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Evening star., 1947-09-14
IS Gridders Expected
AtC. U. 's0pening
Drill Tomorrow

Catholic University starts practice
for its first postwar football team to-
morrow with turnout of 65 candi-
dates expected at 10 am. The squad
will be handled by Gene Augusterfer,
C. U. alumnus and former st. John S
coach, with assistance from Tom
Chisari, former Maryland player,
and Duane Sands of Elon College.
C. us last team was the 1910 Sun
Bowl eleven, and this years eleven
will be the outgroWth of demands
made last year for return to foot
ball. Despite no plans for team
or a schedule last season, a large
number of students turned out just
for football practice. With that
sort of spirit in evidence. the COL
lege fathers voted modest return
to the gridiron this season.
The Cardinals have a schedule OF
six games, playing four of them at
home. Extensive repairs have been
made to the stadium for games this
year, principal one being new seats
for about 4,5oo spectators on the
west side of the field.
Coach Augusterfer frankly is
pleased with prospects. The team
appears we'll able to make a good
showing against the class of opposi-
ton it will meet. Augusterfer is
counting on winning at least halt
the games. and possibly more
Weight chart shows the team may
average as high as 100 pounds.
Among the good men reporting to-
morrow will be AL Falner and Dave
Jenkins, both promising tackles and
2O0-pounders; Jack Samperton, a
good pass-receiving end and expert
place kicker; Harry Amatio, 175-
pound guard who was outstanding
in spring practice, and Harry Lever
one, rugged 225-pound fullback who,
despite his heft, won a place on the
track team last spring
Evening star., 1947-09-14
Condini, Mosterson
Face Tigers Today

Milo Candini, who lasted one
third of an inning in his only
previous start this season. and
Walter Masterson will pitch for
the Mats today when they tangle
with the Detroit Tigers at Griffith
Stadium in a double header start
ing at 1:30 o'clock.
Candini, who was battered for
five runs by the Boston Red Sox
in his lone starting effort, has
won three games and lost three.
Masterson has won II, lost II.
Infelder Perry Currin, former
Westinghouse High athlete
signed by the Browns, was pre-
sented a travelling bag in pre-
game ceremonies yesterday by
the National Cathedral Post No.
10 of the American Legion.
Evening star., 1947-09-14
SLAUGHTER Adopts Boy

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13 (P.-St. Louis
Cardinal Outfielder Enos Slaughter
adopted the 3-year son of his
third wife, Mrs. Mary Walker
Slaughter, yesterday in juvenile
court at suburban Clayton, Mo. The
boy is Rex Stephen Walker. whose
father was killed in World War II.
Evening star., 1947-09-14
Columbia, Princeton Tie
In Informal Grid Tilt
sy the A,soeio,sd Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Columbia
and Princeton, each a contender for
the Ivy League football crown,
scrimmaged against each other to-
day with a deadlock the result. Each
club scored three touchdowns in the
informal contest.
The Columbia markers all came
on pass plays with a lateral-forward
play from Gene Rossides to Jack
Nork to Adams Rakowski gaining 81
yards and the most spectacular Lion
tally.
All Of Princeton's touchdowns
came on ground plays.
Evening star., 1947-09-14

egy with a two-run single to center.
That was all for Dickson and AL
Brazle, a left handler, came in and
yielded a single to lombard that
scored Edwards with the fourth run.
Hits by Slaughter, Marion and
WILDER gave the Cards two runs IN
the eighth.
Evening star., 1947-09-14
Dodgers
Continued From Page B-1)

and Hermanski tied the score in
the Dodger third.
That was the way it was until
the seventh when the Brooks sud-
denly dubbed Dickson to the
showers with his 14th loss in a
four-run rally.
Two were out in the seventh
when Walker walked. Hermanski
singled and Spider Jorgenson dou-
bled counting Walker.
Bruce Edwards was passed inten-
ionally, but Reese upset the STRAIT
Evening star., 1947-09-14

Two-bass hit-pilliager st3len I,en.I 6asss~ sesr
hnrnush. Robertson. Double plays-zarilla
sntIu5 and tudnich; scarboToush, Sullivan and
Vernon: Fannin stephens aHS gHanlen, binrten
II bases on bails-Off Fsnnin, g: of
scarborough. 9 strikeouts-By Fannin.
3; BY SCARBOROUGH. 2: Umpires-rMesse1
Rue. Paparella and Summers. Time OF
name-2:07 .437.
Evening star., 1947-09-14

Runs-Baker, Dickey. valo C), Knick-
erbocker, Fain. Rutner (2l. Guerra, Joost.
Dietrich Errors-York, fresh. Runs batted
Rutner Joost co. Two-base hits-Fain.
-suder to Fain, Dietrich to Joost to
Fain, Ioost to Suder to Fain. Sacrifice
hits-Dietrich. Suder. Left on base-Chi-
caeo. Z; Philadelphia 10. Base on balls
Dietrich. Z; Gillespie. /: Maltzberger, !;
Caldwell. l. Struck out-By Dietrich. |;
by Caldwell, /. Hits--Of Gillespie, in
3is innings; of Maltzberger, in 22s Inn
inss; off Caldwell, 4 in 2 innings. Losins
pitcher-Gillespie Umpires-Messrs Rers
ry, Jones and Hubbard. Time-1;55.
Attendance-2 73Q
Evening star., 1947-09-14
Swomp Fever Epidemic

SALEM, N. H, Sept. 13 P).--
Pathological tests today confirmed
the diagnosis of swamp fever among
more than 40 thoroughbred race
horses at the Rockingham track.
Evening star., 1947-09-14

ST. Louis ---------- O20 900 023-7
Runs-stenky. Robinson. Walker, Her
manski (2), Jorgensen, Edwards, Reese.
Musial, Slaughter (2). Moore, Marion go,
Wilber Error1Walker Buns bate batted inm Tn-
sensen, stanky. Reese go, lombard,
Reiser: Medwick. schoendienst (2); Two
base hits--Robinson, ,Jorgensen,, Marion,
Stanky. Three-base hit-Musial. Home
run-Hermanski. sacrifice-Jones; Double
play-Jorgensen, stanky and Robinson.
IA Base on balls-Of lombard, 2: off
Dickson, 3; off Gregg. !: of Brazle, I:
Strikeouts-By Behrman. ]; by Dickson, i
by Wilks. l by Burkhart, !. Hits-OH
Dickson. g in 6 "a innings: off Brazle.
in y inning; of Wilks, in l inning: off
lombard, II in rs innings; off Gregg,
4 in i inning: of Burkhart, 3 in. 3 in
ming; off staley. Q in "a inning: of Behr-
Barlick. Jorda, Reardon and GoetZ. Win
ming pitcher-Lombardi. Losing pitcher
Dickson. Time-2:55. Attendance-33,-
Evening star., 1947-09-14

Totals As 2712 Totals AZ II 81 IL
.Batted for Hermanski in eighth inning
and was replaced at bat by Snider.
Iran for Wilber in eighth inning.
Timed out for Wilks in eighth inning.
sSinpled for Staley in ninth inning.
Evening star., 1947-09-14
f1947 FOOTBALL SCHEDULES FOR DISTRICT AND NEARB

Columbia
at w. Va. State
San Fran. (S)
Evening star., 1947-08-23
ENGLISH Gets 7 10 6 Years
For Breaking Into Store

Thomas H. English, "a, of the
800 block of Tenth street NV,
yesterday was sentenced by Justice
Richmond B. Keech of District
Court to serve from two to six years
for breaking into a grocery store
in the HOO block of Eleventh street
NV. last September.
English had pleaded guilty to the
charge in July, after having received
six postponements Of trial. He and
two companions were surprised by
police and arrested in the store.
The other two previously had been
sentenced after entering guilty
pleas.
English is a former member Of the
old "Blackface Gang" which used
burnt cork to blacken their faces.
He reported he was fired on by an
unidentified assailant as he was
leaving his home last June 3.
In another sentence yesterday,
Justice Keech gave Thurman r.
Smith, %, from six months to two
years on a charge of transporting
a 24-year-old woman from Evans
vile, Ind, to the District, in viol-
alton Of the White Slave Traffic
Act. Smith, who formerly lived in
the 1900 block of Eighteenth street
NV, had waived indictment and
pleaded guilty to information cover
ing the charge.
Evening star., 1947-08-23
Mrs. Roosevelt Won't Take
Farm Left by Minister
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Mrs. Flea
nor Roosevelt. explaining she doubts
she could possibly make wise
choice" as to disposition of the prop
erty, says she will not accept the
150-acre Tennessee farm left her
by the Rev A. B. Starnes.
Mrs. Roosevelt, writing in her coll
umn distributed by United Features
Syndicate, said yesterday she had
received many suggestions as to pos
sible use of the farm, and remarked,
II never realized before how many
people had plans into which farm
in the Tennessee mountains would
fit."
She said the lawyer for the estate,
which includes the farm and an
adjoining church and graveyard,
had notified her the property had a
value of less than $4,000.
Mr.. Starnes, who died early this
month in Fredericksburg, Va, di-
rected that Mrs. Roosevelt maintain
the property in good condition, erect
q monument to him on it to cost no
more than $4,000 and permit his
niece, Mrs. Paul Jones of Fredericks-
burg, to live on the farm during her
lifetime,
Evening star., 1947-08-23
Pacific Island Fishing
Customs Described

Curious customs among the is
landers Of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga
were related in Auckland, New Zea-
'and, by the Irish author, r. j. Glib
bins, on his recent return from 10
months spent in the Polynesian
group.
Shark fishing with garlands of
coconut shell to attract sharks and
rope nooses to drop over their heads
was a Tonga custom. In Samoa
he went fishing for octopi with a
lure of bits of cowrie shell lashed
together to look like a rat, tradi-
tional enemy of the octopus.
He saw many kinds OF dancing
the silva in Samoa, the hula in Ia
hiti and the hula in Manihiki,
where the dancing was opened and
closed with prayer and hymn sing
ing. While Europeans thought
these dances improper, to q native
they were ritualistic gayety, he said.
Evening star., 1947-08-23
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 23.-Mar-
garet Truman, the President s
daughter, expressed confidence as
she prepared to make her concert
debut tonight as soprano soloist be-
fore at least $4,000 persons in Holly
wood Bowl.
II actually think this performance
is going to be harder on my family
and friends than on me-" the young
blond singer said. She expressed
disappointment that the President
and Mrs. Truman will be unable to
be in the audience.
1--WE worked hard preparing for
this and I'm confident" Miss T1u-
man explained. But all mother and
dad can do Is sit back and wait for
the reports"
The concert will not be broadcast.
Earlier this year Miss Truman
made her professional bow as soloist
with the Detroit Symphony Orches-
ira on a nationwide radio program.
The Hollywood Bowl officials re-
ported advance sales have been
good and lively with at least $4,000
Evening star., 1947-08-23
FBI Joins in Probe
OF Theft Of Safes
by the Associofed Press

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, Aug
23-Maryland State police and FBI
agents have joined in an investiga-
tion of forced entries into two
Calvert County Post Offices and a
real estate Office.
Burglars carted off safes from the
Post Office at HuntingtoWn and the
Office of the Western Shore Realty
Co. Thursday night. The Post
Once at Dunkirk was entered for
the second time this week also, but
the postmistress, Mrs. 1nez Jones,
reported nothing missing.
Postmaster Vernon Jarvis at
Huntingtown said his missing safe
contained between $500 and $500.
The safe from the realty company,
located ON Route 2, 8 miles from
here, was found rified in the Prince
Frederick baseball park mile
away. Almos D. Neald, Office man
ager, said nothing of value was
obtained and that the burglars
overlooked an envelope containing
500.
State police participating in the
investigation are Troopers c. C.
Dumbruz, Walter H. Wahl and
Stewart Gibson.
Evening star., 1947-08-23

The Chest Federation yesterday
announced division of the total
campaign goal of $3,900,000 in the
National Capital Area among nine
soliciting groups.
The quotas are tentatively agreed
on as follows: Business Unit I,
81, ,450,000;. Business Unit II. $780,
900; Government Unit, $1,357 800:
Residential Unit, $4,000; Alexan-
dria Unit. $4,000; Arlington County
Unit. s53000 Fairfax County Unit,
543 200: Montgomery County Unit.
S124.0C0, and Prince Georges County
Unit, $4,000.
Campaign Chairman Edward H.
Foley, jr.. pointed out that the total
of the suburban areas quotas, $322,-
200, is being raised among county
businessmen and their employees as
we'll as suburban residents. County
residents employed in Washington.
however, will be asked to contribute
through their offices.
Evening star., 1947-08-23
U. S. Army Deserter
jailed in Belgium

Belgian police thought they had
another John Dillinger on their
hands when they last captured
Johnny Sells, who deserted from the
American Army during the final
German offensive.
Later arrested for, murder and
armed robbery, he was imprisoned
in Liege citadel, but escaped and hid
in Brussels. Recaptured after fur
ther robberies, he escaped again and
was at large for months.
At Namur, in company with a
woman, he hired a taxi, then robbed
the driver and drove of with the
cab. When he finally came face to
face with two policemen in Brus-
sells one evening, he dashed into
movie theater, where he eventually
was caught, after injuring two po-
licenen. AT last reports he was
still in jail.
Evening star., 1947-08-23
Monstrosity Sundoe
Lives Up to Its Name
By the Assecioted Press

CHICAGO.-Jerry Schemel, pro-
prietor of an ice cream fountain, so
far has found no takers In Chicago
of his offer Of ION the house" to
any one who can down three of the
"monstrosity sundaes" he serves.
The reason might possibly be
found in the monstrosity itself.
Weighing pounds, it consists Of
six large scoops of ice cream, two
whole bananas, two large cookies
and fresh fruit, topped off with
chocolate and marshmallow sirup.
two inches Of whipped cream, a
handful Of chopped nuts and two
large maraschino cherries.
Only IS persons have been able
to eat two of the 60-cent sundaes,
although the second is ION the
house" If the customer can eat 1t all.
Mr.. Schemel said hundreds" have
tried to eat three, but he cannot fin
ish even one.
Evening star., 1947-08-23
Montgomery Woman Killed
In TussIe With Son.in-Law

Mrs. Maggie Davenport, colored
81, was fatally shot early today
while struggling with her son-in-
law, in their farm house on Good
Hope road about a mile from the
East Colesville road, Montgomery
County, police reported.
Police said they were looking foI
Jerry Kirnble, colored, for question
ing in the case.
A double -barreled shotgun which
inflicted the wound also was miss
ing, ponce said.
The woman was pronounced dead
at Montgomery General Hospital Ia
Sandy Spring after she was brought
there by her daughter, Mrs. Minnie
Kimble.
Police were told that Mrs. Daven-
port interceded in an argument be-
tween Jerry Kimble and his wife
The woman was said by police to
have been holding the gun when 1t
went off. The charge of shot struck
her In the right leg above the knee
Evening star., 1947-08-23
No One Bids on Restoration
OF Perry Ships Rigging
BY the Associotsd Press

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 23.-
The job of restoring the rigging on
the brig Niagara, flagship of Ad-
miral Perry in the War Of 1872,
went begging today.
The Department of Property and
Supplies, Pennsylvania State build
ing agency, announced that not a
single bid was received on the prof.
ect, which includes the construction
OF masts, sails and rigging of the
vessel.
The hull and decks Of the ship,
which now rests in special cradle
at the foot of State Street in Erie,
already have been restored under
the direction Of the State Historical
and Museum Commission.
The specifications for the rigging
were prepared by Howard l. Chap
pelle, marine architect, Of Cam
bridge, Md. one of the foremost in
the country, and they will make the
ship look exactly like it did over a
century ago" DR.. Donald K. Stevens
of the Historical Commission ex-
planned.
we had a lot of difficulty getting
some one to do the work on the hull
because some of the timbers had to
be cut specially for that purpose"
Evening star., 1947-08-23
This Changing World =
Decision of L. S. to Increase and Maintain
Military Forces in Italy Held No Surprise

can forces based in Leghorn, the
Communists intend to establish
advanced points on the Parma
Modena- Bologna line. The task as
signed the Italian partisans IN this
area is to blow up bridges and rail-
ways and ambush isolated outposts
The guerrilla tactics employed in
Spain-and later in Northern
Greece-are to be adopted in
Northern Italy, too.
The movement, according tc
American information, will have
to be preceded by the massacre
of all unreliable-from the Commu-
mist Observation-Disclosures in key
positions in that section of the
country. Special murder squads
known as the "Gappisti' have been
assigned that job.
Groups Well Armed.
The Italian Communist military
organizations are well armed
Heavy armament is cached away
in stone buildings carefully guard
ed by Gappisti. Light armament Is
entrusted to the individual men,
bers and is kept by them.
The strictest discipline prevails
in the Communist units and the
slightest breach is severely pun
ished. The leaders of the more
than 200 groups are reliable former
Italian officers who Joined the
Communist ranks in discomfort over
food supplies and unemployment.
Some former generals are among
them and these have been prom
ised fat jobs as soon as the revo-
luton has succeeded. They are
competent enough to lead the Com
munist army into action against
the weak government forces.
The specific strategy Of the Com
munist military group is directed
by Russian officers who belong to
the Soviet repatriation service and
are stationed at Salsomaggiore. To
these advisers must be added a
number of Yugoslavs, handpicked
and sent by Tito as members of
various trade commissions or as
commercial travellers.
The date for the outbreak has
not been set, but it Is believed that
it will have to coincide with the
outbreak Of some significant in
ternational incident" such as might
occur in Greece in the next few
weeks. Italy then will be in worse
position than Greece, because her
application for U.N. membership
was vetoed by Russia. ANY U.N
action in her case would have to
be initiated by her friends in U.N
Policy-framers in Washington
vaguely hope that the presence OF
American forces on Italian territory
will act as a deterrent to the plans
Moscow has laid down for Italy.
Evening star., 1947-08-23
incompetence Charged
In War Crimes Trials
BY the Assoeio.ed Press

OMAHA, Aug. 23.-Jay P. Gibbs,
Omaha attorney who resigned re-
Gently as q war crimes prosecutor
IN Japan, says hundreds of thou
sands of dollars are being wasted by
confusion, incompetence and delib-
crate slowdowns in the war crimes
trials.
"Seventy-five per cent of the law
yers have never prepared case,"
Mr.. Gibbs told reporters yesterday.
Most Of them are former OPA
lawyers from Washington. where
they had been on Government pay
rolls for years.
There's no question that some OF
them deliberately slowed down their
work to prolong their $500 to $8,-
500 year jobs, when they couldn't
make 500 month in private prac-
tice," Mr.. Gibbs said.
Mr.. Gibbs said he would ask Sem
ators Butler and Wherry, Nebraska
Republicans, for a congressional in
veStigation of the trials, which he
said are in an awful mess" The
attorney said they've got so many
incompetents fumbling and falling
over each other that practically
nothing's getting done"
Evening star., 1947-08-23
Midshipmen, Cadets End
Joint Maneuvers Today
BY the Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 23.-Oper-
alton Camid II, Today period OF
amphibious warfare training for 780
midshipmen and 900 cadets of the
second classes at Annapolis and
West Point, will be concluded to-
day after an amphibious assault at
Virginia Beach.
Rear Admiral r. o. Davis, COM
mander, Amphibious Force, Allan
tic Fleet, announced that should the
surf at Virginia Beach be too high
to land men and equipment with
safety, the exercises will be held at
the Little Greek amphibious base.
The cadets and midshipmen went
200 miles at sea yesterday on the
transports New Kent and Noble, OBJ
serving gunnery practice and simu-
lated aerial and submarine attacks
on surface ships.
The cadets, reinforced by Marine
Corps demonstration teams, will
come ashore today in landing craft
operated by the midshipmen and
regular Amphibious Force personnel.
Evening star., 1947-08-23
Mississippians Pay
Final Honors Today
To Senator BiIbo
BY the Associated Press

POPLARYILLE, Miss, Aug. 23.-
Mississippians paid their last re-
spects today to Senator Theodore G..
Bilbo, the man to whom in life they
had given more high elective Offices
than to any other.
Among them were many proni-
nent in the States political life, but
with them were also many of the
people who had cast the votes which
had SO often given '"The Man" VIC
tory at the polls-the farmers and
merchants of small towns over the
State.
His body, which lay in state last
night in the dream house" he had
built for his declining years, was
moved this morning to the church
which he had fostered.
Funeral services were to be at 2
pm. today in the Juniper Grove
Baptist Church.
Mausoleum to Be Constructed.
The Rev. D. w. Nix, former pas
tor OF the church. chose for his
sermon the text, II have fought
the good fight; I have finished my
course; have kept the faith"
Senator Bilbo will be laid to rest
in temporary vault pending con-
struction of a mausoleum behind
the church.
His body was brought from New
Orleans, where he died Thursday,
and lay in state yesterday afternoon
and last night at the dream house. +"
Accompanying the body were g.
highway patrol escort, an honor
guard of National Guardsmen, and
the Senator's son and daughter,
1t. Col Theo G. Bilbo, jr., and Miss
Jessie Bilbo. The Senator's sole
surviving brother, John Bilbo, ar
rived shortly afterward.
Congress Delegation Named.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
of Michigan, presiding officer Of the
Senate, authorized appointment Of
funeral delegation in a cable mes
sage from Rio de Janeiro where he
is attending the Inter American
Conference.
The Senators appointed are East
land, Democrat, of Mississippi; Nc
Kellar, Democrat, of Tennessee;
Hill, Democrat, of Alabama; Over
ton, Democrat, Of Alabama; Rus
sell, Democrat, Of Georgia, and
Johnston, Democrat, of South Caro-
lima.
The seven Mississippi House
members, headed by the dean OF the
delegation, Representative Rankin,
Democrat, were appointed to repre-
sent that body.
Uncertainty still remained as to
the disposition which will be made
of the Senator's properties-the
dream house" with its unfinished
swimming pool, its broad yards with
their peacocks and guineas, dream
house Junior" and its uncompleted
lake, and his pecan groves and
broad acres.
Truman Sends Telegram.
Those close to him said 1t was not
known whether he had left will.
Senator Bilbo's home was flooded
with kilograms of condolences from
throughout the Nation. One OF the
first to arrive was from President
Truman, addressed to the Senator's
son and daughter.
1t read: 81 have learned with re-
gret of the sorrow that has come
to you in the death of your father,
who was my colleague in the Senate
for 10 years and a faithful friend
always. To you and to all who
mourn with you I offer this assur-
ance of heartfelt sympathy"