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committee Chairman Harris.
Democrat Of Arkansas. an
nounced an afternoon meeting in
closed session! Shortly after it
began at 2 pm. the group sum-
moned the city officials for a
session which lasted until $50
pm.
Afterward, with all partici-
pants instructed to let Mr.. Har-
ris do the only talking for pub
location, he announced:
I'VE explored and explored
and are still exploring. We have
come to no conclusion" He
said the session would be re-
stunned today.
MIR. Kampelman was backed
up at the hearing by Edward r.
Carr, president of the Washing
ton Board of Trade. and Donald
A. Mccormack. vice president of
Riggs National Bank and chair
man of the boards Transit Com
Imittee.
Mr.. Carr said he believed he
could raise about S500,000 from
local investors, including major
downtown stores.
Securities Sale Forecast
MIR. Kampelman and Mr.. Seully
insisted they thought it would
be possible to sell the proposed
securities to the public and that
the requested 81 million loan
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I43 million allotted this year. For
this they would be guaranteed
SI.40 a bushel. They also could
qualify for soil-bank payments.
under a more liberal arrange
ment than now is possible.
Only about 40 per cent of the
corn growers have been comply
ing with acreage allotments
under the present support pro-
gram, and as the bill now is
drawn, they would be required
to comply in order to qualify
for payments under the soil
bank program. This is the crop
cutback : conservation pla n
through which the administra-
ton hopes to cope with over
production. The Hickenlooper
amendment would do away with
the allotment restraint.
Proposal Is Assailed
Senator Young. Republican of
North Dakota, assailed the pro-
posal as completely unreason-
able" and it also drew the fire
Iof South Dakota, and Senator
Ellender, Democrat of Louisiana,
of Senator Mundt. Republican
lin charge of the bill.
The amendment still was be-
ing debated when the Senate
quit for the night.
Senate leaders had hoped to
complete action tonight on the
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FARM
Continued From First Page

reject a high-support proposal
applying only to wheat, which
still is awaiting action.
The high-support rejection &C.
tually affects only cotton. corn
and peanuts, which would have
been restored to a 80 per cent
of parity base for two years,
PARTY is the fair return level
for the farmer.l Wheat and
corn are basic crops also. but
special provision is made in the
bill for these. Millable wheat
would get 80 per cent supports.
and less desirable grades. lower
guarantees. Rice supports would
be on a two-price basis, with 80
per cent for that used domes-
tically, and the rest going for
the competitive world price. Sec
rotary Benson did not mention
the rice program in urging de-
feat of that covering wheat.
There also are proposals in
the bill to raise the base on
which parity prices are calcu-
lated, and to increase supports
for dairy products.
The administration contends
that higher supports would
create only more price-depress-
ing commodity SURPRISES. and
the determined drive to hold to
the lower scale was pointed up
just before the voting started
when Senator Aiken, Republican
of Vermont. the admin1stra-
tons farm spokesman, made
public a letter from Secretary
Benson offering to liberalize the
cotton support program this year
if the flexible price scale was re-
tanned.
Senator Aiken said cotton
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D. c. Handling of ! ronsit
Hit by Kefouver Leader

Board of Commissioners have
accomplished absolutely zero"
in their efforts to solve the trans
sit problem.
Without mentioning names.
he particularly took pot shots at
Commissioners Samuel Spencer
and Robert E. Mclaughlin. He
referred to them as the "Repub-
lican-appointed Commissioners"
Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane.
an Army engineer. the third
con- mission member. is consid-
cred a nonpolitical appointee.
In his talk at the Fairfax Ho-
tel, Mr.. Roberts also took the
Commissioners to task for the
administration of D. C. General
Hospital.
He urged members of the To-
cal Democratic club to work
hard to get out thu local vote
for convention delegates and
paid tribute to Arthur Clarendon
Smith as "Washington's elder
Democratic leader"
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guarantee would never have to
be used.
They insisted it would not be
necessary if there were no time
factor, but that it would take
so to 80 days to get the secu-
rites sale under way. and that
buses have to be bought from
General Motors in the meantime
And. Mr.. Kampelman pointed
out, even if the loan guarantee
were used, it would be cheaper
than the $40 million Govern
ment loan proposed in connec-
ton with the transit authority.
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The District Commissioners
were criticized sharply last night
for "mishandling" the transit
situation by William A. Roberts.
treasurer of the National Kefau-
yer for President Committee.
Speaking at a dinner of the
District Democratic Club, Mr..
Roberts, an attorney, said the
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bin which then goes to the
House. but prospects for the
windup so quickly appeared
dim.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
BY BOB HANSON

Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton went into yesterdays City
Series sandlot game one up on
the Air Force Jets in the best
two-of-three for the champion
ship and instead of leading with
its ace for a trump tried to play
it cagey and wound up on the
short end of the score.
The Jets hoped on Grey
Brockman for 10 hits and a 5-2
victory to even the series. Six
errors by FBI contributed to the
Jets win. AS on the previous
day. about 1000 witnessed the
game.
Billy Carroll, whom Manager
Charley Beall of FBI decided to
withhold yesterday, will pitch
today. Bob (Chicken) Long,
cuffed around Wednesday in alb
sorbing the only defeat by the
Jets in the series, will come
back in an attempt to redeem
himself. Manager Ted Brown
also can call on Howard Nathe
II the occasion arises.
Game time is Sis pm. at the
West Ellipse. If postponed by
rain or q tie game results, the
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Donnu Floyd Bows
To Top-Seeded Girl

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 81 (P).
THE three top-seeded Amer
leans and the f1fst-seeded for
eigner gained the semifinals
yesterday in the United States
girls. lawn tennis championship
ct the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
d Mimi Arnold of Redwood City,
Calf, the first-seeded American,
was the only one of the victors
who was extended to three sets.
Her 4-6, 60, Ga triumph
over Donna Floyd of Arlington,
Va. carried Miss Arnold to a
seminal match today against
third-seeded Jacqueline Tegland
Of Oxnard. Calf.
Rosa Maria Reyes of Mexico
City, the top-seeded foreign en-
try, defeated Sally Moore of
Bakersfield. Calf, ca, IS.
Miss Reyes thus moved into a
match with Mary Ann Mitchell
Of San Leandro, Calf, in to-
days other semifinal.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Match Play Opens
In Fuirucre Golf

HOT SPRINGS. Va. Aug. 81 up.
Defending Champion George
Fulton, jr., of Roanoke tangled
with a fellow townsman, Walter
Douglas. in the feature engage
ment today as match play began
in the 32d Fairacre golf tourna-
ment.
Fulton, warming up for the
National Amateur next month,
captured the medal here yester-
day much as expected with an
even par II for his 18-hole tour
Of the 6,720-yard Cascades
course. Douglas posted an 80.
Trailing the former State anna
teur king were a couple Of Mary
land aces, young Jimmy Meier
rem and George Thornton, both
Of Silver Spring. with 74s. Next
in line was Clarence King Of
Roanoke, with rs. and Danny
Keffer, also of Roanoke, with 70.
McFerren meets Dave Chittum
OF Staunton. who had 80, and
Thornton meets A. M. (Tiny)
Coiner Of Waynsboro, also 80, in
their first matches today.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Hack Says Dodeer Strength
Down Middle Will Win FIuo

CHICAGO, Aug. 81 (P.-
Manager Stan Hack, whose last
place Cubs split a four-game
series with Brooklyn, thinks the
Dodgers strength down the mid
die will carry them to the pen
nant.
The Cubs nicked the Buns,
4-3, in IL innings yesterday
then showed off for Cincinnati
while Brooklyn headed for New
York two games behind the
pace-setting Braves.
II think Brooklyn is strongest
down the middle and that's
where the pennant will be won. y
Hack said. "The Dodgers have
three very important double
headers coming up over the
week end and it's quite possible
their pitching will wear out. II
they get over those games, every
thing is in their favor. They
play most of their remaining
games at home"
Hack thinks Brooklyn has bet
ter catching than Milwaukee
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Lists
Record Field

WARRENTON, Va, Aug. 81
(P.-Trophies and prizes aggre-
eating $4,000 will be offered
here this week end in the seth
edition of the Warrenton Horse
Show-the big leagues for Vir-
ginia's horse set.
Equivalents of State cham
pionships are to be awarded in
the conformation, jumping hunt
er and working hunter divisions
at the three-day show, which has
drawn a record entry list of
about 1,l00.
The three most coveted cham
pionships will go to the horses
which have piled up the most
points in these divisions in the
grand tour" of Virginia horse
shows. The grand tour" in
cludes four shows-this one and
the Glenmore at Staunton, the
Bath County at Hot Springs and
the Deep Run at Manakin.
Thirty-two trophies valued at
$4,000 will be at stake here in
competition opening tomorrow
morning and continuing through
Monday afternoon. In addition
cash prizes totaling about $4,000
are offered.
Pony, jumper and breeding
classes hold the spotlight tomor-
row in morning. afternoon and
evening sessions.
Sunday nights high light will
be the presentation of the green
conformation hunter trophy.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
FBI Starts Ace HurIer
After Jets Even Series

final contest will be played at the
same hour and place Tuesday.
Righthander Tom johnson,
the Jets pitching mainstay,
junk-balled the G-Men with an
eight-hitter. He struck out four
and didn't issue a walk. It was
his 18th victory against one loss
for the season. three Of the wins
coming in the series.
Outf1elder Ray Smith hit the
first pitch of the game for a
home run and Brockman hon.
cred in the third and that was
all the scoring for FBI.
The Jets, meanwhile. taking
advantage of the G-Men's sloppy
defense. built UP an early lead.
Two errors. a walk and double
by Jim Weldon. who had three
hits for the day. accounted for
two runs in the first inning.
They added another run in
the third and finished the days
scoring with two in the fifth
when Fleming Gregory doubled.
Milt Lundy. Weldon and Nathe
singled Walt Jasinski took over
the pitching for FBI after that
and held the Jets the remainder
of the distance.
FBI 101 900 OOO--2 & Q
Jets POI 02O 00x--5 10 .
BrOckman, Jasinski l5l and Parker
johnson and Weldon
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Rain PostpOnes
Tennis Play

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Aug.
81 R.-Today's opening matches
in the 18th annual National Ten
mis- championships were post
poned until tomorrow because of
showers which followed more
than "a hours of high humidity
and "soggy" weather.
Althea Gibson of New York,
one Of the favorites for the
women's crown. will open play
tomorrow against Mrs. Nell Hop
man of Australia. on the famed
center court of the West Side
Tennis Club.
Tim Coss and Donald Dell
head the Washington areas con-
tingent in mems singles, while
Donna Floyd and Ann Gray lead
the District women's entries in
the national tennis champion
ships.
Flrst-round pairings, with
Washington area players named
first. are:
Mems singles-Tim Coss VS.. Richard
ogden. Donald Dell vs.. Billy Knight
man VS.. DR.. Jack Geler. Jim Farrin VS.
Bob Perry.
Women's singleS-Donna Floyd VS.
Nancy Loop. Ann Gray VS.. Isabel Troc.
ChnWlAftA Is.AL ALntI
ter. Nancy Corse VS.. Mrs. Margaret
Disco.
Evening star., 1956-08-31

pointed about the colts reaction
to grass racing in the American
Derby in Chicago. He was paw
ing the way for a reluctant re-
fusal to an expected invitation
to this years International.
y + y 4
Although Charles Town is
shut down. apparently for the
year. the horsemen are still bat
Ting about an alleged purse
shortage at the summer meeting.
The Horsemen's Benevolent
and Protective Association, led
by Charles H. Gordon, Hampton,
Va, attorney who is president of
the Maryland-D Delaware Charles
Town group, carried the fight to
the West Virginia Governor and
attorney general.
The horSemen claim that they
were not paid A per cent of the
take in purses at the
recent Charles Town meeting
and thus were deprived of a total
Of $133,422.
John Ambrose, chairman of
the West Virginia commission,
that his board is pow
erless to act because of a re-
Gently passed West Virginia law
which states that 1.-The commits
sion shall not interfere in the
internal business or affairs of
any licensee."
Ambrose also reported that
Albert J. Boyle, president and
owner of the Charles Town
Jockey Club, had threatened to
close his track rather than COM
ply with forced purse increases.
Gov. William Marland of West
Virginia ordered John j. Fox,
attorney general. to decide
whether the rule requiring the
State tracks to pay 4 per cent of
the total handle in purses was
a violation of the State law.
Evening star., 1956-08-31

and Cincinnati and is stronger
at shortstop. second base and
Icenterfield.
Their pitching could be bet
ter. but it's probably good
enough" Hack added. 1.-THE
Dodgers are exceptionally strong
at short and second with the
combination of Pee Wee Reese
and Junior Gillian. They'll be
in good shape if they get over
those double-headers this week
end"
Rogers Hornsby, one of base
balls all-time greats and a keen
student of the game. also favors
Brooklyn for the pennant.
They're old pros" Hornsby
said. "The pennant race is old
stuff to guys like Reese, Duke
ISnider, Gil Hodges and Roy
Campanella and the other vet
erans. If some team blows, it
isn't going to be them.
"The Dodgers have slowed
down, but those fellows now are
making their brains do some of
the work their legs used to do"
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Fair Hill Entries
Close Tomorrow

FAIR HILL, Nd, Aug. 81 (Spe-
ciaD Entries for the first Sat
urday Of fiat and steeplechase
racing here, September 8, will
close tomorrow. with Racing Sec
retary Edward j. Brennan, jr.,
urging all horsemen interested to
mail their entry blanks imme-
'diately.
Featuring the September 8
program will be the Foxcatcher
National Cup Steeplechase at
three miles over a Grand Ma
tional brush course.
Other events slated that day
are the Lewisville Flat Race at
seven furlongs; the Big Elk Flat
Race at a mile and a 10th, on
turf; Trouble Maker Steeple-
chase at three miles over a fair
hunting country; Christiana
Hurdle Race at a mile and a
half, and the Cowentown Hurdle
al mile and three quarters.
Should any of the events sup
porting the Foxcatcher draw in
sufficient entries, the Fair Hill
SteeplechaSe will be substituted.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Eagles Oppose
Lions Tonight

MIAMI, Fla. Aug. 81 Up. -
The Detroit Lions and Philadel-
phia Eagles demonstrate their
professional football talent to-
night in an exhibition expected
to attract 10000 fans to the
Orange Bowl.
Detroit has the advantage of
four days drill in Florida sum-
mer temperatures. The Eagles
arrived only yesterday. They are
banking on two paSsers and a
receiver. all with impressive rec
ords, for an edge in aerial opera
tions.
Adrian Burk has thrown 81
successful passes out of So and
Bobby Thompson's 20 heaves
have produced IL competitions.
Bob Walston, ex-Georgia star.
has caught IA passes for 207
yards in exhibitions.
Hugh Devore, Eagles coach,
was expected to start Burk at
quarterback, Dick Bielski of
Maryland fame at fullback. Don
Schaefer. former Notre Dame
All-American. at right half and
either Ken Keller, a North Caro-
lima alumnus, or Ted Wegert,
who never played college foot
ball, at left.
Buddy Parker, Lions coach,
who has stressed a running
attack built around Howard
(Hopalong) Cassidy and Don
McIlhenny. planned to set up
"a four-man defense line with
seven players free to run down
Eagle pass receivers.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Adios Harry
Sets Record

WILMINGTON. DEL, Aug. 81
(SpeciaD .--Adios Harry, who
earlier this year delighted Mary
land harness fans with some
sparkling victories and also dis
appointed them with some dis
NAL defeats. last night showed
championship form in winning
the $4,000 Good Time Invita-
tional Pace at Brandywine Race
way.
Owned by j. Howard Lyons of
Greenwood, DEL. and driven by
v. Miller of Washington, D. c.
his son. Luther. the great PAGER
won as he pleased in 2:003s, a
new track record by 3s of a
second. The old mark was set
by Meadow Rice in 1858.
Hillsota, owned by Mrs. Alice
winner Of last seasons same
race when Adios Harry broke
and finished sixth. wound up
second. 3l2 lengths behind. HILL
sofa was driven by Ed Kelly
and never seemed able to get
up the speed to match Adios
Harry, who led from start to
finish, Hillsota was a nose
winner over Chuck Volo. an
other favorite Of Maryland fans
/ Adios Harry paid So, S2.4C
and S2.40. Hillsota returned
S3.40 and SO. and Chuck volC
J $3.50.
Evening star., 1956-08-31

They are returning q visit paid
Kenya last season by representa-
tives of the United States Senior
Golf Association.
The Kenya golfers who arrived
here yesterday are Richard D.
England. William N. Dolton,
James E. Higginson, Victor ELL
vers. c. M. Grant Govan and
John H. Turner.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Precinct IA Captures
Police SoftbuII Title

Everett Payne's grand-slam
home run spanked Police Precinct
No. IA to a 1870 victory over No.
l yesterday at Ridge Playground
for the Police Softball League
championship.
1t was the second straight
victory in the best two-of- three
series. Mike Mccoy pitched &
pair Of two-hitters for both Y
No. las victories.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Longden Six Shy
Of Richards Mark

DEL MAR. Calf, Aug. 81 (P.
Jockey Johnny Longden. near
ing the worlds record for total
winning rides, brought in Lib
eral Policy in the featured race
at Del Mar yesterday for his only
victory Of the day.
The veteran jockey has 4,864
winners for his career. six shy of
England's Sir Gordon Richards
world mark of 4.870.
Longden sent Liberal Policy to
the front early in the 6-furlong
feature and won by four lengths.
Longden rode four other IA
vorites but wound up among the
also rams with each of them. He
likewise failed to score with two
other mounts.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
AT. THE RACES
With JOE KELLY

With summer showing a strong
stretch kick" in these parts,
November racing at Laurel seems
far of, but John D. Schapiro,
creator of the now-famed WASH
ington. D. c., International, and
the board of writers that picks
the horses to be invited are far
ahead of the "dog days"
A list of 20 American horses
will soon be published from
which. theoretically. the final
United States representatives will
be picked to take on the foreign
invaders on the Laurel grass
November IL.
Actually the list will be sub
iected to numerous revisions as
the various stakes through Sep
tember and October unfold, ELI
rninating some potential cham
pions and uncover new stars.
Before the first running of the
race. nearly every expert" was
convinced that the American
horses would wallop the foreign
entries in such unbecoming FASH
ion that the race would fall
apart.
With the fifth running of the
mile and a half classic now in
the making. the score stands 81
against the Americans. That
one triumph was pulled off by a
plucky sub who never ran on
the grass before and was not
summoned until a few days be-
fore the 1854 running of the
International.
That. of course, was C. v.
Whitney's Fisherman with a ter
rife assist from Jockey Eddie
Arcaro. Fisherman even as
founded his trainer, Syl Veitch,
who expressively described Fish
erman's performance by saying,
He tiptoed around there like he
was running on top of a pool
table"
Unhappily for Maryland fans
and visitors, this years Interna-
tional probably will have to do
without one of the most colorful
horses to develop in years.
Bonnie Heath. one of the own
ers of the D. and H. Stable which
became famous with I Needles.
has indicated to Laurel that
their 3-year-old colt has shown
little liking for grass racing and
that willy Trainer Hugh Fon-
taine has small desire to force
the colt to run on the grass.
Heath. writing from Ocala.
Fla, where Needles was born,
said that they were quite disap-
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Milwaukee Begins
Cautious Planning
For First Series

MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 81 P.-
City fathers, acting as cautious
ly as a baserunner on an infield
fly, today went ahead with plans
for Milwaukee's first World
Series so as not to be caught
off base-if and when.
These plans include decora-
tions for the city's main street
and a welcome home celebration
for the Braves if they should
clinch the pennant on the road.
Uppermost in the minds OF
various city officials, including
Mayor Frank Zeidler, is the fear
that they might "jinx" the
Braves,
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Upset Win Gives Jimmy Lee ).
Belle Haven Junior Golf Title

An upset victory over Charles
Holden III. one of the we'll
known young golfers of this
area, gave 16-year-old Jimmy
Lee the Belle Haven junior golf
championship yesterday.
Lee defeated Holden, medalist
In the tournament, 3 and 2 in
the windup feature of Belle
Haven's four-day tournament
day that attracted So players in
various division. 1t was his Sec
,ond straight upset as the day
before he had defeated Larry
Xierling, runnerup for the medal.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Nature Boy Beats
Arnold at Cupitol

Nature Boy Buddy Rogers ran
his winning streak to four
matches in the Washington area
last night when he defeated
Don Arnold at Capitol Arena in
the feature Of the weekly
wrestling show.
Karl Won Hess disposed of
Nelson Royal, Skull Murphy beat
.wally Lamb and Nick Roberts
Won from John vansky in OF sr
bouts.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Cedar NuIIe Coins
District Junior FinuIs

Cedar Nalle won two games
yesterday to reach the finals of
the District Recreation Depart
ment Junior Baseball League
tournament at Taft Playground.
Once-beaten Cedar Nalle and
unbeaten Ridge play at S pm.
today. and again at 2 pm. to-
morrow if Ridge loses. The
champion team will receive a
trophy and individual gold
medals. The runnerup team
will receive individual silver
medals.
Cedar Nalle eliminated Hill
crest, 1871. and Howard. To,
yesterday to bring Al record
into the finals. Ridge has won
three games.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Tickets Selling Fust
For Redskins Fete

Reservations for the Touch
down Clubs homecoming lunch
con for the Redskins, set for
1890 pm, September 20. in the
Presidential Room Of the Hotel
Statler. are going fast. Manager
AL Firoentino, club manager. an
nounced today.
More than 400 plates, priced at
IS each, already have been
claimed. About $50 seats remain
and may be reserved by calling
Fiorentino at National 8-2975.
Evening star., 1956-08-31

Consolation honors went to
Jim Stokes over Bill Wells. 4
and 3.
Play was tightest of all in the
nine-hole division where Mike
Nichols. the medaliSt, defeated
Charlie Russell. l up in IL holes.
and the consolation went to Mac
Sexton over Jimmy Mckee, up
in IL holes.
The two-day 12-hole tourney
for 9 and l0-year-olds was won
by Tommy Morgan with a gross
rs. followed by Rusty Gilpin, 79.
Net leaders were Steve Williams,
AZ, and David Schumm, As.