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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
By GEORGE BEVERIDGE

The Citizens Zoning Advisory
Committee decided yesterday to
try to complete a series of public
meetings to explain controversial
new coming proposals to Wash
ington residents by June 80. but
it left a strong question that
the deadline would be met.
The executive committee of
the big advisory group, headde
by Thomas j. Groom, president
of the Commerce Bank. in
structed a special subcommittee
to set up the meetings.
Harold M. Lewis, New York
consultant who is drafting re-
coming proposals for every parcel
of land in the city, urged that
the informal meetings be fin
ished in June if he is to meet
a tight schedule" for complet-
ing his proposals.
Members of the citizens group
who already have opposed some
OF Mr.. Lewis basic ideas, how
ever, doubted the time schedule
could be met. and pressed for q
chance to present their own
analysis of the Lewis proposals
at the citizens meetings.
Basic Split
Their demands caused this
basic split, which was left
largely unresolved:
In setting up the public meet
ings, should the Citizens Sub
committee merely explain Mr..
Lewis proposals. with an oppor-
tunity for any dissenters to speak
from the floor? Or should it
arrange to give the public dis
senting views by various subcom-
mittees of the Groom Commit
tee?
This issue was raised when
Ernest F. Henry, chairman of
the subcommittee which will
arrange the hearings. suggested
that it present Mr.. Lewis pro-
posals land any counter pro-
posals" for new coming.
Thus far, Mr.. Lewis only has
issued a series of five reports
describing his proposals for new
coming classifications. BY May
10, he promised yesterday. he will
have Cd a set of regulations de-
filming the new coming classical
tons and 20 a set of 10 maps
showing how the new coming
would apply to all District land.
Only General Reports
Attorney James C. Wilkes
noted that the various Groom
subcommittee thus far have had
only the general reports to ana
lyze the new coming maps next
month SO they can make "spe-
cific recommendations" to the
public.
However, Mr.. Lewis charged
this would amount to telling
the people what to say" when
the basic purpose of the meet
ings was to get citizen reaction
to the Lewis proposals.
Mr.. Lewis noted that his con-
tract with the District called for
a final report" on new coming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
Man Held for Jury
On Rope Charge

A 22-year-old man accused Of
raping a l9-year-old Takoma
Park girl Friday in a parked car
was held without bond yesterday
for action of the grand jury.
Silver Spring Peoples Court
Judge John B. Diamond III held
William D. Wood of the l400
block Of Kanawha street. Lang
leg Park. a photogrammetric
plotter. The girl claimed Wood
attacked her while they were
parked near Ashton early Friday.
1t was testified the couple had
spent about five hours together
riding around and drinking beer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
league Aide to Give
7 ak in Leesburq

LEESBURG, Va, April IT
(Special) A Congressional leg
islative assistant, Lawrence 3.
Slater of Washington. will adj
dress a joint meeting of the five
Loudoun County Lions clubs at
the Loudoun County High School
at 7 pm. tomorrow.
The clubs will meet to select
a countrywide project for spon-
sorship. Mr. Slater is assistant
to Representative league, Re-
publican of California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Society OF
Daughters of the American
Revolution continues its ses-
sions in Constitution Hall.
The American Society Of
Mechanical Engineers Gas
Turbine Power Division
meets in the Hotel Statler.
The Seaboard Branch Of
the National w om zen s
League continues its meet
ings in the Shoreham Hotel.
The Virginia Motion Pic
ture Theater Association be-
gins a three-day session in
the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
MAHONEY WINS
IN DONKEY RIDING

DENTON, Md, April II
(P).--A substitute donkey
named Dusty has furnished
a good omen for supporters
of George P. Mahoney. can
didate for Maryland's DEM
ocratic nomination to the
United States Senate.
Yesterday Mr.. Mahoney
rode Dusty. who is really
only a burro doubling as
the Democratic symbol and
mascot, once around an
auction sales arena. Last
week Mr.. Mahoney's chief
rival for the nomination,
former Senator Willard E.
Tydings, tried the burro ride
and was tossed off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17

MS nome IN ddrIOru county.
In the group of campaign
workers was Frank Harris of
Perryville, one of the detecting
State Central Committee mem
berS.
Calls Endorsement Void
I'VE Endorsed Mahoney to pre-
vent a primary fight" Mr.. Harris
said. LAS for myself 1 had it
understood that if either TydingS
or Lane former Gov. William
Preston Lane, jr) ran, 1 would
support them.
In my opinion our indorse-
ment was null and void when
we found ourselves with pri-
mary fight on our hands"
The two others on the six
member committee who changed
over are Mrs. Helen Mackey and
GWyn Goodman.
Those remaining win Mr.. Ma
honey are Committee Chairman
Ralph McCool, who is his cam
.paign treasurer here; Mrs. Eve
Ign Boyd and Mrs. Janet Nc
Kinney.
Mr.. Harris said a meeting of
the committee had been re-
quested by his group ito get us
off the hook" He added: 81 feel
like a hypocrite working for
Tydings and being on record for
Mahoney."
May Issue Statement
1t is reported that if the bolt
ers fail to have the committee
alter its unanimous indorse-
ment of Mr.. Mahoney, the trio
will issue a public statement of
support for Mr.. TydingS.
This was the second day in a
row Mr.. Tydings carried his
campaign into counties that
have always voted for him in
his % years in Congress. He
gave Kent County a political
going-over yesterday. Between
the two counties. they will cast
seven unit votes for the nom
Iination at the State Democratic
convention.
| Last night at a rally in Ken
nedyville in Kent County. Mr.
Tydings repeated arguments
previously made for maintaining
a strong national defense and
for improving the lot Of farm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
Street Scenes

II Love Cathy" scrawled in
new cement on the sidewalk
on Hillandale road in Be-
thesda. 49,.
An elderly couple carrying
a grip along E street NV, the
man holding one handle, the
woman the other.
A man entering an E street
coffee roasting establishment
whistling Tea for Two" /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
Flyers Honor Godfrey

The National Aviation Club
presented an honorary member
ship card to Arthur Godfrey at a
reception at the Sheraton Carl
ton Hotel Thursday night. About
300 were on hand TO greet the
entertainer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
Jones Bridge
Fund Stricken

The Senate Appropriations
Committee today struck from
the Interior Department appro-
priations bill for next year $l3.8
million for construction of the
Jones Point Bridge. with the
promise that the same money
would be placed in the Com
merce Departments appropria-
ton bill for next year.
This was announced by SEN
ator Robertson. Democrat Of
Virginia, a member of the APP
preparations Committee. which
today was acting on its subcom-
mittee report on the Interior
bill.
The Virginian said that the
$13.9 million had been recon-
mended by the Senate subcom-
mittee handling the Interior
bill. after the House had stricken
the item.
Another Item Stricken
Senator Robertson, a strong
advocate of the bridge, had sup
ported funds for the span during
recent Senate appropriation
hearings. when National Park
Service Director Conrad Wirth
had appealed to the Senate to
restore the House slashes. An
other item for the bridge, $5O0, :
900 to buy land in Maryland on
which to seat the span, was
stricken from the second sup
Elemental appropriation bill late
yesterday by a House-Senate
conference.
The House earlier had taken
out both the 100000 for land
and S13.9 million for construc-
ton of the bridge from the two
different appropriation bills be-
cause of pending legislation to
transfer jurisdiction of the span
from the Interior Department to
the Commerce Department. This
bill is slated for action probably
next Monday on District day in
the House.
Conferees did not finish their
work yesterday of composing
differences between House and
Senate versions of the second
supplemental appropriation bill.
No date had been set for an
other session of conferees.
Raised S63 Million
The pig measure, carrying
funds for the rest of this fiscal
year ending June 30, had been
amended in more than As places
by the Senate after it passed
the House. AS passed by the
Senate, it recommends $858.8
million, which is an increase of
S63 million above the figure in
the House-passed measure.
The bill also includes sos
million for the District, most of
which is for city government pay
raises. The Senate restored
$4,000 cut by the House from
$l50.000 requested for medical
charities. There was no indi-
cation what action the conferees
took.
i Meanwhile. the measure still
is pending before the House and
probably can be called up for
debate and action next District
day, which is next Monday.
According to reliable infor-
nation, there has been build
ing up among members of the
House Appropriations Commit
tee objections to the Federal
Government paying entire cost
OF the bridge construction.
Maryland and Virginia have
pledged themselves to pay fol
approach roads to the bridge
Objections by some residents OF
Alexandria to the approach road:
in the city have been met by q
proposed amendment to bar use
of the roads to which Alex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
3 Cecil Democrats Bolt
Mohoney for Tydings
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
Star STAFF Cnrresnondent

ELKTON Md. April l7-As Willard E. Tydngs carried his
into the northeastern Of Maryland
today members the Cecil County Democratic Committee
switched opponent George Mahoney
Accompanied by party of l8 Cecil workers. Mr.. TydingS
began his tour this morning Peryve within three miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
The
Rambler
D. C.'s Population
Center? Forget 1t!
By JACK JONAS

Everybody please remain
stationary for a few moments
and let's see if we can de-
termine Washington's center
of population.
If anyone so much as moves
a muscle while the figuring
is being done, it might un-
balance the seesaw the Gen.
sus Bureau uses for this
computing trick.
Senator Butler, the Mary
land Republican, was telling
the Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee the other
day that it might be wrong
to arbitrarily pick the Statler
Hotel as the city's population
center. The committee had
pinpointed this spot during
an argument about which
could be reached fastest by
prospective air travellers from
Washington = Burke, Va, or
Friendship Airport.
A Census Bureau Spokes-
man, asked by this reporter
about Washington's popula-
ton center, said it would take
about 200 clerk hours for its
geography division to figure
it. But, he added, he'd be
glad to send some instruc-
tons on how to do it yourself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17

THAT TAKES CARE of all
the assumptions and esti-
mates. From here on it's
sheer arithmetic-20O clerk
hours of multiplying, adding
and subtracting.
THE population of each
square north and south of
the assumed parallel is multi
piled by the distance of its
center from that parallel"
the instructions say, and the
sum of the north moments
and the sum of the south mo-
ments are ascertained.'
Now let's do the same with
the east moments and the
west moments.
If the sum of the north mo-
ments is different from the
sum of the south moments,
and that of the east moments,
different from the west mo-
mentS, the original assump-
ton that the Statler is the
center is incorrect. Some adj
justment is needed.
Let's take another look at
the instructions.
THE center moves north or
south, or east or west, of the
assumed parallel or meridian,
depending upon -"
Aw, come on, Senator, let's
Just assume the center of
population is the statler, and
let it go at that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17

his home in Hartford County.
In the group of campaign
workers was Frank Harris of
Perryville, one of the detecting
State Central Committee men,
bers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
THE INSTRUCTIONS have

-
THE INSTRUCTIONS have
arrived.
First, the Census Bureau
says, the area under con-
sideration must be visualized
as a gigantic teeterboard.
Next, one assumes that
each one, among the indi-
vidualS distributed on this
plane is of equal weight and
exerts upon the center, or
balancing point, a force pro-
portional to the individuals
distance from this point"
That's what the instructions
say, yes, sir.
That's simple enough for
any professor of college
physics to understand, so let's
move on to the difficult part.
In making the computa-
tons for the location of the
center of population" the in
structions go on, cit is neceS-
Sary to assume that the CEN
ter is at a certain point.
Through this point a parallel
and a eridian are
drawn. D."
Got the map of Washington
there? All right, let's assume
we have to assume some
thing-that the Statler is this
certain point"
The lines north to south
and east to west through the
hotel are what the Census
Bureau calls the lakes of
moment"
"The product of the popu-
lation of a given area by it's
distance from the assumed
parallel is called a north or
south moment, and the prod
uct of the area by its distance
from the assumed meridian is
called the east or west mo-
ment," the instructions clear
ly point out.
To make it handy to find
out what these moments are,
let's divide the city into
squares.
Then, the instructions say,
assume that the center of
population of each of these
squares is at the geographic
cal center of each except
where such an assumption is
manifestly incorrect; in these
cases the center of popula-
ton -. is estimated as near
ly as possible"
Evening star., 1956-12-05
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS

help handicapped children.
Junior League projects. and SO
forth.
She started a long psyche
logical novel in 1948, got 200
pages done but hasn't had time
to get back to it since. She
has q lot of aphorisms, epi-
grams and descriptive writing
that are almost ready to be
published. And, as far as po-
etry is concerned. a good pro-
ductive year means an output
of IL or more poems.
Marcy prefers her tragic
poems. MY inspiration comes
from a sympathy with my fell
low creatures and a wish to
unload their burdens by boil
ing it of this way"
A publisher in New York
told her he read her "Wreaths
on the Vats Of Dachau" 40
times over one week end.
But this columniSt's favorite
is one she wrote having two
admired people in mind-her
mother. "a great woman" and
Cousin Pierre du. Pont." Here
is the first verse:
"Was it hard to die?
Or did the little things Of pain
Squirm into the night
And leave a quiet sleepiness
Like Sunday in the rain?"
Evening star., 1956-12-05
Mrs. F. M. Gould
|Honors Club
With Tea

The Washington Society.
National Society Of Arts and
Letters. held a tea and Christi
mas program yesterday at the
home Of Mrs. Frederick
Mitchell Gould.
The program included talk
by Mr.. Donald Wilson. chief
Washington correspondent for
Life Magazine: harp selections
by Staff Sergt. Philip Young
Of the United States Air
Force Band and Symphony
Orchestra. and vocal selections
by Miss Bessie Louise Levin,
soprano. one of the NSAL's
1856 scholarship award win
ners.
Presiding at the tea table
we're Mrs. David Karrick. wife
Of the District Commissioner;
Mrs. M. Robert Guggenheim.
Mrs. John r. Steelman, Mrs.
Edward Baltz. Mrs. w. Wen
dell Cleland; Mrs. Jesse Nichol-
son, founder of the NSAL, and
her daughter. Mrs. Peter
Stabell Of Oslo. Norway, who
returns home on Saturday
after a visit here.
Evening star., 1956-12-05
continued From Page B-

COUghMuCM EEOMl d6C d.
separating the poet from Mar
celia, the individual. Lest any
reader think the experiences
described with the personal
pronoun are solely hers, she
explains in an authors note
10 the reader" 1.-THE T. is the
voice of mankind"
Although the book cover says
Marcy wrote her first poem in
Denver when she was 8, actu-
ally she started earlier. At the
tender age Of 6 when she first
learned TO spell. she wrote a
poem about how long it took
Ella to climb the stairs, Ella
being the family cook.
Much Of the poetry she has
written between that day and
this still remains unpublished.
Indeed, 1t Is doubtful II any
of 1t ever would have seen the
Hight of day under her own
name, but for the probbing Of
H. L. Mencken, Joseph Her
gesheimer and Dixon Wecter.
The latter was a great help,
said Marcy, because he insisted
that she let him see from time
to time what she was writing.
1t was Wecter who wrote
the introduction to her first
volume, "Sonnets and Lyrics, :"
which received the Fourth
Biennial Book Award of the
Wilmington Poetry Society in
Delaware.
Mencken encouraged her to
write her poetry which he liked,
but he told her, "You are
going to be really lonely"
Mencken was lonely, said
Marcy, who discovered he was
right. She couldn't produce
this kind of poetry and in
terrupt her thoughts to do the
social rounds. That is why
Capital society sees less of
Mrs. du Pont than so many
feminine contemporaries.
The preface to this second
volume was written by DR..
Thomas H. johnson, who is
responsible for the recent
variorum edition of the poetry
of Emily Dickinson.
Oddly enough. Emily Dick
inson and Marcella du Pont,
whose poetry has been likened,
had an ancestor in common.
Their mutual forebear was a
New Englander of the nth
century. II think New Eng
landly," said this pleased
resident of Washington.
Marcy's ancestors founded
Northampton. Mass, in 1854
and she went back there to
Smith College at the age Of 90.
She grew up. however, in
Denver, Col. where her father.
Arthur Scott Miller. was a
pioneer architect. He made a
fortune, lost it in the panic of
1893 and seven years later re-
built 1t. Both he and her
mother wrote poetry.
Even as a little girl, she said,
they noticed her great concern
for all human beings. 81
dream Of a millennium" said
Marcy. II have a love of
peoples dignity, and of the
power and mystery of any per-
sonality."
Much of her prose writing
came about because of her
welfare work. 1t was during
the time she was married to
Alfred du Pont and making
her home in Delaware. She
turned out numerous fine
newspaper articles, radio
scripts, etc. to promote the
School for the Deaf, the Boys
Club, q law that was passed to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10
Burning Cars
Fire Bridge
Of B. 60.
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the fires origin. One theory was
that a 'hot box" on a coal car
touched it of.
Lawrence Nelson, general
yardmaster for the B. & o. at
Brunswick, Md, six miles away,
said the fire started about 1920
O'Clock last night.
A coal train of 125 cars was
on the bridge at the time. Mr..
Nelson said. An engine was sent
from Martinsburg to pull most
of them of the bridge, he added.
Firemen said 10 to is cars re-
manned after being uncoupled
from the rest of the train.
: Burning from end to end, the
coal cargo on the bridge was
sending up dense smoke that
would be visible for miles in day.
light hours. f1remen said.
The Charles Town wv. Va.l
police station reported firemen
from Frederick, Brunswick,
Charles Town, Martinsburg, Har-
per's Ferry and Berryville, Va.
along with other volunteers. were
on the scene.
The long bridge is of steel.
But if the ties burned until they
could not support the tracks. the
cars would probably go into the
Potomac, f1remen said.
The blaze repeatedly started
on the Maryland side of the
bridge.
ID. D, Kilham. operator of the
Hotel Hilltop House in Harper's
Ferry, told The Star that enor-
nous puffballs of flame were
mushrooming at short intervals
from the burning coal. Their
"whoo-o-oSh" could be heard
plainly over the telephone.)
One Of the first fire chiefs on
the scene said the fire got a big
headstart before f1refighters could
get their lines laid and begin
pouring water on the bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10
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ton of the disastrous regime of
Chang Kai-shek and his bour-
geoise imperalist collaborators."
The version released by WASH
ington dealt primarily with an
attack on Stains ruthless sway
over the Communist Party. The
State Department noted that
missing were such important
facets of Stalinist policy as the
Korean war and relations with
Red China.
II Quotidiano said Mr.. Khru-
SleheR insisted Stain also missed
a chance to bring India behind
the Iron Curtain after it won
independence from British rule.
1t quoted Mr.. Khrushchev as
saying:
"(Stalin) was not able to act
in the case of India for years
during which it was clear that
acquisition of independence and
establishment of progressive
government would have been
able to perform an important
part and in which the possible
ity of speeding its passage to
the Socialist tCommunist) camp
would have been Significantly
bettered."
Hits at MOlOtov
II Quotidiano said. Mr.. Khru-
shchev also pointed accusingly at
v. M. Molotov. who resigned last
week at Soviet Foreign Minister.
Mr.. Khrushchev had Just called
L. p. Beria. executed secret po-
lice chief. a traitor. Then, said
the newspaper. Mr.. Khrushchev
added:
only (the late AndreD Zha-
donov and Molotov, and of
course Beria had regular access
to Stalin."
The newspaper said another
missing portion of Mr.. Khru-
shchev'S speech expressed wonder
that revolts did not break out
under Stain.
1T is a source of pride for
our party and our people" Mr..
Khrushchev reputedly told the
party congress, that given the
hardness and the Incompetent
sion of Stain there was not
developed a major nationalistic
separation.
THAT such a tendency did
exist for many years is proved
in the collection of secret docu-
ments distributed to this con-
greSS."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10
ADDS IsrueI Elects

The Adas Israel Mems Club
has elected Stanley w. Norman
as president; Jack C. Lish and
Samuel Levy. vice presidents;
Joseph j. zupnik, treasurer, and
Max Goldberg. secretary.