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Evening star., 1961-08-15
Keorns Hits Spread
Of Chonceries Here

Representative Kearns and
his staff drafted the two plan;
within hours after reading q
report in The Star showing
that some Washington resi-
dents feel chanceries, the of :
fices of foreign governments
are hurting the value of some
residential areas.
The Star report showed that
neighbors had won only two OF
20 battles since 1858 against
governments seeking chancer-
les in areas zoned residential.
Representative Kearns told
the House that he has been in
many capitals of =, the world
where the United States has its
offices downtown, divorced
from its embassies.
Foreign Laws Cited
His House Resolution, No.
Ais, says that "since the United
States is generally required, in
locating its chanceries abroad
Ito observe laws and zoning
regulations applicable to busi-
ness-type buildings in the cap
ital cities of those nations with
which diplomatic relations are
maintained, (that) such for
eign nations should !: observe
the laws and zoning regulations
with regard to the location of
business-type buildings in the
District of Columbia" thus To-
eating ehanceries in business
rather than residential sreas.
Evening star., 1961-08-15
D. c. Throws Out
Identical Bids

District officials today threw
out the four identical bids thu
city recently received on ar
aluminium sheeting order.
Rexford G. VESSELS, the Dis.
trict's procurement office
said new bids will be sought
They will be opened on Au.
gust "a.
Identical sale offers of $8,79C
for $4,000 pounds of aluminium
sheeting were submitted By
Revere Copper & Brass, Inc,
of Baltimore; Reynolds Metals
Co., Richmond; Kaiser Alumni
mum and Chemical Sales, Inc,
Oakland, Calf, and the Wash
ington office of Aluminium
Company of America.
After the four bids were
opened, Mr.. Vessels notified
the Justice Department, as is
his practice when identical bids
are received.
Evening star., 1961-08-15

Carolina. had interceded for
Mr.. Rosenberg with the board
The Congressman countered by
saying he intended to hold his
own congressional i1vestiga-
tion into alleged IRREGULAR
ties" in District departments,
especially the licensing division.
The District Commissioners,
spurred by Mr.. Rosenberg's
charges against Mr.. Cardano,
ordered its own investigation.
Deputy Police Chief John B.
Layton submitted a report of
his findings to Commissioner
Walter N. Tobriner last week.
Mr.. Tobriner yesterday said
he may make public a sum-
mary of police investigation
findings at a Commissioners
open board meeting on Thurs
day.
Evening star., 1961-08-15
BY WILLIAM GRIGG
.,. p. -. Star StRff,wrtter a.

Representative Kearns, Re-
publican of Pennsylvania, said
today he hopes to halt the
spread of foreign chanceries in
Washington residential areas
A House resolution he intro
duced after reading a report on
the problem in The Sunday
Star would make clear the
Houses intent that chanceries
the offices Of foreign am
bassadors and their staffs-
should not be located in areas
zoned residential. ..
The Congressman said his
second step will be to offer a
similar statement Thursday as
an amendment to the foreign
aid bill. ......
The House would be able
either to adopt the resolution
or pass the amended foreign
aid bill, or do both. The reso-
luton, unlike the amendment,
does not have the force of law
Nor does it require Senate ap-
proval.
Could Influence Zoning
The resolution nevertheless
would probably influence the
actions of the District Boarc
of Zoning Adjustment. Repre-
sentative Kearns is a member
of the House District Commit.
! tee
Evening star., 1961-08-15
BY ROBERTA HORNIG and
WILLIAM DUKE
star Staff Writers

The District Board of APP
neals and Review today began
deliberation on whether Ross
Rosenberg should be granted a
used-car dealers and sales
mans license.
The most sensational case
in the boards one-year history
ended last night after six days
of testimony over a three-Week
period.
The hearings produced tes-
timony that Mr.. Rosenberg's
former used-car firm here, Ross
Discount Motors, had engaged
in questionable business tactics.
They also produced explosive
charges that Chairman Nc
MILAN of the House District
Committee interceded with the
Department of Licenses and
Inspections on behalf of Mr..
Rosenberg, and that a District
licensing official had accepted
money from Mr.. Rosenberg.
Frederick j. Haller, chair
man of the appeals board, said
a decision in the case probably
will be made in a week or 10
days. He said the three-man
hearing panel first wanted to
review the bulging transcript
| Of the hearings.
Denial Urged
Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Louis Robbins, at the close
Of yesterdays hearing, argued
that Mr.. Rosenberg's request
should be denied on the basis
OF his own testimony. ...
He pointed to the auto deal
er's testimony two weeks ago
that he had given lover $10O"
Evening star., 1961-08-15
Maryland Aides Held
On Shokedown Counts

ELLICOTT CITY, Md, Aug
Is (AP).-The former president
of the Maryland State Plumb
ing License Board and a How
ard County plumbing inspector
were charged To-Day with alleg-
edly trying to shake down an
applicant for a license.
BENJAMIN Roll, 81. Baltimore,
former president and still a
member of the State board,
and Charles Ash, AZ, Ellicott
City, were released on $1,750
bail by Magistrate B. Harrison
Shipley, who held them for
Evening star., 1961-08-15

grand jury action on charges of
conspiracy and false pretenses.
They were arrested at the
railroad station in El1icott City
Chief Fred Ford said $500 ir
marked bills was given to g
county plumber.
Chief Ford said the arrests
were made after the money
changed hands. -
The county plumber pre-
viously had been turned down
fer a master license.
The State board licenses
plumbers, and the county in
spector must approve all work.
Evening star., 1961-08-15
Fatal Beating
Holds D. C. Man

A 35-year-old District man
has been held for grand jury
action in the fatal beating of
his common-law wife last
Thursday night.
A District coroners jury yes
terday held the man. Joseph
D. johnson of the 900 block
of K street NV, in the death
of Lucille Young, SO, in a base
ment apartment after an argu-
ment.
Evening star., 1961-08-15

Career, committee counsel, SalC
there would be an attempt tt
set up another meeting latel
this week.
The hearings on the Davi'
bill we're conducted before
subcommittee headed by thu
author, Representative Davis
Democrat of Georgia. The
measure would reduce the age
limit of juveniles brought be-
fore the court from 18 to 16
turn the court into a branch
of Municipal Court and au.
thorize an additional Municipa
Court Judge:
The proposals in the bill
have been sharply criticized ir
Senate hearings today and last
week but some support was ex'
pressed today before the HOUSE
unit. Meanwhile, in the Sen
atae today, eight of 10 wit
nesses strongly backed addi'
ton of two judges to the Ju
venile Court bench.
Davis Plan Backed
Support for the Davis bill
was expressed today by severa
citizen witnesses appearing be.
fore the House subcommittee
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, repre-
senting the Kslorama Citizens
Association, indorsed the Davis
bill and said it would end tht
lenient treatment of juveniles
in the present court setup. She
said sterner treatment il
needed and claimed children
are capable of more vicious
crimes today than they. were
when the court was originally
established.
G. M. Koockogey, president
of the Kalorama group, added
that two additional judges al
the court would not solve any.
thing.
Mr.. Koockogey called the
bill an intelligent effort" tc
solve the problem in the best
possible way"
Also appearing in support Of
the bill was Mrs. Margaret A
Fisher. of the North Washing
ton Council of Citizens Asso-
Citations.
Mrs. Fisher said the bill
would definitely help to reduce
the increase in Juvenile crime
Extra Judges Urged
But another witness, Mrs
Louis Gutenberg, appearing as
a private citizen, asked Repre-
sentative Davis to make it
possible" for more judges to
help with juvenile cases.
Mrs. Gutenberg asked for a
chance to let the court, as it
exists today. rehabilitate youth
full offenders with the addition
of two more judges.
The Rev. Andrew Fowler,
representing the National Po-
tomac Council of Churches, also
spoke for two more judges and
said it would be a mistake to
place the court under Munich
pal Court.
Another witness, T. M.
Evening star., 1961-08-15
DC. Vote Bill
Seen on WAY
To.Conference
Senute Expected
To Alter Terms
Of House Version
By JOHN McKELWAY
Star, Staff Writer

District voting legislation
continues on a smooth course
through Congress.
The House. by passing the
bill yesterday on a voice vote
isent to the Senate a collection
of amendments to the Law
which previously enabled Dis.
trict citizens to vote in primary
elections. They were drawn ur
by Representative Broyhill
Republican of Virginia.
Later this week, the Senate
District Committee is expected
to report a similar bill. But il
is likely to differ with the
House bill on voting age, resi-.
dence requirement and restric.
tions on absentee voting.
81 or Is Years
The Broyhill bill sets the age
at 81 and the residence require.
ment at one year, and limit
absentee voting to members ot
the armed forces and the For.
eign Service.
The Kennedy administra.
ton. through it's spokesman
Commissioner Walter N. Tobri.
ner, wants the age at 1S, a six.
month residence requirement
and a provision allowing alb.
sentee voting by mail.
Another suggestion, that the
voting law be amended to in.
! clude a non-voting delegate ir
the House. has not crept into
the bill. District officials anc
some Senators think if the pro.
| vision is included the whole bill
might be jeopardized. There 1.
some possibility separate legis.
lation to this end might be in.
troduced during the session.
In the mild debate on thu
bill yesterday, House Majority
Leader Mccormack, said the
time had arrived when the
States should permit those ot
18 years Of age to exercise the
."fullness of citizenship" by vot-
ing. He called 18-year-olds
"eminently qualified" to vote
and said they were better edu-
Gated today than they were
100 years ago, when the age
Of 81 was established as the
traditional voting age.
Residence Standard Hit
Representative Stratton,
Democrat of New York, also
complained that the bills resi-
dency requirements were too
restrictive. He said millions of
voters were disfranchised in
the last election" just because
they happened to be moving
from one town to another"
He said he hoped the Con-
gress was not. by approving the
District law. taking a stand
against a proposed constitu-
tional amendment which would
remove length of residence as
a voting requirement.
Mr.. Broyhil1, however, indi-
Gated the voting regulation
could easily be changed after
they were first given a trial.
In other action a bill de-
signed to give the city repre-
sentation in Statuary Hall was
passed over.
Evening star., 1961-08-15
japan Marks End
OfWur, Honors Dead

TOKYO, Aug. Is APP
Japan today observed the 18th
anniversary of its World War
II surrender with Buddhist and
Christian memorial services for
the war dead in many parts of
the country. There was no
official observance. -
Evening star., 1961-08-15
Juvenile Court Gets
Backing on Judges
Congressional Units Also Hear
Witnesses Support Davis Plans

House subcommittee today completed public hearings on
the controversial Davis bill to strip the District Juvenile Court
its autonomy the time that Senate Subcommittee
hearing testimony backing the addition judges to
the court.
The House subcommittee unable to act on the bill In
executive session for lack of quorum However Hayden s.
Evening star., 1961-08-15
District Appeals Board Ponders
Used-Cor License for Rosenberq

and the price of two children''
bicycles to Conrad N. Cardano
licensing enforcement chief.
In testimony yesterday, Mr.
Rosenberg said he did not con.
slider this alleged gift-givine
either bribery or shakedown.
! Mr.. Rosenberg, who was
denied a license here in 1859
said yesterday:
The man (Cardano) asked
me for the money and I gave
it to him. He never said that
I would get any special favors
or a license if I gave him the
money, and I never asked him
for it."
/ Mr.. Rosenberg told the board
he considered the money he
gave Mr.. Cardano a touch
and that the words "bribe'
and "shakedown" were "the
words the newspapers are using
not the words I used"
"Fine Line" Seen
But in closing arguments
yesterday, Mr.. Robbins said
Mr.. Rosenberg was trying tc
draw a fine line" between what
is bribery and what constitutes
a touch"
Either way you slice it,
Mr.. Robbins said, a. Mr.
Rosenberg was either a cor
rupter of public officials Or q
liar"
Either way" Mr.. Robbins
continued, "he has completely
demonstrated his untrust.
worthiness."
Mr.. Cardano has. repeatedly
denied that he ever accepted
gifts from Mr.. Rosenberg.
Mr.. Cardano's attorney, F
Joseph Donohue, said last
night: "At no time, under M
circumstances, did Mr.. Cardanc
accept or ask for anything Of
value from Mr.. Rosenberg, in
Guiding money" ...
Mr.. Rosenberg's attorney
Bernard T. Levin, argued that
his client had a clean record
in the used and new car busi-
ness in Baltimore during the
last two years. He said that be-
cause of the publicity surround
ing the case, Mr.. Rosenbere
would have to operate Sin a
! goldfish bowl" that he was
"a safe bet" to have a good
record in used-car operations
in the future.
! ,.,. Other Approvals Cited
Thomas A. Helan, assistant
director of licenses and per-
mits, admitted to the board un-
der cross-examination by Mr..
Levin that he had issued used
car dealers licenses to other
men who had prior convictions
for worse offenses than those
charged against Mr.. Rosenberg
The licensing official said all
Of these men had operated
without a single customer COM
| plant since they were given q
second chance.
II think Mr.. Helan acted
wisely in this matter" Mr..
Levin said, "and that's all we
ask for Mr.. Rosenberg, a
/ chance to prove himself"
Mr.. Rosenberg himself had
earlier made an impassioned
plea to the board for his new
dealers license.
During its hearing, the ap-
peals board became the plat
form for many charges di-
rected at the Districts licensing
department.
Mr.. Haller, during the open
ing sessions of the hearing
claimed that Representative
Mcmillan, Democrat of South
Evening star., 1961-08-15
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Daughters Of
America open a two-day
meeting at the Shoreham.
Omega Psi Phi Fra
ternity meets for the third
day at the Sheraton-P Park.
The Maryland State and
District AFL-CIO meets
for the second day at the
Shoreham.
This information Is supplied
by the Convention and VisitoTs
Bureau Of the Metropolitan wash
isgton Board Of Trade.
Evening star., 1961-08-15
Democrats
Act toP Push
Shirley Route
Administration !;
Measure Filed by
! Committee Heads

A Democratic bill to widen
Shirley highway and transfer
the Federal route to Virginia
has reached the House.
Public Works Committee
Chairman Buckley Of New York
and Roads Subcommittee
Chairman Fallon of Maryland,
both Democrats, yesterday in
troduced the lie gfslation
drafted. in the Commerce De-
apartment. It will be ready for
consideration at a subcommit-
tee session scheduled Thursday.
The Commerce bill, with the
sanction of the committee
leaders, is almost bound to be
substituted in the House for
a proposal introduced earlier by
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican of Virginia. Mr.. Broy-
hill yesterday introduced a new
measure identical to the Buck
ley -Fallon bill. Both measures
have the same aim-to effect
a Federal-State compromise re-
solving daily traffic congestion
between the Pentagon and
Route Z. -
Mr.. Broyhill was instrument
tai in bringing State officials to
agreement August 2 with the
Bureau of Public Roads that
the highway would be widened
to eight lanes, with 95 per cent
Federal aid and subsequent
State maintenance.
The State would forget. at
least for the next five or 10
years, a proposed new inter-
state route roughly paralleling
Shirley in Northern Virginia.
kee
Bill Provides Link
Commerce Secretary Hodges,
in a letter to the House COM
mittee, yesterday rejected the
original Broyhill bill, which
carried authorization for the
separate route.
Instead, he submitted a draft
bill calling for 95 per cent
Federal aid for widening Shir-
ley highway and it's connections
from the Potomac River to
Route Z. Included would be
the road linking Shirley with
Arlington Ridge road.
Also, the substitute author
izes Secretary Hodges to con-
vey to Virginia four roads, to-
gether with interchanges, in
the so-called Pentagon net
work. Federal funds of $2.5
million would be authorized
to cover 100 per cent of I'M
provements demanded by cur
rent traffic for these routes:
jefferson Davis highway
from u. S. Route / to the
intersection with Arlington
Ridge road near Wilson boule-
ward, about 2.3 miles.
A connecting road from
Shirley highway along the
south boundary of Fort Myer,
for 1.3 miles to a point near
Arlington boulevard.
Another connecting road of
one mile from Shirley highway
to Columbia Island.
State Must Maintain
The Columbia pike extension
from Old Arlington Ridge road
to the connecting road between
Shirley highway and Columbia
Island, approximately four
tenths of a mile. -.
None of the SIS million could
be expended unless Virginia
agreed to full maintenance after
improvements financed by. the
Federal grant.
The Pentagon network, in
Guiding the Shirley highway
to Route 7, was built by the
Federal Public Roads Bureau
during World War II under the
Defense Act. Maintenance since
construction has been the re-
sponsibility of the Federal
Government.
But Federal officials have
tried for years to negotiate
with Virginia the State main
tenance of the roads, which
Evening star., 1961-08-15

AND HOW THEY LOVED
80 fight! They would hold
tn cir formations against
overwhelming attacks and
retreat facing the enemy. If
they didn't they faced a fate
worse than ordinary. death.
They we're sacrificed to the,
Aztecs' great god of war,
Huichilobos,
Cortes was able to make
allies of the tribes he con-.
quered, to raise them in re-
volt against Montezuma
while all the time sending
messages to him in Mexico
that, they were bringing him
gifts from their king.
Poor Montezuma! Again
and again he sent them
presents of gold, asking, them
to go away. Gold! That's
what they were after.
Whether their motivation
was greed, or imperialism, or
the spread of the Christian
religion has been much de-
bated. But Bernal DiaZ,
writing in remote Guatemala
long before the debate start
ed, leaves this certainty:
The last was not the least.
Greedy as he was and an
empire builder, Cortes would
pull down the idols of every
city he conquered, set up a
cross and a statue of the
Madonna and then give
them a talk on "our holy
faith"
Said Bernal Diaz: "No the
ologian could do better"
How, despite opposition in
the rear from Cuba, Jamaica
and Spain, Cortes and his
followers managed to con-
quer Mexico is a super thrill
Ter, told by a man who was
there"
Evening star., 1961-08-15
The
Rambler
Reads
A Thriller
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

BY GEORGE KENNEDY
The Rambler has Just put
down the most exciting book
he has ever read. 1t is "The
Discovery and Conquest OF
Mexico" by Bernal Diaz del
Castillo.
The important thing about
it is that the author was
there.
The manuscript has been
a sleeper for centuries.
Prescott knew about 1t
and used it as source ma
terial for his Conquest of
Mexico.
1t has been retransiated In
this century and was repub-
hShed in 1856. Z
1t was written in Guate-
Inala so years after the
event by a man with a gift
tor narration. He certainly
made good on the promise
he wrote in the introduction.
II am now an old man,
ever "a years OF age, and /
have lost my sight and hear
ing, and as luck would have
It, I have gained nothing of
value to leave to my chill
dren and descendants but
this is my true story and
they will presently find out
what a wonderful story it
IS"
/ He was about 27 years old
when he left Cuba in 1919
for New Spain (Mexico) un-
der fernando Cortes. The
Spaniards had settled and
were prospering on Jamaica,
Santo Domingo and Cuba.
The continent was un-
known to them except for
Ponce de Icons unsuccess-
full attempt to find the
fountain of youth in Florida.
, Which is more important,
the art of diplomacy or the
art of war? Cortes was mag
nificent in both. Perhaps
that is the secret of success.
NONE OF THE GREAT
captains of history excel
him in leadership. When he
wanted something difficult
he would SOW the idea among
his favorite lieutenants.
Then they would bring it up
in council. He would oppose
it and finally give in.
That's how they decided
to burn their boats behind
them at Vera Cruz. They
were 400 strong and could
not afford desertions.
So they marched through
passes two miles high on
their way up to Mexico
(City), where the great Mon
tezuma could muster 10000
warriors.
The Spaniards' advantage
in, armor did not begin to
equalize that. The AztecS
we're coming out of the stone
age into the bronze age.
They had copper arrow
heads and axes, They had
wooden two-handed broad
swords with sharp flints i'm
beaded on the cutting adge.
They used slings to ;hurI
rocks and blow-darts and
spears and javelins.
Their defensive armor was
quilted cotton. 1t was.so eff
fective against arrows that
the Spaniards adopted it..
The Spaniards, had a few
muskets (about 10 to a COM
pany) which were so primi-
tive that Bernal Diaz equates
them with the crossbow.
They had a few small can
non which they loaded with
stones. But their best weap-
on was the Toledo blade.
Again and again Diaz attrib-
uteS their victories to good
sword play"
AND HOW THEY LOVED
80 fight! They would hold
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-05-12
Jet Bornbers In Flyover At
 Wildwood Sta. Open House

the Wildwood Station area in 8 salute to the men in the Armed Forces and 8 display of POWER FOR PEACE. The flyover will include F-102's, T-33's, GIBBS and B-57 jet bombers.
 At l, 2 and 3 pm. the STAR COM Strategic Army Commu- nications) Operations division will hold a communications or ientation, showing off various pieces of communication equip ment and informing everyone of their mission here in Alaska. It should prove to be very in- teresting show. Buses will run from the main post to STAR COM for these tours.
 At 1:30 pm the Kenai Junior High School tracksters will per form their feats in the track meet at the post Athletic Field and the 214th Army Band will also play during the event for the enjoyment or the sporting fans.
 A troop display of clothing, equipment and weapons will be shown through the day, giving you an idea of what the Ameri- can Soldier wears and fights with.
 The post TV Station, Chan nel 8, will hold open house so that visitors can be shown around the studios and get an actual look into the workings of television that provides in- formation and entertainment for the soldiers and their de-
 (Continued on page 5
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-05-12
Beach Fishermen Complain About Road Crew Conduct

property was restricted to him and that the responsibility to prevent any interference was in his hands.
 It is the states plan, Ducker claims, to remove the gravel from beneath his property and push the barn over the bluff and onto the beach. This would eventually be scattered along the beach, running nets that the debris would contact.
 He recalled one relatively small piece of sod from a road being built last summer went through five nets, damaging them seriously and putting a stop to all fishing with those nets.
 Quicker has also corresponded with Archie Pearmain, Colum- bia Ward Cannery superinten- dent.