the Montgomery County
Youth Opportunity Camp. at an
advance gifts dinner in the Fig
Building, Silver Spring.
Last nights contributions
raised to $47.500 the total ad-
vance donations in the $150.O00
campaign for the youth camp.
to be located at South Noun
tain, between Frederick and
Hagerstown. Md. The cam
paign will open formally Sum
day and will conclude March 10.
Addressing last nights dinner,
DR.. H. c. Byrd, president
emeritus of the University of
Maryland, said the proposed
camp will be a. constructive
outlet for both the UNDER
privileged and the financially
able child to enjoy social, recrea-
tional and educational advan-
tageS.
Eighty per cent of the campers
will come from underprivileged
homes, and 20 per cent from
homes where parents can afford
to pay tuition.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Montgomery Alcoholic Clinic
ToBe Set Up on Trial Basis

Chief Judge Charles w. Wood
ward of the Montgomery Circuit
Court said he supported the plan
if it could be done at a moderate
expense. But Judge Woodward
added he had not seen a single
alcoholic who had been cured by
a physician or pSychiatrist. He
said his best success had been
with Alcoholics Anonymous.
Coutious on Effectiveness.
DR.. George Sharpe. head of the
steering committee. said big re-
suits must not be expected. He
said, however, that until recently
there was no hospital in the
county which would take alco-
holics for treatment. The WASH
ington Sanitarium now takes a
few. he said.
DR.. Sharpe added that every
physician in the county had at
least two persons under his care
who were alcoholics. He also
noted that in 1852 there were
1894 arrests in Montgomery on
drunk and disorderly charges.