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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-15
Preserving Georgetown

There have been news items
and editorials relating to
Public Law 808. the "Old
Georgetown Act" passed by
the 8lSt Congress. AS there
continue to be misunderstood
ings about the act, 1t seems ad-
visable to set forth the facts
regarding 1t.
After World War II 1t be-
came increasingly clear that
the majority Of residents in
Georgetown lived there be-
cause Of its aesthetic qualities,
especially the character Of the
area, created by examples OF
Colonial and Federal archi-
lecture. 1t was felt that some
thing should be done to pre-
serve this.
Another concern was the
demolition OF buildings with
historical or architectural
value. The Corcoran mansion
and the Francis Scott Key
home on M street had been
torn down. The Union Tavern
which had sheltered almost
every man OF Importance in
our early history had been de-
Stroyed. There was danger that
the pre-Revolutionary Old
Stone House might 90 the
same way.
Accordingly. senta-
tive James w. Wadsworth OF
New York and Senator Lester
e. Hunt Of Wyoming intro
duced companion bills to pro-
tect the places and areas OF
historic interest, exterior ar
chitectlral features and OK
amples OF The type Of architec-
ture used IN thc National
CAPITA IN us initiai Years"
and 10 preserve ire histUr' !
value q sad Georgetown dts
b'isV." H'llc Massage d shcsl
bins g'as i maSor protect Of
Ire Progressive Citizens' lAc-
ISOLATION d Georgetown.
70 explore the possibility Of
public 3uppors, Tic aSsocia.
tons Committed OH the Old
Georgetown Act pegan with :.
bill 70 pre3erVe buildings
erected prior to 1880" antI
the!r character.
The District Commissioners
and the corporation counsel
advised The committee 10 re
move The date.
Although the COMMITTEES llael
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-15
Senatorial QuibbFe

TIE vote BY which a Senate commit
Tee has modified The military clause of
The Presidents Middle East resolution
was cast along strict party lines. This
certainly juStilies the conclusion that It
vas strictly partisan maneuver.
II Is difficult 10 tell precisely what
the Democrats intended to accomplish, or
have accomplished. The committee ac-
lion was preceded by great deal of hair
splitting debate. AS proposed, the resolu-
lion would have authorized the President
to use American armed forces in event
OF an overt, Communist armed attack on
Middle East country, provided the at
tackled country requested such aid.
The Democrats did not like the word
authorize" 1t might erode the powers
OF the Senate, it was said. 1t would give
the President blank check to wage war,
whereas the Constitution confers upon
Congress the power to declare war SEN
ator Fulbright searched the record and
found statement by a member of Con-
gresS back in 1889 which he thought APP
piled perfectly to the situation in 1857.
1t was suggested that the word "ap-
prove" be substituted for authorize,
and that then everything would be all
right. But this got lost in the shuttle
somewhere along the line Finally, Sem
ator Humphrey came up with the sub
Stitute which was adopted in the party
line vote. 1t says that IF the President
determines the necessity thereof, the
United States is prepared to use armed
forces lin event of a Communist attack
in the Middle East, provided that such
employment shall be consonant with the
treaty obligations of the United States
and with the Charter of the United
Nations"
We doubt that anyone really knows
what this means. Suppose the Commu-
nistS should attack the day after this
resolution becomes law. Would the Pres
ident be required to call in the lawyers
and review scores of treaties and the U. N.
Charter before acting? This is what
the resolution seems to require, and if so,
the attacked state might we'll be gobbled
up before the armed forces of the United
States would ever get into action.
Fortunately, however, we think the
President, in event of such attack, would
act first and read the treaties later And,
furthermore, we believe that this is what
the Senate would expect him to do. For
even the Democrats conceded during the
debate that the President already has
bower to use the armed forces whenever
the vital interests of the United States
are threatened-With this resolution, or
without any resolution.
So the practical effect Of the Demo-
cratic action, as We see it, is to water
down the authorization requested by the
President and largely to nullify whatever
psychological benefits might have come
from prompt and favorable action.
In short, the Democrats, resorting
to monumental bubble, have passed
the buck to the President. Mr.. Eisen-
hover, however, appears to accept the
amended version, presumably in the be-
lief that it is the best he can get without
further harmful delay. If this is the case,
we trust that final action will not be
stalled indefinitely when the resolution
comes to the Senate floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-15
"OXON HILL, Sc.

OASAN 114AAA1f - x.
Dear Sir:
Il was reared in the vicinity
of Suitland, Md, which, when
l was about twelve years old.
was nothing but a crossroads
surrounded by farms.
AT that time. while rabbit
hunting, near home one sunny
fall day, at the edge Of the
woods. l heard a kissing sound.
and, looking down. observed
a small snake.
1T was about 5 inches long,
notified white and very light
gray in color. as fiat as a type
writer ribbon. and about one
half inch wide.
1T was easily seen because
Of the many brown leaves on
the ground.
Il had never seen one like
it before, and have not seen
one since.
What species do you sup
pose it was? Please inform me.
! never miss reading your
column.
Very truly yours, ]. A. w"
x *
This probably was the young
OF pilot blacksnake. or maybe
the common blacksnake.
Usually they are about 7
inches long, but this would
be easy to underestimate.
The pilot blacksnake is prac-
tically the same as the COM
mon one, with several minor
differences.
II was called pilot" because
in the old days it was believed
10 pilot the rattlesnake 10
the feeding grounds
This Is just another Of the
tall stories one constantly
hears about snakes.
Snakes have their own ways
In this world.
The small ones We see III
summer, such as the little
garter snake. cause as much
CONSERVATION as the larger
ones.
a full-growr biacksnake Is
o fearsoine thing TO see. pre-
sided you are afraid Of snakes.
and who isn't?
But II Is good 70 nave around
q farm.
IL lpvcs mice and other
small rodents, and is other
wise harmless, except 10 Tive
MIND Of man.
Those vino Gear SnaAes nave
/ greet deei o. Jhei. side.
Not only does The siithc,
Upset is, nuU those syes
5rake eyes. indeed.
RE snake ZONES icWt &c
rs SIS 4 very primitive ohine
Suddenly as " @ere, j.
5rng3 oacs !, us mcmo,fes
ii pasJ centuries. ii pre-
listory o. ever before that
II VI is .,cssipie
Even The iiCtiesr ;rakc ~
rects some people his way.
II is al atavis.ic sort o.
thine Chrcwing one into thC
misty pssJ with s rang.
What are We 70 think. then
Of someone vino shows nc
fears Of snakes at ali?
Everyone has known ono
such person, at least.
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Weird Cases of Double Consciousness

nomenon. The superior tenn
poral lobe of the cortex is an
area 10 which no function
previously has been ascribed.
Another pa,t OF this lobe, how
evel. is concerned with hear
ing CT rather interpretation OF
sounds
Apparently every senSory ey-
peIience- sight. sound, taste
smell, touch and The likes
carried by The appropriate
nerves 10 a specific part of the
cortex. There il is CO. ordi-
mated with other sersoIy in
Dressions 10 a,skc IN q Total
pattern OF experience. Now.
the temporal lobe observa-
lions indicate, this pattern, OF
appropriate parts Of IL, is laid
down il the cells OF The cortex
like Z. photograph. IT remains
there forever, although 1t may
pass completely out Of con-
scioIs memory. The nerve
pathways, however, are perma-
nently impressed; in the cortex.
Role of the COrtex r.
Nov. Or. pGrfield holds, the
cortex iVsell-supposedly the
seat Of intelligence III mar and
higher animals in whom it is
enormously developed - has
nothing, per Sc. 20 Go with
consciousness. This is func-
ton OF the top layers of The
"old brain"--the so-cailed CEN
trencephalic system-which is
thoroughly developed in lover
animals. Before there is aware
ness the patterns integra ted in
the corteX must be relayeo to
this old brain. Actually large
parts Of the cortex can be cut
away without disturbing con-
seriousness. but this disappears
very quickly when the CEN
trencephalon is injured or dis
eased.
In. some way electrical
stimulation of the central lobe
puts one OF the permanently
recorded experience patterns
onto the nerve pathways lead
ing to the "old brain" and the
doubled consciousness results.
Similar experiences might
be produced by stimulating
other cortical areas. Perhaps.
however. the function of pho
tograph gallery is confined 10
the temporal area.
1T may be assumed" says
DR.. Penfield. that in this area
OF the cortex each successive
conscious experience is laid
down in a relatively perma-
nent pattern of nerve cell
connections and records all
those things of which a man
is conscious at any given
time. 1t is as though the cor
tex contained a continuous
strip of cinematographic film
strip that contains the wax
ing record from childhood
onward.
Presumably these patterns
are no more than pathways
of permanent facilitation
through pre-existing connec-
lions of many branching nerve
cells. When the electrode is
applied the current seems to
follow again this pathway,
while all other neighboring
pathways are somehow closed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-15

One may have siiNuitane-
oLs'y Two Consciousness.
This weird condition is re-
porscd by Dr.. Wilder Peniiclc
director Of the Montreal Neu-
lologicai Institute and one Ct
The worlds foremost Grain
surgeons, III & report just IS
sred ~ The Smithsonian m
stitution
Under certain circumstances
Il is possible Vo re aware not
only Of present Surroundings
and circumstances, but OF SUI
Ioundings and circumstances
subcolciousiy rem m D red.
The condition amounts 10 ?
"Qoubling Of consciousness" "
The condition arises unpre-
dicVably, d.. Feniield reports,
when cells o. The temper
iobes o. the cerebral cortey, o.
roof o. the hrair, are stimu
lated With an electric needle
during surgical operations.
Such surgery OF the corteX re-
rions lying just above the ears
is performed under local an
esthesia for 4 certain type OF
epilepsy. The patient remains
conscious throughout.
Some Cases Cited
Here are some instances re-
ported by DR.. Penfield:
a young woman heard nu-
sic when a certain point in the
superior surface OF the cere :
bral cortex was stimulated.
She said she heard an orcheS-
ira playing a song. The same
song was forced into her con-
seriousness over and over again
by restimulation Of the same
spot. She was quite sure each
time that someone had turned
on gramophone in the OPP
Grating room.
"a South African who was
being operated upon cried out
in great surprise that he heard
his cousins talking, and he ex-
planned that he seemed TO be
there laughing with them, al
though he knew he really was
in the operating room in
Montreal.
There were many other ex-
amples OF hearing music, but
always the patient heard q
singing voice, piano, an or
gan or an orchestra and some
times he seemed to be present
in the room or in churcr
where he had heard it. What
he heard and experienced was
a single occasion recalled Il
him with vividness that was
much greater than anything
he could summon voluntarily
by any effort of his will.
IF the individual was asked
later TO recall the song, hi
might be able to sing it buI
he might not be able to recall
the circumstances of any one
previous hearing. His latel
memory OF the song was a gen.
eralization. On the other hand
the electrode had reproduced
for him one single previous ex-
perience when he heard the
music and it awakened in him
the emotion which that par
ticular occasion had origi-
nally aroused in him"
DR.. Penfield advances a pos.
sible explanation of the phe-
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES (. TRACEWELL

Likes to Irvine 'em around
the neck, etc.
Surely, such a snake-lover
must go back TO primitive
eras. indeed, when snakes were
regarded as super-friends of
mankind.
II is fact that snakes,
though held in general fear.
are regarded as wise In their
ways. and were once wor-
shipped.
Perhaps almost every living
thing has been worshipped, at
one time or other: so this may
not mean much. after all.
Temp Jones recalls one
meadow excursion he made as
a young man.
He had the habit. at college,
of going to Crawford's mead
ows to read poetry. One does
such things when young.
While seated with his back
TO a tree, reading. of all poets,
Robert Browning, a small
snake slithered up and took an
inquiSitive look at him.
Not finding anything in his
poet about snakes, young
Jones decided he couldn't es-
cape. because the large tree
was directly at his back.
So he kept very still, and
allowed the inquiring snake to
slide over his hand. which he
kept on the ground. He was
TOO scared TO move
The snake seemed satisfied
with its explorations. Tt went
away in the tall grass. leaving
very limp poe ttaster, al least
for a few seconds.
At this point, herd OF COWS
came TO drink al the spring.
but were SO entranced by The
sight Of The mar seated
against the tree, they Stoco
there III q vely silly fashion.
simply looking at MIN, and
making no move 70 drink.
Temp Jones was more AFRAID
Of the large beasts than hr
had been of the little snake.
He hoped the COWS would not
cross the stream. They didn't.
fortunately After looking their
fill. they started to drink, and
then one b. ore retired The
way they had come.
Poetry reading was over ior
the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-15

envisioned control Of new con-
struction in the bill, it was
actually the House District
Committee which inserted that
provision before reporting the
bill out unanimously to the
House.
The "Old Georgetown Act"
was drawn TO include such
Georgetown landmarks as
Dumbarton Oaks. Tudor Place.
Dumbarton House, Evermay
and GEORGETOWN University.
The northern boundary was
the north side "of Dumbarton
Oaks Park. Whitehaven street
and Whitehaven parkway 10
Fhirty-fifth street" The west
boundary. in order to include
GEORGETOWN University, was
drawn along the middle OF
Thirty fifth street to Reser-
voir road. west along the mid
die of Reservoir road to Arch
bold parkway" and south TO
the river. These, together with
the Potomac River on the
south and Rock Greek on the
east. were natural boundaries
which comprised an area no.
E1ogeneous in character and
aspect.
Support for the bill was i'm
presSive. Endorsement at the
congressional hearings came
from the Progressive Citizens
Association of Georgetown: the
Georgetown Citizens Associa-
ton; the Washington Board
OF Trade; the United States
Commission of Fine Arts: the
Committee of One Hundred on
the Federal City of the Amer
lean Planning and Civic AS
ISOLATION: the National Capital
Planning Commission; the Ma
tional Council for Historic
Sites and Buildings (now the
National Trust for Historic
Preservation: the Washing
ton Chapter OF Landscape
Architects; the City Planning
Committee of the Washington
Chapter. American Institute OF
Architects: and the Committee
on Preservation Of Historic
Buildings. American Institute
of Architects.
Public Law 808 has been in
effect for over six years. dur
ing which the board Of three
architects. appointed by the
Commission of Fine Arts and
serving without compensation.
has processed over 1000 cases.
Cooperation has been most
gratifying.
Today Georgetown" has be-
come synonymous with his
toric restoration and preserva-
ton and the area protected by
Public Law 808 is major
tourist attraction III the Ma
tons Capital.
The undersigned bespeak
your aid in increasing COM
nunity understanding Of laws
such as Public Law 800 which
enable our citizens TO live and
work in congenial and beauti-
full surroundings.
Eva Hinton.
President, The Progressive
Citizens Association OF George
town.
Rear Admiral william Granat,
USN, Retired. Vice Prcsi-
dent.
Armistead Peter III,
Vice President
Floyd X. Benny.
Vice President
D0rOthea de Schweinitz,
Chairman. l949-50 Legisla-
ton Committee.
Donald II. Shannon,
Chairman. Legislation COM
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-15

y. Or What cate was tbs
tirst srorno the world tele-
rhonc conversation bv wire
and radic?- d. T.
A. Arrii Is 1885
&. Whsg accre6itins body
fates schools which offer
courses IL theology? C. A.
A. The American Associs-
ton Of Theological Schools
lias q Commission on Accredit-
ing. There is also an American
Association OF Schools Of Re
ligious Education which ac-
credits institutions offerins
this tyne of training
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-15
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names MAY be used II
letters carry ,DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
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Questions and Answers
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

A rsaoei car SCI 90 snswef b. mA'i
70 any factual 1uestion ty wrltins Ths
t sSo ese s. W nt &ashinS.on uE 5
please inclose : -ents fof return
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

calendars and court reoreaniza-
ton will be Judge Nathan
Clayton Of Washington, Chief
Justice Frederick w. Bruno Of
Maryland and John B. Boat
wright, jr.. of Virginia.
State Senator Northrop.
Democrat of Montgomery. will
preside at a state dinner Fri
day night. Luther Gulick. presi-
dent of New York City's Insit-
tute of Public Administration,
will be the guest speaker.
-Four phases of highway
problems will be discussed
Saturday.
Charles w. Prisk of the
Bureau of Public Works in
Washington will talk on high
way markings. M. C. Connors
of the Oklahoma Tax Commis-
sion will discuss rules governing
highway use by interstate car
riers.
Paul Mason, director Of the
California Department of Motor
Vehicles, will describe the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

mittee that Is studying posi-
bic legislation to be introduced
next February.
Two special aspects of -edu-
cation viii be discussed after
trends in the development Of
water resources. Or. John Tay-
lor, executive director of
WTTW in Chicago, will out
line future uses of television in
education and Devereux Jo-
sephs will talk about a commit
tee which he headed that
studied education beyond high
school for President Eisen-
hover.
Problems Of caring for the
aged and improving court pro-
cedure will fill Fridays pro-
gram.
DR.. Cyril j. Ruilmann, COM
missioner Of the Tennessee De-
partment of Mental. Health.
and Sidney Spector of the
councils staff will discuss the
mental health aspects Of the
aged.
Speaking on congested court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

pose Of stolen cars" he said.
AT the present time. stolen
cars are taken from non-title
States to title States where
titles are secured on fictitious
bills Of sale.
When a title has been Sc
cured. it is then an easy mat
ter to dispose of a stolen car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

western system OF prorating
taxes on interstate carriers.
Rights Of Way
The acquisition Of rights of
way for future use will be dis
cussed by Robert L. May jr. of
the Bureau Of Public Roads.
Each topic will be open to
discussion from the floor. James
B. Monroe, Maryland commits
sioner of Motor Vehicles, hopes
to have a discussion on a uni
form title law.
"A uniform title law would
make it more difficult to dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

more County. and Mayor
Thomas D'Alesandro of Balti-
more.
More Aware
The States are becoming
more and more aware Of a
need for regulating use of
water as the demands have in
creased. The past summers
drought served to intensity
studies on water use and irri-
CATION.
The Maryland Legislative
Council appointed a subcom-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

Maryland. Arkansas. Florida.
Georgia, Louisiana. Missippi.
North Carolina, Oklahoma.
South Carolina, Tennessee.
Texas, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia.
DR.. Albert Wolman Of Johns
Hopkins University viii lead
of the discussions tomorrow
morning with q talk on the ele-
ments Of q State water pro-
gram after the conference
members are welcomed by
State Senator John Grason
Turnbull, Democrat Of Balti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

Mississippi. New Hampshire,
New York. Rhode Island and
Vermont do not have a motor
vehicle title law.
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Southern Legislators
To Start 3-Doy PorIey

BALTIMORE. Sept rs Q1.-Legsators and officials from
Is States win discuss for three starting tomorrow
velopments and proposals of water education the
aged. courts and highways.
The Southern Regional Conference of the Council of
State will attended by representatives from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

anywhere In the United States. +"
Mr.. Monroe said Alabama,
Connecticut, Georgia, Ken
lucky, Maine, Massachusetts,,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-04
Incident Mars
Wreath Laying

CANBERRA, Australia. Dec.
4 R.-An Australian ex-
serviceman today hurled copies
Of war crimes charges against
Japan on Remembrance Stone
in Canberra's war memorial
shortly after q wreath had been
placed there by Japanese Pre-
mier Nobusuke KiShi.
The war veteran. Richard
Greenish. a well-known Can
berra stockbroker and one
time Liberal candidate for
Parliament, told reporters
after the incident: Il had
something else here but de-
cided not to throw it at him. "
With that statement he
partly withdrew from his
pocket a red and yellow device
resembling a fare.
Mr.. Kishi was inspecting the
hall of memories some distance
away and was not aware there
had been any incident. He ar
rived in Australia November
20 for a seven-day visit on a
Southeast Asian tour. He is
the FIRST japanese Premier ever
to visit Australia.
The S-page document Mr.
Greenish threw down on the
stone was a photo copy of ties.
timony given against japanese
war criminals before q wal
crimes commission.