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Mallory Ruling
Hit by Sfennis
Senator Urges
Legislative Action

Senator StenniS. Democrat
of Mississippi, today called the
Supreme Courts Mallory deci-
sion wholly unreasonable and
unavoidable" He asked Con-
gress to act promptly to rem
edy it.
Senator Stennis' views were
contained in a letter to Chair
man O'Mahoney of the Senate
Judiciary subcommittee on
improvements in the Federal
Criminal Code. That subcom-
mittee has been assigned all
the bills relating to the Mall
lory case.
The Mallory decision barred
use of a confession at the trial
Of Andrew Mallory on the
grounds that he was held too
long-7l2 hours-between ar
rest and police efforts to get
him arraigned. The Supreme
Court cited the Federal Rules
of Criminal Procedure which
provide arraignment without
unnecessary delay"
Summarizing the case, the
legislator said:
1.-THE facts all prove that ca
pable and trained officers were
engaged in prompt and sim
cere effort to ascertain the true
facts in the case and eliminate
two innocent suspects prior to
charging this man with his
crime"
On the basis of Is years ex-
perience as a prosecuting attor-
ney and a presiding judge. Sem
ator Stennis said, he found
these ''evil effects" on the NAL
lory decision:
First, it has resulted in
guilty men being freed. Andrew
Mallory gained his freedom as
a result Of this decision.
Second, it has greatly ham,
pered police and law enforce
ment officers and prosecutors
in their efforts to convict the
guilty by raising grave doubts
as to the admisSability of any
confession, however voluntarily
made. The efforts of the police
to beat the clock to avoid
judicial determination of an
unnecessary delay in arraign-
ment has had a tragic democrat
izing effect on law enforcement.
Third, and most important,
it is resulting in the arrest and
arraignment Of innocent men
who would never have been
charged with any crime if the
police had enough time to check
the alibis or other corroborat-
ing circumstances which would
tend to give credence to the
eifenocts' Stnrvo
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to be displaced are looking for
new homes. Mrs. Albert M.
Redmon, who owned the prop
erty at 1890 Canal road NV,
the big stone house, and has
been living in it since the
Government acquired it Deem
Der 20, said she also owned
nine houses in that area. The
Government said they were
frame cottages.
Mrs. Redmon said the houses
at 1902 and 1904 Canal road
NV. have already been torn
down.
She said these houses are to
be torn down shortly: 1906,
1910. 4914. 4918. 1922 and 1924
Canal road NV. Mrs. Redmon
is also planning on moving soon
from the big stone house. She
said that. for some Is years,
she rented boats and canoes
and is looking forward to hav-
ing a similar concession in the
future.
T. Sutton Jet, chief of the
Division of Public Use and In
terpretaion. National Capital
Parks. said complete historical
research has not yet been done
on the old stone house. But
the date on the house is 1901,
he said. He recalled the Little
Falls skirting canal-bypassing
the rough water at Little Falls
on the Potomac River-and
built about 1900 ran nearby
and was the longest of five
canals built by the Potomack
Canal Co., Of which George
Washington was president.
Old Mill Disappears
The Skirting canal was later
incorporated into the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Canal, Mr.. Jet
said. He said it is possible that
the old stone house was built
in connection with the Poto-
mack Canal Co. Water from
the Little Falls canal was used
to operate a flour mill, he said,
and it might be the old stone
house was associated in some
way with the mill, which now
has disappeared.
Mr.. Jet cited a Columbia
Historical Society publication.
which said south of Chain
Bridge there was a mill oper-
ated by william H. Edes Of
Georgetown. Amos Cloud had
acquired the area November 4,
1871, including the mill site.
He built the mill and the near
by house where the miller lived.
George Washington was a guest
in the miller's house, the his
torians say.
Because the old stone house
bears a date one year after the
Federal Government moved to
the District in 1900. it is con-
sidered a real landmark. Mr..
Jet said it saw the old fiat
boats bringing cargoes into
Georgetown from the west. by
way of the canal, for a number
of years.
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of educational leaders. School
officials would be on hand to
explain some of the confusing
points which occur in tabulat-
ing averages, normS and
achievemnt levels.
DR.. Hansen added he could
see no reason not to reveal the
names of schools and the &C
complishments of their student
bodies. This could be done, he
said. so long as the community
is made to realize that the
progress" students are making
is more important than their
standing in relation to national
averages.
Corning Stand Differs
Under the direction of DR..
Hobart M. Corning, who retired
as superintendent last week,
test results were made public
only to a certain point. Re-
leased were summaries of tests
given in elementary, Junior
high and senior high schools.
It was also DR.. Corning's
position that the names of
schools-and their achievement
standing in the local system
not be disclosed.
DR.. Corning said that by
naming a school which Jagged
behind national averages in
achievement, the school would
be forced to labor under a
stigma.
On the other hand, DR.. Han
sen is of the opinion that if a
school can show progress in a
student body which is COM
posed of slow learners, for ex-
ample, it is evident the school
is doing its job-regardless of
the higher marks set by a
school composed of sharper
students.
Fuel for SegregatiOniSts
But a well-recognized factor
in naming "a school, and its
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take root, when individual will suddenly realize
that the ideas contained in the Bible do indeed
have personal meaning for him.
Just reading the Bible, of course, does not neces-
sariy mean understanding it, How wonderful it would
be IT, during Lent each person could set aside some
time for personal thought Too often these days people
do not really think They don't have the time for 1t.
collective, mass type of thinking seems to be the
replacement and it is not very good one
Taxi and truck drivers are often fortunate in this
respect. Many of them are great phlosophers-real
individual thnkers-just because they do have the
opportunities to be alone and to mediate over the
meaning Of life and the reasons for which we are here
Tomorrow: Fayne Blackburn
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can be put in their proper
place. 1t becomes possible to
understand the true Christian
spirit of charity.
Once understanding that,
it becomes possible to do your
job in this world-whatever
it may be-as affectionately
as possible. To think more of
others than of yourself is, for
me, the real lesson contained
in the Bible.
1t is a wonderful Ameri-
can idea to have Bibles in
hotel bedrooms. For you can
never tell when the seeds will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-06

MEYER WAS HOLLAND
DUTCH. He arrived here
about the turn of the CEN
fury. He was a gardener
trained in the botanical
Technology. The first thing
he did was to walk to Mount
Vernon from Washington. He
slept in a barn on the way
back and when he heard
noises, he thought, "IndianSl"
Soon he was travelling for
the service looking for useful
plants. He sent thousands
of plants from the Orient.
Among them were the Meyer
lemon which Sweetened the
American lemon; the Chinese
elm which has been a useful
windbreaker, and zoysia grass.
He was a square-built man
with a wide black muStache.
Paul Russell, who has been
in the service since 1917, re-
members he had a thick
Dutch accent.
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detectives who want to know
how they are supposed to pro-
coed under the Supreme Courts
Mallory decision of last June
and the opinions that have fol-
lowed in the appellate and Dis
trict courts here.
A second briefing session will
be held next Tuesday. Police
Chief Robert v. Murray. in a
message to the entire force to-
day invited police to submit by
Friday any questions involving
procedure under the Mallory
decision. The sessions are being
taped so they can be played
back to police groups other
than those attending the brief
ings.
The Mallory decision barred a
confession because of a delay Of
7l2 hours between arrest and
police efforts to find a COM
hitting magistrate. The deci-
sion emphasized that prisoners
must be brought before a Judge
or United States commissioner
without unnecessary delay"
and must not be taken to police
headquarters for questioning
that may lead to a confession.
Difficulty Forecast
Mr.. Gasch made it clear to
the detectives that, If a prisoner
confesses contrary to the NAL
Tory deciSion-that is, after a
delay between arrest and ar
raignment-the confession can
not be used at his trial. regard
less of how voluntary the con-
fession may have been.
THE decision is going to
make your work much more
difficult" he told the police
men. There's no question of
that. But we are men Of the
law, and we must follow the
law"
On the question of warning
the accused of their rights be-
fore questioning them, Mr..
GaSch made it clear the NAL
lory decision itself does not re-
quire that prisoners be told
that any statement they make
may be used against them.
But 1t would be my advice
70 you to start that practice, ("
he said. While the decision
does not require it, it strongly
hints that it is a desirable
practice. And it would help us.
the prosecutors, in showing that
the confession was voluntary"
He said the warning was a
standard operating procedure
in the military, in England and
in a number Of States. He
cited comments hv RaVaroeor1ta :
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tive Dowdy, Democrat Of Texas
that as a prosecutor he hao
always insisted that prisoner:
be warned.
The detective listened express
Sionlessly as Mr.. GaSch tolo
them what standard police pro-
cedures they would have tc
abandon under the Mallory
rule.
! In the past. he said, police
line ups have been effective in
getting Identification of guilty
persons. He told the detec-
tiveS that, if it required any
considerable time to get the
victims to headquarters for q
line up, it should be abandoned
The cases where you are hit
hardest are those where you
need the confession" he said
This is particularly true in
the serious cases where you
have no eye witnesses or physi.
cal evidence. If you have q
needed confession. you must
get the marraigned at once. Il
it's the middle of the night, you
must get them arraigned in the
middle of the night"
As for the use of lie detec-
tors in getting clues to in
nocense or guilt. he said if il
takes several hours to COM
plete a lie detectof test, forget
it,"
Discussing the police prece-
dure of re-enactments, he COM
mented: Here justice is hard
hit"
He said that re-enactments
are the time-honored method
of sorting out the publicity
seeking psychopathic liar from
the man who actually did it
But, he said, if it could not be
done swiftly 1t should not be
done at all.
Would Forget Property
He also advised the police
against taking the time to
question prisoners about stolen
property or other crimes if they
have a confession in one case
when you have a confess
sion," he said, don't take
chance. Arraign the prisoner
Immediately. It's too bad about
the stolen property. You won't
recover as much as you used to-
OF course, If you can recover
property without jeopardizing
the main case, you should try
to do so. The same applies to
other crimes. That's the kind
Of law enforcement we must GO
in for"
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cut the ribbon in an oficial
opening ceremony at 2 pm.
Minutes later. Mrs. Ezra Taft
Benson. wife Of the Secretary
of Agriculture. presented three
Evening Star opening day
awards-silver bowls for the
best sunny garden, the best
shady garden and the best
flower arrangement in the gar
den club section Of the show.
The best shady garden award
went to the Perennial Garden
Club and the sunny garden
prize to the New Scotland Club.
Mrs. Howard s. Nancy Of the
Stony Brook Club won the
flower arrangement award.
Mrs. Eisenhower, substituting
for Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower,
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Flower Show Launched at Armory;
Mrs. Benson Presents Star Awards

Spring came early today
at the National Guard Ar
mory. with the opening of the
eighth annual National Capital
Flower and Garden Show.
Mrs. John s. Eisenhower, the
Presidents daughter : in law,
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"A OAS OAA obOAAC IlOuoC, OCA4'
is under study as the hub Of the
new recreational DEVELOPMENT.
Nearby ran an old canal, built
by a company Of which George
Washington was president.
The newest development is
part of the Palisades Park area,
which runs from Canal road to
the Potomac River, except what
is needed for the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad for its tracks
there, and between the District
Line and where Rock Creek
flows into the Potomac River
in Georgetown.
Edward j. Kelly, superin-
ftendent. National Capital
Parks, explained that. in the
section near Fletcher's Boat
House, 1910 Canal road NV,
the area will be developed
primarily for fishermen. row.
boats and canoes. He said there
will be some provisions for
fishing tackle and light re-
freshments there.
Separate From Center
I But Mr.. Kelly pointed out
this will be different from the
proposed Water Sports Center
planned at the mouth of Rock
Creek in Georgetown. He said
this will be a major facility for
conoes. racing shells. etc, with
complete facilities for restau-
rant, ramps down to the water
for craft, locker rooms. dress
ling rooms and provision for
storage of racing shells for
colleges and high school here.
The House has recently
passed legislation for this $216,-
500 sports facility. which is
now awaiting Senate action.
Plans for the recreational
facility near the present Flet-
cher's Boat House are not so
far along. Mr.. Kelly said this
will be primarily for rowboats
for fishermen and some conoe
storage, but it will not be a
major sports center. 1t will
have arrangements for row.
boats and cupboard motors to
fish in the swift water in the
Little Falls area.
Robert C. Horne, chief of the
Division of Design and Con-
struction, National Capital
Parks, said Fletcher's will con-
tinue its boating business this
summer.
I'VE want the boating bust
ness to continue. but we want
in the future better facilities
than Fletcher has, Mr.. Horne
explained.
Acquiring Property
The National Capital Plan
ming Commission, which is
acquiring the property in the
Palisades Park area for the
National Capital Parks, said all
the property near Fletcher's
Boat House is either already in
Government ownership or in
process Of being acquired. The
commission said the Fletcher
property near the river has
been in Government ownership
for a number of years.
Already acquired by the
Government for Palisades Park
is a total of 1908 acres. Off,
Gals plan to buy a total Of
about 252 acres for the entire
project.
Mr.. Horne said a new park
ing area and possibly picnic
tables are planned near Fletch-
er's. He said water and sewer
facilities will be developed. The
big stone house will remain at
least temporarily. He said the
two Fletcher buildings are
slated to go down in the future.
A better access road will be
provided.
Mr.. Kelly said his office has
only a tentative program for
development of the area for
recreational use at this time.
1t is awaiting the acquisition
Of the property by the Plan
ming Commission. Furthe r
studies are needed, he said.
Meanwhile, the seven families
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Erntrtt ThnugIrta
How the Bible Has Affected
Lives Of People You Moy Know
BY CYRIL RITCHARD
Star of visit to Small Planet at shubert Theate

brought up the New Testament of the
Bible, with only occasional dips into the Old.
Through reading it, and through taking little
time each day for meditation, believe ones values
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ConoI Road Park Work
Forces Out 7 Families

Seven families in the 1900 block of Canal NV have
been asked vca their homes by March
81, to make way for new recreation development.
officials explained the houses will torn down shortly to
provide future facilities the banks of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal and the Potomac River south Of Chain Bridge
big old house believed been built in 1901
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School Test Airing
Favored by Honsen
Says Public Release of Data
Would Show Student Progress
BY JOHN M. McKELWAY
Star Stan Writer

complete airing of all test resuseven to the point Of
naming choo favored by the Districts acting superinend
ent of schools. DR.. Carl F. Hansen.
In press conference today Dr. Hansen outlined plan Of
presenting the public the result Of achievement given
throughout the system
He said results the public meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-06
Tell Prisoner Of Rights,
Gosch Advises Police
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG
Star Stan Writer

Police notice today that they had better
advising prisoners of their rights before they question them
The advice from United States Attorney Oliver Gasch
in beng session before than 200 detectives hghrank-
ing police officials and precinct commanders late yesterday
The session called to answer the questions Of the
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HERE is A REPORT he
sent to the director from
Haborowak, a Manchurian
town, on November %, 1911:
"a couple of nights ago at
about 8 pm. I was attacked
by three thugs on a very
quiet street, but, thanks to
my presence of mind, 1 was
able to defend myself. Here
are the details: When walk
ing over the street, I noticed
I was followed by three men.
"All at once I heard some
ruStling behind me and i'm
mediately a piece of cloth
was drawn around my throat
and they got me down on the
ground. I received a few
heavy blows on my head, but
they didn't stun me.
$50 l returned the blows in
the faces of the two attackers
(the third kept watch, and
at an opportune moment I
drew my large dagger and
plunged it into the stomach
of the leader, at which he
uttered a cry, and they ran
away.
"Unhappily I didn't wear
my revolver. From now on
my loaded revolver is always
handy, and on the next
attack I hope to resist more
successfully"
His death in 1918 was
mysterious. He disappeared
from the river steamer bound
down the Yangtse from
Hangchow to Shanghai. His
body was recovered later.
There were no marks of
violence. He had no heirs.
He left his little estate, 81, 900,
for an office party. That
would have been a big party
in 1918, but the 100 employees
of the service voted to use
the funds to strike a medal
that should be awarded to
agricultural explorers who
emulate Frank Meyer.
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Contest Entry DIonk. on Poss CO
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Tomorrow: Fayne Blackburn
Diario las Américas., 1958-06-29

timated $4,000 persons will gather
to cheer the candidate and enjoy
a program of folk dances, songs
and horSemanShip.
The 48-year-old former labor
minister, whose victory is virtual
ly certain, is expected to address
the people for the last time in this
campaign.
Opposition Candidate Luis H
Alvarez of the PAN Party also
plans to close his national cam
paign with a big rally Sunday in
Caballito Square.
Both candidates have campaign
ed actively since November, visit
ing every one of the 80 Mexican
states and territories and speak
ing before hundreds of thousands
of persons.
Lopez, whose PRI Party has not
lost an election in 40 years, has
promised to continue the middle
oI-lne-f0ad policies OF the pre-
sent administration.
Alvarez, the ~38-year-old owner
OF a textile plant in Ciudad Juarez,
visited more than 500 populated
places during the campaing, in
Guiding many isolated mountain
communities.
The Alvarez campaign has been
based mostly on charges of cor
ruption, GENERALIZATION and mis-
use of public funds. The language
employed by the presidential can
didate and other party speakers
has been on occasions very strong,
and fears have been expressed of
possible violent reaction.
The PAN also charges that the
Government, which they identify
with the official party, is now pre-
pairing an incredible election
fraud" with the aim of depriving
the oppositin of victory at the
polls.
Diario las Américas., 1958-06-29
HEMISPHERE EVENTS @
Latin American News in Brief

ton last year reached a peak value
OF $239 for each resident south of
the border.
A CEPAL report published to-
day noted, however, that the
rate Of increase of Latin American
industrial production declined dur
ing the year for the first time
since 1850
The report noted that most
countries in the area enjoyed good
harvests during the year, with Bra
iii, Cuba and Venezuela register
ing notable increases in farm pro-
duction.
Only Chile reported any not
able decline in agricultural out
put during the year.
CEpAL said the prices of IS
basic raw materials exported by
Latin American countries register
ed an average increase of So per
cent during 1857, with oil and
sugar leading the way. Prices
weakened considerably within the
overall increase during the last
quarter of the year.
In industrial production, the
rate Of output Of capital goods and
durable consumer goods increased
faster than that of items intended
Tor current consumption.
Diario las Américas., 1958-06-29
Nicaragua and
Honduras Auree
TO Accept World
Court Decision

WASHINGTON (UPI)- Mica
ragua and Honduras have given
assurances that they will respect
the decision of the World Court on
their border dispute.
The two countries also promis-
ed to maintain the ''statu quo'' in
their controversy and that they
will not give occasion for renewal
of hostilities.
At the Council of the Organiza-
ton OF American States, the re-
representatives. of the two coun-
tries gave those assurances. The
GAS officially withdrew yesterday
from intervention in the dispute.
which was worsened in May, 1857.
1t revoked the call for a meeting
OF foreign ministers, and also di.
solved its provisional consultation
body.
Honduras has announced that
next Tuesday it would request
from the international Court of
Justice in The Hague, a decision
by which Nicaragua should live
up to the terms of the decision
OF the King of Spain in 1906.
Council Chairman Eduardo Au-
gusto Garcia, of Argentina, de-
clared that the two countries, in
deciding to peacefully solve their
differences, have given "a mag
nificent example of mutual under
standing and hemisphere solida-
rity."
Diario las Américas., 1958-06-29
Pres. Luis Somozu
Of Nicaragua is
Hospitahzed With
d Heart Condition


MANAGUA - The President
of the Republic, Luis A. Somoza,
was hospitalized here upon return
from his estate of Montelimar,
where he was feted by officials of
the three branches of government,
on the occasion of his recent birth
day.
President Somoza is suffering a
heart condition, which forced him
to enter the same Military Hospital
where his wife gave birth to a boy
last Saturday.
AS soon as the President enter
ed the hospital, he was attended
by doctors Luis Manuel Debayle,
Egberto Bermudez and cardiolog-
ist Hugo Argiiello Gil.
Upon learning about the illness
of his brother, General Anastasio
Somoza Debayle, Chief Director of
the Nicaraguan National Guard,
who was visiting his wife and
children in New York, rapidly re-
turned to Managua.