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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
SOLITUDE
SHOULD TAPER OFF
HE GETS A MATE

The Washington Zoo to-
day had a new female South
American tapir on display at
the Elephant House.
Director William Mann said
the Zoo already has a male
tapir. Today's acquisition OF
the 3-year-old female was
from a Florida animal
dealer.
DR.. Mann hopes arrival Of
the female. coincident with
the arrival of spring, might
eventually raise the Zoos
tapir colony to three.
Tapirs, known to tropical
America as bush cows" are
heavy-set, timid, water
loving creatures with short
tails and long noses. Their
nearest relatives are the
horse and the rhinocerros.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Women Voters
Honor Warner

Sturgis Warner, attorney. to-
day received the seventh annual
citation of the League of Women
Voters of the District at the
groups all day school luncheon
at the Willard Hotel.
Given in recognition OF his
work for District suffrage. the
award was presented by Mrs.
Milton Dunn, the leagues first
vice president. Mr.. Warner also
received a drawing of himself
lby a Washington artist, Lila
Oliver Asher.
In presenting the citation.
Mrs. Dunn said:
ave are happy to present our
citation for outstanding contrl-
buttons to the civic life of Wash
Iington to the man with whom
so many of us have worked on a
civic problem which is the core
of the league programme fight
for home rule in the DlStrlcE OF
Columbia"
She added that Mr.. Warner
lis particularly concerned about
getting out the vote. And I hope
that all District residents here
today who do not have voting
rights elsewhere have already
Registered in the party of their
choice.
1--WE are most happy to present
the League of Women Voters OF
the District award to our dis
tinguished citizen, Sturgis War
ner."
One of the early members of
the Washington Home Rule
Committee when it was founded
some nine years ago, Mr.. War
ner presently is a member of the
board. He also is a member of
the advisory board of the United
Cerebral Palsy of Washington,
ID. C. He came to the District
in 1910 after being graduated
from Harvard Law School,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Traffic Signals Set
For 7 intersections

The District Highway Depart
ment was directed today to in
stall and improve traffic signals
at seven street intersections, in
GLIDING Fourth and M streets
|S.W.
The other intersections for
which automatic controls were
ordered are:
Fourth and N streets S.W.,
Eighth and Ninth streets and
Massachusetts avenue NE,
Ninth street and Constitution
avenue NE, Eleventh and East
Capitol streets and Eleventh
street and Park road NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Numbers Odds
Being Cut Here

Business cards" confiscated
lin the past two months, Gam
bling Squad 1t. Scott Meyer
said today, indicate that many
members of the Misunderstanding
fraternity have cut their payoff
odds from the usual 600 to /
down to 500 to 1.
This means that a customer
playing a winning number no
longer gets the $40 cash in
hand to which he is accustomed
on a. 81 winning number. 1t is
now $3.50. Ten per cent is de-
Quoted as a "tip" or commission
by the writer bringing the win
nings.
1t. Meyer said some gamblers
are maintaining their usual 600
to-1 odds, but they are COM
planning at the same time that
they are having a hard time
making ends meet.
System Also Changed
Big operators have also
changed the means of obtain
ing the number. Heretofore, a
winning number was arrived at
by totaling the payof of each
of the first three races and then
taking the digit to the left of the
decimal. The three digits, one
for each race, was the number
for the day.
Now a different system is
used, one that leaves both the
customer and the gambler dis
satisfied. 1t consists of figuring
the number in the same way,
except the totals from the first
three races determine the first
digit; the second is taken from
the first five race totals and the
last from the first seven on the
card.
The move was not dictated be-
cause customers have qualms
about gamblers being able to
FIX the number. 1t. Meyer said
his agents have heard ever in
Icreasing complaints from those
in the business" that their GUS
toners are cheating them by
past posting"
Past posting is a practice
whereby a professional gambler
gets the results of a race before
such information can reach the
horse parlors and numbers of
fees"
Provides "Sure Thing"
Armed with positive informa-
ton of the first number, he
quickly places a large bet link
ing that number In combination
with all the other nine. Or. he
may bet that number alone as
Ia single" and take the 8 to l
odds offered, minus the runners
commission.
Single numbers and "bleeders'
"a combinat ton of any of two
Inumbers-are still being paid-ott
by most gamblers, reliable
sources said, at 8 to /.
Cut numbers are also increas-
ing. These are numbers that
are backed down to as low as
200-to-l, instead of the mathe-
matically correct pay-off OF
/ .000-to-1. because they have not
colse out in some time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
BuItz Named Head
Of Parking Agency

Edward C. Baltz today was
appointed chairman of the Dis
trict Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency for a term of four years.
Mr.. Baltz, president of the
Perpetual Building Association,
succeeds Charles M. Upham, con-
Isulting engineer, who submitted
his resignation to the Commits
sioners owing to the press Of
personal business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Congress. Unit
Explores CTC
Requirements
BY HECTOR MCLEAN

Qualification of the Capital
Transit Co.'s minimum re-
quirements" for continuing in
business-and Of city officials
objections to them-was sought
today by the House Commerce
Subcommittee wrestling wit h
w shin g toms transporta-
ton crisis.
After a two-hour executive
session this morning, Subcom-
mittee Chairman Harris, Demo-
crat of Arkansas, said the group
also had received the terms
under which Max M. Kampelman
proposes to start a new all-bus
company when and If the CTC
franchise dies by act of Congress
next August IA.
Some "Quite Impressed"
Mr.. Harris said, MANY mem
berS of the subcommittee are
quite impressed with the Kam-
|pelman plan, but If some reason
able solution could be worked
out with Capital Transit it would
be the simplest way out"
The subcommittee received the
etc proposals in an 11-page
document Friday, and submitted
lit for comment to the District
Commissioners and the Public
Utilities Commission.
In a letter to Mr.. Harris this
morning Commissioner Samuel
Spencer went over the CTC pro-
posals point by point and said:
1T is our conclusion that the
minimum requirements con-
tanned in Mr.. Broadwater's q. A.
B. Broadwater, etc president)
proposal represents an unsatis-
factory approach to the respon-
sibilitieS of a public service oper-
alton in the District of Columbia.
These minimum requirements,
If enacted into a franchise, would
in our opinion seriously fail to
protect the public interest"
Commissioners Conclusion
Mr.. Broadwater, in his memo
randum to the subcommittee.
called the 16 points what I con-
slider the minimum requirements
for the long-range successful
continuation of a transit system
in Washington and its contigu-
Gus areas as represented by the
present operation of Capital
Transit Co. Under the attached
proposals which would change
the conditions under which the
company has, and is now operat-
ing, I believe private capital
would have at least a reasonable
chance of earning a fair return
and provide the incentive for a
continued good service to the
public"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

TODAY

The American Academy Of
General Practice continues its
meetings at the National Guard
Armory and the Statler Hotel.
The National Rifle Associa-
ton goes into its fourth day Of
meetings at the Sheraton-Park
Hotel.
The American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping and
American Society on Photo
grammetry meet at the Shore
ham Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

eat. It was found that all the
food available was five barley
loaves and two fish.
His disciples suggested send
ing the people back home, but
Christ had them seated "by hun
dreds and by fifties" and blessed
and brake" the loaves and had
them distributed. He also in
voked a blessing on the fish, and
had them given out.
Now these scanty provisions
fed some 5000 men, and when the
disciples, at Christ's direction,
picked up the fragments left over
there were 70 baskets full
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Miss Macarthur Named
Apple Blossom Queen

WINCHESTER, Va, Mar. 20
Especially Selection of Miss
Laura Macarthur of Washing
ton, D. c.. as queen Of the goth
annual Shenandoah Apple Bios
som Festival was announced here
today. She will be crowned at
2:30 pm. Thursday, April 26,
first day of the two-day event.
Miss Macarthur, 19-year-old
brunette freshman at George
Washington University. is the
daughter of State Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

Counselor Douglas Macarthur II
and Mrs. Macarthur.
Talented unsteady, the brown
eyed beauty stands 5 feet 5
inches and possesses charm and
grace. Known to her friends as
Mimi" she is the granddaugh-
ter of Senator Barley, Democrat
of Kentucky and the great-niece
of Gen. Douglas Macarthur. Her
paternal grandfather was the
late Capt. Arthur Macarthur
and her grandmother, Mrs. Mac
Arthur, lives in Chevy Chase. Md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
District 6. 0. P.
Meets Tonight
|To0kay States
Action for Elections
May ! Would End
Intruporty Rivolry

The Districts Republican
Central Committee meets to-
night amid expectations that
states of candidates for posi-
lions in the May 1 party cleo
ton will be ratified.
Agreement on the states
would be counted as an amicable
settlement of rivalry between
the original Eisenhower sup
porters and those who supported
the late Senator Robert A. Taft
for the nomination in 1852.
The Central Committee will
meet at 8 pm. at the Willard
Hotel.
To be elected May / are Is
of the Central Com
mittee, IL delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention
and IL alternates, the national
committeeman and the national
committeeman.
"Good Representation"
District Commissioner Robert
E. Mclaughlin. an original Eli
senhower supporter, said he has
had discussions about the COM
mittee makeup with several
people"
Then, he said, there were
talks with members of the Gen.
trail Committee. "As things
worked out" he added. we're
getting pretty good representa-
ton"
The District delegation to the
1852 convention at Chicago sup
ported the late Senator Robert
A. Taft. The original Eisenhower
supporters have felt they have
not had adequate representation
in comparison with the former
Taft forces.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said the &C.
member Central Committee-25
are elected by party members and
the IS pick 81 others-nominally
has included only seven of the
early Eisenhower supporters.
To Keep Proportion
He declined to say what pro-
portion would be included in the
Is to be slated for election to
the committee. He said it was
the understanding that in fill
ing out the committee the same
proportions would be observed in
the 81 as in the Is.
George l.. Hart, jr.. chairman
of the Central Committee, said
the committee and the proposed
slate are "aIl Republicans, all
Eisenhower hackers" He said
five or six new names would be
on the slate of rs. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin and Commissioner
Samuel Spencer have agreed to
support it. he said, adding that
all on the slate have pledged
support.
Some fireworks for the May /
election are promised by George
P. Lamb, an attorney, who is
running for election as national
committeeman. Clyde D. Garrett
now holds that post.
Lamb Opens Office
Mr.. Lamb opened campaign
headquarters in the Pennsylvania
Building this afternoon and an
nounced he will hold open house
there Sunday from 5 to 8 pm.
He said it is his purpose to
inject new blood" into the
organization and make it truly
representative of Eisenhower Re-
publicans." Mr.. Hart indicated he
regards Mr.. Lamb as a come
lately" in Republican District
affairs. He said Mr.. Lamb was
not one of the $4,000 Republicans
who registered to vote in the
party election in 1852.
Mr.. Lamb has arranged for the
production of 10000 plastic
toothpicks bearing the slogan,
"Pick Lamb" He also has or
dered 5000 red and white "bean-
les" caps - with the words
Lambs the Man. in blue.
He is running both for national
committeeman and for election
as a convention delegate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Bernstein Comes Back
To National Symphony

Bernstein whose passion teach
ing music (rater than ecuring ABOUT music having
old home with the National Symphony Orchestra
young composer conductor and teacher will conduct
the orchestra night in Constitution Hall in Mozarts
No IT. Mozar Magic Flute overture ana FRO
ko1ef's Symphony No. S.
In brief hetween ehearsas today Bernstein greeted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20

Without the slightest disrespect feel that Our
Saviour acted in this instance in somewhat the capacity
of restaurant He fed the multitude using the best
food available Him in the best way. feel 1t elevates
my profession.
Tomorrow: Roger Burgess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
A Thnngtt fur Tnhay
Lenten Reflections on Fovorite Stories
From the Bible by People You Know
BY HARRY KOPEL


As restaurateur like to reflect the story of the
miracle of the loaves and fishes as told in Mark.
Christ, you will remember followed by multi
tude desert where there nothing for them to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Nicholson to Speak

The Four Corners Democratic
Club will meet at 9 pm. Friday
at the Four Corners Recreation
Center, Silver Spring. Md. The
speaker will be Jesse Nicholson.
Maryland National Capita ]
Park and Planning Commission
official,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
The
Rambler
Businessmun's
TribuIotions
By JACK JONAS

town, was talking about a
rubber check.
IT wish I still had it," he
said. I'D frame it.
'"This girl who came in was
a Knockout. A real doll. She
was well dressed, too. She
asked if I had a brand Of
straight Scotch.
"Now straight Scotch is not
common, but there are a cou-
pie of brands, and I told her
Sure
"'I was at a party recently
at the Australian Embassy
she said, and I told a man
there that I preferred straight
Scotch. He said I was crazy,
that all ScotcheS are blends.
He said he'd give me $50 il
I'd bring him a bottle OF
straight Scotch
II went and got her a bottle
Of straight Scotch" Sam went
on. 1.-THE bill was $7.39. She
asked me if it was all right
If she wrote a check for it,
and I said certainly.
1.-THE check bounced. I
looked all over for that girl,
but never found her. Then
one day a lawyer friend of
mine came in and asked me
if I had any problems. I
showed him the check for
$3.50. He took it and left.
Three days later he came
back and handed me $7.39 in
cash.
"How'd you do it?' I asked.
att wasn't hard he said.
Z Just looked around a little.
She's a waitress in a reStau-
rant downtown. She paid
when I told her she could go
to jail for passing bum
checks
"You know" Sam said, re-
flectively, "she gets more
beautiful every time I think
about 1t. I would have cashed
her check for q hundred
dollars"
Problem ....
Here's one to ponder in
your spare time.
The Library of Congress
has just about given up try
ing to find an answer to a
question posed in a tele-
phone call. The caller
wanted to know how to write
~ a simple declarative SEN
tence, one that could be
spoken without much
trouble, but one he was hav-
ing difficulty putting down
on paper. 10 =
The sentence:
There are three Ito, too,
two)s in the English Ian
guage."
Drippy
On a bus coming in. from
Virginia about 7::30 am, there
was a rare occurrence-a va
cant seat.
The reason for this was the
rain and a leak in the roof,
wetting the seat and the floor
around it. One man bulled
his way. through standees and
sat down before he noticed
the water.
He got up in a hurry, taking
most of the water with him,
leaving the seat relatively dry.
A woman, believing a gallant
had dropped into the Wash
ington area, smiled at him
and sat down. But the. roof
still was leaking. The woman
got her hat wet before she
noticed it, and she got up, too.
"It happens that way once
in a WHILE" the driver said,
struggling. He paused, then
added, when it rains"
Guide
A woman reports she un-
Willingly became a sight
seeing guide during street.
car trip on Pennsylvania
avenue with her children
the other day. Realizing
that things look different
from a streetcar, she was
giving the youngsters a re-
fresher course in the city's
landmarks.
cater a time," she said,
II realized a nice middle
aged gentleman in the seat
i. behind us had Joined the
Cooks Tour and was obedi-
emily following the pointing
finger, right along with the
children"
Street Scenes
Two boys walking along
Massachusetts, avenue neal
Fifteenth street NV, one tell
ing the other, you really
,orx kL,inUc in School
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
Street Scenes

Two boys walking along
Massachusetts, avenue near
Fifteenth street NV, one tell
ing the other, you really
learn things in school," =.
An unconcerned Scottie,
hating rush-hour traffic by
waddling nonchalantly across
Calvert street near Connect
cut avenue. :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31
British-French Action
ImperiIs Big 3 Alliance

through the Suez Canal on which
the economic life Of many ma
tons depends.
1.-THE governments Of the
United Kingdom and France are
resolved to do all in their power
to bring about the early cessation
of hoStilities and to safeguard
the free passage of the Canal.
"They accordingly request the
Government of Egypt:
"(a) To stop all war-like action
on land. sea and air forthwith;
"(b) to withdraw all Egyptian
military forces to a distance of
10 miles from the Canal:
dom of transit through the Canal
by the ships of all nations and in
order to separate the belligerentS,
to accept the temporary occupa-
ton by Anglo French forces of
key positions at Port Said, Is
MALTA and Suez.
"The United Kingdom and
French governments request an
answer to this communication
within IL hours. If at the ex-
piration of that time one or both
governments have not under
taken to comply with the above
requirements, the United King
dom and French forces will in
tervene in whatever strength may
be necessary to secure compN-
ance.
"A similar communication has
been sent to the government of
Israel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31

a personal communication with
Mr.. Mollet.
1t was after the Presidents
appeal that Britain and France
vetoed in the U. N. Security
Council an American resolution
calling on Israel to withdraw
her forces from Egypt and ask
ing all U. N. members to refrain
from using force in the area.
Mr.. Eisenhower's decision to
make a personal report to the
American people tonight was an
nounced after he conferred for
40 minutes with Secretary of
State Dulles this morning. Top
military and economic advisers
met with White House staff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31

Philadelphia, Washington and
the Second Army Command
headquarters at Fort Meade. Md,
attended the ceremonies at Irvine
Auditorium on the University
campus.
A letter of commentator from
President Eisenhower, which
praised the prominent surgeons
military service and expressed
the Chief Executives lasting
gratitude in assuring my re-
cent operation was a complete
success" was read to the retiring
officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31

on unidentified prob
lens and studies" that could in
volve sanctions against Israel.
Mr.. Hagerty said the President
plans to talk tonight for about
is minutes. He said the NBC,
CHS and ABC television net
works and the NBC, CHS, ABC
and Mutual radio networks will
carry the Presidents statement.
The only exception to Nation
wide live" television and radio
coverage of the Presidents re-
port will be that in New York
State CBS-TV will telecast his
report by Kinescope at IL PM,
the White said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31
'Seofurer Union Head
Books Eisenhower
BY the Associated Press

Harry Lundeberg, president
of the Seafarers' International
Union, today Endorsed President
Eisenhower for reelection.
The White House made public
a letter from Mr.. Lundeberg
Saying that during the Eisen-
hover administration "our peo-
pie have gained economically
without having to resort to
strike"
Also, he said, 1--WE have not
been bothered by governmental
interference in our collective
bargaining"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31
President to 7 ak Toniqht
On Middle East Crisis

Continued From First Page
ed through press reports of the
British-French ultimatum to
Egypt and Israel, he sent ur-
gent personal messages to the
British and French prime min
listers urging that the United
Nations be given full opportuni-
ty to settle the crisis "by peace
full means instead of by forceful
ones"
Won't DivuIge Contents
The press secretary refused to
divulge contents of any other
communications with Sir An
thony. He said there had beer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31

at ceremonies marking his re-
tiretnent from the Army Reserve
Medical Corps.
DR.. Ravdin. whose military
service began as an enlistment
in the Indiana National Guard in
1915. is the first medical officer
to attain the rank of reserve
major general.
Members of the university
faculty and ranking officers from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31
Dr.. Ruvdin Cited;
Eisenhower Doctor

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 81 (R,
DIR. Isador S. Ravdin, chief
surgeon at the University of
Pennsylvania Hospital and one Of
the specialists in attendance at
President Eisenhower's operation
for ileitis. was honored last night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31
Eqyptiuns Restricted

PARIS. Oct. 81 (R.-French
air police at Orly Airport were
ordered today to bar all Egyp-
tian citizens from leaving
France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07

7:55
9-Meditation. lnspirotionol.
Varied religious messages.
500
9-Stop, Look and Listen.
A trip to Jcmoico, the beaches
OF Monteoo Boy and Ocho Rios.
$50
4-Corfoon Circus. Kids.
9-0swold Robbit. Kids.
900
4-Captoin Midnight.
9-Ask-It Bosket. Kids Quiz.
$50
4-Your Gordon. Holly Wright.
9-Coptoin Konsoroo. Kids.
1000
4-Howdy- DOody. Kids.
1890
Al Married Joon. Comedy.
9-Mishty Mouse. Kids.
ll:00
4-Fury. Adventure.
"Joey and the Little leooue"
5-SeFiol TheoteT.
! Hour. "Spoce Soldiers" Red
Berry.
9-Winky Dink and You.
Drawing and stories for children.
li:30
4-UneIe Johnny coons.
Zony old-time movies.
9-TaIes Of Texos R0nseFs.
The Rangers track q masked
bank fobber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07
Afternoon

1900
4-C0wboy Theoter.
! Hour. Monty Hall, host
5-StaF Of West. Movies.
21z Hours. "Sone Of Old Wyom-
ing" 1916. Eddie Dean. "Shod-
ows on the Range" 1916.
Johnny Mack Brown.
9-Big Top. Circus Acts.
loo
4-Trodins Post. Movie.
w Hours. Western Courage.
Ken Maynard.
1.-The Red Goose Spectacular.
v Hours. A children's fontosy
from the royol throne room of
the Story Princess.
9-The Lone Ranger. Western.
"Outlow's Troll
1870
9-Boston Blaekie. Crime.
Blockie helps solve the mystery
Of q mon murdered in phone
booth. Kent Toylor. Lois Collier.
200
9-FootboII Roundup.
3 Hours. A complete coverooe Of
the doy's football with Jack
Drees os anchor man. Studio
show with results, interviews, film
clips. NOTE: LocoI five-minute
eut-ins OF 2:55, 3:S5, ass.
2:I5
4-FootboIl Predictions.