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Evening star., 1952-03-17
SaddIer 1917 Fayorite
To Beat Tough Collins
In Boston Tonight
By The Assoeialed Press

BOSTON, Mar. 17.--Sandy
Saddler, world featherweight
champion, meets Tommy Collins
Boston's hard-hitting Irishman
and New England feather king
tonight in a non-title hereunder
featuring a st. Patrick's Day card
at Boston Garden.
The champion from New York
lis a 10-7 favorite over the conf
dent Collins who won his last
three bouts on knockouts in q
total of five rounds. But the o.
|year-old Bostonian hasn't faced
THE likes of Saddler yet.
Saddler steps back into the
featherweight division after two
clashes WITH lightweights. He LOST
a decision to Georgia Araujo. New
England lightweight titlist from
Providence, r. l., January IA and
then was disqualified after three
rounds early this month againsi
Armand Savoie In Montreal. Il
The world champion was dis
qualified for rough tactics an,
fined $3.50 In Montreal, but re
ceived his purse.
i Collins, who at about 128 Is ex
lpected to be oltMeighed 2 pound
by Saddler, promises To slug it ou
with the experienced New Yorker
but his handlers are hoping h
lcan box evenly with Sandy an,
wait for a chance to land some 0
ibis hard right-hand shots.
/ Some $4,000 boxing fans ar
lexpected to turn out. SadCler ha
la $4,000 guarantee. with q 81
Iper cent option on the net re
ceipts which may be upwards o
$50 900.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
|CIeveIondrs Top Four Pitchers
On the Beam Early This Year
Post were the bleakest parts Of
the afternoon for the Reds.

Post were the bleakeSt parts OF
the afternoon for the Reds.
SARASOTA, Fla, (H. - Man.
lager Lou Boudreau Of the Red
Sox has decided to keep eight
youngsters who attended his pre-
spring training school," at least
until the club gets back to Boston.
The group consists Of Outfield-
Iers Faye Throneberry and Gene
stephens, Inf1elders Dick Genert,
Ted Lepcio and Jim Piersall and
Pitchers Russ Kemmerer, AL Cur
tbs and Dick Brodowski.
CLEARWATER, Fla. (P).-Steve
lRidzik, 22-year-old highlander up
from Baltimore, is tabled "the
tbest looking pitcher in camp" by
IPhillies Manager Eddie Sawyer.
In his latest outing Saturday
the youngster from Yonkers. N. Y,
lgave the st. Louis Cardinals one
hit in two innings and received
credit for the Phillies' "A victory.
Ridzik broke into the Philadel-
lphia farm system at l6 and has
advanced up through Schenectady
Wilmington. Utica, Toronto and
baltimore.
/ PHOENIX, Ariz. (P. - The
Giants are missing the leadofl
Qualities of Eddie Stanky, theil
Iold top-of- the -order man.
/ Whitley Lockman. who has beer
lgiyen Stanky's former assignment
has collected only four hits il
'I22 trips to the plate. Manages
Leo Durocher isn't worried
Though.
1 Were not making enough rum
Ito suit me-" he said today. "Bur
I'm sticking to Lockman as lead.
loff man. Nobody is hitting thes,
days for some reason or other"
| MIAMI, Fla. B.-The Dodger
'Iand Athletics apparently are ii
the midst Of q full-scale rhubarh
The Dodgers are annoyed be.
cause the AS second team is goini
Ito play them today while the first.
Istringers meet Cincinnati. In re.
ltaliation, the Dodgers will Senc
their 'B" squad to West Palm
| (See BASEBALL. Page A-14.)
Evening star., 1952-03-17

Detroit ~ ()O3 600 00f-4
washington --- OO2 $40 O(x--6
Runs-Priddy. sullivan. wertz. New
Fieshman Errors E - aSS Wsrts sss9 Gssbo1sFi ToSd.
grasso. Runs hatted in-GIoth (S). Yost.
Upton (2). Norens Vernon. Two-base hits
Double playsupton to sEHuls MicEseIs 10 YER. Vsr.
non, Priddy to GarhoWski to Wertz. Left
on bases--Detroit. IL; Washington. 9.
Bases ON balls-oG Stewart, 2; OF New
ION Stone, 2. Struck out-By Stewart, 2;
BY Newhouser; 2: BY Fleshman. l; by Gray.
inniSss n s1ose rms ~ Nsrbo,sssa bssewsr m
innings. 6 runs; on Fleshman. 3 In
innings: on Gray. 1 in 4 innings: on
Stone. 2 in 8 innings, run. Wild pitch
Stone. Winning pitcher-Fleshman
Losing Observation-Disclosures. Time--2:08.
lAttendance--2.S45 (paidl
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Pro Basketball

NBA.
Boston, 96: philadelphia, 20.
New York. 90; Syracuse. u.
Minneapolis. 1876: baltimore 81
4 Fort Mayne: Ill; Indianapclis, g2.
saratoea. o7; scyanton. e2. (Saratosa
leads ksst-cf-6 series. l-0J ~
Manchester, 81 HridgeWater, 9e. f1fAn-
chester leads best-of-3 series. 1-O.l
Evening star., 1952-03-17

1--WE got reason to feel good" Hal ac-
knowledged. MY arm is acting swell. No
aches, no pains. Now that know I can
throw, I'm going to take it easy and really
get my arm strong"
The crack left-hander, second only to
Bob Feller among active American Leaguers
in total games won, came to spring training
with q do-or-die attitude Either I can
throw or quit" Hal announced. I'm not
going to be one of those hangers-on who is
content to pick up four or five games year"
He didn't have long to wait. In the
krinnns, snnnnd axhihifinn Marlin Stuart
Evening star., 1952-03-17

Five years go-Tami Mauri-
clio, New York, was suspended
indefinitely by the Massachu-
sets Boxing Commission for
kicking Johnny Shkor. Boston.
after losing . bout with shkor.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS sTANN

Hal Newhouser beginning his 14h with the
Detroit Tigers Changing sweat shirts in the clubhouse he
looked than his s0plu And far happier than
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Mats, 6: Tiqers, 4

Totals 35 92411 Totals "a 1927 4
walked for Nevhouser in 9Th.
Topped out for Mapes In 9th
tDoubled for Stewart in Sd.
Evening star., 1952-03-17

(See BOXING. Page A-14)
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Derby Preview

owner: Greentree Stable.
Trainer: John Carver.
Breeder: D. A. Headley.
RACING RECORD.
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Evening star., 1952-08-11
BY Charles E. Trocewen

looking for handouts, and will not work
for their own living If some one else
will do 1t for them.
There is q lesson here!
Such feeding, however, will in no sense
cause them to stop hustling If they
have to; let our own feeding station
go dry for few days. and we will see
no more sparrows. They will be away
at somebody elses station! Or, will be
finding bugs and worms in natures old
free-for-all.
Recently we installed new bird bath,
Just across the yard from the free lunch.
It has been interesting to note that
not a one of the probably so sparrows
bathe in the bath. but content them
selves with perching on the rim and
dipping their beaks In.
Just why they refuse to bathe In this
bath is a question we have not yet
solved. The water is regulation two
inches in depth. Perhaps it is the type
of orange-colored algae it seems to build
I'D. Birds have their own preferences
and dislikes, many of them utterly un-
known to mankind. Who knows but that
any right thinking sparrow would refuse
to bathe in orange tinted water, whereas
reen-tinted is all right?
Most bird baths build up green algae
This is natures food for small fishes,
and probably is more acceptable to bird
life than algae of any other color. Every
bird bath SHOULD be cleaned with stiff
brush, at lealt once month, and given
fresh water at least once q day.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Emancipation of Women

Many women and progressive men
were delighted to learn that two women
were suggested for the nomination for
Vice President at the Democratic con-
vention.
1t is gratifying to live in an age where
the world is beginning to recognize that
it is imperative for women to have a
voice in the management Of the affairs
Of the country and the world, and to
help in bringing about peace. About
100 years ago great Persian woman
by the name of Qurratu1-Ayn-a poetess
was cruelty martyred for advocating
this.
She was the first woman to give her
life for the emancipation Of women. She
arose in the middle Of the 10th century
when the world was enveloped in spirit
ual darkness-especially in Persia, where
women were in complete subjection-and
dared to throw off her veil in the pres
ence of men. She then proclaimed that
the time had arrived for new world
order where men and women would
be freed from slavery, and establish
a world of freedom and justice.
Since her declaration women have
gained partial emancipation in many
countries. Women in Persia and Turkey
have thrown off their wells. freed them
selves from harem lives, and obtained
suffrage. Ethel M. Hunt.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Orderly Uranium Rush

To those who have a secret passion for
cowboy movies and Jack London literature the
first uranium rush in history seems to have been
disappointingly polite.
Staged in the Lake AthabaSka region OF
Canada's Saskatchewan Province, the rush had
all the elements of a good old thriller-or at
least so it sounded from the reporters versions.
There were Sourdoughs and tenderfeet prospec-
tors and geologiStS, lone men of the woods In
their canoes and eager men of the cities in their
amphibious airplanes Some were on their own,
others were working for syndicates The routine
was to mark out by stakes or by blazing trees
land claims in plots of 1500 by $500 feet. Each
claimant is entitled to mark of q plots, nine IN
his own name and six each for couple OF OLD
friends, John Doe and Richard Roe. The claims
are then registered with government representa-
tives in Uranium City-a municipality OF seven
taxis one general store and a flock OF tents.
Perhaps the reason the uranium rush has
not yet hit the dramatic heights of the California
and Yukon gold rushes is partly because OF the
different gear and personality of the 1852 pros
pector. The average is described as fairly young,
perhaps still under 80, and boasting smattering'
If notfS great deal more, of scientific Mre. In
Evening star., 1952-08-11
.F STREET NE.

f. STREET. NE.
Dear Sir:
"I have enjoyed your column for many
years, and especially now, in these hec-
tic war days (police duty, so-calleO. .
also so many columns on this upside
down world news. it Is always restful
to me to turn to This and That.
"You often write about our feathered
friends. I love all Of them, including
the canny crow, but just now want
to cheer for one Of mankindS best
helpers-who is that?
"None other than the little old brown
sparrow, who has been with us about
century-sent to us by our English cou-
sins-sometimes called English sparrow.
or house sparrow, for he is friendly and
stays nearby. The writer Of the 84th
Psalm says, Yea, the sparrow hath
found an house.
I'm the early '30s the P. w. A. did
one good job, that of lifting the face Of
LAFAYETTE Square. There had been
drinking fountains for many years. but
when this park was turned over to the
public it found four ever-flowing foun-
tains, and so did Mr.. and Mrs. Sparrow
stop and drink.
''Mrs. Sparrow seemingly said. Well.
how long has this been going on?' She
hops onto the edge. looks the situation
over, takes a drink. and spreads the
news. She soon notices that it was
; made to order for the shower bath
Jumps down into the bowl undAr the
rt-'eam which is one Of several baths
Evening star., 1952-08-11
This and That

she takes daily-shower, tub. dust. and
sun.
Mrs. Sparrow has done q good por-
ton of her work before she takes any
of these baths.
"And this work Is her contribution
to the life Of man, because from the
time the leaf buds appear in the spring.
the insects arrive in the form of aphids,
beetles. and just bugs, and these are
the sparrow protein and like all birds
are great feeders, so dispose Of these
enemies and pests of crops and man.
"Just now in Washington the Jap
beetles are at their worst. destroying
the flowers. A little observation will con-
vince any one that the sparrows work
overtime destroying these and other in
SectS.
''It is not too much for them to expect
some assistance from mankind in the
winter. when natural food for them is
scarce.
Sincerely. C. l."
Our own sparrows eat more during
the hot weather than during cold.
We mean seed and grains. which are
supplied to them the year around.
It is amazing, that during the heat
they would eat so much Of these foods.
AS we have freely told persons for
years that summer feeding does not
"spoil" the birds. for getting their own
natural rations, we must work hard to
account for this.
We believe the reason i that sparrows.
as well as human beings, are naturally
Evening star., 1952-08-11
IF It's So Safe, Why the Tests?

So experts" testified at the meeting
of the Citizens Advisory Council that
f1uoridation of the Districts water supply
will not be harmful to human beings,
and that scientists could not find any
deleteriouS effects on human beings who
drank such water and that this applied
to all age groups.
It seems strange to me, then, that the
United States Public Health Service
should be testing children in Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties to
see how they react to artificially fluori-
dated water, and to find out exactly
how fiuorides fight tooth decay and how
they react In some other parts of the
body. Public Health Service is selecting
individual children whose teeth will be
examined annually for number of
years-perhaps decade. Public Health
expects to have about 1000 or 5000
children in the program in these coun-
ties. They are also testing children and
adults to see how their bodies throw of
some of the flourine that they consume.
If these experts" all agree that there
are positively no harmful effects from
artificial huoridation, and that it is so
highly beneficial, then why is any one
peing tested?
# there were more than one water
company here and could buy water
free of artificial fluorides from another
company, I assure you wouldn't care
if the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Evening star., 1952-08-11

Geiger counter and he keeps up with the outside
world by portable radio.
Uranium ore was first found in that area in
1880 when its principal known use was for ceramic
glazing. When its Importance to atomic develop
ment became known, the Canadian government
took several steps to protect this great resource.
One was to undertake its own mining operation
and the Eldorado mine at nearby Beaverlodge is
considered one of the most productive of high
grade ore in North America. Mining companies
were given development rights for three-year
periods and it is some of this land that is now
being released for individual exploitation. The
Canadian government however, reserves the
right of being exclusive purchaser of the
uranium m-bearing ore.
Evening star., 1952-08-11

June. 1871. Secretary of State Hamilton
Fish moved in July /. 1875. occupying
the rooms on the second floor over the
now closed south entrance.
It was in that room on Sunday, De-
cember- Z, 1941, that Secretary of State
Cordell Hull gave vitriolic tongue LASH
ing which he was well equipped to give
to the two Japanese ENJOYS who had
been pretending to negotiate q settle
ment of Pacific problems.
Mr.. Hull's Office, incidentally, was the
last one where a wood fire burned in
cool weather. Almost every Office in the
building has fireplace and blackened
hearthS show they were used. But all
are boarded up now.
The Secretary of States Office is now
the Office of Jack O. Gorrie, chairman of
the National Security Resources Board.
The east portion of the building was
completed in 1879 and the Navy and
War Departments moved in. The north
and west portions were completed finally
in 1888. The War Department moved
over to the west side of the structure,
leaving the Navy in the offices over
looking the White House.
Two officials in those Offices later oc-
cupied the White House: Theodore
Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Both, as young men. had served as
Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
One who moved from the building to
the White House was William Howard
Taft. AS Secretary of War he occupied
the main suite on the second floor over
Evening star., 1952-08-11
NostoIgic About Ferries

The Star article July % about the
Chesapeake ferry prompts me to write
our impression of this service.
My family, with relatives on the East
ern Shore, has used the ferry service for
years. We have always looked forward
to the ride, even at times when we were
in hurry. In contrast to ferries in New
Jersey, Virginia and New York, these
boats were always clean. quiet and
pleasant I have never met with dis
courteous or disagreeable employe on
any trip, even when the capacities were
strained to the limit.
The Bay Bridge will be time-saver
and, no doubt, a "boon." Yet I am sure
our family will miss the ferry trips. This
is just one voice in appreciation for ex-
cellent management and service.
heard at one time there was talk Of
using a couple of the boats for excursion
trips on the bay. should think this
would be popular and pleasant use for
one or two of the boats and personnel.
Helen J. Jordan.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Lot Of Mileage in Those Cerebral Halls
By Froneis P. Douqlos

IF ONE seeks graphic evidence Of the
L expanded responsibilities and powers
of the presidency he need only look at
the huge Executive Office Building. It
is now occupied completely by agencies
which are part Of the Presidents Office.
A visitor to Washington may have
difficulty finding the building. Even taxi
drivers do not always recognize it by
its present name. They have to be
directed to the old State Department
Building at Seventeenth street and the
Avenue. Some Washingtonians still call
it the State, War and Navy Building
Those three departments were long age
established elsewhere.
An official in high ceilinged Office
in the structure said rehectively the
other day:
"It's amazing when you think Of the
hundreds of people in this building who
spend almost all their waking hours
studying and planning. They are con-
cerned with the destiny of the country;
with policies for today and tomorrow
and policies for future years."
After a thoughtful pause he added:
There's an awful lot of cerebration
going on here"
In those cerebral halls are the Ma
tional Security Resources Board, the
Council of Economic Advisers, the Ma
tional Security Council, the Budget
Bureau, the Office of Defense Mobiliza-
ton and the Office of w. Averell Harri-
man, head of the Mutual Security
Agency.
Mostly these are policy making, not
operating, agencies. What authority is
exercised is delegated by the President
and exercised in his name. There is
much shutting back and forth by agency
heads to the White House across West
Executive avenue. A program hammered
out in the Executive Office Building, If
approved by the President. may be laid
before Congress and become the law Of
the land.
President Truman visits the big gray
granite structure only for his news con-
ferences. These are held in the So
called Treaty Room on the fourth floor.
ornate with marble and bronze and two
stories high. It is sometimes referred to
facetiously as the cupid ROOM" This
is because of the winged bronze angels
not cupids-which support lighting fix
lures.
The Treaty Room appellation dates
from the tenancy of the State Depart
ment, which used the room for cere-
monies. Earlier the room was the center
of the Navy Departments library.
The State Department was first in the
building and last out. Originally 1t oc-
cupied the south section of the structure
which was built first. being started in
Evening star., 1952-08-11

looking Seventeenth street. There he
followed by telegraph the Republican
convention in Chicago in 1908 which
nominated him for the presidency.
President Hoover had an Office in the
building after the White House west
wing was damaged by fire Christmas eve,
1929. He occupied the rooms on the
second floor over the east entrance.
They had been the Secretary of the
Navy's offices until the Navy moved out
in the World War period. The Secre-
tary Of War moved out shortly before
World War II, leaving almost all the
building to State. That department
finally gave up its last offices there in
1947.
Many State Department people were
disappointed. They said the old build
ing Cooked like a Foreign Office" To
architects the building with its 900 small
columns, its six-story pavilionS in the
center of each front. its mansard roof
and chimneys. looks like a nightmare.
Some have called the architectural
style General Grant renaissance"
Gen. Grant himself, after a trip around
the world, is reported to have said the
building climaxed all the curious con-
struction he had seen elsewhere in the
world.
Many Washington people have grown
fond of the solid old building, however.
It is the fondness one has for an elderly
aunt who is neither pretty nor chic but
who has dependable qualities Of
character.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
A Week End of Politics

The average voter, if he had not been
through all this before, might have considered
the past week end highly profitable one.
The Democratic presidential nominee, Adlai
Stevenson, passed the word along conf1dentially
that reduction in taxes, decrease in Federal
spending and start at iquidating the Federal
debt are only couple of years over the political
horizon. He is also against flibusters in the
Senate and seems to have about the same opn-
ion as his Alabama running mate, Senator
Sparkman, that the civil rights problem can
be worked out "by reasonable men"-although
they might differ very substantially on what
constitutes being reasonable.
The Republican nominee, Dwight Eisen-
hover, proposed broadening of social security
coverage to apply to an estimated IA million
people OF voting age, and an increase in the
scale of old-age assistance grants. He was also
reported as disturbed at scandals in the Internal
Revenue Bureau-during Democratic admin
iStration-and interested in the suggestion that
the agency be made independent of the Treasury
Department.. In personal appearance in New
Mexico, he revealed himself as Staunch ad-
mirer of the Indians-and urged them to vote
In this early phase of the campaign, both
candidates are maneuvering to get themselves
on solid political ground on many issues. Fed
eral fiscal polcieS-taxation, spending and
debt-affect every voter and are certain to pro-
vide campaign issue Even before the con-
ventionS, the aspirantS for nomination were
talking in the same terms of tax reduction, etc.
and now both Governor Stevenson and General
Eisenhower are on the right" side. AS for
social security, a Democratic Congress has re-
Gently Hberalized its Notwithstanding eff
fective just before voting day-and it appears
that the Republican command feels they should
make their appeal in the same direction. The
early operations of pressure groups upon both
candidates should not be overlooked in passing
judgment on these broad commitments
The more telling and precise viewpoints of
the candidates presumably will be expressed in
the next ten weeks. The American voters are
not completely naive and unsophisticated. Most
OF them are possessed of either the experience
or the instinct to differentiate between political
pap and realistic sincerity. When the really
important stages of the campaign begin, the
candidates should make an increasing effort to
promise only what they feel can and should be
delivered.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Pennsylvania Herb Woman

She folded herbs In squares OF calico
And took them to the market In the
square,
KnoDing that folk iDho came could see
them 0r0tD,
The driuing folk. the folk from euery-
tDhere.
S,oeet basil planted BY the haUthorne
tree,
The marjoran against the low white
fence,
These .oere the things she hoped that
folk tOouId see,
For her long trip to to1Dn the
recontpense.
And she tD1s right, for bought mint and
thyme
And string-tied sage from her oUn
patch OF earth
For three ne,p quarters and q purse-ddrE
dime
But that toas Just the price and not
the north
For in my mind her small green garden
fingers,
Seen when rub gray sage between my
2 fingers. a
Anobel Armour