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Evening star., 1950-01-13
7Womey Trained on Golf Links
For Mile Race at Armory
piOnShip.

John Twomey, the National
AAU 1900 meter champion
and a top threat in the mile
run of tomorrow nights Eve
ming Star Games at the Armory,
trained for his speciality on golf
courses from New Orleans to
Washington.
The 26-year-old, 120-pound
distance star of the Illinois
Athletic Club competed in the
Sugar Bowl mile, where he was
tripped and fell when leading
at the three-quarter mark.
From there he headed toward
The Star Games in easy stages,
stopping daily to run several
miles over the nearest golf
course.
Evening star., 1950-01-13

AIMING HIGH IN THE STAR GANEshs
the
in
Naands outstanding entries
rSarph
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Crack Field Gives Mile Race Top Billing Star Games Tomorrow
ShiIIing,Greot
Jockey Of Past.
Is Found Dead
Special Dispoteh 10 The Stor

ELMONT, N. Y, Jan. 13.-Car-
roll H. (CaD Shilling, one of the
country's greatest all-time Jockeys
40~years ago, was found dead yes
terday under a horse moving van,
not far from Belmont Park race
track, where he scored some of the
most notable victories of his color
full career
Shilling, who was in his COS, ap-
parently froze to death, but a crust
of stale bread found near the body
and 98 cents in the pockets of cast
off clothing he wore bespoke the
poverty in which the former Jockey
died. A tattered brown coat.
leather jacket, sweat shirt and
shabby black shoes clothed the
body.
Shilling's tragic death was strik-
ingly similar to that of Buddy
Ensor, a leading jockey in the
1920's, whose body was found in
Prospect Cemetery. near the ia
maica track, where he had wan
dered while ill of lobar pneumonia
little over two years ago. Like
Shilling, Ensor died destitute ano
Continued on Page CO. Col. A.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Blue Peter, Champion
2-Year-0Id Of 1948,
Dies in South Carolina
By the As,ocjoted Press

AIKEN, S. c., Jan. 13.-They
buried Blue Peter today in the
inf1eld Of the Aiken training track
where the famed race horse
learned the thoroughbred's trade
Blue Peter, who never ran out
of the money in his short career,
died yesterday of an undiagnosed
ailment.
His chief mourner, Trainer Andy
Schuttinger, considered Blue Peter
the best colt he ever handled.
1t was under Schuttinger's
schooling that Blue Peter, carry
ing the colors of Joseph M. Roe
bling, won almost unanimous
selection as the outstanding 2
year-old of 1948. And it was Blue
Peter who last year was the winter
book favorite in the Kentucky
Derby.
A son of War Admiral out of
Carlton, Blue Peter didn't run in
the Derby because he became sick
last April and was withdrawn for
a rest. AS it turned out, he had
run his last race.
Apparently recovered and shap-
ing up we'll in winter training
the grandson of Case Ace ane
Man O. War recently became sicl
again-for the last time.
Blue Peter won $189,185 in 6
spectacular year as a 2-year- old
After losing his first start al
Garden State Park, the brown colt
went on to set a record of eight
victories and three third places
never, running out of the money
His most famous race was his
victory over the f1lly, Myrtle
Charm. in the 1948 Futurity at
Belmont Park. In that race,
which Blue Peter won over the
Maine Chance Farm filly by half
a length. he was clocked at 1:1435
for the 61a-furlong route.
It was the fastest Futurity on
record for that distance and just
Is of a second off the track and
world record held by Porter's Mite.
Evening star., 1950-01-13

For Showdown
Vote Tomorrow
The Citadel Bolts,
Virginia May Follow
Suit in Rebellion
BY the Associoied Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The
Citadel has bolted, Virginia is on
the verge of a break and a solid
Southern bloc threatened to drive
a final, fatal wedge today into
the National Collegiate Athletic
Association.
Confident Southern delegates
dared the NCAA, in effect, to kick
out four of their neighbors ac-
cused of open violations of the
sanity code.
They can't expel them" pre-
dicted Bob, Neyland, coach and
athletic director at Tennessee.
1T won't even be a fight"
The convention votes tomorrow
on whether Virginia. Virginia
Tech, V. M. l., The Citadel and
three unnamed institutions should
be expelled for failure to conform
with the tWo-year-o code. It
takes a two-thirds majority of
those present to do the trick.
Members of the Southern,
Southeastern and Southwest Con-
ferences lined up yesterday behind
the sinners and announced they
would use all their votes and in
fluence to prevent their expulsion.
Maryland in Picture.
A formidable ally was added
when DR.. H. c. Byrd of the Uni
versity of Maryland, first head
coach to become a college presi-
dent, asked permission to appear
before the NCAA council and back
up arguments that revision in the
code is necessary. DR.. Byrd is q
strong advocate of open scholar
ships.
The three conferences control
only 39-each member and each
conference has a voice-of the
some 800 possible votes but they
could carry weight among other
conferences and independents.
Karl Leib of Iowa, mild littls
president of the NCAA who was
the spearhead in the codes adop-
ton two years ago, seemed to
sense the crisis.
Saturday will be showdown"
he said, frugally conserving official
statements. 1--WE can have
battle among three groups-those
who say they're going ahead with
the code, those who say they're
not and those who say they're
going along, if changes are made.
IF we can't show the code has
teeth. then the code is dead and
SO is the NCAA as a regulatory
body"
The present sanity code fol bids
recruiting. restricts scholarship to
needy cases and the scholarly, and
stipulates that payment to ath-
letes must be commensurate with
the work done.
Virginia, v. P. T., v. M. I. and
(See NCAA. Page C-3)
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Star Games Tickets
Are Easy to Obtain

Tickets for The Evening
Star Games at the Armory
Saturday may be obtained at
numerous locations through
out the city as well as in The
Star Building lobby. Or by
writing to The Star, Room 724.
Other places are Sports
Center, Eighth and D streets
NV; Fairway, 1928 G street
NV; Chevy Chase Ice Palace
Bowling Alleys. Andy Farkas'
Sports Store. Silver Spring;
Mitchell's Sports Store. 1906
Fourteenth street NV; Ath-
letic Office, Howard University,
and the Stadium Pharmacy,
130 Nineteenth street Sc.
Prices are $1.20, 81, 50 and
81, including tax.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Women WrestIe Next Week

Women wrestlers return to
Turner's Arena next Wednesday
night after an absence of several
months. In the main event Mae
Weston of Chicago will face Violet
Viane of Salt Lake City in a one
hour time limit match.
Evening star., 1950-01-13

beating Harrison billiard occasions last year. too
Flemngs chief claim to potential greatness Is that
time of wo-tenths of second on the world
record veterans in midseason form Fleming was
running in the first major track meet of the year.
Townes Best Griffith's Seen
Dorsey Griffith has Fleming is he normally
inclined give with loose adectives He's been coaching
long half cooked but for Fleming he's climb
ing his times and what Handy has told
wouldn't be surprised we'll be looking at the
greatest hurde of them all tomorrow Somebody's going to
crack The Star the 70yard hurdles
which, incidentally ties the world record in fiat shoesand
guess is that he'll be Fleming"
Griffith remembers another unheralded hurdler ran
away from competition Southern Conference
the best I'd seen Dorsey II
nobody going beat him in the Olympic Games at
Berlin that year. and nobody did"
(Spec) ToWneS of the University
Georgia who the spring world record of 49,
high sticks 120 yards That's precisely the time of
Fleming time when all runners hurders jumpers and
vaulter slower lower than their
efforts
Evening star., 1950-01-13

(See NCAA, Page C-3.)
Evening star., 1950-01-13

Bend.
81 see your boy beat Jim Gehrdes in New
Orleans" said the director of tomorrow's
Evening Star Games. But about that time
of 139@"
That's what he ran," confirmed Handy.
when he beat Gehrdes by yards couldn't
believe my eyes. The boy is a marvel. His
improvement is so great over last year just
don't know where he's going to stop"
Gehrdes of Penn State is one of the best
hurdlers in the world. Among other things
he's defending 70-yard high hurdles cham
,,ia racnr6. .holder of The Star GauaeS
Evening star., 1950-01-13

poets no salary difficulties for him
this year.
"Of course. I don't expect a
raise" Bob said. And about the
pay cut. well. that will be dis
cussed when I return to Cleve-
land the first of next week"
Evening star., 1950-01-13

Continued on Page CO, Col
Evening star., 1950-01-13
FelIer to Discuss Cut
In Poy With Tribe Soon
BY the Associoted Pres.

BY the Associoted Press
VAN METER, Iowa, Jan. 13.-
Bob Feller, the Cleveland Indians
veteran right-hander, says he ex-
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Win, Lose, or Draw
BY FRANCIS STANN
Mon on q Limb

When dispatch described how little hurdler
named Bill Fleming Notre the 100 Sugar Bowl
high hurdles New Years Day in 1879 seconds Dorsey Griffith
binked and reached for telephone He would have words
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Academic Approach to War

General MacArthur's message to the
Veterans of Foreign Wars squarely
satisfies the eagerness of Americans for
words which mean what they say.
We are up against an enemy who plans
boldly and ruthlessly, and moves swiftly.
Americans generally are disgusted and
Inundated by leadership which de-
votes SO much high-level talk to quar-
rels and discussions on rhetoric.
After two abortive World Wars, we
are much less susceptible to the claim
that we are fighting for peace. We
actually are fighting for our survival, and
for the survival of peoples like ourselves.
The academic approach, and the. nice
observance of diplomatic protocol, which
likes to employ such terms as "neutrali-
zation" and other words which conceal
realities. is fast becoming anathema to
self-respecting people. 4.
There seems much sound sense in the
Generals frank appeal for an irnpreg-
nable line Of defense east of the Asiatic
mainland, unbreached by diplomatic
deals. 1t is a proposition likely to be
understood and feared in Moscow; and,
what is more important it will be un-
derstood and will stimulate our men in
Korea and our people here at home.
r. b. HI.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Praises Mr.. WoIIuce's Stand

In Fridays Star there was letter
from Citizen" who disparages (al
what he considers too-uniform nation
wide thought on current subjects and
(b) certain liberals who lately have ad-
mitted errors of, or have refused to sup
port, Leftism.
Citizen does not venture to say just
what he himself thinks about anything
the Korean war. for instance. Instead
of praising Henry Wallace for giving up
the leadership of his party when he
backed the U. N. stand against Russian
sponsored aggression, Citizen SCOTS.
Mr.. Wallace has been wrong before,
but he was right this time. He had the
courage of his convictions and didn't
mind signing his name after those con-
victions, either.
It's certainly no reflection on the pub
lie mind that the great majority, I be-
lieve, think that the best way to stop
Communist aggression-or any other ag-
gression-is to stop it. If Citizen feels
differently, let him plainly say SO.
William r. Etheridge.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
'Roces' Pamphlet Inaccurate
Edward Jones.

In his letter to The Star Of August
27, e. B. Henderson condemns the chair
man of Congressional committee for
locking up $4,000 copies Of a booklet
called '"The Races of Mankind" This.
believe, is little too much to swallow.
On April 27, 1914, 1.-THE Races of Man.
kind was denounced by the Military
Affairs Subcommittee as containing
statements that ranged "all the way
from half truths through innuendos to
downright inaccuracies" (The Star. same
date). The Congressman halted dis
tribution of the pamphlet to members
of the armed forces. and they answered
the booklets basic theme" that the
races of mankind "are all brothers by
saying that ''even brothers in the same
family are not necessarily equal"
The most controversial of the mac
curate statements in this booklet is the
table which makes an intellectual COM
parison between Northern Negroes and
Southern white people. giving the high
est score to the Negroes. This misin-
Evening star., 1950-09-01

Isn't it a nice situation to have our
left-wing Secretary Of State directing our
military policies during wartime! OF
course, Gen. Macarthur should have
realized that it would be considered lese
majeste for any one to expose the fact
that our pre-Korea Far Eastern policy
played directly into the hands of the Red
Fascists. Didn't he know that the public
might remember that top-secret State
Department directive ordering all our
foreign representatives to play down the
military Importance of Formosa and in
dicating clearly that we would defend
neither FormoSa nor South Korea? This
directive was issued several months prior
to the Red inyasion-then some one
leaked" it's contents. The State Depart
ment policy exposed in this directive was,
of course, the immediate cause OF the
present war.
Russia had a right to expect that in
view of this policy we would not defend
the South Koreans; hence orders were
given to invade. Then came our abrupt
reversal of foreign policy, with President
Truman ad libbing. But the latter still
doesn't want any one, much less Gen.
Macarthur, to admit that FormoSa may
have military Importance. After all, isn't
an election coming up?
Observer.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
By Charles E. TroceweH

They form robe, or clothing, to keep
in heat.
They keep the skin from getting wet.
They make flying possible.
They often camouf1age the creature
in it's natural perching positions
They come out if seized, individually
as sort of tuft (say the taiD enabling
the bird to get away by leaving the
seized feathers behind.
We recall pigeon grabbed by hawk
in our yard.
We frightened the hawk off, causing
him to drop the pigeon, which was bit
heavy for him.
It seemed as if the whole yard was
covered with pigeon feathers, but the
bird lived and finally few away.
Bright feathers have sex appeal.
They are used, sometimes, in nest
making, actually making feather beds"
for the nestlings.
Feathers help birds recognize their own
kind, undoubtedly.
Time is space"
This modern idea was known to the
birds centuries ago, and their feathers
did it.
They could fly thousands of miles, and
so reduced the time it took to cover
vast distances, as man was to do with
his airplaneS centuries later.
Maybe someday people will catch up
with the birds in other things. notably
going to sleep early and waking up early,
and operating on honest sun time all the
time.
Evening star., 1950-09-01

wrath, and Mr.. Johnson happens to be the most
conspicuous and most convenient target.
In reference to the purely political attacks,
Mr.. Johnson said that they are all part and
parcel of the democratic process, and that he
would not suggest that 1t should be otherwise
That same observation applies to the criticisms
that are not politically inspired. They too, are
part of the democratic process, and If Mr.
Johnson has not blundered he will survive them
Whether we were as prepared as we should
have been for the outbreak of fighting In Korea
is relatively unimportant. We have the military
means to retrieve that situation. The question
of overriding Importance is the state of our
readiness for a war with Russia. On this score
Mr.. Johnson speaks confidently of our strategic
air arm and our vast military potential There
is no room in this area however, for bad guesses.
If that test comes, and we are not ready, there
will be no opportunity to make up the initial
deficiencies.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Pale Teacher

Pale teacher, you ipere once boy,
Knew summing holes and cool s1Dan
diDeS,
And fishing joy and pocket kniues;;
When you and Pal skipped doiDn the
trail,
He barked at chipmunk, cro,o or bee,
You called the quail or climbed tree.
or chartered at the tretting jay,
Tried robin tunes or dreamed tohile
In fragrant hay beside the stile;;
You dreamed yourself into man
And lett that treckled tad in jeans,
Who leaped and ran through early teens.
When barefoot truants pass you 1toD,
GrinGcing at your greyirlg pate,
You sigh and bo1D and question fate;
All, yes, you hun1med their pagrG1t song
Mid Dild-rose bloom on distant hill
And 90 along in spirit stW.
CULLEN JONES.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
This and That

lish walnut tree near our window.
took my field glasses and caught a
glimpse of a deep yellow color. BY
patient waiting I finally saw the bird
with its orange colored breast, yellow
back and black wings. 1t had a jet
black head and neck.
"%The dignity of it's bearing, together
with the loveliness of its coloring made
it bird worthy to be named for Lord
Baltimore. That is what my bird book
told me I had seen.
IT had seen the State bird of my ma
tive State, Maryland.
Every sincerely, E. D. B."
Birds have no way of repairing their
feathers.
When the feathers become too worn,
there is nothing to be done but get rid
of them, and that is what nature does
for a bird wheh it moults.
Feathers arise from papillae of the
epidermis, and are fed from the dermis,
or underSkin.
Most moulting comes after the nesting
season.
Sometimes it takes long while. Often
it is very quick.
Bird tails do not work on joint of
any kind.
Probably our correspondents catbird
lost his tail to cat or other animal
About six weeks is required to grow
new one, in any event.
Feathers have many uses.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
A pseudonyn is permissible only
1Dhen letter carries correct name
and address of aUriter. Please be brief.

Islands where Guam is located were
originally known as Chamorros. How
ever, after Guam came under the juris-
diction of the United States In 1898 and
after the other Marianas Islands went to
the Japanese under League of Nations
mandate at the end of World War I,
the people of Guam assiduously culti-
waited American ways and philosophy.
During World War II the Guamanians
suffered hideously at the hands of the
japanese because of their loyalty to
America and because of their many
heroic deeds (not the least of which
was the driving of the japanese from
one end of the Island of Guam.
After World War II, the people of
Guam determined to separate them
selves as distinctly as possible from those
Chamorros who had been under Japa-
nese jurisdiction between World War I
and World War II. 1t was then that
the Chamorros of Guam evolved the de-
sire to be called GuamanianS. There
was, during the postwar period, some
debate as to the relative merits of the
names: "Guamians," "GuamanianS" and
"Guamericans. Apparently it was felt
that "Guamanians" was more pleasing
to the ear than either of the other two
choices.
1t is mainly due to that reason and
due to their wish to be as American as
possible that the Chamorros of Guam
chose the name Guamanians. The prin-
ciple of self determination may be called
upon even in the field Of the .nomencla-
ture, and we respect the decision of the
people of Guam and are f1attered by the
reasons for their change Of name.
y A@71l~ Martha L. jay,
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Refuses to Be World Citizen

In your Sunday, August 27. issue you
carry letter by Bill Kruger. In which
he poses very important question
relative to the American Army in Korea
being labeled ~. N. troops" which in
deed gives a lot Of food for thought.
Could we as an humble citizen, bewildered
and confused by this dual allegiance" !"
pose another question to go along with
his in order to set the record straight
through the columns of your splendid
paper?
Did the Congress of the United States.
whose sworn duty is to uphold the dig
nifty and sovereignty of this Republic.
abdicate it's powers and sovereign rights
when it allowed a state of war to exist
In Korea without its sanction, thereby
making Americans citizens Of the
world" without their consent?
Have the American people no right
to voice their protest against becoming
citizen of the United Nations?
I. for one. refuse to recognize the
United Nations as anything but a para
Sitical political outlaw unit, operating
without the consent and sanction of
the American people.
George Thompson.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
By Hermon F. Schaden


A MERICANS who long have consid-
4 y cred the German mind method
ical' may be surprised to learn that, to
the Germans. American soldiers are
"hypermethodical"
At least that is one Of the conclusions
the German high command has drawn Of
the CT Joe of World War II.
The significant estimates are being
made public for the first time in the
Army history. ''The Lorraine Campaign"
published today.
The volume covers the operations of
Gen. George S. Pattons Sd Army be-
tween the Moselle River and the Sieg-
fried Line. in which more than 250.000
American soldiers participated
Circulated among German troops dur
ing the war. the Nazi intelligence
estimates of American troops covered
fighting qualities, tactics. weapons and
planning. The summation sharply criti-
cized some characteristics of the Ameri-
cans and thought some others worthy
of emulation.
Speaking Of "hypermethodica think
ing, the analysis said Americans had
tendency to make success absolutely
certain. especially in the practice of
combining one armored division with two
infantry divisions.
From the German viewpoint such
plotting carried caution too far.
The core of the German estimates was
summed up as follows: The American
soldier depends on tremendous materiel
support to bring the battle to successful
conclusion: when he is denied heavy
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Men Too Old for Service at SO

Hamstrung by the rigidity of the pres
ent Seiectiye Service Act which limits
the scope of induction to a narrow age
group, the Armed Forces are in the
process of repeating the blunders that
were made in World War II.
Despite the bitter lesson learned in
the last war that oldsters could not en-
dure the hardships Of modern warfare,
the Armed Forces nonetheless are pro-
ceeding with the induction of reservists
regardless of age, Notwithstanding the
fact that at the height Of hostilities in
1943, men over 38 who had been inducted
were given the option of discharge.
Experience has proved that such men
generally were liabilities in the military
service and potentially more susceptible
to disease and injury than the younger
men. Consequently. the taxpayers now
are burdened with providing lifetime
disability pensions to men who never
should have been impressed into mill
tary service. Because of the shortsight-
edness of the Defense Department, we
again are confronted with similar
specter.
Edward Jones.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
CONNECTICUT AVE.

CONNECTICUT AVE.
Dear Sir:
1--WE have had mockingbirds coming
to our third-story apartment for ralslns
for a number of years.
"This year a catbird discovered the
handout.
This catbird is prone to perch on
the stone belt and give his customary
call, which we assume is tipof to
us to come forth with the raisins.
Recently this catbird has shown up
without tail feathers.
"He has a bobbed appearance and
looks rather pitiful but doesn't seem to
mind. My husband thinks he has lost
these feathers due to moulting. Do you
think this is true and that our little
friend will acquire new tail?
4
Before losing the tail it always
seemed TO skew to one side.
Does his tail work on joint or could
that have been deformity with the
result of ultimately losing his tail?
1--WE thoroughly enjoy your articles,
no matter what the subject, and wish
we had made scrapbooks of them these
past years we have been in Washington.
Sincerely, O, q. W.
"DECATUR STREET.
Dear Sir:
''On my vacation this summer I saw
a bird which had not seen for num-
ber Of years. One morning heard an
unfamiliar voice coming from the Eng
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Letters to The Star

formation was based on Army intelli-
gence tests made during the First World
War. The authors fail to show how they
arrived at these ridiculous figures. and
do not even list the complete percentages
and general conclusions that were made
from these World War I tests. AS
matter of fact, in testing 100000 troops.
the intelligence of the white soldiers
proved to be greater. not less, than that
Of the Negroes.
Ira Calvin (author of "The Lost White
Race'D had ample reason to state that
IF you are decent person you will need
clothespin on your nose while you
study it (The Races Of Mankindo."
E. T. Smith.