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Evening star., 1947-07-23
Funeral Is Set Today
|For Mrs. Merriam,
Washington Socia|ite

Funeral services for Mrs. Rose
Wallach Merriam, descendant of a
prominent Washington family, were
to be held at 2:30 pm. today at st.
Johns Episcopal Church, Lafayette
square, with the Rev Oscar De Wolf
Randolph, assistant minister of the
church, officiating.
Mrs. Merriam, a niece of the sec
ond owner of The Star and daughter
of the late Richard Wallach. four
term Mayor of Washington in the
1860s. died Sunday night at, her
summer home in Newport, r. /.
She was SO.
Burial will be in Oak Hill Gene
terry. Pallbearers include Fleming
Newbold, Robert M. Woods, John
M. Cross, Nathaniel H. Luttrell,
James B. Clarke, John A. Logan,
Edward Gardiner and Kurt Hetzel.
Mrs. Merriam was well known for
her work during the war in arrang-
ing parties and dances for service
men on leave. Her activities before
the war in arranging social events
here led some to refer to her as "the
Elsa Maxwell of Washington
Her father was Mayor of Wash
ington when the city was governed
by a SINCE top official. A former
marshal Of the District, he became
Mayor in 1861 and was reelected in
1862, 1864 and 1866. Mrs. Merriam
was married to Capt. John H. Mer-
riam, U. S. N, retired. They were
divorced.
Mrs. Merriam was the niece of w.
D. Wallach, who bought The Star
from the original owner. Joseph B.
Tate, the year after it was founded.
Mr.. Wallach sold the paper to its
present owners in 1867.
Evening star., 1947-07-23
Alb Jenkins Trying TO Drive
Mormon Trek Route in Day
BY the Assoeiated Press

NAUVOO, Ill, July 23-Ab Jen-
kins. famed automobile racer and
former Mayor of Salt Lake City,
planned to leave here at pm. today
in station wagon in an attempt to
cover in "a hours the trek that the
Mormon pioneers took almost a year
and a half to make in 1846-47.
With Mr.. Jenkins in his drive to
Salt Lake City will be Wilford C.
Wood, Wood Cross, Utah. a Mormon
historian; Lowell S. Horton. Mayor
of Nauvoo, and Oliver r. Smith of
the Salt Lake City Deseret Evening
News.
Mr.. Woods and Mr.. Smith are
descendants of the Mormon pioneers
who made the historic pilgrimage
to the valley of the salt lakes.
Mr.. Jenkins said he would not
break any speed laws" but hoped to
average more than so miles an hour
on the 400 mile drive.
Evening star., 1947-07-23
Netherlands Clergyman
Raps Policy in Indonesia
By The Associated Press

OSLO, Norway, July 23.-Dr. A
w. Wiser T Hooft, Netherlands
clergyman, criticized his country
yesterday for events in Indonesia at
the opening session of the World
Conference of Christian Youth.
Il deeply feel the burden of guilt
resting on my country for the ter
rible events which take place at the
very moment we meet together" he
said in reference to the fighting in
the Netherlands East Indies.
Indonesian and Dutch delegates
discussed the situation and talked
of issuing a joint statement.
The Today conference was ar
ranged by the World Alliance of the
YMCA and attendd by about 1900
young persons and church leaders
from more than 10 nations About
265 were from the United States.
Evening star., 1947-07-23

Thomas E. FARRELL Co., realtors. He
was a member of the board of direc-
tors of the Acacia Mutual Life In
surance Co., secretary-treasurer OF
the Rupert Home, and was active
in Washington Masonic affairs.
Born in Maryland.
Born June %, 1872, in Greensboro
Caroline County, Md, he was son
of Thomas farrell and the former
Mary E. Hubbard.
Mr.. FARRELL began work in Wash
ington as a telegrapher for the
Pennsylvania Railroad. After his
marriage September "a, 1902, to
Anna Lof1er, daughter of Andreas
and Catherine Lofher, he became
secretary of the A. Lofher Provision
Co.
Mr.. FARRELL entered the real estate
business in 1915, specializing in
Washington and nearby Montgom-
cry County properties. He was
largely instrumental in the develop
ment of Wynnewood Park, Blair,
Woodside Park and Kensington
Heights( Md areas.
He was president of the Wash
ington Savings Bank which, after
the 1882 bank holiday, paid off its
depositors both principal and inter-
est, although the bank did not re-
open. 1t was merged with the Ham
ilton National Bank. Mr.. FARRELL in
1925 was president of the Washing
ton Real Estate Board. He formerly
was a member of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Washington Board
of Trade.
He was a member of Stansbury
Masonic Lodge. member of Bright
wood Chapter and a life member of
the Washington Commandery of the
Knights Templar and Almas Tenn
pie, of which he was chairman of
the Board of Trustees.
Shrine Convention Official.
He was chairman of the finance
Committee of the 1923 Shrine ma
tional convention here at which
President Harding became Shrin-
er, and he was treasurer of the 1885
Shrine convention here.
Mr.. FARRELL was a member of the
First Reformed Church and men,
ber of the Association of Oldest In
habitants of the District of Colum-
bia.
Survivors include a daughter, Miss
Theresa M. FARRELL; son. Karl E.
farrell, and four grandchildren,
Mary E. FARRELL, Margaret E. FARRELL,
Anna K. farrell and Thomas E. jar
rell, II, all of Washington. Mrs. Jar
rell died in 1912
Funeral arrangements were due to
be announced today by S. H. Hines
funeral home.
Evening star., 1947-07-23
Dr.. Leo Rogin, 81, Dies.
Former NRA Adviser
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

OAKLAND, Calf, July 23.-Dr
Leo Rogin, 81, professor of eco
nomics at the University of Cali.
fornia and former chief labor ad.
visor for the National Recovery Ad.
ministration, died in hospita
Monday after long illness.
A graduate of Rutgers and Co
lumbia Universities, he came to the
University of California as a lee
turer in 1927. He is survived by his
widow, a son and three daughters.
Evening star., 1947-07-23
Veteran Tells Of Blow
From Navy Chief Who
Was Jap Camp Leader
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, July 23.-A former
Army staff sergeant testified today
that Harold E. Hirshberg. under
general court martial trial or
charges of maltreating fellow pris.
oners of war, had struck him in the
face after he left a work gang and
its japanese guards to get drink
of water.
The witness was James E. Ed
wards, 80, now a steel mill foreman
living at Melrose Park. Ill. He tes-
titled for the prosecution on the
second day of the court-martial
Previous witnesses had said that
Hirshberg. a Navy chief signalman
was feared by his fellow prisoners
because he was influential with the
Japanese and that an American
soldier was tortured to death by the
japanese when Hirshberg reported
to them that the man was planning
to escape.
Incident Is Described.
Mr.. Edwards said he left the ranks
of the work gang. which was under
Hirshberg's command as section
leader, and got drink of water at
a tap, then left the water running.
He added that Hirshberg ap-
preached and "hollered" at him.
Mr.. Edwards said he "yapped.
yapped," at Hirshberg and that the
section leader then hit him in the
face with his fist. There was no
blow in return, he testified.
Mr. Edwards said the incident oc-
CURED on or about May s, 1912, while
both men were prisoners of the
japanese at Nelson Field, Luzon, in
the Philippines.
Another witness, Capt. Richard T.
Pullen, 33-year-old Army ARTILLERY
officer, said he had relieved Hirsh-
berg of his duties as section leader
while they were at Camp Murphy
in the Philippines but added he
later reinstated Hirshberg because
II was ordered to-"
He did not say who issued the
order.
Americans Feared Influence"
Capt. Pullen had testified yester-
day as the first prosecution witness
At that time he said the Americans
feared Hirshberg's influence with
the Japanese" He also said the Japa-
nese commander Of a prison camp
in the Philippines picked Hirshberg
by name to head one of the four
sections Of prisoners in the camp.
Much of the testimony centered
on one of the nine specifications in
the charge against Hirshberg. This
accused him of reporting to the
Japanese that Pvt. George Garrett
of Waco, Tex, planned to escape.
The specification said the japanese
starved Pvt. Garrett, beat him, and
influenced other punishment "by
placing a garden hose in the mouth
of the said Garrett, filling his
stomach with water and then stand
ing on the said CARROTS stomach,
forcing him to expel' said water" !"
causing the soldiers death three
days later.
Capt. Pullen said he had told
under no circumstances
to report any man to the japanese
without permission"
The captain testified that Hirsh-
berg told him he had a Japanese
wife whom ne married before the
war in Hong Kong, with the unoffi-
cial permission of his Navy superior,
and that they had two children.
The petty officer, Capt. Pullen said,
related that his wife followed him
when he was transferred to the
worked in a Manila
laundry, and was allowed by the
Japanese to communicate with her
husband by messages.
Hirshberg has wife and infant
son in Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1947-07-23
Prohibition Candidate
To Campaign by PIone
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, July 23-Claude
A. Watson, 62-year-old Los Angeles
attorney and Free Methodist minis
ter, has announced that he will
travel over the Nation by plane in
his campaign as the 1948 presiden-
tial candidate of the Prohibition
Party
Mr.. Watson said he would fly his
own craft and also travel on COM
mercial airlines. He was the party S
candidate for President in 1914. His
running mate on the ticket will be
Dale H. Learn, a real estate broker
of East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Evening star., 1947-07-23
1n Mrnturiattt

CLEMENTS, HATTIE WHITE. In mem.
DRY Of our devoted l. mothsr ot @ ana ,sfs s{s'er u,
July 23. 1888.
This is one Of the days
Our thoughts are all about you;
One of memory's days
v2R Resr R9E eysd onf EG4R RLEN
RESA, LORETTA, AND SISTER, EDNA
CHARLIE aHAR1IE consERT e msnor' wSs
passed away two years ago today July
90, 1945.
God saw the road was getting rough
The hills too hard to climb.
So He gently took him in His arms
And whispered, Peace be thine
A precious one from me has gone.
A voice I loved is stilled;
Which never can be nlled.
I am sad within my memory,
Lonely in my heart today,
For the one loved SO dearly
Has f0reysE WFrs eesH susiE sa5'es eohsEkr. assR
DAVIS. EMMA FREDERICK, In 10y.
FREDERICK DAVIS. who departed this life
two years ago today. July %. le4o-
Sis, we still think of you.
But not as gone,
For God is good to us
And we know He is keeping you.
9 Master, tell sI us Thy Thy, secret, ef to;,
The fret of care:
With Thee. Master, let her live.
BROTHER, BENJAMIN 2. BROWN, AND
SISTER, GRACE F. CONTEE.
DENNIS, WILLIAM C. Inememory Of our
devoted husband and father, WILLIAM c.
DENNIS. who died twelve years ago today
July 23. 1895.
Till memory fades and life departs,
You'll live forever in our hearts:
WIFE AND DAUGHTERS, ADELAIDE,
BESSIE AND ARNTTA.
0LIVET, MARY ELLEN. In loving mem-
ory of our beloved wife and mother MARY
ELLEN OLIVET. who passed away one
year ago today. July %, 1946.
We do not need special, day
To bring you to our minds;
The days we do not think OF you
Are very hard to find.
YOUR DEVOTED FAMILY.
RAMSAY, WILLIAM b. In remembrance
of WILLIAM B. RAMSAY. who died July
23, 1914.
Gone. but not forgotten.
HIS WIFE, ANNIE RAMSAY, AND FAMILY.
THOMAS, ROSELLE b. In loving re-
membrance of our beloved sister. ROSELLE
B. THOMAS who entered into eternal rest
two years ago today, July %. l945.
HER DEVOTED SISTERS AND BROTHERS
Evening star., 1947-07-23
Hpathh
WHITE. EMMA. On Thu

WHITE. EMMA. On Thursday, July ~
1947, at 1:2O am, at her residence, 25Oe
P st. NV, EMMA WHITE, wife OF the late
Olga Harrod and sister of Mrs, Josephine
Smith She also leaves ether relatives ano
friends Friends may call at the w Ernest
Jarvis Funeral Church. 1882 You ST NV;
after 10 am. Thursday, July "a. FuneTal
services Friday. July %. ct | pm. at tne
Mount Zion Methodist Church, 29th ana y
SITS. NV. Rev johnson officiating. Reia-
tives and friends invited. 1nterment LIN
coin Memorial Cemetery. "a
WILLIAMS. HENRY. on Monday, July
21. Ia47. at Glenn Dale sanitarium,
st. Sc. the beloved husband Of Lille ln
williams. father of H2zle. Catherine,
James and Freddie Williams son OF
Tom and Rosa Williams. Also surviving
are two brothers, two sisters, two grand
children and other relatives and frlenoS
After 5 pm. Wednesday, July %, lrlenaS
may call at Walter e. Hunters Funeral
Home 25l2 Sheridan rd, Sc. Funeral
Thursday. July "A. at ] pm, from the
above funeral home. Interment Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery. 10
WRIGHT. ROBERT VAN LEAR: On
July D. 1947, at Martinsburg. W. va,
ROBERT VAN LEAR WRIGHT beloved
husband of Claudia Jackson Wright, IA.
ther Of Mrs. Harold Hoover and Eoosrt
Van Lear Wright, jr. Services at the
grave, Arlington National Cemetery, on
Friday, July 25, at l pm. "a
Evening star., 1947-07-23

GClAdAliS a o1Al-
ner party.
Mr.. Jarrell's
death came un-
expectedly from
a heart attack
shortly before 9
O'Clock, at the
residence of Mrs.
Motto e. Smith
son, 1884 Rhode
Island avenue
NV.
Mr.. j arre ! !,
whose home is
at 1701 Sixteenth
NV, was presi-
-
Evening star., 1947-07-23
Turtles Burn, Hores Flee

Hundreds of tortoises were found
burned to death after bush fire
near Port Elizabeth. South Africa
having been too slow to escape the
fiames-but no hares were found
dead.
Evening star., 1947-07-23
Thomas F. FARRELL, Is,
Prominent Realfor and
Insurance Man, Dies

Thomas E. FARRELL, IS, prominent
Washington real estate and insur-
ance man, died last night at the
home of friends. where he was at
Evening star., 1947-07-23

CAMERON, CARL L. I wish to take this
opportunity to thank the neiehbors for the
beautiful floral Offering. It was very much
appreciated. INES NJ. CAMERON.
Evening star., 1947-07-23
ABRAMS. CARRIE HARRIS

Tuesday, July 30. l947. HATTIE MOSS
HUNTINGTON OF 3112 1st St NV, devoted
sister of Mrs Lula NJ. Welch. William and
Joseph Moss. Also surviving are, other
relatives and MANY friends. Family may
be seen at 1892 RIGGS st. NV. After II
noon Wednesday friends are invited to call
at the MCGUIRE Funeral Home, 1920 9th
st NV Funeral from St. Pauls Baptist
July -. at > pm. Interment Fairview
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-07-23

NTFFURD, IUKN hENIUN, OH IUVs-
day, July %. 1877, at her residence. 520S
I4th ST. NV, CORA RENTON CLIFFORD,
beloved wife of William Bond Clifford
mother of William Renton and Charles
Harwood Clifford and HortenSe Elizabeth
Schultz, all of this. city, and John Fergvs
clifford of Lynn; Mass Services sSo at ne ne
st NV. on Friday. July %, at 7 pm. In
terment Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
Evening star., 1947-10-06
MineStrOne

How about a bowl of real Italian
minestrone soup for supper tomor-
row night? All you need besides is
toasted italian bread, maybe a bit
of red wine and a big green salad.
Heat u teaspoon olive oil with "a
teaspoon butter in big kettle. Add
these vegetables, all cut fairly fine:
A Glove of garlic, carrots, cup of
young string beans, Y cup of peas,
a cup of limas, u cup of cranberry
beans-you may not be able to find
these, but they're not essential
leek, onion, sprigs parsley, 2
small potatoes, u cup chopped spin
ach and u cup chopped cabbage.
Stir over slow heat, until the
vegetables start to make their own
juices. Then add cups of boiling
water and just a little tomato paste,
on how much you like it.
Cook for Is minutes, boiling
gently. Then add "a cup shell
macaroni and cook Is to 20 minutes
more. Season we'll with salt, pep
per and little oregano. Serve all
in soup bowls and pass grated Par
mesan cheese alongside. The best
vegetable soup in the world!
Evening star., 1947-10-06
Bv Violet Faulkner

The marketing specialists from
the United States Department of
Agriculture predict this years crop
Of dried fruits will be larger than
usual, and, even better news to the
thrifty housewife, the prices more
reasonable than a year ago.
There are several contributing
factors to account for this. First,
the California fruit crops were rec
ord size, so that means the supply
is above normal: second, the drop
in export demand from the countries
abroad has increased the domestic
supplies which in turn affects
prices. Formerly the countries of
Northwest Europe and Great Brit
ain were big customers for Ameri-
can dried fruit, dried apples partic-
ularly, but now they no longer have
the money with which they can
import these fruits. Hence, more for
home consumption. The California
grape crop was SO large, and they
say fewer grapes are going to be
used for wine this year than last, so
more of the crop will be dried for
raisins. So it all goes back to that
old law of supply and demand. This
time it works to the advantage Of
the American housewife.
You will probably find that raisins
and prunes will cost less than dried
peaches and apples. The reason be-
ing that these two fruits cost less
to produce than the fruits that re-
quire the extra labor of cutting and
Evening star., 1947-10-06
It's Doughnut Time

children around the house!-and fry
the doughnuts in hot. deep fat until
they are Drowned delicately. They
will rise to the top when 1t is time
for them to be turned over.
Now drain them on absorbent pa
per and then put them into paper
bag with powdered or granulated
sugar and shake them until they
are covered well. And then, let
nature take it's course!
Another version of the dough-
nut-the little cruller-is wonderful
to serve for tea or at coffe-drink-
ing party. Mix a cup of milk with
a cup of sugar ands well-beaten
eggs. Stir in about 5 tablespoons of
melted butter, 2 teaspoons of baking
powder and enough flour to make
the dough easy to roll. Roll to about
u Inch thickness and cut into strips
about inches long and an inch
wide. Twist the strips and fry them
in deep, hot fat until golden brown.
Sugar them in bag. after draining,
as you did the doughnuts. -.
Evening star., 1947-10-06
'Funetiks' for Fun

tions," according to Mrs. Cowan, and
Is both healthful and educational.
Each child" declared Mrs. Cow
en-, possesses dramatic potentiali-
ties We try to discover the ex-
periences the children already have
had and then help them to enrich
those experiences by giving them an
opportunity to express themselves"
The children express themselves"
via radio and telephone as well as
through dramatic play. The pre-
school groups are actually veterans
of the ether, having appeared on
three local stations. Improvisation
and informality are the keynote of
their programs and radio class.
Mrs. Governs as yet unpublished
book, "Funetiks With the Elfabet,'
made up of visual speech drills for
young children, actually ties the
various aspects of the preschool
program together.
Large drill charts. exact replicas
of the book, are used for teaching
purposes. Should the children be
concentrating on the letter "P,"
fat little elf named Puffy is used to
illustrate the poem and story built
around the letter ''P,'' and the chill
dren's imaginations are called into
play as they discuss Puffy, learn
new words and get new ideas from
the story. They also, incidentally,
learn to pronounce "P" correctly
through the poem, which goes:
Puffy is a fat little elf.
He can scarcely walk.
He just puffs and puffs,
And this is how he talks:
Puh-Puh-Puh.
A similar character is used for
every letter of the alphabet and for
dipthongs.
School keeps" in converted sta
BILE, with the stage over the spot
where the stalls once were, and the
currying ring still hanging by the
door. Preschool tots from many
countries and many parts OF the
u. s. A. are students.
Evening star., 1947-10-06
Budget Buys

pitting before the drying process
takes place.
Dried fruits. when simply steamed
over boiling water until tender, are
interesting when cut in strips with
scissors, and used as garnishes for
fruit salads. Or they can lie
chopped and mixed with few
chopped dates, nuts and cottage
cheese and served as a separate
salad. Their uses are legion. Don't
confine your use Of these fruits-to
the same old stewed sauce or whip,
dig up all your old recipes and be
ready to take advantage Of tf1ese
good buys as they come on the mar
ket. Here are Just couple to start
you OF.
FRUIT PATTIES.
l cup dried figs. -
l cup raisins. ~
l cup pitted dates.
u cup candied cherries.
n cup candied orange peel.
cup walnuts. e,
2 to tablespoons orange iuice.
Grind fruits and nuts, mix thor
oughly, moistening with orange
juice to right consistency for shap-
ing into small patties or balls. Roll
in granulated or powdered sugar.
PORK LON WITH PRUNES. :
4 to pounds Of pork.
"a lemon
10 to IL boiled. pitted prunes. :
/ tablespoon salt
Il cup prune liquid.
/ to 2 cups stock or water. -.
Rub pork well with half of juicy
lemon and leave it u hour to .ab-
sorb the juice. Sprinkle with salt,
Cut the prunes in half and insert
in pork from both ends with "a
sharp, pointed knife, In such q
way that when the meat is cut
there is part of a. prune somewhere
in the center of each slice. Place
pork in deep tin or roasting pan
in oven at $50 degrees F. and let
bake about u hour to the pound.
After an hour pour of the fat and
begin to baste with broth and prune
juice, repeating now and then un-
til pork is done. Serve with its
own pan juice or make gravy ac-
cording to the general rules. -
Evening star., 1947-10-06
By Betty Miles

Legend has 1t that a woman once
took her son to Napoleon to learn
how soon the child's education
should begin.
How old is the child?" asked the
General.
"One year DID," replied the woman.
Madame" declared the general,
you are almost too late" .. ...
Mrs. Rose Robson Cowen, chair
man of the advisory board of the
year-old Children's Theater of
Washington, declares Anything a
child learns between the years of 2
and he never forgets. They are the
years in which to plant the seeds of
good diction and good speech, and
to start him on the road to develop
ing an interesting personality
Pre-school children on to 5
years. will appear in Peter Pan, y
which will be presented by students
of Mrs. Governs school in mid
December. The play inaugurates
the second year of the Children's
Theater of Washington sponsored
by the District of Columbia Recre-
alton Department.. The theater will
be remembered for its very success
full first year, when Mary Poppins, .
"The Wizard of or" and the one
act play festival were presented.
Good speech should be part OF
a person, Mrs. Cowen believes-but
not an obvious part. The earlier
good dicticn is introduced to child
the better are his chances of uncon-
sciously using it.
The preschool group learns good
diction and good manners as an
integral part of the program, not as
dull drills divorced from actual sit
uations. Creative drama-drama
made up by the children themselves,
with no script involved-is used COM
pletely with the preschool group.
This gives them an opportunity to
express their fantastic imagina-
Evening star., 1947-10-06

There are still just a te,p Of the
complete sets OF French Menu
Terms on hand-if you 1rdnt one.
hurry, hurry. hurry! Send a
LARGE enuelope and ~ cents IN
postage to me in care OF The
Epening Star. Washington 4, and
/ totH mail you a set pronto!
By the Chef
Autumn is doughnut time-and
has been since the first New Eng
land cooks started filling their big
stone crooks with the, wonderful
rings. A good doughnut is indeed a
thing of joy-and a poor one is fit
only to merit the name of "sinker."
Those Of you who in the past have
stood beside the sanded kitchen
table in New England country
house and waited impatiently for
the "holes" OF the doughnuts to be
fished up from the bubbling fat and
set to drain on brown paper until
you could gobble them up will know
what 1 mean by good" doughnut.
All sorts of fancy versions have
arisen-raised doughnuts, chocolate
doughnuts, dropped doughnuts, and
so on-but give me a real, honest
doughnut. made with
care and fried to perfection, and I
ask for nothing better.
Here's what I mean:
Beat up 2 eggs until they are light
and lemon colored. Add a cup of
sugar to them very gradually. Then
stir in about tablespoon of melted
butter. Mix and sift 3 cups of
four-pastry flour is best if you
have it-a teaspoon of soda, u tea
spoon Of salt and a good dash OF
nutmeg. Get cup of sour milk and
add the flour mixture alternately
with the milk to the egg, sugar and
butter concoction. Turn the dough
out onto q Toured board and roll to
about q quarter OF an inch thick
ness. Cut with q Toured doughnut
cutter-do save tho 'holes" for any