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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
IsbeN Asking Change in 7-RuIe
To Allow Direct Center Pass

line or not. His other ideas include
the right to substitute two men in
stead of one during a timeout; al
lowing. the defensive team to rur
with a punt or field goal attempt
going over the goal, and provision
for immediate settlement If the
conference championship game is a
tie.
Beside Isbell, the Rules Committee
includes Buck Shaw of San Fran
cisco, Lowell Dawson of Buffalo
Paul Brown of Cleveland and Ray
Flaherty OF New York.
Coach Tom Hamilton of Navy
declared that the winning touch
down pass scored by Georgia
Tech last season was illegal be-
cause the quarterback receiver
was not one yard behind the
center when the play started.
The Navy coach declined. how
ever, to make an official protest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
Caps After Sixth Win
lin Row 10 Slave Off
St. Louis Advance

Coach Red Auerbacn's Caps
leading the Western Division, today
were driving earnestly for their
sixth straight Basket Ball Associa-
ton of America victory as they
awaited Saturday nights game with
their nemesis, the Boston Celtics, at
Uline Arena, 8:45 o'clock.
The st. Louis Bombers forged
within a game of the pace-setting
Caps last night as they edged the
sagging Chicago Stays at Chicago,
80-78, and can move within half
game of the local pros in the
event they duplicate that triumph
over the Stays in st. Louis tonight.
Bud O'Grady, released by the Caps
earlier in the season, dropped In
the winning bucket for the Bomb
ers with % seconds remaining.
Meanwhile, the ar-dwelling
Baltimore Bullets, who recently
traded the 22-year-old Connie Sim
mons to the Boston Celtics for the
veteran Mike Bloom, return to &C
ton after rest of several days to
entertain the red-hot Eastern Divi-
sion leading New York Knicker-
bockers, 1858 conquerors of the
Providence Steamrollers last night.
The Celtics hold a 81 margin
over the Caps in games played to
date and are the only outfit to lead
them in season series. The Capt.
tolls routed the Bostonians in their
last visit to Uline's on January 3,
$3.50, but the Celtics came back to
hand Washington the worst beat
ing in its history in Boston on jan
uary II, 8456.
big Ed" Sadowski, 6-foot finch
center who is runnerup to Phila-
delphia's Joe Fulks in association
scoring with 500 points, will head
Boston's last regularly scheduled in
vasion of Uline's this season, and
will be ably supported by such tai
ent as Bloom, Kelvin, Connors, Ed
die Ehlers, Dutch Garf1nkel, Stan
Moszka, Saul Mariaschin, George
Munroe, Mel Riebe, Art Spector and
Gene Stump
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
BY the Associafed Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 12-Quarter-
backs will have more offensive lee
way in T-formation plays, if recon-
mendations to be made by Coach
Cecil Isbell of the Baltimore Colts
are carried at the annual meeting OF
the All-America Football Conference
in Chicago this week end.
Isbell, one of five mentors named
by Commissioner Jonas H. Ingram
to consider possible rule changes
said he favored legalizing a direct
pass from center to any of the backs,
even though the T-formation quar-
terback ''has his hands under the
center" Under present regulations,
he explained, the T signal caller
must be a yard behind the ball,
or if he is up close, he must come
out"
Isbell also wants to make the quar-
terback eligible to receive passes,
whether he is a yard behind the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
MouIton's THpIe-Heoder Strike
In RoIIoff Is Ice Palace Edge

Standings: Greenway, 1924; Pet
worth, 1925; Colonial Village, 1921;
Lucky Strike, 1890; Clarendon, 80
81; Temple, 1921; Petworth No. 2
1898; Queen Pin, 1898; Ice Palace
1894; Spillway, 1884; Alexandria
26-37, and Arcadia, 24-39.
King Pin, by a 80 victory over
H-Skor, held tight to its six-game
lead in Ladies Major District
League as second-place Rosslyn
routed Lafayette. Stimmy Harris
354 and Evelyn Nickel's 348 helped
put the bee on Hi-Skor. Jessie
Keith's 1873 and Lucy Roses 1854
were high for Rosslyn. Betty Balm
bridge fired 370 for Lafayette.
College Park was a 81 winner
over Mount Rainier as Caroline
Hiser bowled 357. Boots Petit OF
Mount Rainier featured the match
with 1853 and 4O8. However, College
Park won the game, 578 to ST., in
which Mrs. Petit inserted her big
game.
Lii Carleton and Lois Gladding
Wed with $40 sets as Brookland
Recreation meteo out 80 win
from Chevy Chase Ice Palace.
Standings: King Pin, 43-17; Ross
Ign, 1923; College Park, 1928;
Mount Rainier, $780, Ice Palace,
1884; Brookland, 2535; Lafayette,
24-36, and Hi-Skor, 24-36.
Bowling a 351 set to pace North
east Temples 81 win from Green
way, Toni Rowe boosted her top
average in Ladies' Minor District
League to 1923. Emma Kings
341 and Agnes Collins 1913 led King
Pins sweep over Spillway. Sophia
Dampier fired 1875 and 1875 as Fort
Davis beat Lucky Strike, 81,
despite Hazel Jarrett's 1874 and 345.
Standings: Temple, 46-14; King
Pin, 1881; Soillway, 27-33; Green
way, 27-33; Lucky Strike, 27-33, and
Fort Davis, 1886.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
Rosequist Named Coach
At Brooklyn College
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Theodore
Rosequist has been named head
football coach at Brooklyn College,
replacing Lou Oshins. Oshins will
return to fulltime teaching
schedule.
Rosequist, native of Emlenton,
Pa, was appointed an assistant pro-
lessor at Brooklyn IN September,
1916. He also acted as an assistant
football coach.
The new coach played college
football at Ohio State and later
played with the Chicago Bears and
Cleveland Rams. From 1888 to 1s45
with a break for war service as a
captain in the Army Air Corps, he
was a teacher-coach at Cleveland
High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
Swiss Skater Defeats
Button in Title Event
BY the Associated Press

DAVOS PLATZ, Switzerland, Feb
12-Harls Gershwiller of Switzer-
land, defending champion, defeated
Dick Button of Englewood, N. j.
today in the compulsory figures di-
vision of the world figure skating
championship.
Button, the Olympic winner, is
favored in the free skating that will
conclude the competition tomorrow
Unofficial results gave -Gershwil-
Ter a total of 1893 points for the
six school figures and button 1,1454
EIDE Kiraly of Hungary was third
with 1907 points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
Meoqher Quits at lowe

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Feb. IL R.-
Jack Meagher has resigned as Uni
versity of Iowa football line coach
effective April l. Iowa Athletic Di-
rector Paul Brechler said Meagher
who came here a year ago to sue
coed Joe Sheeketski, had "other
degnite plans which are not yet
ready for announcement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
|TripIe-Heoder Scheduled
In Guard Cuqe League

Three games on two courts will
mark Sundays schedule at the
Armory in the National Guard Bias.
ket Ball League.
AT $50 pm, Cavalier will play
Mitchell and Perruso will meet Ma
ttional Guard. At 7:45 CYO and
Riverside meet. Dancing will fol-
| low the last game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
Western Is Swim Victor;
B. &. G.. Beats St. Johns

Western Highs swimming team
scored 1925 triumph over Central
in the latter's pool yesterday as
Davies won two events for the
Raiders.
In Baltimore. st. Johns was a
1924 victim of Baltimore City Col
lege.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
Brecheen Rejects Offer

ADA, Okla, Feb. IL (P).-Harry
(the CaD Brecheen has returned
unsigned his contract for the 194e
season with the st. Louis Cardinals
Brecheen, who spends his winters
here, told friends he wanted more
money"
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Shame, Repentance Succeed
Anger in Bogoto's PopuIoce

intermittent gunf1re and high ten
sion--but most of all, it was a
Sunday Of popular repentance for a
crime against civilization.
Carrera Septima, Bogota's Fifth
Avenue, was ghost street OF
burned-out buildings, Not even the
churches were spared. AS shawied
women and ponchoed men passed
the latter, their hands high in the
air before menacing army guns,
more than one weather-beaten
cheek trickled with tears of re-
pentance.
The mufiled, mute attitude was
a direct contrast to the angry, shout
ing and flst-shaking people who on
Friday swept through the city un-
der what the government charges
was Communist direction.
1t is obvious that the people are
generally ashamed and Mortified at
the destruction of this capital, which
had spent more than million pc
SOS preparing for the conference.
And what is more, they are hun
cry. Every grocery was looted-as
was commerce generally-and even
the normally well-stocked hotels are
serving only the meagerest meals.
You have to see this ruined, rain
soaked metropolis to believe that
such wanton destruction is possible
in the civilized Americas.
Evening star., 1948-04-12

member of the United States dele
CATION to the revolt disrupted In
American Conference there.
At United Nations headquarters
Mr.. johnson has worked as a chief
assistant to former Senator Warren
r. Austin, the American representa-
tive to the Security Council, and
has acted for Mr.. Austin when the
latter was absent from the Council
sessions.
A native of Atlanta, Mr.. johnson
is SO, and is a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina and the
Harvard Law School.
He entered the diplomatic service
in 1920 after teaching in the Cham
berlayne School for Boys at Rich
mond, Va, and serving overseas as
an Army captain in World War I.
He was named deputy United
States representative with the rank
of Minister to the u. N. Security
Council after having served as Min
lister to Sweden during World War
II. Earlier he was counselor of the
Embassy at London. His career
also has included service in Latin
America.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
.Gromyko Ends Boycott
.0f Palestine Talks
By the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, April 12.-Russia' S
Andrei A. Gromyko ended his boy
colt of informal Palestine talks by
Security Council delegates today.
The sessions are concerned with
United Nations truce in the Holy
Land and the American proposal
for interim u N. trusteeship. They
have been held in the offices of the
American delegation, and Mr.. Gro
myko has spurned all previous in
vitations.
Today's meeting was to attempt
to lay down terms of cease-fire
order to the Jews and Arabs.
Delegates said afterward no de-
cision was reached on a truce.
Another session was planned.
Mr.. Gromyko told newsmen he at
tended because the meeting con-
cerned a truce. He said he would
continue to boycott sessions having
to do with the American trustee
ship proposal.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Maurice Tobin Mentioned
For Ton ERP Position
By the Associated Press

BOSTON, April l2.-Former Gov.
Maurice j. Tobin has been sounded
out on whether he would take a top
administrative job in the European
Relief Program, it was reliably re-
ported today.
Friends said Mr.. Tobin was con-
sidering two offers-one as an ex-
ecutive assistant under Paul G.
Hoffman at $l7,500 year. the other
a seat on the 15-man civilian board
to help direct ERP.
Both appointments would be for
flve-year terms.
The 47-year-old Mr.. Tobin. a
Democrat, is known to be sizing up
the Massachusetts, political situa-
ton on the possibility of running
against Senator Saltonstall, Repub-
lican.
The two ERP jobs repeatedly Of
fered Mr. Tobin would mean he
would go either to Italy or Wash
ington. This may influence his de-
cision.
He was reported in Cleveland on
business today. Friends said he plans
trip to Washington, possibly to
see President Truman, later in the
week,
Evening star., 1948-04-12
GoIdsborough Orders Lewis
TOGO on Trial in Contempt
Miners Return Has Absolutely Nothing
To Do With Proceedings, Judge Says

men to terminate" their "volun-
tary cessation of work"
The UNIV asked for weeks delay
before the trial, but Justice Colds
borough emphatically refused the
request. Shortly afterwards he ad-
jounred court, ending the days pro-
ceedings.
The court hearing began promptly
at 10 o'clock in a let-down atmos-
phere because word of the settle
ment of the strike arrived shortly
before court opened.
Seats open to the public were full
as well as those reserved for the
press. Mr.. Lewis did not appear in
person and was not required tc
be In court, as he will be Wednesday
Mr.. Lewis chief attorney, Willy
Hopkins said he wanted to make a
statement which would completely
(See HEARING, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Committee Prepares
To Act This Week on
Home Rule Measure
Dirksen Seeks Meeting
Wednesday or Thursday
On Auchincloss Revisions
By Don 5. Worren

Arrangements for a special
meeting of the House District
Committee about the middle of
the week to act on the revised
plan for an elected city govern
ment here were being mapped
today by Chairman Dirksen.
The session probably will be held
Wednesday or Thursday.
One question was when the bill
and report would be available in
printed form, as revised by the
House Home Rule Subcommittee,
headed by Representative Auchin-
Gloss, Republican, of New Jersey.
Members of the legislative refer
ence and legislative counsel stats
worked through the week end to
perfect the last language changes
in order to carry out the provisions
of the greatly revamped plan.
Fight Expected.
A determined fight both for and
against the limited home rule plan
is expected to develop in the full
committee. Sponsors of the bill are
predicting that it will be reported
to the House by a majority of the
committee. Opponents will seek to
bottle it up there.
A hundred changes were
written into the bill in recent weeks
by the Auchincloss subcommittee
as result of testimony at the Feb
ruary hearings Many are of major
Importance, although the basic plan
remains the same-calling for an
elected council of IL members,
which would name a city manager
to take charge of all administrative
matters. School controls would be
placed in the hands of an elected
board of eight members.
Two of the most important
changes would provide for an
elected nonvoting District delegate
in the House, and for submission of
the final legislation as 1t may be
passed by Congress to an official
referendum vote by District resi-
dents.
Changes Supported.
These and other changes brought
comments of approval from many
students of the bill
The Washington Home Rule COM
mittee, organized last winter to
make a detailed study of the home
rule proposals, issued call for
general support for the revised bill.
1t said every resident who sub
scribes to the American system
should support passage of the bill.
Some of us may differ as to
what kind of home rule we want"
said Charles c. Glover III, chair
man of the group. But no one can
seriously urge that the people Of
this city should not be allowed to
(see HOME RULE, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1948-04-12
or Fashioned Husking Bee

John L. Lewis must 60 on trial
for contempt of court at 10 am.
Wednesday, despite the end of
the coal strike.
The trial was ordered at 11:25
am. today by Justice T. Alan Colds
borough who held that Mr.. Lewis
had not purged himself of contempt
charges.
He declared the miners expected
return to work has absolutely
nothing" to do with the District
court proceedings.
United Mine Workers attorneys
had suggested that since the walk
out Is over, the Government should
drop it's contempt proceedings. They
read to the court two kilograms
sent by Mr.. Lewis to the miners
today.
One of the telegrams ordered the
Evening star., 1948-04-12
British Train Is Detained
-Four Hours by Russians

VIENNA, April IL UP).-A Brit
ish military train was detained four
hours at Semmering Pass checkpoint
by Russian guards today, British
sources said. The train was en- route
from Vienna to the British zone.
Another military train from the
British zone to Vienna arrived at
the checkpoint, so miles from
Vienna. after the southbound train
had cleared and was held up for
an hour.
The incidents apparently were
part of a new campaign OF Soviet
travel restrictions such as those re-
Gently put into effect in and around
Berlin.
British sources said last night
that Soviet troops at Semmering
Pass were demanding that auto
mobile travellers produce passports
or identity cards with photographs.
The informants said Maj. Gen.
T. j. Winterton, deputy British high
commissioner. was delayed more
than an hour at the checkpoint yes
terday. He was said to be making a
personal protest to the Russians.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
D. 6. Rent Control Vote
Deluyed by Morse

Senator Morse, Republican, of
Oregon today temporarily blocked
a Senate vote on a bill to extend
with some notifications, the pres
ent District Rent Control Act to
March 81, 1949.
He delayed the vote by declaring
Chat he did not understand the pro-
posed extension as explained by
Chairman Buck Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
ForrestaI Warns
Draft
.|sUkT Alternate
House Hearing Told
MiIitoy.Need Will
Remain for Lifetime
By Robert K. Walsh

In the face of waning con-
gressional sentiment for univer-
sal military training, Secretary
of Defense Forrestal warned the
House Armed Services Commit
tee today that failure to enact
UNIT Immediately would necessi-
tate a draft "for an indefinite
period"
Describing UNIT and temporary
selective service as two segments
of the same picture" Mr.. Forrestal
told the hearing:
mot in our lifetime or in that of
the next generation do I foresee the
time when a strong military po-
tential will not be needed to back
up our diplomacy"
Secretary Forrestal and Acting
Secretary of State Lovett were the
first scheduled witnesses at House
committee hearings on a standby
draft measure drawn by Chairman
Andrews, Republican, of New York
The bill does not apply to UNIT be-
cause the House last July passed
legislation on that subject.
Wadsworth to Testify.
Chairman Andrews announced
that committee witnesses tomorrow
will include Representative Wads-
worth, Republican, of New York,
author OF the World War II Selec-
tive Service Act. Maj. Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey, wartime Selective Serv-
ice director, will testify Wednesday.
Opposition witnesses will be heard
Friday and Saturday.
Noting that the House bill on
UNIT has been in the Rules Com
mittee since last summer, Mr.. For
restal said:
Even though UNIT is not now
before this committee I want to
emphasize that the nonenactment
of UNIT at this time may make it
necessary to maintain our regular
tDrces for an indefinite period at
strength which can be reached
only through selective service.
Turns to World Situation.
THE sooner UNIT is placed in
operation the sooner will come the
time when we may safely reduce
our regular forces to level which
may no longer require selective
service"
Turning to the international sit
uation, Secretary Forrestal asserted
lSee DEFENSE Page A-6O
Evening star., 1948-04-12
By ChorIes Fernandez
Foreign Correspondent Of The stor and
the Chicago Daily News

BOGOTA, Colombia. April 12.-
Proud Bogota has the Mortified look
of bombed-out city today.
Churches. public buildings, schools
hotels, stores and palatial homes
are fire and mob-sWept-charred
monuments to a peoples suicidal
anger.
Heavily armed troops patrol the
streets under martial law, but gaunt-
faced civilians still venture out In
search of food which violence has
devoured.
From my hotel in downtown
Bogota, under virtual siege since
Friday, 'Nazi-helmeted" soldiers
may be observed moving against
snipers with volleys of gunfire that
send all hands scurrying for cover
At night my hotel is blacked out
and one may read and write only
by candlelight.
There is every appearance Of war
as remember it from Okinawa, but
the fight which stirred the people,
mobs to sack and burn whole square
blocks of this capital has gone out
of the vast majority.
Sunday was one OF martial law
Evening star., 1948-04-12

has been subjected either to direc
and severe censorship, or to under
standable restrictions. The censor
free pool established with the CO
operation of high United States au
thorities, though it enabled poo
correspondents to file virtually com
plete factual information, wa
obliged to avoid such comment anc
Interpretation as story OF thi!
nature obviously requires.
Strong Circumstantial Evidence.
The point of view unquestionably
held by a majority of all observers
diplomatic, journalistic and non.
professional-was excellently syn.
thesized by Ricardo Alfaro, mem.
ber of Panama's delegation, whC
was among those evacuated yester.
day.
IF the Communists did not plar
it from the start" he said, they
certainly took advantage of it,"
There is mass, strong circum.
stantial evidence to support this.
The incredible swiftness with
which an assassination by a single
shot spread and the revolutionary
strategy whereby all centers of COM
munication were the first objectives
of the insurgents are primary indi-
Gators.
But there is a gruesome mystery
to be solved resolving the shot
which started the trouble: and unit
it is solved, 1t is the best Judgment
in Bogota that conclusions stronger
than those of DR.. Alfaro ought te
be withheld. .
A Face That Doesn't Exist.
The mystery. concerns a mans
face-and it is 4 face that nc
longer exists.
1t was savagely destroyed by
blows and kicks following the assas-
sination of leftist Liberal Party
leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitan. Pre-
sumably Gaitan was slain by the
man to whom the face belonged.
The nature of the mutilation was
such as to make far from fantastic
the theory that it was calculated
and that the obliteration of the
victims identity was all part of a
master plan.
Herewith are the best available
facts:
On Friday morning Gaitan-s
somewhat small man with a blunt
nose-secured the acquittal in 6
homicide case of a young Army
officer.
Gaitan had a luncheon appoint.
ment with Liberal Party Congress
man.
At l o'clock, or a few minutes after
that, Mrs. Mary c. WEIGH of Raleigh
N. c.. a nurse attached to the
American delegation, was dining
with two other American girls al
the Monte Blanco restaurant neal
Gaitan's Office and across a parl
from the Hotel Granda, Bogota
finest.
Hears Sounds of Scuffle.
Mrs. Welch said she heard sound.
of a scuff1e outside and on looking
down from the second floor said the
first thing she saw was the CLEAN
of pistol in the hands of young
man who, she thinks, wore blue.
Almost at the same moment, she
saw another man fall as If sho,
while two policemen and a crowo
oil in, he
The only other thing Mrs. Welch
saw was the arrival of police cal
and the removal of the assassin's
victim.
The nurse said there was nc
question but that he had beer
shot through the back Of the head
Shift the scene to the restaurant
in the Hotel Astor, directly across
(See BRACKER, Page A-2.)