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At 0 pm, Mr.. Gichner said
he finally arrived home. "ex-
hausted. but ready TO fight this
whole business"
Mr.. Gichner said that he first
became interested in the field
of erotica while a freshman in
1927 at the University Of Wis
consin. which he attended for
Ia year.
II had a friend" he said
who introduced me to Have
lock Ellis The Psychology Of
Sex" Up to then he said hi
had been troubled by the nat.
ural duahsm-the religious re-
preston Of sexual expression
and the youthful sexual drive
common to all.
u was impressed" Mr.. Gich'
ner said, by the semblance o
light that Ellis threw on thi
turmoil"
Made Decision
He decided then and there
he said, to devote himself b
this topic.
II have tried to do tw,
things" he said. "One is t,
store up as many items as pos
sible on the subject. and tn
second is to make these item
available to others in the feel,
SO that they could study them.
He said that he has collectet
all sorts of items in this field
and that his collection was ir
replaceable. He kept a CUES
book in which he listed tn
names of those scientists ant
doctors who visited his house
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-07

80 years in the making, was
worth between $4,000 and
$50. 900.
Before they started to take
apart my exhibit room, / asked
II they could take photographs
Of 1t for the record" Mr.. Gich-
ner said. Inspector Layton
agreed and a police photog-
rapher was sent for.
After pictures were taken,
police proceeded to pack the
collection in boxes, Inspector
Layton said Friday that the
men worked in pairs at all
times, and we're careful Of the
material, knowing how valuable
II was.
At about $50 a police de-
partment truck arrived, and the
boxes, numbering about so, were
put on 1t. Inspector Layton
said that 1t was necessary Il
send out to a supermarket Il
get enough boxes.
Scope Of History
The erotic material, cover
ing the whole scope Of history
ranged from priceless japanese
carvings. to Persian manu-
scripts, to American comb
books, Mr.. Gichner said.
Mr.. Gichner said he asket
the inspector if he could driv
down to police headquarters U
face arrest, but he was toll
to go down with four officer
in a police cruiser.
At headquarters he wa
booked, fingerprinted, and pho
tographed, and put in a Gel
until q bondsman arranged y
take care of the $1,000 bono
Il was so tired" Mr.. Gich
! ner said, that ! didn't min
, the cell at all. 1t was relaxing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-07

Ills most illustrious guest was
DR.. Kinsey. who, Mr.. Gichner
says, was a good friend Of his.
The ordinary person was not
allowed TO see the collection,
Mr.. Gichner said. nor were his
daughters until they are more
mature" He kept 1t continually
under lock and key.
Mr.. Gichner said he printed
II 900 copies Of each Of his
books, and originally sold the
copies for SIS apiece. He said
he only sold them to people
with a legitimate interest, and
lin fact rejected profitable Of
fers from dealers because he
felt the books might fall in the
wrong hands.
Mr.. Gichner is president Of
Gichner Sheet Metal Works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-07
Erotico Seizure Sets
Stoee for Legal Fight

An about legal battle doomed today If the Government
decides to continue against Lawrence E. Gchner Wash
nRton businessman and eroca scholar whose vast cohecon
of erotic materials was seized in police raid last week.
United States Attorney Oliver Gasch after conference
with Mr. chners attorney Friday promised TO study the case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-07
Sent to Justice

oCnb " SuStlCC
Meanwhile, an examiner in
the copyright office, noting the
erotic elements in the book
primarily photographs Of an
cient Chinese sculpture-had
the book sent to the Justice
Department for examination.
Elizabeth Hamer, informa-
ton and publications officer at
the library, said yesterday that
it is the practice of the Copy
right Office to send materials
to the appropriate agency if
there was a chance Of it being
in violation Of some law.
The FBI, after examining
the book, then sent it to Chief
Blick on August 5.
Chief Blick took the book
to Assistant United States At
torney Edward T. DAILY, and it
was decided to seek a search
warrant. Municipal Court
Judge Harry Walker issued the
warrant on August 10, the same
day Mr.. Gichner received his
copyright.
Last Wednesday about 1880
am. two police cruisers with
10 men in them from the
Morals Division parked near
Mr.. Gichner's home at 3405
Woodley road NV.
Inspector John B. Layton
and Detective Sergt. Louis A.
Fochett went to the doors of
the house and rang the bell
Child Answers Door
II was dressed in my morn
ing coat, with my hair ir
curriers', cleaning up in the
kitchen when I heard the bell.
Mrs. Gertrude B. Gichner sale
yesterday. MY little one (agt
ID answered the door and sht
said 'Mommy, there are tw'
men at the door to see you
Mrs. Gichner said that sh'
invited the two men in tn
house after Inspector Layton
produced the search warrant
She said he followed her int
the kitchen asking her wher
Mr.. Gichner kept his "obscen
material"
There is no such thing a
obscene material in this house,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-07

over the week end and notify
him tomorrow on the Govern
ments plans. A trial has been
set for october 8.
II he decides to continue the
case, Mr.. Gichner's attorney
Ralph F. Berlow and the Amer
lean Civil Liberties Union plan
to fight all the way the charges
which allege that Mr.. Gichner
had in his possession and in
tended to sell obscene material
In addition, the directors OF
the Institute for Sex Research
in Bloomington, Ind. founded
by the late DR.. Alfred Kinsey
have told Mr.. Gichner they
would do all in their power In
his behalf.
DR.. Paul H. Gerhard. one oil
the directors, is expected tc
arrive in Washington tomorrow
to aid in the defense.
Published Privately
The book published privatel!
last spring by Mr.. Gichner OF
"Etotic Aspects of Chinese Cnl'
ture," is the specific materia
in question. 1t is the third in {
series of is projected studio
of different cultures.
His two previous books, 9TH
Erotic Aspects of Hindu Sculp
ture," and THE Erotic Aspect
of Japanese Culture" are boil
in the stacks of the Librar!
of Congress Rare Book Room
and were both copyrighted b
the Library's Copyright Once
1t was in the process of hav
ing his latest book copyrights
that Mr.. Gichner ran int
trouble.
Deputy Chief Roy E. Bic
outlined police entry into tn
case as follows:
In May, Mr.. Gichner went t
the copyright Office to have hi
book registered. but because h
had not mentioned who hi
printer and engraver we're, hi
application was not passed OF
On August /. he received a let
ter from the Office telling hir
that this must be filled out be
fore he could receive his copy
right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-07

shop early, shop late Monday both stores!
Washington hours $50 am. TO 3 pm;
Langley Park 10 am. to $50 PIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-14
Cover Story
--
BY JOSEPH BYRNEs
star stan WrlLer

The word eternity would, at first glance
seem strange when applied to actress Donna
Reed-a wholesome looking type noted in the
past for her dramatization of that nice kid
next door" Nevertheless, Miss Reed has reason
to claim it is one OF the most important In her
lexicon.
BY way of explanation the Academy Award
Winner took time out to call TeleVue and
discourse on its meaning in relation to her
sudden rise following her role in From Here
to Eternity"
The actress says her professional life is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-14
Cover Story
Donna Reed and Eternity

punctuated by "B E." and "a. E"-before
and after Eternity" Prior to that time Donna
said her career was filled with succession of
mandy -pamby" parts. As contract actress
she had performed in a number of Andy Hardy
and DR.. Gillespie movies. None of them, she
added frankly. exactly set the world on fire."
Then came her role in Eternity" 1t was q
complete reversal of her former parts She was
a sultry camp follower with an elastic set Of
morals. Donna's stature as ain actress scared.
And, incidentally, she picked up an Oscar.
All of which indirectly led her into television
and another complete reversal of casting form.
Continued on Next POss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-14

Ming STAR NEWSPAPER co, washington c, Tesphnssts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-14
CONTENTS

Week q september l4-seplember 20. l95s
, 1958-12-10
PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to instructions of the Government Secretary
for the Virgin Islands, applications for new or renewal Ii
censes to engage in business or practice profession or skilled
trade in all parts of ST. Croix both towns and all rural areas
will be submitted to the Office Of the Administrator, on forms
provided therefor, accompanied by check or currency in full
payment Of the fee prescribed for the license for which APP
plication is made. The West Indies Bank & Trust Company
has advised that applicants fir ON Frederksted may purchase
checks, without bank charges, for attachment to their appli-
cations.
The, Office of the Finance Department in Frederiksted
will assist applicants, upon request, with information as to
how to handle applications under this new procedure.
December /, 1858
ALVAC C. MCFARLAND
Administrative Assistant for st. Croix
, 1958-12-10
PRJNTlNf
NOTICE

Poison for the elimination
Of mongooses will be set on
the following Estates from
December IS, 1853 to Febru-
airy Is, 1859: Granard, Long
ford, Petronella and South
Gate.
All owners of stray animals
such as dogs, cats and pigs are
requested to remove these ami
mails from the abovemention-
ed properties prior to Deem
Der Is, 1853.
, 1958-12-10
PUBLIC NOTICE

It is hereby brought to pub
lie Notice that effective De-
cember %, 1858 sessions of the
Municipal Court that were for
merly held at the Fort in
Christiansted, will be held in
the District Court Room.
The Office Of the Clerk Of
the Municipal Court will be
located in Government House,
Second Floor, adjacent to the
U. S. Marshal's Office.
Ishmael Bough,
Clerk Of the Municipal Court.
December 8, 1858.
, 1958-12-10
cDz TO NY WIFE

Inc signing SuI1 Oh WillIS SAW
shores
Calypso throbbing on warm,
starry ewes
Somber music of the funeral dirge
Mangos hanging bright and
yellow
Thrushes singing high and
mellow.
Happiness Of work well done
Joy at time to have some fun
Dancing and dreaming dear
with you
Even though at times it's true
Vague unhappiness creeps IN
And past memories Of sins
Carefree days at Cramer's Park
With the children, what a lark!
Sunday drives by motorcar
Through the country near and far
Joy and peace when late at night
Sleep comes in to claim its right
"
Wonderful the quiet nights
Spent at making merry light
Dancing just the two of us
Laughing, gay, ~uproarious.
Sitting quietly and always seeing
Love in each others eyes
agleaming.
Quietly now I sit and dream y
OF your beauties all excelling
OF your ever loving eyes
OF your soft and tender hands
OF your perfumed hair afying
All with tropic breezes vieing
VI
Of your tender, dew-kissed lips
Always full of nectar spilling
Of your firm and rounded hips
Curves of Venus filling
And the fullness Of your bust
Greater joys than those of
Bacchus.
VII
How / long to now be near you
On the warm December nights
And to see your beauties all
competing
With that tropic paradise
Never sang a bird more sweetly
Than your lifting lovely voice.
VIII
When again | once more see you
We shall have a grand old time
Living for those tender moments
All u lives in view sublime
And when / can return for good
That will be Eden understood.
Dedicated TO my dear wife.
EULALIE
on December 8. 1853
, 1958-12-10

Wonderful the quiet nights
Spent at making merry light
Dancing just the two of us
Laughing, gay, uproarious.
Sitting quietly and always seeing
Love in each others eyes
agleaming
, 1958-12-10

Quietly now | sit and dream
OF your beauties all excelling
OF your ever loving eyes
OF your soft and tender hands
OF your perfumed hair afying
All with tropic breezes vieing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16
Spanish MuruIist

Jose Vella-zanetti. whose
third United States and first
Washington one-man show is
at Franz Bader Gallery, l705
G street NV, through this
week, is showing work remi-
niscent Of the Mexican
muralists. but less explosive.
Twenty paintings in oil.
tempera, wax, casein and
other media have predomi-
nently brown tonality which
emphasizes the generally
somber and in some in
stances tragic sub cts,
mostly heads and figures.
Spanish-born (1913) Vela-
Zanetti studied in Italy on a
grant from his government.
He came to Latin America at
the end Of the 1930s. after
the Spanish Civil War. and
has enjoyed considerable sue
cess. A series Of murals
painted In the Dominican
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16

Republic eventually brought
him a Guggenheim Fellow
ship. He has also painted mu-
rails in other countries south
of the Border, and in the
United Nations building, New
York City. An ink sketch
for that is in the Bader show.
One of the best paintings
here is the muscular back
of a man cutting sugar cane.
"El Robozo" too, is good. with
its triangular design. A num-
Der of heroic heads looking
as if they had been carved
from some resistant material,
and natives engaged in vari-
Gus activities all indicate that
life is grim. Paintings of
overblown women are more
cheerful, as are also several
of birds and animals in a
more colorful key, particular
ly one of a cockfight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16


the awards were distributed
at the Hotel Commodore as
the climax of q week Of more
or-less literary events. But
most people seem to have
liked Mr.. Cheever's amusing
story of Leander Wapshot
and his sons in the old New
England port Of st. Botolphs.
It was a much less contro-
versial judgment than most
Of those which have marked
National Book Award acco-
ladies' for fiction. The eleva-
ton of "The Wapshot Chron-
icle" published by Harper)
is, incidentally, a triumph
for the New Yorker stable of
writer's, of whom Mr.. Cheever
is a front runner.
COmpletely Original
The fiction jury said the
book records with humor,
with candor, with complete
originality, a variety of ex-
periences. 1t conveys human
qualities so intensely that
they seem to rub of on every
thing else-furniture, houses.
animals, the weather. even"
Novels nominated and in
the running naturally in
cluded James Gould Cozzens'
BY LOVE POSSESSED. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16

Judges must have had to
withstand terrific pressure to
avoid designating that artis-
tically written but maSsively
overpraised novel.
Personal nomination: ON
THE ROAD, Jack Kerouac's
sensitive, poetic novel of the
beat generation"
NOn-Fiction Winner
The nonfiction award went
to Catherine Drinker Bowen
for THE LION AND THE
THRONE Little, Brown. a
biography of the 18th CEN
fury English jurist. Sir Ed
ward Coke. The nonfiction
jury called Mrs. Bowen's BIZ
ography a brilliant recre-
alton of the lives and contro-
versieS of 18th century Eng
land" which brings to the
American reading public the
story of one of the great fig
ures in the struggle fol lib
erty in the Western world"
Personal nomination: Mar
garet L. Colts MIR. BARUCH,
which I thought easily the
best biography published by
an American during 1857.
Poetry Award
The poetry award went to
q widely known poet, novel;
lists and essayist, Robert Penn
Warren for PROMISES:
POEMS. 1954-1956.
sonal nomination:
none. I do not read much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16
Humor in q Gentle,
Low-Pitched Voice
MY AUNT's RHINOCEROS,

MY AUNT"S RHINOCEROS.
BY Peter Fleming. (Simon
q Schuster; $500
These brief essays have
been culled from the authors
weekly contributions to the
Spectator of London. They
are charming-short, literate,
stated exactly Zor what they
are worth. Mr.. Fleming's is
a low-pitched voice. Unlike
most humorous writer's, he
does not clamor for your
attention. He leads you
gently, almost imperceptibly
to his well-taken point. He
writes in the same modulated
way Of small animals and
small children. His range is
admirable: Adopted fox cubs,
Macbeth, Hitler. on travelling
in space, and on raising
Christmas trees.-M. McG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16
owHon1e
Rule Held
Sway Here
BY FRED THEROUx
star stan Writer

Reconstruction. that tragic
era" for the proud and pros
trate South. did not stop at
the borders Of the defeated
Confederacy. There were
manifestations Of some Of its
worst features in many
Northern cities; "carpetbag-
ging" with its graft and cor
ruption. the reeking decay Of
political morality, and the
cynical use Of the freed
Negro for political advantage
was not confined to the cities
and States Of Dixie.
In the District Of Columbia,
Southern in atmosphere and
in custom, the years 1866
1878 were as hectic as they
were in Charleston. In THE
UNCIVIL WAR by James H.
Whyte (Twayne Publishers.
$500, the fascinating period
when Washington was q ter
tory and its citizens had the
franchise is told with de-
tailed SAVIOR by a man whose
interest was aroused in the
period by the present move
ment for home rule.
A Major Prize
Most Washingtonians are
only dimly aware Of that ex-
citing period when integra-
ton was almost an accom-
plished fact and the Negro
was the major prize for con-
tending politicians. Legisla-
ton passed by the Territorial
Legislature in 1872 has been
upheld as still valid 1889
by the Supreme Court; the
so-called Thompson's Res
taurant case ended racial dis
elimination in restaurants.
theaters and other public
places because Of those Ter.
ritorial laws.
Mr.. Whyte. who founded
the well-known Whyte's CAL
lery and Bookshop in 1887.
has gone into the history Of
the period with q ne-toothed
comb. He taps documents
and anecdotes, newspaper
stories in The Star and its
contemporaries NOTABLY the
once-famous National Intelli.
gencer), society chronicles.
congressional debates, and q
wealth of other sources.
Through the pages walk great
names in Washington's bis
tory: w. M. Corcoran. banker
and founder Of the Corcoran
Gallery; Senator Roscoe
Conkling; the Negro leader
Frederick Douglass; Terri
torial Governor Alexander
Shepherd, who turned the
National Capital from a dirty,
crude and uncomfortable city
into its beginnings as one of
the most beautiful capitals
in the world; Mrs. Hamilton
Fish, who ruled Washington
society like a dowager en-
press; President Ulysses S.
Grant, a soldier uncomforta-
BILE in his political prison, the
White House, and many more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16

in his possession was con-
victed of the crime. But the
girl who loves him asks De-
tective Arthur Crook to find
the killer before the immi-
nent execution. Emily Foss,
an old spinster who runs the
haberdaShery shop she in
herited from her father. lives
alone and says she likes 1t.
and eases her loneliness with
domination and a little down.
right malice at once as
moving and abrasive as her
counterparts in life. A good,
leisurely story. its strength
lies in its characterization Of
Emily and her village world.
y =
THE CASE OF THE RUS
SIAN CROSS by Christopher
Bush (The Macmillan Co..
$2.95.
This is the 50th detective
novel by Mr.. Bush. He has
dedicated the book Gin sheer
establishment" to himself,
and 1t is worthy Of the oc-
casion. Ludovic Travers is in
top form. He finds that sew
eral seemingly unrelated
cases - including blackmail
and an insurance claim from
a charming octogenarian for
a missing diamond-set Rus
sian cross - have casts Of
characters In common. In
cluded are an artist and q
photographer with an inter-
est in pornography, and a
con man who is dependable.
The story line is complex,
clear and clever.
4 4 \
CLEAR AND PRESENT
DANGER by Barnard Ken
drick Doubleday a. Co., Inc,
$2.95). Blind detective Dun
can Maclain knows fury and
Illustration when a man at
whose bedside he is keeping
watch is murdered with a hy-
podermic injection before his
sightlesS eyes. At stage Is q
uranium mine in New York
State and a weapon Of the
future that could fall into
enemy hands. The way the
detective adapts to his nor
NAL environment and accli-
mates himself to a new one
when kidnapped are two Of
the best things in a book that
offers a room painted with
radioactive paint and a
shooting match finale in the
mine. We prefer intimate
murder to impersonal espio-
nage-a feminine failing, per-
haps-but this is an exciting
book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16

modern poetry and under
stand Still less.
The poetry judges said
they honored Mr.. Warren for
"the narrative energy with
which he has made memoir
able his physical sense Of
attachment to life and for
the sure ear with which he
has tuned his lyric line to
the cadences of American
speech"
Each of the awards in
cluded a plaque and a check
for $1,000, Joining in the
annual National Book Awards
are the American Book Pub
fishers Council, the American
Booksellers Association and
the Book Manufacturers In
Stitute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16
Winston ChurchiII's Fine
Summary Of Our Civil War
A HISTORY OF THE ENG

A HISTORY OF THE ENG
LISH SPEAKING PEO-
PIES: Volume Nv, the
Great DemOcracles. BY
Winston S. Churchill.
(Dodd. Mead; $6)
This is the closing volume
Of Sir winston Churchill's
unusual. If not unique, his
torical project. What other
historian has combined his
tory on the basis Of language.
starting with the birth Of
Britain and of her present
tongue. or something APP
preaching it. and spreading
70 America, Canada, Australia
and other dominions and col
onies united in speech?
The final volume begins
after Waterloo and reaches
to the end Of the 10Th CEN
tury. though necessarily there
are explanatory references to
past eras and some comments
on the goth century.
Lee and Jackson
In the course Of the book
there is a remarkable sum-
mary of our Civil War. Sir
Winston shows as keen a
grasp Of issues and Of battles
and generals as any native
historian. He has a high
opinion Of the military genius
Of Robert E. Lee and Stone
wall jackson and does not
share the tendency Of some
recent military critics to
lessen the reputation Of Lee
II not Of jackson.
The story Of Victorian Eng
land Is complete In colorful
and turbulent detail, despite
the concise writing. There
are some interesting and per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16
LIBRARY WEEK
BEGINS TODAY

Today marks the begin
ming of the first National
Library Week, which rep
resents a concerted effort
on the part of the book
world to make America
wake Up and Read"
American Library Asso-
citation Presid e n t Lucille
M. Morsch. deputy chief
assistant librarian of Con-
gress, says the observa-
ton has been well-timed.
mo one dreamed that the
renaissance of the egghead
would occur so dramatical-
ly as it has in recent
months. All of a sudden.
the man carrying a book
or seen reading one on sub
way or train is marked as a
man of distinction. The
young people leaving book
store or library impatient
to read the books they
carry are looked upon as
the hope Of tomorrow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16

couragement. recognition or
knowing guidance. 1t is a
case, as with the Brontes. of
the desert blossoming like the
rose. Mr.. johnson is a skilled,
unobtrusive editor, takes no
part in the controversies
which have roared over Emily
Dickinson's grave unceaS-
ingly.