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Evening star., 1949-02-03
Bloom Reappointed,
1.-Two Others Named 10
Sesqui Commission

Representative Bloom, Democrat,
of New York, one Of the best-known
historians in the House, was re-
appointed to the National Capital
Sesquicentennial Commission yes
terday by Speaker Rayburn.
Mr.. Rayburn. who is a member
of the commission ex-oficio as
Speaker, also reappointed Repre-
sentative Horan, Republican, of
Washington, and added Represen-
tative Thornberry, Democrat, of
Texas to complete the House repre-
sentation on the group.
Mr.. Bloom, who Is chairman of
the House Foreign Affairs CON-
mittee, became known as an en-
thusiastic student of the Nations
early years and as George Wash
ington's best friend" when he served
on the George Washington Bicen-
tennial Commission. That group
planned the observance of the 200th
anniversary of Washington's birth
in 1882.
In other appointments Of interest
to the Washington area Mr.. Ray
burn reappointed Representative
Beall. Republican. of Maryland. and
appointed Representative Lind
Democrat, of Pennsylvania, to the
Commission for Construction Of the
Washington Lincoln Memorial
Gettysburg boulevard.
Mr.. Rayburn also reappointec
Representatives Miller, Republican
of Nebraska and Norton of New Jer-
sey to the Board Of Directors of
Columbia Hospital, and reappoint-
ed Mr.. Bloom and Representative
Graham, Republican. Of Pennsyl-
vania to the Board Of Directors OF
| Columbia Institution for the Deaf;
Evening star., 1949-02-03

ers at the annual conference Of the
National Council for Christian
Leadership, which opened here to-
day.
Mr.. Gedat will address the group
on German youth problems at 7
pm. Saturday in the Library of
Congress-, at a meeting which will
be open to the public.
Evening star., 1949-02-03

The conference will include meet
ings at the Fellowship House, 1894
Massachusetts, avenue NV, the
Hotel Washington and the Senate
Dining Room in the Capitol.
The National Council for Chris
tian Leadership includes members
Of Congress and prominent business
men throughout the country.
Evening star., 1949-02-03

appointed Chairman Mcmillan oi
the District Committee and Repre-
sentative Sasscer, Democrat, o1
Maryland and, Simpson. Republican
of Illinois to the National Memorial
Stadium Commission.
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Farley Opens Here Today
On Christian Leadership

Gustav Gedat, head of the YMCA
in Germany and a special adviser to
the American Military Government
there, will be one of the main speak
Evening star., 1949-02-03

Three to noke-reody your winter into spring
wardrobe and stretch q bud get too!
(top) Sl295 Grey Wooen Skirt founts novel cuvno
pocket ocross the front and side fosters down side
back with matching bone buttons Sizes Il to l8 SS95
(center) s12e5 Trouser-front Tweed Skirt has neatly
bucked self belt wears two large trouser pockets:
BEIGE or black mixtures. Sizes 10 to l8--------SS.9s
(ouer) Sl3 Broken check Skirt very swnoy and young
zippers up the back and sports yoke-tront pockets
Noy, brown or black check combined with White. S.zes
yeleFs-Sport Shop-Thtrd Floor
Evening star., 1949-10-04

for each lady passenger. Bar, COM
plimentary dinner. very British and
de luxe service. Makes you feel
simply wonderful! Ask for leafiet,
or call Executive 3944.
Evening star., 1949-10-04
A|ger Hiss Wants
Trial in Vermont;
Retains New LAWYER
By the kssoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Alger Hiss
wants his second perjury trial
shifted from New York to the
Federal District Court in Ver-
mont, on the ground he cannot
now get a fair trial here.
The former State Department
official, whose first trial ended
last July 8 with the jury dead
locked, eight to four for convic-
ton, announced his plan in a
statement yesterday.
Government prosecutors said
Immediately they will oppose the
transfer.
Trial Scheduled Monday.
Hiss faces retrial next Monday
on a charge that he lied when he
denied before a Federal grand
jury that he had ever given State
Department secrets to Whitaker
Chambers, self-styled former
Communist courier, for transmits
sion to prewar Soviet spies. A
second count In the indictment
alleges Mr.. Hiss lied when he de-
MED ever seeing Mr.. Chambers
after a date involved in Chambers
accusations against him.
The Rutland (Vt) Herald said
it had learned that friends of Mr..
Hiss recently made a telephone
survey In the Rutland area to
determine the sentiment of the
residents. People were asked If
they thought Mr.. Hiss could get
a fair trial in Vermont, the Herald
said. Among those questioned was
Robert w. Mitchell. publisher of
the Herald. the newspaper said.
Mr.. Hiss spent most of last
summer in Peacham, VT, where
he has vacationed for several
years.
Gets Boston Lawyer.
Mr.. Hiss announced he has re-
tanned Claude B. Cross. Boston
lawyer. to defend him in his Sec
ond trial.
Mr.. Cross, Harvard Law School
graduate in the class of 1920, will
replace Lloyd Paul Stryker, prom
inent New York lawyer who de-
Tended Mr.. Hiss at his first trial.
Mr.. Hiss said he wanted to ex-
press publicly his deep apprecia-
ton of the loyal and valuable
services" of Mr.. Stryker.
The Hiss motion to shift the
trial will be made here before
Federal Judge Vincent L. Leibell.
Judge Samuel H. Kaufman, who
presided at the first trial, an
nounced he would not preside at
the second.
The motion will be opposed by
United States Attorney John F. x.
McGohey and his assistant,
Thomas Murphy.
Evening star., 1949-10-04
THpIets Join ID
Other Children of
Woman Only 81
By ths Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Oct. "A "a.
year-old housewife with IA little
income tax exemptions scrambline
around her home has added three
more-this time triplets.
Mrs. Erma Griser gave birth to
two boys and a girl In her home
at suburban Pitcairn. Her flock
already included three sets OF
twins.
The births yesterday put Mrs.
Griser's number OF offspring past
her total years Of marriage. Her
last birth had made IA children
in IA years. The new additions
bring the record to II in is years.
Husband Arthur, ~, is taking
things in stride this time. Said the
family physician: Hes getting
used to it,"
The girl was the first of the
triplets to arrive. She weighed
6 pounds. The boys scaled and
6, respectively.
Evening star., 1949-10-04
|GM Promotes -Four
To Vice Presidents
BY the Assoeioted Press

DETROIT, October 4.-The
General Motors Corp. board of di-
rectors today promoted four cor
poration executives to the office OF
vice president.
One of the new vice presidents
is Wilbur H. Norton. former presi-
dent of Montgomery Ward e. Co.,
who joined GIN about year ago.
Mr.. Norton, As, was named to
head General Motors policies and
procedure in parts merchandising
The other three men elevated
are veterans in the GIN organiza-
ton.
They are Hugh Dean, former
general manufacturing manager
of the Chevrolet Division. who was
named head Of the manufacturing
staff; Carl F. Kind, selected as
group executive in charge of Ca
madam and overseas operations,
and Ellis S. Hoglund. who will con-
tinue as assistant general man
ager of overseas operations.
Mr.. Kind has been assistant to
o. E. Hunt. former executive vice
president who retired last week.
He also was elected to the Admin
istrative Committee, along with
Cyrus S. Osborn. vice president
and general manager of the elec-
tro-motive division, and Edward
B. Newill, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Allison Di-
vision.
General Motors now has "a vice
nroSidentS
Evening star., 1949-10-04
Man Arrested al Laurel
Faces Marijuana Charge
By the Assoeiossd Press

FERNDALE, Nd, Oct. AR
rest Of a 28-year-old Baltimorean
at the Laurel race track with Gig
arettes believed to contain mari
juana was reported today by Anne
Arundel County police.
Police 1t. w. c. Wade said the
man was taken into custody after
being held by race track guards
The lieutenant said no charge has
been filed pending a report to the
Federal district attorney in Balti-
more.
1t. Wade said the man told him
he had purchased the alleged
REFERS" in Baltimore Sunday
night for SIS.
Evening star., 1949-10-04
Enlarged Bus Terminal
Urged by Takoma Group

Use of additional Federal land
to expand the Capital Transit bus
terminal at Thirteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. was
urged last night by the Citizens
Association of Takoma, D. c.
Because of swift departures
necessitated by lack of parking
spaces for buses, many passen-
gers are unable to board buses
serving the Petworth, Chillum and
Takoma Park areas, Jesse c.
Suter told the association.
DR.. Daniel l.. Seckinger, assis-
tant health officer, was recon-
mended by the association to sue
ceed DR.. George c. Rutland who
recently retired as health Officer.
A suggestion that the speed
limit in the District be increased
to IS miles an hour was referred
to a committee for study. Traffic
Director George E. Keneipp. was
asked to study the desirability OF
channelizing traffic at Blair road
and Cedar street, and installing
a traffic light at Piney Branch
and Blair roads NV.
Evening star., 1949-10-04
houseW0k
Easy Without
nagging Backache

The kidneys are Natures chief way Of
taking the excess acids and waste out OF
the blood. They help most people eliminate
about pints day.
When disorder of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood.
Il may cause naggins backache. rheumatic
pains, leg pains, swelling, puffiness under
Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, stimulant diuretic, used successfully
By millions for over so years. Doan's give
happy relief and will help the Is miles of
kidney tubes flush out poisonous waste
from your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
Evening star., 1949-10-04

There's real 'pomp and ceremony"
in Bermuda this month, for the
new governors being installed on
Oct. "a. And since you couldn't find
Evening star., 1949-10-04
Boy Denied Bicycle Gets
Term for Killing Father
BY the Assoeiafed Press

BUCKHANNON, w. Va. Oct
4.-Jerry Riggs. IA, Of Tallmans'
vile, who was charged with kill.
ing his father because he woulc
not buy him bicycle, was SEN
fenced to one to five years In
prison yesterday.
The boy was found guilty Of vol
untary manslaughter in the rifle
death of Harry Livingston Riggs,
48, on August 8. at their farm
home.
Evening star., 1949-10-04
Bermuda's gathering spot" Is the

Bermuda's gathering 81
Elbow Beach Surf Club.
Good reasons: Starlight
dancing. Parties. Sports.
Best Location right on
the south shore and
rates from $12. include
delicious meals. Ask for
leafet, or Republic 2642
Evening star., 1949-10-04

seeing In Havana and Guatemala
at attractive, new fall rates.
How to be practical and romantic
all at once: fly to Bermuda from
New York by BOAC Speedbird d
Constellation. You're there in only
Evening star., 1949-10-04
Dr.. Gourrich, Economist
For SEC, Ends His Life
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4.-Dr.
Paul P. Gourrich. So. widely
known economist who served as
research director Of the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission.
committed suicide yesterday, po-
lice reported.
Officers said he apparently took
an overdose of sleeping pills. He
left a brief note. His body was
found by his widow, Anna.
Before joining the SEC DR..
Gourrich served as economic con-
sultant for Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and
other New York financial houses.
Evening star., 1949-10-04

liners are beautiful
ships, with plenty Of
play space. built for
tropical travel. The
Round voyage"
from Boston Is 50
heavenly days. stop
~{~~ A$ - nYnf{r
Evening star., 1949-10-04

ties Not to mention the special
charm Of the Bermudian way Of
life: Bikes and carriages. All sports.
Pastel-colored houses. Moonlight
and passion flowers Ask me
quick! es 80 =
sFor leaflets, write me at rs West
18th Street. New York Is, N. 7.
Evening star., 1949-10-04

an easier place
to get to-some
3 0 flig h t 3
weekly. plus .
luxury ship-go
down for the
rolorfIlI feStivis
Evening star., 1949-10-04

three hours. No pack
ing and unpacking, no
tips, no extras - and
just 1926 round trip
(plus tax) The
trimmings" include an
EliZ a b e t h Arde n
"Sneedhird Sun Kit"
Evening star., 1949-10-04
7RAVEl-GQ-R0UND
BY WToinio poy

NOTHING TO LOSE and at least you get the fun
of planning If you drop me- a penny postcard for
vacation ideas. Good reading and good for you!
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Georgetown Golfers
Open Play March 80

Georgetown University's gol1
team will play Is dual matches, ir
addition to it's three in the East
ern intercollegiate League play
offs, and plans a trip to the North
South Amateur in Pinehurst, &C.
cording to the schedule released
by Coach Joe Quincy.
The Hoyas open with a two
match series with Dartmouth here
March 80 and 81.
Ray Larrow, captain; Charley
Mccarthy. Howard Jobe, Bill.
Mazur and Harry Ostrowski re-
turn from the team that won 13
matches and lost 7 last year.
March 30-3l, Dartmouth:
ham; 12, U. Of Pennsylpania; / 4 George
washington; 1919, North-South amateur
golf championships. Pinehurst., N; c.. 20
at Wake Forest; p, at North Carolinsa
Temple: 20. at West Virginia; 80, al
West Virginia.
May 3, George Washington: 6. at Navy
7. Virginia ta.m) at Annapolis; Z, Penn
sylvanla. (p.ml at Annapolis; 10. Mary
land: IA, Eastern intercollegiate playoffs
Atlantic City, N j.
Evening star., 1949-03-10

He served 40 months, saw action
in three major battles in France
Germany and Austria as a tank
commander, but emerged from the
Army with a sore right arm. His
pitching days apparently were
over, but he retained enough cum
ming to achieve a 1877 record with
Orlando last year.
A railroad laborer and crane op-
orator during the winter, Bevil
may stick with Washington due
to his handyman activities
There's only one established first
baseman, Eddie Robinson, among
the Mats and Bevil automatically
becomes Eddie's understudy. Lou
is scheduled to play first base to-
day when the Milans and Ferrells
stage an intra- squad six-inning
game.
Twenty-seven years old, the 188-
pound, 6-foot italian is the father
OF three children and lives at
Nelson, III.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Snead and Mangrum
|Favorites in Miami
Four.Ba|| Tourney
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 10.-The
oath annual international four
ball golf tournament opened to-
day, and Sammy Snead of White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va, anc
Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago were
ranked as the duo to beat.
The two were among 50 of the
Nations top-ranking professionals
scheduled to tee off for the open
ing round over the 6,630-yard par
10 Miami Springs course.
DR.. Cary Middlecof of Mem
phis, Tenn, and Jim Ferrler o1
Chicago are defending champions
The four-ball is regarded by
the professionals as one of the
toughest tests of the winter tour
I'hirty-six holes will be playec
daily for four days. Cash awards
total $4,000. The winning team
will get S2,400.
Snead carded five brides as he
shot a subpar IS in practice.
The flrst-day upper
pairings include:
Middlecof and Ferrier VS.. Jack
Burke and George Schoux. E. j
(Dutch) Harrison and Jim Tur-
mesa VS.. Tony Penna and Clayton
Haefner, Claude Harmon and
Ellsworth Vines VS.. Lawson Little
and Herman Barron. George
Fazio and Ed Furgol VS.. Lew
Worsham and Jimmy Demaret.
Lower bracket pairings: Man
grum and Snead VS.. Dick Metz
and Eric Monte. Alexander and
Cooper VS.. Bob Hamilton and
Marty Furgol, Herman Keiser and
Johnny Palmer VS.. Fred Haas,
jr.. and Bill Nary, Henry Ransom
and Dave Douglas VS.. Vic Ghezzi
and Chick Harbert.
AL Smith and Horton Smith are
alternates.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Bevi Likely to Stay With Mats
As Substitute First Socker
By Burton Howkins
Stor Stoff Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla. Mar. 10
There's a pennant-Winning man
ager, 19-game winning pitcher and
1865 hitter wrapped up in the
rugged form of Lou Bevil. who sees
nothing strange in the fact that
he is regarded as an outflelder and
first baseman by the Mats.
When Bevil wasn't managing
the Orlando farm club OF the Mats
last season he was pitching, play
ing first base, second base, Short
stop. third base, centerfleld, righ-
field or leftfeld. He saw service as
a pinch hitter, too.
The only thing I didn't do was
CATCH" says the bronzed Bevil.
who shortened it from Bevilacqua
to the delight of headline writer's.
II wanted to catch-I started out
in baseball as a catcher with an
American Legion team-but John
Camel. who runs the Orlando club
for Washington, wouldn't let me-"
Bevil is an accomplished sort of
player. He is switch hitter-bats
right or left. A gifted high school
basket ball and football player, he
was awarded a football scholarship
to Notre Dame. One semester at
South Bend was enough for Lou,
who admits he didn't like the
studying he was supposed to do.
1t was as a pitcher that Bevil
first came into the Washington
system. With Deland of the
Florida State League in 1910 he
won II games and lost 18 after
losing eight straight to launch
the season. He had a similar
record with Thomasville of the
Georgia Florida League in 1941.
then shifted to Chattanooga of
the Southern Association to win
13 and lose IL in 1912.
Into the Army went Bevil after
two weeks with the Mats in 1912.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Expanded Event
To Feature Trio
|0fA||.Americas
St. Louis Mocuuley,
Kentucky's Grozo,
| Beard HeudIined
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 10.-The
National Invitation Basket Ball
Tournament, which finally let al
most every one into the act, will
open here Saturday afternoon
with IL teams, four more than
ever before.
The. diversified field includes six
of the Nations first 10 teams
and three of the five players on
the Associated Press America
first team.
This is the lineup:
Kentucky (29-D, ST. Louis
(21-3), Utah (24-O, Western
Kentucky (25-3, Bradley 1856.
San Francisco C21-5. Bowling
Green (21-6O, Loyola of Chicago
(22-5), City College of New York
Q7-D, Manhattan 18-0, st.
Johns of Brooklyn $3.50 and
New York University CPD.
Kentucky, which also is trying
for the brass ring on the NCAA
merry -go-round, is the No. l
team in the country. st. Louis is
No. 3, Western Kentucky No. 5.
Bradley 7. San Francisco 8 and
Bowling Green 10.
Three Aces in Tourney.
The All-Americas are Alex
Groza and Ralph Beard of Ken
lucky and Ed Macauley of st.
Louis.
The Tournament Committee
gave up yesterday on the problem
of trying to pick second New
York team to fill the last spot in
the original eight-team bracket.
The solution: Let in three more
New York teams C. C. N. Y. al
ready has been chosen and add a
pair of deserving out f-towners,
Bowling Green and Loyola.
All four of the New York schools
probably will be underdogs in
their first games. They have the
poorest records of any of the
entries.
These are the pairings:
Upper Overwhelmingly VS..
bye, C. c. N. Y. VS.. Chicago Loy-
ola, N. Y. U. VS.. Bradley, Western
Kentucky VS.. bye
Lower bracket-Utah Tvs. bye.
San Francisco VS.. Manhattan,
Bowling Green VS.. st. Johns, st.
Louis VS.. bye.
Bradley, N. Y. U. in Opener.
Bradley and New York U. viii
open the show Saturday afternoon
at $3.50. San Francisco and Man.
haitian complete the first matinee.
Saturday nights card includes
Bowling Green-St. Johns and
Loyola-C. c. N. Y. Monday after
(See BASKET BALL, Page CO
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Nv the Associotsd Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 10.-The
chances are strictly against 1t,
but the four greatest money-wln-
ming horses Of all time-Stymie
Citation, Armed and Assault
conceivably could meet up In a
race later this year.
All are heading toward the
comeback trail this season. al
though Citation actually was
taken out of training only tenn
porarily due to an injury suffered
in the Tanforan Handicap lass
December.
Armed's victory in his third
1e49 start over a bunch OF cheap
opponents Tuesday at Gulfstream
Park was his first in more than
a wear. It showed there still is
some life in the S-year-old
gelding.
Stymie, Assault and Armed were
retired last season because OF
various ailments. Citation was
fired for an osselet in January.
But now their trainers are look
ing ahead to racing's rich stakes
hopeful the great campaigners
will regain the form that brought
them more money than any four
horses in turf history.
Stymie went out after running
his total to S911.335, Citation
wound up his brilliant 3-year-old
campaign with gleanings OF $685.
$50 to take runner-up honors in
the all-time cash parade.
Armed's share of Tuesdays purse
was a mere $3.50. but it boosted
his total to $776,050. Assault Is
fourth in the list with $626,62o.
Citation and Armed, OF course
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Win, Lose, or Draw
Askino the Mon Who Cuuqht EN-
By FRANCIS STANN
Sfor Stoff Correspondent

TAMPA Fla 10--Sometime when the parlor tricks
monoonous here's baseball question
puzzle Name the only major Lacquer
to catch Init, games?
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Citation, ,Stymie Assault, Armed
Could Meet in Comeback Race

come from the same Calumet
Farm stable. 1t is unlikely that
the Jones boys, Ben and Jimmy
would enter them in the same race
even if both turned up sound as a
fiddle.
Citation, now 4, is expected
to return to action late in spring
or early summer. Armed is being
pointed for the $4,000 Gufstream
Park Handicap March 10. If he
wins that one. the old boy will
demonstrate he's ready for the
touch swing around the Northern
; tracks.
Stymie, owned by Mrs. Ethel D.
Jacobs, fractured a sesamoid bone
in his right forefoot in the Mon
mouth Park Handicap last July.
He was sent into retirement by
Trainer Hirsch Jacobs.
Now Jacobs reports from Flori-
da that the great 8year-old
stretch runner will be placed back
in training about July l for a
crack at fall racing and chance
| to reach the fabulous 81 600, 900
goal in turf earnings.
Assault, 6 years old, went out
of action the same time as Armed
following the 1948 running OF
the Widener at Hialeah. Trainer
Max Hirsch reported recently AS
sault was training steadily at the
King Ranch in Texas. and would
be shipped to Belmont Park early
in April.
Three years ago Assault swept
the triple crown. Derby y-Preak-
ness-Belmont, and wound up as
the 3-year-old Champion. Hirsch
reports Assault has grown a new
foot during his retirement, and
is perfectly sound again.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Bowie Names Race
After Equipoise
By the Associoted Press

BOWIE, Md, Mar. 10.-A
race will be named for Equi-
poise at the spring meeting Of
Bowie, where the c. v. Whit
ney thoroughbred started his
successful racing career.
The fourth race on Tuesday,
April S, will be called the Equi-
poise, Racing Secretary John
Turner announced. Equipoise
won his first race at Bowie
on April 7, 1880. Two years
later he set a world record of
1::3435 for the mile at Arling-
ton Park, Chicago.
The same year. 1882, Equi-
poise set a track record of
1925 for 51a furlongs, which
still stands at Bowie.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
D. D.C.-Owned Horse
InGrund National
By the Associofsd Press

LONDON, Mar. TO- Two
United States horses remain
eligible for the 103d Grand Ma
tional Steeplechase March 26 at
Aintree.
Caddie II, owned by Paul
Mellon of Washington, D. c..
and Replica. owned by Richard
K. Mellon of Ligonier. Pa. are
among the SO listed as final ac-
ceptors.
Both are long shots.