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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-01

dustry completely, NLRB officials are
convinced, from the legislative history of
the Taft-Hartley law, that Congress
wanted construction covered in thet stat
ute. The board has tried to carry 1t this
intent, but has run into serious obstacles.
Attempts to hold elections in the building
trades in Detroit and Philadelphia, for
example, fizzled and were abandoned The
board found that the building industry
is extremely fluid, with workers moving
from job to job and from city to city in
most confusing way and with workers on
particular job changing almost from day
to day. Elections held under such con-
ditions lose their meaning as rapidly as
the turnover of men. AS result, the board
has about given up the idea of trying to
hold elections among construction workers.
The Joint request for definite exemption
from the election routine therefore Is sure
to receive sympathetic attention at board
headquarters. Since the board itself, in
effect, already has exempted most OF the
industry from election requirements, the
formal petition from contractors organiza-
lions and from AFL unions would, if
granted, effect little change in the situa-
ton 1t would however, formalize loose
arrangement for by-passing the Taft
Hartley law and thereby might bring legal
complications not hitherto raised. The
boards own experiences in trying to apply
the law to the construction industry and
the attitude of the industry itself toward
elections are likely to come up for discus
sion at the next session of Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-01
White-TuiIed Juncos

The little slate-gray juncos
Come focking 7soto for seeds,
Blotoing like leaUes to cover
Nouenaber's naked needs.
The little phite-tGiled juncos
T,Ditter against the quiet
Left By the finch, the blackbird,
The robins cheerful riot.
As one the clannish juncos
Settle-us one take flight,
Their open tails like scissors
With cutting edges aDhite.
ALMA ROBERTS GIORDAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-01
Letters to The Star
Hints That Resistance To Spendin

Hints That Resistance To Spending
Is Just Matter Of Politics
To the Editor Of The Star:
In a recent radio debate, Republican Sen
ator Brewster Of Maine reluctantly agreed
with the contention of Democratic Senator
Humphrey of Minnesota that some govern
mental spending for the welfare of the
people is desirable and even necessary. But
he asked, Where should the spending line
be drawn?"
The obvious answer is provided by the
attitude Of both major political parties.
According to the Republicans the line should
be drawn at spending by the Democrats.
According to the Democrats it should be
drawn at Republican spending.
ALBERT A. VOLK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-01
United Nations General Assembly
Planned for Delay on Eritrea

To the Editor OF The Star:
The editorial of November ~ on the
Italian colonies is especially to be COM
mended for its implication that the terms
of the settlement will not be fulfilled. It is
all too true that Libya hardly will be ready
for genuine independence in two years, that
Italian Somaliland is even less likely to be
ready for independence in ten years, and
that the postponement Of the question of
Eritrea is likely to make more trouble.
The Observation-Disclosures. however. in a sur
prising non sequitur. It concludes that
"the Assembly has succeeded in acting posi-
lively and definitively" This conclusion
obviously contradicts the preceding state
ments. The Assembly, in fact, has acted
as did the League of Nations-it has pursued
a policy of postponement and evasion.
One might wish that the editorial had
called attention to another aspect of the
settlement" that Is not, in my opinion,
calculated to increase respect for the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the United Nations. The
only one of the three colonies on which
final" action was not taken was Eritrea,
the colony desired by Ethiopia. This is the
only colony in which it is necessary to
ascertain the wishes of the inhabitants, one
of the conditions precedent for all three
colonies If the -Four Powers had been able
to resolve the dispute.
Ethiopia, the victim of italian aggression,
thus has been euchered out of her claim.
But Italy, the aggressor and the one-time
ally of Germany and Japan, has been made
the administrator of the trust territory of
Somaliland despite the repeated and elo-
quent protests to the General Assembly by
representatives of the Somali Youth League.
Meanwhile apparently authentic reports as
sert that Italy already is preparing Outs
1inps in Eritrea to make certain that If
plebiscite is held the votes will indicate an
overwhelming and spontaneous" desire for
the restoration of italian sovereignty.
One of the last acts Of the League Of
Nations was it's failure to prevent the Italian
conquest of Ethiopia. The first act Of the
General Assembly of the United Nations as
an international legislative body provides for
the return Of Italy to the very region IN
which she found one Of her pretexts for
invading Ethiopia. The action of the As
sembly strikes me as ominously malodorous.
RAYFORD w. LOGAN.
Head, Department Of History. Howard
University.
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By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What countries Of the world have tho
widest streets?-A. S. H.
A. There is no compiled table Of the widest
streets in the world. It would be very difficult
to keep such compilation up to date. as
changes in street widths are constantly made
both in this country and abroad. Some OF
the widest streets in the world and in the
United States are: Avenida Nueve de Julio.
Buenos Aires, 400 feet; Florida Walk, New
Orleans, 1873 feet; Jefferson Davis parkway,
New Orleans, 267 feet: Champs Elysees,
Paris $50 feet; Reeperbahn, Hamburg, 210
feet; Detroit Super highway 204 feet; Clai-
borne avenue, New Orleans, 191 feet Unter
den Linden. Berlin. 100 feet. Italy also has
super highways of great width.
@. Are the leaves of trees of any value as
fertilizet?-B. @.
A. All leaves of deciduous trees have
certain fertilizing value as leaf mold or COM
post. Oak leaves, especially, have chemical
content of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and
potash Ashes from burnt leaves also have
a fertilizing value since they contain q
fairly high percentage Of potash
Q. Which came first. Martin Luther's
translation Of the Bible or the King James
Version?-G. v.
A. Martin Luther translated the Bible into
German, completing the work between the
years 1921 and 1884 with some assistance
from Melanchthon and other friends The
Authorized or King James Version Of the
Bible is revision begun in 1904 and pub
nshed in 1911. ..
@. When was penicillin first administered
to hospital patient?-F B. M.
A. According to history Of the drug,
penicillin was first given to British police
man who was patient in Radcliffe Hospital.
Oxford University, In 1910.
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anclenCS, was charged py MS opponent as
having employed ghost writer to compose
his speeches.
Examples of Ghost Writing.
1t seems to be definitely established that
the speeches delivered by the Roman
Emperor Nero were written by his Prime
Minister, Seneca.
DR.. Samuel johnson contributed nine lines
to Oliver Goldsmith's poem, The Traveller.
and contributed four lines to Goldsmith's
poem, The Deserted Village.
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, an au-
thentic historian, is of the opinion that Alex
ander Hamilton wrote all but four lines OF
General Washingtons Farewell Address,
Daniel Webster prepared an inaugural ad-
dress to be read by William Henry Harrison
when General Harrison was inaugurated as
President but General Harrison disregarded
the ghost speech and preferred his own
composition.
One of the most tragic episodes flowing
from ghost-writing IN the United States
occurred when ghost writer who was en-
ployed to write farewell address for Hon.
John White, Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives in the Twenty-seventh Congress,
in preparing the address for Speaker White.
copied copiously from the language OF the
farewell address delivered by Vice President
Aaron Burr to the United States Senate in
1905. Speaker White delivered the address
as 1t was written for him, and when 1t was
discovered that much of the address was
from that of Vice President Burr MIR. White
being unable to laugh at the comic posi-
ton into which the ghost writer had placed
him, was, on the contrary, so overcome with
modification and disgust that he committed
suicide. &
Abraham Lincoln. after composing alone
Evening star., 1949-03-17

nament in 157-pound Frank
Turk. His first opponent was
270-pound Tony Romagnoli of
Towson Teachers. Turk lost,
50, but Romagnoli was so
plumb wore out he couldn't
continue in the tournament.
The wrestling team whipped
Catholic u. Georgetown, Guam
tico Marines. Western Mary
land, Naval Receiving Station
and Baltimore University, CIV
ing both undergrads and
alumni something to shout
about. Clayton says supporters
of the Blues are starved for a
winner.
Next year we're going to
wrestle a team from the Vir-
ginia State School for Deaf
and Blind. Most Of the boys
are blind-three Of them to-
tally blind-but they're good,
and I think it'll be a close
match and will arouse a lot of
public interest"
Meanwhile. Clayton is trying
to figure out how to divvy up
his players and times to keep
everything going on an even
keel at probably the most
sports-minded college in this
area.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Heodpiece Urged for Ring Pros

Professional boxing eventually
will adopt the protective headgear
worn by college fighters, Eddie
La Fond. Catholic University coach
and a member Of the National
Collegiate Rules Committee, be-
lieveS.
"The pros would be smart to
pick it up," said the c. U. mentor,
who also referees pro bouts in the
District. 1T didn't prevent knock
outs in college bouts, didn't de-
tract from the action, but we
didn't have one cut eye this year.
All coaches using the headgear
found it definite improvement,
and next year I believe you'll see
everybody using it,
La Fond points out that pros
would be able to fight more often
by wearing the headpieces, a
smooth fitting. lighter headguard
than is used in the training gym.
Cut eyes are the most common in
jury in boxing, he adds, and often
serious injury develops when fight
ers insist on returning to action
before the eye is properly healed.
1T would be q safeguard against
a wild. unorthodox fighter cutting
a more polished fighter with a
wild punch" La Fond said. But
it wouldn't save the polished fight
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Alexander Shares Top
Honors in Florida Golf
With FurgoI, Douglas
BY the Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Mar.
1.-THE Seminole Clubs rich
36-hole pro-amateur golf tourna-
ment ended in a three-way tie for
first place yesterday.
Henry Ransom, veteran profess
sional of st. Andrews, ILL.,, won the
individual medal play tournament
played simultaneously with the
pro-amateur contest-for the sec
ond consecutive year.
Skip Alexander, Southern Pines,
N. c., pro. and A. B. Chace, Provi-
dence. r. l.. businessman; Amateur
George Rasmussen. Palm Beach,
and Ed Furgol. Detroit. and Joseph
Scheerer. Newark. N. j.. with Dave
Douglas. Wilmington, DEL. I'm
ished with 1885 for top honors.
Ransom carded a 35-32-67 for
a 36-hole total Of 1877 to pick up
$500 first money in the profess
sional's tourney.
Jim Ferrier. San Francisco, who
teamed with Cary Middlecoff
Memphis. Tenn, over the week end
to win Miami's $4,000 four-ball,
placed second in the medal play
with 129. He won $1,000.
Eric Monti, Santa Monica.
Calf: Lloyd Mangrum. Niles. ILL.,,
and Middlecof each received $3.50
for their 1895. Johnny Revolta,
Evanston. ILL.,. carded a 140 to earn
S400. Sam Snead. White Sulphur
Springs. w. Va, and E. J. Dutch)
Harrison Little Rock, Ark, picked
up $312.50 each with 141s while
Furgol and Lawson Little, Mon
terey, Calf, earned $212.50 with
142s.
Sportsman Tommy Shevlin and
Jimmy Thomson. both Of New
York, deadlocked with Charles
Amory. New York, and Middlecoff
for second low best ball of 129.
Both Thomson and Middlecoff
received $3.50.
The pro winners of the best ball
tournament each received $1.100.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Locke Faces Hot Field
In Jacksonville Golf
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Mar. II.
Bobby Locke comes back to
Americas golf tour tomorrow to!
match shots against the rising
generation of United States pro-
fessionals.
The South Africa par-bustet
picked up a good bit of cash in
his foray on American links last
year. He might have had more
first places If Ben Hogan hadn't
been around to grab the Ions
share.
Now, as Locke picks Up the win
ter tour with the $4,000 Jackson
vile Open, Hogan isn't around.
He's still in an Ell Paso (Tex.>
hospital bed after an auto acci-
dent last February.
Such other craftsmen as Lloyd
Mangrum, Jimmy Demaret, Dutch
Harrison, Sam Snead and Jim
Terrier still are going strong.
And there are the newcomers
to the top ranks-Cary Middle
coff, Johnny Palmer. Dave Doug
las, Pete Cooper and Skip Alex
ander.
Locke will find the veterans as
good as ever and these younger
stars might give him some sur
prises, the way they've improved
since he went back to Johannes
burg last fall.
Middlecoff, the 29-year- old
Memphis dentist, is the hottest
man on the circuit. He's been the
winner or runner-up in four
straight tournaments.
All the experts are on hand for
the Jacksonville event. PGA Chair
man George Schneiter calls it the
most complete field available and
one as full of name golfers as the
National Open. Play starts tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
By Ben McAIwee

Only two games separate the
hrst four teams in the hot Major
District Duckpin League pennant
scrap as Schlitz Beer spurted to a
first-place tie with Caruso Gro
Gerry and Arcade Pontiac gained a
deadlock with third-place Hutchi-
sons Furniture.
In big surprise. H. B. Leary
pinmen swept CaruSo at King Pin
last night while Schlitz was taking
two games from Toms Auto at
Chevy Chase Ice Palace. Bob Mi
ciotto's l57-422 and Karl Goche-
nour's 145-421 were the big guns
as the auto quint eliminated a
1913 count with 673. Caruso
dropped the final game by three
pins when Gene Hargett capped
q 402 set with 152 and Lindsay
Stott fired 1862 in 412.
Arcade Pontiac, led by<old re-
liable Jack Talbert's 406, got back
into the flag chase by trimming
Hutchison's, 2-1.s Winchester
Packard was a 81 winner from
Mann's Decorators. Julie Singer,
Winchester ace, increased his top
avoreage to 1875 with a 1872 set
after teeing of with l65, his high
single this season. Bob Guethler,
the Hutchison's star, dropped to
1878 with a 371.
Standings-Caruso Grocery. Al
81: Schlitz Beer, 47-37; Hutchi-
sons Furniture, 45-39; Arcade
Pontiac. 45-39; H. B. Leary. 40
~; Mann's Decorators, 40-44;
Toms Auto, 1916; Winchester
Packard, 34-50.
The Capitol Major Ladies
Evening star., 1949-03-17

er from being knocked out BY Q
luncky punch.
La Fond's Cardinal mittmen in
troduced the headpiece on the
Washington college front this year
and found it satisfactory from the
beginning. He will recommend
that it be made compulsory next
year.
Catholic us team. meanwhile.
is prepping for Saturday nights
match with John Carroll Univer-
sity at Cleveland. Headed by Tom
Cronin. 125-pound intercollegiate
Boxing Association champion, the
Cards will be slight favorites in
this match. c. U. meets Miami
next week in Florida and winds up
it's season against Virginia at
Brookland.
Ten years ago-Buck New
som signed his contract with
the st. Louis Browns for
S13750.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
SchIitz BowIers Tie for Lead;
Sinqer TiIts Average to 1925

the last-place King Pin handed
leading Brookland a 80 setback
and second-place Rosslyn white
washed Takoma. The surprising
King Primers. led by Louise Mar
TINS IA and 1868. posted a near
record 622 game. Boots Pettit's
162 and 383 were the big blows
for Rosslyn.
Hyattsville gained third place
with 81 win from Hi-Skor.
Frances Wilson was best for the
Marylanders with 365 while Bing
Moen posted 148-378 for Hi-Skor.
Rachel Swift's l44 gave Fort
Davis a 81 edge over Ice Palace.
Elise Semerjian fired 387 for the
losers.
Lillian Carleton of Brookland
although bowling only 331. again
is the individual pacesetter with
117-54 average as Jessie Sacrey,
Brookland captain and erstwhile
leader. dropped to 117-34 with a
meager 2s9.
Standings: Brookland, $3.50;
Rosslyn. 1913; Hyattsville. 40-35:
Takoma. 1897; Hi-Skor, 37-38:
Ice Palace. 35-40:. Fort Davis,
34-41: King Pin. 29-46.
Waldorf Reeds 174 and Charley
Sellers. jr., with 399. led the at
tack as Sellers Plumbers sWamped
leading Chevy Chase Ice Palace
with 666 and 1885 counts in the
Minor District League.
Second-place Petworth, despite
a 81 loss to Lucky Strike, cut
Ice Palaces lead to three games.
Dick Tucker starred with 166 ard
437 as Bethesda Bowling Center
routed Greenway. Billy Moore's
162 jim a 404 set helped King
Pin salvage a game from Queen
Pin. Price Motors beat Fort Da-
Wis, 81.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Go|Ioudet, With Only y700Men,
Has Complex COACHING Job
By Lewis F. Atchison

One minute you see Tom
Clayton peering at you from
the pages of a physical culture
magazine and the next hes
sitting right there beside you
explaining what happened.
"They sent me all sorts of
blanks to fill out and questions
to answer" said the Gallaudet
coach, "and the next thing I
knew I had this certificate for
my work in wrestling with a
story about by career in the
magazine"
But publicity wasn't the quiet,
retiring Clayton's biggest prob
lem.
We've got too many things
going with too few boys and
coaches to run EN-" he said.
MY wrestlers still are in train
ing for the District AAU cham
pionships, the football squad
wants to start spring practice,
I'm supposed to help Don Pad
don with the track team. and
some Of the boys still want to
play baseball, even though
we've dropped it. We can't do
everything. but we try to do as
much as possible"
Baseball was dropped at the
suggestion of the Student Ath-
letic Association, which saw the
light last season after a series
Of 20-l. 1910. ETC.. drubbings.
The basket ball team won only
one of its 20 games, and the
gridders won one out of six: but
hopes are high for improvement
in both.
I'VE have only 100 boys in
Evening star., 1949-03-17
D. 6. Rec Baseball Loops
Will Organize Tonight

A meeting of the District Rec
reation Department Baseball
Leagues is scheduled tonight at
8 at the Recreation Department,
3149 Sixteenth street NV.
Three Rec loops operated last
year and will go again this time.
It was a Recreation team-Jet
Motors-that won the District
sandlot crown last year and rep
resented Washington in the ma
tional tournament. Teams seek
ing more information may call
Adams 2O50.
Evening star., 1949-03-17

school," Tom points out. "and.
all Of them aren't athletes"
Gallaudet probably is the
only wrestling team that staged
. match in the college chapel.
Had to do It," Tom ex-
planned. THE gym had been
promised to the Boy Scouts
months before and there wasn't
another place on the campus
big enough to hold the crowd.
DR.. Leonard Elstad s(college
president) threw up his hands
in horror when I suggested it,
but it was the only thing we
could do"
Gallaudet also had the light
est heavyweight in the recent
MaSon-DiXon Conference tour
Evening star., 1949-03-17

dictment y e S.
terd ay with
non-support.
Later q war
rant was sworn
ut by New
ms former
wife, who was
divorced from
him about six
years ago.
Newsom al
1egedly failed
to contribute
to the support
Of his two chill
dren. Norm a
Evening star., 1949-03-17
GiIIiqon Gets Rifle Award

Thomas J. Gilligan Of Arling-
ton has been awarded the expert
rifleman's medal by the National
Rifle Association. He Is a student
at St. Johns School and a men,
ber of the Arlington Rim Fire
Rifle Club.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
CopitoI Pages Score

Capitol Pages defeated Falls
Church. 1928, in Y senior basket
ball play last night. Westmins-
ter trounced the YMCA Flashes.
1882. and Hyattsville won over
Woodward, 60-9.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Western Riflists Win

John Melton posted the high
score Of 264 as Western Highs S
rifle team defeated Roosevelt,
1,211 to 1,061 in an interhigh
match on the losers range yes
terday.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Newsom Is Sued
| By Former Wife
| For Nonsupport
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

IAURINBURG. N. c.. Mar. II.
Louis (Bobo) Newsom. who is
In Florida trying to land base
ball Job, was charged in an in
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Hero Is Army PIebe Coach

WEST POINT, N. Y, Mar. II
(P.-RuSSell P. (Red) Reeder,
decorated hero of World War II
and once a protege Of John Nc
Graw, has been named coach Of
the Army plebe baseball team.
Evening star., 1949-03-17

Ann, is, and Alan Griffith New
som, 13. Mrs. Newsom said that
until three months ago the famed
hurler sent them $50 q month.
Evening star., 1949-03-17

Cornell Boothouse Burns
ITHACA, N. Y. Mar. II IT,
Fire destroyed the west end o. the
Cornell University boathouse on
ICayuga Lake yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-03-17

The Capitol Major Ladies
League flag chase frightened when
Evening star., 1949-03-17
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Evening star., 1949-11-27
Man Seized as Drunk
Held on Numbers Charge

What started as a routine pick
up by two Alexandria policemen
yesterday turned out to be num-
bers arrest.
Pvts. Marshall Reid and Chiffon
Raiford arrested William Snow
den, 80, colored. Of the 800 block
of South Patrick street, for being
drunk on the street yesterday
When the prisoner was brought to
headquarters and was told to clear
our his pockets, police said num-
bers slips were found on him. In
addition to the drunk charge
Snowden also was charged with
operating a lottery and held under
|$513 bond pending a hearing to-
morrow in Alexandria Civil and
Police Court,
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Powned Husband
Redeemed Later
With Interest
" me Asseei io,sd Pres,

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. ga
woman ''pawned" her husband for
$45 yesterday and redeemed" him
a short time later.
Milton r. Levison, pawn shop
operator, told the story today.
He said the couple came to Al
bany from Stony Point in Rock
land County to pick up a State
check. but first had to pay $45 to
the State retirement fund.
They offered their wedding
rings as collateral but were told
that the rings weren't worth $45.
Mrs. Levison proposed that the
husband stay at the pawn shop as
collateral while his wife took
the loan and obtained the State
check.
The couple agreed. In q short
Evening star., 1949-11-27

while the woman came back. paid
back the 945 and reclaimed her
husband.
Mr.. Levison said the couple told
him they wanted the sum to pay
of q loan. obtained from the
State retirement fund. 30 that
rney could apply for 4 larger one.
Mr.. Levison added that the
couple paid him $1.35 interest,
figured at 3 per cent,
Evening star., 1949-11-27

|didate to defeat. They add that
lit doesn't matter too much whom
the democrats put up: 1t all de-
pends upon whether enough vot-
ers want to throw Senator Taft
out of office.
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Group to Meet

Mrs. Isabel Ward, District pub
lie school attendance officer, will
be guest speaker at an 8 pm.
meeting tomorrow Of the parent
teacher group Of Eldbrooke Meth
odist Church. 400 River road
NV.
Evening star., 1949-11-27

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