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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10
Police Cruelty
Charge Denied
PutroImun Testifies
In Drunkenness TriuI

A motorists charge that a
Washington policeman broke his
arm in three places for no justi-
fable cause was to be aired fur
Their today in Municipal Court.
The accusation has been made
by John T. Parker, So. of 1914
Lantern drive, Silver Spring, now
on trial before Judge Harry l..
Walker on drunk and disorderly
charges.
Mr.. Parker names Fifth Pre-
cinct Pvt. John w. Balamoti as
his assailant. Pvt. Balamoti tes-
titled yesterday the defendant
appeared to be intoxicated and
used abusive language the night
of his arrest. March 81. in the
500 block of Eighth street Sc
The policeman firmly denied
striking the defendant. and testi-
fed that at no time during the
arrest proceedings did Mr.. Parker
complain of any personal in
juries.
Pvt. Balamoti said he saw Mr.
Parker "stagger" across the street
into the drivers seat of the
Parker car.
II ran up to him and said,
Sir. you're in no condition to
drive. Will you have one of the
ladies twife and sister, in law in
the carr driver" the policeman
said he asked.
The response. Pvt. Balamoti
added. was obscene.
So. he said, he put his arm
around Mr.. Parker's neck. pulled
him from the car and walked
him to the nearest police call
box. Pvt. Balamoti's testimony
was supported by three armed
services policemen. who said the
happened by at the time.
Mr.. Parker disputed this testi-
mony. He testified that. not only
was he dragged to the callbox,
but the policeman struck him
with MS night stick eight or
nine times" over the left FORE
arm. breaking the arm in three
places. in the course of the ar
rest.
And I was at all times calm
and a gentleman throughout, /"
Mr.. Parker testified.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark F. King. prosecuting the
drunk and disorderly charges,
contended Mr.. Parker must have
injured his arm some time after
being booked at the Fifth Pre-
cinct.
The defendant denied this,
insisting his arm was broken by
the policeman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10

With the jamestown Festival
10 miles away focusing attention
on Virginia's past. Winthi or
Rockefeller pointed to the diff
Iculties Of restoration everywhere
AS an example. Mr.. Rockefeller
whose family has poured millions
into rebuilding the Virginia Col.
Iony's capital. said the corpora
ton had been unable to obtain
three houses on Duke Of Glouces-
ter street.
There seems little likelihood
that. the restoration group will
be able to buy any of them in
the near future.
They are Of different archi-
tectural periods. Two are &C.
cupied by families bearing the
fine old Virginia name Of Armi-
stead.
One is a massive. square red
brick house Of Federal archi-
lecture, put up before the Civil
War. 1t stands behind stately
shade trees at the corner OF
Nassau and Duke OF Gloucester
streets.
Not in Harmony
Although the house and
grounds are meticulously kept. il
looms out Of place among the
colonial buildings sfianking it.
Attorney Robert Armistead
who lives there now, declared
Il was born here and my father
was born here. 1t is a good place
70 be born, to live and to die.
I'VE know, Of course. that the
corporation is interested in the
house" he went on. but / don't
recall that we ever had a firm
offer from them. Even if we did
have an offer, think Mr.. Rookie
feller's statement would apply.
Not Interested in Leaving
This is our family home. and
we are not interested in leav-
ing"
Mr.. ArmiStead moved into the
house about a year ago. after
his mothers death. Until then,
he lived in another house direct
ly behind the family manse.
The other Armisteads-Miss
R Cara Armistead and her sis
ter-live at 467 Duke of Glou-
cester street, in the shadow OF
the restored Colonial Capitol
They are cousins OF Robert
Armistead.
Theirs is a frame Victorian
house. painted q light yellow
with white trim. Hanging from
the gingerbread caves at the
center of the long porch is a
small sign reading: Guests"
The Misses Armistead rent
rooms to tourists.
Expect Banner Year
This is our home" Miss Cara
Armistead said. 1T was built for
my mother before she came here
to live at the turn Of the GEN.
tury.
We've always lived here. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10
Negro in South Set
AS Howard Topic

The annual spring conference
of Howard University's division
of social science will deal with
the Negro in Southern politics.
The two-day conference will
open in Douglass Hall tomorrow
at 8 pm. Friday sessions are
slated for 3 and 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10

q magnifying glass, began to
classify them. Zone over one, "
he said, jotting down figures.
mo whorls. This is a bit
unusual. Wen have no trouble
finding you, Mr.. Blank. In
classifcations where there is
nothing unusual we sometimes
come upon as many as 100
sets of fingerprints under the
same numbers and have to
start comparing the prints
themselves"
He jotted down:
3 ! T r 7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10

raised on QeLallS OF the project.
Among the organizations CIV
ing their approval were the
Washington Board Of Trade, the
Central Businessmen's Associa-
ton, the District Trucking Asso-
citation. Federation of Business
mems Associations, American Au-
tompbile Association and Key
stone Auto Club. Among the
Representatives of these groups
were two former Commissioners,
Brig. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss and
Renah F. Camalier.
Cobble Street Favored
About the strongest objection
to any feature of the program
was voiced by Mrs. Harold B.
Hinton, representing the citizens
of Georgetown. Speaking of the
scheduled repaying of M street
between Twenty ninth and
Thirty-sixth streets in George
town. Mrs. Hinton came out SOL
idly for preserving the existing
cobble surface of the thorough
fare.
Georgetown is known far and
wide for its shady cobbled
Streets" she testified. These
cobblestones should be reset in
their present fan pattern and
preserved as an asset rather
than obliterating this pictur-
esque feature"
Tree Lovers Absent
CONSPICUOUS by their absence
were Washington's usually vocif-
erous tree lovers. Not a single
citizen raised his voice against
the large scale removal of old
elms and other shade trees ne
cessitated by the highway i'm
lprovements.
Highway Director John N
Robertson gave assurances later
that the old trees will be replaced
by others Of the same variety
Many elms and pin oaks located
along such streets as Rhode
Island avenue and Sherman
avenue will have to go.
Projects Listed
| The projects listed in the i'm
provement program are:
/ Southeast Freeway From
South Capitol street to the Sousa
Bridge. $14.5 million.
East leg of the inner loop
Vicinity of Eleventh street south
east and northeast between the
Anacostia River and Constitu-
ton avenue. $9.1 million.
! A new Eleventh street bridge
over the Anacostia-A four-lane
structure augfnenting the exist
ing bridge. $3.l million.
Crosstown streets-Improvine
Columbia road. Harvard street
Kenyon street and Irving street
roughly between the Soldiers
Home and Rock Greek Park. So
million total.
i Rhode Island avenue-Thir-
teenth street northwest to East
ern avenue northeast, SO million
North Capitol street-Througt
Soldiers Home from Michigan
avenue along Blair road anc
Eastern avenue to a juncturt
with Sixteenth street NV, Sc;
million.
/ Michigan avenue - Fourth
street NE to the District line
at Queens Chapel road, SIS mil
lion.
Vermont avenue-From Logan
circle along New Hampshire
avenue to Grant circle. Sill
million.
Park place and Fifth street
NV. = Michigan avenue to
Grant circle. 100000.
South Capitol and M streets
Grade separation structure, $l.2
million.
Benning road viaduct-Wid-
ening the south lane of the dual
structure. 100000.
M street N.W.-Repaving be-
tween Twenty-ninth and Thirty
sixth streets. 100000.
Seventeenth street - From
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10
The
Rambler
Skeptie Finds FBl
Out Of His Whorl

The writer stopped by the
Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton and said he wanted to
run a little test on the Bu-
reau'S efficiency.
Lou Nichols, one of Director
j. Edgar Hoover's assistants,
welcomed the challenge. He
took him over to the Identifi-
cation Division. which occu-
pies the big building at Sec
ond and D streets Sc, and
introduced him as Mr.. Blank"
Mr.. Blank said: Take nv
fingerprints and tell me who
! am"
1t wasn't that he was suf-
fering from amnesia. He Just
wanted to know how long it
would take to identity him.
Mr.. Nichols one misgiving
was that the bureau might not
have the fingerprints.
IF they have Them" he said,
"they'll identify you in no
time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10
Ia r

Then they escorted Mr..
Blank upstairs to the civilian
file which contains the prints
Of 81 million persons. The
criminal file on another floor
contains II million. The tech
nician walked to a drawer,
removed about a dozen fin-
gerprint cards, riffied through
them until he came to one
ending with at Z" and Mr..
Blank was identified. 1t had
taken less than 10 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10
REBELLIOUs SPIRIT LIVES
williamsburg Families
Still Block Restoration
BY JACK JONAS
Star stan Correspondent

WILLIAMSBURG Va, April 1o-The rebelous spirit 177e
is still here in proud Virginia. !,
80 years the three houses on Duke Of Gloucester
street.-the avenue Of the colonial capitals principal histoyhave
successfully resisted attempts by Colonial williamsburg Inc
buy the homes and complete restoration along the artery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10

THEY WERE Secret Service
fingerprints dated l945 and
had to do with attendance at
a dinner at which President
Truman was a guest. In a
cross file were three other sets:
One had to do with attendance
at President Roosevelt's press
conferences; a second with
the appointment to a Govern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10
Highway Program Wins
Endorsement at Heorino
$46.7 Million District Project
Approved by Citizens and Officials

Approval Of the Districts $46 million highway construction
and improvement today by
officials at Commissioners hearing the plan.
The hearing required by the Federal Aid Highway Act OF
1885, about interested citizens Approval
appeared unanimous although number questions were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10
Rambling

Louis, the barber, says
cheerfully:
"You know what they call
that corridor In the Internal
Revenue Service Building? The
Via Dolorosa, that's Italian for
Street Of Sorrows.
A lady reports that when she
takes a taxi to the Carlton
House, $500 Wisconsin avenue,
II she gets off across the street
it's one fare, but II she's taken
to the door it's another.
Charles Zimmerli called to
say that he observed two D. c.
motorcycle police m e n one
Sunday afternoon having a
drag race on Queens Chapel
road, Hyattsville, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10

MIR. BLANK remembered
that he had been fingerprinted
when he took a Government
Job in the sos.
There was a time" said
Mr.. Nichols, when all the
agencies did not give us the
fngerprints of their employees"
A technician took the nm
gerprints and, looking through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10

ment job; and the third,
which he had forgotten all
about, was made when he en-
listed in the Marine Corps in
World War I.
A bit awed, the writer asked,
what else do you know about
me?"
Mr.. Nichols laughed reas-
suringly and said:
1--WE gone through your
file-just reports made by
some of our men who inter-
viewed you in making secu-
rity checks on persons en-
ployed or applying for en-
ployment in the Government.
Nothing derogatory."
Whewl
The bureau receives more
than 10000 sets of fingerprints
a day for checking. mostly
from city police departments
and county sheriffs' offices.
The check on the Rambler was
Just another routine job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
Papers Upheld
On Transcript

ALBANY. N. Y. May II (R.--
New York'S highest court held
unanimously yesterday that news
papers were entitled to tran
scripts Of . trial judges charge
to q jury.
The Court Of Appeals said In
an opinion that "the press might
well be hampered" in reporting
court opinions or decisions II
copies Of the records were not
made available.
The decision granted the New
York Posts demand for q tran
script Of the charge made by q
Brooklyn judge to the. jury in q
manSlaughter case.
The judge, Samuel Leibowitz.
had contended that only prin-
cipals in the case were entitled
to the transcript.
The American Society Of News
paper Editors, the New York
Daily News and the New York
Herald Tribune ha dintervened in
behalf Of the Post.
The Post sought q copy Of
Judge Leibowitz's charge after q
jury took only a few minutes to
acquit q rookie policeman In the
shooting Of a 15-year-old boy.
The boy allegedly had not needed
the policeman's orders to halt as
he fed fro ma disturbance.
The Court Of Appeals pointed
out that the. State constitution
provided that judicial opinions
or decisions shall be free for pub
LEGATION by any person" The
court held that the transcript in
question might properly be re-
garded as q decision Within the
meaning of the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
Transport Role
In Defense Cited

Importance Of the transporta-
ton industry to defense of
America was hailed today by
Noah M. Brinson Of American
President Lines and retiring
president of the Washington
chapter. National Defense Trans
portation Association.
His reclamation came in OBJ
servance Of National Defense
Transportation Day. proclaimed
each year by the President.
The observance, Mr.. Brinson
said. serves to demonstrate the
vital contributions to our defense
effort and to stimulate q COM
mendable national pride In the
transportation industry"
At the chapters annual cleo
ton at the Fort Myer Ofiicers'
Club last night, M. w. Stevenson
Of United Air Lines was named
to succeed Mr.. Brinson. Others
elected:
T. r. Mappes Of the Frisco
Lines, first vice president; r. G.
Freund. American Trucking As
ISOLATION. second vice president;
c. F. Kraft. United States Lines,
third vice president; A. Parker
Lane II. Air Force, secretary, and
Norman s. Landgrah. Western
Military Bureau. treasurer.
Elected as members Of the
board, in addition to Mr.. Brinson,
who becomes chairman, were:
Navy Capt. r. M. Humes, A. M.
Brinker. John M. Drewry, Navy
Capt. w. c. johnson, 1t. Col.
Stanley Plate, Paul r. Royster,
Arthur @. Syrian, Brig. Gen. Rob-
ert Trip and Stewart Wooster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
Code Violation Charged
To Women With 9 Docs

A 54-year-old Southwest wom-
an. who kept nine dogs in her
home. was charged yesterday
with housing code violations and
failure to get dog tags.
Police investigated the home
Of Mrs. Blanche M. DeGrange
after neightbors complained Of
a bad smell from her house in
the 500 block of Eighth street
S.W.
Five dogs without tags were
taken from the house, Police Pvt.
Frank Schwartz said, but fesa<
properly tagged dogs were left
behind.
Municipal Court Judge Austin
L. Tickling continued the case
10 Monday to give Mrs. De-
Grange an opportunity to get q
lawyer,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17

WILL BE HERE MONDAY
"A dinner and reception
will be held by the Holy
Cross Alumni Club of
Washington at Z pm. Mon
day at the National Press
Club for the colleges presi-
dent, the Very Rev. VIII
liam A. Donaghy, s. J.
Father Donaghy has been
President of Holy Cross
since July, 1854. He re-
ceived an honorary doc
torate from Georgetown
University last June.-Fa-
bian Bachrach Photo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
Milwaukee Trade
Still q Possibility

BRADENTON. Fla. Mar. 81
(R.-General Manager John
Quinn of the Milwaukee Braves
says there is still a possibility
of a trade with either the Phil
lies or the Chicago Cubs.
The Braves and Phillies have
been talking of a deal that would
send Richie Ashburn to the
Braves for Billy Bruton and an
inflelder. The Braves probably
have offered Shortstop Felix
Mantilla, but the Phillies APP
parently are holding out for
Second Baseman Johnny Logan.
The Braves deal would
put Second Baseman Gene Baker
in Milwaukee uniform, with
an outfiielder going to the Cubs.
The outflelder could be Bruton
or Bobby Thomson, but the word
was that the Cubs may not want
Thomson because he has a sore
arm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
ST. bonaventure,
Bradley Picked
In NIT Tonight

NEW YORK. Mar. 81 (R.-
Bradley and ST. Bonaventure
have been made the early
favorites to win tonight's semi
finals in the National Invitation
basketball tourney, but there1l
be plenty of support for Temple
and Memphis State.
Memphis State and st. Bona
venture start the activities at
Madison Square Garden at 1880
pm. Bradley and Temple will
take the floor about 9:l5.
Bradley, second seeded, is
favored on the basis of its
astounding 1861 record break
ing comeback against Xavier of
Ohio Tuesday after being down
81 points at 38-17. The Bonnies
get the nod because of their
thorough 1858 trouncing of top
seeded Seattle Monday.
"After that performance by
Bradley I don't know how we
can beat them" Temple Coach
Harry Litwack said. But we'll
be on the floor"
That should be enough for
anyone who watched the slick,
poised Owls from Philadelphia
whip Dayton. 77-66. Tuesday.
Litwack has a court wizard in
Southpaw Guy Rodgers. who
inspires teammates Jay Norman
and Mel Brodsky to great
heights. They do not figure to
See NIT, Page ALT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
Big Cuban, byAny Name,
Looks Good to DODGERS

runs in three innings as the
Cincinnati Redlegs drubbed the
Yanks 20-6.
Larsen gave up a home run to
George Crowe-one of the three
hit by Cincinnati-two triples,
two doubles and a single. AL CT
cote and Jack Urban. rookie
righthanders. we're no more sue
cessful as the Redlegs hit for
43 total bases. Cicotte gave up
10 runs and IL hits and Urban
seven hits and five runs.
I Smoky Burgess and Jerry
Lynch also hit homers for the
RedNgs. Tony Kubek and Bob
Martyr did the same for the
Yanks. who got all their runs
of Brooks Lawrence, a 19-game
winner last year for Cincinnati.
Red Sox Start Tour
Billy Klaus bases-loaded sin
gle In a five-run fourth inning
was the big blow in the Red
lSox' ga victory over the White
Sox. 1t was the Red Sox' final
game at Sarasota before depart
ing on a transforming trip which
will take them to the West Coast
They play the Seals at San Fran
cisco tomorrow night.
Rookie Jerry Nelson of Mil
waukee ran his string of score.
less innings to six in the Braves
80 victory over the Athletics.
He yielded two hits in three
innings as the Braves made the
most Of their seven hits. Maury
McDermott was the loser. Bob
Cerv homered for the Athletics.
Home runs by Ed Bouchee and
Bob Bowman carried the Phillies
to q Ga triumph over Washing
ton at Orlando.
The Pirates jumped of to a
lead at the expense
Of Paul Foytack, but the Tigers
came back to pound out an ga
victory with IL hits. Charley
Lau hit a two-run homer for
the Tigers in the fourth.
The Baltimore-C Cleveland game
at Tucson and the Cubs Giants
clash at Phoenix we're rained
out. 1t was the first rainout for
the Giants in Arizona since
March is. 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
District Region Drivers
Tune Upfor Florida Race

Paul O'Shea OF Northampton,
Mass, and Dale Duncan Of
Kansas City.
Thompson first hooked up with
the Chevrolet people after the
Sebring race last year. Thomp-
son bought a Corvette and Gen.
eral Motors kept it in condition
between races. He ended the year
tied with O'Shea for the SEGA
point-scoring championship.
Wallace, the Bethesda hair
dresser who has finished as high
as sixth and as low as 10th. plus
conking out once, in five pre-
vious efforts at Sebring. will
pilot a new Porsche Spyder RS
$500 co-sponsored by Jack Pry
of Washington and Art Bunker
of Kansas City. Bunker also will
be co-driver.
Dressed Shares Chores
The MG-A factory again will
enter three cars in an effort to
duplicate its team prize Of last
year. One OF the cars again will
come from Manhattan Auto,
driven by Kincheloe and Splitter.
Kincheloe. an Air Force officer.
no longer is stationed here but
still is considered a member Of
this region.
Robinson will drive an Arnolt-
Bristol as part of a factory team.
Windridge will compete in a
Mercedes Benz 300 81 owned by
Chef Flynn, a manager for Gen.
eral Motors In Caracas. Vene-
zuela. And Dressed will share
chores in an AC Bristol. prob
ably with Bill Woodbury. Of New
York. his partner in distributing
these cars
The race Saturday is the
seventh annual Sebring. which
is called officially the Florida
International Grand Prix OF En-
durance, and is the only event
In the United States which
awards manufacturers points to-
ward the international cham
pionship. Last years winner was
a Ferrari driven by Juan Fangio
and Eugenio Castellotti. the lat
ter killed last week in an ac-
cident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
JUST MISSES GETTING ON Tv
Smith Drops Close One
As West GIovers Win

McGhee's victory followed the
pattern for the night as the
Chicago team piled up one OF
its most impressive victories in
the 30-year history Of the inter-
city competition, a Tel rout. In
l943 before the matches had
been cut from Is to 8 bouts, the
Chicagoans won. 1872.
The television fans were
treated to plenty Of entertain
ment as the card got of to a
blitzkrieg start. Bantamweight
Tommy Reynolds Of the Chicago
team stopped New York's Thorn
as Smith In the third round and
Welterweieht Joe Shaw OF Chi
See GLOVES, Page Alt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star Stan Correspondent

LAKELAND, Fla, Mar. 21.-
Getting nowhere In efforts tc
trade and desperate for a Gen.
terfelder. the Senators will at.
tempt to convert First Baseman
Julio Becquer into a middleman
They are leaving him behind in
Orlando this week end to shae
flies by the dozen to determine
If he's suitable material.
II like the way he has changed
his batting STYLE" Manager
Chuck Dresser said following the
Senators GA loss to the Phils
yesterday at Orlando. He drove
me crazy down here last year
when tried to get him to crouch
at the plate. He couldn't dc
what wanted. He used to be
a sucker for low pitch, but now
that he's bending over l like
him as a hitter. He's swishing
that bat real good.
He has played the outfield be-
fore. but not center. One of oul
coaches will smack fly balls tc
him while we're on this week
end trip and give me a report
when we get back to Orlando. II
he can handle things in the field
he's going to get a crack at the
job"
Worst Year in Sc
The lefthanded- hitting and
throwing Cuban was with the
Senators briefly in 1855. Becquel
never has been a 300 hitter in
the minors and had his worst
season last year when he batted
only .235 at Louisville. where he
even played third base.
Becquer is a slick fielder at first
base. He wasn't slated to be in
spected seriously here, what with
Dresser convinced that he
couldn't make the grade with his
former batting style. but the
switch has intrigued Chuck.
Julio. "a, captured the atten-
ton Of his bosses Saturday when
squad Of surplus Senators was
dispatched to Winter Garden to
oppose Chattanooga. Becquer
belted two home runs. When