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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Park Policeman
Among 3 Injured
BY Horses in Day

Three persons, including q
park policeman, were injured by
horses yesterday in nearby Vir-
GINA.
Pvt. Michael j. Horrigan. &c.
year-old mounted policeman
was riding his horse on Mount
Vernon boulevard at Fort Hunt
when the animal bolted. The
horse fell and threw Pvt. Horri-
gan to the ground. He was
treated at Alexandria Hospital
for bruises on the head and
body.
Sara Tolar, is. of Route g.
Alexandria was thrown from a
horse. She suffered head cuts
and conclusions and was ad-
mitted to Alexandria Hospital
where her condition was re-
ported satisfactory.
John Vineyard, S. of l27 Gill
ston street, Alexandria, was
kicke dby a horse. He was
treated for head injuries at Alex
andria Hospital and transferred
to Childrens Hospital. His con-
dition was reported good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
2O-Yeor Rope
I ERIN Imposed

James Allen Book, 21-year-old
sailor convicted earlier this
month in Montgomery County
Circuit Court of raping a Rock
vile housewife, today was SEN
fenced to 20 years in the Mary
land State Penitentiary.
The sentence. pronounced by
Judge Stedman Prescott, was
the maximum possible under the
jury verdict on April IL of guilty
without capital punishment.
The judge excoriated the for
mer hospital corpsman at Be-
thesda Naval Hospital, declaring
he was fortunate the jury's YER
dict eliminated a possible SEN
tence of life in prison or execu-
ltion. Judge Prescott added that
the sailors crime last October II
was lone Of the worst to come
to the attention of the bench
in recent years."
At Books trial, police testified
the sailor admitted raping at
gunpoint a 40-year-old Rock
vile woman on the grounds OF
an elementary school in Rock
vile.
The sailor had pleaded not
guilty by reason of insanity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Young Killer
.0fFather Gets
.15-Year Term

A Jamestown (Md) youth,
who pleaded guilty to a second
degree murder charge in the
drunken slayong of his father
last December today was SEN
fenced to Is years in the Mary
land House of Corrections.
Bonnie Lee Slack, ID, was SEN
fenced by Montgomery County
Circuit Judges Stedman Pres
colt and Kathryn j. Lawlor.
The judges deferred sentenc-
ling Slack for his part in a jail
break attempt January %, when
the youth and three other Rock.
vile jail inmates attacked theil
guards, but were captured or
the Jail roof.
The farm youth was tried fol
the December Is shotgun murder
|of Robert Slack, As. The elder
Slack was a tenant farmer al
the Sumner Wood estate near
|Darnestown. Police said the
shooting occurred after the son
while intoxicated. had terror
lied the estate owners family
with a shotgun.
Robert Slack was killed when
he tried to take the gun away
from his son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Alexandra Area
Homes Runsucked

Four houses in the Beverly
Hills-Monticello Park area of
Alexandria were ransacked yes
Iterday. apparently by two boys.
John M. Chamberlain, IT'S
North Overlook drive, told po-
lice SIP was taken from his
home. Entrance was gained by
removing a window pane.
Everett c. Weitzell, COS North
Overlook drive. said a revolver
and other items worth $94 were
taken from his home.
Two other houses, at 8 Wash
ington circle and 1904 Circle
Hill road, were broken into. po-
lice said. but nothing was re-
ported taken.
Police said a neighbor saw two
boys about IA years old come out
of the Weitzell's house about
1870 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Officers Elected
BY Civitun Group

The Chesapeake district Of
Civitan International has elected
John S. Richardson as governor.
He succeeds David H. Wallace Of
Annapolis
Other officers are: c. Ramsay
Cruitt, Norfolk. governor-elect,
and seven lieutenant governors:
Duane Currant, Virginia Beach.
Zone /; Joseph Huston. Staun-
ton. Zone Q, Col. Hugh H. Soper.
Mount Vernon, Zone 3; William
Daniels. Glen Burnie, Md, Zone
a: Cornelius Whalin, Hyattsville.
Zone 5; Isaac L. Stevens. Freder-
lex. Md. Zone 6. and Harry Nor
Iris. Chambersburg, Pa. Zone 7.
Also elected were w. Robert
IDeininger, Arlington. secretary
treasurer. and Herbert M. Lewis.
Alexandria, sergeant-at-armS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Former Mohoney Group
Comes Out for Tydines

BALTIMORE, (P.-Millard E
Tydings swung into the last week
of his campaign today with the
backing of a Southwest Balti-
more group formerly allied with
his chief rival. George P. Ma
honey.
The Democratic senatorial pri-
mary candidates headquarters
announced yesterday he had been
Endorsed by the independent
Democratic Organization of the
Sixth District.
Mr.. Mahoney has carried the
district in his three previous
bids for statewide Office. despite
opposition by Joseph M. Wyatt
and State Senator George w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Juveniles Learn Sofety
AT Police 7 roffic School

practice only if a traffic law were
violated but pointed out the Hot
Shoppe'S private policeman could
check such a romp.
Muffler Law
Policemen sighed when the
muff1er-law questions began to
crackle. These queries are the
most popular of the forum
sessions.
Capt. Charles Peter summed
the muff1er issue this way: Any
thing except standard-equipment
muftlers are illegal in Maryland
Police don't "pick on" drivers OF
cars with altered mufflers with
out justification. Police expert.
ence has shown, he said, the
loud-muffler cars driver tend:
to be a. speeder.
How about jamming securing
pads in a standard muff1er tc
make it sound stock? Not If il
creates unusual" noise.
Capt. Peter agreed with the
youngsters that it seems I'M
fair" that foreign-made cars can
sport ming mufflers-but
they're standard equipment
and thus legal, he says.
Class breaks up in a furry
of chatter among the students
about traffic laws.
1t. Alexander says the sessions
pay of. Last year 500 drivers
took the course. OF these. 23C
were volunteers who signed w
because their buddies involun-
tarily signed up. or because par
ents urged them to take the
course prior to getting a drivers
license.
He isn't disturbed that angle
shooters" sometimes appea, to
dominate the audience participa-
ton. Testimony from parents
and court officials shows, he says
that the lessons getting across. >
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Maryland Explains
Tax Refund DELAYS

BALTIMORE. April 80 up.
Marylanders anxious about, State
income tax refunds were asked
today to be patient while officials
get the new tax machinery roll
ing.
Comptroller j. Willard Tawes
pointed out that since this is the
first year Of the pay-as-you-go
system in Maryland much de-
tailed work has to be done and
there necessarily will be some
delay in refunds.
Mr.. Tawes said there have
been numerous inquiries about
refunds. Already more than 5000
refunds have been mailed with
payments averaging slightly over
co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Accidental Shot
Wounds Bricker Aide

An aide to Senator Bricker
R epublican of Ohio, was
wounded yesterday during target
practice in a gravel pit in Fair
fax County, Va.
Frank Marriott, 81, of 62e
South Royal street, Alexandria
was reported in good condition
today at Alexandria Hospital.
Mr.. Marriott, a research as
sistant for Senator Bricker, was
shot in the right thigh when a
.45-calibre revolver discharged as
he was pulling it out of the
holster, police said. He and a
friend were target shooting in a
quarry near Edsall road and
Shirley highway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30

Krug's acrobatics followed an
all-night hay ride which wound
up on beach front near Marley
Creek. Witnesses said he was
hanging by his feet walk
ing and climbing around"
I'VE yelled to him to come
down" Thompson said, but he
called us chicken He was show
ing off,"
10000 Volts in Wires
A Gas and Electric Co. spokes-
man said 10000 volts run
through the heavily-insulated
conductors strung along the
tower line. 1t is located about
3i2 miles east of here.
The spokesman said Krug
apparently contacted the high
voltage wires suspended on in
sulators almost six feet below
the cross arm on which he was
perched.
The hay ride began in Glen
Burnie about 8 pm. Saturday
night and ended about / am.
yesterday. Then the group Of
about 20 teenagers decided to
continue with a trip to the beach.
I'VE wanted to get our moneys
worth" one boy said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30

Della, recognized party leaders
of the district.
Peter A. Vinci. president Of the
group which came out for Mr..
Tydings yesterday, said the ac-
ton was approved unanimously
at a meeting Of S. members.
I'VE have been on friendly
terms with Mr.. Mahoney and
were for him the last few elect
ions." said Mr.. Vinci. However
/. we thought Mr.. Tydings the
better man. had more experience
and had a better chance"
Campaigning in Southern
Maryland over the week end. Mr.
Tydings renewed his calls for a
strong national defense program
and greater aid to farmers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
The
Rambler
One Nature Note
Leeds to Another
By JACK JONAS

If things like this keep on,
we may find ourselves sur
rounded by a Sequoia forest in
another couple of centuries.
A brief note here a few
days back about a man who
has a Sequoia tree growing in
his yard has brought letter
from Bernard I. Smith OF
Leonardtown, Md.
Mr.. Smith was surprised to
learn that there was another
Sequoia growing IN this area.
He has dozen himself. And
now the word comes in that
there are still others growing
here and in the suburbs.
Mr.. Smith says agricultural
experts all advised him that
SequoiaS wouldn't grow in this
area. But they're like the
bumblebee,. which, according
to all the rules of aerody-
namics, can't fly but does.
They're thriving = the trees
and bees, too.
Mr.. Smiths trees are the
Sequoia gigantea, the kind
which at maturity in their
native West have reached IS
feet in diameter-big enough
to drive even a new car
through.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Student Killed
In Auto Crash

A 16-year-old Takoma Park
schoolboy was killed and another
youth was injured seriously yes
terday in an automobile acct
dent on East-We highway neal
Riggs road in Prince George;
County.
Arthur j. Caputo, jr., of 1901
Hopewell avenue. died of a frac-
tured skull, crushed chest and
other internal injuries.
John Eugene Waters, 81, OF
Drum Point road. Deale, Md.
was admitted to Washington
Sanitarium with head injuries
and a broken arm. He was re-
ported in good condition today
The two were in Mr.. Waters
car, but police said they had moi
yet established who was driving
According to Corpl. C. E
Schaefer, the car skidded on
East West highway, jumped the
curb and smashed into a utility
pole about 4 am.
Young Caputo, a sophomore at
John Carroll High School. had
gone to the movies Saturday
night with several friends, his
father said. After the show they
went to a teen-age center at the
f1rehouse. Mr.. Caputo said hi
believed Arthur met Mr.. Waters
lat the teen center and wen
riding with him.
Arthur is survived by his par.
ents, two sisters, Antoinette, IA
and Patricia, 10, and by &
brother. Ronald, 8.
Funeral services will be helc
Iat 8 am. Wednesday at Oul
Lady of Sorrows Catholic
Church. Burial will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Chamber Of Com
merce Of the United States
meets in the Hotel Statler
and the Chamber of Com
merce.
The Life Insurance
Agency Management Asso-
citation meets in the Shore
ham Hotel.
The Association of Amer.
can Battery Manufacturers
continues its sessions in the
Shoreham Hotel.
The American Geophysical
Union opens a three-day
session in the National
Academy Of Sciences Build
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
|Nahoney Busy
In Baltimore

BALTIMORE, April 80 R.-
George P. Mahoney trained his
campaign guns on Baltimore
City and its AZ nominating votes
today as the Democratic sena-
torial primary drew near.
With the May Z primary just
one week off, Mr.. Mahoney
planned the traditional final
round of speeches and hand
shaking trips to political clubs
throughout the city.
In weekend statements the
candidate called for more vigor-
GUS efforts" to solve the farm
surplus problem and for reduc-
ing the social security retire
ment age to so for women.
Mr.. Mahoney proposed a
food stamp plan to make sur
plus commodities available to
the needy at home, a stepped
up school lunch program and
greater efforts to send SURPRISES
to the needy abroad"
On his retirement proposal, he
said the 60-year-old retirement
age for women would have the
practical result of enabling men
to retire at an early age"
Under the present 65-year
limit. Mahoney added, men
usually being few years older
than their wives-in many cases
must wait until they are past
the eligible age themselves and
their wives become IS. He said
this is because many men could
not afford to support their wives
on social security benefits and
therefore must wait until the
wives also are eligible for such
benefits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
.1O3 Candidates
InD.C.Prinnary
backHorneRuIe
Hart and Lamb Favor
Step, Garrett Dubious
About Current Bill

One hundred and three candi-
dates from both Republican ano
Democratic parties running in
the Districts primary election
have Endorsed home rule, the
Washington Home Rule Com
mittee said today.
The group polled each of this
lis candidates by letter and dis
covered that 72 out of the "A
Democrats favor home rule anc
81 out of Al Republicans favor it
George L. Hart, jr., candidate
for the Republican State Com
mittee and presently chairman
a former opponent of home rule
came out in favor of it. George
P. Lamb, candidate for Repub.
Ilican National Committeeman
running against Clyde D. Gar.
rett, present committeeman. also
supported home rule.
Mr.. Carrot wrote that he, too
favored home rule but was mot
certain" all necessary amend.
mentS to the home rule bill hac
been suggested.
DOnOhue in Favor
F. Joseph Donohue, manager
of the national presidential
campaign for Senator Estes
Kefauver, declared he is in
favor of home rule. Mr.. Donohue
is running against Melvin D
Hildreth-another home rule
supporter-for Democratic Ma
tional Committeeman.
WoolSey w. Hall, candidate
for the Democratic Central Com
mittee, and one of the early
founders of the home rule drive,
said he had supported it "for a
time whereof the memory of
man runneth not to the con-
trary."
OF the 10 Republicans who did
not join the list in favor of home
rule four preferred to take no
position on the issue. They were
Miss Ruth Brown and Mrs. En-
DRY Wheeler, both candidates for
delegate, and Mrs. William P.
MacCracken, jr., and Mrs. Will
liam B. Mason, both candidates
for the Republican State Com
mittee.
Newell Opposed
Clifford H. Newell, candidate
for the State committee, opposed
home rule. Adelbert w. Lee, an
other candidate, did not answer
the poll.
! One Democrat did not support
home rule in the poll. He was
David Lynn. jr.. an independent
running for the Democratic Gen.
trail Committee. The committee
said Joseph Benedict Musumeci,
an independent Democrat, could
not be reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
BY GEORGE FLYNN

Every Friday night in Bethes-
da, Md, the Montgomery County
police stage another act in the
continuing drama. THE Teen
Ager and His Automobile"
Set in a courtroom. the cast o.
SO juveniles is a slice of life hftec
out of Juvenile Court records.
This is the county's Traffic
Safety School, where police in
structors strive to teach the
frightening potential of a hur.
Ting ton of steel on wheels.
They're relaxed, the instruc.
tors. and so are the gangling
loose-shirted students, most Of
them present" by direction Of
the court because they once
overlooked a traffic law.
The cast changes as student.
graduate after six hours Of in.
struction, pass an examination
and return to Juvenile Court fol
final disposition of the charges
against them.
School Methods Used
1t. Paul o. Alexander, the
schools director, employs the
teaching methods with which the
teen-agers are familiar in theil
high-school classrooms.
He breaks up the two-hou
Friday night sessions into a lee
ture on traffic law and accident
causes. a training film. black.
board illustrations on accident
responsibility-and a "get-it-off.
your chest" forum.
The last part of the program
is the most popular with the
students, and the most revealing
to the policemen.
Listen" a veteran police Of
lficer advised as the students be.
gan to shoot questions at q
panel Of three police experts
They want to learn how fai
they can stretch the law with.
out breaking it,"
Typical Questions
These were typical questions:
Can a park policeman arrest
you on a county road or a county
policeman on a park road?" Yes
in both cases.
Can you speed to a hospital II
you've got a sick person in the
car?" With caution, yes, a po-
liceman answered, adding that
police are alert to cases oil
feigned illness to avoid speeding
charges.
Can you follow an ambu-
lance taking an injured buddy
to the hospital?" No, II you
mean at high speed.
Can they get you for circling
the Hot Shoppe so times a night
just slowly?" The expert said
county police could stop such q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Pulaski Explosion
Claims Eleventh Life

PULASKI. Va, April 80 up.
"A butane gas explosion which
demolished a three-story build
ing claimed its 18th life yester-
day.
Mrs Nora Stools Davis. So,
died at a hospital of injuries re-
ceived in the explosion and re-
sulting fire. Ten others died
almost instantly when the blast
leveled the combination apart
ment house and business place
Friday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
-Four Youths Held
In Bus Driver Beating
$4,000 Bond Set
For One Linked
To Mob Action

Washington police continued
to round up suspects today in
the Saturday beating and rob-
berry of a Capital Transit Co. bus
driver.
Willie Wright, 10, colored, Of
the 700 block of Forty-ninth
street NE, was held in $1,000
bond for Municipal Court action
on a charge of robbery. Two
other 19-year-olds and a To-
year-old were being grilled on
their part in the fracas.
In addition, six girls who at
tended a dance from which the
assailants are believed to have
come, this morning gave detec-
tives their versions of the affair.
More than IL boys were also be-
ing brought to headquarters in
small groups today for question:
ing. All are colored.
The bus driver. William H.
Hall, SO, father of two children,
was beaten and Slugged into
Isemiconsciousness as he sat in
his bus just after midnight at
Fiftieth and Grant streets NE.
He had pulled his empty bus
up at a loading stop there, only
to have a mob of more than 20
youths, some of them girls,
swarm aboard and assault him.
They took his wallet from his
pocket and $5.85 from his change
carrier.
Bus Door damned
Some of the crowd held the
bus motionless during the 10
minute melee by jamnling the
rear door open. Police for two
days have secured the Northeast
area in an attempt to round up
all those responsible.
Wright did not admit any part
in the fracas, but was identified
by the driver as the ringleader
of the tough-talking crowd.
Another 19-year-old being held
by police admits slugging the
driver once, but denies taking
part in the robbery. police said.
They said the youth contends
he struck the driver because "he
20 11od TIC V1oV11ocD
The third 19-year-old under
questioning denies being any,
where near the scene, but police
were not satisfied with his ex-
PLANTATION. The 16-year-old.
brought in by his father this
morning after police had visited
his home and found him absent,
admitted being in the crowd but
denied taking part.
Two Witnesses Found
In addition. police said they
have two 16-year-old boys who
witnessed the affair and can
identify some of the partici-
pants. One of the two said he
entered the bus when it pulled
up, paid his fare and sat in the
rear with his girl friend.
He said he watched the beat
ing but was afraid to move until
he heard the driver plead for
someone to shut the rear door,
so the bus could move. The boy
said he attempted to close the
door but found it damned. He
said he went outside and kicked
the door shut, and the bus then
pulled off before he could board
lit again.
Deputy Police Chief E. E.
Scott, who has been directing
the investigation by robbery
squad, juvenile squad and four
tenth precinct detectives. re-
peated today his determination
to keep this drive going until
we have rounded up every last
one OF these people and cleared
up the whole affair"
Some of the others due for
questioning today were youths
who had been named by wit
nesses. Some were being brought
IN by their parents and others
were coming alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Leland PTA to Meet

The Leland Junior High School
Parent-Teacher Association will
meet at pm. tomorrow in the
auditorium at the school, Forty
fourth and Elm streets, Chevy
Chase. The association will elect
officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Huney Reelected

CHICAGO, April 80 CP,.-Paul
Haney of 1924 Gunston road,
Alexandria. has been reelected
chairman of the New Baha'i Ma
tional Assembly for the 18th sue
cessive year. Mr.. Haney is an
economic research analyst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Wakefield Sets Bouquet

The Cooperative training
training classes of Wakefield
High School will hold their an
nual employer-employe banquet
at 1880 pm. May 8 in Hogate's
Arlington House. 4001 Wilson
boulevard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30

THE MAN whose Sequoia
was mentioned last week is
Niels j. Hansen, a horticul-
turist who gained fame in this
area as developer of the
Chevy Chase Rose. His tree is
a Sequoia sempervirens-the
redwood = even less hardy
than the gigantea, but thriv-
ing nonethelesS.
BY the rules, Mr.. Smiths
trees should be the biggest
around when they're full
grown, but Mr.. Hansen'S, by
the same rules, should be the
tallest by a few feet.
Mr.. Hansen's was planted
about Is years ago, grew as
tall as the house, then was
knocked down when a tree
being felled next door fell
the wrong way and hit the
Sequoia.
Mr.. Hansen thought that
was the end of his tree, but
shoots came up from the
roots, and now the Sequoia is
almost as tall as the house
again.
Mr.. Hansen says it gets a
little brown during rough
winters, but so far has always
recovered. It's well protected
for its brittle youth by tall
AtreeS around it.
He's anxious to get hold of
a gigantea shoot, to see what
he can do with that. And his
son has been Fostering him
for a shoot to plant at the
sons home in Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
Street Scenes .

A sandbox on a Seventeenth
street playground, so full of
youngsters the sand wasn't
visible.
A small girl giving her Ger
man shepherd pup drink OF
water from a paper cup out
side the World Center Building
entrance.
A squirrel perched on An
drew Jackson's shoulder in
Lafayette Park.
A pair of dogs chasing a
bouncing rubber ball into the
street on Thirty-fourth street
N. w. -.