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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-08
-Four Indicted
In S45O,OOO
Check-Kiting
Mace Properties
Head and Three
Assistants Named
BY JERRY OLEARY, JR.
star star Writer

Charges of a check-kiting OPP
Grafton which defrauded two
Washington area banks Of
$3.50. 900 over a 15-month period
were disclosed today when q
District grand jury indicted the
president Of an Arlington real
estate firm and three assistants.
The FBI alleged that a total
Of 1922 million in "kited"
checks was circulated in a Is
month period between July.
1856, and last October.
The grand jury returned an
18-count indictment charging
mail fraud, false pretenses and
conspiracy to commit false pre-
lenses.
Those Indicted
Named in the indictment
were:
Merwin Arden Mace, SO. Of
5129 Westpath Way, Sumner,
Md. president of Mace Prop
critics Inc. of 1866 Wilson
boulevard, Arlington.
Mrs. Betty Foster Stewart,
80, of $50 North Lebanon street,
Arlington, secretary Of the
firm..
Mrs. Catherine w. Segraves.
head bookkeeper, of 1907 Chaco
road, Alexandria.
Mrs. Dale Lynch, a book
keeper. of 808 Cottage street,
Vienna, Va.
The banks involved are the
National Saving and Trust Co.
of Washington and the Arling-
ton Trust Co. The indictments |
were the result of an investiga-
ton begun by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation last
October 10.
Corporations Named
In addition to the individuals
the indictment named these
corporations of which Mr.. Mace
was listed as president: Mace
Properties, Inc; Mace Manage
ment Corp, North Parklawn J
Corp. South Parklawn Corp.
and Westover. Inc,
The first Is counts Of the in
dictment charging mail fraud
named all defendants. The next
four indictments alleging false
pretenses named Mr.. Mace,
Mrs. Stewart. Mrs. Segraves, !.
the Mace Properties, North
Parklawn and South Parklawn.
The 18th indictment, alleging
conspiracy to violate the false
pretenSes law, named all four
defendants.
Term Explained
"Check- kiting" is a scheme in /
which a person plays one bank
against another in a succession
of check-cashing which de-
ponds for success on the time
lag in check clearance from
one bank to another.
For instance, the check kiter
has accounts in three different
banks, $1,000 in each account.
He may deposit q check for
$4,000 in bank A. drawn on
bank B.
In the two or three days be-
fore the check clears, he can
cover his account in bank B
with another $4,000 check
drawn on bank C. In the next
stage, he can protect his ac-
See MACE, Page Ais
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-08
Rights Not Preiudiced

Rights Not Prejudiced
He told the Negro students
they could attend the Negro
schools where they have been
assigned without prejudicing
their rights for a permanent
injunction admitting them to
white schools.
Commemorative Attorney
Earl F. Wagner represented the
city. The city has 20 days TO
file an answer in the suit for
Va permanent injunction.
Today's court action gave
Alexandria, like Arlington, at
least a brief respite from the
indignation crisis.
Court action meanwhile was
proceeding in indignation cases
involving warren County.
Charlottesville, Richmond and
Newport News.
Judge Bryan on Friday told
the Arlington School Board he
had no objection to the county
maintaining a status quo while
he studied the indignation plea
of 80 Negro students.
Arlington Decision Waited
The school board decided to
go ahead with the opening Of
schools today, and attorneys
representing the 80 Negro stu
dents said their clients would
go to colored schools pending a
decision in the Arlington cases.
The Arlington term originally
was due to begin last Thursday,
but was postponed because of
the pending litigation.
Judge Bryan has said he will
not rule in the case until the
Supreme Court hands down a
decision in the Little Rock
case. He speculated that the
high court might offer some
Qualification of deliberate
speed" in its ruling on the Little
Rock case.
In summing UP the case,
Judge Bryan said it was pos
sible that all or some of the
Negro applicants might be en-
titled to go to white schools,
or all might be ruled ineligible.
If any of the applicants are
ordered into white schools, those
schools must close under ,Vir-
ginia's anti-integration laws.
School Suit Planned
Members of the Arlington
Committee to Preserve Public
Schools reiterated on a tele-
vision broadcast yesterday that
q suit will be filed to reopen
schools whenever the school
closing law takes effect in that
county.
The announcement came
from three committee mem
bers, Chairman o. Glenn Stahl,
Attorney Edmund D. Campbell
and william M. Lightsey, who
were panelists on the George
town University Forum over
station WTTG-TV.
Mr.. Campbell said the county
first would try. however, to per-
suade the governor to return
any school closed by integra-
ton and allow the county to-
reopen. Virginia law gives the
governor authority to say
whether a school closed by inte-
grafton can be reopened by a.
locality.
Problem Posed
The opening Of Arlington
schools before a final ruling in
the integration case affecting
that county poses problem the
State had hoped to avoid.
If the county is ordered to
admit Negroes to white classes,
the school closing viii come
about after the fall term is
underway.
There is a possibility the
State might ask for a stay of
any such order while it is APP
pealed. An indignation order
issued by Judge Bryan last year
was suspended while it was APP
Continued on Page b., Col. 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-08
By GARNETT d. HORNER
Star Stan Writer

NEWPORT, r. l., Sept. g.
President Eisenhower received
new secret reports on the For
mosa Strait crisis today as
Chinese Communist shore bat
teries resumed bombardment of
Nationalist-held Quemoy.
Press Secretary James C.
Hagerty said Mr.. Eisenhower
conferred by long-distance tele-
phone with Brig. Gen. Andrew
j. Goodpaster, White House
staff secretary. ON the reports
from the Far East and on other
international problems.
Mr.. Hagerty refused to dis
cuss any details of the reports
to the President. He told news
men they included information
about Chinese Communist guns
blowing up a Nationalist am
munition ship on Quemoy
Beach.
Goes to Golf Course
Among other things, Mr..
Hagerty said, the President also
received the text of q note from
the Communist East German
government renewing proposals
for a peace" treaty with the
United States. Great Britain
and France. The note was sent
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-08
NegroP Pupils
Denied Order
In Alexandra
14ToId to Attend
AII-CoIored School
TiIICuse Natures

Fourteen Negro students to-
day were denied a court order
for immediate entry into white
Alexandria schools while the
schools there and in Arlington
opened on a segregated basis.
Federal Judge Albert v.
Bryan turned down a plea for
a temporary injunction in the
Alexandria case, declaring
"such a case should mature
in the regular way" before any
admissions are ordered.
Attorneys Frank d. Reeves
and Otto l.. Tucker had asked
the court to grant a temporary
injunction forbidding the
school board from refusing to
enroll the IA students in five
white schools, pending final
trial of the Alexandria integra-
ton case.
Judge Bryan said he doubted
the wisdom of granting the mo-
ton without the case being de-
veloped fully, with a complete
trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-21
Stadium Site

We regret that the House Appropri-
atoms Committee has turned down
National Park Service request for funds
with which to buy ga acres of addi-
tional land in the area where Washing
tons new sports stadium is to be built.
1t is gratifying, however, that sponsors
of the stadium project do not feel this
action need interfere with immediate
progress on the stadium plans.
The 2ka-acre plot in question is
located directly north of the National
Guard Armory, adjoining $50 acres al
ready in Federal ownership. Park off,
Gals feel the stadium should be located
quite close to this small plot and, II
their views prevailed, the House COM
mittee action would be serious, indeed.
AS the committee pointed out, how
ever, consultants to the District Armory
Board strongly favor the use of another
part of the large Federal area for the
stadium, which would not involve the
small additional tract to any appreciable
degree.
We hope Congress will see At, either
now or later, to permit acquisition of
this acreage, in compliance with plans
of many years standing. Under the
circumstances, however, failure to &C
quire it now certainly must not be per-
mitted in any way to throw monkey
wrench into the promising prospects for
early construction Of the stadium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-21
Dr.. Houqe's Service

This has not been the easiest i'm
aginable period in which to serve as a
presidential special assistant for eco
nomic affairs. For one thing, it has
become almost automatic in the public
mind that "the Government" should, or
at least can, manage the national econ
omy in way to assure constant and
lovely prosperity When it became evil
dent last year that the business turn
down was going to be of more than a
few months duration and probably more
severe than most recent recessionS the
pressure inevitably grew for the Govern
ment to do something" Just as in
evitably, from some quarters there was
pressure to do nothing
DR.. Gabriel Hauge was in the spot
where his counsel to President EiSen-
hover was a major element in admins
tration policymaking. In simplest terms,
the policy was a middle of the road one
holding the line on taxes, refraining
from gigantic public works, but acceler-
ating the flow of expenditures which
already were planned over longer pc
Rod. Dr. Hauge himself, attributing the
course to the Presidents own judgment,
referred to it as sensible economics, not
razzle-dazzle substitutes" In answer,
Mr.. Eisenhower called it your own eco
nomic philosophy"
There is evidence, in any case, that
the economy has turned back uphill and
that the policies followed are entitled
to some of the credit. In this circum-
stance, it seems fair to transfer a share
of this credit to DR.. Hauge and to wish
him we'll in the private banking career
he has decided to undertake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-21

IL Is gratifying that the nine Ameri-
can Army men held captive In East Ger
many for the past six weeks have at
last been released by the Communist re-
gime. II is gratifying, too. that this has
been done In an amicable manner and
that all nine have been able TO report
that they have no complaints TO lodge
against the treatment accorded them by
their captors.
Coming at a moment when relations
between Washington and Moscow-men-
tor and master Of the East German re-
gime-are exceedingly tense, this de-
velopment constitutes at least little
bit of good news In world depressed by
massive outpouring Of bad news. For
the development could not have come
about, of course, without the Kremlin's
approval, and so In that sense 1t may
be regarded as a somewhat conciliatory
Soviet gesture.
Six weeks ago, after the nine Amer
leans had gone astray in their helicopter
and been forced to land in East Ger
many, the Communist regime indicated
that they would be held for ransom in
the form of limited degree Of diplo-
matte recognition from the United
States. This was to have been exacted
by requiring our Government to negoti-
ate directly with that regime, rather
than with the Soviet military command,
for the release of the men. We refused
to do so, and the ensuing deadlock was
not broken until the Red Cross repre-
sentativeS from both sides began talking
to each other.
In effect, It is the Red Cross that
has settled this issue, and it has done
so in a way that saves everybody's face.
Thus, as the East German Communist
regime has declared, the written agree
ment on the release implies that the
United States has taken into account
the fact that there is such a thing as
"the existence of the German Demo-
cratic Republic as sovereign state" At
the same time, however, the agreement
carefully refrains from suggesting that
our Government recognizes it.
So there is reason for everybody to
be reasonably satisfied, just as we have
reason to be satisfied with the Cuban
rebels release of all kidnapped Ameri-
cans. Moreover, there may be some
ground for the hope that the Kremlin,
in allowing the Red Cross to work out
this agreement, has indicated that 1t
may yet be willing to bring similar
sort Of nationality into play for the
peaceful settlement Of the Middle East
crisis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-21

The White House has said that after
appropriate consultations" 1t will make
"a calm and constructive response" to
Nikita Khrushchev's call for an immedi-
ate summit meeting to discuss the dan
gerous situation in the Middle East.
This can be taken to mean that we
are not going to be stampeded into &C
cepting Mr.. Khrushchev's demand for
what necessarily would be an ill-pre-
pared meeting, meeting which prob
ably would be more concerned with
propaganda than with matters Of sub
stance. 1t should not be assumed, how
ever, that the White House statement Is
in any sense rejection of the proposal.
Quite probably, some kind of high-level
meeting will be held in the near future
to take up the problem of the Middle
East
Meanwhile, there is opportunity for
q test Of Mr.. Khrushchev's good faith.
The Security Council this afternoon is
scheduled to take up the Japanese reso-
luton on the Lebanon. Advance reports
indicate that this resolution will call for
a substantial increase In the number of
unarmed U. N. observers in the Lebanon,
to be followed by withdrawal Of Amer
lean forces from that country.
This is hopeful proposal. II 1t is
adopted, and II the Lebanese parliament
on Thursday elects new president salts
factory to both political factions in the
country, the way will be open for rea-
sonable settlement of the Lebanese
crisis. II the Russians really want to
ease tensions in the Middle East they
will support the Japanese resolution. II
they veto it, as some people expect, that
certainly will be taken as evidence Of
bad faith.
OF course, a settlement in the Leb-
anon would not by any means constitute
a settlement of the larger Middle East
issues. The question of Jordan, for ex-
ample, would remain. But any action by
the Security Council which would clear
the way for withdrawal of the American
forces now in the Lebanon would be an
important and hopeful forward step.
Therefore, it seems to us that our own
Government would be fully justified In
waiting to see how the Russians react
to the japanese resolution before max
Ing any commitment, pro or con, on Mr..
KhrushchevS proposed summit meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-21
A Bad Decision

The House Appropriations Commit
tees rejection of emergency funds to
save the George Washington Memorial
parkway in Prince Georges County is
a distressing mistake. which should be
reversed promptly by the House.
Involved is a request for 81 million,
to purchase nearly miles Of right OF
way along the Potomac River between
the District line and historic Fort Wash
ington. These funds would buy about
70 per cent of the $50 acres needed for
the parkway. And Maryland has agreed
to repay ST million of the amount in
annual installmentS. The committee
denied this request, and strongly sug-
gested that the entire project be aban-
doned. It's stated reasons for doing so,
however, were so untenable that they
hardly could have been based on any
thing but misunderstanding.
The reasons were that the costs are
not justified in view of other demands
on the Federal Treasury, that adequate
roads already exist in the area and that
the parkway project has caused con
fusion and unsettled conditions" among
property owners.
The facts are that the parkway has
been authorized by Congress for % years,
rs part Of the Capper Cramton Act Of
1890 Any confusion" among property
owners in Prince Georges at this late
date is no more valid than in Mont
gomery, Arlington or Fairfax Counties,
where the completion of land acquisi-
ton for other sections of the George
Washington parkway is still under way
Indeed, the real reason Maryland and
Planning Commission officials made the
present request is that new urban devel-
opment is threatening to send land costs
out of reach. Now, land is still cheap
AS to the contention that adequate
roads already exist. the parkway is much
more than a highway. Its roadways
would be bordered by attractive parks,
picnic areas and waterfront facilities
LOO acres of public open space which
Washington will Sorely need as urban
growth continues. This park would be-
come an invaluable asset to the National
Capital, just as is its counterpart on
the Virginia side of the river between
Alexandria and Mount Vernon.
In the years since 1880, Congress
has shown traditional sympathy for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-21
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Temp Jones knows this,
well enough! The fellow had
been after him for years.
and he ought to know by
this time.
To remain Jones, honestly
and completely, he must re-
sent the fellow. heartily, COM
pletely, and always.
This, unfortunately. plays
right into the joker's hands.
$50
Not long ago. Temp got the
surprise Of his life.
We might say young life,
properly enough, from one
standpoint. since Templeton
Jones is perennially young,
but we will let that pass.
Picture him seated at his
desk, his faithful typewriter
before him. plenty Of paper at
right hand. and the light Just
right behind him.
1t has been years, now,
since Mr.. Jones has griped
about the fiuorescent lights.
He likes EN-, now. We will
forget about that.
He looked up. and around
the left bend came his old
friend, bearing down upon
him with malice, glee and
concentration.
He was in for II. all right.
Never in his experience had
Jones been approached in
this fashion by the Eternal
Kidder but had been hard hit.
This time was destined to
be different.
As the Kidder approached,
he wiped the smoker of his
face, and walked by without
a word.
Temp Jones was thunder
struck. and, II the truth were
known, slightly disappointed.
What had happened?
To this day. he does not
know. The man lets him
alone. now. as II afraid Of
him.
In his new-found peace,
Templeton Jones has replaced
his former fight or fight" at
titude with one Of utter pla-
cidity, at the sight of the
Eternal Kidder, who no longer
kids him.
Something has happened 10
the z. K. 10 make him lay
of. but Templeton Jones
doesn't know what. Can any
body help him out7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-21

The Eternal Kidder is
known TO every Office.
Even in the Government.
we hear, there are plenty of
them.
In Temp Jones office, the
Eternal Kidder is large
fat man with an expanding
smile.
Jones can see him COM
ing from a long way off, and
he hates the guy, the way
he smiles. his false fun, and
his manner Of being, oh so
pleasant.
This is what Jonesie hates
the most.
II the guy would only be
honest about it. for a
change, and come in swing
ing. "Yeh. I'm a nasty sort
Of wight, and I know 1t, and
/ like to make you writhe,
you so and So"
The Eternal Kidder is per-
sistent, if not exactly polite.
His aggravation. If it may
be so called. is due no doubt
to an inner pressure Of some
sort.
Maybe it is his blood. It
needs stimulating, and he
has found from long expert
ence that he can get the in
crease from other people.
A real people eater" as
the slang phrase has 1t.
People eaters. according TO
the everyday wisdom Of the
moment, are those who live
on other peoples sorrows.
You name them We
wouldn't for the world.
But the Eternal Kidder
lives of other peoples blood
pressure.
When he rifles them enough.
something Of their resent
ment is transferred. by os-
mosis, TO his bloodstream.
His damnable heart beats
faster, and his blood flows
in a racing manner.
His is a game in which ne
always wins.
And you always lose, be-
cause If you say nothing. he
sees you are miffed. and if
you cut loose on him, then he
is delighted.
He can't lose. you see, as
long IS you are you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-21

the parkway. designed as a unit 10 sx-
tend from Great Falls on both sides OF
the Potomac 10 Mount Vernon In vir-
ginia and TO Fort Washington In Mary
land. II the House committees ban
holds up, we have no doubt Congress
win regret II In years to come. And
then It may well be too late.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-21
VIsTAS IN SCIENCE
ArcheoIogists Storm Fort McHeny
By THOMAS R. HENRY

being caught with the evi-
dence.
DR.. Smith has located the
site and some OF the strue-
ture Of the old tavern, q
substantial two-story brick
building 20 10 50 feet in
diameter, Colonial In archi-
lecture, kept by q German
named Schwatzhouer al the
time OF the battle.
As a guide 10 the archeo-
logical work. practically every
historical reference known
has been located-more than
5000 Of them--and there has
been considerable help from
anonymous pictures which
may have been very roughly
accurate. Through the years.
DR.. Smith says. there certain
ly were many changes. Some
were necessary during the
Civil War when Fort McHenry
was again one Of the de-
lenses Of Baltimore. During
World War / II was used as
a hospital and many tempo
rary buildings we're erected.
All were demolished after the
war. but their foundations
add to the confusion. But. IL
is almost certain. the boun-
dairy wall is in the same posi-
ton as in 1914. The fort was
finally abandoned by the
Army In 1923 as OF no fur
ther military value and was
taken over by the National
Park Service. Interest in the
rather obscure action is
shown by the fact that there
are more than 100000 visitors
a year.
Fort Not the Same
The brick buildings inside
the walls-once barracks. Of
ficers' quarters. storerooms,
ETC.. are brick structures two
stories high. They still are
quite substantial but 1t is ex-
tremely unlikely, 1t is claimed.
that they could have been the
same as those present during
the battle. For one thing.
they protrude above the forts
walls, which would have been
unthinkable during the bonn
bardment. Almost certainly
they then we're only one story
high. A group Of architects is
trying to determine the orig
inal structure. and the use
made OF each building. There
is, however. no plan at pres
ent to restore the fort to its
1914 appearance. This would
be extremely expensive and
some Of the changes are Of
considerable historical inter-
est in themselves.
Most of the return fire
during the great lombard
ment. 1t has been deter
mined. was not from Fort
McHenry itself but from the
two water batteries" out
side its walls. DR.. Smith is
making extensive probings
to find the exact positions Of
these batteries. Only a little
brick masonry, which may
have been part of their
foundations. has been found.
Throughout the famous
night, when the author OF
the National Anthem caught
brief glimpses of the flag
in the rockets red glare and
bombs bursting in air" the
fort was Just a sitting duck
for the British feet several
miles away. The fort couldn't
return the fire. It's guns
couldn't reach that far. But
1t would have been very dan
gerous II the feet had APP
preached within its range
and its reduction would have
been necessary for any occu-
patton of Baltimore.
But presumably there new
er was any reason why 1t
should have capitulated. The
British fire apparently was
quite inaccurate throughout
the fateful night.