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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06
Bradbury Heights
Show Results

Results of the Bradbury
Heights Flower show recently
included:
Arrange en- is Sweep
stakes, Mrs. o. E. Albrecht; best
in show, Mrs. Norman Barbour.
Horticulture - Sweepstakes
Mrs. H. T. Skinner: best in
show, Mrs. Helen Williams.
Junior achievement - Linda
Coakley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06
Stone Fruits

The peach and other stone
fruit trees should have the sec
ond or third application of DOT
to the lower two feet Of trunk
to protect them from the Dor
ers. The first application should
have been put on late in Aug
ust and the others at 8 week in
tervals thereafter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06

here, but it gives much help
full cultural information.
Heretofore many gardeners
were afraid to use the bam-
boos because of their spreading
habits and with good cause,
for some will spread as much as
IS feet in a season if they are
not curbed.
However, the bulletin points
out which are the least ram
pant in growth. Narihira, for
example, is a slow spreader
compared to the others. Metake
is another one, but it cannot
thrive where temperatures go
below so. This puts it in the
questionable group for use in
the suburbs.
Curtailing Spread
The spreading habit Of the
bamboos can be curtaile d
in two ways. The lawn mower
q very good If used regu-
larly; the blades keep the grow
ing tips of the sprouts cut off
and they do not develop. But
Of course, this applies only
where there is grass all of the
way around each clump that
is regularly moved
A vertical wall or barrier
that is sunk 2 to ga feet deep
and extends about 2 inches
above ground is another meth
cd of keeping the bamboos
within bounds. Since there will
be some overlapping in the
placing Of such a barrier it
should be kept rather tight or
the rhizomes will push through
even small openings.
Easy to Eliminate
Bamboos are not difficult to
eliminate according to the bull
letin. There are two types of
bambooS, the clump and the
running type. The clump type,
most of which are not hardy
in this area. need only be dug
or the tops cut off and all new
growth removed as it appears
The running type. which in
cludes most of the species
adapted to this area, can be
eliminated in much the same
way. Cut down all of the canes
and repeat the cutting when
new canes that follow have
reached their full height.
Some small canes may be ex-
pected after these two cuttings
and should be removed and the
rhizomes will soon die. The, bull
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06
No Hurry

The Peruvian daffodils, Is
meme lilies, may be dug and
dried off at anytime. 1t does
not seem to make much differ
ence in the end results If this
is done before or after frost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06
Bamboo Can Be Used
To Make High Hedge
BY BILL YOUNGMAN
star Garden Editor

A new Home and Garden Bulletin mo. 76 from the De-
of Agriculture gives the most concise down to earth
information the of the bamboo in the garden that has
come to attention.
Not only does it tell the of adaptation hardiness)
which be turned to tell which be used
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06
THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

are ready for cleaning is when
the old CORN separates fairly
easily from the new one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06

Bethesda Community Garden Club
October rs Battery Park Clubhouse
1908 Glenbrook road. 2 to 5 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06

Potomac Chrysanthemum socisty,
October 2S-Noyember 3. USDA South
Building Patio. VIEWING hours: First
day, 4 To Q pm: second day, an
to s pm: other dsys, $50 am. 70
pm. Glasses open. tWH. 2-7bT6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06

Warren County Flower ShsW and
House Tour. October 81, IL am. to 5
m. Block ticket to five homes, 81 80,
at Front Royal Chamber OF Commerce.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Crash Fatal
ToYoungSon


The 16-year-old son of a
vice president of the Perpetual
Building Association was killed
last night when his car crashed
into a tree near Compton in
st. Marys County, Md.
He was identified by Mary
land State police at Leonard
town as William Henry Baltz,
6905 Wilson lane, Bethesda.
The boys father, Henry
Jackson Baltz, is one of the
vice presidents at Perpetual
and a nephew of Perpetual's S
president, Edward C. Baltz.
William, who would have
been a junior at Walter John
son High School in Bethesda
next month, apparently was
killed in a crash which oc-
CURED between 1890 and II
o'clock last night, police said,
The wreckage was not discov-
cred until Cos am. today.
A passing motorist spotted
the wrecked 1960-model car
about 200 feet off the Rose
bank road and found the
youths body in it, police said.
Police said the boy was
headed toward his family's
summer cottage at Breton Bay
Estates.
Both his parents work at
Perpetual's main office at Elev-
enth and E streets NV. They
also have an older son.
Evening star., 1961-08-23

ing greeting. There was a brlSK
march and then in mocking
tones Mr.. Adenauer was well
coined to the city with hopes of
a pleasant visit with his "old
friend" (and deadly political
enemy Berlin Mayor Willy
Brandt.
After this the performance
degenerated rapidly-the song
which followed seemed to have
been composed especially for
the occaSion-a sort of Com
munist-type rock n roll with
a Spike Jones treatment COM
plete with whistles, screams,
gruntS and Indian war whoops.
Through it all the Chancel-
lor stood silent, staring stonily
toward the barricadeS, his face
under the watchful scrutiny If
hundreds of East German field
glasses showing no expression
at all.
Whatever it may have proved
the performance is typical
Evening star., 1961-08-23

clear the air regarding the re-
queSted fare rises and the
single-fare plan, Mr.. Sklar told
The Star it certainly would
be possible" for the commits
sion to skip over the fare in
crease request and go directly
to the one-fare proposal.
Some Increase Likely
This would not, however, pre-
clude the commissions approv-
al, in effect, of some of the in
creases for the interline book
holder who now pays 300 cents
per trip. AB&W also asked for
an increase in interstate cash
fares from Is cents to 80 cents,
and an increase in token fares
from 1884 cents to 26A cents
a nickel and a 2114 cent token.
The interstate increases would
apply only to those customers
who would not use the single
fare setup for transfer to D. c.
Transit facilities in the District.
The commission has urged a
single fare plan from the day it
was authorized to act in such
matters last March. It has
hinted that if the companies
would not do the job volun-
tarily the commission would
order the move.
If the one-fare agreement is
consummated, it would be the
first in the Nation to consoli-
date fares among three inde-
pendent companies.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
NorthroP Nominated
To Be Federal Judge

President Kennedy today
nominated Maryland State
Senator Edward S. Northrop of
Montgomery County as United
States District judge for Mary
land.
Senator Northrop, so, would
fill one of the new District
judgeships created by Congress
this year.
Two new judgeshipS were
created for Maryland. Sena-
tor Northrop, if confirmed,
would become the first Demo-
crat appointed to the Federal
bench in Maryland since the
Civil War.
/ The annual salary for a
United States District judge is
$22,500.
Baltimore Mayor Harold
Grady has figured highly in
the speculation for the other
judgeship, but some State and
city officials are opposed to
his appointment.
Elected to the Senate in 1855,
Mr.. Northrop is Democratic
majority leader and chairman
of the Senate Finance Com
mittee.
/ Senator Northrop who lives
at 9001 Clifford avenue, Chevy
Chase, is a graduate of George
Washington University Law
School and served as a Navy
commander during World War
II. A member of the Maryland
Bar since 1887, he is a member
of the law firm of Lambert &
Northrop, which has offices in
Washington and Rockville.
He is married to the former
Barbara Burdette of Charles
ton, w. Va, and has three
children, Edward Middleton,
III, St. Julien, 18, and Peter
Bellinger, ID months.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG
Star Staff Writer


Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Mortimer M. Caplin to-
day told Senate investigators
the Federal gambling tax law
has helped local law enforce
ment but has failed to produce
the huge revenue Congress ex-
pected from it.
Testifying before the Senate
Investigations Subcommittee ir
its probe of organized crime
Mr.. Caplin reported that slight
ly over 81 million was collected
in gambling taxes during the
past fiscal year compared to
the congressional estimate of
$400 million a year when the
act was passed in 1851.
Asked how much the Govern
ment was losing through al,
illegal activities, Mr.. Caplin
said he didn't have it broken
down that way, but he has
heard estimates that the total
from all sources might amount
to $25 billion.
Difficulties Told
Subcommittee Chairman Nc
Clellan commented that, ac-
cording to estimates before the
committee, the Government is
actually losing SIS billion a year
in gambling taxes.
This is a pretty substantial
loophole," the chairman OBJ
served. Here is a business that
is taxable. We should either
collect the taxes or enact laws
to compel the gamblers to pay
Evening star., 1961-08-23

politan Area Transit Commits
sion that November l would be
a good date to begin"
Albert Sklar of Baltimore.
Maryland'S representative on the
commission, then told The Star
that if the companies could be
ready by then, 80 could the
commission"
He meant that the commits
sion could expedite its role in
the single-fare plan--to estab-
lish the joint fares and Off
cially approve the program.
The companies pinpointed
the date during commission
hearing on their joint request
for an increase in commuter
passenger fares to Government
installations in Northern Vir-
ginia. The request dates back
to February /, long before the
Single-fare plan was proposed.
The companies asked the
commission to raise the cash
fares from Washington to the
installations, including the
Pentagon, from the present
Virginia and District total
fares of As cents to so cents;
the combined token and strip
ticket costs from SO cents a trip
to 41A cents, and the interline
ticket book fare from 30.6
cents to 81 cents.
35-Cent Fare Asked
The companies pointed out
today, however, that should the
commission approve a single
fare plan as outlined by them
two weeks ago, the above rates
would not be effective.
Instead, the Single-fare pro-
posal would established a single
35-cent fare to the Govern
ment installation whether by
use of cash, tokens and or
ticket books. This would mean
that all travellers to the Pen
tagon and other Government
offices in Virginia would make
the trip for less than they do
now, with the exception of cur
rent users of the interline
books.
| Asked after the hearing to
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Zoning Board Blocks
Choncery Expansion

A request by the Republic
of Panama for permission to
expand its chancery in the
Cleveland Park area was denied
today by the Districts Board of
Zoning Adjustment.
The republics petition to
build a second chancery on the
same lot as it's existing office
building at the northwest cor
ner of Woodland drive and
Twenty-ninth street NV. had
been vigorously opposed by
neighborhood residents at a
public hearing on August 16.
Many of the witnesses cited
a recent story in The Star re-
porting on the problem created
by a flood of chancery build
ings in the city's residential
neighborhoodS.
The objectorS contended the
proposed chancery would not
be compatible with the char
acter of the residential neigh
Evening star., 1961-08-23

borhood and would set a prece-
dent for commercialization.
The Board of Zoning Adjust
ment said in its opinion that
it agreed with the objectors.
The board said it believed
the republics petition would
not be in harmony with the
general purpose and intent of
these regulations in so far as
they relate to this area, since
favorable action here would
almost certainly preclude de-
NAL of similar appeals by the
many embassies already To-
Gated nearby.
THE combined effect of null
tiple chancery activities we
believe would prove disruptive
and unduly disturbing to the
peace and quiet of the neigh
borhood, thus resulting in de-
probation of property values
and inviting ultimately the un-
desirable transition which has
occurred too often elsewhere.
Evening star., 1961-08-23

Mr.. Northrop's nomination
opened speculation on a sue
cessor for his Senate post.
Among those mentioned were
Mrs. Margaret Schweinhaut
and Grahame Walker, men,
berS of the House of Delegates;
William F. Hickey, County
Council president, and David
Cahoon, County Councilman.
Mr.. Hickey has already an
nounced he will be a candidate
next year for Mr.. Northrop's
seat. Mrs. Schweinhaut is ex-
pected to be a candidate.
Gov. Tawes will appoint a
successor to fill out Senator
Northrop's term, but must fol-
low the recommendation of the
Democratic State Central Com
mittee of the county.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
ONE CURRENCY
FOR EUROPE?

EXPANSION Of the Europeun
Common Market would be aided
by the use Of single currency by
oil countries, Sylvia Porter soys in
the first Of series Of articles on
Page rs.
CARL SANDBUR6 ot "a, soys
his greatest enjoyment is wotehins
man at work, creating O new world
around him. For the third Of six
articles entitled THE Time Of Ny
Life" see Poee D-lS.
TRAFFIC TIEUPS thot moy re-
suit from road construction in the
Metropolitan Area ore listed in The
Stor's monthly roundup on Pose
D-22.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Anti-Fi|ibuster
Batt|eLooms
Session Seen
Ending Oct. !
BY ]. A. OLEARY
Star Staff Writer

The Senate Rules Committee
set the stage today for an anti
filibuster battle in the Senate
next month by reporting out
without recommendation a new
formula for curbing debate.
The new rule would make it
easier to break a filibuster by
permitting three-fifthS instead
of two-thirds of those present
to limit debate.
The Rules Committee action
came as Senate leaders were
pushing their forecast Of ad-
journment forward from Sep
tember Is to october /.
Rights Agency Involved
Another development today
which could prolong the ses-
sion was the announcement by
Senator Keating, Republican
| of New York, that he will try
to attach an extension of the
life of the Civil Rights Com
mission to some other major
legislation scheduled for early
Senate debate, unless he can
get the separate extension bill
out of the Judiciary Committee
merit week.
The Keating announcement
would upset the decision
reached by Senate leaders yes
terday to put off the Civil
Rights Commission issue until
the last few days of the session.
Since the fight over a new
way to curb filibusterS is close
ly related to civil rights, the
leaders had planned to dispose
of all other major business be-
fore tackling any part of the
civil rights fight.
When all Senators are pres.
ent the two-thirdS rule re-
quireS 81 votes to break a fill
buster. The three-fifths rule
would allow go to curb debate,
or a smaller number if there
were absentees.
The Rules Committee de-
feated a substitute by Senator
Heating which would have per-
mitted a majority of the Sen
ate to curb debate after Is
days, or two-thirds after a
shorter period of time.
Instead of allowing each
Senator one hour after the
anti-filibuster rule has been
invoked, Senator Heating would
have divided 100 hours equally
between those for and against
any pending bill.
SOuthernerS to Fight
| Senator Russell, Democrat OF
Georgia, made it clear the
Southerners will fight any fur
ther curbing of Senate debate
Democratic Leader Mans
field, who heads the Rules
Committee, explained the
change was reported without
recommendation to get the is.
sue before the Senate. HI
pointed out that both Senator
Heating, who favors a stronger
majority cloture rule, anc
Senator Jordan, Democrat o.
North Carolina, who oppose.
any change, Subordinated theil
views to get something before
the Senate.
The Rules Committee also re.
ported out a moderate clear
elections" bill, increasing tht
legal limits on campaign ex.
penditureS in congressional
races and on national commit.
tees. The Senate passed a Simi,
lar bill in the last Congress, but
it died in the House.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Congress Still
Divided Over
Youth hCOurt
Two Committees
Report Out Bills
Entirely Different
By JOHN McKELWAY
Star Staff Writer

A solution to the Juvenile
Court problem was still far away
today as the Senate and House
District Committees reported
out entirely different bills.
Some compromise is viewed
as an absolute necessity if Con-
gresS is to break the logjam of
cases at the court.
The Senate District Commit
tee once again approved the
measure which would strength
en- the youth courts bench by
the addition of two more judges
for a total of three. Identical
bills have repeatedly died in the
past.
The House District Commit
tee, meanwhile, accepted an
entirely new and controversial
approach to the courts prob
lens. The House bill, drawn up
up by Representative Davis,
Democrat of Georgia, would
turn the court into a branch of
Municipal Court, reduce the
age limit of juvenile offenders
brought before the court from
18 to 16, and add one more
/ judge to the Municipal Court
bench.
Would Authorize Switch
Also, the bill would author
ize Municipal Court judges to
hear juvenile cases if this pro-
cedure was warranted in peri
DDS of a backlog of cases. Pa
ternity and non-support cases,
now handled by Juvenile Court,
would be turned over to Mu-
nicipal Court.
So another deadlock in Con-
gress over the court appeared
likely. Mr.. Davis, who now has
the backing of the full House
committee for his bill, already
has refused one compromise
suggested by the District Com
misSionerS which was far more
drastic than the bill just ap-
proved by the Senate commit
tee. The Commissioners had
agreed to place only adult
cases in Municipal Court.
Chairman Bible of the Sem
ate District Committee said he
was still optimistic that this
session Of Congress would pro-
duce some legislation dealing
with Juvenile Court. He said
the two-judge bill would put
us in a position to negotiate
in conference"
Other Bills Approved
Besides the Davis bill, the
House District Committee also
approved a number of other
bills, including an aquarium
for the District and a change
in existing law which, in some
See JUVENILE, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Gambling Tax Failure
Is Cited at Hearing

Mr.. Caplin said the law is
extremely difficult to enforce
He implied that the gamblers
would rather take theiNehances
on gambling tax evasion than
expose themselves to arrest fol
gambling.
This is the type of law
which the Internal Revenue i:
not equipped to handle" Mr.
Caplin testified. 1--WE have
been given a very heavy burden
without the additional man.
power for this type of crimina,
investigation"
Gamblers are supposed tt
buy a $50 wagering tax stamp
and to pay an eXise tax of IL
per cent on their gross.
80 Stamps in New York
To indicate the lack of COM
pliance, Mr.. Caplin reported
that only 80 gambling tax
stamps were bought in New
York during the past fiscal
year, although a State list Of
known gamblers had 2,60C
names.
Only 10 stamps were bought
in Miami, a focal point fol
gamblers, and only is were
bought in Biloxi, Miss, q
known center of layoff bets.
Mr.. Caplin explained that tc
create the broadest possible
deterrent effect with the man.
power available, the nationa,
office periodically co-ordinates
Nationwide wagering tax raids
In the past year, he said
three such raids we're conduct
ed at approximately 300 loca-
tionS in more than 100 cities
The raids, he said, resulted ir
the arrest of 421 persons anc
the Seizure of approximately
1921, 900 in currency and g.
automobiles, as well as con.
siderable gambling equipment
These and other raids, h
See GAMBLING, Page A;
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Trains Crash, ID Die

NOW SAD, Yugoslavia, Aug.
% (AP). - Fourteen persons
were killed and more than 80
injured in the collision of two
trains near here today, railway
authorities reported. A freight
train coming from Belgrade
ran into a parked Belgrade
bound passenger train. A faulty
switch was blamed.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
INTERPRETIVE REPORT

enough of the general tone OF
East German propaganda these
days.
Undoubtedly, Walter Ul-
BRIGHT and his cronieS are feel
ing their oats. From their point
of view they have pulled off
what amounted to a difficult
and hazardous military opera
ton. And the fact that the
border closing in Berlin was
directed against their own peo-
pie apparently does little to
dampen the present sense Of
elation on the Communist side,
Certainly, the East German
press today is cocker, more
aggressive and more deliberate
ly irritating than ever before,
See BORDER, Page Az
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Allies Push Troops
To Sector Border
Tanks, Men
Reply to
Red Curbs

BERLIN, Aug. % (AP). -
The three western allies
pushed tanks and infantry up
to the sector border dividing
Berlin today in the face of new
Communist restrictions on traf-
fic between the East and West
parts of the city.
THE commandantS are TAX
ing the necessary action to in
sure the security and integrity
of the sector border" said a
spokesman for the United
States, British and French
commanders.
Patton tanks from the United
States Army appeared at the
Friedrichstrasse crossing point,
which the East German Com
munists now insist must be
used by all foreigners going
into East Berlin.
For the first time since the
Reds set up barricadeS 10 days
ago to halt the flow of refu-
gees, the East German regime
was telling Americans and
other WesternerS where they
could and could not enter East
Berlin. Western officials con-
demned the restrictions as il
legal effrontery.
Five More Gates Shut
The East German regime
overnight had slammed shut
five more gates oEaSt Berlin.
/ The Western allies respond
ed within a few hours, sending
forces smack up to the sector
borders. Within minutes the
Communists brought up re-
Inducements on their side of
the wall of barbed wire and
concrete they have erected to
Strangle free movement in the
city.
West German border police
said they saw armored per-
Sonnel carriers packed with
Communist peoples police
who are armed as infantry
move up to positions facing the
allied troops.
The British sent a company
of greenjackets (King's Royal
Rifles under the protection of
mortars and antitank guns to
the Brandenburg Gate, the
symbol of German unity which
the Reds slammed shut a week
ago Monday.
The British infantrymen,
with steel helmets and fixed
bayonetS, patrolled up and
down inside a 328-foot strip
which the Communists have
said should be a no-mans
land.
Practical Demonstration
A British Army spokesman
said the British troops were
sent to demonstrate that the
Communist prohibition on en-
tering the zone was not going
to be needed by the allies.
The company set up NOR
tars and antitank guns aimed
in the direction of the Com
munist forces grouped around
the Brandenburg Gate. Brit
iSh soldiers in steel helmets,
and with bayonets fixed
patrolled the ground right up
against the sector border.
Two armored personnel car
riers, several jeeps and a radio
car were seen on patrol in the
French sector.
United States tanks, parked
about so yards inside their
sector border, looked as if they
were aiming their guns directly
at the building that houses
many East German govern
ment offices. In Nazi times it
was Field Marshal Hermann
Goering'S Air Ministry.
Girls put flowers on some OF
the American vehicles.
On the East Berlin side, the
See BERLIN, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-08-23
WATCHING THE WORLD
Berlin May Give Reds
Some Other Problems
BY CROSBY S. MOVES
Foreign Correspondent of the Star

BERLIN Aug 23-It odd little at the Bran
denurg during Chancellor Adenaues tour of inspection
yesterday.
AS the Chancellor and his party approached the famous
barrier of central Berlin Communist loudspeakers the
other side of the barbed wire suddenly blasted out deafen