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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

Theodore Roosevelt Bridge
from Constitution avenue to
the vicinity of E street NV
was requested by Secretary OF
the Interior Seaton. A study
by him concluded the presently
authorized location would in
terfere with the esthetic values
of the. Lincoln Memorial area,
The bridge would have a fixed
span and would cost $24.5
million.
If both bills are left un-
changed and approved by the
Senate, they will be sent to the
White House.
Among other District bills
cleared by the committee was
one to reduce the time in which
the District may be sued for
damages. The period of notice
would be reduced from six
months to go days for most
injuries or damages and to not
more than 10 days if resulting
from snow or ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
Student Hurt Critically
In 4-Story Hotel Fall

An 18-year-old Wisconsin
high school student, here on a
senior class tour, fell four
stories from his downtown
hotel room to a concrete side
walk early today.
Suffering from multiple in
juries. Philip johnson of Flor
ence was in critical condition
in Casualty Hospital.
Police said he plunged
through an open window next
to the cot he occupied with
Richard Haferkorn, also Is.
Two other Florence High
School seniors-Ronald Kiefer,
II, and Thomas Karle, 18-
were in the Ebbitt Hotel room
on single beds.
The three said they did not
know what had happened until
they were awakened by a ring
ing telephone and the pounding
Of police on their door.
His roommates said Philip
must have arisen during the
night and, half asleep failed
to realize the window was so
near.
He was found about 2 am
lying on the sidewalk almost
under the hotel marquee on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

one is on the way. And HI
added:
"We're going to try TO keer
ahead Of problems"
DR.. Hansen has been here
since 1947, when he became
executive assistant to DR.. Ho-
bart M. Corning, the former
superintendent, who retire Z
March /. Before serving FOL
the last three months as act
ing superintendent. he has beer
assistant superintendent In
charge of elementary schools
and assistant superintendent Of
senior high schools.
His educational background
He holds a bachelors anc
masters degree from the Uni
versity Of Nebraska and a doc
tors degree in education from
the University of Southern Cal
ifornia. He has been a teacher
of Latin, English, journalism
guidance, speech and debating
Before coming to Washington
he was principal of Omaha
Technical High School.
DR.. Hansen resides at 351(
Quesada street NV. Mrs. Han.
sen is a teacher at Thompson
Elementary School. The couple
has two children, Richard, "a
a student at American Univer,
sity, and Karen, 81, a studen
at the University of Nortl
! Carolina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
Variety of Projects
By JOHN BARRON
star stan Writer

Robert Frost yesterday prom
ised to become a lobbyist in
Washington for the arts.
The poet, perhaps Americas
most honored and beloved, has
been appointed consultant at
the Library of Congress. At a
press conference here following
announcement of his appoint
ment, he let his wit, kindness
and intelligence play over a
diversity of topics, including
Ezra Pound. President Eisen-
hover and American education.
If his new duties at the Ii
prary, which begin in october,
are hazy to others, they are
quite clear to him. He declared
his mission in Washington
would be to make Statesmen
and politicians more aware of
their responsibilities to the
arts"
Asked how he proposed to
accomplish this, he replied:
Il guess I'll have to ask them
TO dinner once in a while" He
also said he might give poll
tieians copies of his books.
Later, the 84-year-old farmer
and teacher added, IF you
only knew all of my wiles."
Cites Law Experience"
Abiding to his recent role in
obtaining release Of poet Ezra
Pound from confinement in ST
Elizabeths Hospital, Mr.. Frost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
Frost Now Knows How to Lobby for the Arts

he (the President) would have
been a "Jeffersonian Demo-
crat."
Concerning American educa-
ton, Mr.. Frost thought the
most harmful deficiency lies in
the high schools. He advocated
establishing named chairs in
them to create tenure and
prestige for teachers.
He said that at parties and
receptions attending his trav-
els about the country. he sell
dom meets a high school
teacher. They aren't thought
Of as anything in the commu-
nifty. No one would think OF
having them there"
White-haired, handsom e,
alert, Mr.. Frost responded to
questions with humor and a To-
gician's perception of their i'm
plications. He evinced some
difficulty in hearing, but other
wise was fit and vigorous. Once,
during a momentary lull in the
questioning, he called for more
queries from reporters. saying,
I'VE want to make this lively"
He quoted poetry and made
couplets. About adult education,
he said:
"Whdt are you doing back
there?
my name is adult, I tDent to
school Without result"
And another went:
"Foroive, oh Lord, my little
/. Jokes on Thee,
! And III forgive Thy big one
! nm 117ob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The American Society Of
Planning Ofhcials ends a
five-day Statler Hotel
meeting.
Opening a two-day board
of directors meeting, the
National Gamers Associa-
ton is headquarters in
the Sheraton-Park Hotel.
The American Law In
stitute continues its May
flower Hotel convention.
The Virginia Savings
Building and Loan League
begins a four-day session
in the Shoreham Hotel.
This information supplied by
the Washington Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
Liquor License
Bill Is Signed

President Eisenhower today
signed a bill designed to protect
the interests of liquor license
holders whose premises are re-
zoned to a more restricted clas-
sificatioI1 here.
1t will protect various classes
Of license holders who might be
affected by coming changes un-
der the so-called Lewis zoning
plan or in various local redevel-
opment areas. In such in
stances, large areas are rezoned,
usually irrespective of the
wishes of individual property
owners.
This meant the District Al
coholic Beverage Control Board
would have been unable to re-
new a license that expires on
January 81 if the applicants
property was situated in a re-
classified area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
Williams Trial
RuIing0rdered
April Commitment
Is Found Illegal

Municipal Court Judg e
Thomas c. Scalley was given
10 days today to make a judi
cial determination of Dallas o,
Williams mental competency
to stand trial on a drunk
charge.
In a written opinion handed
down today, Federal Judge
David A. Pine said Judge Seal
ley sent Williams to st. Eliza
beths Hospital illegally last
month.
Judge Pine said that Williams
should be released from the
hospital unless "the Municipal
Court determines (his) mental
capacity to stand trial"
Judge Scalley sent the bad
man of Swampoodle" to the
hospital after a Distric t
General Hospital psychiatrist
reported that Williams is mem
tally i'll. However, the commit
ment order dealt only with a
| finding of unsoundnesS of mind
and not with competency to
stand trial.
Judge Pine said this "has re-
suited in a denial of a right
given williams by law as well
as his right, if competent. to a
speedy trial under the Constitu-
ton"
Richard Arens, Williams at
| torney had claimed in habeas
corpus hearing yesterday that
there was a lack of substantial
evidence to support the finding
of unsoundness Of mind by
Judge Scalley. But Judge Pine
said there was no basis for this
claim.
The Federal Judge said there
is no doubt (Williams) has been
a turbulent. dangerous char
acter, but that alone is not
sufficient to incarcerate him in
a mental institution unless
committed there pursuant to
law" Williams criminal record
goes back to 1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
1T WAS THE LATE G. F.

1T WAS THE LATE G. F.
White of the departments
laboratory at MooreStown,
N. j., who is credited with
suggesting that a disease
which attacks the grubs Of
domestic beetles might be
the answer. This was the
milky white" disease, so
called because the inSides of
the afflicted grub become a
white liquid before it dies.
1t is caused by bacteria in
the soil.
The disease was trans
mitted to Japanese beetle
grubs by inoculating them
with a hypodermic needle.
When the grubS are about
to die from the disease, they
are ground up and mixed
with a tale powder.
The disease spreads amaz-
ingly from an area that has
been busted with the powder.
Some think that birds that
eat the grubs do it; some
that the female beetle,
when she bores into the
ground every other night to
lay her eggs, carries the
disease with her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

ington law case recently" he
said. II surprised myself. !"
Then he referred to a poem by
Kipling which begins, IF only
my mother could see me
now. :"
Mr.. Frost said he had not
seen Pound since 1915. He ex-
planned that he sought freedom
for the poet, who had been
charged with treason, ION gen.
eral principle and out of senti-
ment for a good poet in trouble
with himself, the world and the
law"
He said Pound had COM
planned that he did not act fast
enough.
Praises Officials
Through his negotiations with
Attorneys Generals Brownell,
Rogers, and other officials in
the Pound case, Mr.. Frost said
he gained a new impression Of
government. He said he found
no "buck-passing," but was met
everywhere with frankness, di-
rectness and honesty.
The poet described President
Eisenhower as "a very, very fine
man even If he doesn't read too
many books" He said he had
a book, The Complete Works
Of Robert Frost" which he in
tended to give the President "as
a gift from one farmer to
another"
/ Mr.. Frost said all of his
friends warn that socialism is
Iineyitable in America. so he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

said he feared he was acquir-
ing more Of a reputation as a
lawyer than as a poet. But he
thought his experience with
officialdom had left him better
prepared for his new job here
IT wouldn't have so much
confidence in myself if l hadn't
been so successful in a Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

THE STORY OF THE de-
partment's long fight on the
japanese beetle is one of
its many fascinating tales
that come under the head
of economic entomology"
The beetle was first
noticed in this country in
1915 at Riverdale, N. J.,
which is across the Delaware
from Philadelphia. 1t APP
parently had arrived in the
grub stage in soil around
the roots Of imported iris.
BY 1920 1t was evident that
we had a pest of great
potential destructiveness on
sour hands. Two entomolo-
gists, c. ,. Clawson and ]. L.
King, were dispatched to
Japan.
They were in the Orient
10 years and when they re-
turned they we're succeeded
by T. r. Gardner and then
by L. B. Parker, who had
been doing similar work in
India. They all had the
same difficulty. 1t was diff
cult to find enough beetles
to study. BY that time
there were billions more
beetles in New Jersey than
in the whole of Asia.
They concluded it was a
wasp that burrowed into the
ground and laid its egg in
the beetle grub that was
keeping the Asiatic beetle
population down. When the
wasp egg Matched, the wasp
grub killed the beetle grub
by feeding on 1t. They sent
millions of wasps here. But
the wasps did not do as we'll
as the beetles in the new
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
The
Rambler
800. Approves OF
Bocterio Warfare
ny GEORGE KENNEDY

Now Is the time for all
good men 10 wage bac-
terra warfare on the Japa-
nese beetle.
The Japonica, which will
be coming out Of the ground
as the weather becomes
warmer, Is one Of the most
beautiful Of the beetles. The
copper shell that covers his
wings Is iridescent In the
sunlight and his legs are q
metallic green. But he Is
also one Of the most destruc-
tive. The flying beetle viii
denude rose bushes and even
trees OF leaves. The grub
will eat the grass roots.
Fifteen years ago, the
writer did an extensive piece
on the beetle. At that time
II was feared the beetle
would extend his depreda-
tons west into the corn belt
and affect one Of the Nations
big money crops which runs
into the billions of dollars.
There are a few local
infestations in eastern
Iowa." Or. Bennett Porter, an
entomologist at the Agrieul-
ture Research Center at
Beltsville, said yesterday,
"but in general the maps Of
the beetles invasion Is years
ago and today are about the
same.
Much Of the credit for
keeping the beetle under con-
troll is given TO the milky
disease" which kills the grub.
A powder containing the
bacteria that infects the
beetle grub can be purchased
in the garden stores. A pound
Of It will contaminate 1000
square feet of lawn-make 1t
unhealthful for beetles, that
is. The milky spore powder
was developed by the United
States Department of Agri-
culture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

be taken up at the earliest
possible moment"
The two bills we're passed
within one minute by the House
last Monday. The House Dis
trict Committee in its report
on the bridge bill, made Speci-
11c reference to rushing the
project to completion after
criticizing delays that have held
up its construction, now au-
thorized at Constitution avenue
under a 1854 law.
Provides New Site
The new bill moves the span
800 feet farther upstream away
from the Lincoln Memorial
Memorial Bridge area.
The public works legislation
authorizes the Treasury to lend
the District SIS million, to be
repaid over a 3Q-year period.
The legislation does not, how
ever, appropriate the money.
Such expenditures must be
raised by appropriations APP
proved by Congress from year
to year.
The same is true of an au-
thorized SO million increase in
the Federal payment to the
city, bringing it to $32 million.
Congress would have to APP
prove the larger contribution
which in the current fiscal year
was only $40 million, although
$23 million is authorized.
An existing provision of the
law requiring that 81 million
of the Federal payment must
be matched by local tax reve-
nues for capital outlay is left
unchanged by the bill.
Variety of Projects
The total public works pro-
gram of $l12.2 million, to be
partly financed by the Treasury
loan, would include projects
relating to education. health,
welfare, public safety, recrea-
ton and other general Govern
ment activities.
The legislation moving the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
Leach Seized
In -Four Hours
Listed Missing
After Capture

Less than four hours after
he ran away from st. Eliza
beths Hospital, John D. Leach
was back in maximum security
today as the United States
Court of Appeals took another
look at his fight for freedom.
Leach's brief bid for freedom
ended at HAS pm. when a
lone policeman captured him
in the 300 block of Mount
Pleasant street NV.
Leach was hustled back to
the hospital and returned to
the Howard Hall maximum Sc
curity building from which he
had been transferred about a
month ago to a more open-type
building.
Release Due Tuesday
The 24-year-old District man,
whose sanity fight has become
something Of a legal milestone,
had been ordered released from
the hospital next Tuesday I'M
less the appellate court acted,
Only yesterday the United
States Attorneys Office asked
the higher court to reverse the
opinion finding Leach of sound
mind and sought an order hold
ing him in the hospital until
the appeal is settled.
About 8 O'Clock last night
Leach, who twice beat District
Court felony cases by reason of
insanity, bolted from the Gen.
ter Building at the hospital and
dashed into the woods.
Fully Dressed, Waiting
Leach was fully dressed and
awaiting the opportunity which
came when an attendant
opened the third-fioor ward
door to let in another patient
he was accompanying. When
Leach ran out, the attendant
was forced first to secure his
other patient before giving the
alarm.
Only the ward doors of this
building are locked, so It was
easy for Leach to get outside
He made his way across town
and was walking in the North
west district when Pvt. G. T
Kirwin saw him. Leach gave
up quietly, and a carload OF
st. Elizabeths attendants took
him in charge.
Leach's capture" was ham
died so routinely that morning
newspapers and radio broad
casts were still listing him as
missing long after he was
under lock and key.
DR.. Addison M. Duval, as
sistant superintendent at st
Elizabeths. said the runaway
typif1ed the reason the hospital
administration did rot fee
Leach should be released al
this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
State Senators Ask
Area Transit Unit
DR.. Hansen Inherits
Touch School Problems
BY JOHN McKELwAY
star star writer

A 52-year-old man finally
appeared relaxed yesterday as
he was handed the fortunes OF
public education In the District
for years TO come.
DR.. Carl r. Hansen, the new
superintendent Of schools. APP
Fees Get School Plons Shslved.
Pose CO
parently will thrive on the Job
now free from uncertainty
and guessing games. He seems
TO like hard work.
His appointment. confirmed
by the school board yesterday.
was predicted in The Star
Sunday.
The job is awesome. DR..
Hansen. an average size man
from Nebraska, faces years
filled with one effort after an
other to raise achievement lev
els throughout the system. He
calls this his biggest Job.
And closely tied to any new
innovations along educational
lines, there must be more class
rooms. more teachers, an appeal
for more money. Each need
represents another struggle;
each struggle, more time and
effort.
Looks to Community
To win some of these battles,
DR.. Hansen said. he hopes to
enlist the support of the COM
munity. He plans to work more
closely with groups who often
have said they are completely
in the dark over school prob
lens. He feels he can get more
community support for educa-
tional advances than has been
experienced in past years.
The school board yesterday
unanimously handed him a
school system fully integrated
and constantly under the eyes
of Congress and the Nation.
And to DR.. Hansen falls the
job of bringing this change
along to satisfactory compile
ton - over the rough spots
which exists today.
No Shakeup Plans
He said yesterday he plans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

asked the President to promote
it 80 we can hurry UP and
get it over with since it viii
never last" Mr.. Eisenhower
was unenthusiastic, however.
The poet said the President
told him that in other times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
Speed on z D. c. Bills
Pledged by Johnson

Majority Leader johnson promised Senate action
late today Monday two District bills authorizing six
$1122 million public works program and Theodore
Roosevelt Bridge across the Potomac River
He acted in to request of Senate District Com
mttee Chairman Bible Democrat Nevada that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
No Shakeup Plans

He said yesterday he plans
no immediate Shakeup in per-
sonnell and gave no indication
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-23
Red Unit Calls
Strike in CeyIon

COLOMBO, Ceylon. April %
R,-Police today spotted four
sticks Of dynamite wired to Co.
lombo's main railroad bridge a
few hours after the Commu-
nist-dominated Workers Fed
Grafton called the vanguard of
10000 public servants out on
strike.
Destruction Of the bridge
would have cut traffic between
tea-growing Central Ceylon
and the north and east sectors
OF the island.
The strikers want political
rights now denied civil servants
and a cut in the cost OF living
Governor General Sir Oliver
Goonetilleke Immediately called
out the army and navy to run
the mails and other essential
services.
The Workers Federation said
1t would pull out the workers
section by section until Pre-
mier Solomon Bandaranalkc
met the demands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-23
West Vetoes
Trade Talks

GENEVA. April % lP).-The
United States, Britain and
France today rejected a Rus
sian proposal that the trade
ministers of East and West
meet before the end OF this
year to plan joint action
against economic recession.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Min
lister A. V. Zaharov had urged
the United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe to con-
vene such a ministerial con-
ference in the fall. particularly
to plan a long-term increase
in trade between East and West
Europe.
United States Delegate Henry
j. Heinz said the Russian pro-
posal seemed to be directed
mainly against the Western
controls on strategic exports TO
the Communist bloc, a matter
which he said could be dis
cussed only at a summit con-
ference.
These particular problems
cannot be fruitfully separat-
ed from their fundamental Sc
curity and political origins, A"
Mr.. Heinz said.
He added that the United
States and its allies were try
ing TO find basis for a meet
ing of government heads to re-
solve fundamental issues divid-
ing East and West.
when there has been a clear
demonstration that progress is
being made in the resolution of
those issues. he continued. I'VE
shall be prepared to discuss the
related trade problems at what
ever level OF representation
then appears productive"
Lord Gosford OF Britain and
French Delegate j. Dupraz told
the Russians the same thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-23
Liquor Use
In Russia Seen
Big Problem
~ the Associated Press

Representative Brooks Hays,
Democrat OF Arkansas, told
Senators today that increased
drinkinR OF vodka and other
alcoholic beverages in Russia is
worrying top Soviet leaders, In
GLIDING Premier Khrushchev,
Mr., Hays, a leader In the
Baptist Church and just back
from q flying trip TO Moscow,
urged the Senate Commerce
Committee to approve a bill
that would ban liquor advertis-
ing In Interstate commerce.
IT find that liquor is q world
problem" he said. 1t is so
serious in Russia that Mr..
Khrushchev has taken notice OF
II himself. We hope the prob
lem is solved there because We
wish them we'll"
Wants Church Campaign
Mr. Hays suggested that
Soviet leaders should give
churches there a chance TO
conduct an educational pro-
gram o nthe evils Of intemper-
ance
He denied complaints that
the bill to ban interstate liquor
advertising by radio. television,
newspapers, magazines or mail
was a move toward prohibition.
He said new crime statistics
from the Federal Bureau Of In
vestieation proved that youth
full crimes caused by alcohol
are increasing sharply.
THE Government owes II TO
the people to do what II can"
he said 10 reduce temptations
TO drink beer. wines and other
alcoholic drinks.
Davis Backs Measure
Representative James C.
Davis. Democrat of Georgia.
former State judge and veteran
lawyer, also urged the commit
tee to approve the bill TO
stop Objectionable intrusion
into our home"
Mr.. Davis said he is certain
that high-pressure and able
advertising by Brewers and
distillers seeks ito convert nom
drinkers into drinkers"
Senator Thurmond, Demo-
crat of South Carolina. agreed
with Mr. Davis that the re
suits of powerful advertising
often influence children and
young people.
He told of friend who re-
Gently took his 3-year-old son
to public dining place and was
startled to have the small boy
demand "a can or bottle" OF
highly advertised beer.
Senator Thurmond said tn
father explained to the 3-year-
old he was too young to buy
beer legally and said the small
boy cried for several minutes.
The father then listened to
the beer promotion on a borad-
cast and understood the 40
peal to his child" Senator
Thurmond added.