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Evening star., 1948-03-29
Augustus P. Commit,
Attorney Formerly
In Coal Council, Dies

Augustus p. Conniff, 50, former
Pennsylvania State Representative
who had practiced law with the
Government and, subsequently, with
a private firm here since 194l, died
Saturday in Providence Hospital
after an illness of two weeks,
Mr.. Commit, popularly known as
Gus" was an attorney with the
Bituminous Coal Consumers Coun-
Gil from 1941 until the Government
agency was inactivated In 1912.
After that he was associated with
Thomas A. Farrell and Leo j.
Michalosky, attorneys with ofiices
in the Southern Building here.
Studied in New England.
He and Mrs. Commit, who sur
wives, made their home at 3677 Ala
bama avenue Sc. Mrs. Commit
is the former Agnes Leonard of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Although native OF Wilkes
Barre. Mr.. Commit was educated in
New England schools and was grad
uated with a doctor of laws degree
from Holy Cross College, Worcester,
Mass. In 1902. He practiced law
with his father in the Pennsylvania
mining town before he was elected
to the State Legislature for one
term, 1913-14.
Mr. Commits New England back
Orol,nd xoruad bipn ,x,alI ,,,A~r -
1943, he set Columnist Elsa Max
well right about the authorship of
the famous lines, Where the Cabots
speak only to Lowells, and the Low
ellis speak only to God" Miss Max
we'll had attributed the quotation
enormously to the Rev. Samuel
Bushnell, as had many other writ
ers and speakers of the period.
Gave Credit to Schoolmate.
Mr.. Commit wrote Miss Maxwell of
her error, advising her that his fell
low alumnus, DIR. John c. Bossidy
had written:
Here's to good old Boston,
The home of the bean and the
cod,
Where the Cabots speak only to
Lowells,
"And the Lowells speak only to
God"
While at Holy Cross Mr.. Commit
won a prize in competition for the
Alma Mater Song" still sung by
alumni. He was director of Holy
Cross for Northeastern Pennsylvania.
In addition to Mrs. Commit, three
sisters and number of nieces and
nephews, all of Wilkes Barre, sur
vive. Funeral and burial will take
place in Wilkes-Barre tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-03-29

diamond ring valued at 5000 and
a woman's lapel watch worth $50.
Corp. Lee Humphrey of the Hyatts-
vile sub-station, later said Mr.. Cen
tile told him that $4,000 in cash
besides the bowling money" was
taken. The policeman said he asked
Mr. Gentle if it would be safe"
to list the total amount as $40, 900 in
the lookout and that Mr.. Gentle
told him it would be.
The policeman added that he was
told the money represented Mr..
Gentile's "life savings"
Mr.. Gentle could not be reached
for comment on Mr.. Humphreys
statements.
Entrance to the Gentle home was
gained by breaking a glass in the
rear door, police said
Evening star., 1948-03-29
Jurisdiction
Continued From First Page. }

was a Washington corporation. This
decision, as we'll as a simultaneous
ruling that the 1910 act was UNI
constitutional, was upheld by the
Court of Appeals at Richmond.
The Justice Department last week
asked the Supreme Court to review
that decision and also urged that
the judgment of the lower courts
be reversed.
The 1910 law, designed to per-
init District citizens and corpora
tions to sue and be sued in Federal
courts throughout the Nation as
well as in the District, was enacted
to overcome situation which had
existed since 1905 when the Supreme
Court held that the District was
not State and therefore its res
idents had no recourse to Federal
courts outside the District.
The 1910 act also was designed
to open all Federal courts to resi-
dents Of Alaska and Hawaii in adj
dition to those of the District:
Evening star., 1948-03-29
Dispute Over Armory
Reopened byP Proposal
I0f Cox 10 Amend Bill
By Harold B. Rogers

The long controversy betweel
the District Commissioners an,
the National Guard over contro
of the Armory broke out agaii
today in a hearing by a Senat,
District Subcommittee.
A compromise bill already passe,
by the House to set up a three
man board for control of the Armor,
was strongly objected to by Col. Pey
ton G. Nevitt, adjutant general o
the National Guard. He propose.
several amendments, suggested b.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, the Guar.
commanding general.
On the other hand, the Hous,
bill was Endorsed by District Com
missioner Guy Mason and William
H. Press, executive secretary of tn,
Board of Trade.
Bill Being Studied.
The subcommittee took the bill
under advisement with no indica.
ton of when action would be taken
Another complication in tn,
Armory dispute came up when let.
ter was received and read into the
record from David Lynn, Architect
OF the Capitol, asking that he be re.
lieved of the responsibility as thirc
member of the proposed Armory
board.
The other two board members
named in the bill, are the president
of the Board of District Commits.
sioners and the Commanding Gen.
eral of the National Guard.
In his letter, asking to be relieved o1
membership on the proposed Armory
Board, Mr.. Lynn said that he coulo
not see how it would be possible fol
the architect of the Capitol to serve
as the third member of such a board
lin such highly disputed matters.
He said such responsibility could
not be discharged by the architect
of the Capitol without neglectine
my present duties to Congress.
Suggestion Offered.
II Congress should decide to in
clude the architect of the Capitol
on the board, the board should be
increased from three to five, he
wrote.
The position of Gen. Cox was
officially laid before the committee
in a letter read into the record
by James r. Kirkland, Senate COM
mittee counsel. Gen. Cox proposed
IL separate amendments to the bill
Speaking of the proposed amend
ments, Col. hewitt contended that
only with these amendments would
Gen. Cox be satisfied with the
measure.
Commissioner Mason, on the
other hand. strongly protested that
some of the amendments went to
the very heart of the controversy
and would deprive the District
government of the possibility of
collecting revenues from concessions
to meet the necessary expenses of
maintining the building.
House Bill Supported.
For the Board of Trade, Mr.. Press
expressed approval of the House bill.
He said the Armory was a COM
munity asset and had cost the tax
payers $2,70O,000.
The subcommittee, headed by
Senator Buck, Republican, of Dela-
ware approved and reported favor
Evening star., 1948-03-29
Man Faces Driving Charge
After Two Arrests in Day

Alvin c. Thomas, 40, a produce
truck driver, of 910 Ninth street
NE, arrested twice yesterday on
charges of intoxication, was to ap-
pear today in Municipal Court to
face charges of driving while drunk
Thomas was arrested by Motor
cycle Policeman w. A. Hensley as
his car. according to Pvt. Hensley
careened, out of control, down New
York avenue near Fenwick street
NE.
A few hours before his arrest
in Washington, Thomas was taken
In by Prince Georges County police
and charged with being drunk and
disorderly conduct. In Brentwood,
Md, he was released on $25 bond
and ordered to appear for trial on
Thursday.
Evening star., 1948-03-29

Commissioners also approved the
following new assignments In the
Police Department:
Five precinct detectives were as
signed tos duty in the Detective
Bureau. They were Precinct Dete.
tives Charles /. Smith. William W.
Friel, James Roche, Herbert q
Young. and William L. Sparshott.
Five probational detectives were as.
signed to prevention and the de-
lection OF crime in the precincts.
These were Walter N. Cook, Vernon
H. Culpeper, James K. Hunter. Eu-
gene H. Sisson and Lloyd B. Fur.
Assigned to duty as probational
detectives were Pvts. William C..
Rasmussen. Lionel Coture, Ivy L.
Murphy. William ]. McGrath, Miller
A. Dixon and Caroline w. Alexander.
Evening star., 1948-03-29
Thomas {. Basin Dies;
Retired District Grocer

Thomas E. Bastain, "a, Southeast
Washington grocer for more than 40
years prior to his retirement about
five years ago, died yesterday at
Providence Hospital after a week s
illness. He lived at TOO Thirteenth
street Sc
7 Mr.. Bastin owned and operated a
grocery at Fourteenth and K streets
Sc. for more than 80 years. He
retired for the first time in 1927.
About 1887 he went into partnership
and formed the Carver & Bastin
Evening star., 1948-03-29

ably to the full committee three
other House passed bills.
They were bills to permit the Dis
trict Commission on Licensure to
license without examination physi-
clans who have passed examinations
Of the National Examining Board; !;
place salaries Of the ABC Board
under the Classification Act of 1928
and permit any pupil Is years of
age, enrolled in a high school or
junior high school driver training
course to operate without a license
dual-control automobile if &C
companied by licensed instructor.
Evening star., 1948-03-29

ical examiner
for Montgomery
County. said he
h a d returned
t he. accidental
verdict in the
death of Will
liz m Ler oy
j O n e S, ~ q
plumber.
County police
said Mr.. Jones
was shot through
the heart Sat-
urday night with
a .38 ca1iber re-
volver his wife
Evening star., 1948-03-29
Boys Club Reunion Set

Former members of the Washing
ton Boys Club will hold reunion
at 1880 pm. Wednesday at the East
ern Branch Club, Seventeenth street
and Massachusetts, avenue Sc.
Highlight of the evening will be a
race of model automobiles.
Evening star., 1948-03-29
Columbia Pike Meeting Set

The Columbia Pike Citizens Asso-
citation will meet at pm. tomorrow
In the Patrick Henry School, Airing
ton. A film on Arlington Hospital
will be shown,
Evening star., 1948-03-29
Fatal Shooting Of Man
By Wife Accidental,
Examiner Rules

A certificate of accidental death
was issued today In the shooting OF
q Colesville man by his wife.
DR.. F. J. Broschart. deputy med
Evening star., 1948-12-20
Forty Tar Heels Open
New Orleans Drills
For Bowl Contest
BY the Associated Press

HAMMOND, La, Dec 20-North
Carolinas Tar Heels opened a dou-
ble-strength training grind here to-
day for their Sugar Bowl football
game against Oklahoma in New
Orleans Jan. /.
Forty players arrived yesterday
in chartered airplane, to meet
a rousing welcome from more than
1000 persons gathered at the air.
port.
Ten others players, including
most of the squads married men,
followed by train.
Coach Carl Snavely set a sched-
ule of two workouts daily for the
Tar Heels. The team took a week
of rest after ending its regular sea-
son November 27, practiced for the
next week, and then laid of again
during examinations.
When the airborne party arrived
yesterday, Mayor James Stire pre-
sented key to the city to Coach
Snavely, and comely girls pinned
ribbons reading IN c. Tar Heels"
on the players coats. Songs Of the
University OF North Carolina were
played over a public address sys-
tenn.
Evening star., 1948-12-20
Northwestern Gridders
Due Today at Pasadena

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 20 R.-
The Wildcats come to town today,
bent on claWing the Bears in the
Rose Bowl New Years Day.
Today the Northwestern squad.
men will have their entire day oc-
cupied by the welcoming shindig,
but tomorrow they'll get right back
to two-a-day secret workouts in
preparation for their clash with
California
The welcoming program included
a parade through downtown Pasa-
dena to the Huntington Hotel, usual
headquarters for visiting Rose Bowl
contenders; Los Angeles Press
Club luncheon for Coach Bob Voigts
and Northwestern University ON.
cials, and a session with photog.
raphers.
Evening star., 1948-12-20
SchooIboy Quints
Facing Busy Day

Scholastic basket ball teams in
the Washington area will not get
started into full swing until after
the holidays. Tomorrow - the
last busy day before Christmas
finds several games on tap. In
night games Falls Church plays
at Fairfax and Hyattsville goes
to Mount Rainier. Daylight af-
fairs find Blair at Washington
Lee, Anacostia at Baltimore City
College, Eastern at George Wash
ington, st. Johns at Woodward
and Chamberlain at Coolidge.
Priory, which boasts the heav-
lest schedule of all the local
schools, has one more sAme be-
fore the holidays-against st.
Paul Wednesday night at Priory.
Priory now has a record of six
wins against five losses following
yesterdays 1920 setback by Con-
ZaQa
Evening star., 1948-12-20

ran up their biggest count of the
season, while holding Buffalo to its
lowest total
Brown, elated over his first clean
season since 1910 when he dropped
the Teins at Massilon High School
and went on to Ohio State, Great
Lakes and then here, termed his
champions the greatest team I've
ever coached"
He also said he was willing to
meet the Philadelphia Eagles ANY
time and any place." but suggested
the best time for a match with the
newly crowned National League
kings would be in an exhibition just
before the 1949 season opens.
Asked If that suggestion contained
a hint he would be boss of the
Browns next year, instead of taking
a collegiate job as has been ru-
mored, he answered:
Il don't know. Next season il
pretty far off and right now
I'm thinking about a vacation ir
Florida"
OF big Marion Motley, his 240.
pound fullback who scored three
Jouchdowns against the Bills, piline
UP 1873 yards in IA tries, Brown said
That Motley, he really was 6
Evening star., 1948-12-20
BY the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Dec. 20.-While the
dove of peace lowered hopefully
today over meeting of the National
Football League and the All-America
Conference in Philadelphia, this
Lakeside metropolis celebrated its
fourth pro grid title in as many
years.
The 3-year-old conference sent a
group of its club owners, each with
an olive branch in his hand, to the
City Of Brotherly Love for the con-
fab with its older rival which up
to now has refused to recognize the
All-America's existence.
With practically all clubs losing
money, the two big leagues were ex-
pected to come up with an armistice
ending the 3-year war for playing
talent and attendant high salaries
Each loop postponed its draft day
because of the peace conference.
The Cleveland fans, however
weren't too interested in the financia
woes of the warning circuits. The.
were too busy singing the praises O.
CQe nome GUWIl pIOWlIo VIII 1OAilpcS
over the Buffalo Bills, champions O
the Eastern sector of the All-Amer
lea, by 40 to in yesterdays it'll
game.
That verdict rounded out an I'm
beaten united season for the Browns
who handed double defeats to tn
other seven clubs and topped it of
with workmanlike job on the Buf
falo team in the payoff struggle.
Just to make certain there was n,
question about who was boss, tn
proteges of Coach Paul E. Brow
Evening star., 1948-12-20
Hawaii and US. Reach
Amateur Grid Final
BY the Assoeioied Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2O.-It will
be Hawaii against the United States
in next Sundays final Of the inter-
national amateur football tourna-
ment.
Hawaii beat Mexico, 37-0, yester-
day. The American team walloped
Canada, 43-0, Saturday.
Fewer than 5000 fans saw the two
games, player under sponsorship Of
the West Hollywood Kiwanis Club
for the Crippled Children's Fund.
The Hawaii-Mexco clash wound
up in furry of fist fights half
minute before it ended. But after
ward everybody shook hands to re-
store international good will.
Wally Du Pont packed dynamite
for Hawaii, scoring three touch
downs himself Fumbles hurt Mex
leo, two of them being recovered by
the islanders and leading to scores
Hawaii tailed l9 points in the Sec
ond quarter, 18 in the third.
Canada didn't have an offense to
cope with the American attack,
sparked by Hugh McElhenny of
Compton, Calf; Terry Bell of Pep
perdine. Los Angeles, and Hank
Witt of Newberry IS. c. College
Evening star., 1948-12-20
By Lewis F. Atehison
Stor Stoff Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20-Rap-
idly-breaking developments in over
lures Of several All-America Con-
ference club owners to the National
Football League showed the latters
draft meeting into the background
today.
A committee of five All-America
owners were to meet today with
National League owners and Com
missioner Bert Bell at the Racquet
Club. The group includes Arthur
Uucky) Mcbride, owner of the
champion Cleveland Browns; Ar
thur Morabito Of the San Francisco
Dons, Dan Topping of the New
York Yankees, Jim Breul of the
Buffalo Bills and Ben Lindheimer
Of the Los Angeles Dons.
Reports persisted that the quintet
would try to negotiate a plan
whereby Cleveland and San Fran
cisco would be taken into the Ma
tional League. Topping is said to
be ready to disband his team and
lease Yankee Stadium to Ted Col
Inns, who already has made ar
rangements to share the Polo
Grounds with the Giants next
autumn If he doesn't get Topping's
ball park.
Mum Pending Farley.
All National Leaguers refuse tx
discuss the situation until after to.
days session. But generally it j!
believed that if Lindheimer car
buy into the Los Angeles Rams o.
the National League, in which Dar
Reeves holds controlling interest
and Breuil can purchase stock il
Collins club, the matter will b.
settled today.
Bell late last night handed tn.
press four-line announcement tina
a committee from the conferenc,
was en- route to Philadelphia Il
meet with National League owners
He refused to identify members O
the committee or to elaborate OF
the statement. That, of course, gave
rumors free reign.
Evening star., 1948-12-20

snoot> full, wasn't he? He's the
greatest fullback in history and
that includes Bronko Nagurski."
Adverse weather cut the crowd
to 22,981, smallest of the season
here, and cut the winning players
individual share to S59418. but
Brown said his team was fired to
the limit"
"They were as anxious as a kid
about TO drive his dads car for
the first time," he said.
The Browns rushed off to a $50
edge, scoring once in each of the
first two periods and twice in the
third, before the Eastern champs
registered on a 10-yard pass from
Jim Still to End Alton Baldwin.
For the Browns, Edgar Especial
Delivery Jones came up with the
first touchdown on 4-yard plunge,
and End George Young scored the
second as he raced 18 yards with
a recovered tumble. Quarterback
Otto Graham passed 8 yards to
Jones for the third, and then Mot
Evening star., 1948-12-20
|Marchons II in Field
OF "a for Miami Test
BY the Assoeioted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 20.-Fourteen
horses were listed tentatively today
for Saturdays / 1/16-mile $7,50O-
added Christmas Handicap at
Tropical Park for 3-year-olds and
upward.
P. L. Grissom's Sun Herod, win
ner of II of % seasonal starts, and
Marchons I'd, an Argentine import
unbeaten in four starts in this
country, were leading contenders
among the hopefuls.
Others looked upon with favor
were Mrs. Helen Haggerty's Ram
part and G. r. Watkins Cat Bridge,
both good stayers.
Bug Juice was expected to be in
improved condition following his
efforts in the E. R. Bradley Memo
rial and Gov. Caldwell Stakes.
Cherry Oca Stables First Nighter
Glen Riddles PARKWAY and Bobanet
Stables King Midas were among
others listed as possible starters.
The full list of hopefuls includes
Approval. Atom Buster, Bright
Sword, Bug Juice, Cat Bridge
Column, Faraway, First Nighter
King Midas, Marchons I'd. Mayram
Rampant. Rinalto and Sun Herod
Evening star., 1948-12-20
Indefinite Eagle Reign Hinted
By the Way They Licked Cards

Wake Forest ace, cut off two Eagle
scoring threats by intercepting
Thompson passes.
Tommy's first play out of the hat
was a 65-yard touchdown toss to
End Jack Ferrante, which was
nullif1ed because Ferrante jumped
the gun. The Eagle signal-caller
completed only two of his IL passes
for a mere 7 yards, but his
judicious use of aerials, plus the
Cards memories Of the first, kept
Chicago's defense loose enough for
the Eagles to go 225 yards on the
ground.
But with all their power and
Thompson's skill it was a Cardinal
tumble that set up the Eagles win
ming touchdown late in the third
period Joe Muha, whose punting
kept the Cards holed up on their
side of the field most Of the after
noon, booted one out on Chicago's
19-yard line. On the first play
Mallouf fumbled the handoff to q
teammate, buried in a snowdrift,
and Frank Kilroy recovered for
Philadelphia on the 17-yard line.
Pritchard split the line for
yards as the third period ended
and Muha added two as the last
opened. Thompson then plowed
through center to the 5 and Van
Buren went the rest of the way,
with Kilroy and Al Wistert opening
the hole for him.
Near Goal as Game Ends.
The Eagles were knocking on the
door for second touchdown as the
game ended on the two-yard line,
with Thompson personally carrying
the ball on the last three plays to
guard against any costly miscue
Ernie Steele started the advance by
lntercepting Pat Harder's forward
pass on Chichago's 42-yard line.
Each team tried field goals. Harder
of the Cards, missed a shot from the
37-yard line in the first period and
Patton booted wide from the II In
the second, missed from the 80 in
the third, and from the 80 in the
final quarter.
Angsman spanked the Cards only
serious advance of the day, taking
the ball % yards to Philadelphia's 81
on two plays. Trippi failed to gair
and after Harder picked up sly
through the line Angsman wa:
spilled for yard loss. Harder trieo
his futile field goal kick.
-ATCHISON.
Evening star., 1948-12-20
A-AC Figures
On PIuyoH
BY the Associoted Press

CLEVELAND, Dec. 20.-The ALL
American Football Conference an
nounced this financial summary for
yesterdays championship playofl
game here:
Paid attendance, 22,9S1.
Gross receipts, 12,269.3s.
Taxes and other expenses, $43,-
302.06.
Net receipts, $68,s67.32.
Players pool Go per cent of nett
$48,2 8,27712.
Play-off finalists' share go pei
cent Of pooh, s3S,621.70.
Winners share $50 per cent Of
finanists' share), $23,17302.
Losers share 40 per cent of final.
lists share), s15,44868.
Winners individual player share
$59418.
Losers individual player share
s3S622.
San Francisco's second place
share. S4,827.71.
Baltimore's second place share
s4,827.71.
Conference Office, $3,448.37.
Cleveland Buffalo club shares
S8,620.92.
Evening star., 1948-12-20
EbenQ & Sports Pro Grid Mogu Hudde Today in Peace Parey
|A-AC Committee of Five
|Sent to Confer With NIL

One report Is that the All-Amer.
lea owners coming here asked other
clubs in the conference to put up at
least 100000 to guarantee opera
tions for the 1949 season and that
certain clubs were unable to do so.
Informed sources say the financial
bond Is part of the conferences
constitution and that clubs unable
to meet it automatically are subject
to loss Of their franchises.
Draft Meeting Seen Fruitless.
Legally, this would break up the
conference and give teams men,
toned above grounds for withdraw.
ing and coming into the National
League.
The National League draft meet
ing will be held late today or to.
night, according to Bell, but it Is
doubtful if club owners get around
to it before tomorrow. There is a
distinct possibility it may go over
until the January meeting at Chi
cago. Most coaches believe it Is q
waste of time as all teams picked
their first three choices at a meet
ing ins Pittsburgh last month and
there aren't enough good players
left to waste time haggling over.
Ted Collins plan to transfer his
Boston franchise to New York may
be approved today, He already has
permission of OWrier Tim Mara of
the Giants to move into territory
controlled by the Giants, out TECH
nically must obtain the unanimous
consent of the league.
Washington Redskin Coach Turk
Edwards has had Bo McMillin of
Detroit backed into a corner since
Saturday night, trying to make q
deal for a lineman Edwards is
willing to give back in exchange
for a Detroit lineman, but the two
haven't been able to agree on any,
thing.
Redskin Owner George Marshall
also has been whispering into Mara's
ear and after the way Charley Con-
erly came through for the Giants,
Mara may be willing to listen to an
other Redskin trade proposal.
Evening star., 1948-12-20

ley registered three in a row on
rambles of %, 81 and S yards.
Defensive Center and Capt. Lou
Saban got the last one, jogging 80
yards with an intercepted pass for
his first counter in three years.
In three seasons of championship
play the Browns have won Al
games, lost three and tied one.
The Cleveland Rams won the Ma
tional League title here in 1945,
then moved to Los Angeles.