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Evening star., 1949-04-21
OAR Asks Fuller Data
In Census, Lauds Work
0fHooverC Commission
Fovor Listing Birthplace
OF Porents Of All Persons
In so Population Count

The Daughters OF the American
Revolution want the Census Bu-
reau TO include the birthplace OF
every ones father and mother in
the 1850 population count.
Delegates to the sSth OAR Con.
tinental Congress at Constitution
Hall adopted a resolution to that
effect at this mornings session
They said at present plans call
for the 1850 census to show the
birthplace OF parents for every
2oth person only.
The resolution pointed out tha,
the Federal census OF 1880 and
those at the end Of each subse
quent i0-yesr period until 1885,
showed for each individual tn,
birthplace OF his or her father
and mother.
This information. the resolution
declared. lis important for futur,
reference.
The assembly also commended
the Hoover Commission report or
Government reorganization and
urged support OF It's recommends
tions.
The Daughters included tele-
vision In this years recognition
Of the radio industry. They ex-
pressed appreciation to the in
dustry and recognized its "ex-
emplary public service In both
aurai and visual facilities In the
United States. It's possessions and
territories. and those at It's dis
posal outside the country.
Radio executives and station
personnel have contributed i'm
measurably to the service Of our
national society through their
responsive cooperation" the
Daughters declared.
The daughters today increased
their building fund from s444.63o
to approximately $48i. .2a7. One
gift was a money tree" repre-
sentine a $50 contribution from
the Francis Scott Chapter in the
District.
The tree was fashioned Of pipe
cleaners by Mrs. Virginia Heekert
Lambert. chapter chairman. with
bills attached 10 the limbs. II
was presented to Mrs. v. Eugene
Holcombe. building promotion
chairman.
Cornerstone Ceremony To-day.
The Daughters viii lay the cor
nerstone of their new 5000 900
administration building after the
end OF this afternoons session.
Two OF three moves 10 reoraan-
ize OAR committees failed today
One was to split the Conservation
Committee in two--one for natural
resources and the other for human
conservation.
That move was rejected after
some Of the daughters objected TO
the use OF the word human" and
one remarked that sounded LIKE
the United Nations.
The delegation did approve a
move TO make the American NIL
sic Committee q subcommittee OF
the Program Committee.
Mrs. Julius Y. Talrnaore. hon
orary president general. reported
Evening star., 1949-04-21
British Cruiser Pounds Reds Guns
On Yanqtze as Communists Pour
OverRiver to Reinforce Landinqs
8 Armies Believed
To Have Crossed
At One Point
BY the Asseeio,ed Press

munlSt forces attempted TO-DAY 10
consolidate newly won positions
south of the Yangtze as the river
battle drew two more British
warships into the fight.
Chinese government spokesmen
said successful Communist cross
ings Of the Yangtze. which sepa-
rated Nationalist territory from
Red. had been made at Tikang.
80 miles west Of the capital. and
at Wuhu. so miles inland from
here. All branches Of the gov
lernment remaining in Nanking
prepared to flee.
Government troops were coun-
terattacking. A few planes and
gunboats were pressed into the
battle by the tottering govern
ment.
Three Armies Believed Landed.
Top level Ministry Of National
Defense sources said the Commu-
nists were believed to have landed
three armies ut the Tikang bridge
head. This would be o total of
about $1,000 troops. Communist
reinforcements were said to be
pouring across the river under the
cover Of darkness,
Nanking garrison headquarters
said contact with Kiangpu, 7
miles southwest OF Nanking on the
north bank Of the river. had been
lost. A spokesman said the Reds
hurled attacks against Kiangpu
last night and again this morning.
Nationalist reinforcements were
being rushed toward Kiangpu.
In a joint communique broadr
cast by the Communist radio, Red
leader Mao Tze-tung and Gen.
Chu Teh. Red commander In chief,
ordered their armies to advance
and liberate all Of China" The
order was addressed to both Com
munist regulars and red guerrillas
operating In South China.
No mention Of the attacks on
British ships was made. The
British Ambassador had radioed
the Red capital ut reiping asking
that artillery. units be instructed
to cease firing on the British ships.
Chang Ordered Seized.
The Red order Of the day told
Communists to sweep forward In
an offensive that will protect
China's sovereignty and terri.
torial integrity" It instructed
Red troopers to seize all war
criminals" particularly retired
President Chang Kai-shek.
The announcement by the Com
munist chieftains left some room
for negotiation on sthe basis of
Red surrender terms rejected
yesterday by the government.
Agreement Still Possible.
1t stipulated that If any LEGAL
region is willing to make peace
on Red terms 1t will be accepted.
The broadcast said also that If
the government is still in Nam
king when Red forces surround
the capital Nationalist leaders will
be given another opportunity to
sign a peace agreement with the
Communists. Such an agreement
would amount to outright sur
render.
The Communist communique
said that the order to fire was
issued because the Marking gov
ernment had rejected the peace
proposal formulated in Peiping.
The announcement charged the
Nationalists refused to accept the
peace terms because the Nanking
government still "obeys American
imperialists and Kuomintang
government party chieftain
Chang Kai-shek in their effort
to prevent the liberation Of the
Chinese people and a settlement
of domestic problems by peaceful
means"
Meanwhile the government In
formation Office released the full
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Evening star., 1949-04-21
Greek Newspapermal
Gets Life Sentence
In Staying Of Polk
Mother Of StoktopouIos
Acquitted Of Completely
In Killing Lost Moy
BY shs Associated Press

) SALoNTKA. Greece, April 21.--
Gregory Staktopoulos. a Greek
newspaperman and former Com
rrlunist. was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment today for completely
in the murder last May of George
Polk. American correspondent for
the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn.
Staktopoulos' 68-year-old moth
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er, Anna, was acquitted on the
same charge, as requested by the
prosecution. The prosecution had
asked sentence of only 10 to
20 years for Staktopoulos. who
admitted in court that he was
with MIR. Polk on the night of his
death. He contended he was an
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(See GREECE, Page A-3.o
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Vacation Season

(See YANGTZE, Page A-3)
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See OAR, Page Al
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(See OPERA, Page A-4.)
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(See COAL, Page A-3o
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tSee SLUMS. Page A-4.1
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Evening star., 1949-02-24
as a player
BY the Associated Press

CARNEGIE, Pa, Feb. "a
Bandy-legged, barrel-chested
Honus Wagner today celebrated
rs years of living and said
he'd "stay in baseball as long
as it will have me-"
The Flying Dutchman re-
tired from the playing ranks in
1917 after a 21-year major
league career. He held more
records than a juke box. Most
of the marks still stand-trib-
ute to the hulking shortstop
the late John McGraw called
the greatest player in baseball
history"
Honus went back to baseball
in 1882 as a scout and coach
for his beloved Pittsburgh
Pirates. An attack of flu laid
hom low for a time this win
ter. AS a result. he'll bypass
the Pirates spring training trip
to California. But he expects
to be on the job as usual when
the umpire shouts play ball"
at Forbes Field.
Hundreds of birthday mes
sages and kilograms poured in
to the Wagner home in this
little community, S miles from
Pittsburgh. Honus is getting
used to birthdays.
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Snead Is Last-Minute
Entry in Tournament
Al Har|ingen, Tex.
BY the Associated Press

HARLINGEN, Tex, Feb. "a
The $4,000 Rio Grande Valley
Open started today after adding
three players including Tony Hol-
guin, young Mexican national
champion from Guadalajara, and
Sam Snead of White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va.
Holguin, who yesterday won the
Mexican National Open by six
strokes, was a last-minute entry
as were Snead and Mariette Soils
Mexico City professional.
They were in a group flying
from Mexico City to Brownsville
q miles from here, then coming
to Harlingen by automobile. Jim
my Demaret of Ojai. Calf; Lew
Worsham of Oakmont, Pa; Lloyd
Mangrum of Niles, H., and George
Fazio of Conshohocken, Pa, were
in the party. They already were
In today's pairings.
The field for the Rio Grande
Valley Open was pushed to 1873 as
COLTS winter tourists blisterec
away at par 35-36-71 on the
Harlingen municipal course. The
only major player of the tour
absent was Amateur Frank Stran-
ahan of Toledo, Ohio, who Is
playing in a tournament at Hous-
ton,
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Three D. {. Swimmers
Seek National Titles

Three District swimmers, Bette
Roland and Lew Hedges Of Ia
koma Park pool and Ambassadors
Stan Tinkham, are being depended
upon to bring national Junior tank
honors to Washington tomorrow
night, when the Women's 200-yard
backstreke and the mems 150-
yard individual medley champion
ships will be held in Southeast
Boys Club pool in conjunction
with the District AAU junior
championships.
This trio will have to do a job
of padding, for the national junior
entry list is loaded with natators
from Baltimore, indianapolis,
Richmond, Newark, N. j., and
Lancaster. Pa.
Miss Roland looms as one of
the favorites in the Women's COM
petition. as she has previously held
national junior crowns in the free
style and breast stroke.
A record entry has been received
for the District championships.
with as many as 20 swimmers en-
tered in a single EVENT. assuring
lively competition throughout the
14-race program, which opens
at z pm.
Evening star., 1949-02-24
AH-Tin7e 4-Yeur
Scoring Mark in
Siqht for Lacy
BY the Assoei1ted Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. "a. - jim
Lacy of Loyola College has his &C
curate shooting eye cooked at the
all time collegiate basket ball scor-
ing high today.
But it's going to take a combina-
ton of some mighty fancy personal
shooting and team success in tour
naments for him to make the
grade.
Lacy went into the runner-ur
spot last night with 81 points CIV
ing him a total of 1899 for four
years of basket popping. This left
him 1862 points behind the highest
four-year scorer of 'em all. Brooms
Abramovic when he was at Little
Salem, (W. Va.,) College seven
years ago.
The Baltimore Loyola ace will
have one more regular season
game to add to his total. Their
comes the Mason-Dixon Confer
ence tournament in Washington
next week in which his team is the
defending champ.
Loyola also will play in the
Catholic invitation tournament ir
Denver later this month and if il
wins the Mason Dixon it will quail
! ify for the NAIB tourney in Kansas
City.
The 6-foot, 2-inch southpaw has
376 points in % games. He built
up his overall record with SAB last
season, 667 the previous campaign
and Alb in 1943-44.
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Corusos Gain Lead in Pin Race,
MicdIizziTs 789 Ties Record

! its lead to five in the Capitol
Major Ladies League. Olga Kaz-
emersky led with 149 and 382.
Lorraine GULL posted 389, but Hi
Skor dropped the tilt in which she
raped out 16l.
Second place Rosslyn lost
ground by dropping two games to
Ice Palace. Frances johnson led
with 142 as the Chevy Chase quint
annexed the middle skirmish, 631
to SOB.
Mildred Stadtler's $50 and 395
sparked Takoma's 80 win from
Hyattsville. Julie Rapp's 142 gave
Fort Davis a 81 edge over
] King Pin.
The individual title chase saw
Lillian Carleton of Brooklano
slice her top average to 117-54
with a 313 set. Jessie Sacrey
Brookland captain, although drop.
ping to 1872 with 341, moved
% pins behind her pace-settine
sister. Toni Rowe of Fort Davis
skidded to 117-20 with 342.
Clean sweeps dominated the
Minor District League. Front
running Ice Palace, aided by Mark
Waldron's 158 and 427, swampeo
Price Motors with 651 and 1904
counts.
Ralph Reid, league president
starred with ISL and 427 as Sec
ond-place Petworth beat Green
way with 500 and 1877. Frank
Carter's 1877 and Ali led as Lucky
Strike routed Queen Pin.
Fort Davis blanked Bethesda,
aided by John Mandes' 1893.
George 10th. Bethesda captain,
posted 407. Sellers Plumbers
handed King Pima 80 setback.
Ashley Mitchell of Greenway
maintained his 124-41 top average
for u games with a 372. Pat
Crescent of Ice Palace, the
runner-up. trails by 47 pins with
1886.
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Wagner, IS Today, to Stay On
AS Iona as Gome'N Have Him

"It still is great to be alive"
he declared. II feel the same.
but the years seem to go by
more quickly. 1t seems like I
just had a birthday"
Thirty-two years have passed
since Wagner cavorted on the
diamond. but his autograph is
as eagerly sought by the fans
as those of the current baseball
heroes.
Recently a letter came to the
Wagner home from a desper-
ately i'll youngster. He wanted
Honus' autograph. He said he
knew it would help him get well.
Wagner's No. l fan is his wife,
Bessie, whom he married in
1916.
Hes the greatest shortstop
that ever lived" Bessie will tell
anyone who listens. Il always
thought so and I always will"
"PShaW," says Honus.
He likes baseball of today, in
Guiding the night games If
that's what the fans want
after all, they pay the freight"
1T looks like the game gets
bigger and better every year."
he enthused. More people
watching it and more people
playing it-not only here, but
all over the world"
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Midd|eweight Koba||a
Signed 10 Box Bum
In Turner'S Show

Mike Koballa. middleweight
from Pittsburgh. will be intro
duced to Washington fight fans
on Monday nights boxing show
at Turner's Arena when he
clashes with Sonny Boy Bum Of
Washington in an eight-round
added attraction. The show is
the second to be staged by the
Turner management for the bene-
fit of the Metropolitan Boys Club
drive for $250,000 in member
ships.
Two local middleweights, North
casts Holly Minis and Southeast's
Garland Edwards, will meet in
the shows headliner. This is the
fourth meeting for these battlers
and each has won a bout while
the third ended in a sizzling draw.
They will try the unusual nine
round distance, which was ap-
proved by the District Boxing
Commission as a compromise
when Minis insisted on the 10
round run and Edwards demanded
eight.
Bum, who has beaten boxers
like Walter Rowan and Jessie
Baker, has only lost three matches
in his career, while Koballa's rec
ord shows a 20-bout winning
streak.
Matchmaker Gabe Menendez of
Turner's Arena says he has signed
Johnny Arduini, Washington
bantamweight who recently staged
a terrific show against Art Llanos
and who has dropped only three
scraps out of rs, for another en-
nm 0oroay+
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Unsung Golfer Beats
Pro Stars in Mexico
BY the Associoted Press

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 24.-Pro-
fessional golf sang the praises to-
day of a smooth-swinging, steady
nerved newcomer-22- year old
Tony Holguin of Guadalajara,
Mexico.
The youthful ironmaster, ma
tive of San Antonio, Tex, out
classed a group of the United
States leading professionals in
winning the $4,000 Mexican Open
completed here yesterday.
He did it impressively with sub
par rounds of 66-69-66-201 fol
the par-71 Chapultepec course. Il
was a 54-hole affair.
The closest to him was socker
Sam Snead of White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, with 207. Jimmy
Demaret of Ojai, Calf. was still
another stroke back at 208.
The leaders:
Evening star., 1949-02-24
BY the Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. 24.-Most
of the favorites still are in the
running in the International
mixed two-ball golf tournament.
The medalist pair of Marjorie
Lindsay, Decatur. Ill.,. and Henry
Picard, Cleveland. breezed through
it's first round of match play yes
terday, as did the defending
champions, Peggy Kirk, Findlay,
Ohio, and Carl Damn. jr.. Orlando.
The name" team OF Patty
Berg, Duluth. Mimi, and Johnny
Revolta. Evanston, ILL.,, was an
upset victim, falling before Jean
Hopkins, Cleveland. and Herb
Minert, Gary, Ind.
Herman Worsham of Washing
ton, D. c., and his partner, But
tons Cosgrove of Southern Pines,
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Cough, Not Punch,
Knocks Out Boxer

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-An
example of a knockout" that
was not a knockout is set forth
by Nat Fleischer in his ring
record book for 1949. This one
was scored without the victor
even throwing a punch.
1t seems that when Lee Oma
and Howard Chard came out
for the first round of their
bout at Syracuse last August 26,
Chard was seized with cough
ing spell and sat down on the
canvas to recover. The referee
started a count at once. When
the count reached 10 Chard
still was sitting and still cough
ing. So the referee raised the
right hand of Oma. the winner
by a knockout without even
letting go with a punch.
North American Newspaper AIIianes
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Briggs Sets Pool Marks
las A. U. Outswims G. U.

John Briggs figured In two new
pool records as American Uni
versity swimmers defeated Cath
olic u, 1926. yesterday in the
Cards pool. 1t was the Eagles
fifth swimming victory in six
dual matches and their second
over Catholic U.
Briggs set a new c. U. pool
mark in swimming the 140-yard
backstroke in 1:40.3 and was a
member of the A. U. 400-yard
free-style relay team that marked
I'D a new record of 1884.
Evening star., 1949-02-24
By Ben McAlwee

Caruso Grocery after a season
long uphill battle finally has sup
planted Arcade Pontiac as the
Major District Duckpin League
paceSetter.
A sweep over the auto outfit
which entered the fray at King
Pin last night tied for the lead
gave the grocery Quint a three
game lead. With Bill Buckner'
147-4O8 and Paul Perkins l44-39s
tie heaviest wallops, Caruso wor
668 to GAL, 618 to 613 and 592 te
500. Jack Talbert, Pontiac cap
tain, vainly tried to rescue the
first game with a lusty 100. Each
team has won six of IL games ir
their four matches.
Frank Micalizzi gained the spot
lignt at Hi-Skor with 189 game
which tied the season record helc
by Moe Meade of Toms Auto
Service. His 447 set also helped
Schlitz Beer rout H. B. Leary Bros
with $50 and 1896 counts. Mi.
calizzi's whopper was made with II
straight marks, nine spares and
strike.
Toms Auto in winning the f1nal
tilt by one pin. took two games
from Mann's Decorators. Ray
Watson's ITO in a 424 set won the
middle one for Mann's.
Hutchison's Furniture whipped
Winchester Packard, 81. Julie
Singer, bowling 379 for Winches-
ter, cut his top average to 1856,
but went 4s pins in the lead over
Bub Guethler when the Hutchl-
son ace shrank his mark to 1878
with a 339.
Standings: Caruso Grocery, a.
81; Arcade Pontiac, 4l-34; Hutchl-
sons Furniture, 1896; Schlitz
Beer, 1886; Mann's Decorators,
37-38; H. B. Leary, 36-39; Toms
Auto, 34-41; Winchester Pack
ard, 30-45.
Brookland Recreation, with a
81 win from Hi-Skor, increased
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Pro Basket Ball
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.

Last Nights Results.
Washington, 100: Providence, SO.
Chicago, 1O2; Philadelphia, So.
Boston, 80; st. Louis. II.
Evening star., 1949-02-24
MedaIists Win Easily In International Golf

I N. c.. lost. S and 4. to Betty Minis
White and Denny Champagne.
Baltimore still had representa-
tives in the running in Mrs.
Maurice Click. the Maryland
women's champion, and Walter
Romans. Baltimore c. C. pro. Mrs
Click and Bill Goldbeck of Mount
Cisco, N. Y, defeated Mrs. Eddie
Bush of Hammond. Ino., and Stan
Kosloski of Rumford, R. l..
and !.
Romans and Babe Zaharias
won. 8 and 2. over Mary Sargent
of Pebble Beach and Bernie Pow
erS of Orlando.
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Top D. G. Fives Invited
To County Tourney

The Prince Georges County un-
limited mems invitational basket
ball tournament will run from
March through is at the
Hyattsville Armory. It is spon-
sored by the Prince Georges
County Basket Ball League.
All the top teams in the Wash
ington area are being invited.
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Caps P|ayoff Hopes
Grow as Nichols
Holds Sharp Pace
By Bill Fuchs

Jack NICHOLS, VINO joined the
Washington Caps as a step toward
becoming a surgeon, apparently
is what the doctor ordered" to
make the Caps a big threat in the
postseason playoffs of the Basket
Ball Association of America.
The Caps probably will have
Baltimore to contend with in the
Eastern division and Rochester,
Minneapolis and Chicago in the
Western and all these clubs have
given them trouble. Nichols has
given them strength. The 6-foot
7-inch 225-pounder was all-West
Coast five years in a row and
established an all-time scoring
record at the University of Wash
ington with 507 points last sea-
son. His 80 points against the
University of Idaho last year Is
a record in the Pacific Coast Con-
ference Northern division.
PAGES Caps to Victory.
Nichols scored "a points-all on
field goals-to lead the Caps to
their 100-88 triumph over the
Providence Steamrollers before a
meager gathering of 1925 fans
last night at Uline Arena. The
victory put the Caps within a
game of clinching at least a tie
for first place in the East. Nichols
sank IL out of 81 shots from the
floor. while Bob Feerick sank
Z out of 8. The entire Caps team
put in 43 out of 100 shots.
But Nichols total would be
missing except for his desire to
be doctor.
Ever since was in high school,"
Nichols said, II have wanted to
become doctor. But that takes
money. So I decided to play pro
ball."
Nichols began playing ball in
grade school. On the West Coast
intramural basket ball practically
is a must" subject from the time
a boy reaches the fifth grade.
But I was big and clumsy"
Nichols confessed. "As a matter
Of fact couldn't hit the basket at
all until about three years ago."
There wasn't anything clumsy
about him last night. He was
hitting from every angle with hook
shots, layups and set shots. Sew
eral of his two-pointers were from
far out.
That's what makes him look
good" says Feerick. Hes a big
man who can shoot from outside.
You don't find them very often"
Last nights game, in spite of
the small crowd and seemingly
one sided score. was one of the
best played here this year. 1t was
fast and the shooting was ac-
curate.
Sailors Best for Rollers.
The Rollers featured six men
in the double scoring column
Kenny Sailors with 1924; Chuck
Halbert, 5-4-14; Ernie Calverley,
I6-1-13: Bob Brown, 5-2-12; Brady
Walker, 4-3-11, and Les Pugh,
2-6-10.
Sailors was a standout. The
5-foot 11-inch former Wyoming
University star. is an expert drib-
bier and floor man. Three times
he stole the ball from the Caps,
but no one stole it from him.
Kleggie Hermsen, Freddy SEQ
lari and Nichols put in successive
baskets to give the Caps q 60
lead in the first " minutes. But
the Rollers tied it at the 7-minute
mark, stole the lead FIVE times
in the second period and twice in
the third. before fading. The
Caps held period leads of 1922,
48-47, and 80-71.
The Caps scoring was led by
Nichols, 12-0-24; Ferrick, 7-1-15:
Hermsen, 6-3-15; Leo Katkaveck,
6-0-12: Bones McKinny. 4-1-9:
Scdari, 2-4-8; and Matt Zunic,
2-2-6.
Evening star., 1949-02-24

Brookland Recreation. with a
81 win from Hi-Skor, increased