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the house when 1t. Elmer P. Lewis
of the 10th precinct and a police
detail and newspapermen visited the
place yesterday.
A stuffed cat was found in a
trunk. carefully wrapped in cheese
cloth.
Neighbors said Mrs. Woodward
sometimes had as many as 20 cats.
There had been many complaints
to the authorities, they said, because
the elderly woman made no sanitary
provisions for the pets, but nothing
was done.
Mrs. Woodward lad been fairly
active until recently. When she
failed to appear for several days
last week at a tea shop on Four
teenth street where she ate her
meals, the proprietor became alarm
ed and notified police.
The elderly woman was found
lying on the kitchen floor. She had
fallen and broken her leg. She
died several days later.
Casket Mounted on Boxes.
1t was when police went to the
house to make the customary check
on Mrs. Woodward's property and
to try to locate relatives that the
fantastic tale began to unfold.
In back room the mahogany
coffin was mounted on two boxes
There was no other furniture ex-
cept a mahogany rocking chair.
A glass top disclosing the upper
portion of the body had been sealed
into the coffin. Coroner Macdonald
said the body was in a good state
of preservation. 1t was taken to
the District Morgue pending further
investigation and an effort to de-
termine whether any one besides
Mrs. Woodward was responsible for
bringing it into the District and
leaving it unburied all these years.
The body was covered in a gray
Evening star., 1945-04-19

preserve her mothers body. 1t was
explained that Spiritualists do not
believe there could be effective COM
munication with the dead whose
bodies were unburied.
The body of the daughter was at
the Hines funeral home. Burial
plans had not been completed.
Mrs. Woodward was graduate of
Wellesley College and a member of
the American Association of Univer-
sity Women. She was born at Mont
pelier, vt. Her mothers name was
Mary Elizabeth Hutchins Woodward.
Three cousins are the only surviving
relatives.
Evening star., 1945-04-19
BY GRAHAM HOvEY,

Dy
Former war correspondent in the Medi-
terranean and now member of the Asso-
ciated Press world service stafi.
DO you know Ernie Pyle?"
In 30-odd months of covering war
in Tunisia, Italy and France, I
often tried to figure out how rich I
would be If I had a nickel for every
time an American soldier asked me
that question.
Frankly, it made me envious 1t
made every war correspondent en-
vious. When Richard Tregaskis
first came to the Mediterranean
theater following publication of his
selling "Guadalcanal Diary"
some one asked if he planned to do
another book.
Yeah" said Dick, wistfully. I'm
going to call it Yes, I Know Ernie
Pyle.
Met Him in Tunisia.
Now l suppose it will be did
you Know Ernie Pyle?" Yes, I knew
Ernie Pyle and I loved him. And
trying to write something about him
is the hardest journalistic job ever
tackled.
It was in a cactus patch in the
tiny Tunisian town of Sbeitla that
I first met Ernie.
Associated Press Correspondent
holland Norgaard and I had just lost
our jeep in a dive-bombing attack
I'm staying here in the field
with the division" Ernie said. you
can take my jeep."
That was typical of Ernie on two
counts: First, he always stayed in
the field" not because he wanted to-
but because he felt a powerful obli-
CATION to the soldiers to go through
everything they did. Secondly, he
was generous and kind.
Ernie wrote a column about the
experience Mr.. Norgaard and I hao
that day. We wrote it, too. But when
coroo homo for rest after the
Evening star., 1945-04-19
DO You Know Ernie? Became
GIs5 Wotchword With Writers

Tunisian campaign, friends remenl-
bered only one of the three dis
patches
Rest in Albuquerque.
did you see Ernie Pyle's piece
about you?" they asked. DO you
know Ernie Pyle?"
Yes, I knew Ernie Pyle. I went
back to Africa and warned him be-
fore he came home in late summer
of 1943 that he had become public
property, like the President. you
won't get any rest" I said.
"Oh, I'll just 60 to Albuquerque, y
he said. People will leave me alone
out there"
People didn't leave him alone,
though. His best friend had to be-
come vice president in charge of
Pyle" to enable Ernie to have any
time to himself at all
When I went to the Italian front
in January of last year, thought
perhaps the Pyle property, like the
Casino front, had stabilized a bit.
Not so.
DO you know Ernie Pyle" the
soldiers asked.
Ernie hada premonition that he,
like so many other friends in Africa,
Italy and France, would not see the
war through. He went back to the
fighting because his sense of duty
would not permit him to stay away.
"He Was Like That"
Yes. know Ernie. I think one of
his Anzio dispatches was one of the
greatest pieces of writing the war
has produced. He was telling about
a soldier whose job it was to drive
a duck (amphibious truck around
the Anzio harbor to supervise un-
loading, while German shells con-
stantly blanketed the area.
"I wouldn't h&Ve had his job for a
million dollars" said Ernie.
But, in the next paragraph, he
said: II rode around with him one
day ="
Evening star., 1945-04-19
- I" THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C.
l9,
Tributes 10 Ernie PYLE
From All Over World
Pouring Into Capital

Words about Ernie Pyle, killed on
Japanese island, came pouring in
by cable and wireless today from all
over the world.
AS cabinet officers, generals, legis-
lators and his fellow war corre-
spondents added their words to the
message of coincidence from Presi-
dent Truman the spontaneous trib-
ute to the little war correspondent
broke all rules and surpassed all
precedent.
Ernie Pyle was to be buried on
little lie Island where he was killed,
probably today.
Grant Macdonald, Associated
Press correspondent on lie, cabled
how he had been killed. He got the
story from 1t. Col. Joseph B. Cool
tdge, Helena, Ark, who was on his
way up to the front with Mr.. Pyle in
In q jeep.
Shot in Left Temple.
"We were riding along" said Col.
Coolidge, when we were fired on by
Jap machinegun. We dove into
a ditch. A little later, Pyle and I
raised up to look around Another
burst hit. looked at Ernie and he
was dead. A bullet had entered his
left temple just under his helmet"
At Albuquerque, N. Mex, Mrs
Geraldine Pyle, That Girl" of
Ernie's folksy prewar column, was
receiving condolences from all the
continents.
One of the messages that came to
the former Civil Service Commission
employe whom Mr.. Pyle married
here when he was "a, was from Sec
retary of the Navy Forrestal.
He said: "On behalf of the entire
naval service I extend to you our
sincerest sympathy in your great
loss, which is also loss to the Ma
ton"
Mrs. Pyle received a letter from
her husband a few days ago. 1t
was dated March 81 and written at
sea.
"On Another INVASION"
I'm on another invasion" he
WlOUC. llCNCl IlOSlldCd w. oOI
I feel that I must cover the Ma
rines and the only way to do it
honestly is to 60 with them. So
here I am. But I promised Max
Miller (naval officer and former
newspaperman who wrote I Cover
the WaterfrontO and I've promised
myself and I promise you that if
I come through this one will never
60 on another one"
She got a subsequent letter dated
April 6. He said he planned to go
back to Guam and write about the
Seabees.
L have been ashore for a week
living with the Marines" he wrote.
They are a grand bunch. They
treated me swell and made me feel
very much at home. They're just
like the infantry that I'd known
so we'll"
At supreme Allied headquarters in
Paris. Gen. Eisenhower told CORE
spondents: ,
The GIs in Europe-and that
means all Of us here-have lost one
of our best and most understanding
friends"
mo Finer Man."
Gen. Omar Bradley at 18th Army
Group headquarters on the western
front said:
The death of Ernie Pyle has sad
dened the thousands of good friends
he left behind him in Tunisia, Sicily,
Italy and France.
Il have known no finer man, no
better soldier. than he.
His loss again reminds us of
the enormous risks correspondents 4
Evening star., 1945-04-19

Spanish dictator long ago had COM
pleted plans to quit as head Of the
state and the imminent defeat of
Germany was believed to have
crystalized his decision.
Evening star., 1945-04-19
Franco to Retire,
Poris Diplomats Hear
Hy the Associated Pres.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 19.-Reports gained
in diplomatic circles yesterday that
Generalissimo Francisco Franco is
about to retire as head of Spain
and that he will be succeeded within
a few days by Gen. Antonio Amanda.
Confirmation was lacking, but
usually well informed observers
were inclined to place credence in
the report. They indicated the
Evening star., 1945-04-19
Stettinius Honors Messenger
I'm u. S. Service ~ Years

effective until April 30, the cere-
mony was held today because of
the imminent departure of Secre-
tary Stettinius for the conference
at San Francisco.
Evening star., 1945-04-19

ERNIE PYLE-This bronze
Statuette of the writer was
received by the Smithsonian
Institution only yesterday to
be part of the collection of
SO statuetteS known as The
Living Hall of Washington,
1914" in the Arts and Indus
tries Building.
Star Staff Photo.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24

At the end Of this week Michigan will
know whether it can continue to hold
up its head in pride or must hang its head
in shame By Saturday night the i. S.
Treasury department agencies will know
whether or not all the people are doing
their part. By Saturday night You will
know whether you have done your full
part to sustain the morale Of our fighting
men-to bring the day Of Victory sooner!
By Saturday Michigan's performance in
the 9TH War Loan will be determined.
These are the facts. Michigan is still shy
Of it's goal in sEn E Bonds by 7o,000,000.
At the present rate of bond buying
taking in all payroll deduction plans, all
other ''E'' Bond purchases-Michigan will
be $37, 100000 short of its goal when the
drive is over.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24

Let's wake up before it's too late! Wake
up to the fact that our e. Bond quota
in this 9TH War Loan is almost twice as =
big as in the 9th. Wake up to the fact
that our soldiers are already asking
whats the matter? Can't Michigan take
it," Wake up to the fact that our mems
fighting morale depends on our perform
ance-our willingness to take our own
beachheads!
Will you as patriotic citizen, please go
to your nearest issuing agent and buy
$1,000 bond? Act at once to uphold
Michigan's reputation Act now to set an
example for individual responsibility!
Start the ball rolling Let's all get into
this one-week drive and keep Michigans
record the best in the nation!
Above everything else, we must not tail!
FRANK n. ISBEY
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
FRANK n ISBEYY

Chairman, Michigan War Finance COMMITTEES
The United States Treasury Department
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05

ONE FAMILY-6 room house with
 garage, all improvements, furnace heat. AT Chase Ave. Tel. 3-42ei.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05
PIon Major Air Base ForWoke

Guam, Sept. 5-UP)-A Navy spokesman said today that the United States will recony ert Wake Island, seen: of an epic I4-day stand by U. s. Marines at the out break of the war, into a major air base as soon as possible.
 American forces Fe-occupIed Wake and ran up the stars and stripes yesterday after accepting the sIIr- render of the last 1900 Japanese left on the island.
 Another I3e.O00 Japanese-the gaFrisons of New Guinea, New BFi- tain. New Ireland and the Eolo- mons-weFe scheduled to surrender tomorrow.
 CommeFelaI Ease Also
 The Navy spokesman said the sur- render of the Wake garrison pTob- ably completed the equalization of by-passed Japanese islands in the American south and central Pacific zones.
 He reported that Guam would be- com a key Amer.san naval and air base .n peacetims with facilities for commercial air and ship travel He said NimitE vas in favor Of the wide est possible development Of civilian aviation iu Inc panit'q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05

BUILDING LOT - 200 x 100, in Prospect, s minutes from bus line Reasonable. Call Naug. 372t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05
NOTICE
LIQUOR PERMIT MMTHCE OFF APPLICATION

LIWUUW PENWTV
 NOTICE or APPLICATION
 This Is to give notice that l. Agata Pietroraslo, of 30b Davis st.. Oakvills, Conn, have filed m appli' cation dated August gard, l946, with the Liquor Control commis- mt for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises, situated at S95 Davis Street, oakville, Conn. The business Is owned by Giuseppe Pie. troraEio, of 395 Davis Street, Oak. Ville, Conn, and will be conducted by Agata PletroroaSlo. of 395 Davls Street, oakvllle, Conn.,. as permit
 AGATA PIETRoRAZIo.
 Dated Aug. 23rd, l945. s-29-9.5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05
Legal Notices
NOTICE
LIQUOR PERMIT NOTICE OF APPLICATION

NOTICE OF APPLiCATIoN
 This Is to glvo notice that l, oria A., Randall, of 10 Mountain Park Avenue, Waterbury, Conn, have filed an application dated quor Control Commission for a Package Store Beer Permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the prom" ises, 965 Falls Avenue, Watertown, Conn. The business Is ownod by -Orla A. Randall, of 10 Mountain Park Avenue, Waterbury, Conn, and will bS conducted enu Py . 0ria A1ana A; MsnaSIi M, or bury, Conn, as pormlttee,
 0RLA A. RANDALL. : Dated Aug. 2sth, 1895. s.24-9.b
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05
NOTICE
LIQUOR PERMIT

NUIICE VT AFFLIVMTUN Patrick [. walsh. of y1e' i5e East st' Li., l., Serty Street, Waterbury. Conn. have filed m application dated August 2Sth, l945. with the Liquor Control Commission for a Tavern Permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises, $50 South Main Street, Waterbury, Conn. The business Is owned by Patrick L. Waterbury, Conn.,, and will be con- ducted by Patrick L. Walsh, of l50 East Liberty Street, Waterbury. Conn.,, as permittee.
 PATRICK l.. WALSH.
 Dated Aug. 2sth, 1945. S-2s-9-5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05
NOTICE
LIQUOR PERMIT NnTu6E nR AnnFWf,A UUn a,

LIQUOR PERMIT
 NOTICE OF APPLICATION This Is to give notice that I, Lucy Gasparri, of Rockaway Avenue, Waterbury, have filed an applica- &ion dated 2S August 1945 with the Liquor Control Commission for q restaurant liquor permit for the premises 3S Union Street, Water bury. The business is owned by Lucy Gasparri of Rockaway Ave- nue, Waterbury, and will be con- dueted by Desiterio Gasparrl of 263 Harpers Ferry Road, Waterbury. IS permlttee.
 DESITERIO GASPARRI,
 Lucy Garparri, (Backer). August 2S, i946 S-5-12
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05

7-ROOM HoUsE-With extra lot, House in Al condition, newly shingled roof. Hot and cold run- ming water. At 6 Brennan Place (off Pleasant st) Inquire on premises.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05
THOMASTON
Near SS. Peter & Paul
CHURCH AND SCHOOL

CHURCH AND SCHOOL
 THREE FAMILY house of fifteen rooms and three car garage. House has hot water heating systems on 1st and 2nd floors and hardwood floors throughout. Nice land, well graded and shrubbed. On Elliott Avenue. This is an ideal home and investment-and early accu- pancy of this nice apartment may be had. Let's show you this one! GEORGE A. BARONIAN 36 North Main St. Dial 4-7493 Realtor - General Insurance
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-14

scores of anecdotes on the various
members. Each Rotarian introduce
ed his Rotary Ann and other guests
A musical program was present
ed by Mrs. Edwin F. Richardson,
Jr., and Sgt. Ronald Milroyr
USMC, soloists, with piano accom-
paniments by Mrs. Ralph B. War
rington. Gifts were presented to
each of these by the Rev. Thomas
w. Fryer, pastor of the First Bap-
fist church, on behalf of the club.
A number of other prizes were
awarded Rotary AIMS. Trumpet
selections were played by Morris,
Macdonald and Donald Smith.
Checks were given to the Method
ist committees which decorated
the hall for Christmas, arranged
table decorations and individual
Christmas corsages and served a
three-course turkey dinner. Tne
invocation was by the Rev. r. L.
Jerome, pastor Of Cent e n ar y
church.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-14
Winston-Salem Students
Remain On Strike Basis

WINSTON-SALEM, Dec. 13.-(U.H'
Students at the Winston-Salem
state Teachers college for Negroes
today continued their flood strike
which was first started at the noon
meal yesterday. ~.
The $50 students, Of the state
supported school, are protesting
the quality of the food they are
being served, and are asking 1or
adequate supervised recreation:
However, President Francis L..
Atkins said today that the food be-
ing served the students is equal
to that Of any being served in any
institution of the state"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-14
Wilson Hut To Be Ready
For Occupancy Shortly

Occupancy of the remodeled
Woodrow Wilson Hut, by the Cham
Der of Commerce. The Whining
ton Port Commission and Whining
ton Port Traffic Association, is ex-
pected to begin Jan. l. 1916. The
hut which has been in a state of
renovation for this purpose will be
completed and ready for occu-
pancy some time next week, &C.
cording to ]. A. Loughlin, city en-
gineer.
The engineer reported that some
cleaning and painting remains to
be done.
Several partitions have been
moved so as to provide more salts
factory office space, a new heating
system has been installed, and the
structure is receiving a thorough
paint job.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-14
NEW BERN ROTARY
| HAS ANNIVERSARY


NEW BERN. Dec. ID. - Even
more than Is years ago when the
New Bern Rotary club was found
ed does the world need Rotary
principles and ideals today City
School Supt. H. B. Smith told local
Rotarians and Rotary AIMS Tues
day night at bnquet program IN
Centenary Methodist social hall
in observance of the silver ami
versary of the group.
Mr.. Smith is the only one OF the
10 charter members of the local
club who is still member OF it.
He summarized the health, youth
county and community service pro-
iects sponsored by the club during
it's Is years, and especially en-
phasized the Importance of Rotary
fellowship and international serv-
ice. This club was numbered 786
when it received its charter in
1920; now 5,547 Rotary clubs have
been organized, Mr.. Smith said,
with 253, 435 members. The local
club was sponsored by the Will
mington Rotary club and Willim G..
Broadfoot, of Wilmington, was one
of the sponsoring speakers at the
local organization meeting.
A telegram from Sam W. Brown,
now Of Decatur, Ala, first club
secretary, expressed regret at be-
ing unable to attend the anniver-
sary party. 1t was read by c.. L.
Carter, club president. A wire OF
congratulations frors the San Fran
cisco Rotary club, No. 2, was red
by Secretary T. ]. Macdonald.
The Rev. F. Hubert Morris, pas
tor Of the First Presbyterian
church, acted as general chair
man for the event and also as toast
master for the program. He told
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-14
UN0 GETS MANY
site INVITATIONS

LONDON, Dec. 13.-UR)-The
secretariat of the United Nations
preAratory commission today an
nounced receipt OF 80 more invi-
tations and suggestions for the
UNo permanent site, including
one tAs t it be on a ship ''any-
where on the high seas"
The official proposals for the
permanent headquarters site now
total So cities and areas. Forty Of
them are in the United States.
Delegations to plead before the
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-14

Juno are coming from St. Louis,
Cincinnati, and Ridgefield, Conn. :
Propose Is have been received to
set up headquarters at Antwerp.
a "city Of nations, international
Swiss-French area" Danzig, Wen
ma, Bournemouth, isle OF Wight
and Scotland, Cairo and Tangier,
Bermuda, Jerus; lem, Baguio in
the Philippines, and on a ship.
The late invitations from
American cities include Ports
mouth, Va, and Williamsburg, Va.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-14
Buying Public Is Mo10
"EcOnOn1u" Conscious

The average American household
stretches pocketbooks for added saw
ings by buying big sizes in most every
thing and it works the same way when
you buy the 100 tablet size of St. Joseph
Aspirin for 35c as you get nearly 3 tab
lets for 1c. For handy pocket use, re-
member world famous IL tablet pack
age for 10c. None finer, faster or mora
economical. The choice of millions. Al
Ways demand pure st. Joseph Aspirin.
Evening star., 1945-06-03
Hotel 2400 Sold
For $1,500,000

Hotel 2400, on Sixteenth street
NV, has been sold by the Metro
politan Life Insurance Co., to the
Roosevelt Realty Corp. of Delaware.
a syndicate operating hotels in three
other cities, for a price of around
81 500, 1000" it was learned last night.
The new owners plan to continue
operation of the property, including
the annex at 1910 Kalorama road
NV, as a hotel apartment, accord
ing to Frank M. Perper. Philadel-
phia, president of the corporation.
The Roosevelt Realty Corp. oper-
ates hotels in Miami Beach, Sea
Breeze, Fla. and Philadelphia. The
transfer of ownership took place
Friday. Morris Benson was the
local attorney, representing the
buyers, cooperating with Samuel
Willig. Philadelphia, secretary treas
urer, and attorney of the Roosevelt
firm.
Built in 1916, at a cost of $950,0O0
by Kennedy Bros. Inc, the seven
story structure, with underground
garage and service station, is op-
posite Meridian Hill Park. 1t was
designed by A. H. Sonnemann, archi-
tect. 1t is the home of many dis
tinguished people, who have lived
there for years
Evening star., 1945-06-03

for nine afternoon and evening per-
formances beginning at 8:15 pm.
Tuesday at Benning road and
Twenty sixth street NE. The Tues
day night performance is for pur-
chasers of War Bonds only.
Frank Braden, advance agent for
the circus, dropped in The Star
yesterday to deliver the following
three-paragraph statement:
Time of performances 2:15 and
8l5 pm. daily "wednesday through
Saturday. with doors open at l and
Z pm.
Big show super features: Incom-
parable spectacle and fantasy, Alice
in Circus Wonderland, special music
and scoring by Deems Taylor, emil
1ont American composer and radio
ror'n""n+at0"' 'Ballerina, W it h
Ernestine Clarke, Loyal-Repenskys
and bareback riding ballet, merging
with Pierrot, clown host in circus
tapestry of nostalgia appeal and un-
forgettable beauty; 'Amazonia, rous-
ing, breath-taking all-girl finale
and the stirring. stunning The
Changing of the Guard
'Menagerie features: Bobby OF
Brookfield, baby rhinoceros, second
to be born in the Western Hemi-
sphere. will join show during week
if weaned on time; Mr.. and Mrs
Gargantual the Great, world
famous gorilla couple. Gargantua
TOO pounds, still sinister; Toto, ami
able, smokes cigarettes and returns
Gal ganCuas indifference. Nearly
1000 rare wild animals. Nine herds
of elephants"
Evening star., 1945-06-03
Committee Issues Appeal
For Wafer Conservation

An appeal for water conservation
during hot weather as one way of
helping the war effort by saving
critical materials, fuel, electricity
and chemicals was issued yesterday
by the Committee on Water Con-
servation set up by the Commits
sioners in 1943.
Harold A. Kemp, chairman of the
group and sanitary engineer for
the District, said the District was
in no danger of a water shortage,
but explained that conservation does
help the war. The city's average
daily consumption of water is ap-
proximately 140,0O0,0O0 gallons, but
in the summer daily consumption
has reached 2O0,000,O00 gallons.
Mr.. Kemp said one of the most
important means of preventing
wastage is careful check of plumb
ing fixtures, pointing out that a
faucet leaking 60 drops of water a
minute will waste 1872 gallons a
month.
The Conservation Committee said
it plans IAN intensive summer cam
paign to prevent unnecessary water
uses"
Evening star., 1945-06-03

$9.3S a week invested regularly
through payroll savings will bring
you S5,416.97 in 10 years.
Evening star., 1945-06-03

The Ringing Bros. and Barnum
& Bailey Circus will arrive during
the early hours tomorrow morning