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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15

At the moment Roy can't
take his normal swing. >. His
side Is strapped as the result
of pulling a muscle in batting
practice.
Ed FITZGERALD was charged
with q strikeout last night while
sitting in the Senators clubhouse
having stitches taken in his lip
+. :. He fouled OF a second strike
and the ball bounced up to cut
him. Steve Korcheck re.
placed him at the plate. anc
took a third strike. but scoring
rules dictate that the absentet
must be debited with the strike.
out in such cases.
Clint Courtney, out Of actor
with q pulled leg muscle. cam
see the sense Of sitting out thu
remainder of the season with thu
Senators. and wants to head fol
his Louisiana farm. "The
Washington Story" promotions
film Of the Senators, is booked
heavily for fan and winter show.
ings at club meetings, etc.
If Cleveland gets in the Worlc
Series there may be q baseball
football hassle revolving around
the Redskins scheduled game
with the Browns in Cleveland
September IS. three days before
the Series will start there
Baseball Commissioner Fore
Prick isn't liking the idea OF
having the field chopped up by
cleats it virtually impossible tt
making it virtually impossible tt
restore the field to proper condi.
ton for baseball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15

Two ripping rights to the body
and head moments later sent
vejar down again and as soor
as the Stamford Comm boy goi
up Referee Tommy Rawson called
Ia halt.
ut was about the hardest I've
ever hit anyone" Tony said glee.
fully.
That left hook on the first
knockdown felt solid, real solid
] knew I had him. 1t was just
a question Of time. Now If ] car
get another shot at Basilio =
The pre-f1ght understanding
was that the winner would get
"a title shot at Basilio.
DeMarco weighed 145l2, while
iVejar came in at 151la. Tony
was q 2-to-1 favorite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
Two D. c. Boys Busy
I'm lowe Grid Drills

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. Is
CAP. Sophomores on the lows
football squad have been seeing
q lot Of action In practice ses.
sions this week.
John Burroughs, a 220-pount
tackle from Washington, d. C.
filled In today for veteran Georgt
Kress. who is recuperating from
la minor injury.
Burroughs was on the frs
team as the varsity and thu
third -stringers ran through Kan.
sas State plays. The Hawkeye'
open against Kansas State Sep.
ltember "a.
The coaches rate Collins (Ret
Mike) Hagler Of Washington
ID. c.. as the best of the sophie.
more halfbacks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
Weight No Problem
To Confident Moore

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Sept.
IS R.-Archie Moore claims q
secret formula for shedding
pounds fast without sapping
strength, but he is outspokenly
confident that he won't have to
resort to it again.
Heavyweight champions don't
have to make weight" Archie
said, $50 why worry about that?"
That was the light-heavy-
weight champions reply to a
question Of whether he thought
he could make ITS pounds once
more.
II words were deeds, Archie
would have to be considered a
cinch to dethrone Heavyweight
Champion Rocky Marciano in
Yankee Stadium next Tuesday
night.
Furthermore. the brawny-
armed veteran believes he will
be speedier at 1855 pounds for
Marciano than at the ITS he
scaled June % when he flattened
Bobo Olson in the third round
Of a light-heavyweight title de-
tense.
"I'll be faster with the extra
weight because I'll have more
In reserve" Archie said.
Moore said he weighed about
189 before Wednesdays two
round boxing session with Jesse
(Gorilla) Brown and Johnny
Jenkins and expects to pare of
about four more pounds. The
38-year-old Moore could wind
up a pound or so heavier than
Marciano.
Most professional observers
believe Moore wants to be
heavier SO that he can MAKE a
do-or-die smuggling attempt to
stop Rocky within five or six
rounds. They feel his legs will
cave in after that.
Moore classified himself as a
sharp hitter" who aims "for
the bulls eye" rather than as a
puncher.
After giving a lecture on "hit-
ting the target" with gloves and
guns, Archie went ahead and did
some sharpshooting on SPAR
mates Brown and Jenkins.
He popped Brown and Jenkins
in the nose with dozens of left
jabs and against Jenkins he
tossed some flashing right up
percuts to the same spot.
1t is obvious that Archie, if he
lasts long enough, plans to give
Marciano's rebuilt nose q severe
testing. 'tr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
I'd Army Baseball Title
To Fl. Lee Third Time

FORT LEE. Va, Sept. Is (P.-
Fort Lees Travellers stood al
the top Of the I'd Army's baseball
teams today-winner of the
championship for the third sue
cessive year.
The Travellers, indicated
during the weeks play In the
double elimination tournament
wrapped up the title handily
yesterday afternoon with q IL
victory In the finals over the
Fort Knox Tankers.
. The Travellers viii move into
the All-Army championship
tournament Monday at Fort
Belvoif.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
BY BILL FUCHS
Star stan Correspondent

. ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 14.-Pat
McCool, 204-pound senior from
San Francisco and Jim Roger,
211-pound junior from Woodlyn.
Pa, each wants to call himself
Nays first-string right tackle
and the result is, in Coach Eddie
Erdelatz' words, "a real donny-
brook"
At this point McCool is listed
to start in the opener against
William and Mary a week from
Saturday at Annapolis, but
Roger. who missed spring prac-
tice and with 1t first call, wants
the No. / billing.
"McCool did a very good Job
OF blocking in spring practice, -
Erdelatz says, and "has been i'm
proving ever since. But so has
Roger. Neither is letting down
for an instant. It's turning out
to be a good scrap"
Problem" for ErdeIatx
This is typical of the prob
lens" facing Erdelatz as ne gets
the Middies ready for what could
be their most successful season
since 1926 when they won the
National championship with nine
victories and a tie.
Navy. which won eight, lost
two and clobbered Mississippi In
the Sugar Bowl last season, ap-
pears stronger in most positions
Even at quarterback. where
George Welsh stands out like q
|sunburn in winter, Erdelatz has
discovered depth. Gus Prahalis
I5-foot-l0, 180-pound Junior from
Pottsville. Pa, figures to give
Welsh some rest this season.
Funny thing about him, y
Erdelatz says. He might have
somebody all over him and might
even throw the ball between his
legs, but he'll complete the pass
He gets the job done. He looked
rough at first, but he has been
smoothing out rapidly.
Another thing: They're all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
DeMorco Wants Bosilio Again
After Stopping Veiur in First

BOSTON. Sept. is R. -
Rugged Tony DeMarco. punching
harder than ever. has one burn
ling ambition today-to regain
the world welterweight boxing
championship from Carmen Ba-
ISilio.
Basilio was the main topic OF
conversation in Tony's dressing
room last night after his quick,
devastating technical knockout
triumph over Chico Vejar in 2:40
Iof the first round at Boston Gar
den.
The 23-year-old North End
battler. making his first appear
ance since he lost the welter
title June 10. decked vejar with
a right to the body and left hook
to the head in the first minute
after a savage furry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
|kARCIANO
Continued From Page c.

Continued From Page C-l
elbows high. He viii be throw
ing his old Suzy-Q right hand
and he viii be doubling up with
his left hook. Perhaps Moore
will be able to drop his RICH,
hand punch through a chink In
Marciano's defense, but he'll
be in the path Of a dangerous
bull who keeps moving onward.
Julius Holland. chairman Of
the New York State Athletic
Commission and Bill Kelly, his
chief deputy. were spectators
They had watched DR.. Vincent
Nardiello examine the champion
earlier in the day. DR.. NardieIlo
found Marciano in the usual
excellent condition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15

T0ScANlNl-An intimate .
portrait of one of the worlds
, truly great men, written by q
his musical associate of many .
years, the distinguished au-
, thor-critic Samuel Chotzinof. .
/. For decades the incompa- .
rable Maestro has been a
stormy legend in the world .
, of great music; no man has q
been more fiercely dedicated
to his art, more superbly :
B gifted as an artist. In concert Q
halls, on television, on radio,
untold millions of Americans
, have heard his music. Yet Q
how many know the man .
himself or understand the
, dedicated passion that fires .
. his genius? .
Here is a superbly living
> portrait gay, moving and .
. brilliantly written-that. for 9
the first time, reveals the true
. Toscanini. both the man and .
; the genius. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15

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. Discover for yourself the 9
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, liter Prize winner Conrad !.
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Evening star., 1955-03-09
Housewife Maps Drive on Extra Food Tax

a small spotlight on something
that has worried grocerymen
and tax officials since last Au-
gust.
The tax people have been un-
happy because they are faced
with a law very difficult to ad-
minister. The grocers have been
unhappy because they can COM
ply with the law only at con-
siderable trouble and expense
to their customers.
THE law" behind this unhap-
piness-anu Mrs. Snyder's per-
Sonal problem-is the new tax
on grocery foods imposed last
August / by Congress. A little
background will explain it.
The new tax is a l per cent
levy on all food purchases at
groceries. An older law, still
very much in effect, taxes sales
on non-edibles at 2 per cent.
GrocerS deal in boLh kinus OF
merchandise. Ii they were TO
comply strictly with botn laws,
they woulo nave 10 follow TINS
procedure:
The clerk at the check -out
stand would separate a GUS
toner's food items from the
non-food items. First he would
Evening star., 1955-03-09

ring dp all the non-food items,
get sub-total, add a 2 per cent
tax, get a grand total and write
1t down.
Then he would clear his regis
ter and start on the food items.
He would ring them up. get a
sub-total. add a l per cent tax,
get a grand total and write il
down. Finally, with a pencil, he
would add the two grand totals,
for food and for non-food, and
tell the customer what his bill
was.
Such a procedure, the grocers
realized at the outset, would be
pretty unwieldy. 1t would intro
duce a big possibility of error
each time busy clerk began fig
uring with his pencil. ~ would
complicate their records of how
many customers were served
tsince some would purchase items
in only one category and Others
woulo GUY BOTH and finally, it
would SLOW up traffic at the
cneck-out counters.
Last July, therefore, before the
new / per cent law took ettecC
grocery representatives went to
! Continued on Page A-27, Col. H.
Evening star., 1955-03-09
By Harry Boeos

A Washington housewife-who
says she means buSineSs-has
taken up arms against the
method of collecting the Dis
trlct's sales tax on groceries.
She is ready to go to the top
to bring about a change, she
says. Grocerymen ana tax Off
Gals alike say she has the am
munition.
At the bottom of it all is the
3-cent tax Mrs. Homer Snyder
paid recently when she bought
two boxes OF soap powder and
a small steak.
That's the trouble. The cor
rect sales tax should have been
2 cents.
Mrs. Snyder, a petite, l02-
pound woman with a determined
sparkle IN her brown eyes, lives
at 505l New Hampshire avenue
NV. she has been a full-tlme
housewife since retiring five
years ago from her job as a
purchasing agent al the NavaI
Gun Factory.
When she took her problem
first to her grocer and then tc
the District Building, she turneo
Evening star., 1955-03-09
Recovery Movement
Halls Stock Decline
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 9.-Re-
newed selling in the stock mar
ket today was halted by re-
covery movement that lifted
most shares from their initial
lows and sent a fair number to
the plus side.
The market opened lower, a
carryover from yesterdays sharp
drop, and some losses ranged to
nearly So. Then buyers began
to bid prices up and a number
of steel, farm equipment, rail,
motor, aircraft and Oil shares
managed to post gains for the
day.
The first hour was hectic,
1,060,000 shares changed hands
as the tape ran as much as five
minutes behind in reporting
transactions.
In early afternoon, Bethlehem
Steel was down $l.25 at $124,
American Telephone was off
$1.25 at $181.75, Du Pont was
down So at $170 and Radio Corp.
was $l,25 lower at $41.37. How
ever, Youngstown Sheet q Tube
was ahead 81 and Boeing Air
craft So. Fractional advances
were made by General Motors,
Caterpillar Tractor, General
Dynamics. General Electric,
Southern Railway, Texas Co. and
Allied Chemical.
Evening star., 1955-03-09
Sound and Fury Of q Germany
In fIux Is MuffIed in Berlin

by a four-power conference on
Germany-all these are things of
the past
In the last year, your friends
who live here seem to have
grown visibly more tired.
mo-" they tell you. Don't
call it resignation. Just a little
letdown after all the drama.
And perhaps a good deal more
realism. For what it may be
worth, you might say that Ber-
lin is a symbol of peaceful CO.
existence
In contrast to the rest of Ger
many, the sobering-up process
is well advanced. The sound and
fury Of the great debate over
rearmament and reunification
that reSounds IN the Federal Re-
public is muffled here. Curious
ly enough the city most affected
by the dlsmemberment OF Ger
many is the least passionate
about suggested alternatives and
Continued on Page A-8, Col. IL
Evening star., 1955-03-09
President S Cold Better,
. Mrs. Eisenhower Gains

Both President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover were feeling better today.
The President was reported
practically over the slight cold
that was bothering him yester-
day.
Mrs. Eisenhower, suffering
from an attack of the flu, was
said to be progressing satisfac-
torily. She is remaining in bed
today, however, and has cam
celed all appointments for this
week.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty, who passed
along reports on the condition of
the President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover, said the President was
working this morning.
On his physicians advice, Mr..
Eisenhower drove out to the
Burning Tree Golf Club shortly
after noon for lunch and a pos
sible golf game. Before deciding
whether to play golf he wanted
to hee how his right shoulder
feels when he swings a club.
He has been bothered with bur-
sits in that shoulder.
Evening star., 1955-03-09
Broker Regards Rise
In Stocks as Healthy,
Based on Confidence
Proposal to Place
Trading on Cash Bosis
Opposed by New Yorker

A New York broker said today
the 18-month boom in stocks was
healthy, a result of public con-
fidence in Americas future.
Winthrop H. Smith, managing
partner OF Merrill Lynch, Pierce.
Fenner & Beane, testified in the
Senate investigation of market
operations on the heels of So
billion drop in stock prices.
His testimony before the Sem
ate Banking Committee appar-
emily was prepared before
selling wave yesterday on the
New York Stock Exchange re-
suited in one of the years big
gest breaks in prices. But there
was no Immediate indication that
the witness would change his
statement.
Appearance of Confidence.
Mr.. Smith stated, There ap-
pears to be a greater feeling OF
confidence at this time than
there has been for long time.
! Mr.. Smith told the Senate in
vestigators he is strongly op.
posed to the proposal advanced
by Harvard Economist John K
Galbraith yesterday that the
Government take steps toward
raising margin requirement!
from the present 60 per cent tC
100 per cent as a means of curb
ing speculation.
Mr.. Smith said such a steE
would be drastic and discrimina'
tory. He said it would dry uK
the market and block the new
securities.
In any case, Mr.. Smith said
its a matter OF opinion whether
too much speculation is going on
Asked About Cause.
Senator Robertson, Democrat
of Virginia asked Mr.. Smith
what old cause yesterdays sell
ing wave if Mr Galbraith
testimony diont.
/ With a smile, the middle-aget
eXecutive-a bald man of me
dunn stature, wearing a blu,
polKa-dot tle-replied:
The market? Some days i
sells up. Some days it sell down
What made it sell Oft yesterday
don't know"
Senator Robertson noted mar
Continued on Page A-27, Col. ST.
Evening star., 1955-03-09
By Betty Beole

Mrs. Joseph E. Davies, promi-
nent Capital hostess, has filed
suit for divorce from the former
diplomat, The Star learned to-
day.
The suit was filed in a Far
Western State. 1t is expected a
final decree will be granted to-
day. An announcement will be
made by attorneys for both
parties. There will be no finan-
cial settlement involved.
Disclosure of the impending
divorce confirms recent specula-
ton in Washington social circles
of a rift between the widely
known couple. Mrs. Davies is
the former Marjorie Post. Mr..
Davies is the former Ambas-
sador to Russia and author of the
book, Mission to Moscow"
At the same time it was re-
Evening star., 1955-03-09
Wedding Bells Likely to Ring
For Princess Margaret in Fall
Palace Sources Name Capt Townsend;
Queens Sister, Soon rs, Cun Act on Own

press approval of the marriage
in her role as Queen of the realm.
But there have been well-sub-
stantiated reports that she has
given her consent in a private,
personal capacity as an older
sister who has heavy responsible
Ities in the matter.
A marriage for Margaret after
her 25th birthday August 81
would relieve the Queen of any
direct responsibility for assent
ing. The British constitution re-
quires the sovereigns consent
only until a member of the
family turns 25.
Townsend Has Been Taciturn.
Capt. Townsend has avoided
reporters scrupuleusly-until this
week.
Today the pro-royalist Lon
don Daily Sketch quoted him as
saying in Brussels: My life was
hell when I first came here.
My loyalty to Princess Margaret
is unquestionable. l would under
go any difficulty because of that
loyalty. I cannot answer ques-
tions about my friendship with
Princess Margaret. That is my
private life. But whatever the
answer were, it would make no
difference because of my loyalty
to her"
There was no clear expiana-
tion of what he meant by an
SWer."
AS for being sent to Brussels
Capt. Townsend said only, -
cannot remember whether l ap-
piled for this job or was pushed
into it."
Evening star., 1955-03-09

Picture on Poee C-Z
clined to be on the optimistic
side about this meeting which
initiates 68 days of spring racing
in Maryland.
Top Stables Attracted.
A stakes program increased to
more than 100000 this year,
which is almost double the
amount offered at Bowie in
1854, has drawn many of the
country's name stables to the
expanding track in the pines,
The big race of the eight stakes
will be the $4,000 Campbell
Handicap April 9.
Bowie will also operate free
of competition from New Jersey
for it's entire meeting and until
April l has no conflict from
New York. With any break in
the weather it is being predicted
that betting will average $1.l00,-
900 daily.
The opening day program is
an interesting one with the Miss
Maryland Stakes drawing Is
f1llies who will fight it out for
five and a half furlongs.
Mrs. Ada L. Rice'S entry OF
Nimble Doll trained by Tommy
Kelly of Baltimore, will probably
be favored in the feature event
the seventh on the program OF
eight races. Jockey Willie Har-
tack, one of the Nations most
(See BOWIE, Page A-27.)
Evening star., 1955-03-09

the excitement. and few Of the
high expectations that once were
felt here. The confidence of the
first postwar days that Berlin
would soon become the capital
city OF a united Germany-the
heroism of the blockade-the
lre-breathing defiance OF Mayor
Reuter-the floods Of refugees
the rumble of rebellion to the
east-the surge Of hope inspired
Evening star., 1955-03-09
; Killed and 8 Injured
In Rooming House Fire
By the Associoted Press

SAN RAFAEL, Calf, Mar. O.
Three persons were killed and
eight injured in a fire early today
at the Lodge, a rooming house.
Robert Lindell, 10, who arrived
from work about l am. discov-
cred the fire.. He ran through
the house awakening all the 35
residents that he could.
Five persons were injured when
they jumped from the upper
floors. Three others were hos
pitalized for severe burns.
Evening star., 1955-03-09
Court Listens
Recording in
Bribery Trial
Jury Excluded
From PIoyboek Of
Tie-Clip Device
By Jock Jones'

A recording taken on a hidden
microphone as two policemen
chatted about bribe taking, the
gambling fraternity and men
and women of crime was played
in Federal Court today. but the
jury has yet to listen in.
The talk, the Government
says. was between George c.
Prather, suspended precinct
detective. and Capt. Todd o.
Thoman. jr.. then a lieutenant
on the Gambling Squad.
The Government says the
men. seated in an automobile on
April 6, 1854. in a parking lot
at the Hot Shoppe Restaurant
at Fourth street and Florida
avenue NE, talked of bribery as
they slipped coffee.
Mike Under Necktie.
Capt. Thoman earlier told the
jury how he wore a small, sensi-
tive microphone pinned beneath
his tie and carried the main
recording machine in a shoulder
holster.
He was testifying in the bribery
and conspiracy trial OF Mr..
Prather, Capt. John B. Monroe,
then head Of the 18th precinct.
and six alleged gamblers.
He identified a small spool of
wire as a recording of the talk
he had with Mr.. Prather at the
Hot Shoppe. The voices on the
wire spoke of such names as
Emmitt Warning, Abe (Jewboy
Dietz) Plisco, and Roger
(Whitetop) Simkins. They spoke
of the rise of new names in the
Washington underworld, and Of
how these men were willing to
pay up to $500 a month Ito get
Strengthened out" with the police.
Slmklns, 55, colored, also is a
defendant in the bribery trial.
Background Noises.
The first part of the spool Of
wire, played back on the Ger
/ man-maoe Finifon recording
machine on which it was made,
bore traffic noises and the sound
of train.
When the two voices were
heard they spoke of matters
such as these:
Voice-"Now there's another
thing want to ask. This guy
came to me last week with
proposition. He wants to give
me $500 month to get straight
ened out"
Voice-"Ah ha."
Voice-"In other words, he
came to me and asked me, what
do you think it would cost to
get Strengthened out? I said I
don't know whether you can get
Strengthened out. He said he
picked up little business last
month running around
! $4,000 day. He said if I can get
/ Strengthened out it will be
worth $500 month. l said III
see what l can do for YOU"
Asks Identity.
Voice-"Who is this?"
Voice-"Charlie Anderson"
Voice-"Charlie Anderson? I
never heard of him."
Voice-"He is over in north
east working. Dale street is
| where he lives. He is one of
! Simkins' old men from way back.
When l first knew him he had a
big drop in the unit block of M
street NV"
Later, there was this conver-
Sation:
Voice-"You heard that
Whitetop was going back in
business, didn't You? Well, do
! you know who his lieutenant is?
This--called Catfish"
Voice-"Not Turner"
Voice-"No, it is Catfish
| -
Evening star., 1955-03-09
At Leost ; Men Killed
In Cos Pipeline BIost
BY the Assoeicfed Press

VALPARAISO, Ind, Mar. g.
At least three men were killed
today in the explosion of a gas
pipeline 7 miles north of here.
Fire followed the explosion.
Two men severely burned were
brought to a hospital here.
State police reported the ex-
ploSion occurred while a six-man
crew was working on the line
of the Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe
line Co.
Evening star., 1955-03-09
Aero Club Planned
For the District

AVIATION CENTER-Nesotiotions
ore under way for the site Of new
SIS million eviction center here TO
be eolied the National Aero Club,
noted ovIotrx Joequeline Coehron hos
disclosed. See Po3e B-7.
EVERYBODY EATS--Althoush they
GRE in TIE middle sf O war, Formosons
find plenty Of jobs and hove enough
TO cot Stor Stoff Correspondent
jones Roper in Toipei writes Of the
economic problems OF Formosos busi-
ness life on poee A-8.