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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20

one can get. It vitality con-
Germs the life and happiness of
every citizen. The wiser men
among us regard an uncon-
trolled imitation as the worst
calamity that could befall. Yet
few deny that that is exactly
what we are now threatened
with. Mr.. Eisenhower is deeply
disturbed and realizes the i'm
mensity of the danger. His APP
peal to labor and industry is
completely sincere and with
out political color at all. Yet
nothing will be done about it
by either labor or industry. 1t
is silly to say that inevitably
we must go over this awful
brink which will destroy the
foundations of our economy
and render us helpless before
our enemy. A very realistic and
practical alternative is before
us.
HOover's Plan Blocked
Two years ago. the second
Hoover report on ways to re-
trench was presented. Imme-
diately President Eisenhower
got behind it. just as Mr..
Truman had done when the
first Hoover report was made.
Under Truman some of the
Hoover report was adopted and
a good deal of money saved.
But the really big savings and
the important recommended
tons we're not acted upon.
Under the first Eisenhower adj
ministration, Mr.. Eisenhower
got behind the report and
and again some of it was
adopted-but again not the
important parts involving the
largest savings. Now the rest
of the Hoover report will again
be before Congress. If adopted
the estimate is that SIS billion
could easily be saved. No one
questions that a IS billion
reduction in Federal spending
would enormously lessen the
lnf1ationary danger. No one
doubts the savings could be
made. Yet the Hoover recon-
mendations cannot be enacted
either by committee lndorse-
ment or by Eisenhower pleas.
There must be, as has been
often proved, more than that.
The powerful Federal en-
ployes' lobby has been strong
enough many times to thwart
the desire of the President
and reject the advice of COM
mittees.
What it needs is not only
presidential Endorsement but
active. vigorous, personal, mill
tant and insistent presidential
support. Even with that it
needs more-it needs earnest,
vigilant and informed public
sentiment. Perhaps, with that
combination, it will be put
through this session. Consider
ing the undisputed need of the
Nation, it seems incredible
that this simple act of saliva
ton should be in doubt. But
the subtlety and strength of
this jobholders' lobby is hard
to eXaggerate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

There was good news from
the District Building for WASH
ington's youngsters SO years
ago On January "a, 1907,
The Star reported: Roller
skaters are not to be prohib-
tied from using the sidewalks,
as was contemplated by the
Commissioners. Upon the rec
concentration of Commissioner
West the board will not
promulgate a regulation bear
ing on a practice that has
called forth much in the way
OF protest from older citizens
OF Washington, who contend
that the practice makes it
dangerous for pedestrians on
the sidewalks. In his mo-
ton today Mr.. West said.
=. The effect of promulgat-
ing a regulation such as was
tentatively prepared would be
to drive all children using
roller skates into the roadways,
where the possibilities of seri-
Gus accidents are greatly in
creased,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20

portunity TO help create the at
mosphere in which in spite of
the jibes and lies of Goddess
communism, democracy can
really sing. In a government
where the people rule, a part
of that singing air" is con-
structive. kindly criticism,
which has it's eye upon the
next generation rather than on
the next election. Without that
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Urgent

New roads were a problem
so years ago, too. On January
IL, 1907, The Star reported:
In a report to Chairman Gal
linger OF the District Commit
tee of the Senate today the
Commissioners recommended
favorable action upon Senate
bill 1850, which provides for
the construction of a road
along the south bank of the
Anacostia River and below the
insane asylum. The residents
in that vicinity have been try
ing for several years to obtain
legislation to build this road,
as it is looked upon as nee
essary to their comfort and
convenience. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
Experiment

The horse was having a
hard time of it in Washing
ton a half a century ago.
Automobiles were on the in
crease. and there was a report
of an experiment looking
toward a better draft animal.
On January %, 1907, The Star
said: THE Roosevelt 'zeborse'
is said to be the name of a
new species of animal of the
horse kind the United States
Government is endeavoring to
produce at the experiment
station of the Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. The
principals to the experiment
are first the large male Abys-
sinian zebra which was pre-
sented to President Roosevelt
by King Menelik of that cour-
try; secondly, several fine
mare donkeys and horses and
thirdly a group of scientists
who are connected with the
Bureau of Animal Industry. 1t
is sought to produce the re
borse. an animal Of strenu-
osity. strength, speed and en-
dtrance.
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Endowment

Endowment of a Pan Amer
lean Union building by An
drew Carnegie was announced
so years ago. The Star, on
January 4. 1906. said: AN
drew Carnegie has informed
President Roosevelt of his in
tention to give $750.000 for
the creation of a fine new
building for the Bureau of
American Republics, and the
details of the gift have been
made public by Secretary
Root. The gift is said to be
the outcome of a letter the
President wrote to Andrew
Carnegie speaking Of the i'm
portance Of the bureau in the
relations Of the United States
with the various South Ameri-
can countries. Mr.. Carnegie re-
sponded in characteristic style.
Mr.. Carnegie was at the White
House a short time this morn
ing, but did not see the Presi-
dent. He talked with Secre-
tary Loeb"
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Powwow

The White House was a busy
place SO years ago. on jan
uary IA, 1907, The Star said.
Several incidents, picturesque
and otherwise. enlivened the
days doings at the White
House. A runaway started of
things. Next the President
had a long conference with his
old time friend and rate bill
opponent, Senator Aldrich of
Rhode Island. while 20 or 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20

congressman waited. The third
was a powwow with six White
River Ute Indians, who are
much dissatisfied with condi-
tons on their reservation, and
recently went on a long tramp
to join the Cheyenne Sioux
Indians to manifest their dis
satisfaction. The powwow
with the President was
watched with great interest by
a number of visitors waiting
to see the Chief Executive.
Through Mashushi, their
chief, and Appak, the head of
their council, the Utes told
the President about their
grievances. They declared
that they could not live on the
allotments of land granted
them in the Unitah reserva-
ton in Utah at the time their
lands IN that State were
opened to settlement. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20


1t seems that the statue Of
KoSciuszko has been in Lafay-
cite Square forever, but it was
just so years ago that the de-
sign was picked. On January
%, 1907, The Star reported:
President Roosevelt's selec-
ton of a design for the statue
Of Kosciuszko, the Polish pa
triot, which is to be erected on
the northeast corner of La
fayette Square, has been for
mally adopted by the Kosci-
uSzko statue commission. That
commission consists of Secre-
tary Taft (ex-officio), Senator
Wetmore and Representative
McCleary. A meeting was held
at the War Department yester-
day. at which Senator Wet
more was unavoidably absent,
but the action taken is I'M
derstood to be in accordance
with his views on the subject.
=. Col. Bromwell. who will
have charge of the erection of
the statue. says that it will not
necessitate any interference
with the fine large elm tree at
the corner selected as the site
OF the statue. namely, H
street and Madison place tthe
short street in front of the
Belasco Theater)."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-14

tinu0usly since 1884. and
has been active in the Dis
trict Bar Association. He
helped organize the Dis
trict Junior Bar Associa-
ton, and served as first
full-term chairman in 1896.
Activities outside the law
profession include mem
bership In the Rotary Club.
the Shrine, Acacia Frater-
nifty Phi Delta Phi legal
fraternity and Delta Sigma
Rho social fraternity. He
Is a former director of the
mems and boys depart
ments Of the Young Mems
Christian Association and
served as general counsel
for those organizations.
He has been active in the
Who Is this?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-14

Washington Episcopal
Diocese and has served as
vestryman of the Church
of the Advent and Of st.
Paul'S Rock Creek Church.
This young man married
q daughter Of q well
known Washington edu-
Gator. and they have three
children. Peggy. Billie and
Carol. He served for eight
years as chairman Of a
committee of three Dis
trict Court judges on
selecting members Of the
Board Of Education.
On November II. 1919.
he was appointed Judge OF
the U. s. District Court
for the District Of Column
bia by President Truman.
IN to page IS.
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Who Is This?
By HELEN CIBLO
THE YOUNG MAN pic

Wo4SA SSCNS W -
become q United States
Senator. Instead, he be-
came a distinguished attor-
ney and q Federal Judge.
While his ambition to
become q Senator from his
native Delaware was never
fulfilled, he did have the
distinction of sitting in the
Senate chamber and hear
ing a speech which he had
prepared read by q Sen
ator from Delaware. This
was while he served as
counsel for the Senate
District Committee during
the 80th and 8lst Con-
crosses.
Born In Wilmington,
February IS, 1908, he
moved to Washington,
where he attended high
school and college. He
became q certified public
accountant. and worked
his way through the uni
verSity as a Government
stenographer.
Early In life he showed
qualities of leadership. He
was president Of his grad
uating class at washington
Business High School. and
president Of his class at
George washington Uni
versity Law School, where
he graduated In June, 1928.
He served also as chairman
Of the class presidents at
George Washington. He
was president Of the
Washington Episcopal
Young Peoples Society,
and Of the Shepherd Park
Citizens Association. and Is
the retiring president Of
the General Alumni Of
q. w. U.
At George washington
he established q scholastic
record, receiving three de-
grees in four-and-a-han
years; his bachelor Of arts
In 1927. his bachelor Of
laws in 1928 and q master
Of laws In 1929.
In 1880 he received q
bachelor Of commercial
science degree from Benja-
min Franklin University,
and In l947 was awarded a
doctor Of laws degree by
Southeastern University.
Following his admission
to the District Bar In the
fall of 1928, he served as
assistant United States at
torney for the District of
Columbia. but resigned in
July. 1884. to enter private
law practice.
ua hos earvad os mr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Four Seized Here
In Numbers Reid

Police gambling squad detec-
tives last night arrested four
numbers suspects. three at q
house in the 1900 block of Taylor
street NV. and one on the street
in the 400 block of H street S.W.
/ Sergt. William Foran said the
police raiders found nearly 81 200
at the Taylor street home. Due
for arraignment Monday on
charges of operating lottery
| are:
James A. McEaddy. jr.. 36. of
the Taylor street address: Red
dick Bragg, %, 5l57 East Capitol
street: Charles j. Stroman. 81.
of 524 Fifty-siXth street NE, all
arrested in the same house, and
Harry r. Westray, "a. Of, S35
Fourth street NE, picked UP on
the street.
Seret. Foran said undercover
detectives had made several
numbers plays with Westray.
whom he described as a writer
and pickup man for the group.
The raiders had arrest warrants
for Bragg. Stroman and Westray
and a search warrant for the
Taylor street house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Prince Georges
Rejects Tuximeters

A recommendation for use OF
meters in Prince Georges
County's 225 taxicabs has been
rejected by the Board of County
Commissioners.
The county heads yesterday
also turned down the increased
50-cent fare rate contained, in
proposals submitted by a special
committee appointed to suggest
amendments to the county cab
ordinance.
Herbert w. Reichelt, president
of the county commissioners
said meters ARE not in the best
interests for all concerned al
this time" Cab owners anc
drivers at a hearing last month
bitterly complained meter.
would cost them more than 500
per car to install.
Ordinance changes effective
upon their adoption yesterday
leave the fare at 40 cents for the
first mile and 80 cents for each
additional mile. There Will be nc
increase in the number of cabs
The annual cab registration
fee of SIS was raised to $50. and
the cab driver permit fee was
raised from SIS to SO.
Summer dress for drivers now
must consist of more than T
shirts and shorts.
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Pocuhontus
WeddedAgoin
To John RoIfe

JAMESTOWN. Va. April s
R).-Pocahontas and John Rolfe
were married for the second time
here yesterday. The couple play
ing the two parts were married
for the second time. too.
Il liked 1t better the second
time" said June Mofiatt. who
played Pocahontas. ut was more
elaborate and the language was
beautiful"
June and her husband. Jim
Moffatt Of Lexington. play the
roles Of Pocahontas and John
Role in the new outdoor drama
opening at Williamsburg May l3.
"The Founders" in that, they'll
be married many more times.
Yesterdays ceremony was SIM
liar to that performed for the
real Indian princess and her
planter-husband in 16l4--seven
years after the jamestown set
tiers eSJaDllSneo the nrSt pefma-
nent English settlement in the
new world.
DR.. Churchill Gibson, rector
OF Old jamestown Church here
for the festival period, and DR.
Selwyn GUNNER. rector Of
GraveSend Church. England
where Pocahontas is buried, per,
formed the ceremony.
The old service. the canon o,
1903 which prohibited clergy
from performing marriages af'
ter noon. was used.
More than 1900 persons, man,
OF them Pocahontas' descen'
dants, witnessed the ceremony.
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Lawyers Boil
Set at $4,000

BALTIMORE. April 6 CPl.-
A Washington attorney. Samuel
r. Beach, has been released in
$4,000 bail after pleading guilty
in Federal Court here to failing
TO file income tax returns for
three years.
Although Mr.. Beach was only
charged with failing to file re-
turns for three years. United
States Attorney Leon H. A. Pier
son said yesterday that the So
.year-old attorney had not filed
returns from l949 to 1865.
Atty. PierSon said Mr.. Beach
had an income of S56.324 and
his wife received Sl34. 900 from
Ia trust fund during that period
The Government claims Mr..
Beach now owes about 1914. 300
in back taxes and penalties.
Judge Rozel o. Thomson post
poned sentencing to give lawyers
a chance to discuss payment of
any fine which might be inn
posed and repayment of Gov
Iernment claims.
Beach's attorney, j. Crossan
Cooper. IT.. said his client faces
ldisbarment proceedings because
lof his guilty plea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Baltimore Rigs to Begin
Closing Gap in Tunnel

TO No, 10, which will be the clos
ing link, will be laid at about
two week intervals.
While No. IL is being laid, the
contractor said, about 200 feet
will be open on the northern
side of the channel for naviga-
ton.
Fourteen Of the twin-tube.
prefabricated steel tunnel Sec
tons already are in place. The
contractor began at both ends.
laying II from the Fairfield shore
and three from the Canton end
When No. 10 is put into place.
the chain of tube sections will
be complete and the Job of An
ishing the tunnels interior can
begin.
The toll facility is scheduled
TO open to traffic in December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06

.ords-such as those supplied by
the FBI-are confidential to
law enforcement authorities. No
ruling on that point has yet
been made, however, the official
said.
Doubts Authority
Elsewhere in his testimony.
Mr.. Hoover stated that the
Corporation Counsel's Office has
indicated that it doubts the
FBI has authority to Withhold
such records. :"
Mr.. Korman's answer to that
today was that "if any such in
dication was given by any men,
Der of the Corporation Counsel
staff, it was made without au-
thority."
The chief assistant explained
that formal opinions of the Of
flee are made only in writing
to the District Commissioners,
and released only after approval
by them.
In two existing opinions deal
ing with purely local criminal
records. the city's legal Office
held initially that police could
release to persons with legiti-
mate interest only local records
of convictions. Those with such
interest include employers. The
second ruling. in keeping with
passage of the Districts omnibus
crime bill. stated that informal
ton in police arrest books could
be released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06

inurseryman who lives at 1925
Montague street NV, led the
lstarling defense. Although aware
of the starling'S reputation
downtown. Mr.. Hunter said the
bird docs us a lot of real good
out there in Maryland anc
Virginia.
Subcommittee Chairman Case
Democrat of New Jersey, asked
how.
why. they feed on japanese
beetle grubs and spruce moths
too" the witness explained
Mr.. Hunter added that he fire.
quently augments their grub
and-moth diet by putting out a
mixture of cooked onions anc
grease for the birds in hi;
backyard.
Senator Case showed particu-
lar interest in testimony that
pollution of Washington's
streams had much to do with
harming fish life.
AS for the bill itself. the legis-
lator seemed strongly inclined
10 vest the city heads with all
fish and game regulation powers
to relieve Congress Of the chort
of adopting legislative amend
ments from time to time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Gu Defeats Yale
For Law Title

Future lawyers from Catholic
University defeated their OPP
posite numbers from Yale here
last night in the United States
Court Of Military Appeals court
room.
1t was the final round of the
seventh annual appellate court
competition.
Earlier Gu had defeated Ford
ham and Yale had beaten the
University of Virginia.
The winning Gu team was
composed of Leo f. Arnold, jr..
Paul NJ. Chretien and James w
Winchell.
Judging the lawyers were
Judge Wilbur x. Miller, United
States Court of Appeals for the
District; Judge Homer Ferguson,
United States Court of Military
Appeals, and Judge Alexander
HoltzoI, United States District
Court for the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
D. c. Seeks Congress OK
To Kill Pesky StorIings

The District In desperation
has turned to Congress and mass
assassination for possible solu-
ton to the 37-year-old Startling
nuisance here.
The move was aired in a Sem
ate District subcommittee hear
ing yesterday. 1t Is part of a
bill to modernize the city's out
NODDED fish and game regulations
If city officials intended the
startling provision as a sleeper
they were pulled up short by a
small but highly vocal pro-
startling faction.
The bill asks that the District
Commissioners be authorized tc
license Staying of the birds
along with English sparrows
squirrels and rabbits-whenever
the creatures are found de-
stroying. damaging or defacing
property"
Brook Hunter, a Hyattsville
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ARLINGTON CREW QUEEN AND COURT
Bomb Threat
Holds Boy, Is

Police are holding a l6-year-
old boy for threatening to blow
up a school officials home be-
cause he was kept after school
After Eugene E. Griffith, 40,
assistant principal at Anacostia
High school. received two
threatening letters. police went
through more than l.400 school
test papers before tracing the
letters through similarity in
handwriting and a mistake in
spelling.
They arrested the boy yester-
day on a charge of extortion and
are holding him in the Receiv-
ing Home.
Mr.. Griffith said he received
the first letter March % warn
ing him ION Saturday, March 80
your house will be blown to bits
by a time bomb that I made. -
Juvenile Bureau Detectives
Herman G. Miles, Richard E.
Darnall and police handwriting
expert Ira Gulickson began sift-
ing through the test papers at
school.
Meantime. a second letter was
received by Mr.. Griffith on April
3. saying the bomb hadn't proved
successful. but still threatening
to blow up the house.
Police narrowed the search to
a boy by a distinct similarity in
the way the "E' was written.
They also noted that the word
sincerely" was misspelled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
.TWo-Car Crash
Three
Motorcycle Hits
District Policeman

Three persons were injured in
a two-car collision at Thirteenth
street and Missouri avenue NV.
early today.
Police said a car driven by
Joseph T. RadclifT. 80. of 9535
Riggs road. Adelphi, Md, col
lided with one driven by Charles
Kittredge. 1880 Kanawha street,
Hyattsville.
Mr.. Radcliff and one of his
passengers. Mrs. Mary Schrive
of 1901 Lansdown way. Silver
Spring, were thrown to the
street. Both suffered possible
skull fractures and neck and
head injuries.
Mr.. Radcliff's wife Virginia
81. also a passenger. suffered
shoulder injuries and cuts to the
head. Mr.. Kittledge was not in
jured.
The RadcliffS were admitted
to Emergency Hospital. Mrs
Schrive was treated at Einer-
gency and then transferred To
Providence Hospital. None were
reported In serious condition.
In another accident. second
precinct policeman yesterday lost
control of his motorcycle and
plowed into two parked cars, a
policeman on foot and a tree.
The officer. Pvt. James F
Phelps. %, Of 2030 North Wood
row street. Arlington. was leaving
the rear of the precinct station
at Fifth street and New York
avenue NV. While he was try
ing to raise his lowered kick
stand. the clutch engaged ano
the cycle lurched forward.
The motorcycle hit a curb. a
parked police cruiser and an
other parked car. 1t also ran into
Pvt. Frank Mimi, 81. of Gill
Routan street. Berwyn Heights
Md. inflicting cuts and a minor
fracture of the knee.
The motorcycle finally was
stopped by tree. Pvt. Phelps
was not injured. A corporation
jcounsel's hearing was set for
June 10.