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Evening star., 1955-02-26
"HYATTSvnLE, Md.

Dear Sir.
Lately I've had a problem which
makes me quite unhappy
Il have been feeding birds for years
in my small fenced-in yard with no
disturbance and lots of pleasure, but
that has come to an abrupt end re-
Gently.
Two huge Dalmatians have been
jumping the fence and bolting down
every speck of food within matter Of
seconds, and then they leave.
Usually have no more food to put
out for the day, as I use just scraps
of meat, bread, etc.
I'm sure these dogs are supposed to
be we'll fed, as 1t would take a rather
rich man to own such beautiful crea-
lures, or il it new idea of half starv-
ing dog to death to make him fit that
makes them lie in wait for my bird
food?
80 far I've been unable to locate
who owns these dogs; the houses in
this neighborhood are quite far apart.
MY husband suggests using BIB
gun on them, making sure we do not
hit their heads. That sounds cruel to
me.
What do you suggest?
Sincerely. " W."
Unwanted visitors at a bird-feeding
station are always problem.
Dogs usually 90 after suet. but. Of
course, they like meat and bread
scraps. nothing better.
Evening star., 1955-02-26
Washington Birthday SuIes

1t is sorry spectacle indeed to see
what has happened to a day once set
apart in honor of the first citizen of
the United States
Instead of day commemorating
George Washington and the virtues
for which he stood-dignity. honor and
ntegrity-February % has taken on the
character of a LeVantine bazaar.
The vulgarity of the trend is exceeded
only by the shoddiness of the standard
of values which encourages it.
In view of what commercialism has
done to Christmas, suppose it is too
much to expect that the birthday of a
national figure and mortal man should
be accorded any respect.
Ames w. williams.
Evening star., 1955-02-26

Field Day for Politics

On day during which majority OF
the House could hardly have looked less
like responsible legislators deserving a
$500 pay boost, the Virginia delegation
acquitted itself with distinction. Seven Of
the eight Virginia Democrats in the House
voted, on the key test. against the transpar-
emily political Democratic proposal to give
$40 in the form of a tax cut to every man,
woman and child in the country. In the
end, the House approved the proposed tax
cut, but if only three of the 205 Democrats
who voted against the motion to recommit
the proposal had joined the Virginia Demo-
Gratis the scheme would have been defeated
This tax-cutting device is thoroughly
bad and reckless project. Its political col
grafton Is clearly revealed by the fact that
the Democrats tied it to legislation re-
quested by the President to postpone excise
and corporate tax reductions scheduled to
take effect on March 81 The effect of this
is to put the President in position where
he cannot veto the $40 tax reduction, which
will cost the Government $2,100 million in
it's first full year, without also vetoing the
extension of the corporate and excise taxes,
which would cost the Government $4,000
million. In other words, veto would pro-
duce net loss to the Government of $700
million, and this of course, Is why the
Democrats tied the two together.
It has also been claimed that the Demo-
Gratis, in putting through the $40 tax cut
now, are merely doing what the President
indicated he would do next year. This is
not accurate What the President said in
his state-of-th he-Union message was that
he was hopeful that. further tax cuts can
be made next year, and that they will "be
possible when justified by lower expenditures
and by (other) revenue increases" Thus,
the Presidents expressed hope was subject
to two qualifications The $40 Democratic
project, on the other hand, is subject to no
qualification, and, If finally enacted, will
become effective next year regardless of
what the Governments fiscal condition may
be at that time.
It is this which makes 1t such an ire
sponsible political maneuver, and 1t is this
which argues so persuasively for Senate
reversal.
Evening star., 1955-02-26
As q West Germun Sees II

Congratulations Your European cor
respondent, Crosby s. Moves. did an
outstanding job in his first article on
the true feelings and views of the people
in West Germany, as published Febru-
airy II. Please allow me, a German who
stayed in your country as prisoner of
war from 1886, to comment on Mr..
Noyes' article and Germany itself. !
hope that Mr.. Noyes' warning to face
the true facts on Germany will not be
in vain-and yet. feel that there are
influential politicians who follow stub
bornly utopian schemes, and thus will
Evening star., 1955-02-26
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. At what age is a woman most
likely to have twins?-H. S.
A. In recent study of 48 million
births it was found that the relative
frequency Of multiple births is least
among mothers aged 20, and increases
with age to maximum for mothers in
their late 30s. Twins occur about once
in 80 confinements, the investigators
found; triplets once in $500, and quad
ruplets once in 657 900 births.
@. Has the battleship Missouri been
retired from active service?-D. w.
A. Yes. the 45,000-ton USS Missouri
left her home port Of Norfolk, Va, in
August. 1854, for the mothball fleet in
Bremerton. Wash. after more than 10
years Of operation.
@. approximately how many war or
phans are there in Korea?-W. j. X.
A. There are about 100000. accord
ing to the Korean Embassy.
Evening star., 1955-02-26
Hoover Report Makes Sense

The Hoover Commission has changed
its tune. They are talking common
sense now when they say they can
save much money by elimination Of
excess paper work and red tape. That
was not mentioned in their first pro-
posal, when they advocated the hiring
Of 5000 civil service survey experts
to be paid exorbitant salaries and to
Evening star., 1955-02-26
To q Child Loved

The silver jdrgon OF your tongue
Makes me mdrUel In the young.
And o, I match, and Mdndrake-tDis
Bright rabbits run across your eyes.
And ,ohen you laugh. and / hape heard.
There is the echo OF bird.
And Dhen you 90, and tDhen tDe part.
Not spen silence fills my heayti
EdseI Ford
Evening star., 1955-02-26

political What are the. Republicans?
Any person who uses plain common
sense knows that the income tax should
be reduced. The budget has nothing
to do with it; if so, reduce the budget.
Reduce the number of farming imple-
ments we are sending to India. Re-
duce many other extravagant exporta-
tions. Take care of America and Amer
lean citizens.
Evening star., 1955-02-26

Per-ndmes may Be used II letters carry
tDYiters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1955-02-26
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact BY writing The evening
Star information Bureau. 1900 Eye ct.
3 cents for return postage
Evening star., 1955-02-26
Letters: to The Star.

raise salaries of top executives In the
Government who are very fortunate to
receive what they now get.
Daniel B. Felker.
Evening star., 1955-02-26
Cut Tuxes and Everything Else

Angered by the proposed $40 tax re-
duction. Secretary Humphrey accuses
the Democrats of being 100 per cent
Evening star., 1955-08-17
Brown Requests Graham
To End His Retirement

HIRAM, Ohio, Aug. II R.-
Coach Paul Brown has asked
Otto Graham to return to his
|'F-quarterback job with the
Cleveland Browns, but just when
Otto viii end the retirement he
announced last winter remained
uncertain today.
Brown, Graham and Graham's
wife Beverly had dinner together
last night at an inn near here
and discussed, to quote Brown
"how he tOtto) felt about re-
turning.
Brown said Graham had
some problems that must be
settled" and added:
Il know Otto was absolutely
sincere in his desire to retire
from football and also when he
said he would come back II we
need him."
The need developed Monday
when a Federal Judge ruled
Bobby Freeman. Auburn rookie
who was to have been No. 2
quarterback for the Browns be-
hind George Ratterman, was
enjoined from practicing or
Evening star., 1955-08-17
AREA GIRLS OUsTED
FROM HTLE PLAY
IN USGA TOURNEY

FLORENCE. s. c.. Aug. II
tSpecial). - Barbara Digss
and Debbie Wilder Of the
Manor Country Club and
Mary Ann Musser Of AL
View shift their golfing ac-
tivities to q consolation
tournament today after be-
ing eliminated from the
championship flight Of the
USGA girls junior tourna-
ment yesterday.
The consolation is an 18-
hole medal play at Myrtle
Beach. Miss Musser made
the best showing yesterday
before bowling to Kitty Eds
all of Vero Beach, Fla. ! UP.
Miss Diggs was ousted by
Ann Greed Of opelousas. La.
Q and 8. and Miss Wilder
lost to Judith Mintz Of Great
Neck. N. T., 6 and S.
Evening star., 1955-08-17
As Tie Game In Eighth

Kansas City scored just one
run on a double and three singles
to tie Chicago in the eighth,
then made it 4-3 on Gus zern-
Iial's pinch single in the 18th.
The White Sox came right back
against Tom Gorman, Art Geo
Evening star., 1955-08-17
PRACTICE WITH KRAMER, BUDGE
l Trobert, Seixos Steol
Spotlight at Longwood |

Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall
the other Aussie Davis Cup mem
bers, were forced to default be-
cause Of the windup Of inter-
zone finals against Italy ir
Philadelphia.
Ham Richardson, another
member of the American Davi,
Cup team. and Denmark's Kurl
Nielsen. seeded No. 2 among
domestic entries. were hare
pressed yesterday before gaining
"a 6-3, 8-6, 3-6, 46, 6--l
victory over Ron Holmberg oi
Brooklyn and Mike Green o.
Miami, Fla.
Lone Mild Upset
Only one mild upset marked
the mems competition as seedet
pairs performed just about al
expected. The sixth-seeded for,
|eign pair Of Nal Anderson ant
Jeoff Radford Of Australia wer'
|ousted by Les Longshore of An
|niston. Ala. and Alan Morris o
Atlanta, Ca, To. lob, 8-6
Cd.
In the women's doubles, DoriI
Hart Of Coral Gables, Fla, ant
Shirley Fry Of Akron. Ohio, top.
seeded on the domestic list ant
seeking their fifth straight ma
tional championship. went tt
work in the deciding set to sweeI
by Helen Rihbany of Boston arlc
Karol Fageros of Miami. Fla.
g.. As, 60, to gain the thirt
round.
The only upset in the women
competition came when yeteran
|Midge Buck OF Manchester
Mass. and Kay Mexican o
South Hamilton. Mass, defeates
|Mexico's Yola Ramirez and Ros;
Maria Reyes. third-seeded in th'
women's foreign listing. 50
ID
Evening star., 1955-08-17
ConIey Feared Out
For Rest of Season

ST. LOUIS, Aug. II up. ~
Lanky Gene Conley, top pitcher
for the Milwaukee Braves, may
be lost for the rest of the season.
Conley pitched batting practice
here last night and suffered a
recurrence of the shoulder in
jury that kept him out Of the
lineup for almost a month"
Its doubtful whether Gene
will pitch any more this year" I"
Manager Charlie Grimm said.
"At least right now ! don't in
tend to use him and take a
chance on his future"
Conley was slated to begin
new treatments today under the
direction of DR.. Charles Lacks.
team physician.
Evening star., 1955-08-17
TIGERS
Continued From Page C-1

Continued From Page C-1
Hoeft's greatest game-Hoeft,
Harris and the Tiger team.
"Ill bet / didn't throw 10
curves all night" beamed the
slender 21-year-old southpaw
from oshkosh, Wis. MY fast
ball was alive-it was hopping
across the plate. Zip! Zip!
Zip! So I kept using it,"
''It was the best I've ever seen
you pitch" offered Harvey
Kuenn, Hoeft's roommate.
yeah, I guess you're right"
Hoeft replied.
Harris said Hoeft kept on top
OF the batters.
Before the game I told him
not to walk anybody If he could
help 1t. I told him to just keep
pouring the ball in there. It's
easy to say--but Billy did It."
Harris explained. HE followed
orders as though ! was using
q whip"
Hoeft gave up a first-inning
single to Bobby Avila and an
other In the second to Larry
Dolby. Then he retired 81
straight batters before giving up
his only walk Of the game to Al
Smith with two out in the ninth
inning.
The game left Detroit with
eight more contests against
Cleveland--six OF them in the
last nine days Of the season.
The Tigers play six more games
with Chicago and Boston and
four against New York.
Evening star., 1955-08-17

BROOKLINE, Mass. Aug. II
l(R.-Tony Trabert and Vic
Seixas, the aces of the United
States Davis Cup team. are steal
ling the spotlight even while Just
Ipracticing during the 18th Ma
Itional doubles tennis champion
lships on Longwood's grass courts.
Trabert, 24-year-old power
hitter from Cincinnati. and his
32 year : old teammate from
lPhiladelphia are the center Of
attraction in the week-long COM
petition.
The No. l seeded domestic pair,
seeking their second straight
national mems title. advanced
lby default to the third round
yesterday and then were put
Through q lengthy practice ses-
|sion by Bill Talbert, United
States Davis Cup captain.
Fans Desert Matches
Word soon spread that Trabert
kand Seixas were working out
with professionals Jack Kramer
and Don Bulge Fans just about
deserted other matches on Long
wood courts and ilocked to watch
1.-THE practice session Of Americas s
top amateurs who combined to
win the Davis Cup from AUS
ltraha last year. Trabert and
Seixas practiced for some 31a
hours.
I Meanwhile, Rex Hartwig and
Neale Fraser, southpaw stand
outs on Australia's Davis Cup
team, breezed through their
initial test in the national COM
petition with an easy 81. 81,
I6-0 victory over Sam Schoon-
maker and Ed Bennett Of Pine
Orchard. Conn. in q first-round
match.
Evening star., 1955-08-17

events section Of the city's con-
yention bureau. He asked for
the game next year or as soon as
contracts permitteds
Wilson received the same re-
quest in June from Mayor Rich
ard j. Daley Of Chicago.
While an act of Congress or
cabinet Intervention could move
the game. Wilson's Office an
Inounced merely he. was turning
the Chicago bids over to the two
academies. He pointedly in
formed Eitei that scheduling oi
the game is left strictly up to
them.
The academies have played
only one of their So games out.
side of the East. That, Incl.
dentally. was in Chicago's Sol.
dier Field in 1925. The Other
games have been at West Point
Annapolis. Philadelphia, Prince.
ton, New York and Baltimore.
Evening star., 1955-08-17
REDSKINS
Continued From Page c.

OOHtIuuCu 91S
kicking shoe, at every opportun-
ity, but Coach Sid Gilman would
prefer to see him boot only extra
points. Halfback Skeet Quin-
Ilan's knee injury will keep him
idle. and Gilman would prefer
to use Tank Younger and Deacon
Dan fowler only sparingly. but
victory is almost mandatory for
the new head man from the
University of Cincinnati. who
has been hailed as the Pacific
Coasts newest football genius
and must now prove 1t.
Victory is virtually q must
for Kuharich. too, for it has been
five years since the Washington
eleven chalked UP its last deci-
sion over the Rams here and Red
skins stock has dipped lower
with each successive defeat.
Nevertheless, Kuharich hopes
Ito use some untested rockies
such as Linemen Vic Thomas OF
Colorado, Jim Norman. Fortress
Monroe, Len Oniskey, Cornell
and Center Johnny Allen, Pur-
due. Another reduction in the
SQUAD is slated before the Red
skins break camp next Monday
and tonight's game will be a
final exam for some.
Kuharich wants to get that
first victory on the board
though. and if it's close he'll have
his best IL men on the field all
kl.a sr,ou
Evening star., 1955-08-17

For Army-Navy
|AppearsLOst

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. II
l(R.-n Navy and Army stick
by their policy guns. the latest
Chicago plea for their annual
football game seems destined
for mothballs.
Unless it's followed up with
a gift Of more than half a mil
lion dollars. Athletic officials
| of the two academies might look
then.
At least that's the way they've
reacted to recent past efforts o
WOO them away from Philadei-
Iphia. where they have played
since 1881 except for three
World War II years.
The most recent official indi-
cation of at least Navy's atti-
ltude was contained in a study
lit made in l948. At that time
lit stated the game has to make
$250.000 for each academy.
This Is after expenses Of the
lgame. including transportation
of every midshipman and cadet.
The Navy figured in order to
do this and play in Chicago
lit would need $3.50. 900 from a
source other than sale of the Sc
tickets. Since costs have gone
up since 1948. it is reasonable
to assume the deficit" would
be higher now.
The last time there was un-
certainty over the site OF the
Army-Navy game was In 1049.
The academies then tried to get
the City Of Philadelphia to agree
to four-year contract with q
clause allowing 1t to play some-
where else once. They never
revealed where or when they
were contemplating playing the
game outside of Philadelphia.
4 Philadelphia baked and the
usual three-year contract was
renewed. Another extension fol
the same period starts this year
so it will be 1859 before Chicago
could even be considered.
/ Chicago's bid for the game
was made yesterday to Defense
Secretary Wilson by Otto K.
Eitel. chairman of the special
Evening star., 1955-08-17

lcarelli and Bill Harrington. load
ling the bases Oh two walks ant
Jim Rivera's bunt. Jim Busby',
sacrifice fly tied it and Bob Ken.
Inedy's single won it.
i Baltimore smacked 16 hits tC
beat Washington To.
/ In the National League. New
York dumped Brooklyn 5-3. st
Louis edged Milwaukee 3-2, Gin
cinnati whipped Chicago ll-2
and Philadelphia trounced Pitts
Iburgh 1913.
Willie Mays got the Giants
home safe with his 37th homer
la two-run blow, for q SO lead
lin the fifth before Roy Campo
lnella finally, solved Ruben
Gomez for q three-run homer,
his 26th, in the sixth. Johnny
lPodres lost 1t.
Cards Dump Braves
The Cardinals dumped the
Braves toAa one-game edge over
|third-place New York on Bill
lSarni's run-scoring triple in the
eighth. Stan Musial slnacked
his 26th homer with one on in
the first as Harv Haddix won
his 10th.
Cincinnati took fifth place
from the Cubs, swinging for Is
hits and rolling up its runs in
the firth three innings on II
hits and two errors.
Del Ennis drove in five runs
and Jim Greengrass had four
hits, including two doubles. as
the Phils belted the Pirates for
lis hits.
Evening star., 1955-08-17
Air Force Net Tourney
In Crucial Stage I Today

Hippenstiel and Capt. Charles
Oliver, Northeast Conference,
seeded No. in the doubles tour
nament, caught q tartar in the
youthful team Of James Dye
and Robert Pritzkow, Pacific
Coast Conference, yesterday
With a little more experience
that latter combination might
well have taken the match,
which they lost, 4--6. 6-4. 81.
The other seeded players fac
ing quarter-final round oppo-
nents today are Oliver against
Henry Koester, Alaskan Confer
ence; Tom Bonner. Alaskan,
against Joseph Merritt, South
west Conference. and Hippen-
stiel against Ernest Schultz,
Alaskan Conference.
Summaries:
Singles
First round-JameS Dye, Pacific Coast
defeated Roger Cosd, Great Lakes. 6--2.
sssoAa sssBa.. -lWhitney REED. orss,
east, 81, "a, 10. John BroWneil.
Southwest, defeated Jack Shapiro, North
east. 6--4. ga; Hugh Ditzler, Far East.
81; Glenn Land. Far East. defeated
BENJAMIN Grain. Southeast. l1-g, 81;
Henry Rooster, Alaskan, defeated Rich
ard Whitworth, Great Plains, Go 6--3.
- Joseph Merritt Southwest. defeated
80: William Pendi, Great Lakes, de-
feated Donald Irwin, Pacific Coast. o.,
60: Richard Macy. European-Africa.
defeated Allan Van Nostrand. Far East.
s Ernss, nest ;csr schnits ,.., Alfssan
90, ss: Robin HippenstisI. North.
east. defeated Taneil bakil. Southeast.
Third resnd-Keston Deimline. North.
east. defeated James Wilson. southeast
Doubles
First rohnd - BENJAMIN Grain Dakil'
Southeast, defeated Mitchell Maddox
Michael Walsh, Northwest. "a, 7-5,
koester.casper. Alaskan. defeated VII.
Africa. defeated james Fletcher william
Clark, Par East 6-3, 70: Pendl-
John Melavas. Great Lakes. defeated
James Wiison-Luttrell. Southeast, 1l--9
second reuna = Hippenstiel Oliver.
Pacific Coast. 4--B, e., 6--2: Grain
pakil. Southeast. defeated Howard
Anderson Murray MiileT; ,.s soptnTsst lr;.as
Great Plains, defeated John Ewens. John
Bonner -schuitz. ALASKAN. defeated Pendl.
Melavas, Great Lakes, 6--3. 7--5.
Evening star., 1955-08-17
BY cAsPAR NAMES

The 1e55 Air Force World
wide tennis championship at the
Army Navy Country Club
reaches the crucial stage today
rs the survivors play quarter
final round matches.
All the seeded players are still
In the tournament, but the
competition will be sitter today
than it has been the past two
days.
However. Airman sc Whitney
Reed, seeded No. / and repre-
senting the Great Plains Con-
ference, doesn't want any closer
competition than he had yester-
day from William Luttrell.
Southeast Conference.
Reed won the match, Ga,
As. rs. after being down
40, in the third set. Rain
stopped the match, which began
at 9:15 am. and ended at 2::15
pm, three times. A long break
took place with Reed leading
Luttrell, 2-1, in the third set.
Returning to the damp court.
Reed promptly lost three games
in a row. At this point Reed
steadied down considerably, re-
lying upon placements and lobs
rather than power to take the
points. This, combined with
errors at critical times by Lut-
trell. enabled Reed. ranked 18th
nationally in 1851. to take the
lead at 5-4.
Luttrell, Tennessee State jun
ior champion in 1850 and the
Louisiana and Mississippi States
junior champion in 1852, fought
back to take the next game, but
Reed overcame a Luttrell ad-
vantage to lead, 6--5 and ther
rushed through the. last game al
love to wrap up the match. Reed
will face John Melayas, Great
Lakes Conference, today.
The veterans 1t. Col. Robin
Evening star., 1955-08-17
.Aussies Get SET
For u 5. After
Routing Italy

| PHILADELPHIA. Aug. II up
American spies have beer
working fun time on the Aus
ltralian Davis Cup team, figuring
ways and means Of whipping
the Aussies in the challenge
round.
But, complained Aussie Capt
Harry Hopman today. he doesn'i
have q line on the Americans
land the big test Is less than two
weeks away ct Forest Hills
August 1928.
II haven't seen Tony Trabert
or Vic Seixas play In months,
he said. "All I know about them
lis hearsay and you know how
reliable that can be. Sure, I'd
like 10 get a look at them. but
i've been having my own
troubles"
Trabert and Seixas. along
with Ham Richardson Of Baton
Rouge, La, and Gil Shea Of Los
Angeles, were named to the
United States team by the Davis
Cup Selection Committee In New
York last night. But, Just as
they did a year ago In winning
back the trophy, Trabert and
Seixas are expected to do all OF
the playing. Bill Talbert again
is the non-playing captain.
The committee, headed by
Lawrence Baker. also invited
Herb Flam of Beverly Hills,
Calf. Sam Giammalva Of Hous-
ton, Tex, and Eddie Moylan Of
Trenton. N. ]. to practice with
the team.
Hopman's touchdown twins
ken Rosewall and Lew Hoad
completed a SO sweep Of Italy
at the Germantown Cricket Club
yesterday by winning the last
1.-TWO singles matches, even though
they already had qualified for
the challenge round by running
lup a 80 lead on the first two
days.
RosewaIl defeated Orlando
Sirola, 64. As, 6-1, 6-4,
while Hoad sailed past Nicola
Pietrangeli. 81. So, 6-3.
"It would be foolish Of me to
TRY to make q prediction as to
the outcome of the challenge
round" Hopman said. Il will
say that I was pleased with the
performances of Hoad and
Rosewall.
'.They certainly aren't in top
form yet. but that's why we're
heading for Forest Hills TO
practice. Hoad will require more
work than Rosewall. but then
he usually does.
I'm definitely going with
IHartwfg and Hoad in the
doubles. ! won't even have Hoad
aud Rosewall practice doubles
while Hartwig and Neale Fraser
are playing In the national
doubles"
vannie Canepele. Italian cap
tain, who predicted the Aussies
would win easily. saw his fore
cast come true.
"If the Americans were out
there instead Of Italy, the
Australians would have beaten
them" Canapele said. They
were that rnndo