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Evening star., 1946-12-27
Miss Marian Gillespie.
Revue Writer, Is Dead
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Miss Mari
an Gillespie, 81, composer, author
and actress, died yesterday.
A native of Muncie, Ind, she wrote
books and lyrics for several musical
revues,, including THE Greenwich
Villagers, Band Box Follies" and
Bare Facts of 1927"
Miss Gillespie was one of the first
romen members of the American
ociety of Composers, Authors and
ublishers, to which she was elected
n 1920.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Beydu Receives Plaque

Employees of Beyda's linen goods
store at Twelfth and F streets NV,
presented a bronze plaque to Abra-
ham Beyda, president of the firm,
at their annual year-end party. A
cash bonus was presented all
employees.
Evening star., 1946-12-27

GETS ARABIAN GAZEILEThs graceful young creature
from the tropics gazee of Arabia in American coec-
tions quareed in the antelope house at the Washington
National Geological Park It presented to the Zoo by Mr.
and Sar of Hobbs Nd because winters the
cold for the animal The Hobbs received
gazee their while he serving with the State
gazee being fed Keeper James
A. Mcdowell. star Stan Photo
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Herbert D. lawson
Rites Planned Today
AT Trinity Episcopal

Funeral services for Herbert D.
Lawson, So, who died at his home,
6732 Second street NV, Wednes-
day, were to be held at 2:30 pm.
Evening star., 1946-12-27

married four times. His last wife
was Fleurette De Berri, from whom
he was divorced on April 2, 1945.
His previous marriages were to
Marion Lee Reilly, Vivian Ellis
Reilly and Elizabeth B. Reilly.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Weather Report

District of Columbia 1ncreasint
cloudiness with highest temperature
in the upper 30s this afternoon.
Mostly cloudy tonight with lowest
temperature about SO degrees. To-
morrow cloudy and warmer with oc-
casional rain likely by afternoon.
Virginia and Maryland-Increas-
ing cloudiness and not quite so cold
tonight. Tomorrow cloudy and
warmer with occasional light rain in
west portion by morning spreading
to east portion in afternoon.
Wind velocity IL miles per hour;
direction southeast
Evening star., 1946-12-27

L. v. cox, Secretary.
FERRY, RAYMOND JOSEPH: On Tues
RS say fsber sas a ossS
Ferry, il, and Helen Barbara Ferry; broth. broth
Mrs. Sadie Jacobs. Mrs. William @ H. i,3,1 Br9Wn n,
neral Home. 400 Chaplin st. NV. on Sat
en1ye day u.s. ct p
FINLEY, MAURICE PATRICK, sR. On
Wednesday. December 25: l946, at 1866
Macarthur blvd. NV, MAURICE PATRICK
FINLEY. sr., beloved HUSBAND o, Of the late
E Finley Joseph M Id Bernard mar rszabaaS n and
Ann, Joseph Alfred and Bernard M. Finley
Martha Helen, Mary Belle. Catherine Ann
and Margaret Odell Wrenn; Prayers at
IS, at $40 am, Mass at Our Lady Of
Victory Church at am. Interment in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Services by Cham
bers 2S
FLEET, BESSIE. On Wednesday, De-
cember 25. 1916, at her home. Naylor, Nd,
BESSIE, FLEET; She leaves to mourn their
loss eight children, one sister, two brotn; J.,
friends. Funeral services will be held Sat-
urday, December %, at 2 O'Clock pm, at
Brooks Church, Nottingham, Md Inter
ment church cemetery.
SIIneston p ERAMGEs 1arss GEORGE a7SsEt
sssrrs B5yss snd m. SaEss
r., and 1t George P. Ellis and great-
grandmother Of Samuel George III sister M
st. NV. Services at st. George,s Syrian
Church, 1899 sth st. NV on satuIday. Sal rIsg
wood Cemetery 27
Evening star., 1946-12-27
River Report.
Temperature and Humidity.

tFrom U. S. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Falls;
Shenandoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Recorded Temperatures This Year.
The Sun and Moon.
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches In
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1946-12-27

n, MARTIN A. La Fayette Lodge,
No. 19, F. A. A. M. will hold
special communication op Satur.
day, December 28, 1946. at 1914 IS
am, at the Masonic Temple, for
the purpose of attending the
Masonic burial service Tor our
rE 6 DEAN Wnrshinful Master
Evening star., 1946-12-27

nesday. December 25, 1916. at
~ Walter Reed General Hospital,
Pfc. BILLY r. MCKINLEY, U. s.
rs A., the beloved son Of Mrs. Zonia
Mckinley. Services and inter
ment Bay Spring, Miss. Services
Evening star., 1946-06-20
AFL Seafarers' Union
To Hold Strike Vote
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, June 20.-Twelve
hundred members of the AFL Sea-
farers International Union have
voted to conduct a strike vote from
July / to July 81 and to notify the
Government Immediately of its in.
tention to strike.
The action was taken at closed
meeting last night against the At
lantic and Gulf Ship Operators As
ISOLATION, which on Tuesday rejected
the unions wage and hour demands
and whose counterproposals have
been found unacceptable by the
STU.
The union seeks a 30 per cent
wage increase, a four watch sys-
tenn instead of the present three
watches at sea, a six-hour work.
ing day for stewards at sea, &c.
hour week at sea and in port for
day men, and increase in overtime
rates.
CLEVELAND, June 20 P-The
CLIO National Maritime Union, seek
ing 40-hour work week and wage
adjustments for Great Lakes sea-
men, said last night it had served
notices on all 10 Great Lakes
shipping companies whose crews are
represented by the NMU.
Ear.!er, the NMU said strike no.
tices involving seven of these con-
Germs had been filed with Secretary
Of Labor Schwellenbach for refusing
or ignoring union requests that they
attend a conference today to negc-
tiate union demands.
Evening star., 1946-06-20
Unexplained Recess
Interrupts Trial on
LichfieId Cruelty
By the Associated Press

BAD NAUHEIM, Germany, June
20.-An unexplained recess inter-
rupted the Lichfleld cruelty trial Of
1t. Leonard w. Ennis today as his
lawyer was protesting that a court
ruling prevented him from SHOW
ing the motive for these prosecu-
ton witnesses perjuring them
selves"
The court interrupted the attor-
ney, Col. Edward Chayes of Chi
cago, in the midst Of his protest
and announced ''the court will be
closed" There was no motion pend
ing to require secret vote. A half
hour later the court returned and
announced the trial would recess
until afternoon, again giving no
explanation.
Accused Of Aiding Cruelty.
The interruption occurred during
the testimony of Corpl. Ellis Adcock,
of Hot Springs, Ark, who said he
saw Ennis strike guard house pris-
oner "a backhand blow" so hard
it knocked him against a wall. Ennis,
from Peekskill, N. Y, is accused Of
aiding and authorizing cruelty to
American soldiers confined at Lich-
field.
Col. Chayes drew an admission
from Adcock that he had denied
mistreatment of prisoners in the
first Lichfleld trial in London, and
later reversed his story under q
court promise of immunity from
prosecution for perjury.
Somebody told you that If you
threw the blame on the officers you
would absolve yourself from blame
for anything that happened there,
did they not?" Col. Chayes asked
Adcock, who was convicted last week
of striking prisoners and fined $50.
Objection Sustained.
The court sustained a prosecution
objection to the question. II am
trying to show why this witness
perjured himself" Col. Chayes pro-
tested. and began a criticism which
included several similar rulings by
the court which he said blocked him
from showing the motive for sew
eral witnesses changing their stories.
Ennis was the only Lichf1eld trial
in progress today as the court took
one-day recess to find four missing
witnesses in the case Of Col. James
A. Killian, Highland Park, ILL.,, for
mer Lichfleld commander.
Evening star., 1946-06-20

mas peeu dpe
pointed to a $20,-
000-a-year men,
bership on the
New York City
Board of Trans
por t a t i on by
Mayor William
O'DWyer, accord
ing to an Asso-
ciated Press dis
patch.
He will be
sworn in at $3.50
pm. today to
succeed William
Reid, who is re-
Evening star., 1946-06-20
Bernier, Benson Appointed
To Posts al s.. Matthew's

Appointments of Conrad Bernier
as organist and Charles A. Benson
as choir director of st. Matthew's
Cathedral were announced yester-
day by Msgr. John K. Cartwright,
cathedral rector.
The appointments were occasioned
by the retirement of Nation Boyce,
who was organist and choirmaster
of st. Matthews for 36 years, Msgr.
Cartwright said.
Mr.. Benson was choir director of
Immaculate Conception Church
here when Msgr. Cartwright was
pastor. He will make his debut with
st. Matthews choir September q
anniversary of the patron saint OF
the cathedral.
Mr.. Bernier, born In Canada,
studied in Paris and first played at
st. Eustache there.
Evening star., 1946-06-20
Army Plans 10 Release
$1,000 Doctors, 1000
Dentists This Summer

The War Department last night
announced that approximately 5000
doctors. 1000 dentists. 100 veteri-
narians, rs sanitary officers and 400
medical administrative officers will
be discharged during the summer as
a result of the lowering of separation
criteria.
Effective July l, the period of serv-
ice required for separation for veter-
mary, sanitary and medical admin
istrative officers will be reduced from
80 months to two years. This places
them on the same footing as Medi-
cal Corps officers. for whom service
requirements already had been
lowered.
Dentist Change Sept. I.
Also effective September l, the
War Department last night said the
separation criteria for dentists will
be reduced from three years to 80
months.
It is not contemplated that the
service requirements for nurses,
dietitians and physical therapists
will be reduced further. At present
nurses must serve for IA months and
therapists and dietitians for Is
months before becoming eligible for
discharge.
When conditions permit, 1t was
announced, Army dentists will be
placed on the same discharge basis
as doctors. Pending the induction
Of $500 dentists for whom selective
service recently issued call, it is
necessary to retain dentists In serv-
ice for longer period. AS more
dentists become available, however,
the requirements will be reduced
progressively.
Two Month Eligibility.
All officers of the Medical Depart
ment who are deemed surplus to
their individual command or Army
area will be discharged Immediately
If they are within two months of
eligibility for release. If the officer
has more than two months to serve
and is deemed surplus, he also may
be discharged at once if suitable
assignment cannot be found for him.
Overseas officers eligible for re-
lease will be separated or en- route
to the United States for discharge
within go days after the date Of
their eligibility.
Evening star., 1946-06-20


another position with the board at
a SIS 900 salary, Mayor O'Dwyer an
nounced last night. Mr.. Davis will
serve the remaining 10 days Of Mr..
Reid's term and then be reappointed
to the full six-year term.
Mr.. Davis became chairman Of
the War Labor Board in 1912. He
previously had been active as an at
torney and in labor mediation work.
President Roosevelt appointed him
director of Economic Sterilization
on March Z, 1945. When President
Truman reshufled the Governments IS
labor agencies Mr.. Davis returned
to private life last September II, but
has almost continuously assisted
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach
since then as a mediator or personal
representative in labor-management
problems.
Evening star., 1946-06-20
Walter Sheaffer, 78, Dies;
Founder Of Pen Company
BY the Associated Press

FORT MADISON, Iowa, June 90
Walter A. Sheaffer, 78, founder and
chairman of the board of the w. A.
Sheaffer Pen Co., died yesterday
after long illness.
He was credited with making the
first lever-operated self-fllling foun-
tain pen, an event which expanded
his business into the million dollar
bracket annually.
Born at Bloomfield, Iowa, July 81,
1867, Mr.. Sheaffer founded the pen
company in 1912 with seven en-
ployes. Prior to that he worked as
a grocery delivery boy at Bloomfield,
and in jewelry and music stores in
Bloomfield, Centerville, Iowa, and
Unionville, Mo.
Evening star., 1946-06-20
William H. Davis Gets
New YorkCity Position

William H. Davis, former chair
man of the War Labor Board and
director of Economic Sterilization
from March to September last year,
Evening star., 1946-06-20
RyaftsviIIe Pastor
Elected Moderator
OF Baltimore Synod
By Cospor Names
Stor Sfoff Correspondent

FREDERICK, Md, June 2o.-The
Rev. D. Hobart Evans, pastor OF
Hyattsville (Md) Presbyterian
Church, today was elected modera-
tF for the synod of Baltimore OF
the Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America at the
2ist annual conference at Hood
Cpllege.
:He succeeds the Rev. DR.. John w
Christie, pastor of Westminster
Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
Del. The conference, which opened
Monday, will end tomorrow.
rThe Rev. Walter F. Wolf, pastor
Of the Arlington (Va) Presbyterian
Church, was appointed vice modera-
tor by the newly elected president.
Other Officers Chosen.
Other officers chosen were the
Rev. U. Brown Caldwell, pastor of
Walbrook Presbyterian Church, re-
elected for three-year term as
State clerk, and the Rev. Colbert M.
Campbell of Southminster Presby-
terian Church of Cumberland, Md,
who was elected temporary clerk
for the coming year. The Rev. John
Jackson Brown, jr., of Salisbury
Md, is permanent clerk of the Bal
timore synod.
The Rev. Mr.. Evans, graduate
OF Bucknell University and OF
Princeton Theological Seminary, is
completing his Goth year at the
Hyattsville church this month. Be-
fore coming to his present charge,
he served as pastor Of the Doe Run
Pa) Presbyterian Church from
1924 to 1926. Mr.. and Mrs Evans live
at 4400 Madison street, Hyattsville.
They have two children, David Ho-
bart Evans, jr., 81, and Diana Ruth
Evans, IA.
The Rev. William F. Kuykendall,
synod director and former Navy
chaplain, reported yesterday that
the Baltimore synod already has
pledged $4,000 to its quota of
$859,000 of the National Presby-
terian Restoration Fund of $27, ,000,-
600. The country-w drive is slat-
ed to start November /.
DR.. Clements to Speak.
Speakers tomorrow will be the
Rev. DR.. Rex S. Clements, pastor of
Bryn Mawr (Pa) Presbyterian
Church and president of the Board
of Christian Education, and the Rev.
Mrs. Tamaki Uemura Of Japan.
Washington area ministers reg
istered at the conference include:
The RevS. Alfred E. Barrows, pastor
emeritus of Eastern Church; Ber-
nard Braskamp, pastor of Gunton-
Temple Church; Henry w. Camp
bell, pastor of Sergeant Memorial
Church; James Curtis Fahl, pastor
of Metropolitan Church; Philip
Goertz, pastor of Garden Memorial
Church; John Bailey Kelly, pastor
of Georgetown Church; James P.
Kerr of Boyds. Md; Irving w.
Ketchum, retired: j. Edward Kidder
of Berwyn, Md; Donald L. Leonard,
assistant pastor of Chevy Chase
Church; w. N. Vincent, pastor Of
Eastern Church, and c. Stewart
Mckenzie, pastor of Western
Church.
Elders of District area churches
present are D. j. Shear of Falls
Church, Va; Harry A. Disney Of
Sixth Church, S. A. Swindells of
Georgetown Church, John E. Smith
of Fifteenth Church and j. H. Mack
Of LeWinsville (VaD Church.
Evening star., 1946-06-20

Scotland's Tourist Board has
launched a Come to Scotland"
drive.
Evening star., 1946-06-20
Four Civilians Get
Army Merit Awards

Walter F. Hintz, 815 Taylor street
NV; Samuel Silverman, 2503 Four
teenth street NE; Charles v. HUI
lick, 1921 Twenty ninth street NV.
and Robert F. Brady, 3506 Let
boulevard, Arlington, have received
the Exceptional Civilian Service
Award for outstanding work in the
Office of the Chief Signal Officer
the War Department announced
today.
Evening star., 1946-06-20
Unions Here Schedule
Price Control Meetina

Washington locals of several AFL,
CIO, Railroad Brotherhood and in
unions will sponsor a
joint meeting in the Interior De-
partment auditorium at 8:15 pm.
tomorrow to urge continuance OF
effective price control and defeat
of restrictive labor legislation.
Speakers will include Senator
Pepper, Democrat, of Florida; Mar
tin Miller, national legislative rep
resentative of the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainmen; Donald Murray,
Evening star., 1946-06-20

before the Diet and read the Inn
perial rescript OF convocation. The
special message was needed to as
sure action on the constitution.
Revision can be initiated only by
the throne under Japanese law.
Five Communist members Of the
Diet, who have outspokenly asked
for the Emperor's dismissal. boy
cotted the opening Of the Diet.
For the first time an imperial
document was labeled a message
rather than a rescript and did not
direct that action be taken as re-
suit Of the Emperor's will.
Evening star., 1946-06-20
Hirohifo Calls on Diet
To Vote Constitution
By The Asseeiotsd Press

TOKYO, June 20.-Emperor Hiro-
hito urged the Diet today In the
name of the Japanese people to
adopt q new constitution which will
strip him OF most Of the power in
vested in the throne since ancient
times.
In the frst written message ever
handed Japan's lawmakers, Hiro-
hito called for approval of the re-
vised constitution In the name Of
"the supreme will Of the people" a
phrase never before used by jap
anese sovereign.
The Emperor told the legislators
in his special message, which was
not read in person, that the nation
must "renounce war;" one Of the
chief features Of the proposed new
basic law of the land.
Earlier in the day he appeared
Evening star., 1946-06-20

national legislative representative
of the United Public Workers of
America. CIO, and Jesse Manbeck,
president Of the Columbia Typo
graphical Union, AFL. Mr.. Man.
beck announced.
The sponsoring organizations Is
sued a statement today saying
enactment of the price control ex-
tension bill as approved by the SEN
ate would be equivalent to wage
cuts Of Is to so per cent.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
| UNIV PoperHits
Wallace, Doubts
His Aid to Labor
BY the Assoeiofed Press

John L. Lewis United Mine Work.
ers' Journal today sharply criticized
Henry A. Wallace in an editorial
which questioned whether the dis.
missed Secretary Of Commerce has
done anything for labor"
why the passing Of Wallace
should perturb any sound thinking
leader Of American labor Is beyond
U.s." the journal said.
Mr.. Lewis publication said the
NMU as well as the AFL and CIO
had actively opposed the vice presi-
DENTAL aspirations Of Paul v. Nc
Mutt in 1940-and that Mr.. wallace's I
selection resulted from that stand
by labor.
Although describing Mr.. Wallace
as IAN impractical visionary dream
er," the journal said he had at
tsacted the attention Of labor repre-
sentatives at the 1910 Democratic
Convention because apparently he
supported "an agreeable labor plat.
form"
Nov the question naturally
arises" the journal added, what
has Wallace ever done for labor
since that date? Answering our OWL
question we will say frankly We dc
not know. We have never been able
to discover anythinR."
Evening star., 1946-09-24

ticularly those who have been close
to Mr.. Wallace in policy making
probably will tender their resiena-
tions. None has been reported so
far.
Undersecretary Alfred SCHNEIDER
will run the department until Mr..
Hartman arrives.
The employees presented Mr.. Wal
lace with a huge bouquet of flowers
and with two pieces Of airplane
luggage during the reception.
Newsmen who had covered Com
merce Department affairs during
the tenure of the former Secretary
took part in the informal farewell
but otherwise the affair was "ofi
the record"
Prior to the reception, MIR. Wal
lace had cleared his desk of per.
sonal belongings and today it is
ready for Mr.. Hartman.
Associates trooped in to pay their
respects to Mr.. Wallace, converse
ton bubbled genially and Mr.. Wal
lace kept his smile.
Later the groups thinned down to
q few Of Mr.. Wallace's closest
friends in the department. The
rank and file Of employees had joined
the Washington tranic rush when
Mr.. Wallace left the building.
That was how Henry A. Wallace
bowed out as Secretary OF Com
merce.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Wallace Bids Aides Farewell
At 2-Hour Informal Reception

Henry Wallace, the Democratic
party's stormy petrol, stood for the
last time late yesterday in the spa
cious Office of the Secretary of Com
merce and said goodbye to scores
of associates in the department.
Nearly 800 employees told him they
could pay him mo greater tribute
than by carrying on that enth,lsi.
asm for our jobs and for the welfare
OF the Department of Commerce
which you have left U.s."
In a letter signed by those attend
ing two-hour informal reception
which marked the ousted Secretary's
last appearance in his office, the
employees expressed regret at his
leaving and said that:
Your leadership during the i'm.
mediate postwar reconvention period
has been an inspiration to each oi
us, individually, and to the de-
partment as whole"
It was understood that Mr.. Wal
lace, fired Friday by President Tru-
man after a controversy over his
foreign policy views, had no imme-
date plans. He will stay In Wash
ington for the next several weeks
Commerce spokesmen said they
expected employees to carry on with
their work until the new Secretary
w. Averell Hartman, arrives. After
that q number of executives-par-
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Wallace and Pepper
10 Be Asked 10 Take
Stump in Campaign

The Democratic high command /,
hoping to repair the damage from
the Wallace custer by getting the
former Secretary Of Commerce anc
his foremost Senate sympathizer
Senator Pepper of Florida, on ths
stump for the impending congres.
sional elections.
Representative Sparkman Of Ala
bama, chairman of the Nationa
Committees Speakers Bureau, /.
expected to confer with both mer
this week, and Sam O'Neal, pub.
licity director, said everybody
hopes" they viii take part in the
campaign.
Mr.. Sparkman today sought tc
correct the earlier impression that
he had written the Wallace-Peppel
team of Of the Democrats speak
ing list as the result Of the foreign
policy row which brought Mr.. Wal.
lace's removal from the cabinet.
What I said was that I wanted
speakers sent out who will heir
elect a Democratic Congress-" he
explained.
Leaders Favor Wallace Tour.
Aides of Mr.. Wallace have said
he will take no part in the cam.
paign, but 1t was made plain In
Democratic circles that leaders hops
he may take on the 15-State speak.
ing tour originally planned.
Mr.. O'Neal said he did not know
If National Chairman Hannegar
had been in touch with Mr.. Wallace
In Chicago, yesterday the chairman
was quoted as saying he would b<
glad to see the former cabine'
member on the stump.
Senator Pepper has been in Flor.
ida, but is due back here this week
The National Committee today
was host to the third group OF con.
gressional candidates who have beer
brought into Washington to dis.
cuss the campaign. A meeting with
President Truman this afternoon
was sandwiched in between q
luncheon with Chairman Hannegan
and a dinner at the Mayfiower to-
night.
The visitors today included Enoe
Axtell, from the 5th Missouri dis
trict, who was supported by Mr.
Truman in his successful fight with
Representative Slaughter for the
Democratic nomination.
Hartman Successor Sought.
In the meantime the President
continued to scan the field for q
successor to w. Averell Hartman
Ambassador to Great Britain, who
will be the new Secretary of Com
merce.
The Associated Press reported
that the London Daily Herald
Labor party organ, said it had beer