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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05
House Group
Bill
For Business

The Judiciary Subcommittee
of the House District Committee
today approved a bill to clarity
the Districts Business Corpora
ton Act of 1854.
Testifying for the amendment
were Albert Philipson, represent
ing the District Bar Association,
which sponsored the measure,
and Irving Bryan, assistant cor
poration counsel representing
the District Commissioners.
One provision proposed would
eliminate the present necessity
that all corporate documents be
recorded with the District
recorder Of deeds as we'll as
with the District superintendent
of corporations. who issues the
certificates.
Mr.. Philipson and Mr.. Bryan
agreed that the duplicate filing
with the recorder of deeds, II
eliminated, would save Govern
ment storage space, hiring of
clerks and the payment Of uu-
necessary extra fees.
Representative O'Hara, Re-
publican Of Minnesota. who
worked actively for abe adoption
of the 1854 act, asked about the
elimination Of the present re-
quirement that to be incorpo-
rated here a firm must conduct
its principal business in the Dis
trict. Mr.. Philipson said that
he would like to see that re-
quirement removed. but feared
that the raising of 1t now would
handicap the passage Of the pro-
posed amendments.
The restrictive clause IN the
present law about the conduct
of a firms principal business
here was written into the statute
at the insistence Of Spokesman
for the State Of Delaware.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05

Tennessee the Legislatures have
adopted resolutions condemning
the Supreme Courts segregation
decision but stopping short Of
declaring it illegal.
Generally, both Mr.. Donovan
and Mr.. Breeder took this posi-
ton.
Mr.. Donovan said the 1856 in
terposition resolution els a null.
ity except as verbose express
sion of sentiment on States
rights" He added it docs vio-
lence" TO the constitutional
processes about which it ex-
presses the most concern.
In considering 1856 resolution
of interposition, said Mr.. Dono-
van, I'VE should do so with prime
reference to constitutional prin-
ciples. undisturbed by climatic
conditions of the times" He said
the Federal Constitution would
have to be amended to provide
Ia valid procedure" before there
can be interposition or any other
kind of appeal from the Supreme
Court.
Mr.. Breeder said in his letter
ne had voted for the 1855 reso-
luton only in the belief it voiced
a protest Of the people.
Holds False Hope"
IT fear that this present report
holds forth false hope on the
troublesome subject of school in
tegration at a time when we need
to be more realistic as to what
can best be done for our public
schools" he wrote.
The majority report held, how
ever, the 1856 resolution is as
valid in expounding "the true
nature of the Federal Govern
Tment and the relationship of the
States to it" as was the original
Iinterposition resolution Of 1898.
Noting criticism outside the
South. the committee said it had
examined various portions Of
the 1856 resolution. This exami-
nation, it said. reaffirmed the
groups belief in the soundness.
validity and propriety of the
resolution.
It expresses Virginia's devotion
to the Federal Constitution and
pledges to defend the Constitu-
ton. said the committee. and
makes it plain the powers not
specifically delegated to the Fed
eral Government by the States.
or prohibited to the States. are
reserved to the States or to the
people.
Historical Review
Here the committee devoted
several pages TO historical re-
view and concluded:
q. that the States formed
the constitutional compact as en-
agreement among themselves as
individual. sovereign political
entities; further. that the States
delegated only certain Of their
powers to be exercised by their
Joint creature, the Federal Gov
eminent, and retained all other
powers, not prohibited by the
Constitution, TO themselves"
The Virginia resolution. said
the committee majority, raises
squarely the question Of usurpa-
ton of power. 1T inquiries II
the power claimed by any I'VE
judges on a court Of nine can.
in fact. be superior to the power
reserved by the Constitution to
three-fourths Of the States (the
number required to amend the
Constitution"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05
Virginia Group Appeals
For Interposition Allies

RICHMOND, Va. July (H9.-A Virginia legislative
mtte today appealed to other States join the Old
Dominion resolutions nterposon against the Supreme
Courts school segregation decision
The Senate Courts Committee released the text
of report on which it had worked than year to trace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05

evidence on both sides of the
matter.
Chief Murray earlier this weeR
urgently requested a public hear
ing so he could refute the
charges made by Mr. Davidson
with "the facts and the truth"
Meanwhile. the Firemen's As
sociationsof the District and the
Lido Civic Club today Joined
other civic, business and vet
Grams groups in supporting Chief
Murray.
Alvin E. Davis, president of
the f1remen's group, reported his
association has gone on record
unanimously in backing the
chief.
Chief Commended
Mr.. Davis said the association
commended the chief and the
men of his department "for their
courage and determination tc
stand firm and impenetrable in
the face of 'rabble-rousers' who
under the guise of championine
the rights of minorities, insidi-
ously spread seeds Of hate, dis
trust and even lawlesSness."
Anthony Izzo, president of tlst
Lido Civic Club, recalled that
several years ago the club Sc
lected Chief Murray as its MAR
Of the Year" Mr.. Izzo added thai
the chiefs continued good worh
has increased the clubs admira-
ton for him. He suggested thai
any accusations directed against
him be considered in the light d
his achievements and conduct in
Office while making Washington
Police Department one Of the
best in the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05
Rambling

Ed Monk, a veteran news
paperman, sent in this one:
"One morning, just before
2 am. I was walking up
Twenty-first street NV. when
/ noticed a dignifed man
with a large pair Of pruning
shears busily working on the
shrubbery of the small front
yard Of the GwU faculty club.
It was Cloyd Heck Marvin,
president Of George Washing
ton University"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05
Prentiss Urges
New Authority
Would Resolve
Area Problems

A Metropolitan Authority that
could really get its teeth into the
knotted interjurisdictional prob
lens Of the Washington area was
urged yesterday by former Dis
trict Engineer Commissioner
Louis w. PrentisS.
The five-member authority, set
up jointly by Congress, Mary
land and Virginia, would have
the power to bring action out of
the welter of plans, studies and
recommendations which now de-
lay solution to many area-wide
problems.
Gen. Prentiss, who has been
an executive of the American
Road Builders Association since
retiring from the Army. outlined
the structure of such an Autho-
rity yesterday before the Asso-
citation of Oldest Inhabitants
Says Direction Needed
"These problems have been
studied to DEATH" Gen. Prentiss
told the independence Day meet
ing. What we need is an agency
to get something DONE"
Six fields now cry out for such
control direction, Gen. Prentiss
said. They are:
Water supply. highways and
bridges, sewer disposal and poll
luton, mass transportation, rec
reation and development Of the
ports Of Washington and Alex
andria.
In these fields, and perhaps in
Others, Gen. Prentiss said, the
proposed National Capital Met
ropolitan Area Authority" should
have complete jurisdiction.
The Authority would not actu-
ally take over the District High
way Department. for example, he
said. But it would have the power
to say to the highway depart
ments of the District and Mary
land and Virginia, This is what
you have to do"
Gen. Prentiss said Congress
should take the lead in setting
up the Authority. He suggested
that the five members be APP
pointed to serve for 10 years
each.
The President, the Speaker OF
the House, the District Commits
sioners and the Governors of
Maryland and Virginia would
each appoint one member.
The Authority would have
overriding responsibility in spe.
cific areas which affect Washing
ton and its suburbs. He said
there are now "a local and Fed
eral covering bodies and
planning groups which deal with
these areas.
No Local Problems
Under his plan, these agencies
would be subordinate to the Met
ropolitan Authority. which woulc
have the power to say to them
you have planned long enough
now is the time to do some
thing"
The Authority would decide
the what, when, where, how
and how much" Of area projects
and would distribute the cost
among the political jurisdictions
and have the power to collect
THE BILL"
Gen. Prentiss emphasized that
the Authority would not enter
the field Of 1trictly local prob.
liens. Instead, it would tackle
only interjurisdictional problems
land prescribe what each juris-
Idiction has to do"
| The association met in thu
Perpetual Building Association
|. Auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05
The
Rambler
]. Gets Ear Bent
By q Photographer
By GEORGE KENNEDY

Sometimes you don't have
to ramble far. You don't want
to work on the holiday. Who
does? But you need a story for
the day after the Fourth. Just
relax and it comes walking in.
The Rambler was at the big
front table of a restaurant
around the corner at lunch-
time Wednesday, when in
came George Dorsey of Warner
Bros. George is a photographer.
He used to take stills when
newspaper photographers had
to lug around the big Folmer
Graflex 5-by-7-inch reflex
boxes and set off their flashes
by scattering Illuminating
powder in a flash gun.
He became a newsreel pho
tographer for Hearst, then for
Pathe. Do you remember the
rooster that used to crow
before the start Of the news Of
the world?
Warner Bros. killed the
fooster-did away with the
oldest newsreel Of them all.
Since then George has been
Warner Bros Washington
contact man.
He still has his troubles
with cameras; said he would
be spending the holiday
directing the delivery Of two
tons of equipment that had
arrived by air for q Washing.
ton sequence in q Warner
Bros. film.
Then he started to talk
about parties and Presidents
NOT political parties-great
big fun parties like the White
House News Photographers
Association dinner.
He mentioned the last din
ner. President Eisenhower was
guest of honor.
1T was my night to howl"
said George, land I was howl
ing. I was still at the Shera-
ton-Park, just beginning to
feel terrible. It's $50 in the
morning and what happens?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05

HERE GEORGE exercised
his prerogative, which accrues
to any good American, of put
ting the entire blame on the
President.
what does he do to me?"
II get a telephone call from
my assistant. He says that the
President has been taken to
Walter Reed Hospital and I
had better get out there"
George reflected.
But that was nothing to
what President Hoover did to
me-" he said.
"It's Christmas eve, 1929
Hoover's first year in the
White House.
I'm at a photographers
party and everybody is kidding
everybody.
II go home at a decent hour
and I'm trying to be a good
family man. The kids are in
bed and I'm trimming the
Christmas tree.
1.-THE telephone rings and
it's one Of the fellows who had
been at the party.
George he said, the
White House is on fire.
II hang UP the phone on
him.
II get two more calls-same
message.
They're trying to kid me-
! said to my wife.
But George she said,
what if the White House is
on fire?'
MY blood runs cold at the
thought. / call the Fire Board.
It's true.
II grab q cab and get there
an hour and a half late.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05
Some Doto on Murray
Promised by Davidson

Eugene Davidson president Of the District Branch of the
National Association for the Advancement of Coored People,
said today he will the Commissioners only partial
mentaton of his charges against Police Chief Robert Murray
because he consider proper
That his to Commissioner Robert McIaugh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05
Ambulance Service
To Be Recognized
Fire Department to Assume
Control of Emergency Vehicles

reorganization of ambulance give
better to all of the city being planned by
District Management ONCE.
In addition to spottng the ambulances strateecay
the plan eventually would place the full responsibilities Of
administration the Fire Department Heretofore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Amateur
Press Association continues
its convention in the Statler
Hotel.
Evening star., 1957-08-30
Size of Broin Is Seen
Determining Life Span

added to the diet of the mi
crobe. 1t took the place on an
amino acid in the chemical
substance which makes genes.
With this bromine impurity in
its genetic system the microbe
reproduced monsters, dwarfs
and cripples which differed
widely from its original self.
About a third of these freaks
continued to perpetuate them
selves even without getting the
bromine compound in the sclu-
ton in which they grew.
1t is these last changeable
organisms which throw light
on the evolutionary process.
They indicate, DR.. Zamenhof
said. that they may be able
to produce whole new strains
of offspring which keep chang
ing constantly, some of them
developing ability TO dodge a
lethal drug, others perhaps to
acquire abnormalities leading
to cancer.
This suggests, DR.. Zamenhof
said; that impurities which
creep into the food Of an or
ganism and eventually find
their way into its genes may
be one of the important facets
of evolution.
Evening star., 1957-08-30
Bridges Criticizes
Rockets Inquiry

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. &c
(P.-Harry Bridges told a con-
vention of the United Electrical
Workers yesterday that activi-
ties of the Senate rackets in
vestigatorS were "a real danger
to the labor movement in this
country"
Bridges. who is president oi
the International Longshore-
mems and Warehousemen's
Union. told the electrical
workers:
THE committee can't recon-
mend a single law which would
make union leaders honest.
1T can only recommend laws
to punish, split and weaken
labor unions. Its real interest
is in pushing a national right
to-work law"
Evening star., 1957-08-30

stars the trial has turned into
a name-dropping affair, with
more than so film people men,
toned.
One Of them. Actress Fran
cesca de Scaffa. former wife
of Actor Bruce Cabot who fig-
ured prominently in trial tes-
timony. is the subject of d two
country search. She disap-
peared from her Mexico City
home Tuesday. assertedly
whisked away in the trunk Of a
sports car.
RepOrtedly Seen at Border
Miss De Scaffa, the subject
of an all-points bulletin here,
was reportedly seen at various
border towns. fleeing to the
United States.
I'VE really want that young
lady and have q warrant for
her arrest" Mr.. Ritzi said. Miss
De Scaffa is under grand jury
indictment with other defend
ants in the Confidential trial.
Howard Rushmore. former
Confidential editor. has testi-
fled that Miss De Scaffa offered
to have an affair with anyone
in Hollywood" to get scandal
stories for the magazine. The
Mexican government has or
dered her to leave that country.
Mike Todd. producer, whose
name also came up in testi-
mony. said yesterday in Prov
incetown. Mass. that he would
like to offer a deposition or
testify at the trial, but that no
one had approached. him.
Mr.. Todd. vacationing on
Cape Cod with his wife. Actress
Elizabeth Taylor. denied that
he was an informer for Con-
fidential or that he turned over
photographs to the publication.
Albert De Stefano, Conf1den-
tial's legal adviser, had testified
Monday that Todd not only
had helped with the story but
also supplied photos and the
tag line. The story: How
Mike Todd made a chump out
Of a movie mogul."
"Ludicrous, a ridiculous
thing" said Mr.. Todd.
IF I had furnished them
with photos, I'd have given
them a better one than they
used"
The article reported that Mr..
Todd helped an actress by ask
ing a movie boss If she could
be borrowed for a play. The
tycoon hastily put the actress
under contract, then Mr.. Todd
announced he had called Of
the play.
Evening star., 1957-08-30
|Vivien Leigh Greeted
By Olivier, 5 Kisses

LONDON, Aug. 30 (P). -
Actress Vivien Leigh returned
by air last night from a con-
tinental holiday and was greet
ed by her actor husband, Sir
Laurence Olivier, with five
kisses.
And that, she told reporters,
ought to scotch rumors they
were contemplating a divorce.
The rumors cropped up when
Miss Leigh went of to the con-
tinent with Leigh Holman, her
first husband, and their daugh-
ter Suzanne while Olivier va
cationed in Scotland with the
son of his own first marriage.
Taruuin Olivier.
Evening star., 1957-08-30

they began their journey at a
point about 500 miles north of
Point Barrow. Now they've
drifted nearly 400 miles, and
the station is expected to float
over the North Pole itself ulti-
mately.
Fifteen other United States
scientists and supporting per-
Sonnel are on the floating
Fletchers Ice Island somewhere
northeast of Ellesmere Island.
Like the men on Station A,
they're carrying out studies of
the ocean, weather, cosmic
rays. magnetism. the northern
lights and other phenomena Of
the Far North.
Russian scientists are float
ing on three other ice stations.
conducting similar explorations.
Evening star., 1957-08-30
Daring Arctic Scientists
Find Underseo Range

versity's Lamont Geological
Observatory.
Echo Saunders Used
Using echo saunders meas
uring water depth, Mr.. David
sons group found the 5000
foot high range 400 miles from
the pole. in the area between
the pole and Point Barrow,
Alaska. The exact location is
SO degrees. 51l2 minutes north
latitude and l68 degrees, 43
minutes west longitude.
There the water. was as shall
low as 5000 feet. after having
been about 10000 feet deep at
places farther southwest. This
Evening star., 1957-08-30

PALO ALTO. Calf, Aug. 80
THE size of your brain and
its ability to regulate body
functions possibly determines
how long you will live, barring
accidents, an Atomic Energy
Commission researcher reported
today.
Regulation is the important
thing, and brain size is an indi-
Gator Of regulatory powers. he
told the American Institute of
Biological Sciences.
Evidence Of this was found
by DR.. George A. Sacher Of the
Argonne National Laboratory
at Lemont, Ill. He compared
the brain size of so kinds Of
mammals with their normal
life spans. The bigger their
brains in relation to body
weight, the longer they lived.
This upsets a time-worn idea,
DR.. Sacher said, that longevity
in man and other mammals de-
pends upon how fast they use
UP energy. He pointed out that
man uses energy rapidly, but
has q normal life span among
the longest in the roster of
mammals.
The size Of the human brain
seems to account for this, he
said.
A scientist who has been
tinkering with the genes of a
sewage germ reported he has
speeded up its evolution about
10000 times.
The, bizzare changes shown
by the offspring of this microbe
open the way toward learning
more about how a cell becomes
resistant to antibiotics or other
drugs. 1t might also show q
mechanism that can turn a
narmal cell into a cancerou.
one. DR.. Stephen Zamenhoi
said.
DR.. zamenhof produced thi.
evolutionary speedup by build
ing a false gene or hereditary
agent into a bacterium which
normally inhabits the colon oi
men and animals.
BrOmine Chemical
The chemical was a molecult
containing bromine. It wa!
Evening star., 1957-08-30

NEW YORK. Aug. 80 (R.-
Discovery of new mile-high
mountains in the Arctic Ocean
fairly near the North Pole was
announced today.
The mountain range, buried
under deep. cold waters. was
found by American scientists
daringly floating on ice foes to
do research during the Inter-
national Geophysical Year.
The news was radioed here
by Maurice j Davidson. 26.
Columbia University geophysi-
cist in charge of the Ineander-
ing, frozen scientific outpost.
1t was made public by the uni
Evening star., 1957-08-30
Reut|ler Seeks
Reply on Plan /.
From President

DETROIT. Aug. 80 R.-
Walter Reuther's auto workers
union urges a White House
study of its proposal for a 500
reduction in prices of cars
and Mr.. Reuther wants an "im-
mediate and sympathetic an
swer."
Mr.. Reuther, president of
the United Auto Workers, de-
clared his desire at a news con-
ference yesterday at which he
called the big three" auto
companies irresponsible" for
their rejection of the proposal.
1t has been advanced by the
union as an anti-inflation move.
Almost Immediately the union
chief was berated in return by
management.
Ford Charges Propaganda
Henry Ford II, president of
Ford Motor Co., charged Mr..
Reuther with trying to make
imitation a propaganda plat
form" and attempting to
"smoke-screen" his 1858 con-
tract demands.
Statements by General Motors
and Chrysler, the others Of the
big three" made clear they
also remained adamant against
the unions proposal.
The union has proposed that
1858 car prices be cut an aver
age of 500 and in return for
this it would consider adjusting
its demands on the companies
in next years bargaining.
In Washington, White House
press Secretary James c. Hag-
erty made public a letter sent
to Mr.. Reuther August % by
Gabriel Hauge, economic ad-
visor to the President.
President Thanks Reuther
Mr.. Hauge wrote that Mr..
Eisenhower had asked him to
thank Mr.. Reuther for his
August 16 letter, in which the
proposal first was made.
1T would be inappropriate"
Mr.. Hauge told Mr.. Reuther.
"for the President to express
a view on the specific proposals
set forth in your letters to the
three major automobile pro-
ducers. He regards the senti-
ments expressed in your letter,
however, as a hopeful augury
that q sense of civic respon-
sibility will prevail in the fu-
ture negotiations between labor
and management"
At his news conference last
week Mr.. Eisenhower said he
had referred Mr.. Reuther's pro-
posal to the Labor Depart
ment and his economic advisers
for study.
Evening star., 1957-08-30

complete calling his witnesses
today, but is holding back sew
eral "of an interesting nature"
to call in rebuttal.
Deputy District Attorney
William L. Ritzi would not say
whether he intends calling
Actress Maureen O'Hara to the
stand. but he did say he would
call rebuttal witnesses of a
sensational nature"
Miss O'Hara was the subject
OF a Confidential story assert
ing that she had "cuddled in
row 35" Of Grauman's Chinese
Theater She has denied the
story. saying she was in Europe
at the time.
No Movie Stars Yet
%As the trial moves toward
conclusion. the jury of six men
and women has yet to see q
movie star. Pretrial statements
Of attorneys promised a cast
Of celebrities who would be
confronted with scandal stories
from the magazine.
Confidential and its sister
publication, Whisper magazine,
and their Hollywood agents,
Fred and Marjorie Meade, are
being tried on charges of con-
Spiracy to commit criminal
libel and to print lewd and
obscene matter.
In the absence of Hollywood
Evening star., 1957-08-30

indicated q mountain range
nearly a mile high. How long
or wide the range is has not
vet been learned.
Mr.. Davidson said the range
seems to parallel the great
Lomonsov Ridge in the Gen.
tral Arctic. That ridge extends
from Greenland across the Arc
tic Ocean toward the New
Siberian Islands.
Both the United States and
Russia have scientists floating
on ice islands or Arctic ice
packs to study mysteries Of the
Arctic during ICY. ICY is a
cooperative study by "a ma
tions of the earth and space
around US.
40O-Mile Drift
Mr.. Davidson and 10 other
scientists and Air Force men
are manning Station A on
the drifting icepack. Landing
by air and setting up q base.
Evening star., 1957-08-30
Film Stors Moy Get Coll
In Confidential Trial
BY the Associated Pres

Los ANGELES. Aug. 80 tP.-The Confidential magazine
criminal libel awhich far has heard the Of
celebrities but has of them the witness stand
resumes today after one-day
Both sides promise surprise witnesses.
Defense attorney Arthur Crowley says he expects