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Even the Porcupines
Are Needing Mckay

Migrating birds, Mr.. Mckay sad.
ly reports, look on this as theil
own Government giveaway.
In Montana. ponderosa pine !!
considered quite valuable. HUI.
mans like it as lumber; deer
squirrels. mice and hares like II
as cereal and salad.
I'm the Northwest" Mr.. Nc.
Kay continues, bears girdle ma.
turing Douglas Ar trees"
And then comes a sentence
heart-rending in its simplicity.
Countrywide" Mr.. McKa,
says, "porcupines are the ban'
of foresters."
There's much more, On how
the Government-owned sea
pups have hookworm. Mosqui
toes are learning to like DDT
Mourning doves are getting
something called trichomona!
gallinae.
But there's a smidgen of gooo
news. too. Mr.. Mckay says thu
Government has what he calls Q
technique for censusing wood
cock" by recording the call Of
unsuspecting males.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07

been a resident of the District
since May 2, 1855. is a either
OF the United States and is al
least 81 years old-provided he
does not vote elsewhere.
100000 Could Qualify
It is estimated more than AGO.
000 persons are in this category
No one expects the registration
to approach that figure for the
first election but Democratic and
Republican leaders hope to turn
out from 10000 to $4,000 for the
May / balloting. If their hope
Imaterializes, speedy action il
essential.
Several reasons are assigned
for Washingtons apathy.
One factor, Of course. is igno-
rance of the law and the pro-
cedure for registering and vot-
ing. To meet this, various groups
and organizations are planning
an intensive campaign of educa-
ton.
A second factor is that the
issues of 1856 have not been
taken to the people locally. Also
no contests have developed here
between the candidates for pres
Continued on Page AS, Col. 4
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~-~--~--~---- ~-~-~----~~--~@~-~>-
Comdr. Charles L. Otte, Lake
side. Calf, co-pilot: 1t. G.g.)
Thomas @. Winkler, New Or
leans, navigator; w. j. Lyons
Milton. N. Y. chief aviation
lmachinist mate; P. Beyers. La
Junta. Colo. radioman, and F. o,
Snyder, Memphis, Tenn. me-
chanic.
The plane is the same one
which returned from Antarctica
January %. Mechanical trouble
delayed its scheduled take-of1
time of noon yesterday at
Patuxent. 1t got into the All
around at l0:45 last night.
The route is via Ramey All
Force Base, Puerto Rico;
Manaus. Brazil; Asuncion, Para
quay: Gallegos. Argentina. and
finally Little America.
Comdr. Torbert. who lives at
Patuxent Park. Md. Is the same
pilot who few the Neptune back
from Antarctica last month via
New Zealand. His co-pilot,
Comdr. Utte. is new but the five
enlisted men are making their
second trip.
The Antarctica task force
commander sent for the Patuxent
River Neptune because OF its
crews familiarity with the ter
rain and because it is equipped
as a rescue plane
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Oxford Progs Nix 1--WE,
Dig Jazz Only in Theory

only. and the proctor-approved
rules so provided. Recently the
membership has grown, feet have
become increasingly restless. and
finally the proctors were asked
to loosen up a bit and okay a
little polite shutting.
The reply was cold no"
The club" said a proctorial
spokesman, was set up as a cen
ter for the appreciation OF jazz.
to study the theory-you could
say, suppose, to study its jungle
background.
I'VE see no reason to alter the
rules"
If students must dance. the
spokesman continued. there's al
ways the Ballet Club.
THE Ballet Club has a section
where lessons in modern the
atrical dancing are given" ne
explained. by no great stretch
ing Of the rules I suppose that.
er, 1--WE could be classed as, er.
theatrical"
And now a final word from our
advanced student back in para
graph two:
"Yipe!"
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dates for President and Vice
President of the United States.
This is something short Of the
goal OF those who advocate ma.
tional representation and home
rule. Nevertheless. it is the first
legalized voting here in more
than so years. And Congress is
watching to see how the District
responds to the experiment.
First Election May l
The first election will be held
on May /. Members Of both the
Democratic and Republican par
ties will have a chance then to
choose delegates to the 1856 Ma
tional conventions, name two
OF the National COM
mittees, and pick their Local
party committees.
To participate. citizens must
register by April Is. This. is a
simple thing to do. which re-
quires about Ave minutes per
person.
Yet. only 1887 citizens have
taken the pains to qualify in the
two months since the central
registration headquarters opened
in an Office on the ground floor
OF the District Building.
Anyone may register If he has
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immigration Law
Message Delayed
BY the Associated Press

A message by President Eisen-
hover recommending to Congress
.revisio nof the Nations immi-
grafton law has been delayed a
second time,
Originally scheduled for deliV-
cry yesterday, it was first moved
back to today. But late yester-
day White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said the mes
sage had been delayed again,
perhaps until late this week.
Mr.. Hagerty said the delay was
not attributable to any contro-
'versy over provisions of the mes
sage. but that they are still
working on it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07


BY a 105-to-0 vote last night
the House voted to convene It,
self-in the words OF Speaker
John C. Luber-"as the Crane
Inquest of the State OF Mary
land"
Today the lower chamber was
to adopt the rules of procedure:
by which it will investigate the
walkout, which took buses anc
trolleys off the streets Of Balti-
more on January 30.
"Trail Blazing Action"
Attorney General C. Ferdinand
Syoert said the invoking Of the
grand inquest power given to the
House In Article 3. Section "a Of
the constitution, is g. trail blaZ-
ing action" He said it, in effect,
makes the House an extraordi-
nary grand jury.
The FIRST sentence Of Section
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miral George ]. Dufek, com
mander of the United State
Deepfreeze Task Force, toda,
approved a dramatic plan for
Navy patrol bomber to fly from
Maryland to join the search FOL
a plane missing five days il
Antarctica with seven mel
aboard.
/ A twin-engine Neptune is fly
ing from Patuxent Naval All
/ Station. Md, via South Americ'
ito Little America v. Operation
Deepfreeze's main base on Kai
nan Bay.
The missing plane. a single
engine De Havilland Otter. dis
appeared Friday while flynn
from Marie Byrd Land to Littl
America with some members o
trail-blazing party who's
vehicles had broken down. tn
last radio voice contact with tn
otter was 81 minutes after take
off. An SOS. apparently from
the plane, was received Saturday
1929 Wreck Located
The Arneb received word from
Admiral Dufek, still in Antarctica
that a searching helicopter toda,
found a downed plane, but
was not the missing Otter. Tn
discovery was made in the foot
hills of the Rockefeller Noun
tains east of Little America
Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd
veteran Antarctic explore,
aboard the Arneb. said the PLAN
found apparently was an oil
Fokker wrecked on Byrd's frs
Antarctic expedition in 1929.
/ The helicopter reported I
found no trace of the Otte
during a four-hour fight.
Three noted airmen and ex
plorers were aboard the Fokke
when it took of from Little
America on an exploration fligh
in March, 1929. Admiral Byrt
recalled. They were Bernt Bal
See PLANE. Page A.!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
BY ARTHUR EDISON

Everybody in Washington ha.
problems. Especially Secretary
of Interior Mckay.
In Congress, Democrats teal
into his public power and natu.
raj resources policies.
Out in the country. his pro.
gram is attacked by bears, mice
birds. deer, hares and porcu'
pines. Especially porcupines
The misfortunates Of Mr.. Nc
Kay are spelled out in his an.
nuai report to President Eisen-
hover. And If Mr.. Eisenhower
reads the report carefully he will
learn by page 3l2 how unim.
pressed are the birds and the
beasts by this great Government
In the Pacific Northwest, the
Government is anxious to keel
the Douglas fir industry healthy
so it has been busy reseeding. SC
what happens? Woods mice cal
the seeds.
Southern pine seed has beer
planted from Virginia to Florida
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"a contains the grand inquest
authority, and 1t reads:
The House Of Delegates may
inquire. on the oath of witness,
into all complaints. grievances
and offences, as the grand in
quest Of the State. and may COM
nit any person. for any crime. to
the public jail. there to remain,
until discharged by due course Of
law.
Mr.. Sybert said the provision
has been part Of the State con-
stitution since the present docu-
ment was drafted In convention
in 1867. II has never been fully
he said. although the
House started to use 1t in 1912
and in 1929.
Gov. McKeldin approved of
last nights action, although he
said the only apparent hope for
quick settlement Of the strike
lay in passage Of his bill for
State seizure Of the Baltimore
Transit Co.
In the strike. the union OF bus
and trolley operators is demand
ing a l0-cent-an-hour wage in
crease now and another 10 cents
on July /. along with a one-year
contract and some fringe bene-
fits.
Offer 6 Cents
The latest offer from manage
ment is for a 6-cent an hour in
crease IN the first year OF a
three year contract. 4 cents in
the second year and 3 cents the
third year. contingent on the
negotiating committee sending
the offer back to union members
for secret vote by the Honest
Ballot Association.
Delegate Robinson, a veteran
and influential member of the
House. said he would make no
predictions as to just what the
grand inquest may accomplish.
I'VE certainly can't get the
buses and streetcars operating
again by legislative directive"
he told the House.
Competent medical men don't
just treat the symptoms Of a
disease; they attempt to get at
the root of 1t. Likewise. We
should try to find out what is
at the bottom of this strike"
The House named It's Demo-
cratic Majority Leader A. Gordon
Boone of Baltimore County, to
be chairman Of the inquest. His
first act was to appoint a nine
man Rules Committee. with MIR.
Robinson as chairman.
The committee. among other
things. decided to recommend
that all hearings be open to the
public and press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
Constitution Siqned

GUATEMALA, Feb. 7 HD.--A
new constitution for Guatemala
was signed yesterday by Presi-
dent Carlos Castillo Armas. II
replaces the l945 constitution,
annulled with the overthrow OF
the pro-Communist regime OF
President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
In July, 1854. The new document
becomes effective March /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
West to Map Policy
On Mid-East Peace
France, Britain
To Meet u. S. in
TuIks Tomorrow
BY JAMES E. ROPER

The State Department an
nounced today that the United
States, Great Britain and France
will start. consultations here to-
morrow on what steps they can
take to prevent an Israeli-Arab
war In the Middle East-or, If
one begins. how they can stop 1t.
The conference is the OUT
growth of last weeks meeting
between President Eisenhower
and Sir Anthony Eden, British
Prime Minister.
In announcing the start Of
the talks, the State Department
said they would take up va
rious contingencies" and what
measures can be taken to meet
them in the United Nations and
outside the United Nations"
The State Department said
Deputy Undersecretary of State
Robert Murphy would be chair
man. Attending will be British
Ambassador Sir Roger Makins.
French Ambassador Maurice
Couve de Murville. George Allen.
Assistant Secretary of State for
Middle Eastern affairs, Living
ston Merchant. Assistant Secre-
tary of State for European
affairs, and Francis o. Wilcox.
Assistant Secretary of State for
u. N. Affairs.
Proposals on Agenda
American sources have indi-
Gated that the conference will
consider the possibility of joint
military action. naval blockade
or economic sanctions to deter
aggression or strangle 1t should
lit begin.
Mr.. Dulles only yesterday de-
layed again any action Oh
I[srael's request of last Novem-
Der Is for permission to buy
about $50 million worth OF arms
in the United States to offset
weapons which the Communist
Ioloc is shipping to Egypt.
Mr.. Dulles told a news con-
ference today that the United
States also was continuing to
press it's diplomatic efforts on
every front to soothe the situa-
Ition in the Middle East.
Mr.. Dulles said the United
States had received no reaction
from Gen. E. L. M. Burns. the
head of the UN truce super
Ivisory team in the Middle East.
on the Eisenhower-Eden hint
that they would back any Burns
suggestions for increasing the
number of his truce observers.
May Consider Buffer Zone
Mr.. Dulles at his news con.
ference said, in response to an
inquiry, that Mr.. Eisenhower and
Sir Anthony did not suggest the
possibility of asking Arabs and
Israelis to withdraw one kilo-
meter from their present bound-
aries in order to create a neutral
buffer zone in which Gen. Burns
supervisors could operate more
effectively.
Mr.. Dulles said, however. that
the Big Three powers would con-
slider such an idea if Gen. Burns
thought such a plan would be
useful and so suggested.
Pressure Increases
Mr.. Dulles maintained his
position against sale of arms to
Israel at this time despite in
creasing pressure from congress
See MID-EAST, Page AS
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Train DeraiIed
BY Landslide
B&O Wreck Caused
By Rain; One Hurt

WEST NEWlON, "a. req.
(P). A landslide rolling dowr
from a rain-sodden hillside
struck and derailed Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad passenger train
moving at an estimated IS mile;
ian hour early today.
One car was overturned. two
others tilted and three more de.
rallied within a few feet Of the
surging Youghiogheny River. The
diesel engine and two cars re-
manned upright on the tracks.
/ Only one passenger Of the
more than 100 aboard the train
required disqualification. He was
detained at McKeesport Hospi-
tai for treatment of possible back
land neck injuries. The railroad
Isaid he was James IS. Stern oil
Pittsburgh.
! Had No Warning
There was no warning Of the
landslide" a BIO official said
HE said normal speed for pas
senger trains In the area was
As miles an hour.
! Train No. Is, eastbound from
Cleveland to Baltimore, was
rolling through hilly country
about 80 miles southeast OF
Pittsburgh when the accident
occurred at 1::25 am. The
scene is on a curve where the
railroad rounds the shoulder OF
a hill.
Recent heavy rains have
soaked the countryside and
Iswelled the Youghiogheny and
other flvers to their banks
This was the apparent cause of
the landslide. which sent tons
of rock crashing down the hill
the railroad said.
! Debris Blocks Tracks
/ Rocks slammed into the Sec
lond car behind the engine
with what a B&O spokesman
called a pushing force" Engi-
Ineer J. E. Hinish. Of Pittsburgh,
Ebraked the train to a stop as
cars behind him ratified of the
rails.
Both mainline tracks and an
adjoining siding were blocked by
the debris, However. four pas
senger cars were sent from the
roads division point at Councils
vile. Pa. coupled to the engine
and took passengers from No. Ia
aboard to continue the eastward
trip.
/ Following trains in both direc-
tons were rerouted over tracks
of the Pittsburgh g. Lake Erie
Railroad on the opposite bank
/ of the river. There were de-
lays running up to Is minutes,
Bill Drum. BIO chief dispatcher,
said at Pittsburgh one track
would be ready for through traf-
nc at Z am. and both tracks in
service later today.
Passengers Are Calm
Pete Webb. a West Newton
resident who went to the wreck
scene. told the Associated Press:
| The people seemed to be
taking it very calmly"
II saw a man and his wife and
their three children who had re-
manned in their stateroom in one
of the derailed cars that was
tilted a little. They didn't seem
TO be concerned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
.Stempi| Given
New rundown
Fails to Sell P. U. 6.
On Transit Offer

/ I. William Stempil. Washing
ton lawyer and would-be transit
operator. again failed to con-
vince the District Public Utilities
Commission today that he has
any prospects of going into bust
ness.
This came as the Senate Dis
trict Committee prepared to re-
fsume hearings into the Districts
transit crisis. Last week. the
committee postponed its session
until today to let Mr.. Stempil
produce concrete evidence of his
alleged deal on behalf of local
Interests to buy out the control
ling Louis E. Wolfson interest
in the Capital Transit Co.. which
will die by act of Congress next
August IA.
Today. Chairman Nicely, of the
Senate District Committee. and
Senator Beall, Republican OF
Maryland. warned they were
ready to settle down to consider
alton Of the merits of a pro-
Iposal from the District Commits
sioners to establish q Metropoli-
tan Washington Transit Author
lity to take over CTc operations.
Patience Exhausted"
Our patience is exhausted, /"
Chairman Nicely said. To-day,
they produce something solid or
we proceed with the bill. We
can't waste any more time on
dead ducks"
Afte.' an long session
with Mr.. Stempil and Morris
Fox, president of B g. F Trans
portation. Inc, Chairman George
e. c. HAYES of the utilities COM
mission said Mr.. Stempil gave
us nothing" The Senate COM
mittee had directed Mr.. Hayes
ito interview Mr.. Stempil before
the latter appeared on Capitol
Hill to report.
/ Mr.. Stempil last week insisted
he had previously failed to give
the utilities commission the
names of his alleged hackers for
fear of violating the confidential
relationship between lawyer and
client.
He was given the weeks de-
lay as a reasonable time to
attempt to persuade his alleged
clients to let themselves be pub
licly identified.
/ Following the morning session
with Mr.. Stempil and Mr.. Fox.
the utilities commission men,
bers reported to the District
Commissioners. who spent last
week end mapping their testi-
mony on the public ownership
bill.
} One New Element
/ Mr.. Hayes said the only new
element introduced by Mr.. Stem
pill was the statement that Ed
ward P. Colladay. prominent
Washington attorney, was in
New York attempting to arrange
a deal and might be heard from
before the day was ended.
Mr.. Colladay's Washington Of
fee said the lawyer was in New
York. His son and associate,
David C. Collsday, said, however
80 far as I know my father has
had no contact with Mr.. Stempil,
and l do not know him"
The utilities commission pre-
viously had ruled that Mr.. Stem
Pill and Mr.. Fox had failed to
make even a superficial case to
indicate that they could finance
a new private transit system to
replace Capital Transit.
The proposed public authority
would be governed by a FIVE
member board OF directors ap-
pointed by the District Commits
Isioners 1t would finance itself
Iinitially through $40 million in
loans obtained for the authority
from the Treasury by the District
Commissioners.
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ID. c. Residents Apothetic
On Registering to Vote
BY JOHN v. HORNER

Washington is going to funk one OF its most important
tests history the city bestirs itself Immediately
For years the people have camored for right to vote
Congress finally agreed in 1855 to grant the District linz
franchise 1t authorized elections at which political parties
NAV select KEY local part in nominating candt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
Wurrens in St. Thomas

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands.
Feb. 7 tP).-United States Chief
Justice and Mrs. Earl Warren
arrived yesterday for a visit.
Gov. Walter Gordon declared a
'two-day holiday in honor Of
their arrival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
Potuxent Plane Rushed
To Antarctic for Search
Lone-Ronee Petrol Neptune Will Hunt
For Small Croft Missing Five Days

Navy patrol plane route to the Antarctic
to help in the search small plane missing since February
Aboard the Neptune P2v which took off from Patuxent
Naval Air Station night LIST 1t Raybun A. Hud-
man. Marine parachutst will Jump to the scene
If the missing Otter plane is located.
The P2V is flying way Puerto Rico and South America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
ID. c. Lawyer Declines
To Head Grand Inquest
Maryland Still Seeking Attorney
To Probe Baltimore Trunsit Strike
BY GENE GOODWIN

The Maryland General Assembly still seeking an
attorney today grand inquest" into the Baltimore
strike after Alfred Seaman declined the post
Mr. Scanlan 49, Washington attorney had been expected
to accent the appontment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
HeIieopter Hunts
For Missing Plane
Ry SAUL PETIT

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent
ABOARD THE USS ARNEB
EN- ROUTE TO NEW YEA
| LAND, Feb. 7 tP.-Rear Ad-
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the shortest route to the Ant
arctic.
The crew aboard the P-2V in
cludes:
1t. Comdr. John H. Torbert,
Carmel Valley. Calf, pilot; 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07

Roll Coll on Final Possose Of Noturo
Cos Bill. Pose AS
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Senate Backs
Full Inquiryo Of
Case Incident
Nixon Names Four
For Action; Cos Bill
Approved, So to SO
By ]. A. OLEARY

The Senate today voted 900
for an investigation Of an alleged
attempt to influence the vote of
Senator Case. Republican Of
South Dakota, on the natural gas
bill. which passed the Senate
yesterday.
Without waiting for the special
committee to organize, the Sem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07

Picture on Poee AIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07

ate Elections Subcommittee
called a hearing for 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. with Senator
Case slated as the first witness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-07
WEATHER FORECAST

Clear tonight with low around 80 Fair
tomorrow with high about 4S. Full report
on Page A-2)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-26
Goth Birthday
Celebrated

Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown
entertained relatives and friends
at a birthday dinner on April 8
in honor of Mrs. Browns Goth
birthday
Present at the celebration
were Rev. and Mrs. Conrad
Jordan, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Nicholson. Mr. and Mrs. Roland
Pennington, Mr.. and Mrs. Ruby
Hines. Mr.. and Mrs. ODER Daley
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Magruder,
Mrs. William Musgrove, Miss
Sheila Chapman and Mrs. How
ard Musgrove.
Also Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Benson and family, Albert Ben
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Benson,
Mr.. and Mrs Allen Nicholson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Howes,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Brown,
Mrs. Pearle Craver, Charles Ben
son. Miss Martha Benson, Mrs.
William Nicholson, William
Wachter and Owen Keith.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-26
Women
Set Reception
This Sunday

The Mid.Montgomery County
Women's Republican Club will
give a reception at the home of
Mrs. John Kivlan, 10023 Menlo
Avenue, Silver Spring, from 3 to
5 pm. on Sunday, in honor of all
the Republican candidates in
Montgomery County.
Mrs. Joseph G. Conor, presi.
dent of the club, Mrs. Morris
Keefe, vice-president and program
chairman, and Mrs. Kivlan, mem.
bership chairman, will welcome
all voters of District 13, precincts
II and 81, as well as interested
residents of Montgomery County.
Judge Kathryn j. Lawlor, can.
didate for judge, sixth judicial
circuit, will answer questions re.
garding the judicial system in
Maryland.