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u. ). and British
Farley
0nIndo-China
Peiping Rebpffed
On Proposal for
High-Level TuIks

bTlElSH ana american OFFICIALS
agreed at the Eisenhower Eden
here this week toI
oppose a Red China PROPOSAL
for a full-dress conference on
Indo- China. it was reported to-
day.
The proposal came up for dis
cussion as President Eisenhower
and British Prime Minister Eden.
with their advisers, discussed the
free worlds "cold war" strategy
with particular emphasis on
Communist moves in the
troubled Middle East and Far
East.
Sir Anthony concluded his
Washington visit yesterday and
was in Ottawa today Tor al
round of conferences with Ca
madam Prime Minister Louis st.
Laurent and other Canadian Of
tlclalS.
Farley Plan Discussed
Red Chlnas proposal for q
conference on 1ndo-CnIna. the
Associated Press reported, was
one OF the matters discussed py
Mr.. Eisenhower and Sir Anthony.
The Chinese Communist. 1t was
said. made a proposal 70 bring
Secretary of State Dulles and
Red Chinas Premier. Chou En-
lai, to the same conference table.
The proposal was made To-
Britain and Russia as co-chair-|
men of the Geneva conference
on Korea and Indo- China. which
was held-in the spring and sum-
mer OF 1854. 1t was al that con-
ference that the Indo-C Chinese
state of Wet Nam was divided
between Communist and anti
Communist groups after the
French government decided 1t
had to end the long 1ndo- China
war.
The agreement provided for
consultation on elections to be
held throughout Wet Nam. both
the free and Communist Sec
tons. in mid-l956. The con-
situations were supposed TO begin
last year. So far the parties
have not met.
Seek to Build Prestige
Officiais here believed that the
Chinese Communists have seized
on this situation TO try to get a
hign-level Far Eastern confer
ence going. The officials say
the Reds appear to be seeking
every means OF building up their
prestige and that a Chou-Dulles
meeting is one OF the devices
they are trying to employ.
Meanwhile. diplomatic sources
said Egypt has received from
Communist CzechoSloyakia 40
Russian-built Ilyushkin bombers
some OF them already flying.
AwareneSS OF this new capa-
bility, it was said. was a factor
in the urgent call by Mr.. Elsen-
hover and Sir Anthony for new
efforts to preserve peace in the
Middle East.
Arms Sale Denounced
In their conference communi-
que. Mr.. Eisenhower and Sir An
Ithony proposed discussions with
the French, under a 1850 three
power agreement, TO decide on
joint action which would best
prevent any violation Of the
Arab Israeli truce lines. They
again denounced the Soviet
Blocs $50 million sale of arms
to Egypt as having increased
the risk OF war"
France has agreed to the pro-
posed talks. which probably will
start here next week.
Israeli Ambassador Abba Eban
is expected TO ask the State De-
partment again next week for
approval of Israel's request to
BUY $50 million in United States
defensive weapons. He has an
appointment Monday with
George Allen. Assistant Secre-
tary for Middle East affairs.
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India Flights Planned

BOMBAY. India, Feb. 4 (P).-
Reliable sources said today Air
India International. midas gov
ernment-owned airline. plans TO
operate bi-weekly flights to New
York via Britain next year.
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Europe Death Toll Rises
In Record Friqid Wave
Icy Blasts Losh All Continent,
Snow Blankets French Riviera

LONDON Feb. QP1-Btng Siberian billiards kept
Europe deep freeze today and weahemen warned that
fresh blasts would keep the continent ebound for least
another three four days.
Menacng ice foes reported building up in the North
Sea the death toll the frozen continent rockeed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-04
STOCKS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK R.--Following are the
and net change Of the 20 most active
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Low tonight near 49, High tomorrow near
40. Full report on Page A-2)
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VIRGINIA
By ALEX. R. PRESTON

Two of Virginia's biggest fights in
the fall congressional elections are
shaping up in the 9th and 9th Dis
tricts.
A Republican holds the seat in
the 9Th and Democrat in the 9Th.
BY contrast with quiet races in the
other eight districts. they promise
to be knock-down. drag-out affairs.
Last week this column pointed out
that the G. o. P. is hoping to in
crease its hold on two Of the 10
seats in Congress by capturing adj
ditional seats in the 9Th, Sd and
LIST Districts, in that order.
A convention of 1st District Re-
publicans was to be held yesterday
at Old Point Comfort. AS of this
writing, the nomination had not
been made but Horace E. Hender-
son of Williamsburg, was the pre-
convention choice to oppose Demo-
cratic Representative Edward j..
Robson, jr.. Of Newport News.
In last Sundays column we said
9th District Republicans would hold
a convention yesterday at Fred
ericksburg. Walter H. White, dis
trict chairman of Colonial Beach,
reports that be had misinterpreted
the party plan and that the meeting
was to be an 9th District Republic
can Committee session to set the
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The "old Goddard" type can be
a source of useful information to
the traveller once his assumed sense
of reserve. brought about by Sc
curity lectures in the State Depart
ment, is broken. The best time
to make the approach is after the
second Manhattan.
AS the hostess SWivels back up
the aisle to her station the seasoned
traveller and expert on government
types will drink deeply from his
glass, make the usual appreciatory
oral sounds, turn to the "old Cod
dard" and say, with broad smile,
where you headed?" This open.
frank approach is such change
from what the "old Goddard" has
undergone in Washington that it
usually throws him completely of
balance.
Followed UP carefully, this OPEN
ing can lead to highly educational
monologues from the "old Goddard"
on troop strength in the Negev
Desert. the Yugoslav viewpoint on
territorial fishing and complete
backgrounders on the world politi-
cal situation.
Some INSCRIPTIONS news cores
pondents have made their reputa-
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mover in getting Mr.. Tydings to
file against Mr.. Mahoney at the
last minute, helps explain the
Mahoney groups insistence last
week that the Mayor relinquish
the coveted committee post.
There is considerable evidence
that if Mayor D'Alesandro had been
willing to give up the post without
a fight, the Tydings forces would
not have had to undergo the near
humiliation that became their
humiliating fate in the convention.
Rejected Proposition
1t is understood that prior to the
convention the Tydings group was
offered this proposition by Mahoney
leaders:
Mr.. D'Alesandro would give up
the national committee job to Mr..
Birmingham. who had been Mr..
Mahoneys campaign manager. The
national committeewomans post
would go to Mrs. E. Brooke Lee,
wife of the veteran Montgomery
County leader who was q strong
Tydings supporter. The Tydings
forces would be allowed to name
40 per cent Of the national
convention delegation and Mr..
D'Alesandros feelings would be
soothed by making him delegation
chairman.
This proposition was said to be
acceptable to virtually all the Ty-
dings leaders except the Mayor him
self. So the Tydings forces decided
to make fight of it and received
no mercy from the Mahoney-
Birmingham Tawes triumvirate.
"All this disharmony could have
been avoided If D'Alesandro hadn't
been so stubborn" Mr.. Mahoney
himself told this column last week.
Some also feel it could have been
avoided II Mr.. Tydings had not
been bedridden with an infected
tooth. His illness, which hit him
as soon as he returned from Hot
Springs about two weeks ago, pre-
vented him from personally attend
ing to his own fence-mending and
perhaps effectively countering Mr..
Mahoney's coup d'etat.
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that the engineer himself Clipped
off the weatherbeaten edge Of a
keystone in Roman aqueduct near
Aries in Southern France.
Political Specialist
Perhaps the hardest to identify
of this wing, hull and dining car
fraternity is the conSultant on po-
litical matters. 1t is very possible
that the observer will confuse sur
face signs with those standard to
CHA representatives or tired con-
sular officials.
Many of these disciples Of Dis
raeli come from our college facul-
ties and they are called into tempo
rary government service when their
former pupils, now of ambassadorial
rank or less, suggest their names at
some moSs-grown conference table
upon which the gloom of indecision
has settled.
How about old Goddard" the
Ambassador may suggest after a
long silence.
"Old Goddard?" the first secre-
tary asks with raised eyebrows.
Eyes, old Goddard. He taught me
all know about international af-
fairs. the Ambassador says with
feeling. He's just the man for the
job"
"Oh yes" the first secretary
mumbles through the filter tip Of
his cigarette, by all means, get
Goddard"
So Goddard leaves his uncovered
political science laboratory, puts
on his Ivy League suit and heads
for Washington, looking properly
serious and mysterious.
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wolfson undoubtedly could get
more from the city for q defunct
company than for q going concern.
The experts estimate even then
was that liquidation value Of etc
would be not less than 1885 a
share, which would pay the Wolf
sons $4s4 million for their share
Of the company as compared to SGT
million under current market value.
THE book value Of etc assets" he
said, lis far under what could be
realized in liquidation pointing
out that the company's real estate
which is carried on the books at
its original price-''w would bring
fancy price in todays market"
This is even more true now, since
the company in preparing for liqui-
dalton August IA has laid up large
cash reserves--estimated to exceed
Sc million at the deadline. Thus,
the cash is available, and the COM
pany still has its real estate. Mr..
Wolfson now must balance his de-
sire for immediate cash against the
higher return he might realize after
liquidation was completed.
In any event., unless Congress
makes some change in present law.
Washington will be without mass
transportation system in 70 days.
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in Racine, Wis; the Bartlesviile
(OkIa.) tower, and his homes at
Spring Green, Wis, and Scotts-
vile, Ariz.-both called "Taiiesinp
are examples Of the type Of struc-
ture that has come to be known
as typical Wright"
"TalieSin" is Welsh for shining
brow" and the two groups of build
ings wildly illustrate Mr.. Wright's
concept of organic architecture" "
In this. a building is natural to its
site, its materials, its function. and
the people who will use it. Thus,
the forms of "Taliesin West" in
Arizona are like the desert, savage
and jagged. "Taliesin East, sitting
in the gently rounded hills of Wis
consin, is gentle, soothing to the
eye. and seems to grow out OF the
hills.
For all his fame, however. the
great depression of the 1905 found
Mr.. Wright not only penniless but
deeply in debt.
IL was then that ne established
the "Taliesin Fellowship" He says
it isn't a school, and that he is
not a teacher. The fellowship is
composed of some so men and
women who study architecture and
work with him on his actual
projects.
They come from all over the
world. At the moment there are
men from China, Peru. Egypt, Ha-
wall, Greece, ana South Africa in
the group. Some are fresh out of
high school. Others, like Andre
Hoffe. of South Africa, had degrees
in architecture before they came to
America.
They do everything at Taliesin,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-03
MARYLAND
MARYLAND
Mr. Mohoney Disproves
An Old Political Adoqe
By GENE GOODWIN

During the recent primary cam
paign, George P. Mahoney was
asked if he intended to take little
rest after it was over.
mot at ALL" he replied. "We'll
have the convention to worry about
then"
Any doubt as to what he meant
by that remark was dispelled last
week when he and his people cap
tured control Of the Democratic
State convention and. for awhile
at least. the Maryland Democratic
Party.
It was apparent that Mr.. Ma
honey had not let any grass grow
under his feet since his narrow de-
feat in the May Z primary by Mil
lard E. Tydings.
Unlike Mr.. Tydings, who left the,
State almost Immediately after the
primary for a short vacation in
Hot Springs, Va, Mr.. Mahoney set
about to disprove the old political
saying, ITO the victor belong the
spoils."
A Job Of Convincing
Having been supported in the
primary by a good majority of the
county and Baltimore City Demo-
cratic organizations-who control
the State convention delegates in
most cases-Mr. Mahoney'S task
was mostly one of convincing these
organizations that they had more
to gain by sticking with him than
by following what might seem to be
the more natural inclination TO
switch over to the winner.
With the help of such lieutenants
as State Controller J. Millard Tawes
and Michael J. Birmingham, Mr..
Mahoney's control Of the convention
was so complete that the only two
Tydings supporters among the So
national convention delegates elect
ed were Mr. Tydlngs himself and
Baltimore's Mayor D'Alesandro.
The national convention delega-
ton then dumped the Mayor from
his post as national committeeman
and gave 1t to Mr.. Birmingham.
Thus, Mr.. Mahoney avenged his
own ousting as national committee
man in 1852.
You will recall that Mr.. Mahoney
was made national committeeman
in 1850 as a peace gesture after he
had outpolled former Gov. w.
Preston Lane, jr., by about 1900
votes but lost the gubernatorial
nomination to him on the basis Of
the decisive unit votes.
But two years later. Mr.. Mahoney
found himself in about the same
boat as the one he put Mr.. Tydings
in last week. In other words. he.
too, won the senatorial nomination
but lost the convention to so-called
"Old Guard" leaders who had
backed former Representative Lans-
dale G. Sasscer.
The 1852 convention elected q
slate Of "Old Guard" national con-
vention delegates who promptly re-
placed Mr.. Mahoney on the ma
tional committee with Mayor
D'Alesandro.
This history. plus the fact that
Mayor D'Alesandro was . prime
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-03
BY HOWARD R. SIMPSON

From Paris to Hong Kong, from
Karachi to Stockholm, a new type
OF American has made his appear
ance on the international scene.
He is the temporary Government
employe or consultant, specialist
that may fall into several categories.
He inspects the buds on Sicilian
orange trees, measures the water
pressure Of the upper Nile and
teaches Vietnamese officials the in
tricacies of public relations.
One finds them everywhere. on
ships, in planes, and jogging along
in the compartments of ancient
Asian railroad coaches. At first
these modern Marco Polos may be
hard to identify, but the patient
observer soon will spot the telltale
signs.
Farm Expert
Perhaps the easiest identification
for the beginner is that of the
agricultural expert. This type is
usually long and lean. If single,
he makes visual effort to act like
Gary Cooper. He wears a light
Stetson with a slightly oversize
brim and offsets this lack of color
with a hand-painted necktie that
cousin Jimmie, who is in the Navy,
sent him from San Diego.
The agricultural expert is to be
avoided if one prefers to doze as
the experimentation climbs over
Manhattan. If, however, the trav-
eler would like to hear about the
cross breeding of Cambodian beef
or the difficulty of pollinating des-
ert date palms during a sandstone,
a conversation always may be
opened by signing with relief, ges-
turing toward the receding lights
of New York and muttering, What
a madhouse!"
This kind of talk the knight of
the Middle West understands. He
will soon be ordering extra high
balls to keep his throat damp while
he lectures on the beauties of the
corn country and the health-giving
qualities of buttermilk.
Engineer
The various types of engineer are
not as easy to spot. The days of
jodphurs and pith helmets are far
in the past. Now they dress in a
fairly conservative style, but the
shrewd observer will scan their
wrists and fingers for the rings and
bracelets that tell story.
In former times the engineering
graduate might have been identi-
fed by class ring or an engraved
Identification bracelet. Not today.
Now it is bracelet nodded from
metal used in a particular bridge
over particular mountain torrent
in Northern Kashmir, or a plain
gold ring with a jagged dull stone
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including cooking, waiting table,
chamber music, and esoteric group
dancing Their dormitory. is near
the drafting room. They work all
hours, day or night.
Admires the japanese
With all his experiences around
the world, Mr.. Wrightss strongest
affinity seems to be with Japan and
the Japanese.
His homes and all the Taliesin
buildings are iammed with sculp-
ture, screens and prints from the
Far East.
He says the japanese dwelling is
masterpiece" of architecture. He
believes it expresses the japanese
spirit and way of life perfectly. In
Japanese architecture. he wrote,
may be seen what a sensitive ma
terial. let alone for it's own sake,
can do for human SenSibilities, as
beauty for the human spirit"
So. Frank Lloyd Wright on the
eve Of his 87th birthday.
He is happily married to the
beautiful, dark-eyed Olga Lazovich
Wright. a Montenegran. His wife
works with him in the Fellowship"
activities. He is busy, active, in
good health. trimming with in
terests. He doesn't feel old. He feels
that my creative force is increas-
ing. I have no doubt of that"
AS to what lies ahead
After death, we experience true
freedom. Without that. we would
not be true individuals. The sense
Of continuity is the soul Of organic
architecture, and it is equally es-
sential to the individual"
ASSOCIATED Press)
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By RELMAN MORN

TALIESIN, Wis. - Frank Lloyd
Wright, master builder, sat down in
one of his favorite chairs the other
day. and found new shelf fitted
into the wall beside him.
It was just a wooden shelf, q
thin and graceful shape.
But Mr.. Wright's blue eyes
lighted up. He leaned on it, rubbed
1t, peered at it from different an
giles, and said. beaming, "Why,
that's very good . it's right and
it's good I'm glad it's there"
The architect has his 87th BIRTH
day next Friday.
Yet nothing could be more typ
zeal of him today than the keen,
almost childlike pleasure that welled
up when he saw the new shelf, a
surprise created and put up by
some of his associates. He has ire
mendous zest.
He is in rugged health, vigorous
and vital. THE doctors tell me
I've got the blood pressure of a
man of 40" He eats everything,
likes a cocktail before dinner,
walks over the brow of a hill to
work.
He is busy beyond belief. On his
drawing boards are plans for the
Guggenheim Museum in New York,
a theater in Dallas, q factory in
San Francisco, a synagogue in
Philadelphia, q chain of motels, 40
different houses in 20 different
States. a commercial building in
Venezuela. a memorial In Venice
and other structures.
Life has not ceased to be an ad-
venture. BY contrast, he plans to
be on television quiz show and GO
to Wales in July to receive a de-
gree, doctor of laws, from the Ma
tional University there.
Sure Of Directions
Meanwhile. he is still mesmerized
with the problems of architecture,
still looking for new forms in new
materials wrought from new tech
nique. The directions Of archi-
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By HECTOR MCLEAN

Market price Of Capital Transit
stock appears to be one of the
principal keys to the problem Of
getting underway with Daniel w.
Bells plan for continued private
ownership Of the company.
The banker president of the
American Security and Trust Co.
and former Undersecretary of the
T'reasury-has proposed that the
Capital Transit Company itself
should buy out and retire the hold
ings of its controlling stakeholder,
Louis E. Wolfson, Florida multi
millionaire. The company would
finance this by borrowing SIS or Sc
million on its own real estate
through issuing mortgage bonds.
These would be sold to the public,
for a fee, by Alex. Brown & Sons,
a 156-year-old investment bank
ing house.
The central idea behind this part
Of the scheme is not new. 1t has
been suggested several times be-
fore. AS a matter Of fact, a similar
plan was proposed, and rejected by
the CTC board of directors. when
Mr.. Wolfson was dickering in 1949
to buy the controlling block Of etc
stock. then held by the North
American Company. The board,
then dominated by North American
representatives, turned down the
plan to have the company buy up
and retire the North American
holdings for fear the deal might
not be considered an arms length"
transaction.
Mr.. Bell. though, has a second
part to his plan, designed to meet
Mr.. Wolfson's requirement that all
other stockholders be offered the
same deal when he sells out.
Guarantee to Buy
This phase of the plan calls for
Alex. Brown 81 Sons to guarantee
to buy-at the same price paid Mr..
Wolfson-all the etc stock any
other stakeholder wants to unload.
The underwriting firm then would
attempt to resell this stock on the
market.
In order for the firm to avoid
getting stuck with all the rest of
the stock, this requires the sale
price to be at or very close to
the current market value of the
stock, which has been between $11
and $12 share.
And, to avoid getting caught in
the market fluctuations. underwrit-
ers Enthusiastically insist that the
price of any issue they handle
be the last thing to be determined.
Normally, for example, in approving
sale of Washington utility issues,
the District Public Utilities Com
mission holds hearings on the gen.
eral terms of the deal-with price
unspecified. If the commission APP
proves. the price is set at a special
hearing held after the market closes
the day before the issue goes on
sale.
Thus, in the proposed etc deal.
the underwriters are especially re-
luctant to see a price set on the