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No Decision In
The Lauder Case
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at 4:45 sent out a note to Judge
Hermann that they could not reach
an agreement. The judge then called
the jury back to the jury box and
asked the foreman, Mrs. Mary H.
Ward, Laurel, if there was a
chance that they might reach de-
cision if they went back to the jury
room and talked things over fur
ther. Mrs. Ward replied in the mega
tive. Judge Hermann then asked
the jurors if there was anything
any of them wished TO say in the
matter but no one disagreed with
the foreman's statement.
Trial of the case began Wednes-
day morning and 13 witnesses were
called in addition to Lauder, who
testified in his own defense.
Chief Deputy Attorney General
Herbert L. Goblin, Wilmington. and
Deputy Attorney General Ralph S.
Baker, Georgetown, conducted the
case for the state and Arthur Dean
Belts was attorney for Lauder.
Lauder was charged with the
death of William Virl Messick, Sea-
ford faner, on Route 80, near Sea-
ford, on the afternoon of March 10.
He was charged with drunken
driving and it was on. this count
that much of the testimony was
presented, Another count in the in
|dictment was for failure to main
tain a proper lookout while driving.
The deceased was driving a trac-
tor with farm trailer at the time
of the crash which caused his
death and Lauder was driving a
ieep truck The truck was in col
lision with the back of the trailer
and Messick was thrown to the
highway, fracturing his skull.
LADDERS day on March 10 was
presented in detail by various wit
nesses. He worked on the midnight
shift at the DUPONT plant in Sea-
ford and left work at in the morn
ing. Witnesses told of having coffee
with him and of meeting him later
at Hearn's tap room in Bridgeville.
He lives in Bridgeville and was
taking the back road home when he
encountered the Messick tractor
trailer.
During the trial. the intoximeter
was brought into court and demon
strated by James Kilvington, state
chemist from Dover, for the first
time in any Delaware court.
Lauder was indicted by the June
Grand Jury for manslaughter with
FIVE counts in the indictment. Three
of these counts were ordered
stricken by Judge Hermann after
the state had given its evidence and
Attorney Belts had moved for dis
missal. They included two speeding
counts, one for going more than
so miles an hour and another for
not controlling speed and one for
not remaining at a safe distance
behind another vehicle and not
passing at a safe distance.
Witnesses called were 1t. Charles
M. Cullen, Serg. Hugh Collins and
Trooper r. d. Mitchell of the State
Police at Bridgeville; Mr.. and Mrs.
Elwood Messick, brother and sis !
of the victim, who lived
near the scene; Dallas Hill. Lin |
eoln Robert Paterson, Roland |
tones, William Seabreeze, all of |
seaford; William Stewart, Joseph /
Burton, Kruger Hearn, all of |
and State Chemist Kill
7ington.
In his charge to the jury, Judge /
Hermann made the first mention of |
he intoximeter ever made in the |
Delaware courts. He said that the |
ury should consider it 'as all other
evidence" and that they were free
o give it such weight as they
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Milford chronicle., 1955-07-15
CLOSE SHAVE EXPLAINED

BENTON, Ky. = Up "A middle
aged stranger walked into the
crowded Holley-Gordon barber
shop and patiently awaited his
turn. Everybody was curious about
an ugly scar on the mans throat.
Finally, he sat down in Check Cor
don's chair.
you've never been in this shop
before, have you?" asked Gordon.
No." smiled the stranger, Il got
this scar in World War |.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-15
SWEET REVENGE

ST. LOUIS - Up Pclic G
thought there seemed to be an un-
usual number Of tipsters in the
case of seven illegally parked
trucks.
The mystery didn't last long.
The trucks were part of a private
fleet hired by the city to tow IL
legally parked autos off city
streets A ticket was placed on
each one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
BIoodGiven
For 18th Time

A Washington man gave his
77th donation of Arb Positive
blood Friday at the Red Cross
Washington Regional Blood Gen.
ter.
Richard H. Byers, 80, of the
Shoreham Building. began do
mating blood in 1912 while liv-
ing in Pearl Harbor, the blood
center announced.
Subsequent donations have
been made in Denver, San Fran
cisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico,
and New York. He has given IS
blood gifts at the Washington
center.
The center also reports it dis
tributed 1887 pints of blood In
the past week to the District and
communities covered by blood
mobiles in Maryland, Virginia
and West Virginia.
Bloodmobiles are scheduled to
make the following visits this
week. starting at 10 am. unless
otherwise indicated:
Observation-Disclosures ALB, Building
T-3-79, $50 am. to $3.50 pm, and
st. Johns Lutheran Church. Hagers-
town, Nd.
Tuesday--Main Navy, Constitution
avenue Room 2541, GAO am. to $3.50
pm, and the Chapter House, 401 Duke
street. Alexandria.
Wednesday-The Pentagon. Room
4-A-750, and Trinity Church Parish
Hall; Manassas, Va" to 2 pm. ~.
Myer va, Q am. to 4 pm. and Boiling
Air Force Base Service Club,
est Glen road, Silver SPRING. to $50
pm. and Federal Once Building No. 3.
suitland Md, 9:3O am to $40 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
SeItzer Plans
Welfare Talk
Here May Is

Louis B. Settler. editor of the
Cleveland Press, will speak at
the United Community Services
luncheon May Is in the Statler
Hotel.
The luncheon will follow three
simultaneous sessions that be-
gin at $50 am. 1t will climax
the sixth annual UCS health,
welfare and recreation confer
ence.
Mr.. Settler, past president Of
the Cleveland Welfare Fedora
ton. will speak on "A Share in
Welfare Pays Dividends"
Also on the luncheon program
are Commissioner Samuel Spen-
Ger and UCS President William
j. McManus.
Theme of the conference. as
announced by Chairman James
Russell Virgins, is Washington,
Our Home Town" Mr.. Virgins
is managing editor of the Wash
ington Post and Times Herald.
The morning sessions will take
up Children Growing Up in
Our Home Town." THE Eco
nomic Facts of Life" and Urban
Renewal-Decent Neighborhoods
for All People"
The conference is open to the
public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
Boyle to Give ToIk

Representative Charles A..
Boyle. Democrat of Illinois. will
speak at an open forum at 8
pm. tomorrow in the st. Peter
Claver Center, 814 Seventh
street S.W. Representative
Boyle will describe the i'm
pressions of new Congressman
In Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24

N-EoHr Prone Order Service
Can d. T-S100
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24

Made by International Silver Co. in the
Caprice" pattern. Set consists of hollow
handled knives, forks, 8 salad forks, soups
16 teaspoons, 8 iced teas, 3 tablespoons, butter
knife and sugar shell, pastry server, colo
meat fork and berry spoon. A 64-pc. set.
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Lawyer Questions Story
OF Woodward ProwIer

MINEOLA, N. y. Nov. 8 Pl.
The lawyer for . jailed prowler
has cast doubt on his story Of
being at the home of William E
Woodward. ir.. on the night Of
Mr.. Woodward's shotgun death.
The prowier, Paul w. Wirths,
originally told police he was not
on the estate st Oyster Bay In
the early morning hours Of Octo-
Der so when Mr.. Woodward. 35,
was shot and killed by his wife,
Ann. 80.
Changed First Story
On Monday Wirths was said
by police to have changed his
story and to have admitted he
was breaking into the house
when Mrs. woodward fired the
gun. His new account. as re-
layed by police. supported on
several points Mrs. Woodward's
story that she had shot in fear
Of an intruder and hit her hus-
band by mistake.
After q visit with Wirths yes
teriay, Lawyer Alvin Korngold
said a detective had appealed
strongly to Wirths to tell ell he
Evening star., 1955-11-09
ADyERTIsENIENT.
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In one hemorrhoid case after
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In fact, results were 30 thor
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Evening star., 1955-11-09

wirths had apparently backed
up her story.
Or. John M. Prutting said she
sobbed. Nothing can do any
good now"
DR.. Prutting said her condi-
tion. which had been improving,
had declined again and he could
not say when she would be able
to leave the hospital.
Evening star., 1955-11-09

problem!n And among these suf.
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Of hemorrhoid conditions, some q
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All this, without the use Of
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This new healing substance il
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urged Wirths to tel anything he
might recall.
In giving his new version Of
his actions on the night OF the
shooting. wirths said he had
withheld the information because
he feared being connected with
the shooting case.
At Doctors Hospital in New
York, where MRS. Woodward is
under treatment for shock and
|hysterical grief. her doctor said
she wept bitterly when told that
Evening star., 1955-11-09

knew for the sake Of the widow
and two sons.
.Wirths is q very suggestihle
individual MIR. Korngold said.
"Wirths toured the woodward
estate at least on two occasions
with police. He may have pro-
jected himself to the point where
he saw himself in a different
position than he really was.
Mr.. Rorngold was appointed
counsel for Wirths BY the West
Evening star., 1955-11-09

an auxiliary member for IS years
and . member Of Unit Sc since
1885, was presented with q
scrapbook Of her auxiliary activ-
tiles at the dinner, held In
caruso's Restaurant, at EIev-
enth street NV.
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Mrs. Heugerty Dined
By Legion AuxiIiuy

Mrs. Pearl Heagerty. national
eastern vice president Of the
American Legion Auxiliary. was
honored at q dinner last night
by the Auxiliary Unit So Of the
Department of Agriculture.
Mrs. Heagerty, who has been
Evening star., 1955-11-09

German Consulate. wirths Is .
German alien and was repre-
|sented in 3 burglary case earlier
this year.
Mr.. Korngold said yesterday
he urged that the man be de-
ported at that time and would
renew the plea in the present
case.
Feared Tie With Shooting
Nassau County Detective chief
IStuyvesant Pinnell denied an
semotionaln appeal had been
made to Wirths. He said q de-
tective had merely emphasized
the seriousness Of the case and
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Roll Link Replaced

After II months work. perma-
nent repairs have been com-
pleted on the flood damaged As
sam link line Of midas North
Eastern Railway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
Tropical Lily Show
IOffered at Gardens

Tropical lilies at the Aquatic
Gardens, though hard hit by the
Donatia beetles in the natural
istic pools. are putting on a rare
show this month in the artificial,
cemented pools. according to
Department of the Interior off,
Gals.
The gardens are two blocks
west of the intersection of Kenil-
worth avenue and Douglas
street NE.
Tours are organized each Sun
day morning at $50 and II
through August to show of the
tropicals, The night boomers
can be seen any morning before
10 am. when they are closing
They are red. pink and white,
The day-bloomlng troplcalS are
yellow. blue, all shades Of pink
and light red.
The beetles, submarines Of no
mean ability, lay eggs under the
lily'S leaves. These pupate on
the roots and the new pupae
suck the stems dry.
In quarter acre pool the cul-
turists will place some 225 plants.
The hardy lilies. which utilize
rhyzomcs, are less crippled by
the beetles. Scientists are work.
ing on a cure for the beetle on
slaught.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
Tree Wroppines
Help Ward Off
Borinq Insects

An old burlap bag torn into
strips for wrapping around pet
trees can protect them against
secondary borer attacks. Sec
ondary borers attack and gain
entry in trees weakened by Sc
we're drought and soaring heat
of several seasons. The burlap
wrappings, saturated with chem
Iical protectors, offer a barrier
against the pests.
Trunks and limbs should be
wrapped as high as you can go
safely. Five or six tablespoons
of wettable DOT powder or lin
dane, or a combination Of both,
lin a bucketful Of water make
good repellents.
The poison can be applied on
wrapped trunks and limbs with
a paint brush or with the trusty
spray gun.
Neither the wrappings nor the
poisons supplant good tree care
practices as the basic answer to
the borer problem. Pruning,
feeding, spraying against leaf
eaters and adequate watering
help build up trees resistance
to invasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
zOYSIA Grass
SEE 1T! STEP ON 1T! YOU'LL
BE AMAZED!

A solid Zoysio Gross Plot Con
be seen at our office
1913 H Street NV.
Once established in your lawn, IL
will lost O lifetime. Stoys green
under the seorehins summer sun.
$1,000 WORTH FOR A
WHOLE LAWN
Meyer Z-52 zoysia grass comes
in round pinch plugs which
you can easily insert in your
lawn or start a small nursery
SKIS and grow your own stock.
Complete planting and propa-
cation instructions with each
order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
GARDENS
HEDGES AID LANDSCAPE
Walls of Green Protect
Yards, Insure Privacy

lis often seen in local yards ant
yet it has the reputation Of be-
ing less desirable than the Amer.
lean IT. occidentaliS.
Trim for a Broad Base
All Of the above listed ever.
green's, both conifers and broad.
leaved, may be kept to rather
narrow widths by pruning. And
pruning is necessary for an ef-
Ifective green wall, because il
allowed to grow untrimmed most
.evergreens will tend to broaden
out at the top and this shading
of the lower areas soon results
in the loss of foliage. Any hedge
plant must be kept trimmed SO
that the top is somewhat mar
rover than the base.
While evergreens can be
Ipruned at any season without
serious injury. it is desirable to
prune just prior to the new
growth so that the pruning cuts
are quickly hidden. March and
September are the best months
for this care. and March is
usually preferable. although in
the Washington area. most ever
greens make some new growth
in the fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

should go into the ground as
early as possible. Some may be
in flower when you receive them
and should be set in the ground
at once. Do not try to cover
the flower stalks, but fill In
around them as they grow.
Getting Ready to Seed Lawn
September is lawn seeding
time and 1t is wise to prepare
the soil far in advance of seed
ing so that it may be thoroughly
settled before sowing the grass
seed. Incorporate as much vege-
tables matter (humus) into the
soil at time of preparation as
possible. Add ground limestone
if it is needed and mix thor
oughly. Then level the soil. rak-
ing after each shower to kill the
weeds that sprout. II this can
be done two or three times be-
fore sowing the grass seed il
will help to make the surface
smooth as we'll as to destroy
many weed seeds.
Protect Those Show Plants
Gardeners who hope to show
flowers, vegetables and fruits in
the fall shows should keep their
plants we'll protected from in
sects and diseases. The judges
will. all other factors being equal
give the ribbons to those free
from signs of injury. This is
especially true for the roses
which so often have their foliage
ruined by mildew. Mildew can
be controlled with sulphur dusts
or sprays or with the new mater
ial. Karathane. Karathane can
be used safely when the temper
atures are too high for sulphur
use.
Last Rose Feeding
This is the last week for feed
ing the roses. Give them a good
feeding if you would have long,
stemmed blooms for the shows
Feeding roses or other plants
late in the season is apt to re-
suit in freeze injury to the i'm
mature wood.
Look Out For Winds
The season for heavy showers
and strong winds is not far away
and so it is we'll to stake the tall
growing perennials. dahlias and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14

other plants subject to injury
Even the hardy aSters are SO
shallow rooted that the tall
clumps may be blown over. Tie
the new shoots of the climbing
roses securely so that they will
not be injured.
Winter Bouquets
Gathering seed heads, flowers
and other material for winter
bouquets should not be post
poned. Tie them loosely In
bundles and hang, heads down
in a shady situation to cure.
W. H. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14

The big rains of recent days
helped many gardens that had
been parched for weeks. 1t may
take several more to moisten
soil to an effective depth. but
the relief from the seemingly
endless chore of watering to save
the flowers and shrubs is most
welcome. However. in spite of
the trouble the local gardeners
have gone to, considerable
number of azaleas and other
shrubs and flowers have been
lost.
Oriental Poppies
Now is the time to buy and
set out new oriental poppies as
we'll as to move, divide and pro-
pagate from the old clumps. Most
gardeners. however. do not like
to divide an old clump since
they improve with age. They
prefer to take root cuttings and
grow new plants. The Oriental
poppy starts readily from root
cuttings taken at this season.
They should be fairly substantial
in size. thicker than a match
stick. and 3 to 4 inches in length.
Set them upright in a shallow
trench two or three inches apart
and cover with an inch of soil.
They will start into growth this
fall and by next August should
be large enough to transplant to
the border.
Biennial, Perennial Seeds
This is rather late. but pansy
and other biennial and perennial
seeds can still be started in bed
or box Give them the best of
care so that they will make
rapid growth.
Can Still Divide Iris
It is too late for maximum
growt'l this see son. but iris can
still % dix led. new ones pur-
chased and set out, or old
clumps moved. Plant them in
soil that has been we'll enriched
with compost.
Day Lily Plants
Now is good time to buy
and plant some Of the better
day lilies.
Fall Bulls Should Go In
Fall Towering bulbs will soon
be offered for sale and they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
GARDEN CLUB
ACTIVITIES

/ The Garden Department OF
/ the Takoma Park Women's Club
viii meet tomorrow at 1890 am
at 1909 Emerson street NV. for
/ a rose garden tour and lecture
/ Neighborhood Garden Club OF
/ Arlington will meet at the Mount
Olivet Methodist Church tomor-
row at 8 pm. Edward A
Richards will show slides and
lecture on Estate Gardens. y
Hostesses: Mrs. Paul Ely. Mrs
Nv. P. Lemmond, Mrs, Robert
Mckinley, Mrs. J. P. Scott.
The Wood Acres Garden Club
will meet Wednesday at 8 pm.
at the home of Mrs. Doris
Neviaser. 408 Tapawingo road,
Vienna, Va. Mrs. Arthur Striker
will conduct a workshop on
flower arranging.
The NeighbOrhood Garden
Club of Gaithersburg Washing
ton Grove will meet Wednesday
in the social hall of the Wash
.ington Grove Methodist Church.
HoStesSes will be Mrs. Clarence
Becraft, Miss Mabel Becraft, Mrs.
Thomas Plummer and Mrs,
Walter Plummer.
Potomac Organic Gardening
Club will meet at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Galloway,
1929 Capitol View avenue, Sill
yer Spring. next Sunday at 3
pm. After a tour of the Gala
way garden and a study of Or
ganic gardening methods there,
Dean A. Lyon Will speak on
Seine Popular Misconceptions
in O"Gar;c Gardening"
T.. 'yme Interest Garden
Club will hold a fall flower and
garden show for the Herndon
area in the Herndon High
School cafeteria September 10.
The theme will be Autumn Ar
rives IN Town and Country"
Douglas V. Evans, high school
PRINCIPAL, will be honorary
chairman for this. the Goth an
nual fall show. Mrs. Thomas J.
Turner chairman, urges gar
deners to exhibit specimens and
arrangements. regardless OF
previous show experience.
The Ayr Hill Garden Club of
Vienna, Va, will present a flower
show, Harvest Hues," at Flint
Hill Elementary School on Chain
Bridge road September "a. Mrs.
R. E. L. Tyler and Mrs. Howard
Chaille are directing the event
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
Extru-Wuter Hose

A new lightweight hose which
delivers three to four times as
much water as regular plastic
hose has been developed by the
B. F. Goodrich Co. for use at
nurseries, parks and estates
where a lot of ground must be
served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
POSITIVELY CROWDS
OUT cRABGRASS

It's dense root system chokes
out crabgrass and weeds. 1t
forms a beautiful carpet-like
turf, resem bling a we'll
groomed golf course. Meyer
IZ-52 Zoysia withstands play
ground punishment" and &C
tually improves with age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14

OAKDEN PTCVICO AXE WOKE FOFULAK
thing the fireplace
builder floor
three sides the shaker that pushing granular
Research Photo
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-14
Navy Citation Given To Alaska Resident for Service During Evacuation

SEATTLE, R-William Eng native of China, citizen of the US. and resident of Alaska-has re- ceived the Navy's second highest civilian citation.
 It is the Meritorious Civilian Service Award for his service aboard a Navy transport during last years Passage to Freedom" evacuation from Communicated North Indochina to the south. Eng was a laundryman aboard the. ship. Now he is working for a lumber firm in Fairbanks.
 Eng was one of two persons aboard who could serve as inter pretor. The citation lauds him for almost continuous duty, often being reused at or 3 a.m." to aid with the sick or for some other emergency
 He also was lauded for photo graphing refugee families at his own expense and building good will by giving them pictures.
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-14
Touring Senator's Views Differ on US. Foreign Aid

TOKYO, R-Two Democratic senators, winding up world tours left for home on the same plane yesterday, one criticizing, the other praising the US. foreign aid program.
 Senators Estes Kefauver and Aplen Ellender of Louisiana said their surprise meeting at the air port was the first time they had met on their globe -circling trips that included visits to Russia.
 Our economic aid has been of great value,a Kefauver said.
 But Ellender was critical: 'I'm coming back next year to check up on four places where we are overdoing huge expenditures: in Thailand, Indochina, Formosa and Korea"
 Ellender, who returned from South Korea yesterday, as did Ke- fauver, complained that the US. is teaching democracy and prac- ticing socialism in a country like Korea"
 He objected that all develop ments under Korea's economic aid program are operated by the gov- ernment rather than private busi- ness.
 Kefauver repeated statements that economic aid should be main tained in Southeast Asia even at the cost of lowered military aid.
 Kefauver, while praising econ omic assistance, said the recipient countries should not get in the habit of making their permanent budget on the basis of what we send them. They certainly ought to get on a self-sustaining basis"
 Kefauver plans to leave the flight in Anchorage and spend nearly two days in Fairbanks, where speeches are scheduled.
 ''I think it's a shame Alaska and Hawaii don't have statehood yet" he said. "They are going to be- come states eventually. Why not get the agitation over with?"