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the indictment quaShed before Q
but Sir Patrick ruled it was up Il
to decide the case.
Chief Defense Counsel Geof-
frey Lawrence had argued the
prosecution had failed to sup
port its charge that the 58-year-
old physician had drugged q
rich old widow, Mrs. Edith Alice
Morrell. to death to get q chest
of silver and a Rolls Royce auto
mobile from her estate.
Mr.. Lawrence hade his move
after the prosecution rested Its
case in the 18th day of the trial
Of the bachelor doctor. The de-
Tense attorney suggested that
the jury Of 10 men and 2 wom-
en- leave the courtroom while he
made his appeal for quashine
the indictment, but Sir Patrick
ruled that the jurors should hear
him also.
Admission Drawn
Mr.. Lawrence, In cross
examining the prosecutions f1na
witness yesterday, drew an ad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-03
Business Area
Planning Urged

Private and public high level
action to perfect q broad long
range plan for rejuvenating
Washington's central business
district is the Capital City's ur-
gent unmet need. a top planning
official asserted yesterday.
Addressing a meeting Of the
District advisory board of the
american Automobile Associa.
ton. Harland Bartholomew
chairman Of the National Cap
Iital Planning Commission. sug-
lgested formation Of a citizens
advisory council for this pur-
pose.
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area, moreover. would be served
by Q leg Of the proposed inner
loop expressway, he said.
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Adams Judge Refuses
To Quosh Indictment

LONDON April lP.-Justice Sir Patrick Arthur Devlir
today rejected appeal throw out the murder indic
ment against Dr. John Bodkin Adams
Attorneys the in the trial wanted
defense witnesses summoned
Patrick the jury Of 10 men and women
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-03
Talents Required

1.-THE problem" Mr.. Barthol-
omew said, lis complex and re-
quires many talents to bring
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THE EVENING STAR ABS
Washington, D. G.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1851
, 1957-04-02

each individual, however, mimportant, has rights which are
tnviolata. These, if nothing else { and there is much, much
morel would have Justified the deep, gratifying satisfaction
of being part Of the greatest democracy on earth.
THERE IS MUCH to be grateful for and happy about
over these past 40 years, and there is equal satisfaction in
knowing that this same spirit of freedom goes with us down
the road.
, 1957-04-02
VOL. 11s
Editorial
AFTER 40 YEARS

THESE ISLANDS are indeed fortunate to be a part of
the greatest democracy on earth. In this day and time of
political unrest and uncertainty throughout the world, when
Communism is making capital Of economic distress and
weak political systems, it is comforting indeed to be able to
breathe freely or free air, and to know that the rights OF the
individual still take precedence over everything else.
CONSIDERABLE progress has been made since the
American occupation Of these Islands. Our educational sys-
tenn, though not all that it should be, is ever 50 much more
improved, with the high schools turning out graduates
with any and all other students.
WITHIN THE last few years, the tourist trade has
given promise Of relieving the economic situation and pro-
yicing the sorely needed income to lift us out OF the dold-
runs In the wake Of all this, with planes flying in frequently
these Islands have become known and are certainly making
their place as ideal vacation spots. The creation OF a large
portion Of st. John as part of the great network OF national
parks was an event the benefits of which will be enjoyed tor
years to come.
AS CITIZENS Of the United States, natives OF these Is
lands have easy and free access to the continental United
States. and indeed many thousands have made their mark
and are taking advantage Of their golden opportunities.
THE ENTIRE economic level has been lifted. Modern
conyeniences are a matter of course, and practically every
facility is here for the asking. Many OF our roads have been
improved, housing is improved, and public buildings brought
up to date. In practically every phase Of life American IN
fuence is evident measure.
BUT GREATEST Of all lies in the spiritual, that intan-
gible something which only free men know and understand;
that privilege Of walking the streets with the assurance that
there is no need to look over the shoulder; that there is no
one to answer for wat is said or done within the law; that
, 1957-04-02

Tuesday, April 2 Double Feature.
THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW
: Barbara stanwyck Fred MacMurray Joan Bennett,
/ AM A TRANGER
Greta Gynt : James Hayter
Wednesday, April Ell Lobe soLITARIo Qn spanish)
Dagoberto Rodriguez Flor Silvestre
Thursday, April 4 ARROWHEAD (Technicolor)
Charlton Heston Jack Palance Katy Jurado
Saturday, April Double Feature:
T q U
Sterling Hayden : Karen Booth
THE CASE OF THE BLACK L
Clifford Evans
Sunday, April z THE MUT1NY ON THE BOUNTY
Charles Laughton : Clarke Gable Franchot Tone
Anthony Quinn
Evening star., 1957-11-21

said I might have a good
chance.
Mr.. Cash had a typical
fathers reaction: Il think he's
real cute if you ask me-" he
said.
Father a Career Officer
The baby is named for Rob-
ert's brother, william G. Cash
and bis father-in-law, Joseph
B. Lindsay of 215 South jackson
street, Arlington. Roberts
father, 1t. Col. r. M. Cash, is
a career Army officer stationed
at Fort Myer.
Among the gifts william will
receive at 1890 pm. tomorrow
at a Board of Trade general
membership luncheon are: A
months supply Of diaper serv-
ice, a stroller. a number oi
savings accounts opened in his
name, a $50 college educational
fund, a crib and a silver cup
And. of course, Master Will
liam will be able to start q
scrapbook with all the attend.
ant publicity upon his birth.
Evening star., 1957-11-21
Public Briefinqs
Slated on Urban
Renewal Project

Three meetings for acquaint-
ing the public with plans for
the 900-acre Northwest WASH
ington urban renewal area were
announced today.
The sessions will be spon-
sored jointly by the District
Governments urban renewal
Office. the Redevelopment Land
Agency and the National Capt.
tai Planning Commission.
The first session. for about
200 representatives of civic or
ganizations. will be held at
3 pm. December 10 in the Dis
trict Building.
A meeting for the general
public will be held at 8 pm.
December IL at. Terrell Junior
High School, First and Pierce
streets NV.
A second public session will
be held at 8 pm. December l6
at Garnet-Patterson Junior
High School, Tenth and U
streets NV.
Evening star., 1957-11-21
Husbands 81 Tags Cloud
Bedroom Arrest Case

in Traffic Court, where she
received a suspended IS fine
and paid $4.25 in court costs
Admist Record
Mr.. Stephens confirmed the
traffic record information and
said:
"They are using that infor-
nation now as a diversionary
tactic to try and justify tht
stupid thing that they pulled
my wife is the one in ques,
ton. I was not served with
the warrant"
There was no information
from Arlington Of a police rec
ord of Mrs. Stephens.
Mrs. tStephens said:
IT do not think that this ha.
the slightest bearing on tn,
issue (of police arrest methods
that is now before the public
I'VE have settled our &C,
counts with Arlington police
on the matter. If the polict
had had this information be.
fore, they might possibly have
been justified in producing il
in court"
Of the 81 tickets, rs we're In
Washington, two in Arlington
and three in Montgomery
County.
According to Mr.. Lundberg's
statistics. Mr.. Stephens ha:
paid a total of $400.35 in fine.
and has attended the Districts
traffic school on two occasions
Evening star., 1957-11-21
2 Girls, IS, Held
In Purse Snutchino

Police have filed juvenile
charges against two 15-year-old
girls arrested in connection
with a pocket-book snatching
last night in the 1900 block of
Thirty-first street NV.
The victim was E. Mar
guerite Watson. n, of 2150
Pennsylvania avenue NV, po-
lice said. She was walking on
the sidewalk at 8 pm. when two
girls wearing slacks grabbed her
purse containing $24.
Witnesses called police and
Pvts. F. G. Charles and H. r.
Rose arrested one girl in an
alley near the scene. The other
was arrested at her home.
Evening star., 1957-11-21

Gordon Junior High: "I think
that Hyde, as a school, is one
of the best, and the teachers
there, of the highest caliber
I think that the only poss-
ible solution to this problem
would be to have Hyde pre-
served as a foundation for
better education for the chill
dren of Georgetown"
Hyde is at Thirty y-Second and
o streets NV. and Grant is
at Twenty-f1rst and @ streets
NV.
Enrolment Drop Cited
DR.. Corning presented figures
showing enrollm IN is had
dropped at Grant from ZIG in
1851. to SO this year. At Hyde,
he said. there were 221 pupils
in 1949 and 1873 this year.
Both schools may be forced
to mix fourth and third graders
with second graders, DR.. Corn
ing said.
The matter of whether tc
close the schools was turned
over to the committee on build
ings and grounds of the full
board for further study.
Those who opposed the clos
ing of either school were:
The Rev. Charles E. Miller
Mrs. Susan Hart, Grant Home
and School Association; Will
liam B. Hanback,, West End
Citizens Association; Jerry T
Hart. Citizens Committee II
Save Grant School.
Also. Mrs. Hazel Hanback,. fol-
Grant School: Lester H. Stem
EN-, West End Citizens Associa-
ton; Ernest H. Bannister,
Shadd PTA: Mrs. Alden Nc
Daniel. Georgetown Citizens AS
sociation; Mrs. Carroll Perry
jr.. Georgetown Children,
House; Mrs. Alan @. James, for
Hyde School.
Also. Mrs. Henry G. Wagner,
Hyde Home and School Asso-
citation: Mrs. Robert Thatcher
Morse, Progressive Citizens
Association of Georgetown;
Donald H. Shannon. Progress
sive Citizens Association; Mrs
Edward F. Fitzpatrick. Jackson
School PTA.
Also. DR.. j. M. Dodson. Jack
son PTA: Mrs. Sterling Green
Area 6 Council, PTA: Mrs. Ed
win M. Smell. Jackson School
PTA; Franz Oppenheimer. fol
Hyde School; Charles Richey
Burleith Citizens Association
Mrs. Henry Arlington. Fillmore
PTA and Aloysius Briscoe. East
Capitol Street Dwelling Resi-
dent Council.
Evening star., 1957-11-21
The
Rambler
/. Enjoys Lunch
With Rufus Lusk
By GEORGE KENNEDY

ny OEOnOE AENNED1
When the Rambler re-
turned from the barber shop
yesterday, he found a tele-
phone slip in his box, which
read:
"Rufus Lusk telephoned at
11:10
Just back from Europe
Call him"
Now as the Rambler knows
from his attempts to tell his
friends about his own Euro
pean experiences, a traveller
recently returned is likely to
be a worse bore than the
Ancient Mariner.
You remember the objec-
tion of the wedding guest to
the mariner when the latter
stopped one of three:
by thy long gray beard
and glittering eye,
Now therefore stopp'st
thou me?"
But this Rufus Lusk is a
man to conjure with - one
likely to prove an exception.
He is a big man, even after
a recent loss Of 40 pounds.
He is as nice a person as
you'd ever meet and, para
doxically, he just loves to
make a nuisance of himself.
He is a real estate pub
Usher, gets out books list
ing about 100000 pieces Of
Evening star., 1957-11-21

The controversial case Of the
bedroom arrest Of an Arlington
woman for an overdue parking
ticket took a new turn today
as county officials made public
her husbands long traffic
record.
TIL ecouple labeled the un-
usual move a diversionary tao
tic to distract attention from
the policemen's role in the late
hour incident.
Last Thursday. three county
policemen entered the unlocked
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy A.
Stephens about IL pm. and
served an overdue parking
ticket warrant in the couples
bedroom.
Police stated that Mrs. Ste
phens of 1903 North Twenty
second street had failed to call
headquarters in response to a
message they had left on one
of three earlier trips to their
home that evening.
Police said they had sent
Mrs. Stephens a warning let
ter when she failed to pay the
So parking fine. The woman
said she never drives, that they
did not find the parking ticket
on the car and that she never
received a letter.
The incident developed into
a dispute over police arrest
procedures after Mr.. Stephens
complained to the newspapers.
81 Tickets Since 1889
Today County Manager A. T.
Lundberg released a statement
that Mr.. Stephens mas
received 81 traffic tickets in
washington, Arlington and
Montgomery County since Sep
tember Z. 1899.
Asked why the informatics
was being made public, MI.
Lundberg replied: Failure to
respond to the notices of the
Police Department is perhaps
more easily understood in the
light Of the traffic record"
The county manager said
that a uniformed officer, Pvt.
David Mcdonald = had been
assigned to check police files
in the area for possible records
on the couple.
The officer began his re-
search this week. Mrs.
Stephens had appeared Friday
Evening star., 1957-11-21

america enQ or nalIpack.
Mrs. Cash is the former Eliz-
abeth Eileen Lindsay of Ar
Ilington. She is 16.
The teen-age couple met at
Wakefield High School in Ar
lington. Mr.. Cash, a steamfit-
ter, is going to night school to
complete his high school edu-
cation.
Measures FL Inches
DR.. Lewis j. Maciulla deliv-
cred the baby in Arlington
Hospital. william, who meas
ures 81 inches from toes to
head, will receive a number Of
gift tomorrow at ceremonies
in the Willard Hotel.
He was designated the 2 mil
lionth inhabitant by the WASH
ington Board of Trade. The
board had estimated that the
p million population mark
would be reached between q
and 10 am. today.
The young father said 81
wasn't really surprised, because
Mr.. Anderson John j. Ander-
son, hospital, administrator
Evening star., 1957-11-21

make their stand known to
School Supt. Hobart M. Cor
ming and members Of the School
Board. Distributing brochures
charts and statements, the citi-
organization had led DR.. Cor
ning's wish to close Grant and
Hye Elementary Schools.
Dwindling enrollments at
both the schools. mixing OF
classes and poor administrative
organization had Led DR.. Cor
ming to the conclusion that the
schools should be closed, and
the children transferred else
where.
But down came the citizens
on the idea yesterday.
22 Give Views
Up to % persons. including g
13-year-old boy. were hearC or
the subject. Only one praised
DR.. Corning's position. and OBJ.
liquely at that. The speaker
suggested DR.. Corning hac
unified the area like it never
had been unified before.
The citizens charged thai
school officials were forcing peo.
pie TO the suburbs by threaten.
ing to close the schools. Other:
said that the closure of the two
schools would cause parents Il
send their children to private
schools, a heavy financial
burden.
Others said children woulc
face traffic hazards If they are
transferred to other schools
Others said class size is idea
at the two schools and why
change the very thing the sys-
tenn has tried to sell to Con.
greSs?
Those who spoke for the
Grant School said the area is
undergoing redevelopment. with
new homes and apartments 60
ing up every day" They saic
the lear future would necessi-
tate the reopening Of Grant. il
closed now. They also pointed
out that the Briggs-Montgom-
cry School-where Grant chill
dren would be transferred;
scheduled to be razed for the
western strip Of the inner loop
Representatives of crowded
elementary schools elsewhere ir
the city appeared to suggest
that perhaps some Of their chill.
dren might be transferred Il
Grant or Hyde.
Jack Chilingirian, l3. 9
graduate Of Hyde, left no doubt
as to his position on DR.. Corn
ing's proposal.
Said the youngster, now al
Evening star., 1957-11-21
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Supreme Forest
Woodmen Circle continues
its convention in the May
flower and Statler Hotels.
Going into its fifth day.
the National Defense
Transportation Association
meets in the Shoreham
Hotel.
The American Institute
of Electrical Engineers,
h lei a dquartered d in the
Shoreham Hotel, goes on
with its conference on
magnetism.
Evening star., 1957-11-21
HE PROVED AN EXCEP-

HE PROVED AN EXCEP-
TION. He landed from the
Queen Elizabeth at South
ampton. Anyone else would
take the train to London and
come back to tell about the
Tate Gallery and st. Paul's
and the Abbey.
Not Rufus Lusk. He imme-
diately started assessing real
estate values in Southamp-
ton and comparing them
with Washington. In one OF
a series of letters he sent
back to his office, where they
were mimeographed and
mailed to a list of 600 friends,
he described a semidetached
row house with three bed
rooms, a bath and a beauti-
full garden, at $40 Winchester
road. 1t was priced at $500,
He estimated its Washing
ton value at $4,000.
at is 10 times more in
yteresting than a sightseeing
tour" he wrote, Ito go out
in some residential neighbor-
hood and wander slowly
around looking at small
modest homes housing peo-
pie who probably do not make
$50 a week and looking at
the lovely places in which
they live. According to our
standards, they are poor
people; but out Of their
meager money, they get more
from life than we do"
Evening star., 1957-11-21
Area Problems
Face u. 5. Unit
Regional Inquiry
Begins Tuesday

A special House-Senate Joint
District committee, assigned tc
study the mutual problems OF
Washington and its neighbor-
ing counties in Maryland and
Virginia will face two imme-
diate problems when it meets
next Tuesday.
One is precisely what fields
of inquiry should be charted
for examination. The other is
who should be placed in charge
of the study.
The joint committee, headed
by Senator Bible, Democrat OF
Nevada, already has in hand As
applications for the job OF
staff director. 1t also has sug-
gestions for major fields OF
study from Al officials or the
governing bodies of the coun-
ties and towns and various
regulatory and planning agen-
cies in the Metropolitan Area
Prominent on List
In replies from these officials
and groups. water supply and
pollution are prominently list
ed. Other suggested fields OF
mass transportation. means OF
speeding traffic relief highway
projects. settlement of the air.
port controversy and acquisi-
ton of park and recreational
areas.
The many problems that may
be covered now are being di-
gested by William P. Gulledge,
who is counsel of the Senate
District Committee. and George
McCown. of the staff of the
House District Committee.
Senator Bible. at a recent
organization meeting of the
six-man special committee
said 1t was planned to make a
thorough study of major prob
lens Of the area, but that there
would have to be a limit on
what was charted to be sur
veyed.
Costs of Survey
Congress has provided S50,.
900 to cover costs of the survey
and there have been sugges.
tions that an additional fund
may be necessary. The survey
is to last throughout the next
year. u
A preliminary report is to be
made to the House and Senate
by next January 81. but this |:
expected TO consist mostly oi
reports that the survey is un-
der way and that certain speci.
fed problems are under study
Expected to come into discus
sion are suggested compact:
between the District and Mary
land and Virginia for the hah-
ding Of some Of the area prob
lens.
Evening star., 1957-11-21

@. Rowland Shaw, chairman
of an employment committee
reported that Southeast busi-
ness groups have complained
that a recent increase Of the
minimum of legal hourly pay
in the District to 81 is reducing
employment of teen-agers be-
cause businessmen feel they
cannot afford the higher pay
Mr.. Shaw said the committee
plans to study the problem.
Preparing Pamphlet
A pamphlet is being issued
outlining the Districts law re-
garding employment Of youth,
and another pamphlet on work
permits is in preparation, Mr..
Shaw said.
The council elected Richard
K. Lyon. Washington attorney,
to succeed DR.. Addison M. Du-
val as chairman. DR.. c. Her.
bert Marshall was named vice
chairman and Msgr. John S.
Spence. director Of education
of the Washington Catholic
Archdiocese, was elected secre-
tary.
Mr.. Lyon. who has been vice
chairman. is a partner in the
firm Of Lyon. Wildner g. Berg
son. He is a Washington ma
tive and a graduate Of Central
High School. Dartmouth Col
lege and Georgetown University
Law School. His home is al
1901 Massachusetts, avenue
INV.
Evening star., 1957-11-21

AS FOR THIS EUROPEAN
TRIP, the Rambler remem-
bered that Rufus had an
nounced to friends and. the
press before his departure
that he was going to make
this trip an adventure. In
stead of buying a letter of
credit or travellers checks as
any ordinary, unegotistical
person would do, he was go
ing to travel on his personal
checks.
The Rambler called and
soon found himself having
lunch with Mr.. Lusk at the
Army and Navy Club.
Rufus produced several
Cancelled personal checks for
considerable sums cashed by
European hotels and travel
agencies.
did any of them bounce?"
the Rambler asked tactlessly.
NO" said Rufus cheer
fully, "but one might have.
I used to notify my Office
to deposit money in my per-
sonal account when l drew
a check. I caShed this one
for $500 with a London travel
agency and forgot to send
the notification. My balance
was about $50. Fortunately
it was all Strengthened out
without becoming an inter-
national incident"
Evening star., 1957-11-21
Southeast HeIp Louded
In Delinquency Fight

A Washington police official
today praised Southeast par
ents. schoolteachers and teen
ayers for cooperating in a
campaign against teen-age de-
linquency.
Capt. John T. Ryan of the
Youth Aid Division said that
police have had advance re-
ports of As or SO expected gang
fights this year, but that none
has occurred.
He credited the absence Of
trouble to the alert reporting
of fight rumors to the police
department.
The Commissioners Youth
Council, which heard Capt.
Ryan's statement, has been
conducting a drive against
gang activity. particularly in
Vic OOuNllCdobs
Will Offer Program
Curtis Shears. chairman OF
a long-range planning COM
mittee, told the council his
group expects to propose soon
a program for helping emo
tionally disturbed children in
the public school system.
Such a program is being pre-
pared by DR.. Irene Hypps
assistant school superintendent
DR.. Preston McLendon, Board
Of Education member. and Mrs
Theodore Wedel. member Of a
subcommittee on child guid-
ance.