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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-04

these woody plants will start
of with vigor. Some kinds Of
trees may be given this neces-
saI'y pruning by removing q
portion of the branches. cut
ting them of at the trunk.
This has an advantage for
those kinds that usually pro-
duce too dense q shade-ash.
willow oak. sugar maple, etc.
Things to Plant Soon
As soon as the ground is dry
enough the vegetable gardener
should plant beets. carrots.
radishes. lettuce, chard and
other hardy crops. It is too late
to plant garden peas. but
onions should still give q good
yield.
PulveriZed Limestone
Pulverized limestone. grass
seed and fertilizer may be safely
applied at the same time. The
pulverized limestone is a safe
slow-acting material. The grass
seeds take from three days to
three weeks to terminate and
so the burning qualities Of the
fertilizer will be gone before the
grass seeds sprout except In q
dry soil.
Rabbit Menace
It will soon be time to share
our gardens with rabbits. De-
spite all of the ads about the
effectiveness of chemical re-
pellent& they seldom last long
enough. with the result that
most home owners don't respray
often enough. A 2-foot chicken
wire fence with an inch buried
in the ground. is still the best
bet.-The Horticultural News.
letter.
w. H. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-04

a reSpirator containing pads
soaked in citric acid when they
spray.
What are water irises:
The native American blue
flag is a water iris. The Euro
pean yellowfiag is another
Water rises, as the name i'm
plies. grow along the margins
of lakes and ponds.
(copyright, 1888. Field Enterprises)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-04
G A RID E N
GU|D ANC E
PerennioIs for the Shady Garden
By W. u. YoUNGMAN

The shady garden be Just attractive the sunny
garden will choose those plants which thrive
this Undoubtedly there those that cannot be
coloful the garden and they will be right But
attractive flowers for the shade which do not
planting Also it should be noted that shade relative
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09
Firemen Have Fun
Putting Out Fire
Set by Themselves

Thirty Montgomery County
flremen had a big time yester.
day burning down a large
house on the old Book farm
near the intersection of Sang~
amore and Madawaska roads.
The l0-room house with
garage and shed had to go to
make way fol- new home con-
struction.
So the firemen. members OF
the Glen Echo and Cabin John
departments got in an extra
training session by burning ID
down under supervision Of
Glen Echo Chief Joseph A.
Giammatteo.
The firemen spent most OF
the day setting the building
afire and then extinguishing
the blaze until the home was
destroyed.
A pasSerby had q little
trouble figuring out what tho
firemen were up to.
The home was on the site Of
Fort Sumner. used during hs
Civil War. It was built more
than 10 years ago by the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09
Key Clubs Elect
Falls Church Bow

Barry Crickmer. a junior at
George Mason High School,
Falls Church, last night was
elected new Capitol District
governor Of Key Clubs Interna-
tional during a district conven-
ton in Richmond. Va.
The new governor is II years
old and the son of Mrs. A. T.
Crickmer, sol Meridian street,
Falls Church.
Some ATS boys from high
school Key Clubs in Virginia,
the District. Maryland and
Delaware are attending the
convention. the Associated
Press reported.
Falls Church High School
was flrst-place winner for year.
long achievements among clubs
with Is or more members. A
member of the Falls Church
Club. Pat Murphy won the con-
vention's oratorical contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09
Arlington Man
Cleared in FutuI
Traffic Crash

An Arlington circuit court
jury Friday acquitted an in
surance man who had been
charged with manslaughter in
a traffic death last year.
The jury was out only 10
minutes before returning a
verdict of not guilty for the
defendant, Harry r. Schurr. 80.
Mr.. Schurr. who was de.
Tended by Attorney Louis
Koutoulakos, had been charged
in the death Of Paul D. Allison.
10. of 1925 North Calvert street.
Mr.. Schurr, of the $500 block
of North Tenth street, was driv.
ing on Washington boulevard
when his car collided with an
automobile which came into
the boulevard from Buchanan
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09
PoroIytic Polio Victim
Is VEL VoIedictorion

John Monk Larson. a 81
year-old polio victim who had
learned to drive a car although
both his arms are paralyzed,
has been named valedictorian
of the Glass of 1858 at Wash
ington and Lee University in
Lexington. Va
A political science major,
concentrating on political the
DRY. Mr.. Larson was elected to
the honor by the faculty be-
cause of his outstanding scho-
lastic record. He achieved the
highest mark in the senior
class. receiving all AS and only
one B in the approximately IS
courses he has taken.
At the age of 9, Larson lost
the use of both arms in an at
tack Of paralytic polio. Some
control in his right hand per-
fnitted him to write. however.
He attended st. Adams
School in Washington. where
he was also an honor student.
and was graduated cum laude
in 1854.
At Washington and Lee he
achieved ar honor usually re-
served for seniors when, as a
junior, he was elected to the
Phi Beta Kappa national hon.
orary scholastic fraternity.
Beginning his senior year,
Mr.. Larson distinguished him.
self in another way by driving
his own car from Washington
to Lexington without the use
OF his arms.
A Washington and Lee he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09
Stores Extend
Night Hours
For Shopping

An additional number OF
downtown stores will keep $3.50
am. to 9 pm. hours on Mon
days and Thursdays, it was
announced yesterday. In the
past their Monday hours have
been $3.50 am. to 6 pm. while
on Thursdays they have gen.
orally opened late and stayed
open until 8 pm.
The new schedules will be eff
fective tomorrow. the mer-
chants and Manufacturers As
ISOLATION said.
Woodward and Lothrop. and
Lansburgh's department stores
and many downtown furniture
stores have been observing the
longer hours on Mondays and
Thursdays for some time.
Those added to the list of
downtown stores which will
keep the $3.50 am. to 9 pm.
hours on Mondays and Thurs
days are:
Large stores-The Hecht Co.,
Jelleff's. Inc.
Furniture stores-House &
Hermann, Hub Furniture Co.,
Julius Lansburgh Furniture
Co., National Furniture Co.
Department stores - Ida's,
5601 Georgia avenue.
Variety Stores-S. S. KreSge
Co.. Neisner Brothers, Inc.
Mems wear-Howard Stores,
Irving'S.
Women's wear-L. Frank Co.,
S. Klein. Lerner Shops. Philips
born, Princess Shop. Wardell.
Jewelry - Kay-Franc (all
downtown stores). Leeds Jewell
ers downtown, Ross Jewellers
Call downtown stores).
ShoeS-JoS. DeYoung. Hahn
Shoes DOWNTOWN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09
Horse Rolls Over
On Chilean Envoy

Chilean Ambassador Mariana
Puga's Latin gallantry back
fired yesterday when skittish
horse rolled over on him during
a fox hunt near Potomac. Md.
Friends said the ambassador
had chivalrously traded mounts
with his hostess, Mrs. Robert
E. Moran, after her horse began
misbehaving.
The animal promptly reared
up and then went down, rolling
on the ambassador. Somehow
he escaped with only a nasty
bruise.
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will probably knock down the
badly sagging wall facing
Clifton street today.
Mr.. Roberts and Joseph J
ngenfritz. director OF the Lii
censes and Inspections Depart
ment, said the city has many
other old buildings with SINH
lar open shafts which are a
potentially serious fire threat.
Fire and licensing officials
con Quoted an enforcement
campaign in 1916 under the
1912 law. serving notices on
many building owners.
But the drive was halted and
enforcement of the law on
existing buildings suspended by
the District Commissioners
after vigorous protests by
building owners and real estate
interests
The 1912 law is enforced
only with respect to new build
ing construction.
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street blaze apparently raced
up the open shafts. If the
shafts had been inclosed ac-
cording to the law, the fire
probably could have been con-
fined to the basement. he said.
Meanwhile. the stubb born
blaze kept burning feebly in the
ruined shells of the buildings.
1t was no threat, and firemen
kept watch all Friday night.
yesterday. and last night.
Fire officials said they planned
to try last night to kill the fire
for good.
Deputy Chief George L.
Darling said firemen. in con-
slant perial from sagging walls,
inspected the wreckage from
top to bottom" yesterday. They
found no bodies. No one has
been reported missing.
Deputy Chief Darling said
investigators still have no clue
to the cause. He said wreckers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09
Democrats Map
Harmony Bid

Montgomery County Demo-
Gratis interested in forming a
harmony slate for the primary
election will meet at 1880 pm.
tomorrow in the Rockville
County Building Auditorium.
The meeting has been called
by Frank Bliss, jr., Silver
Spring business man. as a last
minute attempt TO avoid intra-
party conflict in the primary.
Deadline for filing is midnight
tomorrow.
Mr.. Bliss said If party lead
ers agree on a harmony slate
before the meeting, those at
tending will discuss candidates
selected.
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acter from its original plan
under the 1908 founding legis-
lation.
1t has grown almost to full
stature on its 1888 acres. much
of which came from the his
toric Kenmore plantation 1t is
housed on delightfully."- land
scaped and wooded campus in
red brick buildings displaying
numerous Southern type, white
pillared porticos.
More Importantly, they will
note the change in its educa-
tional character. from a once
separate teacher college to that
OF a unit of the University of
Virginia. giving general arts
and science training.
When it was opened in 1911
as a normal and industrial
school. it had l25 students.
Today it has more than 1900.
with more than 200 of them
coming from the Washington
Metropolitan Area.
This bears out the description
given by DR.. Grellett Collins
Simpson. chancellor OF the coll
leqe. a youthful looking. ener.
getic educator. He says Mary
Washington in recent years mas
provided a balance Of the cos.
mopolitan with the provincial
in the general course of things
at the college.
Although no longer a normal
school, the Mary Washington
does give teacher training
Last year nearly half Of the
graduates qualified for teacher
positions.
The convocation program Fri
day will be featured by an ad-
dress by Mrs. J. Lindsay AL
mond, jr., the wife Of the new
Governor OF Virginia.
The program will be marked
also by greetings from Gov
Almond and a tribute by Presi-
dent Colgate ". Darden. jr..
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Nixon Will Join
Lions International

Vice President Nixon will be-
come a member of the Lions
international tomorrow.
Mr.. Nixon will accept an
honorary membership in the
Washington Host Lions Club
IN induction ceremonies at
1880 am. in his Capitol Offices.
The club. largest of its type
in the United States. is honor
ing Mr.. Nixon lin recognition
Of his sterling leadership and
outstanding ability"
Taking part in the ceremony
will be Douglas L. Zerkel, pres
ident Of the local club: Harold
F. Gates, District governor of
the Lions Club; william j.
Mileham, ambassador Of good
will. and Clarence L. Sturm of
Manawa, Wis. international
vice president.
Mr.. Sturm spoke last night
at the annual banquet Of some
1000 Lions Club members rep
resenting the Washington area
at the Sheraton-Park Hotel.
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D. c. Presses
Crack Down
On FoIse Signs

The District is cracking down
on illegal" signs displaying
prices at some gas stations.
j. Thomas Kennedy, chief OF
the city's weights and measures
branch. yesterday said S to 10
per cent of the city's 600 filling
stations are posting signs that
show fractional charges in
numbers too small to read
easily.
District regulations require a
fractional number be just as
large as the others.
Mr.. Kennedy said he is not
insisting on this. But he added
II want it to be legible from a
reasonable distance.
Inspectors also are checking
on misuse of signs advertising
cash discounts on gasoline, Mr.,
Kennedy reported. In one
recent case, a dealer set pump
to compute a CORRESPONDENCE
higher charge in order to offset
an advertised three-cent cash
discount, he said.
He urged customers to check
the gas pump in cases of dis
count offers.
An enforcement drive against
selling barbecued chicken other
than by weight also is under
way by city inspectors, Mr..
Kennedy disclosed.
A number of stores and res
taurants have been overcharg-
ing cooked-chicken buyers by
evading the weight require
ment. he asserted.
Mr.. Kennedy's branch. a part
of the licenses and inspections
department, has a staff of 10
policing the city's scales and
marketing practices. including
a woman plainclothes buyer.
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hold up the processing Of your
return.
Your figures will be checked
in the tax Office by means of
machinery capable of SCREEN
ing 100 punch cards a minute.
each requiring up to so calcula-
tons.
The city has a staff of from
80 to IS auditors ready to help
taxpayers fill out their returns.
Answers to specific questions
may be obtained by telephoning
National $4,000. extension 1855.
Or the filler may 60 to Room
2030 at Municipal Center to
make out his return on a self
help" basis. with auditors on
hand to unravel the knots.
Help Available
A District tax auditor also
is on duty at the Constitution
avenue entrance to the Federal
Internal Revenue Service to an
swer questions about city taxes.
incidentally. the city suggests
that if your return is compli-
Gated, you seek help first with
your Federal filing and bring
a copy of it along when you go
to the District tax office.
To help smooth the path for
this years filing. the District
held three classes in January
to teach more than 200 men
and women of the Federal and
District governments and Of
business firms the fundamen-
tails of preparing returns. so
they would be able to help
fellow employees.
Tomorrow: Changes May AZ
feet You.
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10000 taxpayers have refunds
due this year because of over
collection under the Districts
new Withholding system.
But you can't get your refund
until you file your return, tax
officials point out. and that's a
good reason for getting it in
early. Be sure to attach the
Withholding slip from your en-
ployer.
Many earlybird filers already
have their refunds.
The overpayments average
about $40. though they may
range from $3.50 to about 5000.
The majority fall in the $4,000
or-lower income brackets.
Early Returns Advantageous
Here are some other reasons
why the city tax office urges
District residents not to wait
for the April IS deadline:
There is less likelihood Of
mistakes in arithmetic and
omissions in your return if
you sit down and fill out your
tax form now while you have
plenty of time.
If you need help, you can
get speedier service from the
city's staff of tax auditors by
telephoning or going down to
the Municipal Center before
the deadline rush.
In case you didn't receive a
tax blank in the mail. supplies
are available at the doors
of the District Building,
Fourteenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, and at
Municipal Center. Third street
and Indiana avenue NV, "a
hours a day. They also are on
hand at post Offices and most
banks.
Tax authorities hope you will
check your arithmetic care
fully so that mistakes won't
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Of the University Of Virginia to
former State Senator c. O'Con-
or Goodrich, 8l-year-old Fred
ericksburg lawyer. who played a
leading part in a legislative
battle back in 1908 when a bill
was pushed through the Vir-
ginia Assembly for establish
ment of the college. That took
quite a bit Of doing, for at
least a half dozen Virginia
towns were fighting for the
college.
The anniversary. however,
won't be all talk. The gather.
ing at the college on Friday
evening will hear the Pitts
burgh Symphony Orchestra
under the baton Of William
Steinberg.
Students and their guests will
be in the act. too. On Satur-
day night there will be the
annual Emerald Bail in Ann
Carter Lee Hall. preceded by
a dinner.
A musical concert will be
given Sunday. March is. at 4
pm. in the Little Theater. du-
Pont Hall. 1t will be q piano
duo program by Mrs. Anne F
Hamer and Mrs. Jean Slater
Edison, both of Washington.
They are members of the
music faculty.
Participating in the anniver-
sary festivities will be at least
two Washington area students.
One is Miss Isabel Lee Gill,
1921 Hampden lane, Bethesda,
who is president Of the senior
class. She is the daughter of
a Navy captain who retired last
June.
Another is Miss Ruth Nc
Culloch Of Alexandria. who has
been selected to represent Mary
Washington College at the May
/ and 2 apple blossom festival
at Winchester, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09
TAX HELP
OFFERED BY D. G.

For answers to questions
about your District income
tax return. telephone Ma
tional $4,000. Extension
1885.
Or you may go to Room
2030 at Municipal Center.
Third street and Indiana
avenue NV, to make out
your return on a self
help" basis. with auditors
to assist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09
Senate, House
Study
Mallory Ruling
Various Proposals
Involving Arrests
Will Be Weighed

Problems raised Dy the 0u'
preme Courts Mallory decision
will be discussed on both sides
Of the Capitol this week.
The Mallory decision barred
the use Of q confession because
of a hour delay between ar
rest and police efforts to get
the prisoner arraigned. 1t has
promoted proposed legislation,
protests from law enforcement
officers and other and several
congressional hearings.
The special House Judiciary
subcommittee to study the i'm
pact Of various Supreme Court
decisions meets tomorrow aft
ernoon to write a report-and
possibly new legislation-for the
House judiciary Committee.
Discussion ON Procedures
Senator O'Mahoney, Dem
ocrat of Wyoming. said his
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
on Improvements in the Fed
eral Criminal Code will hold
hearings this week on various
legislative proposals dealing
with arrest and arraignment
procedures.
The Senate judiciary Sub
committee on Constitutional
Rights, which opened hearings
on the same questions Friday,
will hear more witnesses Tues
day.
Representative Kramer. rank
ing minority member Of the
special House Judiciary SUBJ
committee and author Of one
of the legislative proposals to
deal with the Mallory ques-
ton, said it was obvious from
hearings already held by the
House subcommittee that leg
lislative action is imperative.
II am thoroughly convinced"
he said, that legislation can
be drafted that will give the
general public the protection
to which it is entitled and
permit the officers of the law
to do the job required of them
while protecting the Constitu-
tional rights of the accused"
Senator O'Mahoney said two
questions were involved which
are particularly acute so far as
the District is concerned. He
said there is the question OF
the protection Of the people
from the criminally inclined
and tn equestion of the right
of the accused to be protected.
Hopes to Complete Hearings
He said ne hoped to COM
plete the hearings this week.
His subcommittee has been
assigned the various bills in
PRODUCED in the Senate as a re-
suit of the Mallory decision.
The Constitutional Rights
Subcommittee has called seven
witnesses Tor its Tuesday hear
ing. These include Police Chief
Robert v. Murray, United
States Attorney Oliver Gasch;
George L. Hart, jr.. chairman
of the District Council on Law
Enforcement; Irving Ferman,
director of the Washington Of
flee of the American Civil Lib
critics Union; James E. Hogan,
professor of criminal law. and
the Rev. Joseph M. Snee, S. F..
professor of constitutional law.
both of Georgetown University
Law Center, and John Silard,
representing Americans for
Democratic Action.
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partment and will be subject
to possible revision after .
public hearing which has been
set for May rs.
The city's present building
regulations are unwieldy and
badly organized. Mr.. ngenfritE
said. They also are drawn on
the principle Of setting speci-
fications for all details Of con-
struction. an approach which
has been abandoned as out
model by many other COM
munities. he noted.
The new draft code for the
most part substitutes perform
ance standards for detailed
specifications, allowing much
more f1exibility in building de-
sign and materials, he said. It
includes a 164-page illustrated
manual, another innovation.
Sent to Committee
Copies OF, the proposed code
were sent last week to mem
bers of two committees which
have been working with city
officials in the code rcvamping.
These are the Commissioners
Citizens Advisory Code Com
mittee. headed by Alvin l..
Aubinoe, and the Joint Tech
nical Committee on the Build
ing Code. headed by ]. Row.
land Snyder. Mr.. Aubinoe and
Mr.. Snyder are both architects.
These groups have. beer
asked to review the draft and
submit comments and recon-
mendations.
The committees reviewed an
earlier draft and made q num-
Der of suggestions.
Mr.. Ilgenfritz and Mr.. Sny-
der both said yesterday they
have not yet had a chance to
read the new draft. They pre-
dicted. however. that both the
committees and the licensing
department itself will I'M
doubtedly make suggestions for
changes. inasmuch as the regu-
.ations cover an extremely broad
field.
One section is considered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09
Bond Masters Elect
Cupt. Lobodu Director

Capt. Samuel r. Loboda. as
sistant leader Of the United
States Army Band here. has
been elected a director of the
American Band Masters Asso-
citation.
His election came at the an
nual meeting Of the organiza-
ton held at the University Of
Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09

certain to draw criticism from
the building industry and prop
erty owners. Mr.. ngenfritz
said. This section would apply
provisions Of the city's contro-
versial 1912 egress act to exist
Ing buildings.
Requires FireprOofing
This act requires fireproofiing
measures and specifies accept
able means Of egress for al
city buildings. City ofiicials at
tempted to apply it retroact-
lively to existing structures in
1916. but encountered such re-
siStance. because of the costly
notifications involved, that the
enforcement effort was aband-
oned.
The egress chapter provides
for q five-man appeals COM
mittee to handle hardship
cases, Mr.. ngenfritz noted.
Mr.. Snyder said there has been
general agreement in the build
ing industry on the need for a
major code revision. He de-
scribed the present code as
notorious" for poor organiza-
ton and "red tape"
Some industry leaders urged
that the city adopt a standard
lied code in use in a number of
other communities. including
some Washington suburbs, he
said.
With Standards Bureau
The city instead chose to hire
a conSultant to write it's own
code, however. The consultant,
S. Hanson Ingberg, is q former
Bureau of Standards engineer
who lives in Bethesda.
subcommittee representing
industry groups reviewed Mr..
1ngberg's preliminary draft
chapter by chapter and win do
the same with the final draft.
Mr.. Snyder said.
Mr.. Ilgenfritz predicted it
might be a year or more before
his department will be ready to
recommend putting the new
code into effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-09

was president Of the student
International Relations Club.
Mr.. Larson is now waiting to
hear whether he has been &C.
cepted for either Harvard or
Yale graduate schools. where
he hopes TO continue his studies.
Eventually he wants to teach
He lives with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Larson, at
4436 Edmunds street NV. A
brother, Sandy, is also an honor
student in the sophomore class
at Washington and Lee.