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Evening star., 1961-12-27

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the actor fell dead. Guess
shot too low Bat said"
Historians regard this tale
as a bit of imagination.
Loved to Recall Old Days
But whether AL Jennings dealt
in fact or fancy. he loved to
recall the old days and, in the
best American tradition. he
loved to dream-and where
the dream ended and dreary
reality began, no one knew for
certain.
AL was born in Tazewell
County, Va, and left home at
II because his father killed his
pet SQUIRREL could always
kill a man without batting an
eye but I couldn't stand to see
an animal harmed" AL once
said.
He was admitted to the bar
in Comanche County, Kans., in
1884, moved to Ell Reno, Okla,
and was elected county attor-
ney in 1892. He said he turned
outlaw when his brother was
killed in a gunfight and a jury
freed the slayers. Jennings
claimed he killed the murders
in a gunfight and became a
wanted man, leading to his
train-robbing adventures.
His estimate of Is or 20 train
robberies has been revised
downward by historians. Author
Louis Lamour, an expert in
Western lore, said the only real
badman in Jennings band was
little Dick West, who quit in
disgust after this fiasco:
"The gang boarded a train"
said Mr.. Lamour, "and a con-
ductor, with a deep, booming
bass voice. yelled from another
car: What's going on up there?
At that the gang jumped off
the train and walked miles back
to their horses"
Taken to Prison
Author Lake says of the one
proven Jennings train robbery
THE gang netted only about
three bucks apiece. A posse
found out they were holed ur
at a ranch house and came
after 'em. AL was so scared he
couldn't pull the trigger. They
took 'em away to prison, like
taking candy from a baby"
When Western scholars pre-
Sented facts to refute Jennings
claim, leach time the old man
would just sputter and walk
away" Mr.. Lake said.
After Jennings imprison-
ment and his release, he became
a lecturer, then an evangelist
and ran for Governor of Okla
homa in. 1914. AL contended
Il would have made it but ]
was counted out. At 11:3C
O'Clock election night, I wa.
$4,000 votes ahead. BY mid
night, I was $4,000 behind
politics is not a lot crookedel
than train robbing."
Jennings came to Californis
in 1915-and ultimately became
an adviser to movie-makers or
Western folklore.
OF this Mr.. Lake comments.
Jennings latched on to those
movie people by cashing in or
a reputation he made himself
He was just a harmless phonJ
who wanted publicity anc
kicked history haywire with g
lot Of malarkey."
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Looks Are Deceiyino

LINCOLN, Neb.-Think you
know what an Italian or a
Swede looks alike? When a
group of Nebraska studen is
sought to match pictured faces
and the nationalities of IS Eu-
ropean countries, they were SO
per cent wrong.
Evening star., 1961-12-27

Gums government said a
colonel was following the trucks
all way from the airport and
did not notice anything.
Today, however, Prince Sou
wanna Phouma's secretary ar
rived two hours before his chief
and tried to distributed pamph-
lets at the airport. A govern
ments official. Gen. Bountieng
VenevongSos, ordered police to
confiscate all copies. They were
not made available to newsmen.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Combodio Prince Halls
Red Chinese Support

PHNOM PENN. Dec. 27 (AP)-Cambodas chief of state,
Prince Norodom Shanouk opened his Nations Congress
terday with fiery speech denouncng "o Thai and South
Wet Namese enemies He called Communist China the only
effective support and real brother Caboda count
Prince Shanouk charged there had been almost daily
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Leaflet Authenticated
Continued From Page Al

Officers of both the escort
detachments denied their men
threw out any leaflets in Vien-
tiane, but United States En-
bassy officials said they were
certain of the authenticity of
a leaflet which they said a Lao
employe Of the embassy picked
up. The embassy employe re-
ported he say bundles of leaf
lets being thrown from a truck
on the road from the airport by
soldiers with red neckerchiefs.
A spokesman for Prince Boun
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the actor fell dead. Guess l
shot too low Bat said"
Historians regard this tale
as a bit of imagination.
Evening star., 1961-07-08
HuIf-GuIIon
Milk Price
Up 2 Cents

Milk purchased in Washing
ton area stores in the half-gal-
Ion size went up two cents this
week with dairies citing in
creased labor costs as the
reason.
The price of a half gallon of
plain homogenized milk is now
As cents and that of Vitamin D
homogenized is so cents. The
quart prices are 26 cents and
q cents for Vitamin D.
Highs Dairy, which carries
only a single brand of Vita
min D milk, increased its quart
price from % to % cents, half
gallons from 43 to As cents,
and gallons from So to 80 cents.
Prices on home delivered milk
has remained unchanged. A
spokesman for Sealtest said he
does not believe the cost of
home delivered milk will be
increased.
Wage increases that went
into effect a month ago, ac-
cording to the Sealtest spokeS-
man, gave all dairy workers
an average hike of about IS a
week.
Evening star., 1961-07-08
Republicans Pick
Stuunton Man

STAUNTON. Va, July 8
(AP - Arthur R. (Pete)
Giesen jr. of Staunton has
been nominated by Republi-
cans of Staunton and Waynes-
boro. and Augusta and High
land counties. to be the party's
candidate for a seat in the
House of Delegates in the
November general election.
His mother, Mrs. Charlotte
Giesen, has been a G. o. P,
delegate since 1857, represent
ing Radford and Montgomery
Counties.
Mr.. Giesen, an employe of
Westinghouse Corp. at Verona,
will oppose the Democratic in
cumbents from the 10th legiS-
lative district-George M.
Cochran of Staunton and Felix
E. Edmunds of Waynesboro.
A native of Radford, he was
educated in that city and is a
graduate of Yale University. He
holds a masters degree in busi-
ness education.
Mr.. Giesen is married to the
former Dorothy Hopkins of
Branford. Conn, and they have
four children.
Evening star., 1961-07-08
Dr.. Dietz Heads
New Stute Boord

II BALTIMORE. July SIfAPo =
A Prince Georges countsSphy
sician was elected chairman OF
the new State Board of Health
and Mental Hygiene at the
organizations first meeting
here yesterday.
The post heading the new
11-member group, created by
the 1861 Maryland General AS
Sembly, went to DR.. Aaron
Dietz of College Heights, a
member of the old State Board
of Health.
The new group replaces the
separate policy-making boards
for the State Department OF
Health and the Department of
Mental Hygiene.
Evening star., 1961-07-08
Morgan Seeks Lawyer
Real Thing, That Is

SAN FANCISCO, July
(AP) Daniel Jackson Oliver
Wendell Holmes Morgan, ac-
cused of masquerading as an
attorney in Washington, D. c..
tried to get a good lawyer yes
terday, but failed.
Arraignment proce e ding
were halted yesterday so Nor
gan can obtain legal help. He
sought aid from noted trial
lawyer j. w. Jake" Ehrlich
but Mr.. Ehrlich refused.
I'm not going to do a thing
for him." Mr.. Ehrlich said.
Morgan's bail was set at $40,-
900 after his arrest here Thurs
day night by the FBI. A pre-
liminary hearing was set for
July II.
Three Of Morgan's 100 Dis
trict clients were sentenced tc
the electric chair and moves
Evening star., 1961-07-08
City Of Fairfax
To Share County
Voting Facilities

The new city of Fairfax
which has been fighting Fair
fax County lately on the con-
solidation issue, will get a help
ing hand from the county dur
ing Tuesdays Democratic pri-
mary balloting.
The week-old city has set
up its own three-member elec-
toral board to administer the
election. The board has ordered
5000 ballots printed.
Mrs. Margaret Rice, board
secretary, said the city will
use the same election judges
and clerks appointed by the
county, the same ballot boxes
and polling booths att the same
polling places. In addition, the
city will use the services of the
county registrar for voter sta
tistics. The city is expected to
take care of these matters it.
self in the fall general elec-
ton, Mrs. Rice said.
Agreement on procedures for
the primary, she said. had been
worked out with Mrs. Ceres
Gaskins. secretary to the
county electoral board. In ad-
dition to Mrs. Rice, the new
members of the city electoral
board are Douglass Mackall,
III, chairman, and Mrs. Gladys
L. Case.
Evening star., 1961-07-08

Virginia an assignment plan as
the best method of keeping the
schools open and regulating
our problem from there on out.
North Carolina did adopt
this plan," Senator Boothe
said. And North Carolina has
closed not one school room
against a single school child.
1t is interesting to note that
North Carolina today has less
integration than Virginia"
Senator Boothe accused his
opponents of urging that the
section of the State Constitu-
ton guaranteeing free public
schools should be removed, and
Of supporting every bill in the
Legislature that would have
closed public schools.
In 1861" Senator Boothe
said, I'VE face serious educa-
tional problems. We must
cement the section in the Con-
stitution guaranteeing free
public schools immovably and
we must make public school
education available to every
Virginia child"
Speaking of the Northern
Virginia areas need for more
adequate roads. Senator Boothe
pointed out that only one
eighth of total road alloca-
tions goes to the Culpepper
Highway District.
He said that this amount of
money is hardly enough to keep
up our present roads, much less
build the new ones we need.
He said the commissioner OF
highways estimates that the
State is behind $500 million in
primary and secondary high
way programs.
Evening star., 1961-07-08
Rote
Boost OKd
By Arlington

Arlington County has signed
the first $30-per-day contracj
for the specialized care Of
indigents with the Washing.
ton Hospital Center.
The move came after Wash
ington hospitals served notice
on the nearby counties that
they would refuse Virginia anc
Maryland indigents if the
counties wouldn't pay more
nearly full costs of the care.
The action by the hospitals
was another step in the Wash
ington Hospital Councils three
rear program to force ell ares
Jurisdictions to increase the
impatient payments to full
costs which average about $3S
per day.
The Arlington County Board
approved the $30-pe--day rate
last week. 1t is 81 per day more
than it pays Arlington Hos.
pital for the care of irdigents
William M. Bucher, executive
director of the council, ex-
pressed the hope that other
Jurisdictions would follow Ar
lington's example.
Evening star., 1961-07-08

come a candidate for the NOM
nation.
About the only interest
shown in an office beneath
that of Governor was by L.
Shields Parsons, jr., ~, of Nor
folk, son of the late Republi-
can national committeeman.
Mr.. Parsons already is a can
didate for the House of Dele
gates from Norfolk but his sup
porters say he will withdraw
from that contest if he gets the
party nod for the State attor-
ney generals post.
Another name figuring as a
possible attorney general can
didate is Henry Fitzgerald of
Alexandria, a former Assistant
United States Attorney. An
other possibility is Jack Md
dleton of The Plains. in Fau-
quier County, who is 9Th dis
trict chairman.
Mr.. Dovels name was to be
placed in nomination for Gov
ernor ny Carl Marshall, of
Falls Church, a former chair
man of the old Sth congress
Sional district.
The 10th district. next to
Washington. D. c.. has the
largest single block of votes at
today's convention-94 in all
which makes it the most in
fluential of all delegations.
Senator Tower Talks
At a banquet last night, the
speaker was Senator John
Tower. of Texas. who upset the
Democratic forces of Vice PreSi-
dent johnson in a special elec-
ton to fill Mr.. Johnson's for
mer Senate seat.
At a press conference. SEN
ator Goldwater of Arizona and
Mr.. Potter said that "the Re-
publican Party would be de-
lighted to have Senator Gold
water and Senator Tower come
into Virginia" during the forth
coming campaign.
Would former Vice President
Richard NJ. Nixon be equally
welcomed in the Virginia cam
paign? Mr.. Potter was asked.
Yes" the party chairman
replied.
Representative Broyhill of the
10th Virginia district, intro
duced Senator Tower.
Evening star., 1961-07-08

no ware under way to win new
trials for them.
Investigators said the so.
year-old man crammed Law
knowledge from a prison library
while serving a robbery term In
California'S San Quentin Prison
and posed in Washington, D. C..
courts as L. A. Harris. The rea,
Harris actually was admitted tt
the bar there but did not prac-
tice.
The true L. A. Harris, a Negro
attorney now practicing ir
Sacramento, told newsmer
there Morgan came to him
when he was in the last year
of law school at Northwestern
in 1949, identified himself as
attorney E. A. Simmons of Los
Angeles and suggested they sci
up a law partnership in Chi
cago.
Mr.. Harris said he had "some
apprehensionS" as to the pro.
posed partnership and didn't
agree to it but he did share
an office with Morgan for foul
or five months. He said they
worked together on a murder
case in which their client waG
acquitted.
Mr.. Harris called Morgan.
masquerade "a pretty shocking
and disgusting thing"
When brought before United
States Commissioner Harold w
Jerett, the soft-spoken mar
pulled his coat up around his
ears to avoid being photo
graphed and insisted name is
John D. Clark"
Evening star., 1961-07-08
New Georgetown Hotel
Rising on Parking Lot

possibly be more expensive Ito
stay in) than any other hotel
in Washington" the Spokes-
man said.
Assistant managers = not
bellhops-will lead guests to
their rooms. a.
Living Staffs
Travellers will have Euro
pean-type service: buffers and
maids stationed on each floor
to serve continental breakfast
or tea and to- tidy up when
summoned by a buzzer.
Shoes left in Railways will
be polished overnight and re-
turned to the travellers door,
way.
Four dining rooms-George I,
II, III, and IV-will offer for
NAL dining under a Regency
chandelier or beside an indoor
waterfall.
The 105-room hotel was de-
signed by architects Corning,
Moore, Elmore and Fischer of
Washington in a colonial style
approved in late 1859 by the
Fine Arts Commission. The
brick used will be of a soft,
salmon color.
The American Metropolitan
formally Mortgage) Invest
menG Co. will own the inn.
Leased to Operator
The company's stockholders
are largely from the Washing
ton area. Sheldon Magazine is
president.
American Metropolitan has
already leased the inn to a
Chicago group, headed by Julius
Epstein of that city. The group
operates the Dupont Plaza here
and hotels in Atlanta, Milwau-
kee and San Francisco.
Richard Himmel, a Chicago
decorator, designer and au-
thority on historical furniture,
is supervising creation of the
Inn. Each floor will be diff
ferent-18th Century English,
18th Century French Provin-
cial, Italian Privincial, Early
American. Oriental and Vic
torian.
Evening star., 1961-07-08
Centennial Unit
Will Be Honored

RICHMOND, July 8 (AP) -
Presentation of a medallion
from the National Civil War
Centennial Commission to Vir-
ginia's Civil War Commission
will be made at a luncheon
here on July 18.
The medallion was estab-
lished by the national COM
mission as its highest token
of appreciation to organiza-
tions and individuals singled
out as doing outstanding work
in behalf of the centennial. ]"
Virginia's commission is the
first State commission to
receive the award.
Gen. U. S. Grant (ret.)
chairman, and Karl S. Belts,
executive director of the ma
tional commission, will make
the presentation.
Evening star., 1961-07-08

means WllllIlB CO COIlCCQ6 IIlc
offices of Governor and attor-
ney general to the winners Of
next Tuesdays ocratic
primary, but expressed the be-
lief, held by many delegates,
that "our hopes are highest"
for the Lieutenant Governor S
chair.
This is because of the vast
difference between the two
Democratic candidates for Lieu
tenant Governor" Mr.. Potter
said.
His reference was to the
Democratic contest now being
waged between Alexandria State
Senator Armistead L. Boothe
and State Senator Mills E.
Goodwin, jr., of Suffolk.
Split is Expected
The Republican opportunity
may be greatest in that cam
paign." Mr.. Potter told re-
porters.
I'VE could assume" he added,
"the most liberal supporters of
Mr.. Boothe would not support
Mr.. Goodwin in November, if Mr..
Goodwin is nominated. or that
Mr.. Godwin's supporters would
not vote for Mr.. Boothe, if Mr..
Boothe is nominated"
Although Mr.. Potter's words
seemed to express views widely
held by the approximately 500
delegates to the Republican
convention, none of the four
principal candidates for the
nomination for Governor gave
any indication of being willing
to accept nomination for any
lesser office.
The race, as the convention
got under way today, appeared
TO have settled down between
two leading candidates. Horace
E. Henderson, 43, of Mclean,
Fairfax County. and H. Clyde
Pearson, S6, of Lee County.
Also formally in the race are
former State Chairman I. R..
Oovel. of Luray. and George
Hates, jr., an Alexandria in
surance man who lives in Fair
fax County.
Mr.. Pearson resigned yester-
day as Assistant United States
Attorney so that he could be-
Evening star., 1961-07-08

Workmen this week began
digging up a parking lot at
Wisconsin avenue and N street
NV. from which will rise the
six-story Georgetown Inn -
$2.5 million-worth of luxury
hostelry.
Plans for the hotel were an
nounced in 1859 but financing
could not be obtained until re-
Gently, a spokesman said.
Financing has now been ac-
complished, he said, so that the
project can go ahead.
Scheduled to, open in early
1862, the hotel is planned as
one of the most luxurious in
the United States. 1t will quite
Evening star., 1961-07-08

important To-Day as a pubic
education.
THE level of income rises
and falls with the level of ed
ucation," Senator Boothe as
serted.
Speaking Of his opposition
Senator Boothe said the great
est difference lies in their ap-
proach to public education.
Senator Boothe said that
since 1854 he had run the
gauntlet of political ostracism
telling the people the truth.
Very simply" he said. this
was that under the Supreme
Court decision of May, 1854,
we could not have public schools
and total segregation.
"On October IS. 1854, I pro-
posed for the first time in
Evening star., 1961-07-08
Dresboch Youth Gets
Life 7 erm, Mental Test

ANNAPOLIS, July 8 (AP).-
Judge Benjamin Michaelson
yesterday sentenced Ralph
Wayne Dresbach to life in the
Maryland Penitentiary and then
ordered an examination to de-
termine if he should be con-
fined in Patuxent Institution as
a defective delinquent.
The dual actions were taken
in Anne Arundel County Circuit
Court where the 16-year-old
Dresbach was convicted by a
jury last Friday of first degree
murder in the Staying of his
father, H. Malone Dresbach, a
Washington attorney.
Judge Michaelson accepted a
recommendation by the State
that a similar charge against
the youth of numbering his
mother be held in allegiance.
The DreSbachs, foster parents
of the adopted youth. were shot
and killed in their home at
Franklin Manor in Southern
Anne Arundel County last jan
uary 7.
Sentence Mandatory
The all-male jury which
heard the case recommended
that he not be given capital
punishment, making life
sentence mandatory.
Judge MichaelSon withheld
sentence until defense attorneys
could prepare a petition re-
questing the court to have him
examined as a defective delin-
quent, which would enable him
to be committed to Patuxent
Institution. the States PSYCHE
atric prison at JesSup.
His younger brother. Arthur
Lee Dresbach, Is, was not in
court yesterday. The boys,
natural brothers, were both
adopted by the Dresbachs.
Under terms of their parents
will they would have shared
Evening star., 1961-07-08

sembly no combination OF
the two tickets will suffice. Not
only is the oppoSition's phi.os-
ophy completely at odds with
ours, but the General Assembly
will not favor any unworkable
mixture of the two"
Byrd-Backed Ticket
Mr.. Harrison heads the Byrd
organization backed ticket
that includes State Senator
Mills E. Goodwin for Lieutenant
Governor and State Senator
Robert Y. Button for attorney
general.
This slate is opposed by
one headed by 1t. Gov. Ste
phens for Governor, State
Senator Armistead L. Boothe
for Lieutenant Governor and
T. Munford Boyd for attorney
general.
The Stephens candidacy was
championed last night by for
mer Gov. Colgate w. Darden.
jr.. in a filmed television talk
over a Lynchhurg station.
/ Mr.. Darden said he regarded
Mr.. Stephens as especially
well qualified" to lead Virginia
for the next four years and ex-
pressed agreement most spe-
officially with Mr.. Stephens
fiscal policies.
The idea of meeting Vir-
ginia's needs without increas-
ing tax revenues is a "cosrly
Illusion" Mr.. Darden de-
clared.
Needs" Are Stressed
VirginianS, he said, expect
a balanced budget and thrifty
administration. But they also
expect and deserve the public
services which the changing
times require, Moreover, they
are willing to pay for them.
These needs, while immedi-
ate, are not exorbitant, nor are
they beyond our ability to meet
them if we act decisively."
Mr.. Harrison himself spoke
last night in HillSville, Gray
son County, and struck out at
the idea of a sales tax for
Virginia.
Mr.. Stephens led a campaign
motorcade last night from
Smithfield through Tidewater
Virginia, the Associated Press
reported.
TV Appearance Slated
Mr.. Harrison's statement
this morning came as he, Mr..
Goodwin and Mr.. Button headed
for a rally and coffee hour at
C h a t ham in Pittsylvania
County, an organization stlong-
hold. Tonight. the three ap-
pear on teleYiSion- in Roanoke.
Senator Bootheswas sched-
uled to tour Fairfax shopping
centerS today and appear on
a televiSed press conference in
Harrisonburg at 8 pm.
Mr.. Stephens was to cam
paign in Newport News and
Hampton and make a speech
at 8 pm. at Williamsburg
Courthouse. while Mr.. Boyd
was campaigning in Charlottes-
vile.
Evening star., 1961-07-08

Jointly in an estimated SIS, 200
estate if death had come under
different circumstances.
Estate $4,000
Arthur Lee now may become
the sole heir to his fathers
estate, estimated at $4,000 in
Orphans Court proceedings,
Past court decisions have held
that an heir could not profit
by the death of a person he
murdered.
Whether Wayne also dis
qualified himself from his
mothers estate poses a legal
question since he was not tried,
and now apparently will not be
tried, for her death.
Evening star., 1961-07-08
Counterfeit Twenties
Are Still Circulating

BALTIMORE, July 8, AP.-
Counterfeit $40 bills still are
circulating in Maryland eight
months after a raid on a New
Jersey shop which printed
them.
John H. Hanly, agent in
charge of the Secret Service
office here, said yestedday that
phony bills passed in Maryland
have averaged $500 to $700 a
month since Christmas. He
termed the flow abnormal"
Evening star., 1961-07-08
Hit Sidewalk Plan

The Fairfax County Cham
Der of Commerce has taken a
stand against a proposed
county ordinance requiring
sidewalks on all streets in sub
divisions. The chambers board
of directors recommended that
the ordinance, which comes up
for public hearing next Wednes-
day not be adopted.
Evening star., 1961-07-08
Shack Fire Jams
Route so Traffic

| A fire in an abandoned shack
at the old Falls Church AR
Park jammed traffic on busy
U. S. Route so yesterday.
Fairfax County firemen said
the shack. owned by Eakin
Properties, Inc, was a total
loss in the blaze about 1926
pm. The cause is still un-
known, they said.
Evening star., 1961-07-08
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