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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16
Cor Strikes Railing,
Two Men Injured

Two men we're critically hurt
when their speeding car struck
the railing of the Eleventh
street bridge over the Anacos-
tia River early today.
Police said the auto was so
badly damaged it had to be
loaded on a flat-bed truck for
removal from the scene.
The automobile rammed the
railing at the north end of the
bridge about 2 am, tore of the
complete right side and moved
"a concrete supporting slab
three inches out of line. The
injured:
Reuben Hernandas, "a, an
Air Force staff sergeant of 1913
North Columbus street, Alex
andria, who is in District Gen.
eral Hospital with a skull frac-
ture, multiple cuts and bruises.
Frank A. Higuera, "a. of 7
Summers road. Suitland, who
has a fractured right hip. right
leg and multiple cuts.
Police have been unable to
determine who was driving. A
hearing has been tentatively
lset for October Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16

The newest 1858 model wash
ing machine guarantees strong
back and arm muscles as well
as clean clothes.
Mrs. America, this machine
costs only SO to buy and nothing
to operate-eXcept the energy
of those back and arm muscles.
1t isn't sleek and automatic.
1t lacks lint traps and push
button controls. But, madame,
how it turns the gray of those
dirty garments to the pureSt
shade of snowl
DR.. Katharine Holtzclaw. a
home economist with the Inter
national Cooperation Admin
istration, put all these points
across in a demonstration yes
terday at the Agriculture De-
partment research center at
Beltsville, Md.
DR.. Holtzclaw's washer was a
yard-high rectangular wooden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16

bucket with plungers attached.
She had 6 pounds tdry weight
of soiled clothing immersed in
is gallons of water and the
Shavings of the strongest COM
mercial soap she could find.
The method of operation was
simple: Grasp a two-handled
lever and vigorously pump up
and down at a rate of 10 strokes
per minute for 10 minutes.
AS to cleanliness, the ICA
home economist added, the
hand-propelled wooden bucket
method of washery compares
very favorably" with the re-
suits of automatic electric-or-
gas-driven washing machines.
"And we've compared the
two by actual tests" she said.
The whole idea of perfecting
a hand-driven washer, DR..
Holtzclaw explained, is to bene-
fit those areas abroad and at
home that lack electricity, gas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16

REYNOLDS WAS A
KNIGHT and president (first
preSident) of the Royal
Academy when he painted
this portrait. Mrs. SiddonS
was 20 and considered the
greatest Lady Macbeth who
ever trod the boards of the
Drury Lane. The picture was
hung in the Royal Academy'S
exhibition of 1784.
DR.. Samuel Johnson, the
original Rambler, admired
Mrs. Siddons and the paint
ing so much that he lettered
his name on the petticoat.
Reynolds liked it so much
that his studio produced at
least two copies.
One Of the three "origi-
mails" is in Huntington CAL
lery of Art in San Marine,
Calf.
Mrs. Siddons was a Kemble,
the Oldest of IL children of
Roger Kemble, "a strolling
player" They all became
'ctors. She was born in 1855
in a public house, the Shout
der of Mutton" in Brecon,
Wales.
She married a William Sid
dons. There is little mention
of him in the reference
books, but page after page
of the National (BritiSh) Die
tionary of Biography is taken
up with the Kembles, her
brothers and sisters. One of
the latter, Fanny Kemble,
came to this country and
married a Southerner named
Pierce Butler in 1884. There
was a divorce after i've years
and she returned to London
and the stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16
Bus Driver Robbed
By Five Youths

A d. C. Transit bus driver re-
ported he was slugged last
night by a group of teenage
passengers and robbed of $50
in bills.
Thomas Mcmahon, 45. of
5403 Franconia street. Spring
field. Va. was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for facial cuts
and bruises and was later
transferred to the Washington
Hospital Center for observa-
ton. police said.
Police said five youths, de-
scribed as colored in the late
teens, attacked the driver at a
stop at Bruce place and STAN
ton road Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16

school libraries now unattend-
ed by a librarian as such.
2. An item that would have
added IS new teachers to Dis
trict schools. Also nine other
teachers to begin foreign-lan
guage instructions at the third
grade level.
3. A $2,8l6,35O item that
would have paid for the
replacement of horrible Hine"
Junior High School.
4. Items that would have paid
for the plans of elementary
schools to be constructed at
Fourth and w streets NV. and
at Twelfth and E STREETS Sc.
The construction money itself
was allowed but the plan
money was not.
S. A $163,860 budget request
for permanent improvement of
facilities for teaching science.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16

principal speaker al a olnIler
tomorrow night.
Among those attending the
four-day meeting at the Hotel
Statler is j. j. Brewbaker,
superintendent of schools in
Norfolk, Va. =
The Norfolk School Board,
in obedience to Federal court
instructions, reluctantly has
agreed to assign II Negro
students to white schools. The
assignments are due to take
place as soon as a State court
Injunction is disposed of, pre-
sumably tomorrow. Should the
assignments be made, the af-
fected schools would close under
Virginia anti-integration laws.
Students to Give Reports
> Mr.. Brewbaker, who heads a
conference delegation OF 10,
including three white high
school students, said. 1--WE are
irving to have segregated
schools but not at any cost.
I'VE try to be good citizens
and intend to obey the law"
he added.
He said the students will 60
back home to tell what they
have learned about citizenship
and the Constitution.
Mr.. Brewbaker said there
would be an observance in the
Norfolk schools along the lines
of the national conference, He
added that IF everybody at
tended the conference there
would be a different feeling
about American citizenship"
The conference actually got
under way with a meeting OF
leaders today, the formal ses-
sions beginning tomorrow.
Little Rock, Ark, will be rep
resented by Mrs. B. w. Reeves,
a civic leader, according to Carl
B. HyaGt, executive director of
the conference.
800 Due to Attend
More than 800 persons repre-
senting approximately 400 or
CARNATIONS throughout the
United States will attend the
sessions.
The purposes of the confer
ence are:
ITO support and strengthen
the efforts of the people in
maintaining the blessings of
freedom and justice and in pro-
tecting and perpetuating the
principles and ideals upon which
this Nation is founded, to de-
velop a more thorough knowl-
edge of citizenship rights and
responsibilities, to inspire a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16

The majestic bell atop the
Robert Taft Memorial tower
rang out triumphantly yester-
day heralding a new Washing
ton landmark.
Tones struck by the six-ton
bell reverberated with a SOM
Der power remindful of Big
Ben in London.
The monument itself, shed of
the scaffolding which cloaked
it until last Friday, now stands
in stately elegance.
Only some pavement around
fountains at its base, inStalla-
ton of wiring, landscaping. in
scription of quotations from
the late Senator and erection
of a statue of him remain to
be completed.
Tolls the Hour
Workmen yesterday began
setting in place the electronic
brain" or console which will
enable the great bell and 26
smaller ones accompanying it
to toll the hour and play hymns
and national airs.
Arthur L. Bigelow, the
Princeton University professor
who determined the specifics
tons of the carlton, and Fred
Kramer, who represents the
George w. Orr architectural
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them, would be held at least
three times during the school
year.
These meetings." he said,
would be very helpful to us in
that we could discuss with you
the problems of the school Sys-
tenn"
No Dates Set
While no specific dates were
set for future meetings, DR..
Hansen said a more formalized
plan would be made for future
meetings between civic leaders
and school officials.
At present. the meetings of
the school board are opened
to the public.
/ DR.. Hansen said two citizens
seminars" were held last year
and that he wants to make
them sort of a part of the
school system"
Attending the meeting last
night, which looked into the
budget adjustments suggested
by the budget Office, were rep
resentatives from some IS
groups, including the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations
and the District League of
Women Voters.
Reductions Cited
DR.. Hansen brought up be-
fore the civic leaders the fol-
lowing sharp reductions" in
the new school budget made by
District budget officials:
l. Money that would have
provided Librarians for at least
some of the IS Junior high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16

Remon, RIA board chairman.
John SearleS, RIA director,
said Mr.. Chalk. president of the
d. c. Transit System, was now
in the process of changing his
proposals for boatels, reStau-
rants and a civic auditorium
along the Maine avenue water
front.
Mr.. Remon indicated that
the RIA would have to deter
mine quickly whether the con-
flicts between Mr.. 1Chalk's
plans and those for a restaurant
and planatarium had BEEN re-
solved.
Tentatively Accepts Plan
The RIA last week tenta-
lively accepted a proposal by
the operators of Hogate's Res
taurant for the construction
of a new $3.5 million restaurant
and planatarium near the
waterfront.
Mr.. Remon has insisted that
the RIA will not permit Mr..
Chalk's proposals to delay the
completion of Southwest re-
development.
The RIA board met in the
quarters of the National Capt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16
100 Quiizzed
In Staying
OF Lester

Clues still were reported as
nonexiStent today in efforts to
run down the slayer of Richard
L. Lester. ST., 70. who was IA
tally shot in his cabin apart
ment at Lake Jackson, Va.
Prince William County off,
GERS, assisted by a State in
vestigator, have questioned
more than 100 persons hoping
to shed light on the case.
A son Of the slain man. Rich
ard l.. Lester, jr., 1914 North
ampton street NV, spent sew
eral hours with police in Ma
nassas yesterday. He said he
was unable to supply any help
full information and still was
convinced his father had no
enemies.
No Tracks Outside
Investigators have found no
tracks outside the kitchen win
dow through which a single
shot was fired, probably early
last Saturday morning, while
Mr.. Lester sat at the table sip
ping coffee.
He was still alive when he
was found shortly after noon,
but died Saturday evening at
Arlington Hospital. A slug re-
moved from his brain, believed
to be from a .38-caliber gun
is being tested by the FBI in
an effort to pin down the cor
rect size and make.
Mr.. Lester had returned to
Lake Jackson two days before
the shooting to resume the job
of salesman for a real estate
development firm there.
Funeral Thursday
Mr.. Testers funeral. will be
held at IL am. Thursday at
his birthplace, Cadiz, KY.
Attending will be his wife,
the former Savilla Denton
Sherman, a native of Alexan-
dria; two other sons, Hodge S
Lester of st. Louis and James
r. Lester of Canoga Park
Calf. and two daughters, Mrs
Mary Jane Fillmen, living in e
Salvador with her Army cap
tain husband. and Mrs. Mar
iorie Tilley of Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16

sale of drugs. not patented, by
anyone but a registered phar-
maciSt.
Two members of the police
departments Narcotics squad
purchased a bottle of 100 Bay
er tablets last April 90 at the
Safeway branch at Twenty first
and K streets NV. and charged
the firm with violating the Dis
trict Code.
Judge Walkers opinion noted
that Bayer was protected in
1906 by a patent when the Dis
trict law was passed.
Surely if the same product
(which was protected by letters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16


patent in 1906 was deemed to
be suitable for sale by other
than a licensed pharmacist, the
mere expiration of the letters
patent by the passage of time
would not change its innocu-
Gus nature" the judge declared.
He also pointed out that,
since aspirin is sold at Safe
way stores in nearby Virginia
and Maryland, mo real pro-
lection, assuming that any be
needed" is afforded District
residents by prohibiting aspirin
sales in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The American Society for
Industrial Security ends a
three-day Shoreham Hotel
meeting.
Headquartered in the
Sheraton-Park Hotel. the
Woodmen Accident and
Life Co. continues its con-
vention.
The National Conference
on Citizenship opens a four
day session in the Statler
Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16
FULLY AWARE THAT HE

FULLY AWARE THAT HE
might be killing a good
story, the Rambler APP
preached the banker and
asked him was it true.
~Yes," he said. Further
more, my fathers father
remembered her. My father
was born in England. The
famous Mrs. Siddons lived
well into the 18th century,
until 1881, I believe, My
fathers father was her
grandson. Let's see what
that makes me. The fifth
generation, l believe, or a
great-great-grandSon."
Ordinarily the Rambler is
not too interested in the
ancestors of his acquaint-
tances. But this was like
meeting a descendant of
Johann Sebastian Bach or
Dante Alighieri.
First, he wanted to see that
picture. of Mrs. SiddonS as
The Tragic Muse again.
There would be reproduce
tionS in the library Of the
National Gallery of Art or in
the Library of Congress. But
those institutions are so big.
He wanted to save time, SO
he went to a second hand
book store, the Park Book
Shop in the 900 block of G
street.
We had more fun. Mrs.
Reifsneider, the proprietreSS,
remembered that Mrs. Sid
dons was wearing an enor-
nous hat. We found her pic
ture with a hat that certainly
was enormous in a book that
was entitled English Art"
But it was not by Reynolds.
1t was painted by Gains
borough,
That caused Mrs. ReifSnei-
der's sister, plump and gray
haired Mrs. Macdonald, to
double up with laughter. Her
husband, Bill Macdonald,
solved everything by climb
ing into a dusty attic and
coming down with a large
art book published in Lon
don in 1918 and entitled
Reynolds"
In it was a reproduction Of
the famous picture. Mrs.
Siddons is seated. Her elbows
are on the carved wooden
arms of the chair or bench.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16
The
Rambler
Meets Kin
Of Trcgic Muse
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

Experience reminds the
reporter that checking
stories often spoils them.
They just aren't so. Yester-
day the Rambler checked one
and 1t stood up.
1t was that Frederick p. H.
Siddons, vice president of the
American Security 81 Trust
Co., is a descendant Of Mrs.
Sarah Siddons, the 18th CEN
fury English actress, immor-
talized by Sir Joshua Reyn-
olds' brush in the painting
entitled "The Tragic Muse"
In the bank yesterday to
make a deposit, the Rambler
noticed Mr.. Siddons seated
alone at his desk behind the
rail, otherwise unprotected
in the tradition of banking.
Mr.. Slddons is one of the
most dutiful of bankers and
businessmen. He has served
as president of the Board Of
Trade and the Cancer
Society and at present is
president Of the Crippled
Uhildren's Society.
He is a banker through and
through-cautious, inclined
to check every possibility Of
anything going wrong both
for the client and for the
bank. 1t is a little hard to
believe that he has such a
romantic family tree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16
Court UphoIds Grocers
In Sale of Aspirin

Aspirin be sold by District grocers Municipal Court
Judge Harry Walker ruled yesterday
contested by the local pharmacy board
The decision reverses 5Oyear District policy that aspirin
be dispensed only by druggists
afeway Stores Inc tested the local 1906 law which orbds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16
School Officials. Plan
Seminars With Citizens

District School Supt Carl F. last night invited
leaders to meet formally with school authorities to
discuss general school problems
DR.. Hansen made the invitation at meeting between
school officials and civic leaders the Franklin Administrative
School Building
The proposed citizens seminars" called
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16
PorIey on Citizenship
Draws 800 Delegates

People with widely divergent views public school ine-
grafton met here today study citizenship the Constitution
The meeting the 18th National Conference Citizen
ship the subject: citizenship the Changing World"
Chief Justice Earl Warren is honorary chairman Of the
conference Attorney General William Rogers will be the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-16
Chalk T oIdtoAIter
Waterfront Plans
RIA Warns Transit Head to Act
Quickly If He Wants Consideration
BY AL ALIBRAND0
Star Stad Writer

The Redevelopment Land Agency today warned o. Roy
Chalk to revise his plans for developing the waterfront The
said he should do quickly he wants them to receive
serious consideration
There some things Tin Mr. Chalks proposals. that
would very seriously conflict with whole pan said John
Evening star., 1958-05-09

date has been announced.
Mr.. chalk's letter declared
THE real grievance here ap.
pears TO stem from the taS
privileges granted 10 d. c
Transit System. Inc. by Con-
greSs."
The letter asserted that Ever
ette MacIntyre, general coun-
sci OF the Patman committee
stated this In an April % con-
ference with Mr.. Chalk.
Mr.. Chalk's letter said he
told Mr.. MacIntyre the remedy
for complaining operators III
for them 10 obtain similar priv
ileges from the Congress"
Mr.. Chalk disputed what HI
said were monopoly" accusa-
tions against his company. as.
serting that the transit Arm IT,
self has been battling what
we believe TO be the sightsee-
ing monopoly Of the Gray Line
Inc"
Gray Line is a major Wash
ington sightseeing operator.
Evening star., 1958-05-09

yesterday announced plans for
public hearings on complaints
against d, C. Transit's sight
seeing and charter business,
The Chalk letter was a re-
ply to one from Mr.. Patman
requesting information on the
transit company's charter and
sightseeing pronts or losses
and the relation Of these serv-
ices TO the companys mass
transit operation.
The legislator. in his hear
ing announcement, said other
sightseeing operators have
complained that the general
public is subsidizing the tram
sit firms charter and sight
seeing operations. No hearing
Evening star., 1958-05-09
Church Elects
Two Delegates

Two Washington area men
were elected delegates TO the
triennial meeting Of the Luz
theran Church-Missouri Synod
next year by the annual con-
vention of the Southeastern
District yesterday at Baltimore.
The Rev. Paul O. Amt Of
Washington and F. c. Sewers
of Hyattsville, Md, were among
the thirteen delegates chosen.
Mr.. Amt is Institutional
Chaplain for Lutherans in the
Washington Area. Mr.. Sewers
Is q member Of Redeemer
Church in Hyattsville and prin-
cipal OF the Concordis Lutheran
School there.
Another Hyattsville man, the
Rev. William Kohn. was among
those chosen to represent the
Southeastern District at the
Synodical conference in Cleve-
land on August SD. Mr.. Kohn
Is pastor of Redeemer Church
and president of the Southeast
ern District.
Delegates at the convention,
held in Emmanuel Lutheran
Church, voted in favor OF
establishing a junior college in
the Southeastern United States
to train pastors and teachers.
The motion will be sent to the
national convention asking IL
to instruct the Synod's Board
for Higher Education to take
this step.
The convention, attended by
220 delegates representing
1854 members in Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, District OF
Columbia, and North and South
Carolinas, ended yesterday.
Evening star., 1958-05-09

blood. and bottles labeled with
the names Of the ingredients;
two large glass vessels similar
TO brandy snifters; partially
burned candles and q saucer
containing q completely burned
candle.
Investigators found a mans
sock pinned under her bed, the
sheriff said. with a mans pic
ture inside. Another sock with
another mans picture was In a
dresser drawer, The men were
not identified.
The sheriff added that one
Of the large glass vessels was a
prayer TO ST, Anthony which
Evening star., 1958-05-09

read console me in my state
Of necessity"
In another development. Or,
David Quinn. manager OF the
Veterans Administration Hos
pital at Dublin. Ca. indicated
that no evidence Of arsenic pol
sonlng or other "foul play" was
found In the death OF Joe Neal
Gabbert, formerly OF FL Paso.
Tex. Mr.. Gabbert died In 1855,
He was Mrs. Lyles' second
husband. The other was Ben
r. Lyles. jr. Mrs. Lyles also is
charged with the deaths Of her
mother-in-law. Mrs. Ben r.
LyleS. sr.. and a daughter,
Marcia.
Evening star., 1958-05-09
IL Million Additional
Billy Gruhum Plans
Sack Dress for Wife

SAN FRANCISCO. May 9
(Pl.-Billy Graham says he
likes the sack style because 1T
takes the sex out of dress"
The evangelist told a largely
teen-aged audience at last
nights youth meeting at the
Cow Palace that the sack Is
healthy for the morals of the
country I'm going to get my
wife one"
Evening star., 1958-05-09
VoOdoo-Like
Items Spice
Murder Case

MACON. Ca. May Q tR1,-A
number OF strange voodoo-likI
articles have been found In the
home OF a woman charged witt
murder in the arsenic deaths oi
four persons.
Sheriff James I. Wood today
made public a partial list Of the
objects discovered in Mrs. An
jette Lyles' home. The 33-year-
old woman was taken from Ma
con Hospital 10 Bibb County
Jail today.
Mrs. Lyles had been under
guard at the hospital for an
undisclosed ailment. She has
been charged with the murder
OF her mother-in-law. two hus-
bands and a e-year-old daugh-
ter over a six-year period.
Sheriff Wood said investiga-
tors found four bottles labeled
ant poison which he said had
contained arsenic. One was
partially full and three Others
empty.
other articles listed by the
sheriff included:
Love Powder Included
Egyptian love powder; rec
ipe, purpose not disclosed, which
required a love potion, myrrah
spirits OF nitre and dragon
Evening star., 1958-05-09
Industrial
Job Dip Put
At271,OOO

Manufacturing employment
In April declined by 27l,000
from March. and most Of the
slump was in the durable goods
industries.
The figures were announced
yesterday in a Joint statement
by the Commerce and Labor
Departments. Employment in
durable goods manufacturing
declined by $4,000 and there
was an $1,000 drop in jobs in
nondurable manufacturing.
The report also disclosed
that hours of work in manu-
featuring fell to a new postwar
low. Hours were 1876 per week
in March and declined to 3S.3
in April.
Gain Over March
The overall figures on en-
ployment and unemployment
were announced by Secretary Of
Commerce Weeks 10 days ago.
They showed that employ
ment in April totaled 62,907.-
600, an increase Of about 600,-
600 from March. April unem-
ployment totaling 5,l20, 900
represented decline Of about
10000 from the month before.
The April l unemployment fig
ure was the largest since April,
l94l.
The report yesterday noted
sharp seasonal increases in en-
ployment in construction and
service activities, but said EN-
ployment in retail trade did
not show It's usual seasonal
rise.
IL Million Additional
OF the 81 million counted
as unemployed In April, IL
million persons, or one-third,
had either lost their jobs since
the March survey or were
newly seeking jobs and thus
were counted in the labor force.
With the continuing lag in
re-hiring," the joint report
said, "the number unemployed
Is weeks or longer continued
upward by 100000 over the
month to a new postwar high
Of l.9 million"
Evening star., 1958-05-09

an orientation visit TO the
United States. Commodore
Christensen. the Norwegian
Nays chief OF stan for per-
sonnel and training. Is maxi
ing the visit under the military
assistance program.
Evening star., 1958-05-09
Norwegian Visitor

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May Q
CR.-commodore b. Christian
sen Of the Royal Norwegian
Navy began a two-day tour
OF the United States Naval
Academy yesterday as part OF