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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26

from Iowa somehow have de-
veloped a taste for cantaloupe.
They don't get cantaloupe in
their Midwestern rivers but in
captivity they have shown a
marked yen for it. Mr.. Mess
erly solves this problem by
borrowing leftover cantaloupe
from the Commerce Department
restaurant and feeding them to
his guests.
1t also is necessary for Mr..
Messerly to raise his own worms
to help baby fish get a good
start in life. Worm culture in
aquarium helps keep the bud
get in good shape.
But most fish just eat other
fish and Mr.. Messerly has to
buy those at the Municipal
Fish Wharf. They are loosely
called "silverfish."
Feeding time for all men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26

Certainly, this is the dream
er's paradise of cancer detec-
tion," DR.. Frohman declared
But, I predict that perhaps
in the not too distant future
researchers will come forth
with such a test.
Looking further into the fu-
ture, DR.. Frohman predicted the
development of vaccines for use
on infants for almost absolute
prevention of cancer during
their lifetime"
DR.. Frohman said that if
about one tenth of the man
power, money and brainpower
used in the past 10 years in
deviSing bombs and satellites
had been used for the control
and prevention of cancer, this
country might very we'll be the
first nation in the world with a
vaccine to prevent or destroy
cancer cells"
Cytologic tests for various
types of cancer are very good,
he said. =
But, he added, 1T is quite
evident to all physicians that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
BY CHARLES G. BROOKS
Star STAFF Writer

A Washington general prac-
titioner today predicted devel-
opment within the next few
years of a generalized test
which could help prevent cancer.
DR.. I. Phillips Frohman,
speaking to a two-day annual
scientific session of the Ameri-
can Cancer Society in New
York, declared that the general
physician should be armed with
the knowledge that there is a
blood test which could be sent
to the laboratory to find out
three things:
l. Whether the patient is
cancer-prone or has a cancer
potential.
2. Whether the patient has
dormant cancer cells shedding
non-cancerous by-productS into
the lymph system or the blood
stream.
8. The area or rSrtion of the
body from which these cells
come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
CRIPPLED PLANE
LANDS SAFELY
ON EXPRESSWAY

BALTIMORE, (AP).-
Pilot John F. Coogan of IT,
monium was flying over
East Baltimore yesterday
when he heard a crack and
a tear. The fabric was rip
ping loose from the plane
fuselage.
Mr.. Coogan saw the I'M
finished Northeast express
way leading to the Balti-
more Harbor Tunnel and
put down his single-engine
Piper Vagabond in a per-
feet landing. He wasn't
hurt.
1t. Alan Sites of the tun-
mel police said Mr.. Coogan,
who's been flying for 20
years, stopped about 100
yards north of the Moravia
overpasS not far from
Route 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
Friendly ScuffIe'
Ends in Death:
Constable Held

FRIENDSVILLE, Md, Oct.
26 (AP).-A Garrett County
tavern owner, apparently wres-
ting with another man in fun,
was shot and killed yesterday
when a constable tried to break
up the scuffle.
Constable Ronald w. Guard,
81, was held in Jail pending
an investigation of the early
morning shooting in front of
Georges Tavern at Friends
vile.
Police said the victim, George
r. Schroyer, was struck in the
temple by a bullet from Mr..
Guards revolver when the gun
went off as the constable tried
to break up tusSle between Mr..
Schroyer and Raymond Cod
dington.
Sheriff James w. Frantz
said the constable had broken
up another fight in front of the
tavern shortly before and did
not know the two we're engaged
in "a friendly tusSle."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26

as a Potomac cat, brought ir
by a successful fisherman from
Fletcher's Boathouse a bove
Georgetown.
Three 15-pound Northern
pike from the upper Mississippi
Four lake trout from Man.
chester, Iowa, of interest tc
scientists because of the fight
they are waging to survive the
assaults of sea lampreys in the
Great Lakes.
Six redear sunfish from the
Ohio River.
Another of Mr.. Messerly's
problems is in the tanks where
the fish are on display. He is
trying to come up with a color
scheme that will show the fish
of to their best advantage
without changing, too much, the
appearance of their natural
habitat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
By JERRY OLEARY, JR.
Star STAFF Writer

Aquarium Director George F
Messerly has 1900 mouths to
feed on less than $500 a year
and the task calls for a lot OF
ingenuity.
The finny inhabitants of the
Fish and Wildlife Service
Aquarium in the Commerce De-
partment basement only eat
twice a week, but they eat
heartily. And some of them
have strange appetites.
For instance, Mr.. Messerly
said today, his collection of cat
f1sh-like cats-are partial to
liver. So Mr.. Messerly's staff
spends considerable time chop
ping sheep liver to satisfy the
diners.
Another popularity is the
fact that the black crappies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
CRAPPLES LOVE CANTALOUPE
Aquarium Guests Are Fin-icky Eaters

bers of the club is on Monday
and Thursday-and that in
cludes the big catfish which
astounds some of the 100000
annual visitors by standing on
it's head from time to time.
Recent acquisitions at the
aquarium include:
One hundred and fifty Alas
kan blackfish which live in the
swampS and tundra north of
the Arctic Circle and are part
of the staff of life for the
ESkimos and their dogs.
Seventy-f1ve Arctic Cravings
from Alaska and Northwestern
Canada which look like trout
with large dorsal fins.
Twelve black buffalo and
smallmouth buffalo from the
Mississippi River.
A 20-pound white catfish,
otherwise known in these parts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
INJURIES FATAL
TO INTERIOR AIDE

Injuries suffered in an acct
dent october IL were fatal last
night for William G. Trow-
bridge, go, of 5000 Bates road
NE, an Interior Department
budget officer. Mr.. Trowbridge
died in Georgetown Hospital
of fractured ribs and internal
injuries.
Police said the accident &C.
Cured at Virginia avenue and
&c street NV. when Mr.. Trow-
bridge ran between two NOV
ing automobiles on Virginia
avenue and was struck by a car
driven by Bruce j. Brown, %,
of 4008 Alabama avenue Sc,
a plastering contractor. An
inquest will be held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
Pedestrian, II,
Cyc|ist Killed
.In2Accidents
Driver Is Charged
In Womun's Deuth
On Connecticut

Two Washington area resi-
dents were killed in traffic &C
cidents last night, police re-
ported-one when struck by an
automobile and the other in a
spill from a motorcycle.
Mrs. Olive G. Ward, ~, was
fatally injured as she was
crossing Connecticut avenue
NV. at Livingston street. She
died in Georgetown Hospital.
The other victim was John
w. Spilman, 10. of 1902 Gleason
street, Silver Spring, who was
fatally injured when the mo-
torcycle on which he was a pas
senger went out of control.
Police charged William E.
Goodacre, %, of 6156 Thirty
first street NV, with failure
to yield the right of way in Mrs.
Wards death. He was driving
north, while Mrs. Ward was
walking west, a block from her
home at 5415 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV.
Mrs. Ward suffered a skull
fracture and other injuries and
died at 9:25 pm, three hours
after the accident. Mr.. Good
acre, student at Emerson In
Stitute, will appear at a cor
oner's inquest.
Surviving Mrs. Ward are a
daughter, Mrs. Fred A. Schu-
macher of 6340 Utah avenue
NV. and two sons, Raymond
of Roanoke, Va, and Russell
of Moorestown, N. j.
Mr.. Spilman died in Provi-
dence Hospital of head injuries.
He was riding on a motorcycle
driven by Bernard E. Buscher,
II, of 421 Bolton road, Silver
Spring, who told police a small
rock in the road caused the
accident on Beach drive, be-
tween Blagden avenue and
Military road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26

between" Mr.. Smith said in o
telephone interview.
If these moves fail, and the
case goes to the grand jury.
Mr.. Reyes then plans to try to
obtain a writ of habeas corpus
from Superior Court, Mr.. Klein
said.
This would require Mother
wells release and restrain the
grand jury from hearing the
case on the basis that Mother
wells rights have been violated,
Mr.. Klein explained.
He said the California penal
code states that a prisoner may
not be held more than six days
without a preliminary hearing.
Mr.. Smith has said he can
parade his II witnesses before
the grand jury in two days. A
hearing, with Mr.. Reyes present
and allowed to cross-examine.
might run several weeks-too
great a financial burden for the
thinly populated country. Mr..
Smith contends.
For them to say it costs a
couple of dollars more is not
justified" Mr.. Klein said. 1T
L is a travesty on justice"
Parts of Mrs. Putney's
weathered skeleton were found
August 16 in the Sierra foot
hills near Downieville. She
was last seen alive on August
Is, 1858. leaving a motel at
Marysville, in adjoining Yuba
County, with Motherwell.
The 72-year-old widow. be-
lieved to be carrying some
$4,000 in cash and securities.
left Washington with Mother
we'll in June, 1858. The money
and securities have never been
recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
THE OLD MAN FINISHED

THE OLD MAN FINISHED
and came over. He said he
was from Pennsylvania and
in town on business. When
here he drops by to play at
night. "I don't mind losing"
he said with a twinkle.
The fast talker broke in to
explain the expedite rule"
III, in a tournament, you
get a match going that seems
like it will never end-you
know, two guys just chiseling
along with no Slams-you get
a second judge. If the ball
goes over the net 80 times
without a point, then the
man who served the ball
loses the point as well as the
serve. :"
II think that's If the ball
hits the servers paddle Is
times without a point" broke
in one listener. Some one
went off to locate a rule book.
A man in his 30s, who said
he was from Poland and that
they play table tennis all
over Europe, added that in
one tournament on the Con-
tinent two men took 2 hours
and 8 minutes to decide one
point.
Mr.. Chaimson said that
the 1860 United States Ma
tional Open Championships
will be held at the Sheraton
Park Hotel in March.
The visitor left around II
pm. The old man had started
playing again, this time with
a man from New York who
had dropped in.
Someone said of the New
Yorker: "He used to be
among the top five, in the
cotAtry but something
happened to him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26

the top floor of the three story
building on fire.
Four apartments on the top
floor were destroyed and the
roof over them burned off, Mr..
Savia said.
Some of the other % apart
ments in the building were
damaged by water and smoke.
Firewalls confined the blaze to
the four apartments.
Firemen were hampered by
dry hydrants and the lack Of
water pressure on the scene,
according to Thomas Gaines.
chief of the Annandale Volun-
teer Fire Department.
Eight fire departments using
pumping equipme nt were
needed to Offset the lack of
water and pressure. Chief
Gaines said. He added that
two out of three hydrantS were
dry.
James j. CorbaliS, engineer.
director of the Fairfax County
Water Authority, said his men
were checking the situation to-
day. Mr.. Corbalis said the hy-
drantS and the water system in
the apartment were new.
Mr.. Corbalis said lit was i'm
possible" to keep a constant
check on the operating condi.
lions of such a system until 1t
is complete. AS for the AMMAN
dale Water Co. system, which
was taken over recently by the
authority, Mr.. Corbalis said all
the problems with the MIGRANTS
have been taken care Of and
that new hydrants and bigger
mains are being installed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
The
Rambler
Opens
A Green Door
BY JOHN McKELWAY

Nlntn street seemed quiet
for a Saturday night.
The people, mostly old men,
padded along in the shadows.
Now and then the neon lights
would catch a face, lined and
tired, as it moved by.
About 9 pm, at 419 Ninth
NV, the wanderer pulled
open a heavy green door and
walked up a heavy set of
stairs. There was a long open
room, brightly lighted. Four
men were playing cards near
one wall. Along another wall,
seated in folding chairs,
other men were smoking and
talking softly. One held a
soft drink in his hand.
In the middle of the room
were seven tables. At one end
of the table was a man Of
about go. Sweat covered his
face and his shirt stuck to
him. At the other end was
a boy. He wore a handker-
chief around his head.
They were playing ping
pong" in the headquarters
of the District of Columbia
Table Tennis Association.
1--WE don't call it ping
pong,'" Robert ChaimSon, a
pleasant As, said Sternly.
"That's a trademark. 1t is
table tennis"
Mr.. Chaimson, who had
been playing bridge, had
come over to the intruder to
explain about the association.
There are some so men,
bers, and he is the president.
1t is an easy-going club. The
dues are IS a month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26

don I. Smith time to present
the case to the 19-man grand
jury.
The decision came over the
strong objections of Mother
wells Washington attorney
John T. Reyes, who insisted
Motherwell had been held toe
long without a preliminary
hearing.
Hearing Request Set
Motherwell was returned to
California on September IA
after his arrest in Atlanta, Ca,
August Is. Mr.. Reyes con-
tends he agreed to delaying
the preliminary hearing until
today as a convenience to the
prosecutor, Gordon 1. Smith
and with the understanding q
full-dresS preliminary hearing
would begin then.
Mr.. Smith, who insists nc
such agreement was made, later
changed his mind and an.
nounced the case would be pre-
sented to the grand jury wher
1t conveneS today.
Samuel Klein, Mr.. Reyes as
sociate, said if the dismissa,
motion is denied, the defense
will ask that the hearing be
held on the spot.
"Mr. Reyes is ready, and Mr.
Smith is ready" Mr.. Kleir
said. 1.-THE prosecution has al
its witnesses on hand"
Plan to Ask Writ
1t is expected that Mr.. Smith
then will move to dismiss the
charges, with the intention Of
filing a new complaint against
Motherwell Immediately.
Il don't think Motherwell will
get a breath of fresh air in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
ONE OF THE RESPONSE

ONE OF THE RESPONSE
BILITIES of the board Of
directors is to decide whether
a newcomer should be given
a key to the green door. Once
in the club, a member can go
up and play on one of the
tables above Ninth street at
any time of the day or night.
Naturally, the member has to
furnish his own opponent.
Interest in the sport re-
mains steady, Mr.. ChaimSon
said, but too many people
still look on the game as
something of a patsy" sport.
(About this time, the young
boy launch d a series of
slams and the old man was
backed up against the wall,
returning the drives with
chopping strokes. Eventually,
he missed one. And they went
right back to it,
A young man joined the
conversation.
I'm Japan" he said, every
body plays table tennis-even
in the high schools. In the
United States what happens?
You can hardly find a table
in most high schools. So
what happens? The student
body has to go out in the
stands and watch II guys
play football"
ut was the japanese" put
In a fast-talking youngSter,
who gave the sport its first
radical change a.few years
back. They introduced the
'open-faced sponge paddle.
You could get a terrific spin
on the ball but couldn't hear
anything when you hit it. 1t
slowed down my refexes not
being able to hear the ball
hit. Well, that's been banned
now. The paddle everybody's
taking up now is the sand
wich sponge Smooth rubber
is placed over the sponge and
it can be no more than four
millimeters thick"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
Bio Advance Seen in D. c. Attack
On Problem of Chronic Alcoholic

changed the rehabilitation pro-
gram from a harried, struggle
against-odds affair-in which
alcoholics were interviewed for
the program against a back
drop of noise and turmoil in
the District Court cellblock-to
a smooth, scientific operation.
Now, alcoholics who either
plead or are found guilty are
quickly evaluated by a proba-
ton officer in the courtroom of
Municipal Court, where they
are taken if they cannot post
collateral.
Quiet Interview
If the man appears to be
good program material, the
judge is asked to delay action
while the probation officer in
terviews the man in a quiet
Office at the rear of the court.
If the person being inter-
viewed appears to want to help
himself, the probation officer
recommends that his case "be
continued" and the man is
sent to the District Jail for a
four-day drying out" period.
Upon his return to the court,
the man is taken with other
potential members of the pro-
gram to a special courtroom
where probation officers and
members of IA explain the
program to them.
The program asks only one
thing of it's members: That
they spend one hour a week at
one of two meetings in which
the AA is discussed.
No pressure or coercion is
used in soliciting membership.
If a man chooses to join the
program, the court suspends his
sentence by releasing him on
personal bond.
Mr.. Solden notes that the
program is not restricted solely
to those who are guilty Of pub
lie alcoholism.
IF a man is not guilty but
still feels he needs help, we'll
be glad to talk to him." he said.
Aid Is Offered
Once a man has Joined the
program, the combined energies
of the ARU, AA, various en-
ployment agencies, community
bureaus and hospitals are used
in his behalf.
He may find new spiritual
strength through his associa-
ton with the AA. Probation Of
f1cers may arrange through his
former employer to have him
rehired. Local agencies such
as the Salvation Army will see
that he is clothed, lodged and
fed if his case so requires. A
hospital will see to his medical
care if he needs it.
Indeed, several active tuber-
culosis cases have been detected
during ARU screenings and re-
ferred to hospitals.
There is no question that
as a tax-saving measure, an aid
to penal authorities and a
breath of hope to the Districts
alcN holics, the rehabilitation
PROGRAM has been q success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
2 Of 3 Hydronts Dry
As departments Burn

An explosion and fire last night destroyed section of
new, unoccupied apartment building Annandae Va
Alfred Savia assistant Fairfax County fire marshal said
the fire apparently caused by of the heaters used to
each apartment in the Annandae Apartments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
Grand Jury to Get
MotherWeII Case
Preliminary Hearing Denied
Despite Plea of Defense
BY RICHARD OTONE
Star Staff Writer

The murder against Larry Lord Motherwe charged
in the death of Pearl Puney of Washington taken
to grand jury IN Downeve Calf today after the defense
lost in move to have the aired at preliminary hearing
Justice Court Judge Alden johnson of Serave ordered
the hearing continued until Monday allowing Prosecutor Cor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26

alarm spread over the problem
of alcoholism in the District.
Now, for the first time, Wash
ington has the makings of a
promising corrective program
for that fraction of its popula-
ton which is sick with drink.
But the problem itself has by
no means abated.
Says former Municipal Court
Chief Judge Leonard P. Walsh:
"Intoxication arrests in the
District are way out of proper
ton to our population. It's a
tremendous problem here. And
with more tensions and fears,
it's increasing"
What many city leaders had
pleaded for was a program that
would help arrested alcoholics
who sincerely wanted to break
their habit.
Program Expanded
In September, 1858, after
more than a decade of tolerat-
ing a largely Intellectual reha-
Utilization program run by one
overworked probation officer,
Congress appropriated $4,000
for an expanded program with
additional personnel. The re-
suits have justified the invest
ment.
Were making progress"
says Edward w. Soden, the
earnest young director Of the
city's five-man Alcoholic Re-
Mobilization Unit (ARU.
Mr.. Soden and his staff Of
three probation officers, two of
them members of Alcoholics
Anonymous, have in IL months
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26

7451 Little River Turnpike.
An explosion aroused resi-
dents of nearby apartments
about 11:l5 pm. They found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
BY LANSING LAMONT
Star Stan Writer

Washington's fight against
alcoholism has taken on new
dimensions with the release
last week of a report on the
Districts year-old alcoholic re-
Mobilization program.
The report showed the pro-
gram had saved taxpayers here
an estimated $26O,O00 in main
tanning room and board fol
convicted alcoholics.
It also suggested further sup
port for the rehabilitation
rather than penalizing, of al
coholicS in the District.
The report was significant
because Washington has beer
frustrated in the past in its at
tempts to combat alcoholism
Cities like Chicago or New York
can zone off Bowery-type areas
where alcoholics can sport
themselves without fear of ar
rest and Jail. Washington, as the
Nations capital and showplace
could hardly adopt that alter
native.
1t could, however, end the
expensive practice of penalizine
alcoholics as criminals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-26
Millions Expended

In past years, Washingtonians
have spent millions of dollars
supporting their incorrigible al
coholics on the District work.
farm at Occoquan.
The move to reduce over
crowded conditions at Occoquan
and halt the continuing whole
sale failing of public alcoholics
began several years ago when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-10
Actress
To Be
Just Wife

LONDON. Aug. 10 tAP).-
Julie Andrews took up the
role Of housewife full time
today after shedding the rags
Of Eliza Doolittle, the role in
MY Fair Lady" that rocketed
her to international stage
fame.
The 24-year-old singing
actress said she plans to take
a long rest. spending "just a
quiet and ordinary time with
my husband" Stage Designer
Tony Walton, whom she mar
ried last May. She apparently
has no immediate plans for
a new part.
Tears streaming down her
face. Julie took her final cur
tain call in Pair Lady" Sat-
urday night after 31a years
before New York and London
audiences.
The audience linked hands
across the Drury Lane The
alter and sang Should Aud
Acquaintance Be Forgot"
The cast Joined in the ova-
ton. Julie fled to her dress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-10

ing room and wept for more
than an hour.
Later the star was hostess
at a party In the theater.
"A wonderful night and a
wonderful show" she said.
THANK you TO everyone who
made 1t possible"
She recalled the opening
night In New York and her
first number. that Of the little
cockney flower girl who
dreams wistfully Of an easier
life.
you know" she said, II
never really got the part UNI
der control. ! got very close
to 1t sometimes. And / think
I'm enormously better than
when ! started on Broadway"
Anne Rogers, another Brit
ish girl who has played MY
Fair Lady" In the United
States, takes over as Eliza
tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-10
Mexicdn Beauty
Will Not Wed
Ago Khan

NICE, France, Aug. 10
(AP). - Sylvia Casablancas,
the Mexican beauty, said to-
day she does not want to be
the wife Of Aga Khan because
she did not feel up to the
responsibility.
Il didn't want to be the
begun wife Of the leader of
the Ismaili Moslems). I think
it implies many obligations,
struggles and mucn courage.
I am only 10. I was afraid of
not being capable of the
task" she told a reporter.
Stories of a romance be-
tween Sylvia, daughter of a
wealthy Mexican inventor
and businessman, and the
handsome 22-year-old Aga
Khan w. became current two
years ago when she was a
student at an English finish
ing school. They were often
seen together.
Aga Khan was graduated
from Harvard last June. He
succeeded his grandfather as
the leader of 20 million
Ismaili Moslems when he was
a sophomore.