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Evening star., 1946-01-24
Funeral Rites 10 Be Held
For Allan Lard Today

Funeral services for Allan Lard
80, onetime golf champion and q
well-known inventor, were to be held
at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the
Hines funeral home, 2901 Four
teenth street NV. Burial was to be
in Rock Greek Cemetery:
Mr.. Lard died Tuesday at his
home, 2400 Sixteenth street NV
He was a native of Kentucky but
had been a Washington resident
since 1900.
Among his inventions were q
steel-shaft golf club, single trig-
ger for double -barreled shotguns
and an automatic paper bill counter
He won the North-South golf cham
pionships twice, as well as numerous
local titles.
Mr.. Lard is survived by several
nephews and nieces. His wife died
three years ago.
Evening star., 1946-01-24
Assembly Elects Gouir
President Of France
By Vote Of 447-55
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSociated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 24-Felix Couin, 81.
Socialist chief of the Constituent
Assembly, has succeeded Gen
Charles de Gaulle as President of
the provincial government Of France.
The interim President will serve
until the Constituent Assembly fin
ishes its work in May.
The Assembly's vote yesterday was
447 votes for Mr.. Gouin. There
were SIS votes cast for other candi-
dates, with some abstentions.
Michel Clemenceau, moderate
deputy and son Of the World War
Premier, received IS votes and JAG
ques Bardoux of the Peasant party,
IT. Three other votes. went to ad-
ditional minor party candidates.
Election Cheered.
Mr.. Gouin's election was greeted
with cheers from all sides except
the section occupied by the Popular
Republican movement (MRP), one
OF Frances three major parties.
The MRP at the last moment had
requested an agreement that the
Socialists and Communists join with
the MRP in recognizing "the neces-
Sity of a tripartite government"
The Communists bluntly repulsed
MRP efforts to get a three-party
harmony pledge on record before the
voting.
The MRP retreated at the last and
balloted unanimously for Mr. Gouin,
who also received solid Communist
and Socialist support.
Mr.. Gouin became prominent by
organizing the French Consultative
Assembly at Algiers after the Allies
landed in North Africa.
Opposed Vichy.
After the fall of France he pre-
sided at the last two secret caucuses
of the Socialists which decided to
oppose voting plenary powers to the
Vichy government. AS one of the 80
Deputies who voted against Marshal
Petain he was arrested and then re-
leased. He went into hiding before
fleeing to Spain and eventually to
AlgierS.
He might not now head the French
government if he had not once
written his name illegibly during a
trip to England. and If his wife at
another time hadn't pretended he
was unfaithful.
The scribbled signature obtained
for him 1889 British ration card
made out to Mr.. Gouib." With the
card as Identification, he was able
to pose as Briton in Spanish in
ternment camp in 1943 after illegally
crossing the French border.
Wife Aided Trick.
Meanwhile, at his home in Istres,
near Marseilles, Nine. Gouin was
loudly and mournfully pretending
that her husband had eloped with
another woman.
Had the Spanish authorities
known the truth, it is unlikely that
MIR. Gouib" would have been re-
leased from the camp at Miranda
after four months, or that he would
have reached Algiers in time to Or
ganize and head the French Con-
sulate Assembly.
Mr.. Gouin, S feet 5 inches tall.
avoids continental flowery speech.
His only comment to the Assembly
Monday. after reading Gen. de
Gaule'ss resignation as governnent
head and his own reply acknowiedg-
ing it, was the question: when
does the Assembly intend to elect a
new President of the provisional
government of the republic2"
Evening star., 1946-01-24
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Evening star., 1946-01-24

you subscribe to or support Naz
and Fascist policies?"
Shakes Head.
The generalissimo shook his head
"No," he declared categorically
II did not. Spain wasn't influenced
by Germany and Italy, but has beer
developing along its own lines. w,
condemned all the prosecutions
which were carried out by thos.
countries. There was no racia
trouble in Spain. The Jews weren'
prosecuted here. nor was any othel
religion. There is religious freedom
for all In Spain"
do you subscribe to the politica
views OF Hitler and Mussolini?"
persisted.
He replied emphatically that h
did not, and then said in ampli.
fication:
Spain went through a bad civi
war, and after such a conflict ths
country must proceed carefully. II
can't jump to another regime
haphazardly.
Cites COrtes Functions.
But I would call attention to the
fact that the Cortes has been func-
tioning for three years. The gov
ernment doesn't make the laws. All
the laws which the government
recommends go to the Cortes for
consideration and possible passage
The Cortes must discuss the meas
ures for at least two months, and
frequently its consideration runs
much longer. II I, as chief of state
have q measure which I want tc
see put into effect I have to take
it to the Cortes for approval"
Does this mean that you are
headed for absolute democracy
that is, rule by the people2"
Yes" answered Ell Caudillo. But
We must proceed slowly, step by
step, until the people are properly
prepared"
Statement Unamplified.
The generalissimo didn't amplif,
his reference to the. people beinf
properly prepared" but I have NJ
doubt he had in mind the fact tha
Spain, being rather set apart from
the rest Of Europe, has moved slowl,
through the generations in making
major changes.
The chief of state said there wa.
quite q different point of view ir
the United States with its major
political parties. Spain, he con.
tinued, had some 40 parties under
the late republic, and foreign coun.
tries" got control of SPANS policies
Here again Ell Caudillo didn't iden.
tify the foreign countries" But
the cannotation was clear enough
He was referring to Communism. HI
added that this couldn't happer
after the revolution which overthrev
the republic. He was, Of course, the
leader Of that revolt.
Hits Communism.
I asked the generalissimo II he
had anything he would like to add
apart from my questions. He an.
swered:
Wars accelerate political devel-
opment and this may mean that
Spain and America will be drawn
nearer together. The World Wal
really meant three wars for Spain
First. there was the war amons
civilized countries of Europe. Spain
remained neutral, and it was a mat.
ter Of regret to her that this wal
should happen.
Secondly, there was the wa,
against Russia by Germany, and
such war won our sympathy as
to halt Communism In
all Europe"
Thirdly, there was the war in the
Pacific. In this we had the greatest
with America. Spain wa.
with the United States all the time
In the war against Japan"
Thus ended my impromptu inter-
view with SPANS chief of state
There still remains his answers to
my written questions and those will
be dealt with in q subsequent
column.
Evening star., 1946-01-24
u. ). Offers Britain
II Ships as Payment
For Carrying Troops
By the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press. -
The United States has offered
Britain the use Of II Liberty
ships to transport British troops
as a substitute for the present
arrangement under which Amer
lean troops are ferried home
aboard the Queen Mary.
Since the end of lease-lend Sep
tember 2, the Queen Mary has
brought home "a, 4,804 Americans, and
the Queen Elizabeth, before being
withdrawn from the United States
run, returned another 29,392. At q
tentative charge of 500 per man,
this would run the total charge to
this country to $11,419,600.
Government officials said the Lib
erty ship offer has not yet been ac-
cepted.
Presumably, the British are weigh
ing the need for troop carriers for
their own Tommies and colonials
against that of reaching q settle
ment which would supplement their
dollar credit in this country.
While lease-lend still was in ef-
feet, the British bore the cost of
transporting CTS aboard the two
Queens" as part Of reverse lease
lend.
Technically, a fee of Is pounds, or
roughly 500, was assessed against
this Government for each man.
This, however, was wiped out at the
time of the final lease-lend settle
ment and did not involve any cash
changing hands.
When lease-lend ended, the same
charge was retained. But Govern
ment officials said today this, too, is
subject to revision when the job of
bringing the troops home has been
completed.
AS compared with the tentative
charge, the price of a one-way
third-class, trans Atlantic passage
aboard one of the Queens before the
war was approximately $86. Third
class accommodations then, how
ever, would be regarded as luxurious
in comparison with the tier-on tier
arrangement now in effect.
In addition, this Government
bears the greater part of the cost
Of food eaten by the homeward-
bound troops.
However, the Queens must make
the homeward voyage travelling light
because there are few paying pas
sengers and little cargo.
In reaching the figure Of II
Liberty ships as substitute for a
cash settlement, this Government
figured in both their tonnage and
the carrying capacity of the Queens
1t also cited the argument that the
smaller ships would prove more
economical for the British in pick
ing up their scattered contingents
Ownership of the Libertys would
remain with this country.
Under the plan, the Queen Mary
would continue to return American
troops just as it has been doing,
but without the cash arrangement.
The Queen Elizabeth has not been
in the troop redeployment run for
some time now.
Evening star., 1946-01-24
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Evening star., 1946-01-24
Crew of Disabled Tug
Rescued After II Hours
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHEBOYGAN, Wis, Jan. 24.-The
three-man crew Of the Smith Bros.
fishing tug Wolverine II Of Port
Washington, Wis, was brought into
port yesterday after the men were
taken from their disabled vessel
adrift for IL hours in Lake Michigan.
A spokesman for the Smith Bros.
Co., owners and operators Of the
Wolverine, said other tugs belonging
to the firm had rescued the crew
after being directed to the craft
by q Coast Guard air-sea rescue
plane dispatched from Traverse
City, Mich.
Evening star., 1946-01-24
Nozi-F Fascist tSympothies Denied
BY Franco in Rare Interview
Desire for Improved
Relations With U. S.
Again Is Stressed
BY DEWITT MACKENZIE,

ny OEWIII MAChENLlE,
Associated Press Foreisn CORRESPONDENT.
MADRID, Jan. "a -Generalissime
Francisco Franco. chief of the Span
ish state. has granted me an inter-
view which has taken one of the
most unusual turns I've encountered
in long experience with heads oi
governments and diplomats.
High lights of his statements are
these:
He is anxious for good relations
with the United States. He never
subscribed to the policies or to the
political views of Hitler and Musso-
lini and he condemns their persecu-
tions. Spain is developing along her
own lines, uninnuenced by either
Germany or italy, and he (Franco)
is heading for absolute democratic
rule by the people.
As for the hotly debated question
Of return of the Spanish monarchy
he says: 'It will be approached when
this is suitable to the interests OF
the nation. When this time comes
it will have to be the Spaniards
themselves who pronounce them
selves in its favor"
Rarely Gives Interviews.
What happened about our meeting
was this: The generalissimo rarely
gives interviews, and in granting my
request for one asked that submit
my questions in advance. This
did, and when I arrived at his
residence-the final old royal palace
at Fl Pardo near Madrid-I had
little hope that I should get more
than formal replies to my written
queries.
While awaiting my summons In
the truly regal reception room,
amidst the Goya tapestries and other
priceless treasures, I decided should
try for a more open and intimate
discussion of SPANS problems.
I was encouraged in this decision
by the most cordial greeting of the
generaliSsimo when I was ushered
lnLO his private room.
Asks Blunt Question.
Accordingly, when we had disposed
of the formal queries and answers,
I said to him: IF it is permissible
I should like to ask another ques-
ton. It's a very blunt one, and my
sole purpose in putting it is to
provide an opportunity for an an
swer which may help relations be-
tween our two countries"
Ell Caudillo gave me a questioning
glance, but nodded acquiescence and
I hung my question on the line:
"The people of the United States
have fought a great war against
Naziism and Fascism. Thousands OF
ovr boys have died for this cause.
Rightly or wrongly the American
public feels that Spain was in effect
an ally Of Germany and Italy, and
it finds it hard to forgive that. Did
Evening star., 1946-01-24
Autopsy Set in Deoth
OF Women After Fall

An autopsy will be held today
at the District Morgue in the death
Iof Miss Matte L. Carr, 76, OF rs
E street NV, who died last night
in Emergency Hospital of injuries
received in fall from q streetcar
loading platform, according to
police.
Mrs. Carr told police she fell
from the platform ON Fifteenth
street between F street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV. about 1920
pm. Monday. She was treated at the
hospital for a factured vertebrae.
Evening star., 1946-01-24
Capitol Heights Man, 80,
Killed by Automobile

Frank Phelps, about 80, Of 1886
Southern avenue, Capitol Heights,
Md, was killed last night by an
automobile near Central and South
ern avenues, Capitol Heights, ac-
coring to County Medical Examiner
James I. Boyd.
Mr.. Phelps, night watchman at
De Alleys Tavern, in Capitol
Heights, was taken to Prince
Evening star., 1946-01-24
Prof. Botemun's Body
Returned to California
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PASADENA, Calf, Jan. 24.-Mrs.
Ethel Bateman returned here yes
terday with the body of her husband,
Prof. Harry Bateman, 63, California
Institute of Technology mathema-
tician, who collaborated with DR..
Albert Einstein in developing his
theory of relativity.
Prof. Bateman died Monday Of q
heart attack on train in Utah, en-
route to New York to receive an
honor medal from the Institute OF
Aeronauticsl Sciences for his con-
tributions 4 aeronautics.
Evening star., 1946-01-24
Pearl Hurbor
Continued From First Page.)

Representative Cooper. Democrat, Of
Tennessee that the three stationary
sets were not in service at the time
of the attack.
Caught by Enlisted Men.
1t also has been testified, however.
that on the Sunday morning Of the
attack the mobile sets were operat-
ing only between the hours of 4 and
Z am. The attack began at 7:55
am. Two enlisted men who con-
tinued to practice on one set after Z
am. spotted an approaching forma-
Smyrna times., 1946-05-30

istration is a responsibility of the
atre commanders. When a theatre
is closed, graves registration re-
sponsibility then will pass directly
to The Quartermaster General who
has been designated as Chef of the
American Graves Registration
Service. Return of remains will
be progressive which means that
information on the final disposition
of remains will be sought from
next of kin only as the record of
each cemetery is completely veri-
fed. Therefore, inquiries to next
of kin will be mailed only as veri-
fication by cemeteries in different
parts of the world is accomplished.
This may mean that the next of
kin of different deceased, who may
live adjacent to each other may
Smyrna times., 1946-05-30

nouncement of the purchase were:
Paul d. Lovett, of Newark, Del
Council president; Vice-presidents
Henry w. Roberts of Salisbury
and ]. Wallace Woodford of Doy-
er; Mr.. Irons; Irving ]. Cox, of
Wilmington, chairman of the f.
nance committee; George Ehinger:
John w. Noble; William Fink, ST
Michaels; DR.. ]. d. Blackwell.
James M. Bennett, Robert K.
Beach and Norman Holland of
Salisbury; Herman ]. Schneider.
Seaford; Albert L. Plummer of
Claymont and Philip G. Rhoads.
Emil Riederer, Clark w. Mcknight
and A. D. Warner, Jr., of Whining
ton; Scout Executive Frederic
Wellington, Assistant Scout Exec
utive James c. Pyle, and District
Scout Executives C. Robert Buck.
Lowell E. Hendriek, Milton NJ.
Holden and Hans C. Schilling.
Smyrna times., 1946-05-30

either in a National Cemetery or
private cemetery the War Depart
ment announced that it anticipates
the first shipload of remains will
arrive around the end of the year.
The cost of return and final burial
is estimated to be between $685.
600, 900 and S215, ,000, 900. Congress
requires that the task be complet-
ed within five years but Major
General T. B. Larkin, The Quarter
master General, anticipates that it
can be completed in less time. All
costs of burial overseas in an
American military cemetery or in
National Cemetery in the United
States will be paid by the govern
ment. If burial is in a private
cemetery in the United States, the
government will pay up to $4,000
of the interment expense upon ap-
plication to the Office of the
Quartermaster General. The first
caskets in which the final burial
will be made will be shipped over
seas in the late fall. Caskets are
of seamless steel construction and
Theoretically sealed. AS soon as
the casket industry reaches peak
production the War Department
expects to receive $4,000 caskets
each month. Graves registration
and complete verification of all
records is now in progress both in
overseas theatres and in the Office
of The Quartermaster General in
Washington. In each theatre there
is an American Graves Registra-
tion Command, and until overseas
theatres are abolished, graves reg
Smyrna times., 1946-05-30
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Smyrna times., 1946-05-30

Eugene Davis and Miss Sue Cum
Minis, "did" Belmont Park and the
Wissahickon on their wheels Mon
day, riding to Philadelphia in the
cars.
Rev. A. G. Cummins, Jr., assist
ant rector of New York Church,
who is on weeks visit to his
father, preached at st. Peters
Church Sunday morning and other
wise assisted Rev. Dame in the
services.
James T. Turner, who has an
advantageous position with Cramp
& Sons, Philadelphia, made a short
visit to his mother near town, the
past week.
Invitations have been sent out
by Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hudson to
the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Emma, to Mr.. Armstrong
Culvert, of Utica, Indiana. The
ceremony will take place at the
home of the brides parents Wed
nesday, June 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hennings
have issued invitations to the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Flor
ence, to Gilbert Spruance, son OF
VIM. E. Spruance, of Philadelphia
formerly a resident of this Hun
dred, to take place at the brides
residence, Tuesday evening, June
10th.
Mrs. Hervey Hall has returned
from a visit to Wilmington and is
now entertaining Miss Minnie
Reed, of Baltimore.
Rev. Alex. G. Cummins, Jr., of
New York City, is the guest of his
father. On Sunday last he enter
tanned I. Morris Clothier, of the
firm of Strawbridge & Clothier,
Philadelphia.
The Misses Gertrude and Julia
Raisin, daughters of I. Freeman
Raisin, the noted Baltimore polite
ian, are being entertained by Alex.
G.. Cummins and niece, Miss Mollie
Cummirs.
Smyrna times., 1946-05-30
WAR TO BE
RETURNED
Continued from Page One,

CONTINUED from Page Onel
8. The remains may be returned
to the United States for final in
terment in a National Cemetery.
This is restricted to burial of re-
mains of members of the Armed
Forces only. When this option is
desired, the remains will be trans
ported to the continental United
States and inferred in the National
Cemetery selected by the next of
kin.
4. The remains may be inferred
in permanent American Military
Cememtery overseas. The estab-
lishment of permanent American
Cemeteries overseas in the Euro
pean Area and the Philippine Area
is contemplated, should the num-
ber of requests justify their estab-
lishment. If this be the choice, the
remains will be inferred in a perm
anent American Military Cemetery
abroad. The wishes of Army next
of kin will be sought by The Quar-
termaster General and the Navy
will send out the inquiry to next
of kin of Navy, Marine and Coast
Guard deceased.
Burial Plans Include Civilians
Return and final burial plans in
clude civilians who died overseas
and who were serving with the
Red Cross and War Shipping Ad-
ministration as well as newspaper
correspondents and other civilians
attached to the Armed Forces. In
quiries to their next of kin will be
sent out by the Office of The
Quartermaster General. For those
next of kin who request that the
remains of loved ones be returned
to the United States for burial
Smyrna times., 1946-05-30

receive inquiries at widely separat-
ed times. The War Department
states this should not be a matter
of concern as all legal next of kin
of deceased whose remains have
been recovered and identified will
be asked to state their wishes. The
first inquiries will be mailed with
in a few weeks. Colonel ODell
points out that final disposition
obviously involves only those re-
mains which have been recovered
and are buried either in temporary
military cemeteries or in isolated
graves. Many thousands of mill
tary personnel were buried at sea
or lost at sea when ships sank.
Others were lost in beach landings
and their bodies never recovered.
Many f1iers died in plane crashes
Smyrna times., 1946-05-30

over enemy territory and no trace
of their bodies has been found but
search for their graves is stin go
ing on and will continue, the War
Department states. 1t is estimat-
ed that of the 328,000 reported
dead of World War. II there are
approximately $4,000 whose bodies
were not recoverable. The War
Department will make frequent
announcements regarding all ac-
tivities relating to return or burial
overseas, so next of kin may be
readily informed by all news media
of successive steps in the program
for returning the Nations honored
dead of World War III.
Smyrna times., 1946-05-30
PERSONALS

Thos. c. Frame, Jr., of Dover
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. Clarrie Farrell and Mrs
w. G. Pennington and sons, are
making visit to relatives in Mid
dletown.
Mr.. H. S. Van Kirk, of Kings
port, Pa, is the guest of Harry c
Tschudy.
Mrs. E. M. Lanes of Indianapolis
is spending the summer months al
William M. Broadway's, near town
Isaac B. English, of Macon, Ga.
and daughter, who has been at
tending Forest Glen Seminary, Md.
are expected here on Friday guests
Of his sister, Mrs. John VanGasken
Mrs. and Rev. G. w. Dame, Mrs