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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-14
Many Routes Available
ToQuiz Show Cleanup
BY CECIL HOLLAND
Star Stan Writer

Many ways open congressional investigators quiz
show rigging they decide to adopt legislation aimed at
venting such practices
Informed officials who have been studying the problem say
any steps could be taken without infringing
constitutional guarantees of free speech the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-14

tial measures such as the sus-
pension of nuclear test explo-
sionS and steps to prevent sur
prise attack.
1--WE must not fall victim to
the fallacy." he said, that
nothing can be done in the
field of disarmament until
everything is done"
He said that the results of the
1858 talks on surprise attack
were disappointing but the dis
cusSions should not be written
off as useless. He suggested that
the discussions might be re-
sumed in the donation dis
armament committee - tn S
time dealing with political as
well as technical aspects Of the
problem. The previous talks
broke up over the issue Of
whether the negotiations should
include political questions along
with technical.
Sees Progress Already
Mr.. Lodge said the conference
on the suspension of nuclear
tests already has gone a long
way toward agreement.
Despite the fact that the
talks have been going on nearly
a year, he declared: 1--WE are
not disheartened. Progress has
been considerable"
Since Mr.. Khrushchev made
his proposal to the General As
sembly September 10. United
States officials have expressed
the view he was still trying to
minimize the Importance of
controls-nub of the East
West disarmament deadlock.
This suspicion was height
ened last week when Soviet
Deputy Foreign Minister Vastly
v. Kuznetsov told the political
committee Russia opposed de-
tailed examination of controls
until agreement is reached in
principle on Mr.. Khrushchev's
plan.
Mr.. Kuznetsov said he ex-
/ tent of controls should CORE
spond step by step with the
three stages of the KhrushcheV
plan.
3 Stage Plan
The first stage of the Soviet
plan calls for reducing the
armed forces of the United
States, Russia and Red China
to IL million men each ano
those of Britain and France
to 650,000 each. A special
U. N. Assembly on world con-
ference would be called to set
quotas for other countries.
The second stage would COM
plete conventional disarmament
Of armed forces and liquidation
of all bases on foreign soil. The
third stage would wipe out all
nuclear weapons and planes.
Secretary of State Christian
A. Herter has said the United
States would go as far as any
nation ION the path of con-
trolled disarmament" But he
pointed out that previous arms
proposals have foundered or
the Kremlin's refusal to agree
to effective controls.
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QUIZ

v''' Continued From First Page
appear. 1t was extended after
Mr.. Van Doren, on his own,
sent the subcommittee a tele-
gram volunteering to repeat
under oath his denials that he
had received assistance while
on the Twenty-One program.
. Mr.. Harris said 1t was be-
lieved that Mr.. Van Doren had
received the subcommittee
telegram because the investi-
gators requested to be informed
If it was not delivered.
Firm in Denial
With regard to Mr.. Van
Dorens protestations that he
was never given any questions
and answers in advance, Mr..
Rubino was reported as saying:
I'VE haven't withdrawn any
statements that we have made. /"
Meanwhile, something of a
Juror of another sort was de-
veloping around the $4,000
Question, the first Of the big
money quiz shows, and the $64,-
900 Challenge, both of which
were on the Columbia Broad
casting System.
A subcommittee source re-
ported that it had evidence that
both shows we're rugged. How
ever, several contestants who
appeared on the shows Gained
they never received any as
siStance.
Little Testimony
So far in the investigation,
both programs had figured but
little in the public testimony.
But the committee has heard
a number of witnesses in closed
session and in addition its staff
mas interviewed many contest
ants in preparing for the hear
ings. Presumably the evidence
was obtained through these
means.
Some of the contestants on
the $4,000 quizzes, it was
indicated received assistance
through subtle" means which
they may not have recognized
at the time of their appear
ances.
A Tennessee minister was
quoted today as saving both
the $64, 900 shows were "subtly
rugged"
The assertion of the Rev.
c. E. (Stoney) Jackson, jr.,
was reported in the New York
journal and the New York
Post.
The clergyman, who ap-
peared on both shows, said
there was no collision between
producer and contestant, "but
the Question and the 'Chal-
lenge' controlled a person
through preshow session of
some so questions or more
which determined the con-
testant's knowledge"
He is a minister of the Chris
tan Churches Disciples of
Christi.
One of the contestants who
claimed he received no assist
ance was Teddy Nader of st,
Louis, a former Government
clerk who won a total of 1884,
900 in appearances on both
Question" and Challenge. "
The Associated Press reported
him as saying there was no
reason for him to have received
any coaching since "the ques-
tons they asked me barely
scratched the surface of my
knowledge"
He said he had not been
subpoenaed and added:
They'll have to drag me
there to get me to testify"
Another contestant, DR..
Joyce Brothers, 31-year-old
New York psychologist, said in
Philadelphia her association
with the $4,000 quiz shows
were honest and fair. She won
$134,000 answering questions
on boxing.
DR.. Brothers said she ap-
piled her trained mind and
memorized boxing statistics to
be the first woman winner of
the $4,000 Question in 1855.
The mother of f1ve-year-
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QUIZ
Van Doren Denies
I; I. Evoding Subpoena

old daughter, DR.. Brothers said
she often studied from 8 am.
to 8 pm. before she went on
the show. She is the author of
a book on memory and has two
counseling programs daily on a
New York television station.
Deny Getting Aid
Two Hartford Comm quiz
winners also said they never
received questions and answers
in advance. Attorney James
N. Egan, who with his brother
William won a total of $48. 900.
said he was never assisted. II
he had been, Mr.. Egan added,
he would have reported it.
Mrs. Morton Garmise, whose
daughter Marjorie won a total
of $4,000 on the two $4,000
programs. said her child was
never assisted.
Both James Egan and Mrs.
Garmise said they had not
been contacted by the House
subcommittee.
The Egan brothers were the
first to team up on the $4,000
Question. They took questions
in all categories, then quit,
taking $4,000. Later they
were challenged on the $4,000
Challenge show and won an
other $4,000.
Producers Provoked
James Egan, said the reason
he and his brother quit the first
program was that I'VE had a
feeling we were going to lose at
the $4,000 Question"
He said up until that time,
no big money winner had lost
on the show. THE producers
were quite provoked when we
quit" he said.
The original owner of the
$64, 900 Question was Louis
Cowan. who is now in charge
of CHS television. MIR Cowan
disposed of his interest in the
show before taking his CHS post
and the irregularities that have
come to the attention of the
House investigators. subcom-
mittee source said, did not &C.
cur while he was connected
with it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-04
Unjust Burden

BY killing the bill to substitute school
fares, House District subcommittee has
given its approval, in effect, to perpet-
uation of an unjust burden imposed by
Congress many years ago on transit
riders Under present law, patrons of
the transit system instead of the public
at large are required to meet-through
higher fares-the cost of transporting
school children at half fare. The cost
of this privately supported subsidy" is
between $450,000 and 100000 year
The D. G. Transit System had sought
to have the School-fare deficit met by
public funds-since the school rate was
set by Congress as matter of public pol
icy. Many transit riders, it was pointed
out, have no children in school while
many nonpatrons of buses and street.
cars have children and thus enjoy the
benefits of low school fares without
sharing the cost. This is illogical and
unfair. If school children are to be
given special fare privileges by congress
Sional edict, the cost ought to be spread
evenly among the taxpayers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-04
Sir Winston in Town

If our town is favored with some ex-
ira wit, sparkle and eloquence during
the next few days, that will be because
Of the presence of Sir Winston Churchill.
Although he will be here only briefly
as President EiSenhower'S White House
guest, and although his visit is supposed
to be purely personal and social, it seems
safe to predict that before he leaves for
a weekend stay in New York on his way
back home, he will offer good counsel,
as well as good humor, to our country
in this time of great challenge for the
free world. In any event, he has never
yet dropped in on America without cap
tivating it and at the same time giving
it a lot of inspiring advice.
When he was last among us, in 1854,
Sir Winston still was Britain's incompar-
able Prime Minister. Since then, he has
suffered a number of illnesses, but now,
at "a, he has recovered enough of his
old vigor and verve to run again for
election to Parliament, and no doubt
he will win. No doubt, either, that Amer
leans everywhere join us here in Wash
ington in extending to him the heartieSt
and most affectionate greetings on this
latest of his visits. Nobody could be
more welcome. AS he himself should
know, of course, the people of the United
States regard him not only as one of the
giants of modern history, but also as
great and true friend of long and unique
standing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-04
Man on Worpoth

Senator Douglas got In some good
ticks at a couple OF his pet peeveS the
other day in a really extraordinary eff
fort TO reap little political hay. But he
reached too far.
At the outset, Mr.. Douglas abhorred
a charge by President Eisenhower that
Democrats are wild spenders." In his
ambling, jocular fashion, the Senator
explained that 1t is members of the Re-
publican administration, not Democrats,
who are the real high-spending "tax-
eaters" AS evidence, he cited the $2.3
billion supplemental appropriation bill
which had Just hit the Senate floor for
debate, and announced his intention to
attack some of the waste" in 1t. For
the most part, however, his lecture of
the next two days centered on two old
enemies-the new Senate Office Build
ing and Architect of the Capitol ].
George Stewart.
The huge new office building al
ways has been red flag to Mr.. Doug
las. And he ran true to form this time.
With equal vigor, he attacked requests
in the omnibus bill for 1888 900 worth Of
new office furniture and for a new 81
million Senate subway terminal But
the real villain, Mr.. Douglas said, was
Mr.. Stewart, who not only was the
father of these extravagances but was
Republican appointee to boot, named to
the administration team by Mr.. Eisen-
hover in 1854.
Senator Douglas had quite a time
with this line of reasoning until a group
of other Democrats called a halt. To
start with, they said, the new Senate
Office Building was begun before Mr..
Stewart took office. Despite the oddly
Of the presidential appointment, they
went on, the Capitol Architect actually
is responsible only to congressional lead
erS. Both the subway and the new office
furniture, for example, were ordered in
writing by Senate commission, since
Senators additionally control all their
own housekeeping expenses. To prove
the point. the Senate voted Immediately
to kill Mr.. Douglas amendments against
the subway-furniture expenditures.
In final gesture, Senator Douglas
said something still had to be done
about Architect Stewart, who is a civil
engineer and not really an architect at
all. So he introduced reform" bill to
fire MIR. Stewart after next year, make
the Capitol Architects job a regular
four-year political appointment by Con-
gresS and require that the Architect be,
in fact, an architect.
The Douglas bill is still pending,
waiting for supporting signatures. If it
passes, it will really upset precedent. For
the last Capitol Architect who actually
was an architect was Thomas U. Walter,
who served in 1864, nearly a century
ago. And Mr.. Walter is the man who
first proposed the extension of the East
front of the Capitol, which is the issue
that made Mr.. Douglas so peeved with
Mr.. Stewart in the first place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-04
Suburb WusteIonds'

I hope Bethesdans will
heed the warning contained
in DR.. Ernest E. Harmon's re-
cent letter, "Silver Spring
Trend" in which he pointed
out that Silver Spring lis
rapidly becoming another
sacrifice to the greed of those
planners who prefer real eS-
tate profits to sensible city
planning"
These same real estate and
commercial interests are al
ready putting their mark on
Bethesda, and, as they pro-
coed with what they benign
teddy term progress" it is
apparent that they will not
be satisfied until the entire
town is a hodge-podge OF
many-laned business streets,
acres of parking lots. myriads
of neon signs, and hideous
establishments of the cigar
box school of so-called archi-
lecture, all as completely de-
void of grass as the Sahara
desert, and just about as
sitting and blistering in sum-
mer.
A few years ago I aban-
doned the idea of continuing
to try to have a home in the
District, and I selected Beth
esda as an attractive resi-
Dental area of shady streets,
with homeowners who are
proud of their homes. But
nearly every day since I
moved here I have heard the
whining zing of power saws
and the growl of bulldozers
as they demolish trees. With
Silver Spring as an example
of just what a revolving con-
crete and macadam waste
land these plundering inter-
ests produce. Bethesda home
owners should rise up and
demand that the same thing
shall not be permitted to
crowd out our trees, lawns
and homes.
Alan r. McCracken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-04
STERLING, III.

. 6fbAANO, III.
Dear Sir:
LAS soon as I receive my
copy Of The Evening Star I
look for your column and
enjoy it so much.
Recently in answer to a
question about humming-
birds, you stated that in this
particular instance it was a
moth instead of a hummer.
II was wondering If you
could identify this moth for
me. I have some Physostegia
(False Dragonhead) lavender
color, by my kitchen door,
and a year ago last Septem-
Der I noticed what looked
like hummingbirds in these
flowers
"They made no move to fly
away as stood close by and
watched them. Every evening
about dusk they would appear
and by dark they were gone.
Last summer / decided to
take flash colored pictures OF
them, but they didn't come
back. They paid no attention
to any of the other flowers
but would fly over to another
small bunch of Physostegia
in my neighbours yard before
flying away.
"These flowers do not
bloom until August and I be-
lieve it was early September
when these moths appeared
and I was right there watt
ing for them every evening.
Sincerely, F. T. F."
X 4 4
The moth probably was the
sphinx moth.
This is a soft green crea-
tuTe. 1t looks amazingly like
the female of the red
breasted hummingbird. She
has no red on her.
The sphinx moth in one
of it's forms hovers over
flowers exactly as the hum
mer does, the wings batting
so quickly they cannot be
seen.
A big difference is the way
the moth greets human OBJ
Servation.
If a watcher were to try
to cup q hand over a real
hummingbird, the little crea-
ture would fly away.
With the moth, it is diff
ferent. The watcher can cup
a hand over this insect with
out causing it the slightest
fear. Probably it hasn't
enough brains to be afraid.
Fear, after all. serves a
great purpose in nature, to
give an attacked creature a
chance to escape.
Fearless things are more
likely to meet natures fate
than those endowed with
enough intelligence to be able
to size up newcomers and de-
eide in a flash which is friend
and which is foe.
The sphinx moth form
evidently does not possess this
faculty.
Even little children can
close a hand over one OF
these as it hovers over a
flower.
The moth likes bell-shaped
blossoms Of all kinds and
colors, but probably shows a
slight preference for pinks
and reds.
Attraction Of colorS goes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-04
Mighty Thin Stuff

Thank you for your edito-
rial, Mighty Thin Stuff,
which strikes at the serious
threat of monopoly power
by self-appointed autocrats
of the underworld.
The Senate labor bill goes
far towards making demo-
cracy safe for the gangsters.
Legislators who fail to see
the dangers you point out
are hardening to the siren
calls of personal ambition.
Let us hope that the light
will be turned on in the
House.
Jonathan Wall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-04

and re-employed with the full knowl-
edge OF the Government-would be de-
prived Of annuity dement's. Congress OBJ
viously did not have these employees in
mind when II passed the so-called Hiss
Act.
The Civil Service Commission has
urged that the law be amended so AS
TO avert such iniustices. We hope the
Senate will join with the House IN so
modifying the law as TO apply the pen
sion ban only in serious law violations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-04

gases with some Of the outer
electrons stripped from their
atoms. resulting In q tu-
multuous maze OF electric
currents In all directions
Like other seas" II Ia fun
OF hidden rocks and shoals.
Exploration OF It's lower
depths. starting from a sur
face about 20 miles above the
earth. was reported 10 the
American Association for the
Advancement OF Science by
DR.. Philip A. Goldberg OF the
Boeing Research Laboratories
OF Seattle. He has developed
maps Of the electrical to-
Biography" Of this earthward
surface. the so-called d
region Of the ionosphere.
This d region" he re-
ported. lis some 20 miles
thick. 1t is weakly ioniEed
compared to other regions,
but Is unique in one respect.
The electron collision fire.
Quency at this altitude is
large-about 10 million COLI
sions per second. This is some
million times greater than at
higher attitudes and many Of
its peculiarities are due TO
this effect. One result is that
for radio waves it has a gray
ish or opaque appearance.
Our radio vision is poor"
Electrical COnductivity Low
One result of researches,
he pointed out. is that the
electrical conductivity Of this
D region is relatively low
less than a thousandth OF
that Of sea water. But at an
altitude of $50 miles 1t rises
to tenfold greater than in
sea water. Still cumulative
effects piling up in the area
can cause a lot of trouble,
especially with radio COM
munications. 1t reflects waves
of low frequencies. At very
high frequencies on the aver
age day 1t is almost trans
parent.
IAN attractive scientific
mission for space stations"
he concludes, may lie in a
field of radio astronomy not
possible from an earth sta
ton. 1t may reveal the ma
ture of interplanetary gas
not yet known.
AN unusual aspect Of D
region effects on space en-
vironment is in connection
with the signal interference
from terrestrial sources. For
locations in space above
the ionoSphere the spectrum
below one megacycle which is
normally quite noisy and
crowded should be wiped
relatively clear of terrestrial
signals. This should be espe-
cially true for terrestrial
sources in sunlit portions of
the earth. There is an excel
lent possibility of studying
noise from extra terrestrial
sources at stations in space
in a portion of the spectrum
previously impossible to in
vestigate."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-04

New Atomic War and Space Suits Due

Navy chemists and textile
experts are devising radically
new kinds Of uniforms for
atomic war and space travel
If and when.
II has been primarily the
Job OF the chemists AZ the
Nays Textile Research Lab
oratory.
One test garment, fitted
with porous filter fabrics, can
exclude airborne contami-
nants. and. by means OF a
miniature blower mounted on
the back Of the suit. can
remove the humid air IN
side. thus allowing the wearer
TO work In relative comfort.
The air-circulating unit.
weighing about two pounds.
can run about is hours on its
two l.3-volt mercury bat
teries.
Decentralization Suit
Another uniform is a de-
contamination suit with ar
outside air supply. The pro-
tective garment would be
worn by a sailor working be-
low decks In a radiation con-
taminated area. A case In
point is that Of a sailor in a
boiler room where outside
air ventilation must be cut
OF because Of radiation fol-
lowing an atomic explosion.
Dressed in his impermeable
suit. with air being pumped
in through a neoprene hose.
the man can work in relative
comfort in a boiler room
where the temperature might
go up to i40 F. The suit in
terror can be kept cooled to
80 to 90 F. for up to two
hours.
One proposal for hot
weather uniforms is a suit of
three layerS-an outer layer
Of flre-resistant poplin. an
intermediate layer of poly
ethylene plastic, and an in
ner layer of T-shirt material.
This already has been tested
with some success.
A major problem for the
Navy researchers is that of
developing heat resistant
fibers. The goal Of the chem
lists is a material that will
not soften at temperatures
around 400 c.
Clothing also is being
sought to keep balloonists
warm at attitudes Of 10000
feet or more. Something is
achieved with a shiny, alu.
minum surfaced coverall
which helps keep the wearer
warm by cutting down heat
loss due to radiation from
the body.
4 u 4
The world is immersed in
an upSide-down electrical
sea-"
Through this invisible
ocean, man or his signals
must pass to reach other
planets or other stars. It Is
a sea of ionized gases
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-04
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

through all the insect and
bird tribes. They do respond
to them. but are very catholic
in their tastes, liking the en-
tire rainbow gamut, from
puppies to blues. pinks and
reds. with a special liking for
the white blossoms.
+ \
Sometimes we think the
failure of many a small gar
den is due to the lack of white
in it.
There are, of course, many
white and near-white flowers,
and these act as a sort of foil
to the more vivid tones.
Even among the azaleas
the white forms set of the
dark reds to perfection.
A few white azaleas, at
the ends of the rows, and
especially in the foundation
paintings, do more than their
share in making a nice plant
ing.
Actually, most of the white
flowers are slightly on the
greenish side; too many of
them give what Hamlet called
the "pallid cast of thought"
to a garden. White flowers
are best used simply as &C
cent. This applies to lilacs,
too
Eastern North Americas
one hummingbird, the ruby
throated. likes the pink Pc
tunias best of all. So any
one who wants to attract
these, as well as the moth
imitator. should plant the
now old-fashioned Pink Glory
and its successors.
Runners will come to a
window box of pink petunias,
and will hover over these
blossoms in the best fashion
while people eat at table a
few feet away.
Hummingbirds can be at
tracted, too, by putting out
small Walls of sugar water
for them. Whether these
also attract the sphinx moth
we are not sure.
The cupped hand test IS
best-if the creature flies
away at once, it is a hum
mingbird; if it stays put, it is
a moth in one of its several
forms.