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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-21
DISTRICT
By HECTOR MCLEAN

District Democratic leaders.
working hard for the election Of
Stevenson and Kefauver, are hold
ing out the hope that this town
may have hit the jackpot politically
at its first election in more than
80 years
j. c. Turner. president of the
Stevenson Kefauver Club Of the
District, tells couple of stories
to illustrate the point.
Mr.. Turner, who also is vice pres
ident of the Central Labor Union
and a member of the Commits
sioners' Citizens Advisory Council,
telephoned Stevenson headquarters
here recently to speak to one of the
Democratic candidates staff. His
man was out of the room, how
ever, and Mr.. Turner was asked
to hold the phone.
He did, and soon got a response.
The voice, however, was that OF
Adlai Stevenson. Mr.. Stevenson,
he said, thanked him FOR the sup
port from the District and insisted
that his Overwhelming victory in
the May / election here--the first
official balloting since Congress
wiped out home rule government in
l874-had been the turning point
in his campaign for the presidential,
nomination.
lmportont for z Reasons
Mr.. Turner, who led the Steven
son supporters campaign in that
election and later headed the Dis
trict delegation to the Democratic
Convention in Chicago, said Mr..
Stevenson stressed that the ballot
ing here was critical for at least
two reasons:
These were. first, because the Ste
venson victory occurred on the home
grounds Of F. Joseph (Jiggs) Dono-
hue, former District Commission
err staunch Truman Democrat
and then national campaign man
ager for Estes Kefauyer; and Sec
ond, because the District election
preiaced BY only a few days Nj.
Steyensons decisive California VIC
tory over Senator Kefauyer.
Later, Mr. Turner recalls, he ran
into Paul Butler, chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee.
who told hun the same thing.
That's interesting" Mr.. Turner
says he told Mr.. Butler. ""but Adlai
Stevenson told me that only a few
days ago"
"oh7" said Mr. Butler. Il hadn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-21

him back to Washington as a presi-
dental assistant to handle patron
age problems. 1t was in this ex-
tremely ticklish position that Mr..
Seaton proved himself a politician,
or, as that old pro, Leonard Hall.
put it, "a damn smart politician"
OF course, Mr.. Seaton was no
amateur. He became active in Mid
west Republican circles when he
was only %, was member of Ne
braska's one-houSe Legislature, and
managed Harold Stassen's presiden-
tial primary campaign in 1948 in
Nebraska. At 81. he had been secre-
tary to Republican Presidential
Candidate ALI M Landon.
Long Woy Since London
But he and his Republican Party
have both come a long way since
the days of ALT Landon. Mr.. Sea-
top and the new Republicanism"
(for which he might we'll have sat
as model emerged at about the
same time.
What distinguishes the new from
the old Republicanism? When asked
that the other day, Secretary Sea-
ton said he had never thought much
about it "in the way of specifics. :"
But after rejecting briefly, he came
up with this:
THE main differences between
two parties will be found in the
personalities that lead them. These
personalities set the tone of the
party. Wilson and Truman were
both Democratic Presidents, but
there was little or no similarity be-
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Continued from Page A-23
If elected, may become President
at any moment"
Previously there had been re-
luctance on the part Of Democratic
candidates to link their attacks on
Mr.. Nixon so closely with the Pres
ident's health. But during the pre-
vious week when Mr.. Stevenson was
touring Mr.. Nixon's own home State
Of California, he found that almost
every reference to the Vice Presi-
dents name drew boos and catcalls
from the audiences.
Mr.. Stevenson also continued to
talk about replacing the military
draft with some other system, a
suggestion that, like his proposal
for a cessation of big bomb tests,
has drawn scornful and angry re-
joinders from Mr.. Eisenhower and
other Republicans.
On Thursday he clarified his po-
sition on this issue, too. and sug-
gested that selective service might
be replaced by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
highly-paid volunteer force. Mr..
Stevenson again charged Mr.. Ell
senhower with trying TO shut Of
discussion and leave the defense Of
the Nation solely in the hands Of
"a military man in the White
House"
At the end Of the week, Mr.. Ste
venson devoted an entire bristling
speech to what he called the
"erratic. naive and clumsy" foreign
policy OF the Eisenhower admins
tration. In one Of his most direct
attacks against the President, MIR.
Stevenson said that "the leader OF
the Republican Party cannot pos
sibly deal with the problems Of to-
days world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-21
VIRGINIA
BY ALEX PRESTON

Nothing con be interposed between
the individual and the obligation he owes
10 the Constitution ond the lows Of the
United Stutes, which can shield him from
their Just authority. :"
That quotation. using the now
familiar word 'interpoSe, is from
a 1887 Supreme Court opinion deal
ing with case in which three Vir-
Rinia officials were jailed and fined
by a Federal judge because they en-
forced State law.
The officials were the attorney
general and the Commonwealth'S
attorneys of Loudoun and FauQuier
counties, both in the Washington
area.
Virginia's General Assembly has
Just concluded special session
after enacting a package of bills
fairly reeking with the interposition
flavor recommended by Gov. STAN
ley. His purpose. is to preserve
public school segregation at nearly
all costs.
The legislative package of de-
fiance of the Supreme Courts de-
segregation decree was deliberately
framed to place on the Governor
the responsibility of maintaining
separation of the races in class
rooms This is in keeping with
resolution OF interposition adopted
last March. In it. the State seeks
to interpose its sovereignty between
the Federal Government and local
school officials.
On September 8, this column
raised the question Of whether
Vlrginia's course might lead to
failing the Governor. Two prece-
dents were cited One. in 1882.
was when Gov. Ross Sterling of
Texas was held in contempt for
enforcing a State law contrary to
the Federal Constitution. The
other, in 1907, involved the failing
OF Attorney General Edwart T.
Young of Minnesota on the same
fundamental issue.
Cose Closer to Home
Since then. Arlington Delegate
Harrison Mann has come up with
a case closer to home--the 1887 one
involving three Virginia officials.
In 1871 and 1879, the State
authorized bonds bearing interest
coupons that could be used in pay
ment of taxes and other debts to
the State. More than 81 million
worth of coupons were outstanding
when, in 1882. the General AS
sembly reneged on the deal. 1t
forbade State officers to redeem the
coupons
Meanwhile. James P. Cooper. q
citizen of Great Britain. and a
group of associates, had purchased
more than 100000 worth of the
coupons on the London money mar
ket. They paid about $4,000 for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-21
MARYLAND
Six-Yeor-O Old Issue Still MonopoIizes
ButIer-Mohoney Senatorial Campaign

didate Butler in his speaking COW
erage Of the State &. the other was
the despicable Back Street type Of
campaign conducted by nom
Maryland outsiders. n"
The best known of these mon
Maryland outsiders" was Senator
Mccarthy, Republican of Wiscon-
sin, who was out for revenge on Mr..
Tydings for the manner in which
the Marylander had conducted
Senate investigation of Mr.. Nc
Carthy's Communist : In Govern
ment charges.
Neither Mr.. Mahoney nor Mr..
Butler has mentioned the Wiscon-
sin Senator in their 1856 exchanges
on the 1850 issue.
Key Mccarthy People Used
In addition to going into Mary
land to make speeches for Senator
Butler, Senator Mccarthy in 1850
freed soDne of his key employees to
work in the Butler campaign. These
included Jean Kerr, now Mrs. Nc
Carthy, and Donald A. Surine.
Mccarthy investigator.
According to testimony of Mrs.
Bay Tankersley. then editor Of
the old Washington Times-Herald,
the idea for the From the Record"
tabloid came from Senator Nc
Carthy. Much of the material in
the tabloid, about 100000 copies
of which were distributed In the last
week end before election, came from
the Senator's Office. The tabloid
was printed by the Times-Herald
under the supervision Of Mrs. Tam
HERSHEY and some Of her top people.
Senator Butler. according to the
subcommittee, knew the tabloid was
being produced and saw copies OF
it before it went out.
Senator Butler also was indebted
to Mrs. Tankersley for bringing
John M. Jonkel from Chicago as
a campaign manager. Mr.. Jonkel.
who is now in the import-export
business here. was hired after a
conference in Mrs. Tankersley's Of
fee in July, 1850.
Among other persons besides Sem
ator Butler who participated in this
conference were Bertha Adkins, Re-
publican National Committeewoman
for Maryland. and Robert o. Bon
nell, then Republican State Finance
Chairman and now Chairman OF
the State Roads Commission.
Monoeer Is Fined
For his part in the Butler cam
paign, Mr.. JonkeI had to pay Q
$1,000 fine for managing the CAM
paign in Maryland as q nonresident
and for failing 10 properly report
campaign finances.
The handling Of finances in the
Butler campaign also drew criticism
from the Senate subcommittee,
which was composed Of three Demo-
Gratis and two Republicans.
In the end, the subcommittee
recommended that Senator Butler
be allowed 70 take his seat In the
Senate because "the question Of
improper campaign conduct as the
basis for unseating has through the
years been unmet and unanswered"
In presenting this brief back
ground Of what 50 far has been the
major issue In the Butler Mahoney
campaign we want 10 make It clear
that It Is not the only issue. II Il
10 be hoped that some Of the others
will be spotliRhted BY the contest
ants before election day.
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Continued from Page A-23
ISOLATION, plus a notable lack OF
enthusiasm for the whole idea
among member nations. casts con-
siderable doubt on the success OF
the move.
Egypts Foreign Minister NAH
moud Fawzi. leaving New York on
Friday. declared that Egypt would
do everything possible and little
OF the impossible If it can" TO settle
the Suez issue amicsbly. But he
had nothing new 10 offer In the
way Of further proposals for ne
collation.. apparently preterrins to
await the outcome Of the direct
talks ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-21
Seoton Personifies
New RepubIiconism
By DAVID KOONCE

few hours before he left last Tuesday a Today
campaigning Republican Party Interior Secretary
Frederick Andrew Seaton said 1--WE been able to
condemn Democrats in oto there's plenty Of room for both
parties in this country"
1t clear that unlike many other campaigners in the
two parties this soft-spoken Nebraska Republican wasn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-21
Presidents Tour

The President, meanwhile, set
out on a strenuous campaign tour
Of the West Coast, via Minnesota
as II 70 give the lie 70 the
health" issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-21
Japan, Russia
End the War

on Friday Japan and the Soviet
Union signed peace agreement
ending II years OF Official war be-
tween them. japanese Prime Min
Evening star., 1956-03-26
l8, 900 MPH Missile
Flight Under Study

Missile research with shock
waves Stimulating flight problems
exceeding $4,000 miles an hour
is being conducted at Everett,
Mass.
The work is being carried on
by the Avco Research Labora-
tory.
High speeds, accompanied by
15.000-degree Farenheit heat,
are achieved in several shock
tubes. one of which is believed
to be the biggest hypersonic re-
search device of its kind.
The 100-foot long tube handles
a shock wave that travels so fast
1t is measured in millionths of a
second, the announcement said.
Much of the shock tube re-
search is done by studying the
photographs of the wave made
through small window in the
tube by an observation-disclosures
rated camera.
Evening star., 1956-03-26
.CHICAGOLWESTOCK

CHICAGO. Mar. 90 Up tUsDAI.-sai-
able hogs 10000; slow after moderately
active opening round. butchers as well
bulk mixed y; $; No. / to IS l9o.279o
/ percentage sales l4.25 and below: sey-
eral lots mainly No. IS 240-250 ID
butchers, however, included at 1850;
several loads and lots mainly choice No.
1 and IS 200-226 ID 14.60-14.75; latter
price for two double decks; 250-33U ID
butchers 13.25-14.00: 340-375 lb 12.75-
| 1925: larger lots sows 350-500 lb 1915
| 700. with occasional lighter weight sows
! ll225.
Salable cattle 10000: salable calves
zoo steers and heiferS slow, steady to
fully 90 higher: cows strong to "a higher
bulls steady to strong; vealers steady to
weak. stockers and feeders fully s..aoy
load high prime $50 ID steers 81
highest in four months: few loads
prime steers 23.00-24 so; q load high
choice and prime 1850 Id 23.OU; otns.
high choice and mixed choice and prime
steers 21 .00-22.50; bulk choice steers
10. .00-21 90; good to low choice 1900
IL so: commercial to low good steers
IA 00-16 so: .ood to high choice heifers
10 6O0-20. 90; a few prime heavy heifers
~ 60; utility and commercial COWS
i 1850: Gamers and cutters 1926
IL 00 utility and commercial bulls
IA .00-16 500; vealers $500 down; most
Gull to commercial vealerS 10.00-21 90;
a few loads high good and choice 625-
775 lb yearling stock steers 1S.25-19.50.
Evening star., 1956-03-26

of cash United States Government bonds of face
equal to 2 % of the gross amount proposed be paid but
not exceeding S25O00O Except the of purchaser,
deposits shall be refunded without interest In the of
purchaser deposits shall be applied without interest to the
purchase price,
In the previous sales of the 26 other rubber producing
facilities the Commission used standard forms of contract
applicable to cash and mortgage transactions The
forms of will be used for the sale of the Louisville
facility Copies of the contract FORMS which incorporate the
full text of the National Security Clause available upon
request from the Commission.
Any lease shall contain National Security Clause" and
shall also contain provisions for the recaptue of the facility
and the termination of the lease if the President determines
that the national interest requires Any lease shall be
for term of not less than years than IS years
from the date of termination of the existing Iease the precise
term desired should be specified in the proposal
Upon receipt of proposals, the Commission will first
into negotiations for the statutory period of exceed
80 days. for the sale of the facility and only satisfactory
sale be negotiated will the Commission negotiate for
its lease.
CATALYST MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT, BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND: This equipment is presently in standby cond
ton and is located on the property of Dawson Chemical
Corporation in Baltimore The equipment has been used Tin
conjunction with other equipment, owned by Dawson
Chemical Corporation) to produce granular caalyst
(sica gel mpregnaed with tantaum oxide) used in the
conversion of ethyl alcohol acetaldehyde mixture to
buadiene Proposals for the purchase lease of this equip
shall be in writing and may be submitted the Com
mission at any time through April 10. 1856.
Only proposals for purchase lease of all of the Govern
invited
Sale will be made only all cash basis
Proposals for sale lease shalt specify the which
the bidder plans to put the equipment and lease proposals
shall specify the desired term (not exceed IS years.
Proposals for purchase shall be accompanied by deposit
of cash United States Government bonds of face
equal to 2 % of the gross amount proposed to be paid
Except in the of purchaser deposits shall be refunded
without interest In the of purchaser, deposits shall
be applied without interest to the purchase price.
Any lease contract of sale shall contain among other
provisions, National Security Clause" having terms,
conditions restrictions and reservations which will
the prompt availability Of the catayst manufacturing equip
ment for in the manufacture of such cataly for period
of 10 years from the date the equipment is transferred Any
lease shall contain provisions for the recapure of the equip
ment and the termination of the lease the President de-
termines that the national interest requires
Upon the receipt of proposals for the equipment, the
Commission will enter into negotiations looking toward its
sale lease Proposals for purchase will be accorded pr
orty in negotiations.
PRODUCING FACILITIES DISPOSAL COMMISSION
81 Vermont Avenue, NV.
Washington Is, D. c.
Evening star., 1956-03-26
CAA Post in Hawaii
Given to Virqiniun
BY the Associated Press

The Civil Aeronautics Admin
istration has announced the ap-
pointment of Edgar B. Franklin.
40, of Richmond. Va. as deputy
CAA regional administrator at
Honolulu.
Mr.. Franklin has been chief
of the CAA air carrier safety
division here since 1947. He sue
ceeds Enar Olson, who resigned
to.enter private industry.
Evening star., 1956-03-26
PentagOn Miss Wins
Letterex Contest

Miss Marilyn Browne of Alex,
andria has been named Mis-
Girl Friday" in a secertary's con.
test conducted by Letterex Corp
She is employed as a secretar.
at the Pentagon.
The Fred S. Gichner Iror
Works. Inc. had been awarded
a contract by Kenawha County
West Virginia. for the manufac.
ture of a fire-flghting crash
truck to be used at the air field
at Charleston.
Prosperity Co. has named Jo-
seph G.. Ford of Takoma Park,
Md. as sales representative for
its Bethesda district Office. He
has been with w. P. Ballard &
Co. for the last three years.
Evening star., 1956-03-26
Fewer National Banks
Have More Assets

The Nation had 4,700 national
banks with assets of $113.8 bill
lion at the end of 1855, a drop
of u in the number. but a gain
of $40 billion in the assets since
October 5. 1855, reported Ray M.
Gidney, controller of the cur
rency, today.
Bank mergers were an impor-
tant factor in the reduced num-
her of banks.
:. Deposits of the national banks
amounted to $104,2 billion on
December 81. an increase of
$5.4 billion from october. This
included checking accounts
amounting to $58.2 billion. a
gain of $3.6 million, and time
deposits of $25.2, up $75 million.
Net loans and discounts to-
tailed $43.6 billion, a gain of
$25 billion from October.
Compared with year earlier,
the number of banks was down
96 on December 81, while assets
were 2.07 per cent lower.
Evening star., 1956-03-26
Water Official Promoted
From Alexandria Post

Kenneth B. 'Earnhardt, who
has been assistant manager OF
the Alexandria Water Co. for the
last 7 years, has been promoted
to assistant division manager OF
the New Jersey Division OF
American Water Service Co.,
parent company of the Alex
andria firm.
Mr.. Earnhardt will have head
quarters in Palmyra, N. j., and
will be succeeded in the Alexan-
dria position by J. v. LaFrankie,
construction engineer, Who has
been working on a project in the
Alexandria company for the last
two years.
Evening star., 1956-03-26
By DONALD b. HADLEY

Washington Gas Light Co.
raised around $5,420,000 by the
recent sale of additional stock
and will need around $5.5 million
more of new funds for its 1856
construction, President Everett j
. Boothby told stockholders at the
= annual meeting.
The additional financing to
raise a total of $11 million to
pay for the years expected con-
struction of around SIG million
will come from temporary bank
loans, he said. No permanent
financing will be required for the
rest of the year.
A major item in the 1856 con-
struction program will be a fifth
pipeline to connect the COM
pany's system with the Colum-
bia Gas System station at
Drainsville, Va. 1t will relieve
the overlooking of four existing
lines and will end at Hybla
Valley in Fairfax County. 1t will
serve the Virginia sections and
eventually will fbe extended
across the Potc' ,4ac to the Bran
dywine gas ST rage project.
Mr.. Bootr.oy said the gas stor-
age proje.t was progressing, but
that geologists still had work to
complete and that the signing of
property owners would have to
be continued. Between IS and
70 per cent of the necessary
property has been signed for the
project.
Cites Rapid Growth
OF Last 10 Years
Mr.. Boothby pointed to charts
showing sharp growth of the
company in the last 10 years.
Total sales increased 1872 per
cent in that time and costs for
each therm sold showed only a
moderate rise, he declared.
Operating revenues in 1855 set
a record of more than $44 mil
lion in contrast to $14.6 million
in 1916. The years net income
rose to nearly 81 million COM
pared with 81 ,055 900 in 1916.
The recent stock financing was
extremely successful with more
than 95 per cent of the new
shares subscribed by stockhold-
ers. The company now has a
capitalization consisting of ST.
per cent in equity and 49 per
cent of debt, he said.
Around 1875 stockholders at
tended the meeting, a new rec
ord, and rs per cent of the stock
was represented in person or by
proxy.
The following directors were
reelected: Albert W. Atwood.
Daniel w. Bell. Hubert T. Bis
selle. Mr.. Boothby. Gardner L.
Boothe, Ashton c. Jones, E. K.
Morris. Howard B. Noyes and
Christopher H. Pope.
Miss Ruth Shelton. home serv-
ice director of the company.
for stockholders
the new automatic gas ranges
with which the company hopes
to increase it's "gas for cooking"
consumption in the next year.
Evening star., 1956-03-26
National Airlines Seen
In Good Position

Broadening industrialization of
the South should provide further
growth for National Airlines,
and new routes in other areas are
possible, declared a current re-
view from Bache g. Co.
For the first half of the cur
rent fiscal year. total operating
revenues rose to $22.4 million,
compared with $19.8 million in
the same period a year ago and
Evening star., 1956-03-26
''s', s BUSINESS
Gas Light to Require
SIS Million at Banks

earnings increased to So cents a
share from 80 cents a share a
year ago, the review points out.
Savings, Loan League
Will Meet Tomorrow
The regular monthly meeting
Of the District of Columbia Saw
ings and Loan League will be
held tomorrow at the Mayfiower.
starting with luncheon at 1890
pm.
The Executive Committee will
meet at II am. to consider GER
tain important recommendations
concerning the league. Carl C.
Smuck will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-08
|Isrdeli Speaker
Is Feutured
lat Luncheon

Mrs. Abba Eban, wife Of the
Ambassador of Israel, was
guest of honor yesterday when
nearly $50 Pioneer Women met
for a donor luncheon in the
Mayfiower Hotel.
Guest speaker at the event
was Mr.. Shimshon Arad, the
First Secretary Of the Israeli
Embassy. Until his recent APP
pointment, Mr.. Arad was chief
assistant to the director of the
United States Division Of the
Israel Ministry for Foreign AZ
fairs. He is a veteran of the
British Army Jewish Brigade
and former editor of the Brig
AIDES daily Hebrew newspaper.
Authentic interpretations of
Middle East melodies were a
highlight of the luncheon pro-
gram. presented by Miss Mira
Gilbert in their original lyrics,
Hebrew, Arabic and Tartar.
Mrs. Morris Goldman, lunch
con chairman, was assisted by
members representing each of
the six chapters of the Greater
Washington Council of Pioneer
Women. They included: Mrs.
Alex Drain, Mrs. Albert Ep-
stein, Mrs. Morris Golden, Mrs.
William Kricum, Mrs. Luba
Kaplan. Mrs. Victor Perlmutter
and Mrs. Pauline Schneider.