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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-10
Legislative Shenonigons

The political pressures which have
developed in the Maryland General
Assembly in an effort to defeat loan
insurance reform bill have all the ear
marks Of legislative shenanigans Of the
of the legislators will resist political
presSures from any source and will
Judge the bill on its merits. And, on its
face, the proposed restriction on loan
insurance operations would be in the
public interest-however adversely 1t
would affect an insurance company In
which number of prominent Baltimore
County politicians have financial
interest.
The strange goings-on at Annapolis
began soon after Delegate Joseph D.
Tydings of Hartford County had intro
duced bill to require adequate financial
assets for any firm insuring savings
and loan deposits. The bill, specifically,
would limit outstanding policies to 10
per cent of the company's assets. This
limitation would be serious blow to an
insurance company organized Is months
ago, with number Of key legislators as
investors or officers. This company
already has written policies totaling $38
million, although It's own assets total
little more than 81 million. The bill
was considered by the banking and in
surance committee, of which Delegate
Charles F. Culver, president Of the in
surance arm, happens to be vice chair
man. The committee disapproved it by
vn<a xxyik1a AHN N,1lVyor MT votipn
Delegate Tydings now is seeking to
gain support in the House for over
riding the committee rejection Another
very important measure designed to
give the State control, for the first time,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-10

Transformation Of the
front end of the worm into
head and brain presumably
was a major step in the
ascent of life on earth. The
process seems to be under
way in the dark loving little
creature. the peripatus. 1t
looks more like an annelid
worm than anything else.
Widely distributed over the
world-but not found in
North America or Europe-it
is very seldom seen because
Of its enthusiastically under
bark or stones.
Head Studied
Report of a systematic
study of the peripatus' head
by DR.. F. A. Butt, of Cornell
University, has been pub
llshed by the Smithsonian
Institution. Within this head,
or the front segment of the
worm body, are located in
Sect-like antennae, or feelers;
what DR.. Butt feels have been
mistaken for jaws, and sew
eral other insect-like organs.
The real comparison, he
points out. must be with the
embryonic rather than the
adult insect since throughout
the animal kingdom embryo
forms are supposed to re-
capitulate steps in evolu-
tionary development.
A significant observation
concerns what have been de-
Scribed as the laws" of
peripatus. In both this ami
NAL and in insects these are
supposed to be notifications
OF front claws, adapted for
masticating food or for
crunching live prey. But in
peripatus, DR.. Butt demon
strated, they have not ad-
vanced to this stage but can
be considered only as
scratching claws"-greatly
enlarged when compared to
the claws Of the walking legs.
They are, says the report,
1.-The tip ends of greatly
strengthened legs which have
been withdrawn into the
body so that just the tips
project. They are used to
draw food towards the mouth
only. Peripatus does not chew
its food"
This becomes clear with
study of embryonic insect
forms and may represent a
significant step in the evolu-
ton Of the mouth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-10
mr.. Sans 'Victory''

Your editorial "Mr. Sans
Victory" about the House
Rules Committee change, was
a loser to fuzzy-thinking, I'M
warranted accusation and
whitewash.
Taking the stopper out of a
bottle doesn't pack it. Free
ing an obstructed legislative
pipe line chat Is supposed to
flow Is not sinful packing
but advisable repair.
You ascribe unseemly mo-
tives to Speaker Rayburn but
whitewash the past behavior
Of the Rules Committee. Yet,
in the same issue your writer,
Robert K. Walsh, wrote Mr..
Smith and Mr.. Colmer some
times voted with the commit
tees four Republicans in past
years to delay or prevent var
iouS measures from reaching
the House floor after they
were approved by other
House Committees"
Need we mention the bills
arbitrarily blocked from
House Senate conference
consideration?
Fundamentally the problem
is one Of interpreting the
function Of the Rules Com
mittee. Is 1t the co-ordinator
Of the legislative flow Of bills?
Is 1t also q policy-making
committee for the House? Is
it q privileged third House Of
CongreSS-acting aS the self
appointed conscience Of the
Nation? Indeed, conscience is
an admirable thing, but
does 1t entitle o man to set
himself up Is q legislative
Carrie Nation-to hack away
at legislative Sin? Sin is,
by definition. what this man
and the folks back home
don't agree with. Apparently,
1t is an act of charity to
prevent the test of conscience
by the other over 400 men,
bers Of the House.
The result has been that
= six men have welded and
welded the role of policy
makers. Was it intended that
six congressional districts
shall determine or obstruct
consideration of national po-
Icy? If legislation were akin
to a lodge open to all, have
Mr.. Smith and coalition been
standing at the door admit
ting only those they person.
ally approve?
Unfortunately, the we'll
respected Congressman Smith
does not see the conflict of
interests" Otherwise, he
would have disqualified him.
self long ago.
Character, conscience and
principles. however, do not
necessarily qualify q man for
a job requiring objectivity
and impartiality. The usual
alternative in such cases is
to move the man up, over or
out. Speaker Sam had a
happier solution. He moved
in. Now, the entire House
can freely exercise their con-
science whatever their pol
itical bent.
NTi1fnva A Akamdnl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-10
PARIS.

PARIS.
The meeting Of heads Of
government from the six-na-
ton common market group
going on here today Is classed
as o little summit" by head
line writers. But there is
nothing little about the con-
cept Of the meeting In the
minds Of those who organ
lied it. Or the consequences
that may follow for the world.
For Gen. de Gaulle, on
whose invitation the leaders
have come to Paris, the meet
ing Is nothing less than the
first practical step toward
the political confederation of
Western Europe. It is for
him the tangible expression of
a startling prophecy-the be-
ginning Of what must one day
become "the greatest politi-
cal, economic, military and
cultural power that has ever
existed"
One can smile. perhaps, at
the flight Of Gaullist gran
deur. Few Of his guests today
entirely share the Generals
exalted vision. Yet the fact
that they have come at all
Is evidence Of the Importance
OF the role that France and
Gen. de Gaulle play in any
organization Of Europe. And
a tribute to the strength Of
an idea In shaping the poll
tics Of the continent.
The idea Of uniting West
ern Europe. Of course, Is not
the exclusive brain child of
Gen. de Gaulle. G erman US
Chancellor Adenauer, for one,
has worked more than 40
years to sell his concept Of a
European community CEN
tered on Germany. Others:
such as Jean Monnet and
Robert Schuman, have long
preached the doctrine of true
European federalism. And in
their pioneering efforts to
develop such institutions as
the coal and steel community
and the common market they
have more often looked on
Gen. de Gaulle as an adver-
sary than as an ally.
The French Idea
The Gaullist concept Of
Europe has followed q differ
emit line. Opposed from the
outset to the creation of SUI
pranational authorities" of
one kind or another, it has
pushed the idea of a formal
lied coordination of policy
In all fields between indie
pendent nations. Without the
yielding Of sovereignty or
national personality, it has
called for regular and fire.
quent consultations at all
levels Of government and Gre
alton Of permanent machin-
cry to insure that agreed
common objectives are pur-
sued.
This concept was first put
in the form Of a series of
proposals in the wake of the
summit disaster last summer.
The meeting taking place in
Paris today is the result.
It is q far more modest
result than the bold program
which Gen. de Gaulle out
lined to DR.. Adenauer at
their meeting at Rambouillet
six months ago. At that time
the French proposed meetings
Of heads Of government and
all major ministers every
three months. Commissions
would be set up in fields OF
foreign policy. defense, cul.
ture and economics to follow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-10
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Remarkable Behavior of LowIy Worm
By THOMAS r. HENRY

There is a lowly worm
which. about once every 10
days, breaks itself into from
3 to II pieces. each of which
develops in another 10 days
into a complete animal ready
to split up again.
It's behavior Is so remark
able-So far as known not
duplicated in the animal
kingdom-that DR.. A. w.
Bell, Of Los Angeles City Col
lege. who has reported the
phenomenon to the Ameri-
can Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science, offers
to supply specimens to any
biologist interested in it.
The creature has no re-
productive organs, he re-
ports. In other species Of
this kind Of worm each in
dividual is bisexual, and pro-
'duces eggs from which q new
generation matches. Appar-
emily, however, any part Of
the body Of this animal has
the capacity of developing all
vital organs out Of undif-
ferentiated tissue of any part
Of the body.
DR.. Bell has maintained a
culture Of these worms, to-
gether with one which re-
produces from eggs, for two
years, he reports. One species
has reproduced at about the
same rate as the other.
Has Minute Brain
The little worm has an
extremely minute brain, a
speck Of nerve tissue less
than a thousandth Of an
inch in diameter, and hence
can be assumed to have some
sort Of consciousness. It is
pure white and about half
an inch long when fully ex-
tended. Its body is divided
into about so segments, each
Of which might be considered
semi-independent.
The diScoverer offers no
explanation for the curious
behavior which may be a
hold-over from the earliest
days Of animal life on earth.
A legged worm" with a
sort Of brain-among earth's
obScurest animals-may be
one Of the most significant
links in the chain Of evolu-
ton.
Worms have neither heads
nor, strictly speaking, brains.
Insects have both, highly and
completely developed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-10
PoIonds PIioht

We welcome with hope and
gratitude the promise made
by the President in his state
of-the- Union m essage of
further economic aid for
Poland and of using Ameri-
can funds frozen in Poland
on projects Of peace. If those
funds are used to build hos
pitfalls. veterans homes, Or
phanages, schools, libraries
and the like, this will bene-
fit the Polish people and not
the Communist regime.
On behalf Of the Polish
Delegation to the Assembly
of Captive European Nations.
Stefan KOrbonski,
Chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-10
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used "
letters carry iDriters' corr ect
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to copdensG-
ton. Those not used iDtll be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied BY self addressed.
stamped enOeiopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-10
THE WORLD
By CROSBY S. MOVES
Paris Farley Carries Lorqe Portent

through on decisions taken.
Gen. de Gaulle also called
for adjustment" Of treaties
concerning the common mar
ket. the coal and steel COM
munity and Euratom. And
finally he suggested that the
whole program should be
solemnly ratified by referen-
dunn in each Of the six coun-
tries.
At the outset. the scheme
was received with something
less than bowling approval.
After he had had time to
think about 1t and take
counsel from his advisers in
Bonn the Chancellor began
to discover more and more
Objectionable features - not
so much In the proposals
themselves but in the tone
with which Gen. de Gaulle
inspired them.
Germany's Fears
It seemed, for instance,
that the Generals ambitions
for Europe had a distinctly
anti American flavor. In
more than one public state
ment they seemed to be his
remedy for domination" of
Europe and the Atlantic AL
lance which had come about
in the immediate postwar
years.
The extension of the CO.
operative effort into the
political and military fields
seemed likely to undercut
NATO. 1t seemed likely also
to further isolate Britain
from the continent, another
Of DR.. Adenauer's major
concerns.
Finally, there was a dis
turbing impression that Gen.
de Gaulle, in forming his
plans, was putting the in
terests Of his country ahead of
those of Europe as a whole.
The suggestion regarding re-
vising existing treaties tend
ed to confirm the darkest
suspicious of Europeans as to
the intentions of the French
President.
Much of the intervening
time has been spent in sooth-
ing these anxieties, and in
the process many Of the orig
inal suggestions Of the
French have been watered
down. In recent days all top
members of the French gov
eminent have gone out of
their way to reaffirm their
devotion to the Atlantic Al
lance and the existing COM
mon European institutions.
Prime Minister Michel Debre
visited Bonn last October to
pass on specific assurances to
Mr.. Adenauer. Talk of re-
vising existing treaties and
holding q referendum have
been quietly shelved.
What remains is still the
essential. Gen. de Gaulle is
unlikely to get all that he
would like from his European
colleagues in this first meet
ing. The Germans still are
wary about setting up formal
machinery for consultation
and still concerned about
finding ways Of bridging the
gulf between the common
market six and the rest Of
Europe.
The meeting itself, how
ever. is the acceptance of the
French principle of co-or-
dinated action. And it is
certain that Gen. de Gaulle
will seize an opportunity to
push his plan another step
further toward reality,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-10

over savings and loan associations is
before the Assembly. Both bills should
be passed If the public's savings are to
be properly protected in Maryland.
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Dollar Wotered Down

The conflict between the
gold outflow Of this country
and our foreign economic
assistance program has been
resolved by President Ken
needy. He finds that we can
give more milk to the Hotten-
tots by watering the Ameri.
can dollar. Frances Lynn.
Evening star., 1961-03-22
ROADS
Continued From Page C-l4

Continued From Page C-14
traffic delays: completion next
spring.
Bradley Observation-Disclosures
sin avenue to Goldsboro road
Dualization with traffic slow
ups; completion next fall.
West Cedar lane-Wisconsin
avenue to Old Georgetown road
Complete reconstruction to a
four-lane road, with traffic
slowed; completion next spring.
Capital beltway-G eorgia
avenue to University boulevard
First construction just south
Of Four Corners with traffic
slowups on Colesville road; ;
completion in late summer.
Route 29-Burnt Mills to
-Four Corners-Dualization with
traffic slowups; completion
next summer.
Evening star., 1961-03-22
Arlington

Lee highway. North Buchan-
an street to Washington houle.
vard-Widening to four lanes
Passable but traffic slowed
Completion summer.
Carlin Spring road, NORTH
Abingdon street to North Ed
.ison street. Realigned and wild
,ened to four lanes. Closed and
Ito, be reopened next summer
Walter Reed drive, South
Twelfth to South Fifteenth
street Widening to four lanes
Minor interference with traffic
Completion this spring.
North Quincy street, Twen'
tieth road to Lee highway
Four lanes being constructed
Evening star., 1961-03-22
Prince Georges County

AeeF road-East-West high
way to Queens Chapel road
Dualization, with traffic slow
ups; completion next fall.
Route 198-Via Talbot and
German avenues through Lau-
.Yel-Relocation of the single
lane road, with traffic slowups;
completion next summer.
sGCOlesville road - University
boulevard to Queens Chapel
Standardization, with occas-
ional traffic slowups; compile
tion next fall.
MetZerott road - University
lane to Adelphi road-Widen-
ing, grading and alignment
with traffic slowed; completion
this winter.
Columbia Park driye-Close6
pending completion of a bridge
over John Hanson highway,
Cheverly;J oyerpass has been
built for pedestrians.
Indian Head highway Liva
ingston road to Oxon Hill road
Construction of a second lant
and bridge over planned Cap
ital Beltway, with temporary
detours; completion next
spring.
Landover road - Defense
Highway 20 John Hanson high
Evening star., 1961-03-22

NATURALIZATION with traffic
delayed: completion next sum-
mer.
Riggs rOad-District line to
University boulevard-Dualiza-
ton starting April !, with
traffic slowups; completion
next winter.
Temple Hills road - Henson
Creek to q point north Of
Brinkley road - Rebuilding of
two lanes, with traffic moving
slowly; completion next fall.
Livingston road = Book road
to Indian Head highway -
Complete reconstruction with
traffic slowup; completion next
fall.
Route IWoods Corner to
Clinton - Construction of the
second lane Of the dual high
way: slight interruption to
traffic; completion next fall.
Greenbelt road - Baltimore
Washington parkway to Kenil-
worth avenue - Dualization,
with some traffic delays; COM
pletion next summer.
Ray road-Riggs road to New
Hampshire avenue - Recon-
struction and widening with
some traffic delays; completion
next fall.
Marlboro pike - Coral Hills
and District Heights - Resur-
facing from the District line
to Sixty-second avenue, and
resurfacing and widening from
Silver Hill road to County road
with some traffic slowups;
completion in June.
Evening star., 1961-03-22

over Holmes run and Lake
Bancroft Dam. No traffic de-
lay. Completion late spring.
Route 66-New construction
between Fairfax and Centre
vile. No traffic affected. No
completion date set.
Route 1, Southern boundary
Of Alexandria Construction of
Interchange with Capital Belt
way. Rebuilding existing bridge.
Detour around construction.
Completion this fall.
Evening star., 1961-03-22
Fuirfux County

Capital beItway-New con-
struction. grading. drainage and
bridge construction, some paw
ing. No traffic affected. No
completion date.
Route 244 columbia pike
New bridge and approaches
Evening star., 1961-03-22

Minor interferencs with traffic.
Completion next spring.
Fairfax drive, Westmoreland
street to Falls Church line
closed. New culvert construe-
ton. Completion this spring.
Evening star., 1961-03-22

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Alexandra

No construction under way.
Evening star., 1961-11-28

Tobriner, president of the
Board of District Commission
ers. DR.. Stubbs said the award
is made each year for outstand-
ing contributions to the field of
health and welfare by a lay
person or organization.
DIR. McLendOn Cited
He also presented the soci-
ety's Certificate for Meritorious
Service to DR.. Preston A. Nc
Lendon for distinguished service
to both the community and the
medical profession. DR.. McLen-
don, pediatrician and a past
president of the society, was
cited for his work with the
children and youth of the city.
A special award was present.
ed to the Daughters of Charity,
st. Vincent de Paul, in recogni-
ton of 100 years of charitable
service to the community while
operating Providence Hospital.
Sister Margaret Eileen, the hos
pitfalls new president and ad-
ministrator, accepted the award
on behalf of the sisterhood.
Last night DR.. Herbert S.
Gates, chairman of the Society's
Traffic Committee. was given
the Community Service Award
for his work in traffic safety.
DR.. Gates is the first local
physician to be given the
award, sponsored by the A. H.
Robins Co., Inc.
Evening star., 1961-11-28
Arlington Fuvors
Arboretum Plan

The chairman of the Arling-
ton Planning Commission last
night advocated creation of a
four-acre public flower garden
and arboretum in the county.
Reacting favorably, commits
sion members authorized Chair
man j. Fuller Groom to begin
negotiations with the retired
horticulturist who owns the
tract near Buckingham.
Mr.. Groom suggested pur-
chase Of the property, valued
for tax purpose at $51 900, and
proposed maintenance of the
arboretum might be financed
through admission charges and
sale of flowers.
However, he recommended
that, if possible, use of tax
funds be avoided by establish
ment Of a nonprofit organiza-
ton to obtain initial capital
by public subscription.
Evening star., 1961-11-28
Police Squod
Set for Areas
Of Trouble

A new tactical squad is being
organized within the Prince
Georges County Police Depart
ment to help fight outbursts OF
vandalism, robberies or bur-
glaries.
The unit will be composed
of "less than 20 men" and be
assigned to trouble areas on
a night-to-night basis, Inspec-
tor Roland Sweitzer said today.
This is the third depart
mental innovation to be an
nounced this month. Earlier
plans to train a police dog and
the appointment of the forces
first policewoman were an
nounced.
The new squad will supple
ment regular patrols and will
be able to work in plain clothes
and unmarked cars.
There will be no manpower
depletion in present assign
ments. Members of the new
squad will be chosen from the
present uniform division and
their places taken by graduates
of a rookie class starting next
week.
The new squad will begin
operating in January.
Police Chief George j. Pana-
gouliS noted that in the past
patrolmen have been called off
routine assignments for Spe-
cial stake-olts and preventive
police work.
Evening star., 1961-11-28

For the first time science has
found new healing substance with
the astonishing ability to shrink
hemorrhoids, stop burning rectal
itch and relieve pain - without sur
gerry or painful injections.
IN one hemorrhoid case after
another prompt relief was reported
also a striking improvement in
from 2 to A days. These reports were
verified by doctors observations
and proved by four leading clinics.
Pain and itching were promptly
relieved. And while gently relieving
this distress actual reduction
(shrinking) of hemorrhoids took
place. Most amazing of all - this
improvement was maintained in
cases where a doctors observations
were continued over a period of
many months!
In fact, results were so thorough
that sufferers were able to make
such astounding statements as
"Piles have ceased to be problem!"
And among these sufferers were a
wide variety of hemorrhoid condi-
tions some of 10to20years' standing.
All this was accomplished at home
without surgery, injections, mar
cotics or astringents of any kind.
The secret is a new healing SUBJ
stance (Bio-Dynee) the discovery
of a world famous research insti-