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Evening star., 1962-08-27
Jump Victims
Body Recovered
From Potomac

Harbor police today recov-
cred the body of a 30-year-old
Washington house painter who
apparently leaped into the
Potomac River on a dare from
the excursion boat Diplomat.
The victim was David Gates
of SOB Thirteenth street NE.
Mr.. Gates was one of 200
persons on the Diplomat as it
set out on a down-river cruise
Saturday night sponsored by
the Fraternal Order of Eagles,
Aerie l25. Louis E. Hodges, of
IL Ridge road Sc, trustee of
the lodge. said he saw Mr..
Gates jump off the top deck
on the port side of the boat
near the stern.
Several other witnesses also
told police they saw Mr.. Gates
remove his shoes and jump
into the water near the Naval
Research Laboratory. Two
of Mr.. Gates plunged
in to save him but said he sank
out Of sight under the glare OF
the Diplomats searchlight as
they swan near him.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
Z Indicted Here
But Rape Charge
Is Not Accepted

Douglas A. Brown, 43, today
was indicted by a District grand
Jury on a manslaughter charge
in the death earlier this month
of Margaret Gates, As.
Assistant United States At
torney John C.. Conliff said
Brown, of the unit block OF
r street NV, struck Miss Gates
during an argument August
in front of her home at STU
r street NV.
Mr.. Conliff said Miss Gates
was knocked down and struck
her head on a sidewalk. She
died at District General Hos
pital August 8, he said.
Bernard R. Willis, %, of the
900 block of o street NV, was
indicted on a charge of as
saulting a policeman on Au-
gust S.
The grand jury ignored rape
charges filed against Stanley
H. Thornton, l9, of the 1900
block of 45th street NE; John
Hughes, 20, of the $500 block
of Nash street NE, and Don
D. Hersey, l8, of the 1900 block
of Minnesota avenue NE.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
AT Sergeant Accused
In Killing Is Near Death

An Air Force sergeant, who
police say killed his ex-wife's
escort in her apartment and
then fired a bullet into his own
head Saturday night, today was
reported near death in Fairfax
Hospital.
Detective Alvin Sanders said
Sergt. Victor A. Tatum, AZ, OF
2001 Brad street, Falls Church
was sinking fast" from the
self-inflicted .38 caliber pistol
wound in his temple.
The dead man was Raymond
D. Burke, 81, of 808 Cornell
road, Fairfax. area manager OF
the Seven Eleven Food stores
Fairfax police said the shoot
ing happened at about II pm
in the second floor apartment
of Mrs. Rebecca Tatum, SO, in
the 200 block of Leesburg Pike
near Seven Corners. Mrs
Tatum told detectives her di-
vorced husband also fired one
shot at her but missed.
The incident happened aftel
Mr.. Burke and Mrs. Tatun
had returned from a dinner
Evening star., 1962-08-27

The Washington Gas Light
Co. today was sued by a North
east Washington gas appliance
dealer who claims the company
is selling appliances at reduced
prices to drive others out of
business.
George Cook, who trades as
Dream Kitchens, 3124 Twelfth
street NE, claimed in the suit.
filed in District Court, that the
Gas Light Co. is seeking to OBJ
tain complete control" Of the
industry of selling, maintain
ing and installing gas appli-
ances here.
The suit, filed by attorneys
Claude B. Kahn and Harvey
Rosenberg. asks the court to
stop the firm from selling ap-
pliances at prices lower than
those customarily charged by
retail dealers in the industry
in the Washington metropoli-
tan area.
Mr.. Cook, who claimed his
suit also is on behalf of other
appliance dealers here, asked
5000 in damages and an in
Evening star., 1962-08-27
Hume Gov. Tawes
Settle Differences
FOUNDATION GIVES PARK DEED
PRESERVING MT. VERNON VIEW

About 155 Of waterfront land across from Mount
Vernon will be preserved for park under terms of
deed which be presented today to Interior Secre
tary Udal.
Representative Frances P. Bolton, Republican Of
Ohio present the deed behalf of the Accokeek
Foundation Mrs Bolton is president of the foundation
The land will be used for new park to preserve the
view from Mount Vernon and from Fort Washington.
Public Law 87-362 made the park plan a reality when
it authorized the Interior Department to acquire llS6
by purchase or gift and to permit the acquisition
of scenic easements bn about twice much land.
This gift from the (Accokeek) foundation" said
Secretary Uda s the latest proof of how it serves so
we'll the purposes outlined in its charter to preserve the
present wooded and open character of the approaches
the city of Washington along the Potomac River op-
posite Mount Vernon >"
Today's land donation will form the nucleus Of the
park
Plans of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission build sewage disposal plant at Mockey Point
"a strip of land directly from Mount Vernon
aroused storm of protest that resulted in the park plan
Evening star., 1962-08-27

engagement. Her daughters,
Mary, Is. and Ann, and Mr.
Burke's daughter, Martha Ann,
IA, a friend, William S. Skies,
Is, of TIT Roberts lane, Falls
Church, and another friend,
John Hodges, had been at the
Tatum home earlier in the eve
ming. After dinner, Ann Tatum
and Mr.. Hodges went out and
the rest of the young people
watched television in the apart
ment.
Unknown to them, Sergt
Tatum was hiding in closet,
police said. Then Mr.. Burke
who also was divorced, and
Mrs. Tatum returned, police
said. Mr.. Burke got a slice OF
banana pie and some coffee and
went into the bedroom with
Mrs. Tatum.
The Air Force sergeant then
burst out of the closet. went
into the bedroom and opened
fire, police said. Mr.. Burke fell
dead with a wound in the chest
and Sergt. Tatum collapsed
over the bed.
Evening star., 1962-08-27

that Shelton was not the
aSSailant.
The men went together to
see Detective DeggeS and Mr.
Minnis told the policeman his
hunch about Shelton was right
Judge Drops Charge
Today, young Mr.. Shelton
was waived by Juvenile Court
Judge Orm Ketcham to be tried
as a felon. The detective
brought the youth to Municipal
Court where Assistant United
States Attorney William w
Greenhalgh held a hearing.
When Mr.. Greenhalgh wa:
told about the case, he anC
Det. Degges took the youth be-
fore Judge Dewitt S. Hyde WHIT
dropped the charge of assault
When it was all over, younl
Shelton, who had spent TIVE
weeks in the Receiving Home
said: Il appreciate what Mr.
Degges did for me-"
II had the wrong man. I'm
sorry" Mr.. Minnis said.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
Appliance Dealer Sues
Gas Light for $500,000

junction to bar the Gas Light
Co. from restraining free trade
in the gas appliance sale
maintenance and installation
field.
The suit claimed that the
company's position as the sole
public utility authorized to dis
penSe gas and gas by-products
has placed the firm in a posi-
ton to capture the market
for gas appliances by selling
maintaining and installing
these items "at prices well be-
low the retail price"
The suit charged that Mr.
Cook has lost customers anC
been prevented from increasing
his business because of the
company's activities. The suit
said other dealers will also be
injured in their business unleS.
the company is restrained BY
the court.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
Building Guard
Found Killed by
Own Revolver

A 54-year-old building guard,
Ralph E. Wakefield, was found
dead early today on the floor
of the fifth floor waShroom of
the Matomic Building. 1717 H
street NV, with a bullet
wound in his head.
Homicide squad detectives
said Mr.. Wakefield, of 1920
Rhode Island avenue NV, had
apparently shot himself with
his service revolver.
According to Detective Jack
l.. Buch, the dead man had
been depressed because he was
forced to move recently from
his former residence, where he
had been living for IL years,
because the building was being
demolished.
Mr.. Wakefield was found by
two of his superior officers at
1904 am. He was reported
to have made his II pm. build
ing check but neglected to
make the one at midnight.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
PoIice,Fir
Pay Raises
Discussed

Police and fire department
pay raises were discussed at a
special, closed meeting of the
Board of Commissioners today.
District Commissioner John
B. Duncan said the meeting
was called to hear recommen-
dations of the budget office and
fire and police departments. He
declined to discuss what these
were.
The Commissioners will prob
ably hold an executive session
on the subject tomorrow, he
said.
It is understood that the
District personnel office has
drawn up a study comparing
District police and fire pay to
that in other metropolitan
cities. This was what the Com
miSSioners requested the per-
sonnel office to do prior to
raising the city's teacher pay
program from $4.2 to $6.2
million.
A police and fire raise bill has
been introduced by Representa-
tive James Davis, Democrat of
Georgia, but no hearings have
been held on this. The Com
miSsionerS are repeatedly con-
Sidering a separate pay pro-
posal of their own.
The stimulus behind the
Commissioners consideration OF
police and fire department
raises appears to be the progress
of general Federal pay legisla-
ton. The latter is reaching
the final stages of committee
consideration.
An executive session on the
bill is scheduled in the House
The Senate has completed
hearings on the bill.
The Commissioners are ex-
pected to present their police
and fire pay proposal to Con-
greSS this week.
Congressional committeeman
will have to be shown the Dis
trict can afford the raises be-
fore they will approve them.
A new revenue estimate Is
being drafted now.
If the overall federal pay leg
islation passes at this session,
it would benefit all graded en-
ployes in the District, but not
policemen, firemen and school
teachers.
Evening star., 1962-08-27

Minnis, so, of 1922 Half street
Sc, pointed out the youth as
the one who had hit him with a
brick the week before. Mr.. Min
mis- had to have hospital treat
ment for his injury.
Det. Degges turned the boy
over to the Juvenile Bureau
and he was taken to the Dis
trict's Receiving Home.
Boy Told of Innocence
But something struck me
the boy was telling the truth
when he said he was innocent,
Det. Degges said. .
Yesterday, Det. Degges went
back to talk to Mr.. Minnis.
Convinced that the boy was
innocent, he asked Mr.. Mimi:
to go back to the Fifth Precinct
Police Station to go over tht
facts again.
Shortly after the detective
left. another man, Hillarc
Mobley, "a, of the 900 block oi
Seventh street Sc, also went
to see Mr.. MinniS, told him he
had seen the assault, and said
Evening star., 1962-08-27
KowoIski Loshes RIA
In Auto Parking Row

The District Redevelopment
Land Agency today was ac-
cused by a congressman with
increasing the city parking
problem by ordering an empty
lot closed.
Workers on Government
projects around the lot at Vir-
ginia avenue between Ninth
and Tenth streets S.W. were
ordered to move their cars or
be arrested, Representative
Kowalski. Democrat of Con-
necticut. said.
In remarks inserted in the
Congressional Record, Mr.. Ko-
walSki urged that all Govern
ment-owned property suitable
for parking here be open, free
of charge, to citizens who work
in the District.
"The few paltry dollars that
OllC OA4OCO OOdOCo SONC1 IlLAIC44G
earns from leasing such lots to
private concerns certainly does
not outweigh the right of the
taxpayer to the use of unused
Government land" the Con-
necticut congressman said.
The Virginia avenue lot could
park several hundred autos,
according to Mr.. Kowalski. He
said it was "Summarily" shut
August Is.
He questioned the RIA. The
official explanation was that
operators who had leased sew
eral other lots in the vicinity
were complaining they had lost
business because the large RIA
lot was being used free of
charge.
I'm catering to these COM
plants from the lesee parking
concerns, this agency has added
the profit squeeze to the Dis
Evening star., 1962-08-27

FOR EXAMPLE a COM
pany said their milk was
drunk by Mickey Mantle and
he said he didn't drink it.
The matter was called to
their attention and that was
that. 1 know of a case of a
mannequin maker over in
Denmark who wanted to
make a thousand manne-
quins of Mrs. Kennedy. 1t
was suggested to the Danish
government that this might
not be too well accepted"
"Also I remember some
vague idea about an ad
which was pulled for mis-
repreSentation-men of dis
tinction drinking something
or other. I may be wrong but
it was my understanding
they had men in hunting
coats, chasing the fox, that
sort of thing. 1t seems some
of the men of distinction
were derelictS found in
waterfront bars who were
cleaned up and posed for a
slight fee."
The look-alike model is one
of the biggest problems to
the White House, Press Sec
retary Pierre Salinger said,
Were plagued with en-
dorSements and such situa-
tions as every administra-
tion is. The most frequent is
the ad using a likeness OF
Mrs. Kennedy. It's not her
and doesn't say so. There's
nothing you can do about
that"
Evening star., 1962-08-27
Fair at Junior Village
Set by Citizen Group

The newly-formed East Capt.
tol Residents Council, a citizens
organization, will hold a fair
for the children at Junior Viii
.lage at 1:30 pm, Saturday,
September 8.
The Council plans to have
"a local Masonic drum and bugle
corps and drill unit at the af-
fair. There will be a singing
and dancing team from the
Council on hand to entertain
the children. Refreshments
also will be served.
Evening star., 1962-08-27

trict's parking problem - al
ready a growing monster-as
well as squeezing the local citi-
zenry out of the use of vacant
Government land" he added.
Mr.. Kowalski asked his col
leagues to take an interest"
in the matter which appeared
small but. he said, was causing
a "senseless and unnecessary
inconvenience to citizens"
Evening star., 1962-08-27

ONE WAS A magazine ad
of short duration. 1t ran last
summer, full length in a
major New York newspaper.
The picture, obviously taken
for news purposes and sold
to the magazine, showed the
President in a crew-necked
sweater, famous teeth gleam-
ing, in a sailboat, looking
for all the readers to see
like a slick male model ad-
vertiSing the magazine.
A rocking chair manufac-
turer also caShed in on the
President before a phone call
halted advertisements in
dorsing a certain make Of
chair, in which the Presi-
dent never sat.
Evening star., 1962-08-27

ACCORDING to a chron-
icler Of that day, Frank Car
penter, the wCTU, the OAR
or Mrs. Cleveland were legally
helpless to do anything about
false Endorsements even
when they read as follows:
"The secret of her (the First
Lady's) beautiful complexion
has at last been given to the
wife of a general. 1t is
simply the use of ar
Senic. :"
Today, the Federal Trade
Commission, the Better BuSi-
ness Bureau, the Food and
Drug Administration and the
long slapping arm of the
White House protect such
diVersely famous people as
the Kennedys, Mickey Man
tie and religious figures.
Told of the arSenic-eating
incident, Gale GotSchall at
the Federal Trade Commits
sion said, Actually, our lit
erature suggests one of the
reasons the commission was
established was because Pres
ident Cleveland was falsely
listed as indorsing some
whiskey.
False Endorsement claims
are defined on a case by
case basis. If there was false
implication of endorsement
we could attach the ad," said
Mr.. GotSchall, who added
the problem is often settled
out of court, with the adver-
tiser agreeing not to use the
claim.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
g. O. P.'s ScuII
BIusts Move
As 'SeII-Out'

OCEAN CITY, Md, (AP).-
Gov. Tawes and one of his ma
jor primary opponents. David
Hume. reached accord today on
issues that caused their differ
ences, and they will be made a
part of the Democratic cam
paign.
Mr.. Hume said the field Of
agreement included soil con-
servation, water pollution, con-
flictS of interest. lobbying and
a position on slot machines.
They will be incorporated in
the Democratic campaign as
Operation Challenge" and a
task force of independent ex-
perts will be named to develop
it.
David Scull, Maryland Re-
publican chairman, accused Mr..
Hume of a shocking sell-out."
CRUSADER David Hume, who
four months ago attacked
TaweS as the 'boss-dominated'
head of a 'fiscally irresponsible
and 'do-nothing' administration,
stunned the Maryland voters
today" Mr.. Scull said.
-Four Years Late"
1T is four years late for Gov.
Tawes to be making conces-
sions to good government, IT."
Mr.. Scull said. "Hume's pri-
mary campaign against what he
called politics as usual was
keynoted by the slogan Hume
cares After today, his now
disilluSioned supporters can
only conclude that Hume
doesn't care any more"
Details of the various Hume
Tawes proposals will be made
public from time to time by
Gov. Tawes, who has assured
Mr.. Hume they will be intro
duced at the 1868 Legislature
if he is reelected November 6.
In the meantime. Mr.. Hume
said he is convinced thte pro-
gram would put Maryland in
the forefront" particularly in
the field of conserving land for
the public interest.
1T also gives me the oppor-
tunity to stand up in good con-
science, in support of not only
the candidacy of Gov. Tawes,
but the entire Democratic
slate" Mr.. Hume said.
Achievement of the accord
between Mr.. Hume and Gov.
TaweS was a major accom-
plishment by the Democratic
ticket during a two-day meet
ing of the United Democratic
Women's Clubs.
Mr.. Hume said it was reach
ed after many conferences
with the Governor ION those
issues we considered of i'm
portance to the State.
If there have been per-
Sonal differences in the past,
the resolution of these differ
enceS was made easy by the
recognition that no man, no
woman, no individual is greater
than our party and the prin-
ciples of the party" he said.
GOldstein Praised
Mr.. Hume particularly
praised Louis L. Goldstein,
controller, for his contribution
to the accord at the confer
enceS.
Mr.. GoldStein backed Mr..
Hume for the post of Demo-
cratic State treasurer four
years ago. 1t was Mr.. Hume's
first role in Maryland politics.
He subsequently resigned when
he and Gov. Tawes could not
see eye to eye.
In his first shot at an elec-
tive office, running for Gov
ernor, Mr.. Hume carried the
populous counties of Prince
Georges, Montgomery and
Washington. BY contrast, the
tried campaigner, George P.
Mahoney, failed to win a
county.
Il intend to fight as hard
for the return of this admins
tration as 1 did to win the
primary" Mr.. Hume promised.
Mr.. Mahoney has not yet
shown he will rejoin the Demo-
cratic bandwagon.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Soil Conservation So
ciety of America meets for the
second day at the Sheraton
Park.
This information is supplied by
the Convention and Visitors Bu-
reau of the Metropolitan Washing
ton Board of Trade.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
Boy Wrongly Arrested
Freed on Police Hunch
BY ROBERTA HORNIG
Star staff Writer

detective Randall C. Degges had feeling" all along
that had arrested the wrong boy in assault
This "eelng"-and extra police work-resued today
in the release youth William Shelton IT, of 101l
Seventh street Sc, from a criminal charge.
Young Shelton was August l3 after Simpson
Evening star., 1962-08-27
Testimony Called False

The testimony, the indict-
ment said, was false. Moreover,
the indictment charged, Mr..
Batten. knowing that Mr.. SineS
had been called to testify, had
induced him to testify falsely
about the matter of the Saber
stock.
Miss Lindemann said Mr..
Sines, who is a checker in the
frozen food section of a chain
grocery warehouse, lives in the
first block of Ridge road,
Greenbelt, Md. She said he
became conscience-stricken and
returned the next day to tell
Mr.. Ward that his earlier teSti-
mony had been incorrect.
Miss Lindemann explained
that brokerage firms involved
in distribution of new stock
must file statements that the
distribution has been concluded
before they can participate il
later sales of the stock ovel
the counter.
This rule, she explained, is
aimed at preventing a firm
from holding out shares of a
stock issue so that they can be
sold later at a higher price in
the event that the issue goes
well and the price of individual
shares increases.
The specific charges upon
which Mr.. Batten was indicted
were United States code Sec
tionS dealing with the influence
ing of witnesses before agencies
and committees and the pro-
curing of perjury.
Found Law Violations
The SEC investigation had
been to determine if there were
violations of bookkeeping re-
quirementS. anti-fraud provi-
sions, or registration require
mentS of security laws. A hear
ing examiner at the time found
that the Batten firm had vio-
lated provisions Of the Securi-
ties Act in the sale of Saber
stock.
The hearing examiner, Sidney
L. Feiler, recommended that the
firms registration be revoked
Miss Lndemann said she un-
derstood that the case was still
pending before the SEC.
The maximum penalty pro-
vided for the charges upon
which Mr.. Batten was indicted
is a $4,000 fine and five years
for one charge and a $4,000
fine and five years in Jail for
| the other.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
The
Rambler
Finds Fame
Brings Problems
BY MYRA MACPHERSON

In some ways, the prob
lens of being an occupant
of the White House have les
sened over the years. Mrs.
Ke mn edy, for example,
doesn't have to contend with
people who think she keeps a
glowing complexion by tax
ing a daily non-lethal dose
of arsenic.
In the wild '80S, however,
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, who
Evening star., 1962-08-27

had the Little Mary Sun
shine" name of Frances Fol-
sum before she became the
First Lady at %, was pretty,
popular and sought by ad-
vertisers.
She had the formidable
Women's Christian Temper
ance Union going for her.
They adopted a resolution
protesting against the "im-
moral exhibition of face and
forms of noted women as
trademarks and advertise
ments." This group, later to
win the mpopularity con-
test by endorsing prohibi-
ton, got a head start in Mrs.
Cleveland's era by also pc
titioning for the high neck
line because they felt decol-
lete styles were "fraught
with dangerous and immoral
influence"
Evening star., 1962-08-27

George Kennedy is i'll. He will
resume his column on his return.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
Former Stock
Dealer Under
Indictment
Induced Relative
To Lie to SEC,
Charge Says

dealer today was indicted on
charges of inducing a relative
to testify falsely in an investi-
CATION of a stock transaction.
The defendant was identified
by Assistant United States At
torney Barbara Lindemann as
Franklin L. Batten, of the 4400
block of Oglethorpe street, Hy-
attsville, Md.
Miss Lindemann said that Mr..
Batten was president of Batten
& Company, Inc, which was
formerly located in the 1900
block of K street NV. She said
the firm is no longer in buSi-
ness.
The indictment said the Sc
curities and Exchange Commits
sion in 1860 was looking into
distribution of shares of stock
of Saber Boats, Inc, of Acco-
keek, Md. The proceedings were
handled by Clarence D. Ward,
an SEC investigating officer.
Ralph ]. Sines, a brother
in-law Of Mr.. Batten, told the
investigating officer under oath
on october 10. 1860, that he
purchased 1000 shares of Saber
stock at 50 per share and later
sold these shares to Batten &
Co., Inc, for the same amount
as reflected on the books and
records of the company, the
indictment said.