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leaders. on the other hand, have
been cool to requests for quick
action on q somewhat similar
bill reported out by the House
Judiciary Committee almost
two months ago.
Chances for favorable action
in the Senate apparently have
improved because of several
suggested changes and modi11-
cations In the bill. These are
understood to be satisfactory to
the Justice Department and to
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat
Of Wyoming, sponsor of the
original bill approved by the
Senate Judiciary Committee on
June "a.
Hoover Urges Action
In a letter to House Republic
can Leader Martin yesterday,
FBI Director j. Edgar Hoover
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urged congressional action to
protect secret Government files.
He declared that the need for
such legislation was urgent
and becomes more real as
additional cases come before
the various Federal Courts. :"
He emphasized that the need
also was vital to the future
ability Of the FBI to carry out
its internal security and law
enforcement responsibilities"
Mr.. Hoover said the FBI
already has had experiences of
reluctance on the part of citi-
zens to cooperate "as freely as
they once did" In other in
stances. he added. sources of
information have been closed
to our agents because of the
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sFBI File Disclosure Bill
Faces Mixed Prospects

Prospects for Of revised bill disclosure of
files to criminal trial defendants frightened the
today but remained cloudy in the House.
Senate Democratic Leader johnson listed this measure
the comparative few he expects to call for floor
sideraton before Congress adjourns Democratic
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45.piece set of plastic
BOONTONWARE BELLE

Lovely Boontonwore Belle, of highly break
resistont Menoc quality plastic, is offered
at special sovines includes service for eight
in this sculptured dinnerwore in exciting
eoIors Of yellow, pink, turquoise and white.
Regularly 1926 2oo5
WGl-Housewores. ST Floor, North Building
olso Chevy Chase. Corners and Alexandra
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AUToMoslLES FOR SALE

oLDS SO ''es" 4-door: original
finish Of lustrous palm green With
harmonizing interior. hydramatic
drive. power brakes. r. and h.. Wv.
tires and custom lounge cushions:
luxury for an economy price: Sl,296.
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etc.. S-'HFI,
Grady Motors
1909 WISCONSIN AVE.
OIL. $4,000

MERCURY 1854 9-passenger Mon
yerey station wagon: with radio,
heater, auto trans: one owner. low
mileage; extremely clean at Si,50j.
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1855 Monterey; yellow
and white. fully equipped: one own
or SO S-4O9S
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LEE r RITTT,ER INC

LEE D. BUTLER, INC.
1121 21st ST. NV. DI. 7-0111
MERCURY '54 Monterey station
wagon: Shannon green finish: s.
scatter, S-pasSenger; one owner
perfect finish and condition: r. and
h., Wv, tires, power brakes, etc.
remarkable value, 81 1896. MONT
GOMERY-STUBBS. Lincoln Mercury
Dealer. 3715 Bladensburg I'd. AP.
1920.
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MERCURY '57 Monterey 8-passenger
sedan; Flotone blue and white. Mer-
comatic. r. and h.. vinyl trim. tinted
glass, Wv. tires. foam rubber cush-
ions. clock. etc; official's car New
car title and warranty. Was S3.77l.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

MERCURY 1867 Montclair hardtop
sedan; fiotone; blue and white with
harmonizing interior, auto. trans
r. and h.. WV. tires. tinted glass
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Pohanka Oldsmobile

MERCURY "a Monterey 4-door;
desert sand with forest green top;
Mercomatic drive, r. and h.. Wv.
tires; style, comfort and economy,
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

MERCURY IS Montclair 4-door Sc
dan: r. and h.. Mercomatic. power
steering. power brakes. power vim
doWS and power seat, 81 ,Sg5.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

MERCURY 'S6 Monterey sta wagon /:
.-tone glamour tan finish. Z. and
h.. Mercomatic drive. power steer
ing and brakes. etc: one owner
sTUBBs. LincoIn-Mercury Dealer,
37l5 Bladensburg I'd, AP. 5-2929
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Girl, 10, Wins
Northwest House
Essay Contest

A l0-year-old girl who has
m a de Northwest Settlement
House her second home since
she was 2 was named the vim
ner last night in an essay con.
test celebrating the 23d BIRTH
day Of the neighborhood house.
Fannie Mae Whitaker. a stu
dent at Simmons Elementary
School. received a pen and pen.
Gil set and read her essay at the
open house at SIS M street NV.
II like the Northwest House."
wrote Fannie Mae. because
people are nice like my teachers.
The children have all kinds Of
games to play. :"
Honorable mention went 10
Jewel Tucker. IL. who wrote.
II like the Northwest House
because of its nice and CO.
operative people and their llne
gentleneSS toward people"
The Rev. Carl H. Koph Of the
First Congregational Church
spoke at the open house. Rev.
Kopf's church. through its So
cial service program. has been
active m the work Of the settle.
ment house for the last 10 years.
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Marshall Heights
Aid Plan Weighed

The District Urban Renewal
Operations Committee is con-
sidering q new kind Of limited
Federal urban renewal aid for
the l80-acre Marshall Heights
neighborhood in the Northeast
section.
Under discussion is qualifi-
cation Of this area for limited"
urban renewal assistance. ac-
cording to Edward Flickinger.
committee executive secretary.
This would allow home-owners
to get 90 per cent mortgages
over long-term periods from
the Government for improving
their houses.
The project was discussed
after a progress report on city
attempts to upgrade the area
from John Croker of the Dis
trict Urban renewal stan and
William Cary. chairman Of a
municipal committee to improve
Marshall Heights.
Mr.. Croker reported that,
since a campaign to clean up
the area began last July, six
houses have been razed. 80 first
notices to owners to repair their
houses or subject them to raz-
ing were delivered. IL blocks
were surveyed by the police,
who removed 81 abandoned
vehicles. and three blocks were
surveyed by housing inspec-
tors.
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Queen Souvenir Editions
Available by Mail Order

The Evening and Sunday Star editions of
october II, ID, 10 and 20, covering Queen Eliza
beth's historic state visit to Washington will
make treasured souvenirs for your family and
out-of-town friends
You may place your out-of-town mail orders
now for the four editions which will capture all
the excitement, drama and color Of the royal
visit. Included in The Evening Star edition Of
Thursday, october II, you are offered a special
full-sze rotogravure section devoted to the
Queen and her family. On the cover will be a
full-color reproduction Of a portrait of Her
Majesty, suitable for framing.
Place your out-o-town mail orders for the four
Souvenir Editions now. For mailing anywhere
in the u S. A. and possessions inclose ST for each
order postpaid. Overseas mailing, $l5O per order
postpaid. Send your orders to The Evening Star,
Room 2o4. You may place your orders at the
business counter In The Star lobby. For handy
coupons, see Page B-s Of today's Star.
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Society Presents
Its 100000, OOlst
Bible to President

In special ceremonies at the
White House. the American
Bible Society today celebrated
the distribution Of 500 million
volumes Of Scriptures since its
founding in 1916.
AS part Of the observance,
DR.. James j. Nettinga, the so.
ciety's secretary for encourage
ment Of use Of the Bible, pre-
sented President Eisenhower
with the next volume. symbolic
of the start Of the second half
billion.
The volume presented to Mr..
Eisenhower was q large family
Bible. bound in red morocco.
weighing 8 pounds and 2
ounces. measuring 1917 by l3
inches. and having l.05l pages.
The American Bible Society
conducts its work in more than
so countries and distributes the
Scriptures in nearly 200 Ian
guages.
In the group visiting Presi-
dent Eisenhower today were
DR.. Robert T. Taylor. society
executive secretary; the Rev.
Richard Ellington. secretary for
distribution In the United
States and to the armed forces:
DR.. Edward L. r. Elson. minis
ter Of National Presbyterian
Church, which the President
attends. and Mai. Gen. Ivan L.
Bennett. retired. former Army
Chief Of Chaplains. now in
charge Of the society's WASH
ington office.
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Fan to Get Substitute
Hordshipon Big omiIies
Seen in Apartment Curb

space and District housing reg
ulations.
Agency Offers Help
Cabell Gwathmey. director
Of Licenses and Inspections.
maintained that repeated con-
tinuances in such cases would
counterfeit the intent Of the
housing code provision aimed
at erastng slums by prohibit
ing overcrowding.
He said that families forced
to leave their homes because
Of housing code enforcement
may receive rehousing aid from
the Redevelopment Land
Agency.
Mr.. Gwathmey said he was
seeking a report on the Barber
case. for one thing to make
sure the family had been adj
vised Of the help available from
the land agency relocation
ofiice.
He said the housing code
provides for the granting Of
some exceptions by the in
spections director or his deputy
in cases where extensive struc.
tural or mechanical changes
are required. But no such vari-
ance is applied in cases Of over
crowding. he said.
The square feet limitations in
the code are based on United
States public health standards
and are not unduly severe as
compared with other jurlSdic-
tons. he explained.
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President Gets Season Tickets,
Symphony Opening Set onioht

up with performances at the
San Francisco opera.
Instead of the scheduled
songs. the orchestra will play
Richard Strauss 'RoSenkava-
lier" Suite and Debussy's two
nocturnes. "Nuages' and
"Fetes."
DR.. Mitchell also learned this
morning that his concertmas-
ter. Werner Lywen. was rum
ming a fever this morning but
still hoped to play at the OPEN
ing concert.
Season ticket sales for the
symphony are at an all-time
high. The orchestra viii pre-
sent Is pairs Of concerts on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays. in
GLIDING two pairs hy the Phila-
delphia Orchestra. one pair by
the Boston Symphony and the
New York City Ballots full
length ''Nutcracker."
Other engagements. includ-
ing a Lisner Auditorium series,
college and young peoples con-
certs and two extended tours.
win bring the orchestra's sea-
son UP TO a record 50 weeks,
second longest symphony sea-
son in the country.
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SIS Million Granted
To Historic Trust

The National Trust for His
toric Preservation has received
SIS million in grants to oper-
ate its headquarters here, Board
Chairman David E. Finley has
announced.
The group, chartered by Con-
gress to help preserve historic
sites and buildings through
out the Nation. received the
grants from the Old Dominion
Foundation and Avalon Foun-
dalton,
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Planners Back Study
OF Expresswoy Links

to clear with Mr.. Bonnell's
committee. set up to co-ordi-
nate area highway plans.
Today's approval from the
Bonnell group will allow Dis
trict Highway Department Di-
rector j. N. Robertson TO hire
the Clarkeson Engineering Co.
Of Boston to make the study.
Negotiations have been UNI
der way for several months.
But the contract with the
consulting firm has been kept
open. pending general agree
ment among regional planners
on the limits Of the routing
study.
Mr.. Bonnell stressed that the
Districts consulting engineers
should consult with the Mary
land State Roads Commission
frequently to assure the Dis
trict link will meet the Mary
land road, as planned.
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District Engineer Commits
sioner A. c. yelling today won
the backing Of area planners
for a study of new Baltimore
Washington expressway con-
nections between Kansas ave-
nue. and Bladensburg road NE.
A regional committee Of
highway engineers and PLAN
ners, headed by Robert o. Bon
nell, chairman Of the Maryland
State Roads Commission, asked
Col. yelling to sproceed" with
the study.
Col yelling had sought APP
proval of a general region in
which the expressway link
should run from both the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission and the National
Capital Regional Planning
Council.
Both these groups told him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15

The Nations top-ranking
music lover. President Eisen-
hover. told ofncials of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra to-
day he hopes to get out to q
couple Of their concerts this
year.
As the orchestra prepared to
open its 27th concert season
tonight In Constitution Hall.
the President was presented to-
day with season tickets.
DR.. Howard Mitchell. con-
ductor. and Carson G. Frailey.
president Of the Orchestra AS
ISOLATION. visited the White
House TO give Mr.. Eisenhower
his customary tickets for the
presidential box. No. Is. and
said they would be delighted
to have him attend as often as
he could.
Hopes 70 Hear Music
The President told them he
has long been q lover Of good
music and enjoys listening to
Il for two or three hours at
q time. Inthe more than four
years he has been President.
Mr.. Eisenhower has been to
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tallest monument to an indi-
vidual to be given a place on
those jealousy guarded acres
under the exclusive control Of
the House and Senate.
Just how much Senator Taft
was appreciated by his con-
greSSional colleagues is indi-
Gated by several factors. One
Is that the resolution that
made the memorial tower pos
sible was introduced by Sena-
tor Knowland. Republican Of
California. with the co-spon-
sorShip of no less than 81
other senators. The resolution.
first offered in June, 1855, was
swept to approval without con-
test in both the House and
Senate. Leading Democrats in
GLIDING Majority Leader Lyn-
don johnson Of Texas and
Senator Byrd Of Virginia were
also sponsors of the bill.
The project has the formal
approval Of the Commission of
Fine Arts. Of which the archi-
tect Of the memorial, Douglas
w. Orr of New Haven. Conn
Is q member.
Positive assurances that
there will be enough money
came from two top foundation
officials. One is Representa-
tive Carroll Reece. Republican
Of Tennessee. past chairman Of
the Republican National Com
mittee. The other is Repre-
sentative Clarence Brown, Re-
publican of Ohio.
In reports to the Senate
Rules Committee. the cost Of
the memorial was estimated at
81 million to $l.2 million.
1t will be a rectangular tow
er, mostly hollow inside. It is
to be about ii feet deep and 80
feet wide. Its height is set at
100 feet. but this will be ex-
ceeded by several feet. accord
ing OF Mr.. Orr. because of the
median level Of the tower plat
form and the slope Of the site.
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Mopes % Hear MuaIe

A District Housing Code Inn
itation on the number Of per-
sons allowed to occupy housing
space here works Q hardship
on large families. Assistant
Corporation Counsel Michael
Ritz held yesterday.
Mr.. Ritz gave q 60-day grace
period to Willie Barber. 80.
father Of seven children who
earns SIS q week as q dairy
truckdriver's helper. after hous-
ing officials found him in vio-
lation Of the regulations.
I'm going to give him so
days to find q place for the
same rent" Mr.. Ritz said.
"And after that I'll give him
so more days." he. added. And
I'll keep giving him 60-day ex-
tensions until I'm ordered TO
do otherwise"
Apartment Too Small
Mr.. Barber came to q Mu-
nicipal Court hearing after
housing officials found his 500
a-month two-bedroom apart
ment in the 1900 block Of
Quarles street NE. does not
have the amount Of space per
person required by District reg
ulations.
Mr.. Ritz said regulations re-
quired 100 square feet Of space
for one person. 90 more square
feet for the next six persons
and rs square feet for each adj
ditional person.
The Barber apartment has
only 429 square feet Of space
compared with the $40 square
feet required. he explained.
Mr.. Barber was accompanied
by his landlord. William Siegel,
who declared, II think the law
Is very. very wrong"
Mr.. Siegel added that 10 Of
IL families in the apartment
project had to move out be-
cause they had too many chill
dren in terms Of their living
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HE CERTAINLY WAS

HE CERTAINLY WAS
WRONG. On the wall was
a picture of the new l9-story
Hahnemann Medical School
and Hospital on Broad street,
Philadelphia; also a render
ing by Architect Allen J.
Dickey Of a structure for tie
American Foundation for
Homeopathy on Porter street
behind the Quebec apart
ments. There is q Hahne-
mann Hospital (homeopath-
icJ with 90 beds at 1856 New
York avenue NV. It Is be-
ing merged with sibley Hos
pital.
1t was the foundation that
erected the statue, and Presi-
dent Mckinley attended its
dedication.
That was in the heyday
Of homeopathy, said W. B.
FUR, the proprietor. and 1t
was echoed by his son,
Edward B. FUR.
II am told there were
about 6ophysicianS in WASH
ington then who were home
opathists," said the son.
There are only q handful
left.
The store was very neat
and ethical" (no soda foun-
tain or general merchandise
The senior FUR said the
business Is 95 per cent home
opathic, "and 1t holds its
own" ~,
Homeopathy has done
better in other countries,
they said. Queen Elizabeth
is q patron Of the Royal
London homeopathic Hos
pital, and her physician. Sir
John Weir, is q homeopath.
So is the Pope's physician,
DR.. Ricardo Saleazzi-Lisi.
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Howard U. Fall Retreat

DR.. John Casteel, professor
at the Union Theological Semi
nary, New York. will conduct
the annual fall retreat for fac
ulty and students of Howard
University School of Religion
tomorrow. The retreat will be
held In the Friends Meeting
House, 2lll Florida avenue
NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15

Madame Lillian Evanti,
noted concert singer and trav-
eler, will conduct a series Of
lectures on The Art and
Charm Of Gracious Living" be-
ginning at 1880 pm. tomorrow
in the YWCA. Ninth and
Rhode Island avenues NV.
The class will meet weekly on
Wednesday evenings for six
weeks.
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center Of the hillside north of
Constitution avenue and east
Of First street NV.
Capitol Architect J. George
Stewart has given the 60
ahead signal for the project to
the board Of trustees for the
Taft memorial. He did so after
finding that q snficient amount
Of money had been raised by
the sponsors Of the memorial
to assure its completion.
Money Available
Word came today also from
officials of the memorial or
ganization that money was in
hand and that contracts for
the memorial tower, its base
and landscaping and for q Is
bell carlton will be signed be-
fore the end Of this week.
Construction work is expected
to be started within . few days
thereafter.
The project is expected to
cost a sum approaching
100000.
1t will be below the plaza
leading to the big fountain
overlooking Louisiana avenue,
q focal point for visitors look
ing from Union Station. but its
cap still will be on q line with
the cornice Of the Senate once
Building.
The Taft Tower will not be
the first monument to great
Americans placed on the Capt.
toll grounds but 1t will be one
of only a few. A statue Of Chief
Justice John Marshall. unveiled
May 10. 1884. on the West
Plaza Of the Capitol area. be-
low the steps to the west en-
trance to the Capitol Building.
casts a solemn judicial eye
down the Mall toward the Lin
coin Memorial and the White
House environs.
Precedent
But the Taft Memorial Tower
will be a precedent in a way
for 1t is to be the biggest and
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National Symphony concerts
twice. He said today he hoped
he could come at least that
many times this season.
He discussed the state OF
music in America with the
orchestra officials. DR.. Mitchell
and Mr.. Frailey told him this
is the big season for music
with about 1000 symphony
orchestras across the country
opening their new seasons.
Before the White House visit,
the orchestra received a blow
at the news that soprano Elisa
beth Schwarzkopf has come
down with Asian flu and will
not be able to sing as sehed-
uled at tonight's opening con-
cert.
Fan to Get Substitute
The orchestra made q series
Of unsuccessful telephone calls
around the country looking for
q substitute. Or. Mitchell tried
especially 70 get Rita Stretch,
famed coloFatura soprano who
sang with him, in August when
he conducted the Los Angeles
Philharmonic, but she was TIED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
PROJECT
STARTS TOMORROW
ON 34th STREET

A widening project on
Thirty-fourth street be-
tween Cleveland avenue
and Woodley road NV.
will be started tomorrow.
The Highway Depart
ment announced it will
widen Thirty-fourth street
10 feet on the west side.
The project will require
a month and trafiic during
part Of the time will be
detoured. But no detour
will be necessary immedi-
ately. officials said.
The job will cost Ga.
900 and will be done by
Myers = Quigg, Inc. Work
win start after tomorrow
mornings rush hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
|Go-Aheod Signal Given
On Memorial to Taft
BY DON s. WARREN

Construction Of l0ofoot bell shaft Of
pink marble to be started the Capitol grounds
memorial to the late Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio
The bell tower, which be employed to signal the
opening of sessions of the Senate where Senator Taft played
powerful role viii rise the Capitol grounds the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
The
Rambler
Visits q Statue
OF q Homeopnth

An inquiry from . reader
about the HahneInann statue
at Scott Circle caused the
Rambler to inquire about the
present state Of homeopathy.
Scott Circle. for the beneiit
Of newcomers 10 the Capital.
is where sixteenth street
intersects Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island avenues and
N street,
The statue Is east Of the
circle. tits 4 friendly statue.
because Il provides Q bench
for the weary.
Probably only those born
In the last century remember
when the relative merits Of
homeopathy and allopathy
were occasional subjects Of
social conversation.