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with her for several minutes be-
fore leaving in the official car.
Mrs. Barkley, clad none too
warmly in a black ensemble, with
pastel-shade spring hat and short
fur cape. was a favorite target Of
the photographers.
Traffic around the blocked-off
Capitol grounds reached its peak
just after the ceremonies. But
the combined forces of more than
$50 Metropolitan and Capitol Po-
lice prevented any major jams,
and the situation was reduced to
Saturday normal in about half an
hour.
Police had been prepared to
handle a 100000 crowd.
" First Aid Stations Idle,
First aid stations likewise had
no problems. in fact, not a single
casualty, other than a news pho
tographer who bruised his hand in
a noisy fall of few feet from a
wooden stand.
Shortly after $3.50 am. the first
hardy spectator put in her appear
ance for the ceremonies. She was
Miss Lucy Baker, a nurses aide at
Casualty Hospital.
Miss Baker, who lives at 225
Sixth street NE, has been a WASH
ingtonian for only nine months,
coming here from her home in
Hampton, Va.
Long before the 1000 seats on
the plaza started filling, she set
tied down in a sunny spot beside
the Capitol steps, sheltered from
the wind and began reading Bible
stories.
Music Director is Busy.
THE eyes of the world, you
know, are turned on this spot to-
day." Miss Baker said. Something
like this shows the meaning of our
Capital City to the whole world"
The most feverish preparations
of the morning occurred in the
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Sesquii
Continued From First Page.

NOIlIlIlucu CIOIll ruSC TdScI
OF the most magnificent cities OF
the world. This has been accom-
plished in part because of a vigor-
GUS and growing population, part
ly because of wealth of readily
available resources. But just as
responsible for the growth of this
Nation and it's power and position
in the world has been the in
sistence on freedom which has
welled up from the hearts of every
generation of Americans"
Representative Koran, Republi-
can, Of Washington. a member of
the National Capital Sesquicen-
tennial Commission, expressed
the hope that every man, woman
and child in the United States
could come to Washington be-
fore the anniversary celebration
ends next year.
Archbishop O'Boyle Speaks.
Bands of the Marine Corps,
Army and Air Force combined
their talents to lead a massed
chorus OF 800 voices in the song
America The Beautiful" as the
pageant began to unfold.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle, archbishop of Washing
ton, pronounced the invocation
and prayed that the rest of the
world would find guidance from
the blessings that a firm belief
In God have brought to the Cap
Attired in scholastic caps and
gowns Of red. white and blue, the
massed chorus presented a color
full spectacle as it's members sang
on the steps of the Capitol be-
meath a giant Sesquicentennial
shield. Flanking the chorus were
cadets from the Washington high
schools and st. Johns College and
members of local veterans organi-
cations holding flags of the State
and territories. A unit of the
famed Monticello Guard from
Charlottesville, Va, originally
formed to fight in the Revolution
was the honor guard.
Uncle Sam is Narrator.
The chorus was composed of
men and women from thu
American University Chorus. the
Catholic University Glee Clubs,
Georgetown University Glee Club,
George Washington University
Glee Club. Howard University
Choir. the University of Maryland
Mems Glee Club and Women's
Chorus, the Washington and
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today. The complete program is to
be given at l pm. at the Water
gate. OF the II numbers on the
program, only six were given last
night.
Todays program will be a two
and a half hour show, Mr.. Shima
declared. There will also be an
hour and a half show at the Polo
Grounds at pm, with japanese
folk dances. These will be given
by the Japanese-American Civic
Community, Seabrook Farms,
N. j.
Tickets are available at the
Willard Hotel Ticket Agency and
at the Watergate, starting at 10
am. today.
Mrs. Teiko Ito, japanese Amer
lean dancer producer. last night
put on one Of her numbers. THE
Spirit of the Wisteria." She is
native of the District and was
introduced as returning to her
home town after successful tour
in the Far East. She and her
troupe of 10 Nisei girls will per-
form TODAY.
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main lobby of the Capitol. There
Emerson Meyers. director of pro-
fessional music for the Sesqui
was in his shirtsleeves with sew
eral assistants unpacking the
gowns of the choristers.
These people arrived just in
the nick of time" he said, point
ing to porters laboring up the Cap
itol steps with the Grated gar
ments.
Included in the same cargo, the
foreSighted Mr.. Meyers pointed
out, were 300 rubber pads to &C
commodate the singers as they
sat on the cold stone steps of the
portico.
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Sons of the Revolution
To Hear Ex-Envoy Lane

Arthur Bliss Lane, former Am
bassador to Poland, will address
7:30 pm. dinner meeting
Wednesday of the Sons of the
Revolution at the Army Navy
Club.
The meeting falls on the ami
versary of the Battle of Lexing-
ton. Mr.. Lane, a career diplomat
will speak on What Is Total
Diplomacy"
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Strikes Close Cuban Ports

Observation-Disclosures walkouts
closed three Cuban ports yester-
day as the government accused
unions Of "intolerable gripping
and playing with strikes"
A few hours after Labor Min
lister Morell Romero had warned
that this sort of thing leads
straight to anarchy" word was
received that the ports of Car
denas, Matanzas and Caibarien
were shut down by a strike.-(P.
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Gaming News Hearing
To Avoid Crime Probe.
As II Opens Tomorrow

~ u SFVuS tVsssVssSV
A Senate Commerce Subcom-
mittee will open hearings tofnor-
row on interstate transmission of
gambling information and it plans
to steer clear Of any crime in
vestigation.
AS far as Chairman Mcfarland
is concerned. his group is going
to stick to the bill before it and
leave crime investigating to others.
A proposed $15o,o00 Senate in
vestigation of crime syndicates is
due to come up for action this
week.
The investigation was first pro-
posed under the aegis OF the Iu-
dietary Committee, but the Com
merce Committee got in the act
when Attorney General McGrath
handed Congress two bills to COM
bat organized gambling and they
went to the Commerce Commit
tee.
Slot Machine Curb Approved.
The Democratic leadership de-
cided to merge the inquiries amid
loud protests from the Republi-
cans that the 1ive-man commit
tee resulting from such q merger
would exclude two interested Re
publicans on the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Meanwhile, one Of the Justice
Department bills-to halt ship
ment of slot machines to States
which outlaw them-has been re-
ported favorably.
Hearings on the other bill-to
bar interstate transmission of
gambling nformation-get under
way tomorrow with Mr.. McGrath
as the first witness.
Testimony Will Be Related.
Senator Mcfarland said the
hearings had nothing to do with
the forthcoming crime investiga-
ton. He conceded that testimony
on why gambling communications
should be curbed was mot entirely
separate" from investigation of
crime syndicates. but he added:
We're going to hew to the line
Of this bill. The rest of it We'll
leave to the investigating COM
mittee."
The bill would exempt the re-
porting of sports events as news,
but radio and television stations
would be required to wait at least
an hour after a horse race is run
before giving the results. They
would be prohibited from giving
out gambling information before
any race on the day it is run.
In addition to Mr.. McGrath,
the witnesses tomorrow will in
clude Assistant Attorney General
James M. McInerney, Herzel
Plaine of the Solicitor Generals S
office, and Mayor Quigg Newton
of Denver.
The hearings will pick up again
on Thursday and Friday when the
subcommittee expects to hear be-
tween Is and 20 mayors and
State attorneys general.
Senator Mcfarland said later
witnesses will include Chairman
Wayne Coy of the Federal Com
munications Commission and rep
resentatives of newspapers. radio
and television stations, tele-
graph and telephone companies,
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Thieves Take TeIevision Set

Thieves took a television set
valued at $500 from the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Wyche.
47l8 North First street. Arlington,
while they were away Friday
night. Arlington police reported
yesterday.
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Artillery Pounds Huks

MANILA. - The Philippines
army used heavy artillery for the
second successive day yesterday
against q supposed concentration
of 500 Hukbalahap guerrillas
within an hours drive north of
Manila.
A headquarters spokesman said
1t was impossible as yet to deter
mine results of the bombardment
in the jungle-clad foothills, but
that the fire by five 105- -millimeter
guns would continue until they
get out of there."-(P),
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Publicity Men to Hear Perks

Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Parks. chief
of Army information, will address
the National Capital Forge of the
American Public Relations Asso-
citation at 1915 pm. tomorrow at
the Lee House. Fifteenth and L
streets NV. Gen. Parks will speak
on Public Information AS An
Army Career"
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Luichow Peninsula Bombed

TAIPEI. Formosa. A new
heavy pounding of the Luichow
Peninsula, iump-off point for the
expected Communist invasion of
Hainan Island. was announced
yesterday by the Chinese Nation
alist air force.
1t said heavy damage was done,
including destruction of several
antiaircraft gun positions, in all
day raids Friday.-(P).
Evening star., 1950-04-16

There are nine Indian reser-
vations in Utah, the Navajo be-
ing the largest.
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Around
the
World
- News in Brief -
Three Powers Take Steps
To End Trieste Quarrel

Rome-The United States, Brit
ain and France took preliminary
steps yesterday to patch up the
Italian -Yugoslav quarrel over the
free territory Of Trieste.
Ambassadors of the three West
ern powers in Rome called on
Italian Foreign Minister Count
Carlo Sforza. A Foreign Ministry
announcement said they informed
Count Sforza of communications
their governments have sent to
Belgrade.
The communications expressed
the interest of the three govern
ments in seeing good relations es-
tablished between Rome and Bel
grade" the Foreign Ministry
added. The notes also expressed
confidence that attitudes or
measures which might compro-
mise these relations will be
avoided. -A.P.
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former for W-O while Bill Bor-
den with SAL had best series for
the Inn team.
Third place Bingham Stamp
ing added three games to the
won column at the expense of
WHY'S CIO blaming the three
game downfall on captain Sam
Weinstein who for the first time
during the entire bowling sSa-
son did not pay his charges win
a $40 bill. Jake Wisniewski hit
$50 for the Stampers and Tony
Mendel and sub Hank Lewan-
dowski tied for high WHY'S
totals.
PAC, hot on the breath of the
leading UAW team, kept within
the one game margin in winning
three from Toledo Stamping.
Duke Sitter counted STA and
Andy Dobrochowski a 544 for
PAC.
WHY'S Unit, having Mel Au-
miller in with SIG and Earl Lef-
fel a 533, took three from
Swartzbaugh. DeVilbiss won
two from Russell for Council
with Paul Loehrke hitting 518
for DeVilbiss while Ralph Klos-
terhaus rolled a 555 for the
Russell team.
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PAC did it by beating the
previous e d j n G DeVilbiss
the three games for what ap-
pears as one of the most dis
astrous nights for the DeVilbiss
crew. Three of the PAC keglers
were on the ball in high 500
series with Paul Mcclellan paw
ing the way with sol and fol-
lowed by Leo Zielinski's SAB
and Econ Klosowski's 534. AL
Pointinger was the only Devil
bliss bowler who had a fine
series, that being 551.
In other matches in this eight
team loop, third place Auto-Lite
cinched that spot in winning
three games from Union Jour-
nal. Val Pawlowski topped the
Lite's on a series of 572 and had
help from Matt Sobb with $40
and Stan Trzcinski's 528. George
Rock hit 587, Frank Flowers a
582 and Hank Lewandowski
544 for the Journal team.
Region 2-B captured three
from WHY'S No. 2. Randy Engel-
hardt hitting top total for the
Region with 526. Standard
Commutator won two from
WHY'S No. /. John Kiplinger
collecting $40 for the winners
and Ed Chapman had 538 for
the W-O team.
Mems Tuesday League
At the Marathon lanes last
Tuesday Proprietor Nick Pappas
tossed a party for the Local IL
keglers and as a result high
scores were at a premium. The
best individual effort was a 592
posted by Randy Engelhardt for
the Toledo Pressed Steel team.
Toledo Steel lost two to the
Pressed team and had Bud
Young contributing $50 for best
total.
WHY'S UAW found some
worry moments in their match
against Bee Gay Inn but squeak
ed out the three games to hold
on to the lead in this IL team
circuit. Vince Chichetta with
535 found himself the best per-
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possible by Sid Goldberg.
This is indeed great news
for local followers of the
sport. It has been said many
times that a ring card featuring
Toledo talent would boost box
ing interest here to point held
a few decades ago.
There's just no getting & g
around it, fight fans like to
watch hometown talent in
action. This holds true wheth-
er i'm Toledo or Hicksburg.
Getting back to next FRI
day nights attraction, let us
say the best in former Toledo
amateurs will be showing
their stuff. The card Is to in
clude two 1O-round m in
events and four around
bouts.
Charlie Cotton, former Golden
Gloves titleholder and who
more recently has been advanc-
ing in pro ranks, will meet
Tommy Darough of Flint, Mich
in one of the 10-rounders.
Goldberg told me earlier this
week he hoped to sign Hank
Risk, another Gloves champion
in the other main go. The res
of the show will probably in
clude Kelly Hymore, Jim (RedI
Elby, Buddy Carr and Duke
BalcerZak.
GO YOU can see it's really ar
- all-Toledo card. Most of the
boys are new in the bash fol
cash field but are eager to reacf
the top and will give you more
than your moneys worth.
Added incentive for huge
crowd is the fact that part of
the proceeds will go to the
Shamrock Athletic Club for
the purchase of athletic equip
ment at the clubs headquar-
ters in old st. Johns College
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for Willys-Overland didn't
have quite enough on the ball
to over come the pace set by
the wining Auto-Lite team.
Two other games were sched-
uled for the evening, but in both
instances two of the teams sched-
uled to play failed to show and
Surface Combustion and Splcer
won their games on a forfeit.
AS a result of these forfeits Sur
face Combustion and the Toledo
Scales. who drew a bye for the
evening, remain in a deadlock
for first place in the league.
Next week will tell the tale as
to who is the winner OF the
league. There is possibility that
the league will end in tie be-
tween the Scales and Surface
Combustion. The Scales have the
hest chance of the two teams to
finish on top as they are sched-
uled to meet the National Sup
ply team who have only won TWO
games so far this season and one
of them by forfeit. The Surface
team on the other hand must
meet the much improved Spicer
team who have proven to be one
of the giant-killers so far.
In regards to the playoffs be-
tween the two leagues, 1T was
decided by a meeting of the
managers of both leagues that
the first and second place teams
of each league would meet ir
an elimination tournament to bt
held on April 18th at Westmin'
ster gym. The first place team
of the American league vii
meet the second place team o
the National League, and the
winner of the National League
will meet the second place team
in the American League. Ih'
winners of these two games vii
then play to decide the champ
ionship of the Local IL basket
hall season for 1850. 1t was hop
ed that we could have mor'
teams participating in the play
offs but II will be impossible t
rent the gym after the 18th o
this month.
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tently in the low SOS and would
have been lower with regular
practice.
Eddie Shore in 19 years OF
Pro hockey, had 978 stitches
taken, broke his back, hip and
collarbOne, had almost every
tooth knocked out, broke his
nose Ia times, had both eye
balls split open and his left
ear torn off and left hanging
by a thread.
Bob Zuppke, great former
coach of the University of ILL
inois, was an artist on the grid
iron and now is the same off.
He has gained fame from his
paintings that have come from
his easel.
Mel Parnell, became a pro
ball player by twist of fate. He
was playing first base for his
prep team when the r egul a
pitcher was injured. p arnell
took over and struck out II men.
"A Red Sox scout was in the
stands and before the sun SET
Mel had a big league contract.
Night Game Leadership
Performing at virtually the
same pace as in 1948, the pen
|nant winning Dodgers again
made off with the honors for
leading the league in winning
night games last year. 1t was the
third year is succession that the
Brooklyn aggregation topped the
league in this department. Last
year, the Dodgers night game
standing was 80 victories and IL
defeats for an average of $40
In 1948, their average was Sal
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Bucks To Vie
For Title
In Sports Arena
On April 8-9

The Toledo Buckeyes Hockey
Club will participate in the Ma
tional Senior Championships OF
the USAHA, meeting Evelyth,
Minnesota, at the Sports Arena
In q best of three series on Sat
urday and Sunday april 9th
and 9TH, with third game on
Tuesday II necessary.
Evelyth won the Midwest Lea
que title and defeated Marquette
In the first round Of the play
offs. Toledo won the Eastern
League title.
The invitation TO participate
came from Tom Lockhart ,presi-
dent of the USAHA. Toiedo's
loss in the playoff series in the
Eastern League, after winning
the regular schedule and champ
ionship title, was clouded by a
protest against Grand Rapids use
of ineligible players.
Under the present set-up the
winner of the Eveleth-Toledo
series will meet the winner of
the international League crown,
while the winner of the Milwau-
kee-New York series will play
Spokane, defending champions
at Spok kane, in a semi-final
series.
The survivor of the Eveleth-
Toledo international ague
matches will meet the winner
OF the Milwaukee-Spokane-New
York series in the finals for
the National title.
Two years ago Toledo brought
home its first National champion
ship, defeating New York in the
finals. Last season they were
eliminated by Windsor, who in
turn were defeated by Spokane.
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Sox fans in those days went
to Thirty-Ninth a n d Went
worth, the first Comiskey
Park. Those stands, a small
grandstand and two bleachers,
would seat $500 persons. On
Opening Day, 1901, field crowd
of 5000 was on hand.
An unsigned player then was
called a "stand-out" rather than
a "hold-out', and newspaper
headline writer finally got tired
of trying to squee White
Stockings" into a head and
shortened the name to White
Sox. One early year the Chicago
mayor, a Republican, hesitated
to pitch the first ball because
the batter, Democrat, might
drive the ball back through the
mound.
Charles A. Comiskey, the
old Roman, had the distinc-
ton of being the first club
owner to use special trains to
carry his players across the
country. Late In 1913, with the
New York Giants In tow, he
took his white Sox on an
around -the-wOrld exhibition
tour. Before Bedouins, Hindu,
Moro, Nipponese, and London
ers they beat the Giants in "a
Of A games.
Twenty Five Years Ago
Macdonald Smith dethronee
Walter Hagen as N rth anc
South golf champ with a 72-hole
281 at Pinehurst, NC.
Stanislaus Zbyszko, p olis /
grappler, took world heavy
weight title by defeating Wayne
Mum at Philadelphia.
The world champion Washing
ton Senators dropped their sea
sons opener to the Yankees by
ST. margin at Griffith Sta
dunn.
Charles Mallor, of Chicago
took the Boston Marathon II
two hours, 33 and three-fifth'
minutes.
Middleweight champ Harr!
Greb scored a 10 round decision
over Johnny Wilson at Boston
Jean Borotra of France woi
the National indoor singles ten
mis- title.
Sport Shorts
Fred Wilt, one Of the Nation
best In distance running chase
crooks when he doesn't chas'
records. He is an agent OF th'
Federal Bureau of Investigation
4 Hildegarde the Incompatible
used to be Incompatible on tn
links. Her golf game was consis
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on Superior st.
Goldberg, who has not had
the best In crowd support
with previous boxing shows,
deserves a good deal Of credit
in trying to awaken Toledo
boxing fans with this attrac-
tion.
It promises 36 rounds of ac-
ton supplied by Toledo young
sters hoping to once again estab-
lish professional boxing interest
here and also to move up on the
ladder of ring success.
The show will be a good one
and its purpose worthy, so try
to be at ringside.
FOOD news was also received
" in local amateur circles this
week when it was announced
the United Labor Committee
would sponsor another show
May IL in the Sports Arena.
Present plans call for the
tops in Toledo talent to meet
teams from two other cities.
The shows, held quarterly.
are sponsored to strengthen
and unite labor and also to
provide boxing fans with good
entertainment.
Art Morse, city recreation
supervisor, Is arranging the
show assisted by Harry Scott,
Barney Quilter, frankie Ger
ard and this writer. Boys
from Local IL. Local 8, and
several other clubs will make
up the Toledo squad.
Complete details will be car
ried here in the near future. But
for now remember the date,
May IL.
=
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Roller Derby
Here Apr. Il
Initial Appearance
In Sports Arena

The Roller Derby, which roars
into the Sports Arena at To-
ledo for the first time April 21,
has come q long way since 1t
got its start back in 1885.
Without batting lash, Sidney
Cohen, Roller Derby Director,
today tabled 1t Americas fifth
sport.
Gin the years between 1889
and 1850 the Roller Derby has
taken its place alongside base
ball, football, basketball and
horse racing as big-time spec
tator sport" said Cohen. IT'S
rolling 'em in the aisles (spec-
tators-not skaters) from Chi
cago to Miami; New York to
San Francisco. The Roller Der
by's outdrawn baseball in Colum-
bus, Minneapolis, M a m and
Newark and left five million
fans per year in its wake"
The Roller Derby is the first
bonafide, home-cooked, home
bred sport since DR.. James Maj
smith invented basketball. Leo
A. Seltzer is responsible for the
hell on wheels sport. In 1885
he found himself stuck with the
ownership of the Chicago Coli
seum-and no sport to pack it.
So he used a hazy idea in the
back of his mind of a marathon
on roller skates.
Seltzer knew he'd invented
a new sport. But at first he didi't
know what to do with 1t. Like
the hen that hatched a duck, he
tried everything in the first
Derbys except building a swim
ming pool in the center of the
track and diving for pearls.
The first show consisted of a
race between teams composed of
one man and one woman. The
idea was to skate a distance
roughly equivalent to the mile
age between Chicago and Los
Angeles. At the start forty teams
competed. When the men were
on the track the girls rested in
the center and vice versa. They
raced from 100 PM. until early
morning.
Not until one OF the groups gol
, together and formed a clique
to hold back the faster skaters
, did Seltzer get the idea of max
ing a game of it. He saw thai
regular game on the track
on roller skates, could be foot
ball on wheels and helzarollin'
His next move was to get five
teams in competition-with gal
E and boys alternating. Skating
: was then done for point scores
\ instead of distances. 1t clicked
overnight.
e The Derby will be in Toledo
: through May 7. Reserved sea
S prices are $1.00. $500 and $2.5(
e and tickets are available at th'
& Sports Arena box office, tn,
: B. r. Baker ticket office down
a town, and the Buckeye Pain
e Company, 3401 Collingwood.