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Evening star., 1951-10-09
Top Stars 70 Appear
Al House HEARING
Into Big League Ball

The post-World- -Series-investi.
cation of organized baseball ane
anti-trust laws will feature some
of baseball's biggest names, it wa.
learned today.
Among those who will testify
when the House Monopoly Sub
committee reopens it's inquiry are
Joe DiMaggio and Phil Rizzuto o1
tthe New York Yankees, Pee Wee
Reese of the Brooklyn Dodgers
and Fred Hutchinson of the De-
troit Tigers.
Invited on the management side
are President Clark Griffith of the
Nationals: Philip Wrigley of the
Chicago Cubs. and Branch Hickey
executive vice president and gen.
Ieral manager of the Pittsburgh
Pirates.
The subcommittee is consider.
ing legislation to exempt organ.
lied sports from antitrust laws.
No "Blank Check" Seen. 4
The entire question of what leg
islation will finally emerge from
the subcommittee. it was learned
will hinge on the result of an
executive session with Justice De-
partment representatives and at
torneys for organized baseball on
the last day Of the hearing.
1t was thought likely that the
subcommittee will recommend
some protection for the reserve
clause but viii not give baseball
a blank check.
The hearings originally were set
up for next Monday because it
was assumed that Congress would
be in recess by that time. SUBJ
committee Counsel E. Ernest Gold
stein said the staff is going ahead
with arrangements for that date.
League Jumpers" on List.
In the new hearings, the sub
committee expects to hear from at
least two of the 18 players who
Jumped" to the Mexican league
and found themselves outlawed.
They subsequently were reinstated.
Invited to testify are Mickey
Owen, now with the Chicago
Cubs. and Danny Gardella, the
one-time New York Giant out
fielder who sued for $500, 900 but
settled out Of court and was re-
inStated.
Another player invited to the
hearings is Al Widmar, St. Louis
pitcher whose salary argument
once went to the baseball COM
missioner.
Fred Hutchinson, the Tigers
pitcher. was invited as player
representative of the American
League. His opposite number in
the National League, Ralph Kiner
of the Pirates probably will be on
his honeymoon when the hearings
open.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Ten Students Injured
Slightly in Crash Near
South Capito! Bridge

Seven grade students and three
high school girls were hurt, none
seriously, in a collision today in
volving a bus of the Congressional
School Of Arlington and three
automobiles.
The accident happened near the
draw on South Capitol street
Bridge shortly after $3.50 am.
Police said the school bus, driven
by Sherwood r. Pelham, 10, color
ed. of 2032 N. Emerson street,
crashed into the rear of car
driven by James s. Neverson, IS,
colored. of 1929 Stevens road Sc.
Traffic Snarled 20 Minutes.
The Neverson auto was knocked
into one driven by Norman Glib
son. 43. colored. Of 905 Howard
street Sc, which in turn struck
a car driven by Lois F. Wilson,
4714 Huron avenue Sc. All
vehicles involved were travelling
north.
The accident snarled rush-hour
traffic for about 20 minutes. po-
lice said.
Three children who were pas
sengers on the bus were admitted
to Casualty Hospital. They are
Vivian Barnhart. z. of los Gal
weston street S.W., with. head
injuries, cuts and bruises and pos
sible teeth damage; Lois Hood, S,
|of 1852 Chesapeake street S.W.,
head injuries. and John Shelley,
4. of 90 Galveston street S.W.,
cuts and bruises. None was re-
ported serious.
School bus passengers treated
and released at the hospital in
|cluded: Barbara Ann Jahnel, 4,
|of 1910 Nichols avenue S.W., lip
injury: Richard Decker. 5. Of l2l
Wayne place Sc, face cuts and
bruises: Johnny Brooks, z, Of 7066
Livingston road Sc. face cuts
and bruises. and Richard Line
berry, Z, Of 473l First street S.W.,
neck cuts and bruises.
Drivers Unhurt.
Three Cardozo High School
girls, riding with Mr.. Neverson,
were treated and released at Cas-
ualty. They are Jean johnson, II,
colored, Of 1856 Stevens road Sc,
side and arm injuries: Hazel
Lumpkin, II. colored, of 1920 Stew
ems road Sc. head cuts, and Joan
Clinton, II, colored. Of 1922 Stew
ems road Sc.
None of the drivers was hurt.
Police said the bus was en- route
to Congressional School with the
II pupils, and the girls were enI
route to classes at Cardozo High
School.
Mrs. George Tomco. 54, of
RID /, Lorton. Va, was killed
when the taxicab in which shel
was riding with her husband COL
Evening star., 1951-10-09
By Meredith S. BueI

Action comes in assorted pack.
ages for volunteer firemen whit
find time to help deliver babie.
or pry horses out Of bitches wher
there isn't enough smoke around
Take. for instance, one wintry
day back in 1943 when a baby wa.
born on the Falls Church fire
house floor. Capt. Herbert c
Knox. a member Of the depart.
Iment since 1884. recalled tn.
story:
"A man ran into the firehoust
and breathlessly exclaimed thai
his wife was outside in the Cal
and about to have a baby. He
wanted to know If we could take
her in our ambulance since hi.
car had broken down on the way
to the hospital"
Stork Won't Wait.
The expectant mother then ap-
|peared. She was placed on a
cot and while being carried to the
ambulance explained that the
stork wouldn't wait.
I'VE stopped right there, pu,
the cot on the floor and made hei
as comfortable as possible until
the doctor came." Capt. Knox
said.
A perplexing question arose
after the baby's birth. Was II
born in Fairfax or Arlington
County? The boundary line oi
the two counties splits the mid.
die of the fire station floor a,
6292 Lee highway. The cot just
happened to be placed on the line
Horse In Ditch.
Then there was the day wher
a farmer on Leesburg pike wantee
fire department help in extracting
his horse from a ditch. Tht
animal was upside down with hi!
feet in the air. It was finally
lifted out by a crane-equipped tow
truck which was anchored to 9
fire engine.
When a woman screams over
the phone that her house is full
of smoke firemen never know
what to expect, Capt. Knox said
Evening star., 1951-10-09
HouseUnit Plan!
Early Probe Of
Pollution Here
Alexandria and
Arlington Described
As First Toreet

A congressional investigation Of
Potomac River pollution in nearby
Virginia Is expected to get under
way soon.
The probe. authorized by the
House. is to be started in Alex
Iandria and Arlington County
according to Representative VOL
|cott. Republican, of Michigan,
ranking minority member Of the
House Banking and Currency
Committee.
Mr.. Wolcott. who was q men,
ber Of House group that looked
into sewerage problems In Alex
andria and Arlington in August.
described conditions he found
there as terrible mess"
Committee to Be Named.
He announced that, under a
resolution passed yesterday by
the House. subcommittee Of the
Banking Committee will be ap-
Ipointed for the investigation by
Committee Chairman Spence, who
also was on the inspection tour.
The committee was authorized
by the House to investigate Gov
Iernment loans for private housing
lin cases where such housing is
defective with respect to con-
struction, drainage, sanitary con-
Iditions and other features. This
authority was included in a House
resolution authorizing the COM
mittee to look into American loans
to Europe.
eve should first start right here
lat Alexandria" Mr.. Wolcott told
his colleagues, and find out why
the FHA is approving lonas for
large apartment houses alongside
creeks which carry open sewage
into the Potomac River.
Later Mr.. Wolcott told a re-
porter he was referring to Hunt
ing Creek and the nearby Hunting
Towers, an apartment develop
ment, where he said he had
Smelled the stencil.
Virginia Officials Proceed.
Nearby Virginia communities,
meanwhile. are proceeding with an
engineering survey Of their own
in an effort to solve the Potomac
River pollution problem. Alex
andria. Arlington. Fairfax and
Falls Church are sharing the cost
Of the $4,000 survey.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Downing Appointed
To Reel Estate Post

The Commissioners today ap-
pointed William r. Downing to
be secretary Of the real estate
commission at a salary Of $5,400
a year.
Mr.. Downing, who has been a
special tax investigator at $4,325
a year. succeeds the late John A.
Petty. who held the position for
many years.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Senate Approves Bill.
Raising Districts CD
Fund TO 100000

A supplemental funds bill, carry
ing increased sums for District
and Federal civil defense pro-
grams, but with totals still ia,
short Of budget requests, now il
headed for a House-Senate con-
ference.
For the District, the Senate ap.
proved 100000 for civilian de.
fense-more than twice the $234,.
600 allowed by the House. Ths
District had asked $4,000.
| For national civil defense. the
Senate voted total Of $97.6 mil.
lion, as compared with $65.2 mil.
lion in the House bill. The budget
request was $685. million for thu
national program.
Shelter Survey Voted.
Neither House granted any
funds for construction of civilian
shelters against atomic attack
but the Senate wrote in a new
item Of $6.5 million for engineer
ing surveys Of the use of existing
structures for shelters. The Dis
trict, as one of the target areas,
is expected to share in this to step
up its volunteer survey work.
A dramatic, but ineffective, last
minute plea was made last night
by Senator Moody. Democrat of
Michigan for a SIS million in
crease in the Senate grant for
purchase of civil defense medical
supplies in other emergency equip
ment.
Says Supplies Scarce.
The House had approved $50
million for this purpose, and the
Senate raised the ante to $685.
million. Before the bill cleared
the Senate. however, Senator
Moody pleaded for the additional
funds, saying the United States
does not have on hand enough
supplies to meet needs from a
single enemy attack with two
atomic bombs.
One enemy atomic raid, he said,
has been estimated as capable of
causing 8 million deaths and as
many injuries.
Action on his proposed amend
ment was blocked by Senator
Bridges, Republican, of New
Hampshire, ranking minority
member Of the Appropriations
Committee, who said such an in
crease in the fund for civilian
medical supplies would create
competition for supplies and would
force prices up.
Senator Knowland, California
Republican. agreed there might be-
q need for higher civilian defense
funds. But he suggested the
Civilian Defense Administration
submit a careful restudy Of itsI
needs for attention on a later
supplemental bill coming up forl
congressional action. 10
Evening star., 1951-10-09
crush Victim Dies

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. Oct.
8 R.-Eddison Alvin Dodd, Is, of
Nindes Store. died yesterday in a
hospital here Of injuries received
In motorcycle-automobile colli-
sion January 6 on State Route 3
about 2 miles east Of King George
Courthouse. a
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Jury Seeks Link
Between Nelson,
Ninth Precinct
District Police Facing
Inquiry on Gombline
Operations Here
By Miriam Ottenbera

The District gambling grand
jury tomorrow will focus on the
ninth precinct in search of links
between Charles E. Nelson Of
Prince Georges County and WASH
ington gambling operations.
Nelson, Ritchie (Md.) horse
breeder and admitted backer Of
what has been described as 90
million numbers operation, Is the
key figure in the nine-week-old
gambling inquiry.
Pvt. Ray r. Swank, suspended
ninth precinct policeman who re-
portedly talked about open gam
bling in his precinct, Is expected
to figure prominently in tomor-
rows session.
Before the grand jury finishes
with the ninth precinct all its
officers and some of its patrolmen
are due for grand jury summons.
To develop a gambling con-
spiracy case crossing State lines.
the grand jury must have evidence
of operations on both sides of the
line. Overt acts could range from
protection pay-offs to a car carry
ing numbers slips across the line.
Two Cases Studied.
Government sources emphasized
that the inquiry into the ninth
precinct is mo fishing expedition. !"
It was pointed out that one estab-
lishment in the ninth precinct
was described by police as "one Of
Nelson's places" and a man ar
rested in the precinct was de-
scribed by Nelson himself as q
former associate.
There also have been reports
that some Ninth Precinct person.
mel have been on friendly terms
with gamblers in the precinct.
The grand jury is known to be
studying these two cases:
/ Henry Clay Hogan. 81, was ar
rested last July in a raid on his
establishment in the 600 block of
L street NE, which is in the Ninth
Precinct. This was described by
police as zone Of Nelson's places"
Hogan is said to have operated in
the Ninth Precinct for five years
and has escaped with fines and
collateral.
Robert Nowlanc of Alexandria,
Va, whose numbers business Nell
son admitted backing, was arrested
last December in raid on another
establishment in the Ninth Pre-
lclnet. Police said a woman threw
the numbers slips in the stove
land Nowland was let of with q
Idisorderly conduct charge.
/ All Face Questioning.
All the men who participated in
these cases as well as some of their
lsuperiors are likely to be ques.
toned about them.
Pvt. Swank already has made
one grand jury appearance. When
he came to District Court yester-
day in company of his wife and
his attorney. James j. Laughlin,
he Immediately was taken before
the regular grand jury in the alb
sence OF the one now focusing on
gambling. After being put under
oath and making a statement, he
was instructed to return toner.
ROW.
| Meanwhile, Police Trial Board
action against Pvt. Swank, a vet
eran Of 13 years on the force, waa
postponed indefinitely at the
Ipolicemen's request.
Mr.. Laughlin pointed out that
Pvt. Swank is under grand Jury
Subpoena, He added that the
District Commissioners have not
yet passed on his request for q
lcivilian rather than a police Trial
Board to hear the Swank case.
Pvt. Swank is charged with in
lsubordination and disobedience.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Area Blood Donors
Turn Out in Force,
Top Quota by 80

District area blood donors
turned out in force yesterday
$50 donors. 80 over the
quota. The armed forces and
area hospitals need that per-
formance every day. For an
appointment, phone the Red
Cross Blood Center, Republic
$500, Branch Sill or 514. In
Maryland and Virginia, phone
your Red Cross Chapter.
Evening star., 1951-02-03
Appeals Court Brief Filed
In Fiqhf on Transit Radios

The American Civil Liberties
Union Yesterday filed a brief in
the United States Court of Ap-
peals in support of a suit brought
by two lawyers seeking to stop
radio broadcasts in Capital Tran
sit Co. buses and streetcars.
District Court last year upheld
the right of the company to con-
tinue the broadcasts. An appeal
is pending before the higher court.
Technically the court action is
against the Public Utilities Com
mission, which has ruled in favor
OF the broadcasts.
The American Civil Liberties
Union brief contends:
The imposition of forced lis
tening. under the circumstances
in this case, constitutes an abridg-
ment of the freedom of communi-
cation and discussion guaranteed
by the First Amendment to the
Constitution.
THE deprivation of the freedom
of disposition of the riders own
attention and the deprivation of
his use of his faculties as he sees
fit constitutes a deprivation of
liberty and property without due
process of law, contrary to the
guarantees of the Fifth Amend
ment."
Evening star., 1951-02-03
DiSlOcated SyIlalbes,

English Is hard-to-pronounct
language chiefly because there az
few or no rules for placing the &C.
cent. Why are some words accented
on the first syllable? Why are
others accented on the second, the
third, the fourth? To attempt tc
answer that question would require
a large, and I fear, a very dull
book which actually wouldn't
answer the question, for there is nc
cut-and-dried rule to go by.
Here is the reason: English is
actually not a language, but q
mixture of languages - low Ger.
man (Anglo-S -Saxon), Norman ano
modern French, vulgar and classic
Latin. Greek and miscellaneous
borrowings from practically every
other tongue in the world Hence
there are no safe rules to guide us
to correct" pronunciation-no rule
that is. except custom.
Now this is another way of say
ing that dictionaries do not make
correctness, nor do grammar books
nor do speech teachers, nor do COL
lege professors, nor do newspaper
columnists. What is correct is what
is customary.
AS I pointed out in a recent ar
ticle, there is scarcely a word in
the English language that still has
its original pronunciation. What is
correct today will be incorrect to-
morrow. What is incorrect today
will be accepted as best usage to-
morrow, dictionary thumpers and
Evening star., 1951-02-03
Take NV Word for 1t By F,o"k Cobb,

long haired professors to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
A few examples. Your dictionary
will tell you to accent the word
primarily" on the first syllable. But
the customary pronunciation ac-
cents the second syllable, as: pry-
MEHR-uh-lee. The dictionary pro-
nunciation of conversant is KON-
ver-s'nt. But the people say kun
VER-s'nt. The dictionary pronun-
citation Of combatant is KOM- -buh-
tint but we accent the second
syllable, thus: kum-BAT- mt. A
contractor, says the dictionary, is a
kun-TRAK-ter. Not SO, say the
people, it's KON-trak-ter.
There are thousands Of such
words that the dictionaries have
not yet caught up with. The need
to take few deep breaths of clear,
Goth century air and get the
academic smog out of their sys-
TENS.
After all, dictionaries should not
be written by professors to dazzle
other professors. A good dictionary,
in my opinion, is not one that re-
quires a Phi. D. of its readers; it Is,
rather, a dictionary of facts about
our language, written in simple,
non-Latinized American English,
so that it can be understood by and
useful to the great masses Of the
people who are not Phi. D.s-the
school child, the secretary, the
mechanic, the serviceman, the COL
Ilege student, the professional man
and woman.
Evening star., 1951-02-03
Natures sChiIdren
By LiIIion Cox Athey

Sometimes when feeding her
hungry babies one of them is
pushed out. He lands in the water
below. If old enough, he kicks the
water so vigorously he remains
af1oat. There are always enemies
on the lookout and he may be an
other fatality OF the lonely marsh
or pond. His parents are in no wise
excited about his sudden departure.
When you sneak up on a meditat-
ing water turkey he may fly swiftly
out of sight, seeking altitude OF
several hundred feet where he
moves in circles as though on mo-
tionless wings. If you remain sta
tionary and behave quietly when
you approach him, he may only
drop into the water below without
causing a ripple on the water.
Swimming with neck and head ex-
posed, he resembles a swift NOV
ing snake in the wake of a victim
Then he returns to his place OF
solitude where you found him. The
business of oiling, adjusting ano
preening his pl,lmage now occupies
all his attention. This accom-
Evening star., 1951-02-03
A One-Minute Test of Your
Ne1DS knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
BY Dick Brooks
BY Tom Henry

l. GUEST-The Premier of
France is in the United States
to discuss international prob
lens. What is his name?
2. BOND How much
longer can we hold our ma
turing "E" savings bonds at
the present rate of interest?
3. MILESTONE-How old
is Gen. Douglas Macarthur
who had a birthday last week?
4. PAYROLL-How many
civilians are being added to
our Federal payroll each day?
S. QUOTES-What univer-
sity president said: The vic
| tory should be for civilization
and freedom of mankind, not
narrowly for America or our
own selfish interests?
Answers.
/. Premier Rene Pleven. 2.
For another 10 years, accord
ing to the Treasury Depart
ment's plan. 3. Seventy-one
| years old. 4. More than 1000.
5. Harold E. Stassen, presi-
| dent of the University of
Pennsylvania.
Tom Henry's "Quiz EN-"
appears every Sunday in This
Week Magazine with The Star.
Evening star., 1951-02-03
Water Turkey.

Florida visitors during winter
months often catch a glimpse of the
hermit of the marsh. Usually he is
settled in a low tree with his long
black snaky neck held in a rep
tilian posture and his. 3-foot-long
tail swinging earthward to perfect
balance, while the big webbed toes
hold fast to their anchorage.
The males wear glossy black
uniforms which, in bright sunlight
throw off metallic green tints. The
females are modestly attired N
brownish-gray especially on crown
neck and breast.
At nest-building time, water
turkey matrons use short sticks and
dry grasses which they deftly sew
together with stout strands OF
Spanish moss. To decorate hel
handiwork, she gathers fresh leaves
which she lays upon the bassinet
Into the cradle she deposits two tc
five blush or dark green chalk
busted eggs. Then she settles dowr
to incubate them. There Is nc
visible assistance from her mate
Evening star., 1951-02-03
Word Game
Find As or more words in
PEDIMENT
meaning.
hinderS.'' %
minutes

Rules-Words must be Of four or more
letters Words which acquire four letters
by the addition of s." such as bats" "
'.cats," are not used. Only one form of q
word Is used. Proper names are not used.
A list will be published Monday.
Evening star., 1951-02-03
cert'PIunned to Aid
Cerebral Palsy Fund

A concert will be presented at
8 pm. tomorrow at the Marjorie
Webster Junior College, TITS Sew
enteenth street NV, with pro-
ceeds going to the Kitty Claud
Cerebral Palsy Fund.
Performers will be Harry Watts,
pianist; Giles Hobin, tenor. and
Edward Doyle, who will play an
instrument of his o"-. l..,eu..u.,
called singing blade"
Evening star., 1951-02-03
Goren on Bridge
Both vulnerable. North deals

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NORTH
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WEST EAST
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SOUTH
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The actual bidding:
North East South West
club Pass INT Pass
3NT Pass Pass Pass
Opening lead, three Of spades.
It's q sad day in the life of any
bridge player when he loses his
rose-colored glasses. Viewed through
these lenses, a part-score occasion
ally becomes distorted into a
phantom game, but, by and large
the optimist has distinct edge
over his sour-faced antagonist
With all his natural advantages
however, the optimist could learn a
thing or two from Calamity Jane
of yesteryear. Jane could always
see trouble brewing whether 1t ex-
listed or not and consequently would
have landed on her feet had she
been declarer in today's hand.
South became declarer at con-
tract of three no-trlmp, and the
bidding sequence is recorded as it
actually took place. I, for one. cam
not see eye to eye with South on his
response of one no-trump. While it
is the current practice to treat a
one-no-trump response to an open
ing club bid as denoting reason
ably good hand, nevertheless, it
should not be employed on this
hand without spade stopper. The
perfectly natural raise to two clubs
would be quite acceptable, and
North would have proceeded to two
no-trump, simplifying South's
problem.
West led the three of spades, the
nine was played from dummy and
won by Easts jack The seven of
spades was returned and declarer
took the queen in dummy. With
eight top-card tricks in sight, de-
clarer need but establish one addi-
tional trick in clubs to fulfill con-
tract. This appeared so simple a
matter that declarer, without cere-
mony, laid down the ace and an
other club and in that instant tossed
the game out the window.
When all appears to be going
well, feeting thought might be
given to the possibility of some
major accident. The only one pos
sible was four or five clubs in one
hand, If they all happen to be
banked in the West hand, the play
of the ace will be disastrous. With
any other holding, all is well. To
guard against such a disaster, de-
clarer should have played a low
club from dummy, intending TO
play the eight if an honor does
not appear. Let us presume that
the eight loses to the ten. Declarer
then leads club from his own
hand and if an honor is not played,
he inserts the seven from dummy
If the seven loses, the rest of the
suit must fall. If it wins, there
you are. If at the second trick,
West shows out, the ace is played
from dummy and the return to-
ward the queen establishes the
second trick in the suit.
Copyright. 1851 By Charles H. Goren. }
Evening star., 1951-02-03
Lonq Tail Winner

A dog with a 1612 Inch tail won
'top tail" honors at show of
mongrels in Bolton. England,
from which pedigreed pups were
banned.
Evening star., 1951-02-03

A young Irish farmer has ad-
vertised in his local newspaper
Wanted a wife with tractor
Please send photo of tractor