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Evening star., 1949-02-12
Palmer Barely Leads
Metz in Texas Open
After 66 Round
By the Assoeiotsd Press

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Feb. H.
Laconic Johnny Palmer, that put
ting man from Badin, N. c.. set
out today at the head of field of
81. in the third round of the S10.-
900 Texas Open golf tournament.
Boosting a stroke lead over Dick
Metz of Virginia Beach. Va.
Palmer had a 36-hole score Of
1873 as the result of rounds of 67
and 66. He shot the Ct over the
Fort Sam Houston par II 6,379-
yard course. He got the sc yes
terday at Breckenridge Parks
6,400-yard layout which also has
par of II. Two courses were
used in the first two rounds be-
cause of the large field.
Metz continued in second place.
for which he was tied in the first
round, as he laid Glown a 6S to
make his total 1874.
Chick Harbert Of Worthwhile,
Mich. who blasts the ball out Of
the county, moved into undisputed
third place with a 81 that made
his 36-hole total 1856.
The field that numbered 22S
yesterday was cut to the low 60
and ties for the final two rounds
scheduled today and tomorrow. II
required l45 to make 1t. Among
the casualties were such stars of
the tournament trail as Toney
Penna of Cincinnati, who had l46
and Amateur Frank Stranahan OF
Toledo,
Jimmy Demaret of Ojai. Calf.
the pretournament favorite, i'm
proved his position some with q
68 that threw him into a tie fol
eighth place with eight others. in
Guiding the Journeys top amateur
j. H. Beardsley of Kingsville, Tex
This group had a score of 139.
Tied for fourth at 1877 were jim
Turnesa of Elmsford, N. Y; Sam
Snead of White Sulphur Springs
w. Va, and Dave Douglas Of Will
mington, Del, the flrst-round
leader who slumped to a Lover
par 70 yesterday. Next in line was
Vic Ghezzi, the big EngleWood
N. j., pro who fired the days best
round, 65, that brought his &c.
hole total to 1873.
At 139 with Demaret and
Beardsley were Jimmy Walkup
jr., of Chicago; Fred Haas of New
Orleans, E. j. Harrison of Little
Rock, Lew Worsham of Oakmont
Pa: Otto Greiner of Baltimore
Herman Keiser of ST. Andrews
Ill, and Bill Nary of Los Angeles.
Charles Bassler. the Maryland
Open champion from Catonsville
Md, failed to qualify for the third
round with his 79-74-153.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Armstrong Still Win Away
From Interhiqh LaureIs

Armstrong needs a victory over
last-place Cardozo next Tuesday
to gain its sixth Negro interhigh
championship after losing to
Phelps, 1927, yesterday and miss
ing a chance to lock up the title.
In the other game of the twin
bill at the National Guard Armory.
Dunbar defeated Cardozo, 40-32.
Parker Gray of Alexandria de-
feated Dunbar of Baltimore.
39-37, at the Arlington Recreation
Center,
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Bell Will Coach S. IA. U.
Gridmen 7 More Years
BY the Asseciatsd Press

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 12.-Matty
Bell will sit in the saddle as head
football coach at Southern Meth
odist University for at least seven
more years.
The Dallas News said this morn
ing that Bells contract had been
extended five years. His present
contract had two years to run.
He Is athletic director as well as
head football coach.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Argentine Polo Ponies
Are Flown to u. S.
By the Asseeioted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 12.-Eight
Argentine polo ponies. first of 80
being flown here from Buenos
Aires, are to arrive here today by
Clipper.
They will be used as mounts
for the Venado Tuerto Club polo
team of Buepos Aires when it
plays a picked United States team
in California in April for the
world polo championship.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Battling Levinsky, Ex-Rine
Champ, Dies Aged 50
BY the kssoeiotsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Ia
Battling Levinsky, former worlc
light heavyweight boxing cham
pion, died early today at his home
He was SO.
Levinsky, whose real name was
Barney Lebrowitz, had been Ill
for several months. His condition
became more serious last month
due to an automobile accident
The funeral will be tomorrow.
Levinsky started boxing under
the name of Barney Williams but
changed his name in 1918. He
claimed the light heavyweight
title in 1915 by beating Jack Dillon
at Boston. He lost it to Georges
Carpenter by q fourth round
knockout.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Peggy Kirk, Polly Riley
Duel for Golf Lourels
ey the Associo,ed Press

PALM BEACH. Fla. Feb. Ia
Peggy Kirk of Findlay, Ohio, and
Polly Riley Of Fort Worth, Tex.
battle it out today for the cham
pionship of the oath annual Palm
Beach women's golf tournament
Miss Kirk. defending champion
yesterday eliminated Mary Agnes
Wall of Menominee, Mich. 2 and
/. Miss Riley turned back Mar
jorie Lindsay of Decatur, ILL.,, 3 and
/, to meet Miss Kirk in the finals
for the second consecutive year
Evening star., 1949-02-12
BobsIed Meet Postponed
By Rites for Belgian
By the Assoeioted Press

LAKE PLACID, N. Y, Feb. 12.-
Bobsleds stood idle here today
while a solemn requiem mass was
said for Max Houben. 52-year-old
Belgian driver who was killed on
the Mount Van Hovenberg run
Thursday.
The world two-man champion
ships, which were to have opened
this morning, will be held to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
ABC Pin Tourney Opens
with $500, 900 at Stoke

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Feb. IL.
The 46th American Bowling
Congress tournament, to run for
81 days. starts here today in man.
moth Convention Hall.
The ABC cash bundle this year
makes about 100000. There will
be some 10000 players looking for
a slice.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
.Stymie Slated to Return
To Races Next Fall
BY the Assoeioted Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Feb. 12.-
Eight-year-old Stymie. the worlds
leading money-winnine race horse
with a total of s911.335, will be
put back in training about July
for a fall racing campaign. ac-
cording to Trainer Hirsch Jacobs.
Stymie is on a farm at Middle
burg. Va, and will be used for
breeding purposes this spring
,JacobS said
Evening star., 1949-02-12

the San Francisco Seals.
Lefty was one of the leading hitters in the
National League. That was when he worked for
Brooklyn. He also is one of the best ball-play-
ing golfers-maybe the best
Bing Crosby had pro-amateur competition
recently at Del Montes three courses and the
ODoul- Mary combination took away first money
even from such q strong combination a.
Roger Elliot and Sammy Snead
Later on, they had q one-day ballplayer's
tournament at Long Beach and Lefty was low
man with IS. He was q stroke better than
Johnny Lindell of the Yankees.
ODoul, on certain occasions, can break 10.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
New Western Trottinq Boss

POMONA, Calf, Feb. IL P.-
Harry j. Dornan of Hollywood is
a new Western district director
of the United States Trotting As
sociation, succeeding Jack Affler-
baugh of Pomona.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
D. AAU HundbuII Lists
Now Are Open at YMCA

Entries are being accepted for
the District AAU handball cham
pionship tournament. which starts
February % at the YMCA.
They may be fled with Pop De
Cast at the Y. Entries close Feb
ruary Is. Sam Papandrew Is de-
Tending champion.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Priddy, DiI|inger Demand
More Money Of Browns
BY the Asseeioisd Press

LOS ANGELES, Feb. H.
There is quite a gap" between
the salary plea of Jerry Priddy
star second baseman, and the st
Louis Browns offer. So said the
husky, blond Priddy at his home
today.
His comment conceded with
that of Teammate Bob Dillinger
ace third baseman. Both are
standing pat for more money and
both said it had been a week OF
more since they heard from the
front Office,
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Marshall I'd Speaker

Maurice Podoloff. president OF
the BAA, and the Redskins
George Marshall will be the prin-
cipal speakers at the Monday
Touchdown Club luncheon honor
ing the CAPS Bob Feerick.
Evening star., 1949-02-12

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Feb
IL (P.-The Southland Sweep
stakes Regatta opened today with
racers of about so racing speed.
boats hoping to set a new 4ark
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Dick Sanders Ring Victor

Richard F. Sanders of Ais Wis
consin avenue, ex-Wilson High
football player and now q sopho-
more at Franklin, Ind, College.
won the 135-pound class Golden
Gloves title of Indianapolis with
five victories, two by knockouts.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Ski Meet Postponed

WHITE HAVEN, Pa, Feb. IL
P.-The international ski meet,
scheduled to be held on Split
Rocks big boulder slope today,
was postponed because Of poor
conditions until next Saturday.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
College Quints
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

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Evening star., 1949-02-12
Win, Lose, or Draw
Golf as Easy as Baseball to O'Doul
BY GRANTLAkD RICE

LOS ANGELES Feb 12-There is pretty wel-known chap
here on the distinction among many
Others past years. number Of bigleague clubs have wanted
him. but they him. He likes San Francisco better
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Pro Basket Ball

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
Eastern Division.
Evening star., 1949-02-12

North American Newspaper Alliance
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Southland Reqotto Opens

world polo championship.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
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Evening star., 1949-09-07

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new development in the electronics
division of the Vacolite Company
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Evening star., 1949-09-07

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Evening star., 1949-09-07

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Ray Bloch Is guest,
$50. WOL-Family Theater: 'The
Song of Roland" Is presented.
1850, WMAL-On Trial: SHOULD
The Antitrust Law Be Applied
Against Labor Unions?" Is debated
Evening star., 1949-09-07
TODAY

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Evening star., 1949-09-07

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Evening star., 1949-09-07
TOMORROW
Thursday, Sept. ., 1919

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Evening star., 1949-02-18
APOLOGIES to the Ostrich

The ostrich has been the subject OF
sustained ridicule. Superior man SCOTS at
this silly bird. How foolish of the ostrich,
finding bliss in ignorance of approaching
peril by sticking its head in the sand!
But after reading some Of the stories
in The Star about scientific progress one
is assailed by sudden doubt. Is the ostrich
so foolish after all? Could 1t be that the
ostrich, refusing to face reality, Is really
wise and that it is his detractor, man, VINO
should have his head examined?
Here we are talking about an appropria-
ton of 5000, 100000 to obtain 3,O0O-mile
range for guided missiles and such. And
about 10,000-mile- -per-hour space ships
an earth satellite vehicle program" as
somebody calls it, with outer-space plat
forms on the frontiers of eternity serving
as direction posts and control stations.
For muddled man, thinking OF these
things as aids to determination OF his
fellows or as defense against his own
determination, what better position than
that of the ostrich? Wise old bird, accept
our apologies! Show us how to do it, too.
And with eyes buried In sweet earth, may
we suggest one other improvement? May
we also stick cotton in our ears?
Evening star., 1949-02-18
Know Your Money

The need for increased vigilance against
counterfeit money and those who manu-
facture it is indicated by the Secret Service
report for 1948. Victims of the fake-money
passers lost more than twice as much last
year as in 1947. And new threat was a
rise in the amount of counterfeit bills
smuggled into this country from abroad.
Secret Service Chief U. E. Baughman re-
ports that more than half million dollars
in bogus currency was seized in 1948, and
nearly 5000 900 of it had been imported by
agents of rings operating from foreign
headquarters. Secret Service investigators
confiscated 1928, 1923 in bad bills before they
could get into public circulation, but nearly
100000 additional was passed in banks,
stores and in other places of business.
The Secret Service in recent years has
conducted educational campaigns designed
to familiarize bank tellers, cashiers and
other handlers of money with the dis
tinguishing characteristics of good money.
This know your money" drive undoubtedly
has saved the public thousands of dollars
and made the counterfeiting racket harder
for those engaged in it. During the war
counterfeiting activity fell off-apparently
because the racketeers found easier ways
to defraud the public. Black-marketeering
Evening star., 1949-02-18
Spoken Like q Man

Chairman Rankin of the House Commit
tee on Veterans Affairs Is credited with
having put his colleagues in the House on
the spot. 1t seems to be taken for granted
that if he is able to get his pension-grao
bill before the House, majority or mem
bers would be forced to vote for 1t out OF
fear of the veterans
That is a cynical view to take OF men,
hers of the House. And If the situation as
depicted is correct, it Is fearful 1ndlct-
ment OF our system of government Until
proved guilty, however, the House snouio
be considered innocent.
In the meantime, the views expressed TO
the House by Representative Byrnes OF
wisconsin are refreshing and The Star Is
Indebted to him for completing this edi-
torial, as follows:
"I am unalterably opposed to this bill.
Let me serve notice that II an attempt Is
made to bring this bill up under suspen-
sion of rules, will certainly object to such
procedure.
This legislation is dishonest. 1t at
tempts to deceive the veterans into be-
Iieving they are getting something for
nothing when, as a matter of fact, In ten
years our veterans will be shouldering half
of the Nations tax burden, including the
tremendous increase this bill contemplates.
such legislation is unsound. At time
when we are staggering under the impact
Of our huge war-incurred debt, at time
when all our resources and ingenuity are
pledged to the prevention Of another con-
fIict, 1t would take us dangerously near the
brink of national insolvency.
IT want the veteran to be able to look
forward to future in which peace is pos
sible, In which his Government Is sound,
IN which his tax burden is reasonable, In
which he can be assured of governmental
care based on his need-a future, in other
words, which has meaning for him and his
children. This bill will seriously teopardize
that future.
I'm all sincerity say to you Mr.. Speaker,
II we members of this great legislative body
cannot point out to the veterans In our
Individual districts the dangerous falla-
eies of this legislation. then we do not
deserve to represent our districts in future
CONGRESSES"
Evening star., 1949-02-18

was one attractive source of easy money.
But Secret Service officials believe that the
old-timers are returning to their original
trade" and that this accounts largely for
the increase in counterfeiting in the past
two years. The Secret Service cannot wage
successful battle against this racket
without help from the intended victims.
Public cooperation is necessary to catch
counterfeiters. more intensive educa
tional campaign would help to bring about
better cooperation. This preventive work
Is as important as any phase of the anti
counterfeiting war
Evening star., 1949-02-18
Crisis in Iran


To the Editor of The Star:
May I make a suggestion regarding your
editorial "Crisis in Iran?
This editorial. factually correct so far as
it goes, seems to me to imply that the only
serious problem In Iran is created by the
Soviet threat The threat exists, and 1t is
serious; but an equally serious factor In the
Iranian situation is presented by the internal
condition Of Iran. You speak of a survey OF
developmental possibilities which is now
going on with the blessing of the State De-
partment and which could transform
Trans economic life" This is bit over
optimistic
Economic progress in that country can
not take place in any substantial sound
and durable way until the ground is pre-
pared for it through prior constructive
action by the Iranians themselves For ex-
ample, how can the Iranian government ex-
pect to attract foreign investments unless or
until it shows it's ability and willingness to
fulfill its contracted obligations and pay its
Just debts? I happen to represent an Amer
lean company whose contract for engineering
work in Iran was arbitrarily terminated many
years ago by the Iranian government. The
company's losses on account Of that capri
cious cancellation naturally gave rise to .
claim, and, UP to this time, the 1ranlan
government has neglected or refused to pro-
ceed in good faith with the negotiation Of
a settlement.
An engineering survey at this time Is not
going to transform Trans economic life
Iran should first make a start toward trans
forming its politics, its administration. and
its public morality
FRANK H. REDIKER.
Evening star., 1949-02-18
Red Slavery Issue

A fortnight statement by the United
States delegate to the Economic and Social
Council OF the United Nations raises to
the official level an issue which has
engendered widespread discussion and
controversy. This is the system Of forced
labor that has long existed in the Soviet
Union and which is being transplanted to
the satellite countries behind the Iron
Curtain.
Our delegate, Willard L. Thorp, who
holds the office of Assistant Secretary OF
State for Economic Affairs, did not mince
words when he accused the Soviet Union
and its satellites of hiding deplorable facts
on what amounts to slave-labor conoltions
behind q thick curtain OF secrecy. He.
demanded that the United Nations throw
q searching spotlight of inquiry on the
matter, and asserted that "the members
of the United Nations, pledged by the
Charter to promote universal respect for,
and observance of, human rights and
fundamental freedoms for ALL must face
the issue squarely"
Despite Soviet denials and evasions, an
impressive body of evidence has been
building up concerning forced labor In
Soviet Russia and other Communications
mated lands. The inescapable conclusion
ia that, in those countries, system OF
state slavery has evolved to the point
where their economic structures are
largely dependent on this peculiar insti-
tuition" Millions of unfortunates are
condemned to work for the state in labor
camps under atrocious conditions. This
serves a twofold purpose. Persons dis
pleasing to the state are disposed of and
other citizens are rendered more amenable
to discipline by the intimidating knowl-
edge that they may be liable to similar
fate for even minor infractions OF official
regulations
The chief proponent for U. N. inves-
tigation of labor conditions in the Soviet
Union has been the American Federation
of Labor. At the last two sessions OF the
Economic and Social Council it has
presented specific and well-documented
charges on the issue. Action has been
deferred until the present session, owing
to the heated opposition of the Soviet and
satellite delegates. That opposition, how
ever. has consisted chiefly in generalized
denIals rather than factual rebuttals of
the charges. AS Mr.. Thorp acidly points
out. the Soviet delegate has previously
admitted the existence in his country of
what he described as corrective. labor
camps" But he gave no information as
to the number OF prisoners in those insti-
tutions, nor did he describe precisely what
the corrective" camps corrected
Obviously, it is high time that what
appears to be systematic revival of
human slavery In peculiarly coldv vblooded
and exploitative form should have a
thorough airing before competent inter