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Evening star., 1955-02-26
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was shunted from relative to
relative after her mother de-
serted her at the age of 4. She
was described as unwanted by
her stepmother. Mr.. Welsh de-
scribed the stepmother as ven
omous eaten up by hate"
Where" he cried, do you
learn the difference between
right and wrong? Where, when
you're married to a man whose
mother runs a house of ill re-
pute? When your mother is a
deserter? When your father is
convicted criminal? I ask you,
where do you learn?"
Mrs. Moseley, estranged
from her husband last August
after four months. lived with
him before marriage in a house
of prostitution in his Texas
home town, her father, Will
liam S. Bannister, testified
Much of yesterdays court time
was devoted to disputes over
admissibility of mental testi-
mony.
Indirect Opinions Barred.
Judges Charles w. Woodward
and StedInan Prescott would
admit no medical opinions which
leaned for support on opinions
OF other medical witnesses.
/. The defense ended with only
two doctors testifying with any
considerable certainty that the
girl was insane at the time of
the Staying. at BOG Bradley ave-
nue, in Rockville's Twinbrook
Forest subdivision. One admitted
he was not positive She was not
sane while the others qualifi-
cations as an expert witness were
cast under doubt.
DR.. j. w. Bird, Montgomery
County physician, testified that
Mrs. Moseley was incompetent
to make decisions. He said he
does not believe she. could dis
tinsuish right from wrong at
the time of the crime.
The prosecution, however.
put into the reco d testimony
from mental experts who de-
clared fatty Mrs. Moseley was
sane when she killed the child.
The defendant testified only
briefly. And her replies to ques-
tlons were mostly Il don't re-
member or Il don't know"
Recalling that she put her own
graduation dress on the little girl,
she testified that her object was
to get the child's mind off a
wrangle between the stepmother
and stepdaughter.
Says She Blacked Out.
Mrs. Moseley said that after
putting the dress on little
Katherine she "blacked out"
and came to only when she saw
her victim Lying still on the
floor" She said she didn't
know how the child got strung
Evening star., 1955-02-26

has often said that the House
of Commons was his second
home. His love for Parliament
is matched only by his determi-
nation to preserve parliamentary
traditions.
The House of Commons adopts
legislation. But unlike the
United States Congress, this
putting of new laws on the
statute books is not always re-
garded as the Houses most i'm
portant function.
1t. serves as a great debating
forum where the often conflict
ing opinions of the nation can
receive an airing and as place
where the actions and policies of
the cabinet can be subjected to
close questioning.
In Sir Winston'S view, one
forum at the center of the ma
tion's affairs is enough.
Evening star., 1955-02-26
Belt Road
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NIOIlIllucU rIOlH rlESL rage
said he doubted the full length
would be built for many years.
| Maryland roads officials con-
tend provisions for the entire
belt road are included in the
States 12-year road program and
that they already have spent
more than 81 million to buy
right-of-way for the road out
side the controversial park sec
ton.
| Senator Murray said he had
received several hundred let
ters" protesting the park road
proposal. He said they came
from all parts of the country
and that two came from park
groups in Japan and Belgium.
Witnesses opposing the belt
road yesterday-led by Conrad
L. Wirth, National Park Service
director, and Maj. Gen. u. S.
Grant III, chairman of the
American Planning and Civic
Association-objected to the
harm the road would do to the
ribbon-like Maryland park sec
; ton.
Fear for Washington Phase.
But they made plain that a
greater fear was that the belt
road would simply serve as a
stepping stone for getting major
Maryland highway traffic routed
toward the proposed highway in
the Washington part of Rock
I Creek.
Maryland officials conceded
Congress has a perfect right to
decide what's to be done in the
Washington part of the park.
But they took the position the
Maryland park extensions, de-
veloped in cooperation with the
Federal Government, are State
property.
A lengthy letter from Gov.
McKeldin, read by Roads Com
missioner Russell H. Mccain.
stressed that the park Develop
ment was provided in an agree
ment between the Congress and
the Maryland Legislature, spelled
out in the Capper-Cramton Act
of 1881. The act provided Mary
land should pay two-thirds of
the park acquisition costs and
the Federal Government one
Evening star., 1955-02-26
Pay
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cost you as much anyhow after
tips"
Senator Monroney said he
thought Senators receive d
enough for expenses and cited
some statistics of his own Office
operation to show. among other
things, that he hasn't used all
his telephone and telegraph al
lowance and still has a $1,000
in his $1,000 stationery allow
ance.
Senators Williams, Republican,
Of Delaware, and Holland. Dem
ocrat. Of Florida, sided with the
Oklahoma Senator. while Senator
Dirksen. Republican, of Illinois,
arose to ask why are we SO
niggardly?" He said vote
against the compromise would
be IAN act of timidity."
The legislation appeared to be
weathering the storm until Sen
ator Barkley of Kentucky, long
the Senate's Democratic leader
and Vice President for four
years, took the floor for his first
speech since returning to the
Senate.
Recalls 1916 Bill.
Senator Barkley pointed out
that the Senate had found OBJ
jectionable the $4,000 tax-free
expense fund the Congress ap-
proved in 1946 with the Reor-
ganlzation Act. If that was OBJ
jectionable, Senator Barkley rea-
soned. half the amount was still
Objectionable and ought not to
be included in the bill"
That swung the wavering sem
timent in the Senate and a
chorusing vote of noes" re-
jected the compromise bill. Then
the Senate adopted motion by
Senator Williams to send the
bill back to conference with in
Notwithstanding the Sem
ate members must insist on de-
letting the expense fund.
The Senate action on the bill,
which also raises the Federal
judiciary salaries by from $500
to $4,000 a year, will 60 back to
the House next week. and then
into a conference Of Senate and
House members for further dis
cuSsion.
Evening star., 1955-02-26
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Virginia-Mostly cloudy and
not as cold tonight, with low
between SO and "A. Occasional
rain in extreme western portions.
Cloudy and mild tomorrow with
occasional rain likely mostly in
west and northern portions.
Wind-Southerly 10-15 miles
per nour tonight increasing to
1920 miles per hour tomorrow.
Road Conditions (AAA).
Detour on New York Through
Evening star., 1955-02-26
Phenix City Witness
Says Fuller Had Gun
JUST Before Murder
BY the Asseeioied Press

BENNINGTON, Ala. Feb.
26.-A witness said today that
Albert Fuller was wearing a gun
when he saw the former Phenix
City chief deputy sheriff with A
L. Patterson just before the anti
vice crusader was slain.
Three other witnesses already
had told the jury in Fuller's
murder trial that Fuller was
without his pistol when they
saw him after the killing. Two
of them said he wore an empty
holster.
Cecil Padgett. 30 year old
carpenter who testified yester-
day that Fuller and a man he
identified as Arch Ferrell ran
from the scene seconds after the
murder last June 18. gave more
details this morning under
cross-examination by the de-
tense.
Three Are Charged.
Ferrell, who was prosecuting
attorney at vice-infested Phenix
City, and Fuller are both charged
with Mr.. Patterson's death
along with a third defendant,
former Alabama Attorney Gen.
81 Garrett. Ferrell and Garrett
are awaiting trial.
Mr.. Patterson had been nomi-
mated Attorney General to sue
ceed Garrett and had promised
to clean up racketeering in
Phenix City. The State con-
tends he was murdered to stop
him from carrying out that
pledge.
Mr.. Padgett said nothing
about a gun in direct testimony
yesterday. 1t came out during a
continued barrage of questions
from Chief Defense Attorney
Roderick Beddow.
Mr.. Padgett said he didn't see
the gun when he turned around
Immediately after the shooting
and noticed Fuller and Ferrell
standing by Mr.. Patterson'S car
where the Staying occurred.
Neither did he see Fuller or Fer
rell with it in their hands as
they ran away. the witness con-
tinued.
Leaned Against Car.
He said he saw Fuller leaning
against the car with his left
hand at the top of the door.
The defense previously said the
former chief deputy's finger
prints were found there. Fuller
told newsmen he touched the
car while getting a Montgomery
reporter away from the auto.
A State investigator testified,
however. that the defendant told
him later he had been careful to
avoid touching the car.
The construction workers
wife, Mrs. Edith Padgett. who
was with him that night, was
expected to be called as the final
witness before the prosecution
rested its case.
Mr.. Padgett. who works for a
construction firm in Columbus,
Ga. across the Chattahooehee
River from Phenix City. was a
surprise witness whose name had
never figured publicly in the
murder investigation.
He appeared in court without
q subpoena.
Evening star., 1955-02-26
Churchill Warns BIC on Competing
With Parliament in Topical Debates
50-Yeur Member
-
OF Commons Acts
To Preserve Forum
BY the Associofed Press

LONDON, Feb. 26.-The Brit
ish Broadcasting Corp. has had
a clear warning from Prime
Minister Churchill to keep it's
place and avoid overshadowing
Parliament.
Sir Winston-a House Of
Commons man for half q cen
tury and its star performer
says he never will permit the
government-controled BIC to
drain away any of the Parlia-
ment's dignity and prestige by
serving as a rival forum for
topical debates.
His Conservative Party and the
opposition Laborites have en-
tered into a gentlemen's agree
ment with BIC under which it
promises not to broadcast or tel
evise debates on any subjects due
to come up in Parliament within
two weeks. -.
Objections Made.
This ban has resulted in the
BIC dropping discussion pro-
grams in the past few days deal
ing with the hydrogen bomb and
price fixing. Newspapers of va
rious political views and some
members of both parties have
objected. They claim the gen.
tlemen's agreement is strangling
BIC. The ban particularly an
noys Parliament members who
regularly appear on TV and
radio.
The 80-year-old prime min
lister disagreed. He told the
House on Wednesday:
LAS far as I am concerned I
will never reconsider the ban.
Il believe it would be a shock
ing thing to have the debates in
this house forestalled time after
time by, the expression of opinion
of persons who have not the
status and responsibility of
members of Parliament.
Evening star., 1955-02-26
Mortgage Expansion
Passed by Senate
BY the Associated Press

The Senate by voice vote yes
terday passed a bill to add Sis
billion to the amount of mort
cages which the Federal Housing
Administration may insure.
The measure now goes to the
House, where a similar bill has
been approved by the House
Banking Committee.
Sponsors said the measure is
needed to continue FHA activi-
ties between now and June 30
They said the present authorize
tiop is almost exhausted.
Ihe Senate acted over the pro-
test of Senator Byrd. Democrat.
of Virginia. who contended all
Government civilian housing pro-
grams should be ended.
Evening star., 1955-02-26

up to the doorknob where police
found her.
Attacking Mrs. Moseley's de-
nial that she killed the child to
spite her stepmother and that
she hated her stepmother. the
State introduced a letter she
wrote to her father while she
was in Spring Grove Mental
Hospital. The letter. referring to
her stepmother as Kay and to
her husband, Milton Moseley, II,
reads in part:
you took Milton away from
me (which I love very much) so
I took Nadine away from Kay.
I'm sorry but / had to do some
thing to get away from Kay.
She was driving me to it. And
I knew it all the time, so don't
blame me.
"All I want to do is type and
be where every one is happy,
with no fussing or fighting like
you all do. l like it here. No
one fights or acts two-faced like
Kay tmother dear)."
Evening star., 1955-02-26

District - Mostly cloudy and
not as cold tonight with low
around 40. Tomorrow cloudy
and mild with occasional rain
likely.
Maryland-Cloudy and not as
cold tonight with occasional rain
in western portions. Low tonight
between "a and 40. Cloudy and
mild tomorrow with occasional
rain mostly in north and western
portions.
Evening star., 1955-02-26
Dulles Denies Attempt
TO Woo Burmo in ToIks
BY The Assoeioied Press

RANGOON, Burma, Feb. 90
Secretary of State Dulles today
came here to have full and
friendly talks with Burmese
leaders.
Many Burmese believe Dulles
is mere to try to win Prime Min
lister U Nu over to the side Of the
west in the cold war. but the
Secretary said after his arrival:
Il did not come here to WOO
or be wooed." ae
The secretary flew to Rangoon
this morning from Bangkok
where the first conference of
Manila pact powers was con-
Qluded yesterday.
Evening star., 1955-02-26
.AP Wirephoto Map

Al wirephoto
Precipitation forecast for tonight most Of the Ma
on. Rain is expected through the Eastern Lakes Appa
Valleys and showers with possible
activity expected in the Lower Mississippi
Valley and Southern Plains Showers forecast for the
Peninsula extreme Southwest desert region
and Central Snow expected in
covering Central Lakes Central Mississippi Valley Central
Plains Central Rockies and all Of the Northwest 1t will be
continued cold with fair weather.
Northern Palms. while mdert weather moves into the
Southeastern States.
Evening star., 1955-02-26
Warehouse DESTROYED

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 26 (P1.
Fire destroyed the Swift g. Co.
warehouse on Kentucky avenue
late last night with loss esti-
mated at $175.000. 1t was stocked
with meat. lard and canned
foods.
Evening star., 1955-02-26

in Italy during the latter months
Of World War II.
Mr.. Wagner said his condition
was finally detected about year
ago at Walter Reed Medical
Center. Last June he received
a disability discharge from the
Air Force. A
Evening star., 1955-02-26

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. S3. on Jan. .. Feb. TO-
Lowest. 10, on February g.
High and Low Of - Hours Endins
y AM. Today.
High 50, at 3:45 pm.
Low. 80 at ) am
Evening star., 1955-02-26

way two miles west of Albany
for short distance because of
WaShout.
River Report.
(From U S EngineersD
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
HarperS Ferry.
Evening star., 1955-06-04
Radford Urges
g.. Ill
Alert Defense
~ ss.=

CHARLESTON. S. c., June 4
R.-Admiral Arthur Radford,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Of Staff, said today that while
there are symptoms" Of change
in Soviet policy. the United
States must keep ready to meet
aggression instantly.
He set forth this view. in an
address prepared for graduation
ceremonies at The Citadel. IA
NOUS military college of the
South.
Admiral Radford said:
There has been. of course, a
noticeable change in tactics on
the part of the Communist high
command. Symptoms of this
change are the successful con-
clusion of the Austrian treaty
ard the apparent willingness to
participate in four-power talks.
But there has been no real indi-
cation so far that this represents
a fundamental change, either in
their character or in their basic
long-term detectives.
Thus, while all America sim
cerely hopes and works for peace,
there is still a definite require
ment for us to maintain strong
military forces in being"
Evening star., 1955-06-04
Gen. Deans Future
CIouded by Shuttle

The Army announced a re-
shuttle of generals yesterday
which left in doubt the future
of Maj. Gen. William F. Dean,
who was a prisoner OF the Com
munists in the Korean war.
1t. Gen. Willard G. Wyman
will leave the command of the
9Th Army at San Francisco on
July l and one month later will
become deputy commander of
the Continental Army Command
at Fort Monroe, Va.
Gen. Dean is deputy COM
mander of the 9Th Army. And
in the absence of his three star
chief, he normally would be
designated acting commander
until permanent appointment
is made.
However, Army orders issued
at the same time assigned Mai
Gen. Robert N. Young, assistant
chief of stan for personnel dur
ing the Army's long row with
Senator Mccarthy, to 9Th Army
headquarters. The orders speci-
fled no definite job for him.
Gen. Dean. outranks Gen.
Young and for. the Junior geh-
eral to become 6th Army COM
mander would require special
action by the President. Some
Army quarters limited that Gen.
Dean is talking about retiring
in the near future although he
Is q few months shy of Sc.
Evening star., 1955-06-04
Peron Is Near
Accommodation

VATICAN CITY, June 4 (P).
-Argentina's President Juan D.
Peron, a Roman Catholic once
decorated by Pope Plus XII, is
only short step from excom-
munication if not already so
punished by the church, Vati-
can authority said yesterday.
I'VE cannot say yet whether
he has fallen into the state of
accommodation, nor can we
deny it," monsignor consultant
of the Sacred Congregation of
the Holy Office said in comment
on a church-state feud flaring
for seven months in Argentina.
But certainly he is in grave
sin, and with him all the legisla-
tors (of the Peronista dominated
|congress) who have adopted the
law on divorce. eliminated re-
ligious education from the schools
and concurred in the arrests of
priests and Catholic laymen.
What is certain, if the presi-
dent has not fallen into the state
of accommodation. is that he
is a very short step from it."
Excommunication varies in de-
gree. In minor cases it means
suspension of the sacraments.
Major accommodation calls for
absolute expulsion from the
church and all its rights and ad-
vantages, in the case of great
offenders even from social inter-
course with other Catholics.
Sometimes it may be incurred
automatically. At other times
the church proclaims it. usually
through decree of the Holy Office,
which the Pope heads.
Evening star., 1955-06-04
Staff Cut
ByhcLaug1Iin

Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin has trimmed his office
staff from five to four employees
The cut affects G. Adolf Tur-
ner, who repeatedly plans to
retire after five years of service
as special assistant to two Dis
trict COMMISSIONS.
Mr.. Turner was one Of two
special assistants to Commits
sioner Renah F. Camalier, whose
term ended Thursday. He also
had been an aide to Commits
sioner John Russell Young.
Mr.. Mclaughlin appointed Mr.
Camalier's other aide, Richard
S. Townsend, as his special as
sistant. His other appointments
,Mrs. Betty D. Williams, for
rllef Seeretary to Mr.. Young, as
secretary. She win replace Mrs
MARY Farwell, who had been
brought into the District govern
n1ent by Mr.. Camalier. s.
Mrs. Evelyn DeFilfppis, as Sec
retary to Mr.. Townsend. $She
had been secretary to- Mr.. Tiir-
ner.
William Johnson, colored mes
senger, who remains on the
staff.
Mr.. Townsend had been in Mr..
Camalier's Office as a special
aide for about two years. Pre-
viously, he was on the Glenn
Dale Hospital staff.
Mr.. Turner told reporters he
expects to take a job in Florida.
but would not disclose its nature.
Evening star., 1955-06-04
|NAACp Begins
Drive in South
On Segregation

ATLANTA, June 4 R.-Lead-
ers of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People assembled for an inpor-
tant strategy meeting in Atlanta
today only a few hours after
starting a drive for early inte-
grafton in the South.
Acting on behalf Of nine par
ents Of l9 Atlanta Negro school
children. NAACP attorneys yes
terday filed a petition with the
Atlanta Board of Education urg-
ling immediate reorganization of
the schools in accordance with
decisions of the United States
Supreme Court.
The petition was directed to
Atlanta School Superintendent
Ira FARRELL and the Board Of
Education. Miss FARRELL made
no comment. but President Dev-
ereaux McClatchey of the school
board said the action was not
unexpected
NAACP officials said the form
used was worked out after the
Supreme Courts decision on
May II. 1854. outlawing segre-
cation in the public schools, but
1t was withheld until the 'sim-
plementing" decision on Tues
day. Similar petitions would be
filed elsewhere in the South, they
said.
C. L. Harper. president of the
Atlanta branch of the NAACP,
did not identify the parents con-
cerned. But in an accompanying
letter, he called attention to a
pending suit against the Board
of Education field in U. S. Dis
trict Court in october, 1851.
The suit has been dormant.
However. the Supreme Courts
directive on May 81 handed to
U. S. District Courts the task of
bringing school segregation to an
end "aS quickly as practicable. ,"
Mr.. Harper said that in view of
this ruling he hoped Atlanta
officials would see fit to move
toward integration now.
Executive Secretary Roy Will
kins of the NAACP and chief
counsel Thurgood Marshall ar
rived last night for the closed
session.
Evening star., 1955-06-04
Freed Austrian to Name
Americans Held by Reds

VIENNA, June 4 R.-An
Austrian doctor who returned
home today from long imprison-
ment in the Soviet Union said
he knows the names Of several
Americans and Britons held in
Russian slave-labor camps. But
he didn't want to give his name,
or those of the Americans until
he talks to American and Brit
ish authorities in one of Austria s
Western zones.
The doctor returned in a
group of $50 Austrian war pris-
oners. They were the first to
be released by the Soyiets since
the conclusion of the Austrian
state treaty last month. The
Soviets have promised to re-
lease all Austrians still held in
the Soviet Union within the next
few months.
The doctor said some of the
Americans and Britons he met
in the Soviet camps were women.
Most were abducted by the So
viets from Berlin and Vienna
after World, War II, he added.
He said he met some in camps
Evening star., 1955-06-04

Ilington and at Benning road
and Minnesota ave. NE. will re-
main in business. Mr.. Ertis said.
Negotiations are under way
for the utilization of the Sew
|enth street store. Company Of
|flcials declined to comment on
the future of the store except
to say that an announcement
win be made soon regarding its
sale.
The store will be closed Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday for
remarking merchandise. 1t is
expected to take month to
dispose of the merchandise on
hand.
Evening star., 1955-06-04

in Western Siberia, but refused
to oivulge any other details al
this time.
Another Austrian returning
today said that in a camp in the
Ural regions he met two men
who told him they were Ameri-
cans. He said he does not re-
member their names. Other
AuStrians reported meeting some
who said they were French and
Others who said they were Yugo-
slavS.
The returning AustrianS said
most of their group had been
sentenced to hard labor terms of
25 years for alleged war
crimes" Most had served 10
years or more. In the group were
several former high = ranking
Austrian officers, among them
Col. Karl Masera, brother-in-law
to former Austrian Chancellor
Kurt Schuschnigg, now in the
United States.
The men arrived in Wiener
Neustadt, Soviet zone town SO
miles from Vienna.
Evening star., 1955-06-04
Downtown GoIdenberg's s
To Quit After so Years

The 60-year-o1d Goldenberg's
department store at Seventh and
K streets NV. will go out of
business with a closing sale
Thursday.
Moe r. Ertis. general man.
ager, said experiences during
the past year have demonstrated
a necessity for departure from
the present method of opera
ton"
The store, a spokesman said,
has suffered sales losses since the
trend toward suburban shopping
started several years ago.
The Goldenberg stores in Shir-