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mans in Frankfort on January /,

mans IN Frankfort on January ],
1916.
Little Transportation.
Not only does the city dWeller
In Germany now have to live in q
cold house all the year round but
he has to use shank's mare or q
bicycle to get to his work, some-
times miles away. Public transpor-
tation has been spottily restored in
some cities but by and large the
proud and naughty German has to
proceed about his business on foot
or by bicycle. Pushcarts are also
often seen in the streets, being
dragged as often as not by women,
some of them well along in the 70s
The people look i'll fed, i'll clothed,
down at the heel and hopeless. They
are indeed paying the wages of sin.
What the effect of malnutrition
and the hard living conditions will
be on the children of Germany in
the years to come nobody can fore
see. There are already signs of
a great increase in tuberculosis and
rickets among the children and, ir
fact, in the whole list of diseases
which spring from insufficient diet
and bad living conditions.
Despite the immenSity of the ruins
in Berlin, I was not as greatly i'm
pressed with the horror of the al
raids there as I was at Nuremberg
where the damage was more con-
centrated in the center of the town
Mountains of Rubble.
The rubble stood so high that, tt
the pedestrian, it seemed like man
made mountains, and over it all
hung the fetid smell of death. There
must be thousands upon thousands
OF bodies which will never be re-
covered in the ruins of German
cities.
In almost every hotel in Central
Germany one can see signs: do
not drink the water from the tap
because it is polluted. Use water
from the lister bag"
The Lister bag is a canvas con-
tainer for water, to which chlorine
has been added. The name comes,
I suppose, from Lister, the inventor
OF antiseptic surgery The water
from these bags is unpalatable in
the extreme. So most of the inhabi-
tants drink the tap water just the
same, and owing to the exceptional
vigor of the military authorities in
administering typhus and typhoid
inoculations, the death rate from
these diseases has been kept down.
No Large Cities.
The net result of it all is that the
Reich Is now without any large cities.
The Germans are a beaten people
and they know it, It is my impress
sion, after talking with a great many
Of them, that they consider the
Americans and the British less Of
fensive that the Russians and the
French, but that is far from saying
that they have any affection for us.
We are in for long, tough job OF
policing
However, even if left to their own
devices the Germans could not at
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Church Federation
Honors Mrs. Morgan
With Layman Award

Mrs. Joy Elmer Morgan, for many
years president of the Washington
Council of Church Women, was pre-
sented the 1945 Layman's Annual
Award last night at the 26th an
niversary meeting of the Washing
ton Federation of Churches in the
Statler Hotel. Mrs. Morgan is the
first woman to receive the plaque.
The meeting also departed from
Its usual procedure by electing a
layman, DR.. Arthur S. Flemming,
member of the Civil Service Com
mission and lay leader of Foundry
Methodist Church, as it's 1946-47
president. The only other layman
to head the federation was Col
William o. Tufts of Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, who headed
the organization from 1882 to 1884
Bishop Oman Speaks.
Dr. Carroll c. Roberts, retiring
president, presided over the meet
ing. DR.. Roberts, formerly pastor
of Ninth Street Christian Church,
flew here from his new charge at
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to preside at
the meeting. The chief speaker
was Bishop G. Bromley Oman,
president of the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America and
Methodist bishop of the New York
area.
The award to Mrs. Morgan, given
in the presence of more than 1000
persons, was to the local layman
doing outstanding work on behalf
of the spiritual life in the COM
munity for the year. Receiving the
award in previous years were Wilbur
La Roe, jr.; Justice Bolitha J. Laws,
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, Coleman
Jennings, Col. Tufts, E. H. DeGroot,
jr.; former Associate Supreme Court
Justice Owen j. Roberts and Col.
Campbell c. johnson.
DR.. Seth r. Brooks, Layman's
Award Committee chairman and
pastor of National Memorial Uni
versalist Church, presented the
plaque. He also read the citation,
which stated in part that Mrs. Nor
gan had early devoted her life toI
Christian service and to practical
and applied religion" was widely
known in Methodist circles" and
was promoter of community bet
terment, friend of young women, !
and one who in her family life, cit
izenship and Christian calling has
like Lydia given heed to things
that were spoken" Mrs Morgan,
wife of DR.. Joy Elmer Morgan, ed
itor of the journal of the National
Education Association, is a member
Of Hamline Methodist Church.
The presentation involved another
breaking of tradition, for more than
one name was placed on the plaque
The other person honored was the
late Norton M. Little, cofounder
and long time treasurer of the fed
Grafton who died December 5, 1945
The citation regarding Mr.. Little,
read by DR.. Brooks, noted he was
a faithful servant of Christ, a de-
voted member of Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church and its min
lister of music for % years, loyal
supporter of the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches, which he
served as treasurer, pioneer in the
field of community religious educa-
ton and ambassador at large of
Christian goodwill and brotherhood
Sees Time for Decision.
We are facing one of the great
'if" moments of history, Bishop
Oman declared in his address.
There are three all-important
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Soviet Aid Reported
Promised 10 Arabs
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, May IA Reuters
dispatch from Damascus today
said the Soviet Minister to Syria
was reported to have told Syrian
Officials that Russia had decided
to back the Arab cause if the
Arab League brought the Pales-
tine problem before the United
Nations.
The league has objected stren-
uously to recommendations by a
British American Inquiry Commit
tee that 100000 Jews be admitted to
Palestine.
In Cairo Abdel Rahman Azzam
'asha, secretary general of the Arab
League, said the league possibly
would discuss presenting the Pales-
line question to the United Nations
Security Council.
He said, however, he had no in
formation that any league member
intended to bring up the matter at
the leagues forthcoming extraor-
dinary session.
He expressed the opinion that
unless the council of the Arab
League agreed on such action no
member nation would take the case
before the United Nations.
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Cunudiun Bank Head Dies

MONTREAL, May IA {P).-Morris
w. Wilson, 60, president and man.
aging director of the POL = -
of Canada and chancellor of Nc
Gill University, died in hospital
here last night following a brief
illness.
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least for a quarter century, be in a
position where they could challenge
the security of the world. The land
Is too COMPLETELY devastated.
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Earl V. Kesinqer Dies

CHICAGO, May IA tR.-Earl v.
Kesinger so, vice president of the
Natural Gas Pipe Line Co. of Amer
ica and of the Texoma Natural
Gas Co., died yesterday at his home
In suburban Wilmette.
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WRIST WATCH, lady's; lost Friday, from
1880 Park I'd. to 18th ST. on Park I'd
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WRIST WATCH. gold, lady's; lost May H.
on N-2 bus, between British Embassy and
goth and Mass, or La to Morrison ST.
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BOSTON TERRIER, male; Four Corners
Md. Phone SH 6202
FOR LOST DOGS and dogs for adoption,
call MONTGOMERY COUNTY ANIMAL
SIELTER, Sligo 51S3, 8 to 4 Saturdays
Z TO II.
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LAPEL PIN, large silver flower cluster
with stems, blue stone in one flower; senti-
mental value: Woodward g. Lothrop's
Mt. Rainier car or 9TH St. Market Re
ward. DU. 1214. -15
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EARRING, one, Mexican silver wedding
ring style between Decatur and Park rd
I4th St; valued at keepsake Call
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WALLET, left IN taXicab going from Statler
Hotel to 40 Randolph pl. NV. containing
fiGation;; ; Reward. Phone NO. 1880 or
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WALLET, brown, in vicinity Silver Spring
Bowling Alley, containing important pa
pers. money. Reward SH. 1925.
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WHITE RABBIT. childs pet, vicinity 4Sth
and Albemarle SITS. NV. Reward. Please
call WO 11pS
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PURSE, womans brown, containing S27,
2l72. ID
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money and valuable papers S5 reward
II returned to BERNADETTE E. WALLIS,
1868 Quincy st u W ia 4AoS ii
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Among those present at the gath
ering were Senator Donnell, Re-
publican, of Missouri; Senator Full
bright, Democrat. of Arkansas; DR..
Mordecai johnson, president of
Howard University; DR.. George
Zook, president of the American
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WIRE-HAIRED TERRIER, full grown
male, years old, with collar and identi-
fcation tag: has Chevy Chase Md
license; answers to the name of Derry" :"
Reward Call Glebe 3745 Id
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GLASSES, yellow framed shell, in new
leather case, DIR. Perau,. 900 blk St,
engraved on case; bet. 9TH and Eye sts
cab. Reward IA 3015 IA
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PURSE, black cloth. lett In Uaxicab driven
by colored girl from Greyhound Terminal
Sun. night. Reward Call Ma. 6060 or
OR. 1859 Ia
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$50 REWARD for return of lady's cocktail
diamond and rubies set in pink gold
Wed. night in the vicinity of Uptown
Iheater; great sentimental value Call
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DIAMOSD BRACELET, circle of diamonds
with > pear-Shaped SapphireS. $500 re-
ord Tai 4
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Station. Reward. RE. 4215, Ext. 81. 15s
PEARLS, single strand, with pearl in clasp;
Keepsake from deceased mother; lost Sun
day Reward. WO 2nEH
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GOLD LAPEL WATCH, lost on F st. be-
tween 1lth and 18th. on Saturday; gift
from son, overseas. Reward. TIA. 9532
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DOG, named Pal" black and White tOX
terrier. LICENSE number 24607. Reward.
WO 0641. -l6
DOG, little white; vic. 18th and R. 1.
ave. ne. Child grieving over loss. Re-
ward. Please call DE. 0593.
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FUR NECKPIECE, 5 blended marten; lost
near Mayfower, Saturday night about
1890 pm. Reward. DE. 1863. -l5
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ILADSIUNE BAtI, WaIruS SKIN, lnltlaIed
j. F. r., containing ties, clothing, toilet
articles, etc; vic. Perry and Michigan ave
ne, or Security Storage Co. l14n 18th
st; NV. Saturday morning. Reward. MI
6n36 ID
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GLASSES, dark black frame. lost between
Paramount st and Union Station Apri!
2S. Phone HO. 5000, Apt. 202 Reward
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S?5 REWARD for return of gold pocket
piece. initials M P. R. E. from B. B. B t.
Evening star., 1946-05-14

COCKER SPANIEL, red, male; lost vicin-
ity of Fort Myer. Reward CHI. 5000,
3kS3
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FOUND,

sIX-PIECE BROWN FUR, in Clarendon,
Va: II found. will party please call Ii
I'll? Reward. -16
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FUR SCARF, 8 skins, ranch mink, Sat
eve, locality of Roosevelt Hotel and Me-
ridian Hill Hotel Reward. LII. SN2& IL z
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TWO SIDE PANELS to truck (red), lost
saturday afternoon in ne. section. Re-
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BICYCLE, boys, 20-in. size; lost in
Cleveland Park section Friday evening.
Reward. Ordway HOO. -16
BILFOLD, black. lost in yellow Cab, Sun
day AFTERNOON. Reward. HO. 3505. Ia
BLACK DRESS, lady's. in Mays box, 18th
and G SITS NV, Saturday before noon, on
Ga. ave. car or downtown D. C. Liberal re-
ward. DU. S97S.
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St carline al 1870 am. Saturday, May
IL, containing a check made out to cash
for $40 s1ld SO in bills and child,s
ticket to stad. on 9th of May. Reward
DE. 5O1s. Check was signed by Father
Tirnnthy Mcnprnnnft
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Union Leader Faces
Extortion Charge
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, May 1.-THE AFL
Teamsters Union drive to organize
clerks in Detroit's 1000 butcher
shops and grocery stores brought
James Hoffa, union business agent,
into court on an extortion charge
today.
The charge against Mr.. Hoffa, 33-
year-old veteran of teamsters'
battles here, said he "feloniously
and maliciously" threatened injury
to the property of an independent
merchant.
Issuance of the warrant followed
orders by the court directing the
prosecutors Office to draw it up so
that a judicial ruling" ultimately
could answer dispute in which
merchants and teamSters have
wrangled for weeks.
Prosecutor Gerald K. O'Brien
originally had declared there was
no evidence to support warrant.
Thereupon Mayor Edward j. JET
fries asked the courts to issue one,
and Judge Christopher E. Stein di-
rected MIR. O'Brien to draw one up.
Judge Stein issued the warrant
today, on complaint of Margin
Bonkovich. independent merchant,
and Mr.. Hoffa was in court to &C
cept immediate service. He stood
mute and the court entered a plea
Of innocent for him.
In the complaint, Mr.. Bonkovich,
who has opposed the union drive,
said Mr.. Hoffa had threatened
orally" that either Mr.. Bonkovich
join the union or he would be out
Of business the next time they met"
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start daily meetings Monday to be-
gin examining the material already
available.
The five-man group, established
by the Security Council to study
Poland's charges that the Franco
regime threatens world peace, has
until May 81 to complete its in
vestigation.
Alexandra Parodi arrived by plane
from Paris today to take up his
duties as permanent French dele
gate on the Security Council.
Henri Bonnet, French Ambassa-
dor to the United States, has been
the temporary French representa-
tive on the Council. Mr.. Parodi for
merly was French ambassador to
Italy and was a resistance leader
throughout the war.
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7osconini Returns to La Scala,
Restored by Nephew of Petri|Io

might have dampened some of the
maestro's fire, had made amends
by polishing his musicianship tt
incredible brilliance.
The La Scala orchestra and
chorus, nervous at. first, gathered
certainty as they went along and
by the time they reached the Sec
ond number, we're performing with
dash, verve and technical perfec-
ton.
Not only the crowd in La Scala,
which paid scalpers up to S100 for
orchestra seats, but all Milan heard
Tcscanini's music.
The program was broadcast and
loudspeakers in public squares car
ried it to thousands who started
gathering as early as 6 pm. to hear
it.
Capt. Petrillo insisted that his
work of repairing the theater was
really nothing"
1t was Capt. Petrillo, incidental
ly, who brought Toscanini back to
the grand reopening Of the theater
in which he first conducted SO
years ago, and which he left for
the United States in 1929 when he
openly opposed FaScism.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Hillside Man Is Held
In Shooting Near Inn

Clarence Ransom, IS. Hillside,
Nd, was being held last night in
the Prince Georges County Jail at
Upper Marlboro on a charge. of
assault with intent to kill In con-
nection with the shooting Of George
w. Hilton, "a, Hillside, outside an
inn on the Marlboro pike.
Mr.. Hilton was taken to Gallinger
Hospital suffering from shotgun
wounds in the head. His condition
was described as critical.
Police said Ramson had been in
an argument earlier with an un-
identified man inside the restau-
rant. They said Ransom then went
home, got his shotgun and returned
to the restaurant.
According to police, Ramson ac-
costed Mr.. Hilton in the rear Of the
building and shot him although he
had had no previous words with the
victim.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Mexico 10 Tell u. n.
OF Frances S Agents
In Latin America
By the hssocioted Press

NEW YORK, May II. The
United Nations subcommittee inves-
tigating Franco Spain will receive
documents within the next few days
purporting to show that agents of
the Franco regime have been active
in Latin America.
Mexican informants said Mexico
would submit evidence next week
that the Spanish Falange had en-
gagged in "subversive activities" in
some Latin American countries.
At the same time Spanish Repub-
lican sources said representatives of
the Spanish government-in-exi
had received important documents
on Falangist activities in the West
ern Hemisphere and were at work
on memorandum for the subcom-
mittee.
The United States State Depart
ment is expected to present COM
prehensive report to the committee
about the middle of the week" in
response to the U. N. request for in
formation Of Franco Spain, A United
States spokesman said.
More U. S. Charges Expected.
1t could not be learned whether this
report would contain any evidence
of Falangist activities in Latin
America, but this was one of the
points on which the subcommittee
asked the United States for informa-
ton.
The spokesman indicated the
United States report would contain
documents intended to show that
Generalissimo Franco collaborated
actively with the Axis powers during
the war. Some of the documents
already have been published in the
State Departments white book on
Spain. but the new report was ex-
pected to contain additional infor-
nation.
A Paris dispatch said DR.. Jose
Giral, Premier Of the Spanish gov
ernment in exile, left Paris by plane
this afternoon with evidence to be
submitted to the subcommittee. He
was expected to arrive in New York
tomorrow.
Daily Meetings to Start.
The subcommittee announced yes
terday that it had concluded its pre-
liminary studies on the scope Of evi-
dence necessary and was ready to
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BY the Associoied Press

MILAN, Italy, May 11.-Arturo
Toscanini returned to his beloved
La Scala Opera House tonight after
II years of exile and was received
with welcome accorded only Italy's
musical greats.
His white hair shining, the 79-
year-old Toscanini took bow after
bow as a brilliant throng packing
the 168-year- theater roared it's
approval of his performance in con-
Quoting an all-Italian program he
chose for his Homecoming.
Veteran Milan symphony concert
goers said La Scala, virtually de-
molished by Allied bombs in 1943,
had lost none of its acoustical bril-
lance in the restoration, financed
largely by American military gov
ernment funds and supervised by
United States Army Capt. Clement
c. Petrillo of Philadelphia, nephew
of James c. Petrillo, president of
the American Federation of Musi-
clans.
AS for Toscanini. they were saying
in the lobby during the first inter-
mission that the years, while they
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Eisenhower Denies
Army Seeks Abolition
OF Marines in Merqer
BY the Assoeioisd Press

Gen. Eisenhower, replying to Ma
rine Corps criticism that the Army
wanted to reduce the Marines to
studied ineffectiveness,' said yes
terday, Il would certainly be the last
one to advocate their abolition"
Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift,
Marine Corps commander, told the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Monday that the pending Army
Navy merger bill threatens the
Leathernecks with extinction.
The merger bill in Its present
form makes this objective readily
obtainable," Gen. Vandegrift added.
The War Department here last
night released transcript Of Gen.
Eisenhower's reply, given at Toyko
news conference yesterday.
Gen. Eisenhower said he had not
seen complete accounts OF Gen.
Vandegrift's statement but declared
there Is the intimation nevertheless
that the War Department or I per-
sonally desire to abolish the Marines
Recalls Tributes.
well, where any such misconcep-
ton came from is far beyond me, ~
Gen. Eisenhower added.
mo one, think, has paid greater
tribute to the war record of the
Marines for more than a century
and three-quarters than I have
They have conducted operations
particularly landing operations, of
great brilliancy. The only thing
that I have intimated in that respect
is this.
II feel that the United States
cannot afford to provide and main
tain two great forces, both of which
have identical missions, conducting
great landing operations"
Gen. Eisenhower said he person.
ally believed that I'VE should have
unified civilian control at the top
but it came to be service argu-
ment, 1t is not the Army s
initiative that brought this about
and I think it is deplorable that
the matter has become, before the
public and before all of us, an Army
Navy fight.
Deplores Controversy.
II think it is almost tragic" the
chief of staff declared, that we
should have one great service lined
up In support of an idea they be-
lieve to be right and have the other
service condemning it as ne
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farious plot to seize control over all
services and the whole Nation. I
don't understand it,"

farious plot to seize control over all
services and the whole Nation.
don't understand it,
The general concluded by saying
After the President put his
scheme in his message to Congress
I see no reason for saying it was a
War Department plan or War De-
partment proposal in the first in
stance. I am sure that l have not
seen all of Gen. Vandegrifts state
ment because he, himself, Is a GAL
liant, able soldier, and I am certain
he would not accuse the War De-
partment or the Army of not being
able to carry out amphibious opera
tions. I think the record is quite
clear on that point"
Gen. Vandegrift, in a statement
released by the Navy coincident with
the generals appearance at eXecu-
tive session of the Naval Commit
tee, said that the War Department
general staff has considered "the
very existence of the Marine corps
as continuing affront.
Even in advance of this pro-
posed merger) legislation" he as
serted, lit is seeking to reduce the
sphere of Marine Corps to cere-
monial functions and to the provi-
sion of small, ineffective combat
formations and labor troops for serv-
ice on the landing beaches"
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Legion'e uxicob Post
TO cruise by Moonlight

District Taxicab Post No. 81,
American Legion, will hold it's first
moonlight cruise of the season at
$50 pm. Tuesday. Disabled veterans
from local Army and Navy hospitals
will be guests of the post.
An amateur contest. dancing and
refreshments will be features of the
cruise.
Tickets are available at Legion
headquarters and the Wilson Line
rIock
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Engineers to Hold
Luncheon Tomorrow

The Society of American Military
Engineers will meet at II am. to-
morrow in the Chinese Room of the
Mayf1oWer Hotel. A luncheon in the
grand ballroom will follow.
Honor guests and speakers for the
meeting include 1t. Gen. Raymond
A. Wheeler, chief of Army Engineers
and Rear Admiral John j. Man.
ming, chief of the Navy's Bureau
of Yards and Docks.
In the election Of officers, Rear
Admiral Henry Williams was named
president of the society.