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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
By PHIL THOMAS
Star STAFF Writer

Deputy Police Chief Roy Blick
has reacted with panied sur
prise to a legal battle touched
off by his professional interest
in the late D. H. Lawrence'S
Lady Chatterley's Lover"
The head of Washington's
vice squad pleaded yesterday
that he didn't threaten any
body" after he was told of a
suit filed in District Court by
the publisher of a new and
unexpurgated edition of the
31-year-old novel about an
Englishwoman's affair with her
gamekeeper.
The complaint was filed for
the Grove Press, Inc, of New
York by Washington attorneys
Morton E. Yohalem and Sig
mund Timberg.
The lawyers recalled the
chiefs statement of last week
that he had borrowed a copy
of the book, intending to read
lit with a view to possibly ban
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
757,31o VISITORS
TO CAPITAL SET
MARCH RECORD.

The Nations Capital was
visited by a record number
of tourists this spring, the
Washington Convention
and Visitors Bureau said
today.
During March alone 757,-
3l9 visitors we're counted,
an increase of more than
100000 over the same
month last year and the
highest March figure in
history. In addition, the
the bureau reported. since
the beginning of this year.
1.3 million tourists have
come to Washington. This
figure is more than 10 times
the number visiting the
city during a like period
10 years ago.
Should the trend con-
tinue, the bureau said, it
will pass the all-time high
for a year, noted during
1858, of 6.554.306 visitors.
The bureau said visitors
spent more than 81 million
a day for every day in the
year.
At the same time Milton
SchlosSer, 1859 campaign
chairman for the bureau.
said a drive to obtain
10000 to encourage addi-
tional visitors to come here
will get under way on
May IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
Churchmen Plan
Exchange of Jobs

The Rev. Edgar Wells Beck
EFT, pastor of the First Meth
odlst Church. Hyattsville, Md.
and DR.. ASbury Smith, Wash
ington West District Superin-
tendent, will exchange positions
on June Z, it was announced
today.
DR.. Smith is completing his
six-year term as superintend-
ent of 34.307 church members
in northwest Washington and
in Montgomery and Frederick
Counties.
During DR.. Beckett's 18-year
ministry. the First Methodist
Church has grown from AL tc
2,807 members. Plans have beer
drawn and land purchased fol
a new, ST million plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29

in lands and then agree with
owners on the ''use." Interests,
as defined in the proviso, did
not include title. Yet, the bar
to acquiring title should not
prevent acquisition of such title
and its immediate reconveyance
to former owners. the amend
ment said.
Neither Mr.. Haley nor his
counsel could explain clearly
how title transfers would work
Representative Rogers, Demo-
crat of Tennessee, said that
while the subcommittee was
at it, it might resolve the ques-
ton of who won the one-day
battle at Antietam on Septem-
Der II, 1862. Gen. Lee has
been granted credit by his
torianS for superior strategy
but Union forces outnumberec
/ the Confederacy and turned
back the Southern advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
BIick Denies Threat
To Ban Lawrence Book

lishing it as obscene from the
shelves of local booksellers.
Naming Deputy Chief Blick
and Police Chief Robert V.
Murray as defendants. the
complaint asked the court to
rule the book is not subject to
seizure and that those who sell
it are not subject to criminal
prosecution.
Learning of this, Chief Blick
/. Denied he had a copy; 2.
Said he hasn't read it, and g.
Added he is too busy to read 1t
at the moment.
But, pressed further, he said
what he had meant to say was :.
/. He doesn't have a copy
at the present time" and 2
He has read less than one
fourth of the novel.
While saying he will try to
get through with everything
by Friday" he denied ever
stating he will do anything
once his reading is finished.
Il don't know where they
got that business" he said. Il
haven't threatened anybody"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
2 in House
Ask River
Survey Fund

Democratic Representatives
Landlord and Foley of Mary
land today urged the House
Appropriations Committee to
grant $500,000 to continue the
Engineer Corps survey of the
Potomac River.
The money would pay for a
study of river uses between
Harpers Ferry and the Metro
politan Washington area dur
ing 1860.
The move is, in reality, a re-
quest for information necessary
to decide how and where water
needs Of the entire Washington
Metro" can be met, Mr.. Foley
maintained.
| He said only the survey
could provide technical data
to guide Congress in legislating
for the Washington metro
The greatest justification for
the survey since 1856 is the
continuing need of the Wash
lington area for water, he
stressed.
1.-THE people of Maryland
have a vital interest in the
development of the Potomac
River" Mr.. Landlord added
He noted that many of his
constituents lived on land bor-
dering the Potomac.
In their interest. he asked
the committee to grant funds
for a survey, without restric-
tons, along the full stretch OF
the river. Last year, Congress
restricted survey money fol-
use above Harpers Ferry, ano
allowed only 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29

appointed for a five-year term
by the chief judge of the Dis
trict Court. He would assign
counsel from a panel of lawyers
If the court told him an accused
person was unable to hire a
lawyer.
Such assigned lawyers could
take felony or misdemeanor
cases, but would receive a diff
ferent scale of pay according
to the size of their jobs.
In misdemeanor cases, for in
stance, lawyers get SO an hour,
with a daily minimum of sis
and maximum of $45. For fell
only cases. the pay would be
S12 an hour, and a daily mini
mum Of $35 and maximum OF
SOS. Pay of $50 a day would
be due lawyers representing
INDECENT clients accused OF
crimes carrying a death pen
atty.
Mcmillan Sponsors Bill
House District Committee
Chairman Mcmillan. Democrat
of South Carolina, sponsored
the other bill. 1t Stemmed from
a recommendation Of the Ban
Associations Legal Aid Com
mission. This original proposal
was for a legal aid agency tC
handle volunteers to take cases
without pay.
Rejected by the association
the principle was Endorsed by
the judicial Conference.
AS introduced, the bill would
create an agency with a paio
staff and unpaid volunteers
Mr.. Mcmillan asked that APP
preparations needed be author.
lied. The staff, though paid by
public funds, would be con.
trolled by a board Of trustees
composed Of judges and District
! Commissioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29


Spectors at 1915 am. Monday
and personally conducted a
one-hour Survey examina-
ton tour" while the stage was
being cleared for the Metropo-
Titan Opera performance.
Hayes Asks Inspection
Mr.. Hayes said he re-
quested before confirming the
engagement for the company's
"Highlights," being seen cur
rently in New York, an inspec-
ton and approval by Bolshoi
officials.
I'VE know these accommoda-
tions to be satisfactory" he said.
They have been used by the
Royal Ballet, the New York
City Ballet, the Moiseyev dance
company and Others"
But knowing the Bolshoi di-
rectorS and cast ARE new to
America, We wanted to be sure
they were completely satisfies
with the facilities" Mr.. Hayes
SAID.
| The Bolshoi inspectors re-
turned to New York MondaJ
and relayed their decision yes.
terday to Mr.. Hayes through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
House Group
To Take Up
School Sufety

Legislation tightening Dis
trict school fire. safety require
mentS will be taken up soon by
the House District Committee,
it was indicated today.
Representative AuchincloSs,
Republican of New Jersey, yes
terday introduced a bill requir-
ing automatic sprinkler sys-
TENS, periodic fire drills and
other precautionary measures
in private and parochial Dis
trict schools as well as the
city's public school system.
The measure would also re-
quire fire alarm boxes in every
school building connected d.
rectly with the Districts fire
alarm system. Stiff penalties
ranging up to a fine of ST ZOO
or six months Imprisonment
are proposed for violations of
the f1re-drill and alarm-sys-
tenn provisions.
The Auchincloss proposals
were forecast in a speech by
the House member in Febru-
airy. They incorporate recon-
mendations by Raymond C
Roberts, the Districts chief fire
marshal, which stemmed from
a study requested by the New
Jersey legislator after the fire
which resulted in the deaths Of
80 pupils and three nuns in a
Chicago parochial school.
Most of the present made
uuacies, city officials have in
dicated, are in non-publit
schools.
The Auchincloss bill calls
for at least six fire drills ir
all school buildings between
the fall opening the December
Is. and at least monthly drills
thereafter.
School officials are required
under the bills language tt
submit written reports on the
drills to the District Commits.
sioners.
Automatic sprinkler systems
would be required in any build
ings found by the city to lacE
fire-resiStive construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29

Sol Hurok, co-impresario for
the event.
They found the stage floor
space completely satisfactory
adequate stage area space, ade-
quate orchestra pit space and
dressing rooms ample and suit
able" Mr.. Hayes said. Their
finding removed all conjec-
ture."
No Mail Orders
There are 1926 seats avail
able. A limit of two tickets per
customer has been set. There
will be no mail orders or tele-
phone reservations. They 80 on
sale Saturday.
II had hoped for a minimum
of three days and four perform
ances," Mr.. Hayes said. land
I am not at all happy think
ing of the thousands who must
be disappointed because Of the
limited capacity"
He hopes he has a ticket tiis-
tribution plan fair to all
which insureS no Scalping Of
tickets and obeys custom ir
this profession"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29

subcommittee Gin order to find
out the meaning of the amend
ment which has Just been
adopted"
Congressmen left the room
laughing over the bizarre ma
neuvers that had landed the
bill back with Subcommittee
Chairman Pfost. Democrat of
Idaho, who originally had rec
commended it to be reported to
the House floor.
The bills sponsor, Represent
alive Foley, Democrat of Mary
land, was hopeful that the An
tietam measure still could be
saved this session.
Haley ReOpens Fight
1t simply removes an old legal
restriction that allows Federal
title to Antistam lands only by
donation. This would clear
the way for the Interior Secre-
tary to buy 1900 acres by 1862
when a 100-year anniversary
of the bloody battle is due to
be celebrated.
( Representative Haley. Demo-
crat of Florida, reopened the
battlefield fight today by pro-
posing that the bill be amended
to permit the Secretary to buy
use rights of land rather than
acquiring title.
81 am no lawyer" Mr.. Haley
told the committee. But l
have asked our legal counsel to
draft the amendment correctly
SO that we can avoid red tape
and keep the land taxable"
Mrs. Pfost said she was not
sure the amendment would do
what Mr.. Haley wanted. The
farmlandS at the site should be
preserved in their natural state,
she said, and urged the COM
mittee to leave the Interior
Secretary more latitude"
Amendment Questioned
Other committeeman ques-
toned the legality of the
amendment, which would allow
the Secretary to buy interests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
Legislator to Talk

Mrs. Edna Cook, member of
the Montgomery County dele
CATION to the Maryland AS
sembly, will speak to the Wom-
ans Democratic Club of Silver
Spring at its monthly meeting
at 8 pm. Monday in the Silver
Spring Public Library.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29

away from the concept of pub
lie defenders" as authorized
in the proposal reported to the
Senate.
The bar has consistently OPP
posed the idea of creating one
arm of government to defend
the accused since another arm
prosecutes him. Yet, members
have become alarmed over the
burden of work assigned by
courts here to lawyers who ar
que for defendants unable to
pay.
Pay Up to $4,000
AS reported, the Senate bill
provides for contemporaries
public defenders and assistants
to receive salaries up to $4,000
annually. They would take
cases in Federal courts. in
Guiding those in the District, il
possible punishment exceeded
a $500 fine or six months i'm
prisonment.
Both House bills apply only
/ to the District. They differ
basically from the Senate bill
in that money to pay lawyers
for indigents would be only
partly appropriated public
funds. There would be room
for unpaid legal services anc
for voluntary contributions tt
pay such lawyers.
Mr.. Edgerton commended
both House measures as at.
tempts to solve the local prob
lem.
Would Assign Counsel
One, introduced by Repre-
sentative Foley, Democrat o.
Maryland. was drafted by thu
bar.
1t would set up a legal as
signment administrator to b.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29

THE ROBBERS would have
been all right if they had
been able to conceal their
wealth. But at a time when
skilled laborerS were getting
ST a day they were pulling
out rolls of several hundred
dollars to buy merchandise
and drinks and to participate
in games of chance.
They were noticed at Front
Royal. One was arrested at
Cumberland, Md, and the
other, who had the broken
leg, in Cincinnati. In their
pockets we're tickets for items
from the held-up train which
they had pledged in Wash
ington pawn shops.
They were brought to Stat
ford Court House. Charles
Morgan, the one with the
broken leg, was sentenced to
10 years in the penitentiary.
The other, Charles Searcey,
pleaded guilty and was sent
enced to eight years.
Mr.. Schooler has quite a
memory. He was not at home
yesterday when the Rambler
called to report on his find
ings. Mrs. Schooler answered,
Goodness no." she said
"He's not an old man. He's
only about so. But he comes
from Brooks Station, Va, and
he has often heard his elders
tell about the great train
robbery on the RF&P."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
Bills Providing Lowers
For lndigents Pushed

Washington lawyers and judges seeking House help
to modify Senate Judiciary Committee recommendation for
paid lawyers represent INDECENT defendants Federal court
District Bar Association President Justin L. Edgeron
the House District Committee urging hearings alternate
bills
This attempt to steer at least local LEGISLATION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
BoIshoi Ballet Director
Okoys Capitol Theoter

director general of the Bosho Ballet yesterday put
the Russian seal of approval the Capitol Theater where
the famed troupe will appear definitely May IA.
Director Georg Orvd took midnight tour with his prn-
cpa designer and State Department interpreter throughout
the backstage and the stage.
Patrick HAYES washington mpresaro Russian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
AFTER VOTE sKIRMlsH
Antietom Bill Sent
BocktoSubcommittee
BY GRACE BASSETT
star stan Writer

battered Antieam Battlefield bill today was sent BACK
to the House Public Lands Subcommittee
The proposal to preserve the Civil War field Sharps-
burg Nd was amended at full Interior Committee meeting
by tie VOTE by Chairman Aspna Democrat of Colo
RADIO.
Then Mr. Aspinan promptly routed the bill back to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
Scholarship Funds
Asked in Arlington
School Grants
Add Sl5O,OOO
To Budget
BY PAUL HOPE
star star Writer

The Arlington County School
Board has asked the county
governing body to set Up a
$l50,O00 fund TO pay for private
school scholarship grants under
the States new freedom Of
choice" education program.
The request was announced
today by Supt. Ray Reid, who
said the money would cover
the county's share of about
800 individual grants
Mr.. Reid said the school
board agreed to the scnclar-
ship figure and some budget
revisions at an ,lnannounced
meeting last night.
The $4,000 would be in addi-
ton to the regular budget. Mr..
Reid said the school BOARD did
not suggest how the money
should be raised. but it would
require about Accent tax levy
if the county board carnot
raise the funds within the
current tax rate. 81
No Tax Increase Planned
The county board already
has said it does not plan to
increase taxes. School officials
said, however. that they be-
lieve a tax increase could be
made for the scholarship grant
program under recent State
legislation even though the
county board already has adj
vertised there will be no tax
rise.
Mr.. Reid said school officials
have no way of estimating ex-
actly how many students will
ask for scholarship grants to
private schools under the re-
Gently enacted Perrow program
passed to meetthe school racial
problem. He said about 600 Of
the 800 already are in privatet
non-sectarian schools in Ar-
lington. and he believed most
Of them would request scholars
ship grants. The Perrow pros
gram makes scholarship grants
available to all children in
private schools. "a
i Item Is Deleted
| He said the other 200 is Just
a guess at how many might
drop out of public schools and
attend private schools to avoid
attending an integrated school.
One Arlington school, Strait
ford, has been operating on an
integrated basis since February.
when four Negro students were
enrolled. Applications of %
other Negro students seeking to
enter white schols are pending
in court. 81
/ The school board originally
had included 100000 for private
tuition grants in its proposed
l959-60 budget. Mr.. Reid said
this was taken out of the budget
last night because the scholar
ship grant fund must be "ap-
propriated and recorded sep-
|. erately from funds made avail
able to the school board for the
, maintenance and operation OF
, the public schools &
Under the Perrow legislation
students would be eligible for
$3.50 grants Tor private mons
sectarian schooling. Arlington
would have to put up 1892 for
each grant. '
Salary Increase Fund
The school board also set up
100000 for salary increases
for non teaching personnel who
are on the county's pay scale.
The school budget now totals
$12.844.845. Mr.. Reid said this
amount will not require any
increase in the county tax rate.
The school board originally
had asked for tax increase TO
cover possible losses in Fed
eral aid, but recent congress.
sional action apparently as
sures that the county will re-
ceive its Federal ALLEGATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29

A TELEGRAPH OPER-
ATOR at Wide Water report
ed to Quantico that a run
away locomotive was speed
ing north. Railroad men at
Quantico threw a switch
which headed the locomotive
into a line of boxcars. Every
thing was demolished in one
grand smaSh-up.
1t was a clean getaway
executed with conSummate
skill But the Pinkertons
were after them. Robert
Pinkerton, son of Allen who
had became famous before
the Civil War apprehending
rogues who rifled Adams Ex-
press shipments, was in
charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
The
Rambler
Checks On
Train Robbery
~ GEORGE KENNEDY


A letter from Howard S.
Schooler, COS Ethan Allen
avenue, Takoma Park IL, Nd,
received the other day asked:
Would 1t be possible for
you to write a story about the
train robbery at Aqua Greek
on the RIP RR between
1890 and 1902
OF course 1t would be pos
sible If anyone around here
knew anything about it. The
Oldest editor on the floor had
never been told about it by
his predecessors.
But modern research meth
DDS can turn a lot of stones.
Milton Prensky in our library
called Haskin, and they
called the Association Of
American Railroads, where
someone got out the annual
reports of the RF&P between
1890 and 1900.
Sure enough there had
been a train robbery on the
night of october IL, 1894, and
1t was a doozie.
1t was the top story in The
Evening Star the next day.
"A train robbery that will
be memorable in the history
of daring crime was commit
ted last night about $50
o'clock on the RF&P RR 80
miles from this city between
Brooks Station and Wide
Water, Va"
There was a note of salts
faction in The Stars account.
At last the effete East had
made good.
The Virginia robbery was
planned with CONSUME
mate skill and carried to sue
cess with unsurpassed bold
ness. The Dalton gang in the
West never accomplished a
more startling sensation"
WHAT HAPPENED WAS
THIS: Train No. rs with cars
from Jacksonville, Fla,
bound for Boston pulled out
of Richmond at 7 and out of
Fredericksburg at 8. 1t also
contained an Adams Express
car with expedited package
freight and a safe for the
shipment of specie, currency
and securities.
About 10 miles this side of
Fredericksburg, two men
wearing red handkerchiefs
over their faces climbed out
of the tender into the cab of
the locomotive with drawn
guns and directed the en-
gineer to stop. Then they
went back to the Adams Ex-
press car and demanded adj
niittance. The messenger
within refused.
They threw a stick of dyna-
mite against the door. It
exploded and blasted the door
open. They inundated the
messenger into opening the
safe and they removed an un-
reported amount of money.
They fired a few shots in
the direction of the coaches
to keep the passengers at bay,
then mounted the locomotive
cab. They had the engineer
disconnect it from the train.
Then they departed in it.
Somewhere in the next few
miles they slowed it down and
leaped to the ground after
throwing the throttle wide
open. One of the robbers,
broke a leg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
Amendment Questioned

Other committeeman ques-
toned the legality of the
amendment, which would allow
the Secretary to buy interests"