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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-29
Further Improvement Seen
In Earnings Of Banks

Standard g. Poor's Corp. re-
ported yesterday that net indi-
Gated earnings of the Nations
banks should be closer to net
operating earnings this year
than last because of smaller
losses on sales Of securities.
Net operating earnings of
New York City banks we're up
about IA per cent in the first
half Of 1857 and a similar rate
of gain is indicated for the
full year, the company esti-
mated.
Banks outside New York
showed a relatively small aver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-29
Bank Officers to Hear
BoIderston, Fleming
By DONALD B. HADLEY

Candy Balderston vice chairman Of the Federal
Board and Robert Fleming board chairman of Riggs Ma
ona Bank will be among the leading speakers the 43d
annual fall conference Of Robert Morris Associates
at the Shoreham Hotel next Sunday.
The national organization Of bank lending officers also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-29

NJ, 1857 stock and salssss5o a.. o., Net
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-29

age increase in net for the first
half, in large part because OF
increased expenses. Second
half comparisons probably will
be better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
Suspects Rue
Police

Two yoke robbery suspects
had time today to rue the night
they thought they could outrun
a police scout car.
Within minutes after two men
robbed Benjamin T. O'Myer. AZ.
OF his wallet and 81 at . am.
today Pvts. Delmo Pizzati and
Christen F Preston had them
in tow. In fact. Pvt. Pizzati
had to jam his brakes to keep
from running them down as
they crossed Thirteenth street
N w. directly in front of the
scout car.
Mr., OMyer, Of lll4 Thirteenth
street NV, was only three doors
from his home when he was set
upon by two men who took the
wallet and threw him to the
sidewalk.
He made an immediate report
TO police and STAYED at the scene
to give Pvts Pizzati and Preston
a description A few blocks
away the policemen saw two
men running and brought them
in.
They were booked as Concey
Huntlcy, 81. Of the 1000 block of
NJ street NV. and Melvin A.
Armstead, 43. of the $500 block
of Hartford street Sc. Both
are Negroes. They are held on
robbery charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07

in which American University
was one of the teams.
They met a third party and
went TO the game while the am
bulance was parked IN front OF
the Oasis Cabaret. Chief Crem-
ms said. A Baltimore Sun pho
tographer tool; a picture of it.
The picture must nave beer
taken early in the evening" the
chief ADDED. They were back in
quarters by II or 1880 pm"
AS to the report that empty
beer cans We're spotted in the
vehicle, Chief CremlnS said he
did not know how they GOT
there, but expressed doubts the
two men were responsible.
Il don't think they drinK." he
said.
He said he was satisfied Will,
the explanation Of the evening
affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
AMBULANCE ISSUE
AMBULANCE ISSUE
Porking at Night Club
Called Bod Judgment

The Bethesda Chevy Chase
Rescue Squad chief said today
that two crew members were
guilty only of bad judgment"
when they parked an ambulance
outside a Baltimore night club
Tuesday night while attending a
basketball game.
Chief Robert w. Cremins said
the creWmen should have used
a little more discretion where
they parked"
He identified the squad men,
bers as 1t. John Warning and
Pvt. Bruce Mabee. both students
at American University.
They were sent to Baltimore
primarily to get new chrome
plating on a bumper and grille
for the SQUADS emergency truck,
he said. but were permitted To
attend a basketball game there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
Masonic Group InstuIIs

The Advisory Board of Ma
sonic Clubs of the District of
Columbia has installed the iol-
lowing officers Louis j Man
cuSo, president. Charles v.
Brewer first vice president.
Richard Mathews. second vice
president, Charles A. Higgins.
secretary; Charles T.. Rafety.
treasurer, John II. Broders. liason
officer, and James B Provan,
chaplain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
Transit Firm Seeks
Prunkster Who Put
Water in Gas Tanks

An Investigation is now under
way to determine who put water
in the gas tanks of "a half
dozen or more ID. c. Transit
System buses yesterday morning.
Q Roy Chalk. Transit presi-
dent, said he believes it was
done by a "prankster I"
Mi Chalk said he didn't know
how many buses were affected,
but that 1t could have been as
many as nine to Ia. II is be-
lleved. he said. that someone
entered the Northern Division
lot at Fourteenth and Decatur
streets NV and poured water
into the buses tanks.
He said the water did not
come from the main tank. from
which the buSes arc filled.
Nj. Chalk said he though the
problem was cleared up in about
half-an-hour, and that Som
people were "inc7nyener:ed
by Slight delay III the buses
g0tinr started on their routes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
PRESIDENT DRINKS
D. c. WATER AND
FINDS 1T GOOD

President Eisenhower told
a news conference today
that he often drinks regular
tap water when he is at
home in the White House.
He was asked if he used
bottled water or the regular
District water. He said that
because he travels so many
places his doctors have for
years had him on bottled
water.
The President added he
thinks the tap water here is
Just as good as his bottled
water and drinks il often.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
The
Rambler
Browsing Around
On the Hilltop

lIf any Georgetown Univer-
.Sity professor is inclined to
fret about the burden of his
duties, he might consider the
case of Father James Curley,
who died in 1889 after a long
and fruitful career at the
Hilltop.
Father Curley taught
physics 26 years. chemistry
%. botany off and on. He
served as chaplain of Vista
ton Convent and in his spare
time supervised the laying out
of the university grounds. In
l84l he directed the building
of the Dubious, white-faced
observatory that has since
been a landmark, and directed
its operation until three years
before his death.
The story of this remarkable
gentleman came to light dur
ing a visit with Father John
Heyden, who has been in
charge of the observatory
since 1915. Actually, we Won
dered why Georgetown's seis-
mograph, which records every
culver of this shaky old
world, has been so strangely
silent in the age of rock and
roll.
The seismograph is not To-
Gated in the observatory, as we
supposed. but in a room under
the quadrangle. Father Fred
erick w. Sohon, who was in
charge of translating its
doodlings into laymen's Ian
guage, has had to withdraw
temporarily, because of other
campus responsibilities. In
time. however, the work will
be resumed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07

Wefe addreSSed not 70 a priest or
Levite nor to one Of His own disci-
pies, but to a soldier.
There are two kinds of people
Some are afraid Of fear. Some are
not afraid OF fear
Those who are not afraid of fear
must begin by eliminating God from
their lives In our day the Commu-
nists have done this on an organized
basis. They sought to liberate
mankind from the fear of God and
they have created q society ruled by
fear of man. This was a practicable
SEQUENCE. II was forecast bY vii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07

Congress for about $40 million
to help pay for a $40 million
stadium in Cleveland. The Ohio
city already boasts Municipal
Stadium, seating more than
10000.
Commissioner Mclaughlin. Mr.
Marshall and others have ex-
pressed approval OF suggestions
tina the Pan-Amciican games
be switched here.
Meanwhile there is some uues-
ton OF whether the Federal Gov
eminent will contribute any
funds TO build stadium IN
Cleveland or anywhere else. Con-
gross has been reluctant to APP
propriate the money.
Would BE 4. S. Contribution
President Eisenhower told his
news conference it is his UNDER
standing that the money is
needed as the United States
contribution to the games.
He added, however. that he
was unaware Of any move to cut
the fund from an appropriation
bill
"If Cleveland doesn't take the
Rames.' said Douglas f. Roby
of Detroit. president Of the
games committee. I'm afraid
they viii have to be called of
for 1853.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
President NoncommittoI
On Moving Games Here

President Eisenhower today
was noncommittal on proposals
to move the 1859 Pan-American
games from Cleveland to Wash
ington.
The President said he did not
know who selected Cleveland and
would want To look into the
matter before making any rec
ormendation.
Shifting the drennia
games to Washington has been
suggested as solution to the
city's need for a new athletic
stadium District Commissioner
Robert Mclaughlin and George
Preston Marshall. owner of the
Redskins football club, have
pointed out that a huge stadium
goes with the Pan-American
games.
Meanwhile, Cleveland Mayor
Anthony j. Celebrezze plans a
trip here tomorrow in an effort
to save the Pan-American games
for his city
To Meet With Pyle
Mr.. Celebrc2ze and other
Cleveland officials are to meet
with Howard Pyle, deputy assist
ant to President Eisenhower for
intergovernmental affairs.
officials here have noted that
the State Department Is asking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
Caribbean Trips Jackson Place Building Is Defended
Suspended Here As Enhancing White House Setting

cerned with the esthetics OF
Jackson place. the National
Trust for Historic Preservation
has decided to 20 along with the
GSA plans for the big Office
building.
Richard II. Rowland, trust
president. told members in a
recent letter that the Jackson
place Of today presents IAN in
harmonious mixture Of old and
new
1t seems wise" he wrote. "fol
lis to devote our energies to the
scheme that the Government
enyiSages. and urge that the new
structure fronting on Jackson
place be comparable in height
and texture to Decatur House
and that the scale and decora-
ton :. reflect the original con-
cept of Lafayette Square"
Height May Vary
GSA's present thinking is that
the building should be designed
to be low on the Jackson place
frontage. and higher in other
parts of the block. On Jackson
place. one Official said, 1t might
nave maximum height OF SIN
stories-only slightly higher than
the high-ccilinged. three STORY
Decatur House. The official
stressed that no design decision
have been made. however.
Mr.. Rowland said the National
Trust also would ask GSA &c
retain permanently a few of the
10Th Century houses at the south
end of Jackson place. The Ma
tional Trust owns Decatur House
which will be opened as public
museum this fall. The two ex-
ampleS of old architecture al
either end Of jackson place would
balance one another, Mr.. How
land feels, and leave room for a
Federal building Of proper scale
in between.
Chairman OF the National Trust
is David E. Finley. who. also as
chairman of the Fine Arts Com
mission. is expected to have a
major voice in the new building s
design.
Carl Feiss. Washington archi-
tect and planner whose Office is
in one Of the old Jackson place
structures, applauded the Gov
ernment's acquisition OF the his
toric buildlngs--as a means OF
hating helter-skelter private de.
velopment in the block.
IndOrSeS Proposals
/ Mr.. Feiss Endorsed Mr.. How.
lands proposals but said he fell
the greatest need was for "a com.
plete architectural study of The
entire Lafayette square" Madi.
son place, across the square from
Jackson, he said. still contains 8
few old structures which should
be considered along with the
jackson place development"
Temporarily, at least. the bis
Federal project is at a standstill
II is one of the projects in the
Federal lease purchase program
for which the administration ha.
halted construction as an anti.
imitation move. GSA hopes tC
limited funds this year. however
even in the absence of constluc.
ton authority. to begin the bis
planning and design Job at Jack.
son place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
River Tunnel Cost
Set at SIS $4,000
Holland Tube
Experts Figures
Cuts Estimates
BY ALEX r. PRESTON

In an attempt to mail down"
widely varying estimates of the
cost OF four-lane tunnel unuer
the Potomac River at Constitu-
ton avenue, Ole Singstad, en-
.gineer. placed the total cost at
$25 ,482, 900.
Appearing before the Davis
Subcommittee of the House Dis
.trict Committee. the well known
engineer backed up testimony
by Harry Thompson, assistant
director, National Capital Parks,
that SIS million can be saved
by reducing the dimensions of
the channel for boat traffic.
The total cost figure given by
Mr.. Singstad allows for the SIS
million saving by narrowing the
channel from 400 to 200 feet and
reducing its depth from "a feet
to 20 feet.
Detailed Report Asked
Representative Smith. Demo-
crat of Virginia, asked Mr.. Sing
stad to submit detailed break
down of his cost estimates in
view of conflicting estimates
given to the committee earlier
this land during the last SEES
sion of Congress.
Mr.. Singstad, who engineered
the Holland Tunnel under the
Hudson River, promised to do so
later, explaining that he was on
his way to Baltimore where he
also is the engineer for the twin
tube crossing now under con-
struction beneath the Patapsco
River.
Mr.. Thompson disputed figures
placed before the committee at
the hearing February 81 by Dis
trict government officials. AS an
example of what he called the
conflict IN testimony, he said
these estimates for a six-lane
tunnel were given by witnesses
in the course Of 90 minutes:
Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane,
engineer commissioner. $50 mil
lion; J. N. Robertson. District
highway director, S47,842.00O
and Douglas Brinkley. a planner
in the District Highway Depart
ment, s43.500,000.
Opposes Six-Lane Plans
Mr.. Singstad offered figures
which, he said. showed that the
District had greatly overestimat-
ed not only the cost of con-
struction but Of maintaining a
siX-lane tunnel.
However" he said. Il do not
recommend a six-lane tunnel"
Later, he told reporters he
opposes six lanes in tunnel or
on bridge over the river. The
reason, he said, is because the
street systems in Arlington
County and in the District
could not handle the larger
volume Of traffic due to the
proximity OF the crossing to
Memorial Bridge.
Subcommittee chairman Davis.
Democrat of Georgia. adjourned
the hearing with five other wit
nesses scheduled to testify He
did not set a date for the next
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07

OlllCC OullQlllSo dIlQ lClilOOClAllS
of the West Wing.
I Proposals by the Cleveland
consultant firm of Robert Heller
and Associates would involve
raZing the old State, War and
Navy Building to be replaced by
a modern, three or four story
building to cost about $25 mil
lion. The Heller program also
would provide for remodeling
the West Wing Of the White
House into a Presidential guest
house.
Tentative Plans Approved
The Government already has
approved tentative plans for
an Office building in the
block northwest of the White
House where Blair House and
Blair-Lee House now stand.
Those historic edifces and the
Decatur House at the corner of
Jackson place and H street NV
would remain standing but
everything else in the block. in
GLIDING the Court of Claims
Building, is scheduled to be torn
down.
The plans have been referred
for study to the Advisory Com
mission on Presidential Office
Space. headed by Robert v.
Fleming. chairman Of the board
of the Riggs National Bank.
The commission. which is study
ing a number of proposals, is
scheduled to report to President
Eisenhower in June. G. B. Allen,
vice president of the consultant
firm. said the plans were turned
over to Presidential Assistant
Sherman Adams in June. 1855.
The President referred to the
Fleming Commission when he
said any decision should await
a very objective study"
Other parts of the Heller plan
call for a $350,O00 tunnel from
the White House to the proposed
Office building on the State. War
and Navy site and Sl50,000 in
Improvements to the East Wing
Guest House Proposed
The east wing, under the plan
would house only the White
House police and the social secre-
tarial staff. The west wing would
be a guest house for important
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07

Capital. Jackson place housed
many Of the city's most in
fluential and fashionable figures.
Each Of the old houses has long
history
VIII Washington be losing a
treasured possession when the
Jackson place homes are torn
down?
Mr., McConihe says no. for two
reasons.
The first is that Lafayette
Square has lost forever It's
distinct residential character. Bit
by bit. the stately old homes
along the east and north sides
Of the square have given way II
modern Government, commercial
OF private organization buildings
More importantly. however
Mr. McConihe maintains, Jack
son place itself has lost its own
character TO modern develop
ment.
More Slated to Go
OF the Is existing structures
on jackson place. for example,
4 are 20th-cantury office build
ings, ranging in height from five
to nine stories. In addition. a
real estate firm was preparing
to demolish three more of the
cid residences to make way for
a new office building when the
Government stepped in last
month.
strongest opposition to the
move has come from the Ma
tional Grange. which occupies a
modern eight-story Office build
ing next to Decatur House near
the north end of Jackson place,
The Grange hopes either 70 block
construction of the new building,
or to fight to retain its own
building.
The organization most con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07

MEANWHILE, Father Hey
den thought a bit of history
about Father Curley and his
work would be of interest. 1t
was. A yellowed manuscript,
bearing page after page of
figures and brief comment in
small, neat handwriting, was
produced from a file. This
was the complete weather re-
port kept by Father Curley
from 1885 until his death. He
meticulously recorded daily
thermometer and barometer
readings during his life, add
ing such observations as very
windy. cold and clear"
A random selection of Feb
ruary days revealed that the
weather IN his time was no
worse than now around here.
regardless of what old timers
say.
Father Curley also kept a
diary, in which he told of
seeing the Longchamps boy"
who lived in the neighbour
hood, pilfering grapes from the
college vineyard.
Brother West appeared
from the toolshed," the diary
relates, and took aim with a
shotgun loaded with a charge
OF wheat grains"
Young Longchamps made a
break for the fence but Father
Curley recorded, no doubt with
tongue in cheek, that Brother
West peppered him in IAN
appropriate spot"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
FATHER HEYDEN al

FATHER HEYDEN also pro-
duced two photographs of the
observatory's founder by Mat
hew Brady of Civil War fame.
Father Curley was a man of
fine, firm features, one who
obviously expected his pupils
to toe the mark.
He also was a man of
wide interests and was on
friendly terms with the White
House gardener and the one
who tended the Capitol
grounds. While there is no
positive evidence, Father Cur
ley is believed to have planted
the first banana tree in the
United States, but there is no
record Of its fate.
Father Heyden himself
didn't always aspire to be an
astronomer. His boyhood
ambition was to be a wireless
operator and it has been par
TALLY fulfilled by his work as
director Of GeorgetoWn's radio
and teleyisiOn activities. These
include the GeorgetoW
Forum. program that is tape
recorded and distributed for
rebroadcast to 10 stations
throughout the country. He
taught in the Philippines from
1881 through 1884 and ex-
pected to return to that field
after the war. Unfortunately,
the observatory was DESTROYED
and he remained here
For the present, Father Hey
den is content to teach bud
ding young scientists and con-
tinue with his radio work But
the story of the observatory
and Father Curley's work Is
so fascinating he intends,
someday, to sift the files thor
oughly for the rich historical
data he knows they contain.
1t will be a welcome addition
to the city's history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
Street Scenes .

The weary look OF a traffic
officer nearing the end of his
day.
A visitor trying TO get his
streetcar fare Strengthened
out after being handed full
change for a dollar and
thinking the 20 cents had
been deducted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
BY GEORGE BEVERIDGE

Government officials contend
huge new Federal Office build
ing, properly designed. will i'm
prove. not destroy. the esthetic
value Of Washington's historic
Jackson place.
F Moren McConihe. Public
Building Service chief, said q
positive aim Of the proposed
S27.4 million Government build
ing project in the block between
Jackson place, PENNSYLVANIA
Avenue. Seventeenth and H
streets NV. is to develop a more
appropriate setting for the White
House" than exists now.
I'VE know there will be prob
lens" Mr.. McConihe said. The
building will have to be che of
the most carefully designed in
Washington. /"
The main problem. he said. will
be with what architects call the
scale of the building, to make
certain its height and mass are
in accord with a few historic
structures to remain in the block
and with the White House area
in general.
Most of Block
The building. generally as
sumed to be used mainly to re-
lleve contested White House Of
fees. is to take UP most Of the
entire block diagonally across
Pennsylvania Avenue from the
White House. The General Serv-
ices Administration has said
three specific structures in the
block Will be retaincd-the Blair
Lee Houses on Pennsylvania
avenue and the Decatur House
at the corner of Jackson place
and II street.
GSA drew expressions Of con-
Germ last month. however, when
it condemned the nine buildings
along Jackson place which still
remained in private ownership
The concern grew out of the
threat TO several of the early
18th century row houses along
Jackson place, which constitute
one OF the treasured architec-
tural reminders of old Washing
ton.
jackson place. bordering the
west side of Lafayette Square
was one side o. a historic resi-
dental complex the
most famous in the city during
the last century. South of the
park was the Nations No. / resi-
dence. the White House. On each
OF the other three sides were
stately three and folr-Story
homes. similar TO the few red
brick and Drownstone structures
remaining on Jackson place.
From the early days of the