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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-28
Healing Arts Violation
Charged to D. c. Man

A man arrested in Maryland
a week ago on a charge Of pos
session Of barbiturates was re-
arrested in the District yester-
day and charged with violation
OF the Healing Arts Acts.
Capt. Karl Mccormick of the
narcotics squad said Dwight S.
Don Mathis. as. had been liv-
ing and operating at the Ca
thedral Mansions, 800 Connec-
ticut avenue NV.
His work involved the treat
ment Of alcoholics and others
under STRESS" Capt. McCor-
mick said.
Capt. Mccormick said the
specific charge Of practicing
medicine without a license in
volved treatments for which
Mathis charged 500 or $3.50
for q three-day course. This
involved the use of tablets and
injections, but not barbiturates.
Mathis was arrested about 4
pm. yesterday at his apart
ment by Detectives John R.
Panetta and Robert c. Fergu-
son, who had been investigating
the case since August Is.
He was free under 81 900 bond
following an arrest in front of
the Bethesda police substation
that day. Police there said
Mathis car was involved in a
minor traffic accident, and in it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-28

they found several containers
Of barbiturates.
Mathis was told to appear in
the Bethesda Peoples Court
September II.
His case was continued by
Municipal Court Judge Andrew
j. Howard, jr., this morning
and was set for September 20.
Bond was set at $500 after a
plea Of not guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-28

by the Federal Maritime ADJ
ministration.
The 584-foot green and
white ship is the first large pas
senger liner to be named after
a similar vessel still afioat and
In service.
Her nameSake, the first Santa
Rosa. a 25-year veteran of Car
ibbean service, was anchored in
historic Hampton Roads. In
ward bound from Cartegena to
New York, she lay over to wit
ness the ceremony. Grace Line
oficials said no decision has
been made on the older vessels
disposition.
At 1880 am. (EST) Mrs. j.
Peter Grace, of New York,
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smashed a magnum of cham
payne across the Santa Rosa's
bow. without a hitch the
20,000-ton liner slid into the
James River.
To be used in the Caribbean
trade, the ship will carry 800
passengers in aforementioned
cabins and a crew of 237 off,
GERS and men.
Benediction at the launching
was delivered by the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. John j. O'Donnell, chap
lain Of the port of New York.
Principal speaker was New
York's Mayor Robert F. Wag-
ner. Lewis A. Lapham, line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-28
Mon, So, Saves Boy

WINTERS, Tex. Aug. % up.
u. U. Juernigan, So. whose
back was broken in an accident
four years ago. swan $50 yards
into q lake here and rescued
a 4-year-old boy yesterday
when a boat overturned. But
the boys father and another
man drowned. They were En-
NETT Simpson, A. and Ben
Nitsch. both of Winters.
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president. outlined the firms
l70-year history.
/. The Santa Paula, sister ship
to the Santa Rosa and the sec
ond vessel building under the
current 20-year reftting pro-
gram. occupies the next berth
in the shipyard. She is about
so per cent completed.
The Santa Rosa is due to be
turned over to her owners for
her maiden voyage from New
York in May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-28
Sonto Rosa Launched
AtNewport News Ways
BY JOSEPH B. BYRNES
star stan Correspondent

NEW PORT NEWS Va. Aug. 28-The $23 million luxury
liner Santa built for the Grace Line slid down the ways
today at the Newport News Shipbuldng Dry Dock Co.
The vessel is the first of 26 passenger and freight vessels
be 1885 Million 2O-year program backed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-28

~UOHIUO66uuNOi IS iun any way
you look at il. Il becomes fascinating
fun when you get closeup views Of the
beautiful city Of Washington. Shenan.
doah National Park. Arlington, Mount
Vernon. Annapolis-places you've al
ways wanted 10 see. DC. TRANSIT takes
you TO all Of them. offers you the
most varied and complete sightseeing
tours Of Washington. Maryland. Viz.
Rinia. Each tour is accompanied BY
an expert driver-suide. For informa.
ton and reservations. phone Federal
$500. Or visit the DC: Transit Ter.
minal at li2S Pennsylvania Ave-, NV.
Come see fov yourself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-28

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Cut Awoy DetoT

We must improve instruction BY
cutting away detail and by increas-
ing emphasis upon fundamental
principles and upon development
OF powers Of Judgment and dis.
elimination in the formulation and
application Of these principles. It
would. In effect, be q reduction in
quantity in favor Of quality.
You might call what am pro-
posing conceptudl teaching as con-
trasted to tGctual teaching.
This approach is applicable to
nearly all fields. but is essential In
the physical sciences. In brief. the
student should be presented with
the true educational essence Of
mathematics, physics and chem
istry. This does not mean that
practical applications are ignored.
Quite the opposite: for in the ulti-
mate all knowledge is first derived
from experience. The relevance of
fundamental knowledge to real
situations must be understood and
put to practical use.
However. in learning applied
science the basic principles are often
lost in q plethora Of practical de-
tails. AS result the student finds
1t not only difficult to know where
to hang his intellectual hat. but
he is also likely to forget where he
hung 1t.
II Is truly amazing how little
We really need to remember and
how much We can forget and still
retain the true nourishment Of .
subject.
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Doomed Jackson Place Once Housed
History, Scandal and Gay Social Life

the home Of Charles C. Glover,
Washington banker. Secretary Of
the Navy r. w. Thompson also
lived there while in the cabinet
Of President Hayes, and for many
years 1t served as the office Of the
Christian Science Parent Church.
1t is now mainly used by the publ
cations division Of the Brookings
Institution.
The fine old brownstone house,
No. 730. is now occupied by the
United States Conference Of May
ors. The unusual hand-carved wal
nut flreplaces and other woodwork
in this house have been carefully
preserved. It was once the home
Of the Editor William j. Murtagh,
who established the newspaper, the
National Republican. and of Gen.
Frank Steele.
Siekles Provided Scondol
The main building Of the Brook
ings Institution. at 722 jackson
place, stands on the site Of the
home Of Gen. Daniel E. Sickles. who
provided Washington with more
excitement over longer period Of
time than almost any other resi-
dent. While serving in Congress as
a Representative from New York.
Gen. Sickles found good reason to
suspect Philip Barton Key, United
States attorney for the District OF
Columbia. Of flirting with his
wife" Gen. Sickles armed himself
with a revolver and two derringers,
then met the unarmed Mr.. Key
near the corner Of Pennsylvania
avenue and Madison place, at the
east end Of the park.
Shouting. "You have dishonored
my home and my family" the gen.
eral shot Mr.. Key three times with
the revolver and would have shot
HIM fourth time as he lay on the
ground, but the cap failed to fire.
Gen. Sickles was acquitted, became
a Civil War general. lost q leg at
Gettysburg, then returned to Con-
gress, where he served with distinc-
ton.
The United Automobile Workers
Union now occupies the new build
ing at 7i8 jackson place. Here once
stood the home of Mrs. Violet Blair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-17

obtaining accurate estimates
through sampling and In utilizing
electronic equipment for its COM
putations. 1t is required by law to
produce current population survey
on q national basis each month.
And 1t must also produce a similar
survey, State by State, each year.
The monthly figures on the ma
tional population are based on a
continuous record-keeping Of births
and deaths. immigration and em-,
igration, etc. They are usually
quite accurate. Bureau predictions
in 1850. for example, varied less
than one-tenth Of / per cent from
the actual final count.
Estimating State figures is hard
er and apt to be less accurate. But
given the funds. equipment and
personnel it could probably be done
with a degree Of accuracy sufficient
to permit a fair Congressional re-
apportionment at whatever time
interval might be desired.
or course, any such tabulation
would require more money than the
census now costs. at least initially.
How much more Is anybody's guess.
The 1850 census cost 500 million,
Of which something like SIS million
went for the population count. It
might be that II accurate estimates
for reapportioning were required,
the Census Bureau would develop
sampling techniques which in the
long run would represent a saving
to the taxpayer.
The day may be approaching
when the size Of the population
coupled with its new mobility will
make present methods Of counting
noses impractical. Hence II better
ways have not been developed, II
may prove very difficult to appor-
ton fairly and legally the House
OF Representatives seats and de-
eide which States shall cast how
many ballots in the presidential
election.
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Broader Understanding

BY the time the student had
reached the freshman year in COL
iege he would be able to UNDER
stand and appreciate the signifi-
canoe OF experiments such as that
OF DR.. Frederick Reines and DR..
Clyde Cowan, jr., who recently
established experimentally the ex-
istence Of the neutrino, a particle
without electrical charge and with
vanishingly small mass.
Needless to say, such discoveries
are not made by more than a very
small proportion OF the scientists
IN this rapidly expanding field. Not
every engineer can come up with
a revolutionary development in re-
actor technology. Still there is a
wealth OF satisfaction in being a
member Of q scientific group that
is carrying out fundamental re-
search or In being q member OF
an engineering team that develops,
constructs and places in operation
q nuclear power plant.
A number Of important measures
are being taken to try and fill the
shortages Of technical manpower
and Of technically trained teachers
IN the United States. However,
am convinced that none Of these
plans will really solve the problem
until We have q thorough revision
OF our elementary and high school
technical teaching.
1t is not primarily a problem Of
more money for our teachers.
though goodness knows they need
better pay. 1t is. however, primarily
Q problem Of helping the teacher
TO know iohdt TO teach and to
understand tphv 1t should be taught.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-17
BY PHIL YEAGER and
JOHN STARK

The growing footlooseness Of the
American voter is beginning TO
cause some creaking in the machin-
cry we use to elect our Congressman
and our President.
Under the Constitution, member
ship in the House Of Representatives
is distributed among the States ac-
cording to population. Population
also is the major factor in appor-
tioning the electoral votes for
President and Vice President.
But the method by which the
population figures are obtained
the oficial census held every 10
years-is not geared to keep up with
the rapid ebbing and flowing Of the
population.
Ease Of travel, the expanding
interstate character Of business, the
sunset years" exodus Of elderly
citizen from the North and East to
the South and West and regional
industrial booms and recessions all
contribute to the fact that voters
Juob QOAA otuy Rut VIC way tIlcy
used to. Consequently, national
elections held more than four years
after the decennial. census are
likely to be based on historic
rather than actual population pat
terms.
Recognition Of the problem is
being evidenced in fields other
than politics, and in some countries
1t is recognized politically as well.
Canada, for instance, within the
past few months has shifted from
a l0-year to q five-year census.
The Evidence Of 1850
The amount Of change in the
distribution Of population that can
occur over l0-year period was
well demonstrated by the redistrict-
ing brought on by the 1850 census.
That count necessitated a shift
OF House seats-and presidential
electoral votes-involving a total Of
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ture. at least It's true physical mean
ing, is much more difficult than
momentum. Furthermore, because
Of its commonplace nature, tenn
perature in the everyday sense is
something the child will pick up
easily outside Of school.
Why do we teach children about
temperature but not about momen?
tum?
l believe the answer 70 this
question lies ut the root Of the
problem. Our elementary science
teachers have not been trained
to appreciate what are the truly
significant physical concept. This
Is no reflection ON them. Rather.
II Is part Of the broad problem
Of the gulf between our profess.
sional scientists and engineers
and those who have the respOn-
sibility Of teaching our children.
We need q thorough updatinp
OF our textbooks. They contain
too much scientific stuffine and
not enough scientific meat. There
should be continuity in content
from grade to grade. In addition,
for each group Of textbooks there
should be a teachers companion
reference book giving background
information and perspective. other
wise. how can We expect our teach
ers TO keep abreast authoritatively
on the many new discoveries and
developments Of the atomic age?
Here Is real challenge to the
textbook publishers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-17
By MARY LOU WERNER

II the Vienna annexation suit u
an omen Of things to come. the
political entity known - Fairfax
County may soon start shrinking
IS rapidly - 1t has grown In re-
cent years.
Considered alone. the two square
miles Vienna has won from the
county's 408 square miles hardly
seems worth worrying about-par-
ticularly since Q town II still largely
under county control.
But q towns hunger for addi-
tional land can presage ambitions
to become an independent city,
like Falls Church. And at prac-
tically every crossroads In fast
growing Fairfax. there are nearly
enough people to start municipal
movements.
Three other incorporated towns
already exist within the county.
There IL the town Of Fairfax in
the center Of the county. Herndon
In the northwest corner near Lou
doun County and Clifton in the
far west.
Other built-up areas like NC
Lean, Springfield, Annandale, and
the entire Mount Vernon district
are buzzing with talk Of incorpora-
ton. This could lead to more an
nexation-and more cities within
the busting county.
Thus unless someone blows the
whistle. Fairfax County is apt to
wind UP like lacy valentine, with
narrow little corridors and islands
fringing scattered cities.
Reasons Are Understandable
The towns and their residents
have understandable reasons for
promoting municipal growth and
even independence from county con-
troll.
The favorite argument is that q
municipality can provide better
services than q county. There also
is a certain political advantage,
especially in small towns where
individual residents have more
chance Of making themselves heard
and felt-in the administration
OF their local government.
The basic principle Of Virginia's
long-standing annexation laws is
that urban areas should be under
urban government and rural areas
under rural government, and when
the Virginia Advisory Legislative
Council studied annexation five
years ago 1t concluded that this
theory should not be changed.
But the VALC recognized that
perhaps 1t was too easy for little
villages to grow into towns, and for
towns to become cities.
The VALC said it felt "the
formation Of many small cities is
not economical. The obligations of
city government imposed by the
constitution are numerous and have
grown more and more expensive. II
all the communities with sufficient
population were to avail themselves
Of the provisions Of existing law and
become cities, or towns, the result
ing impact on the remaining por-
tons Of the surrounding counties,
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Congress. could not constitutionally
be based on anything less than q
complete and actual count. That Is,
II Congress wanted to make use of
modern sampling techniques and
computing equipment to permit the
taking Of q continually revised
census-say every two or four
years--and II Congress also intended
to reapportion on the basis Of such
data, q constitutional amendment
might be necessary.
It would depend on what the word
enumeration" means, q matter
never decided judicially. While
House seats and presidential cleo
toral votes are apportioned accord
ing to this enumeration, or census,
neither the Constitution nor the
supplementing Federal statutes
specify the method Of enumeration.
That seems to be left to the discre-
ton Of the executive branch.
A Federal statute enacted in
1929, however, does require q re-
apportionment following the present
l0-year census. II Congress does
not specifically make the change
itself. the clerk Of the House is
directed to notify the Governors
Of any States which have gained or
lost seats as q result Of the ''enu-
meration." Reapportionment takes
effect upon such notice.
If State loses seats and fails
to redistrict itself by the next elec-
ton. all Of its House members must
be elected at-large. II O State gains
seats but fails to redistrict In time,
the additional members must be
elected at-large.
Change Is Possible
From a practical point OF view,
there does not appear much doubt
that census could be taken oftener
than every 10 years and still be a
reasonable undertaking In terms Of
both accuracy and cost. -.
The Census Bureau has been
pioneer In developing methods Of
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Janin. Mrs. Janin. born in Blair
House. was well known as q linguist,
and, on meeting visiting diplomats
at Washington social gatherings,
astounded many Of them by con-
versing in their own languages.
In order to have q Washington
headquarters while the National
Art Gallery was under construction.
the two houses at TIC and 712 Jack
son place were purchased for the
use Of the A. w. Mellon Educational
and Charitable Trust. These houses,
now restored and modernized, were
once the homes Of a number Of
distinguished Neutrality-suspicious., in
Guiding Senator Arthur p. German,
and Col. Henry r. Rathbone, who
accompanied President and Mrs.
Lincoln to Ford's Theater on the
tragic night Of April IA, 1865. The
National Trust for Historic Pre-
servation is now located in Number
7l2.
Colonel William L. Phillips. John
r. Mclean and Mrs. Green,
daughter Of Admiral Dahlgren, were
occupants Of Number 70s which
was acquired by the United States
Government some time ago.
Minister to Chino on Corner
One Of the first residents Of the
big corner house. Number TOO. was
Peter Parker. Minister to China.
Franklin A. Dick. lawyer and part
ner Of Montgomery Blair, owned
and lived in Number 704. Both
these houses became the ONCE Of
the Carnegie Endowment for In
ternational Peace until this branch
OF the organization moved to New
York and the property was sold
to the Government.
It has taken the Government q
long generation to move in on Jack
son place. The Charles c. Glover
family sold their splendid town
house at No. 734 in the mid
nineties because Of a rumor that
the Government would soon take
over. When buying property on
jackson place. Mr.. Brookings COM
mented that lit is the finest location
in Washington" Apparently the
representatives Of the Government
have finally decided Mr.. Brookings
was right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-17
OUR EooTLoosE VOTERS
SHIFT OF Power Trails Population Trends

10 States In every part Of the coun-
try. Seven States gained seats and
votes; nine lost them. This shift
OF population occurred during a
decade when many people were
restricted by wartime conditions
and regulations from moving about
as freely as they otherwise might
have.
Certainly q vote based on more
up-to-date census data would not
necessarily change the political con-
troll OF Congress or alter the outcome
OF q presidential election. But in
q tight race 1t could do lust that.
In any event, the congressional
election Of 1858 and the congress
sional and presidential elections Of
1860 will be pegged to a population
determined back In 1864 long
time ago under modern circum-
stances.
Objections TO speed-up in ON
cial demonstrating would doubtless
be more political than legal or
practical. II Congress should decide
tIlht ~ wants elections 10 be more
closely related to population, it
probably could do so without too
much dtficulty.
Total House seats are presently
fixed by statute at 435. They are
apportioned by the Constitution &C.
cording to an enumeration
made within three years after the
first meeting Of the Congress Of the
United States, and within every
subsequent term Of 10 years, In such
manner as they (Congress) shall
by law direct"
So q population census must be
taken at least every 10 years, but
there seems to be no constitutional
restriction against taking 1t oftener
II desired.
Moy Require Actual Count
1t may be that a reapportionment
OF House seats. and thus Of the pres
idential electoral vote. which Is
based on the total membership OF
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mittees cleared the first projects in
1855. they argue. few projects could
De expected to be ready for con.
struction.
The parade Of rejected construc-
ton bids last year. however, made
arguments over delay unimportant.
They raised the basic question Of
whether the program would work
at all.
Where does last weeks decision
leave Washington's projects?
In addition to sites acquired for
four projects. GSA ofiicials said
funds are available to acquire one
additional site to begin designing.
Mr.. Floete said he looked forward
to the day that infationary pres
Stires would recede and let all the
projects resume. He did not say.
however, whether the resumption
would be under lease-purchase or
straight Government construction.
II appears obvious that the final
answers can only come from Capt.
toll Hill.
Mr.. Jones already has introduced
a bill to repeal lease-purchase
everywhere In the Nation except
Washington. His measure calls for
a Sis billion program to finance
all needed non-Washington con-
struction through direct appropri-
atoms from Congress.
The ALBANIAN said he still has
hopes that the heavy concentration
OF lease-purchase projects in the
Capital. possibly amounting to sew
eral hundred millions Of dollars,
may attract large investors to q
singie-package investment here.
BY whatever means, however, he
promised to continue to push for
the Capitals long-needed building
program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-17
CONCEPT VS.. FACT
BY DIR. CLARK GOODMAN

Science continues to shrink dis
lance. to increase leisure and COM
fort. to reduce manual labor. to
widen communications and to open
new vistas Of the mind.
But we must pay for this expand
ing existence. We must learn more
and learn 1t faster in this atomic
age. And we must keep on learning
in order to stay abreast Of the times.
As DR.. Mortimer Graves, execu-
tive director of the American Coun-
Gil Of Learned Societies. has said,
Ito keep pace with this new age
the American must learn as long
as he lives: terminal education and
the undertaken will arrive on the
same day."
Clearly then, we no longer can
AFFORD to gorge our minds with UNI
necessary details as we so often
gorge our stomachs with unneeded
food. We must increase our educa-
tional efficiency. as It were. Reason