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Evening star., 1947-12-19
Pvt. George A. Wilmer
To Be Reburied Toddv

Pvt. George A. Wilmer, son of the
Rev. Robert F. Wilmer, suffrage
bishop of the Philippines, will be
one of IA Army dead of World Wa,
II who were to be reburied In
Arlington Cemetery at 2 pm. today
The Rev. George Gardner Monks
Canon of Washington Cathedral
former headmaster of Lenox mass. J
School which Pvt. Wilmer attended
will take part in the ceremony.
Chaplain j. H. August Borleis OF
the military district of Washington
and Chaplain William r. Fitzgerald
assistant post chaplain at Fort
Myer. Va, will conduct graveside
ceremonies just inside the east wall
Of the cemetery between Treasury
and Mcclellan Gates on Arlington
Ridge road. The Army Band will
take part, and the ceremonial de-
tachment and the 703d Military
Police Battalion of Fort Myer will
provide firing party, bearers and
escorts for next Of kin.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Dpatha

WHEELER, GEORGE On THURSDAY
It ther : Of Of Mrs: Mrs Il. 6. McLeran4 Rem Remain. in
resting at thu, Birch Funeral Home, so34
held d. on pesembsr 20
lington. va.
WELLINGTON, JOSEPHINE. Entered
into In.1 eternal rest Thursday; December ls
az; ne; Mrs. yosEPR1NE wHffT11NG: f11iSce
TON, To2 beloved wife of the late Joshua
sna seysn dssd MS,hes and S esse
Whittington Waters, loving mother-in-lav
Of Carrie Wilmington and Ralph Waters
Other Oh relatives Ives and many friends alse
at Barnes & Matthews Funeral Home, G14
4th ST. s.w... until Saturday, December 20
=, Dm erIees i At her late
Church, Rev c. E. Kelly offciating, Rela.
eUn Hss aea 5rsnas cemetefy nSss Lin
WILLIAMS, CHARLES WESLEY. Sud.
denly, on Thursday. December Is. 1947
WESLEY WESLEY W1LIIA1IMs; ;1Ila BELOVED husband g
Williams, and brother of Adj NJ. William,
IF Washington stO D. e. ana Frank VII
1iams rests at The Warner E. Pumghre,
Spring. Md. Notice of services later.
WILLIAMS, VERNON EUGENE. De-
parted this life on Tuesday, December 16
l947, at his residence, $3.50 Oxon Hill I'd.
Oxon Hill, Md, VERNON EUGENE WILL.
liams, brother of Mrs. Blanche Smith
George and Wallace Williams; brother-in.
law of Mrs. Laura and Mrs. Bessie Will.
liams He also is survived by two nieces
two nephews and host Of other relatives
and friends. Remains resting at the John
T. Rhines g. Co. Funeral Home, 3rd and
Eye sts. s.w., where relatives and friends
may call on Friday, December 10. after 4
pm. Funeral Saturday. December 20, at
pm, from st. Paul's NJ. E. Church. Oxon
Hill, Md, Rev. c. B. Ashton oficiating
Interment Oxon Hill Cemetery. I9
Evening star., 1947-12-19
RubIes
Continued From First Page. J

of other foreign missions exchanged
one old for one new ruble within
certain limits.
The Embassy is operating unde,
congressional appropriations voteo
a year in advance. This gives little
opportunity to the Embassy to gel
sufficient money together to keer
the establishment on its present
basis. Congress, thus, may have te
act.
In addition, the Embassy is fac.
ing increased expenses because o1
Russia's change in the diplomatic
exchange rate from IL rubles to the
dollar to eight to the dollar.
Spectators Arrested.
Meanwhile, Russian police cracked
down on Spectators. The newspa.
per Moscow Bolshevik said prosecu.
tors had arrested a number of per.
sons who were reseling boots anc
galoshes at high prices on the oper
market.
Izvestia, the government news.
paper, hailed the end of rationine
and the revaluation of the ruble was
assuring further price reductions
after a while"
In an editorial Izvestia said the
nation calls on all collectives tt
develop active competition "in turn.
ing out bigger and better consumer
items"
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Truman Will Be Entered
In Pennsylvania Primary
BY the Assoeioted Press

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. ls.-
President Truman's name will
definitely" be entered in the Penn
sylvania Democratic preferential
primary next May, J. Warren
Mickle State Democratic chairman,
disclosed last night.
1T will give the people a chance
to vote for the man they want to
continue as Presidents Mr.. Mickle
told reporter.
Under Pennsylvania law, the only
requirements for placing any ones
name on the presidential primary
ballot of either party are the sigma
lures Of 100 qualified voters in each
of 10 counties and a $50 filing fee.
1t can be done with or without
the consent of the candidate.
Mr.. Mickle said the decision TO
enter President Truman's name
the President has not yet said he
will be a candidate for reelection
followed precedent established
in the third and fourth term cleo
tions of President Roosevelt. His
name was placed on the Pennsyl-
vania Democratic primary ballot
in both 1910 and 1914 before he had
made any formal announcement of
decision to be a candidate.
Evening star., 1947-12-19

growing city and ground was broker
for the first subway during hi
term as borough president.
Mrs. Coogan came into her large
real estate holdings as a gift from
her mother when she reached the
age of Al. The land had been ir
the family for six generations ano
dated back to a grant from the
crown. Mrs. Coogan never sold any
of it except as the result of con-
demnation proceedings for city i'm
provementS.
The property included a farm
which had belonged to Mrs. Coogan's
grandfather and took in all the lane
around the present Polo Grounds
the adjoining "Coogan's Bluff" ano
property extending down to the
Harlem River.
Established Speedway.
Soon after she received the prop
erty from her father, Mrs. Coogar
decided 10 blocks to the city along
the bluff for establishment of a
speedway on which blooded horses
might be exercised. The speedway
was completed by the city at cost
of $3,OO0,0OO.
An early Polo Grounds, where the
first polo game in the United States
was played, was constructed on the
property before it came into Mrs
Coogan's possession. When the site
was used later for other sports, in
Guiding baseball and football, spec
tators without tickets would gather
along the cliff, and this led to the
name "Coogans Bluff"
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Girl In Hifch-Hike SIavina
Convicted; Gets New Trial
By the Associotsd Press

| NEVADA CITY, Calf, Dec. 49,
Lois Hunt Hardy, adjuged a mur.
derer for Turing a man into a noun.
tain meadow tryst where her male
accomplice shot him to death, looked
today to a second trial, on an in
sanity plea, to save her from San
Quentin's gas chamber.
A jury late yesterday found the
22-year-old woman from New Lon
don, Conn.,, guilty of f1rst-degree
murder for her part in the kiss of
death Staying of James w. Nc
Claim, 48, a motorist who had of
fered a ride to her and her hitch
hiking accomplice.
The prosecutor did not ask for
the death penalty, but the verdict
carried mandatory death sentence
because the jury made no recon-
mendation for mercy.
The woman testified that she re-
membered being embraced by Nc
Claim" Veterans Administration
employe Of Burbank, Calf, but had
no recollection Of holding his head
in position, as the State charged,
so that her common-law husband,
Joseph L. Hardy, could shoot him.
Hardy, recently recaptured in
Sanderson, Tex, after escaping Jail
in Nevada City, is awaiting trial.
He was returned here last night
while the jury was deliberating.
Mrs. Hardy entered double plea
Of not guilty and not guilty by rea-
son of insanity. California law per-
mits separate trials on the two pleas
Evening star., 1947-12-19

traitor in this country and . rowing
ambassador in Europe.
Mr.. Truman plans to send Con.
gress special message today asking
Legislative approval of the Marshal
plan for the European recovery pro.
gram.
Mr.. Truman had no direct com.
ment on the London conference al
news conference late yesterday
remarking that Gen. Marshall will
make full report tonight.
But the President told a ques-
toner he isn't at all downhearted
about the outlook for peace-that
he thinks eventually there will be
peace in the world.
Asked If it might not be wise now
for him to meet Soviet Prime Min
lister Stain in a personal confer
ence, Mr.. Truman replied that he
would be very glad to see Stain if
he wants to come to Washington.
The President then was asked if
he would 60 anywhere else for such
a conference. He replied that he
would be very happy to see Stain
in Washington, period.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Mrs. Harriet Coogan,
Polo Grounds Owner,
Rich Rec|use, Dies
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Mrs. Har-
riet G. Coogan, Sc, whose New York
real estate holdings were valued at
ar estimated $2O,O00,0O0, died yes
terday in her hotel suite where she
had lived in virtual recluse for the
last 40 years.
Mrs. Coogan's property included
the Polo Grounds, which she leased
to the New York National League
baseball team.
The wealthy widow of James Jay
Coogan, prominent Tammany poll
tician at the turn of the century
shut herself in her hotel retreat a
generation ago after being snubbed
it was said at the time, by Newport
social leaders.
The legend of the social snun
grew out of a dinner party which
Mrs. Coogan gave in Newport in
celebration of her daughters debut
She invited the resorts social lead
ers but not one guest appeared, 1t
was said
House Torn Down in 1945.
The story was that Mrs. Coogan
then walked out of the mansion
and never set foot in Newport again.
In l945, IS years after the snub, the
house was sold and torn down.
She is survived by four children,
all at her bedside when she died ::
Miss Jessie Coogan, Jay Coogan II
of Gladstone, NJ j.; w. Gordon Coo
gan, Madison, N j., and Gardiner
Coogan, formerly with the State
Department in Washington.
Jay Coogan said there was no
basis for the story that his mother
was snubbed by Newport society
leaders. He said the Coogan house
in Newport was abandoned in 1911
after a fire there.
Gardiner Coogan asserted his
mother was not a recluse. She
withdrew because of her age and
infirmity. She was a gracious per-
son who handled everything with
perfect amiability," he said.
Husband Was Borough President.
Mrs. Coogan's husband, lawyer
who never practiced law, became
interested in New York City poll
tics soon after his marriage, and
ran for Mayor on the Union Labor
ticket in 1888.
He was defeated but later as a
Democrat became borough presi-
dent of Manhattan. He was an
advocate of rapid transit for the
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Meyers
Continued From First Page. }

eve of a closed session of the Sen
ate subcommittee last October Gen
Meyers urged him to tell con
cocted story" that Lamarre hao
squandered most of his supposed
$31 900 salary. Lamarre admitted
he gave such version at the closed
session but decided to tell the truth
at the public hearings last month.
Readnower testified he refused a
similar request by Gen. Meyers.
Mr.. Pine, a Dayton real estate
man, did not appear before the
Senate subcommittee He was inter-
viewed by investigators and fire.
quently mentioned in the course OF
the hearings. Before going into the
jury room last week he told report
ers he and Gen. Meyers were as
sociated in a joint venture in 1885
in establishing the Dayton company
to develop an invention by Davio
Johnson. q Dayton engineer. La
MARIE did not start work for the
company until early in 1910.
According to Mr.. Pine, Gen. Mey.
ers wrote in November, 1910, asking
him to return Is shares of stock he
said had been given him by Gen
Meyers when the company was
formed with Mr.. Pine as one Of
the incorporators. Gen. Meyers was
not listed as an incorporation OF
officer. His letter of November, 1910
as read at Senate subcommittee
hearings, stated he had dropped
about $4,000 into the venture ano
wanted to round up the outstanding
stock so that he could dispose of it
Mr.. Pine related.
During the Senate subcommittee
hearings Lamarre said he under
stood" that Gen. Meyers talked
with other persons in Dayton last
summer when he learned his war
time financial activities were being
investigated.
The Senate subcommittee hear
ings ended with Chairman Fergu-
son, Republican, of Michigan calling
particular attention to what he said
were indications of perjury and
subornation of perjury. He an
nounced that the entire record was
being turned over to the Justice De-
partment and to United States At
torney Fay.
While Mr.. Fay conducted the
perjury and subornation of perjury
phase of the Meyers case, Justice
Department criminal division at
torneys were preparing for possible
grand jury presentation of evidence
relating to income tax evasion, wal
frauds, conspiracy to defraud the
Government, bribery, attempted
bribery, and extortion.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Marshall
Continued From First Page.

cabinet members, those on hand to
welcome Gen. Marshall included
Undersecretary of State Lovett and
Lord Inverchapel, British Ambas-
sador.
Mr.. Truman remarked that it was
the first time the cabinet had all
been together outdoors for long
time, and gathered the cabinet
members around him to pose for
photographers beside the Sacred
Cow.
The President and the cabinet
members went directly to the White
House for the regular Friday morn
| ing cabinet meeting.
The meeting lasted nearly an hour
Members of the cabinet would not
disclose what Gen. Marshall told
them, but said his remarks were
largely a preview of his speech
tonight.
Gen. Marshall's address will be
broadcast over the ABC, CHS and
Mutual networks. 1t will be carried
locally by stations WMAL, WTOP
VOL, WRC, WINK and WWDC.
The Secretary will also face
WMAL-TV television cameras, with
WTTG and WNBW carrying the
broadcast locally. It is to be carried
by co-axial cable to all televisior
stations on the east coast. This is
the first telecast from the offices OF
the Secretary of State.
Gen. Marshall was accompanied
on his return by top members OF
his staff and Lewis w. Douglas
American Ambassador to Great
Britain, and Stanton Griffis, Am
bassador to Poland.
New Post for Douglas Rum0red.
The return of Mr.. Douglas revived
reports that he is slated for an i'm
portant post under the European
recovery program, which is expected
to provide for . principal admins
Evening star., 1947-12-19
In Mftturtattt

- r.
HHA w. II 1fn0ry p of sRoRbB sse5 BareR RS
%esssr Rsssn1sE 81 9sf bec: sna
ber 8, 1888.
=, They said Good BY to none;
The heavenly gates Just opened wide,
a loving voice THEIR ia1f; cGPnDREN Gfms
~ CHEZ EMMA e: In sad and loving
EMMA c. eaEE oe who ps passed ana away W0tesI four
yes 'ssaz aaEE DfsfRSer MRs rphA s I'M n
HUPPMANN. BERNARD W. In mem
DRY OF our little boy, BERNARD w hUPP-
December 49, 1888.
4, voice we loved is stiiied
A place. is vacant in our midst
PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS. a
our dear motheT H Gf AcG aoLfoN IT MfgedS 9oNEs 6.
DeS aspartes s ths s4 life four year ago today
HER DAuGHTERs AND soN-1N-LAw. .
MOUNTJOY, PEARL E. In loving men,
ory Of our dear mother. PEARL E.
who passed
We seem to see in the soft, dim light
A face We loved the best;
We think of 1t when the suns last ray
1OeS GOWN III tQe 1dr-OH west.
We miss you more as the time goes on
For absence can never close our hearts,
The lamp of our love is still glowing
Our thoushts OF you will never fade.
YoHr a he sfirs ths 6rghest Star
Will always light our home.
Your heart was truest in the world.
| Your love the best to recall.
For yo, no one eou1d sti11 tta take your PLACE
When alone in our sorrow and bitter tears
flow,
There steals a dream of the sweet Ions
Unknown to the world you stand by our
And whisper. my children. death cannot
divide
With only one last hope we have.
You can never come to us,
But We can come to you.
sGYH Ray07HR Hataa sHlPkEE szsAoaB SDssR zF6
ROBINSON. EMMA. In loving memory
Of our dear mother and sister. EMMA
ssus eG9 yesrs Mh0 aso uf5s fen asleep m
Not ours to know the reason why
Unanswered is our prayer,
But ours to wait for Gods own time
To lift the cross We bear.
Not ours. to know the reason why
From loved ones we must part.
But ours to, live in faith and hope.
Though bleeding in the heart.
DEVOTED DAUGHTER AND SISTER
ypSaKI yIRGINIA ROBINSON AND BLANcH
sCHRIDER. WILLIAM. In loving men,
ory OF our dear brother and uncle, WILL
LIAM sCHRIDER, who, passed away six
years ago today. December 10, 1941.
Somewhere back of the sunset.
Where loneliness never dies,
He lives in the land of glory
With the blue and the g gold Of the skies.
sMACKuM. GEORGE B. In loving
B. SMAcKUM, who passed away so sud
1941.
Build new your memories today
Nothing but these will last;
Only the old ones sit and play
With thoughts out Of the past.
The time will come. for come 1t must.
When we shall call to mind
Days turned from agate into dust
And none to look or find
Build now the memories you would keep
Before dusk falls and night and sleep:
WALKER. ALEXANDER AND SUSAN.
In fond at5e 5smembrance & Of our bsleysa par.
passed away thirteen years ago. December
1g. 1884, and mother, SUSAN WALKER
who passed away eleven years ago. April
We think of them today
s1bs pauoHfER,Es-LAT a1sErH ANP LTeizkE %AhhEN AND
ory % q our ,sshsr. caAk1ss L m e''Rt WETzEG Han
Who died three Years aso todag, Deem;
Evening star., 1947-12-19

lived here since 1912. He was borr
in Memphis. Tenn, and attended
school there and the Kent School
Kent, Conn, before entering West
Point on an appointment of Senator
McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee
in 1912. He was on the academy
football squad.
He was sent overseas two years
ago and was promoted to first lieu
tenant in September
Besides his parents, he is survived
by two brothers, DR.. ]. Pervis Mil
nor, jr., Memphis, and Capt. William
H. Minor, USAF, stationed or
Guam.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Fireworks BIust Kills Five

ROME, Dec. 10 tP.-Five persons
died and 10 were injured in an ex-
plosion at a clandestine fireworks
factory near Naples, Rome newcpa-
pers reported today. Police sad
they believed the blast occurred as
workers were trying to get powder
from artillery shells for fireworks.
Evening star., 1947-12-19

plane near Nier-
stein, Germany,
the Air Fore e
has notified his
parents.
1t. Minor, a
West Point grad
uate in l945, was
co pilot of the
plane. The pilot,
1t. William E.
Rankings, jr., of
Toano, Va, also
was killed, the
Associated Press
reported.
1t. M i ! n o RS
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Youth Club to Give PIuy

WALDORF, Md, Dec. 10 (SpeciaD
The Senior Youth Club of Saint
Pauls Episcopal Chapel, Piney, will
present a one-act play. why the
Chimes Rang" In the parish hall at
Waldorf, at 8 pm. Sunday.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Annrilirtu
SHAPIRO

monument in memory of the late FANNIE
SHAPIRO will be held at Ohev Sholon
Cemetery. 3201 18th pl: Sc, on Sunday
December 21. 1a47, at 1890 pm. Rela
tives and friends are invited to attend
%
Evening star., 1947-12-19
1t. John TT. Minor Killed
In Plane Crash in GERMANY

First 1t. John Thomas F. Minor, %,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Pervis Milnor,
3726 Connecticut avenue NV, was
killed Monday in the crash of Cas-
Evening star., 1947-12-19

McCREADY, JOHN r. Suddenly, on
Friday, December 10, 1947, at Prince
CREADY, late residence, 1927 Parkway,
CheverIy, Md, beloved husband of Blanche
E: McCready, father of James r.. Harry E.,
Chester A.. Frank NJ. Ray E., Florence o.
and Adele v. McCreedy, and Mrs. Helen E.
Vetterman Services at Chambers River
dale Funeral Home on Monday December
Cemetery. (Altoona, Pa, papers please
copy %
Evening star., 1947-12-19
CRAWFORD, ROBERT A. On July 90

1914, at ST. Lo, France, ROBERT
81;
trude Crabs and Warren Gran.
ford Funerar Services at the Simmons
RIOS Funeral Home, 2OO7 Nichols ave
Sc, on Saturday, December 20. ls47' "a, al
2 pm. Relatives AND frlenos invited. IN
terment Cedar Hill Cemetery. ~
Evening star., 1947-12-19

Alley, MAI. AUSTIN, Z. s. ARMY.
Suddenly. on Thursday. Decem-
. ber IL, 1941, at Memphis, Tenn
@ Mai AUSTIN HALEY, U. S:
S Army, the beloved husband Of
~ Maxine Haley, father Of Dennis,
Patrick and Marshall Haley.
The echo., 1947-02-01
Meat Control
By GEORGE S.BENsoN
President of Harding College
hs Seorcy Arkansas

COLLAPSE and failure recently
of government control over an
important commodity, required in
the daily lives of the people,
points up an important moral for
Americans. In lettering bold and
poster-size, amounting to hand
writing on the wall, this moral
shows that we are not ready for
this kind of regiment in
peacetime. We may re the
plot again with new CT -
some future times but
will seEsAg o. ess'TT-F
This we must know before more
harm is done: A controlled econ
omy is not compatible with
American democracy. The real
reason for complete failure of
meat control lies in the fact that
Americans have been brought up
on a free market. They have
found the greatest sort of free
dom in this kind of economy.
They desire no substitute.
Controls PRICES the govern
Hindered ment allowed for hogs
and cattle on foot were
not high enough to induce farmers
to sell their animals. Early in Octo-
Der the NssV York Timer sent a re-
porter into the heart of the Texas
cattle country. Trailing buyers
at Fort Worth for both major and
independent packers, the Times
reporter saw them bid oPA cell
ings and come away with only a
'few old cows" out of $500 head
Of bsevss listed that day. Choice
animals were grabbed off" by
traders At prices in excess of
ceilings, while 100000 beef cat
tie continued to roam the south
west Texas range.
ii Like any man who successfully
invests capital and puts hard
work into an enterprise, the cattle
raiser 10 well taught about mar
ksts. But q controlled economy
! Dur Slss him hrst, muzzles him
ts.er The farmer. Ike the ranu-
The echo., 1947-02-01
DID YOU KNOW
MRS. LUCY BROWN SUCCUMBs

Mrs. Lucy Brown, president of H.
B. A. Lodge No. 33 of Meridian, died
last week. She was one of the most
faithful presidents of t h e Associa-
ton. She has been in failing health
several months; however, we did not
think that the end was so near.
Mrs. Brown was a faithful men,
Der of t he Standing Committee of
the H. B. A. Her service was extra
ordinary in every way and manner.
Her many, many years of untiring
service will be remembered for years
to come. The office extends to her
loving husband and friends its heart
felt sympathy.
The echo., 1947-02-01
By w. T. Gillespie

Man is an existing being who can
see, feel and be conversed with. Ne
gro is without form and void. Man
is an entity with a mind and soul
Negro is a nullity without life or
substance, man, an animal was ere
ated. Negro a term was invented.
Negro exists only in the mind; up
root it from the mind and that which
remains will be a man.
Did you know the Ethiopian now
flourishes under the reign of Halle
Selassie, w h ose e kingdom is h e
worlds o | d e S t sovereign empire ?
Ethiopia is one of the most historic
lands of the world? That the CAPT
tai city is Adds Ababa, which means
city of the "New Flower?" Did you
know while there may be a right or
wrong name there cannot be a right
and a wrong color because nature
makes the color, but man gives the
name?
God made a human race. There is
no Negro race as man has dared to
name it. The word Negro is wrong
and should be avoided since there is
already a RECOGNIZED word (blacl) in
the language to express the idea.
bid you know that in 1910 the pop
ulation Of the U. S. was 100000
blacks. 11.50O,000 foreign born, 3d.
100000 of foreign parentage, 100000
of Indians, Japanese, Chinese or Fill
Pine descent and $500 600 whites of
native parenta~e including Protest
ant, Catholic ana jew?
Watch for this column.
The echo., 1947-02-01
Presidents He Terrell
OF Vossburg, p Riley
Staff ord Sprin Is And
MRS. LUCY BROWN CITY
PRESIDENTS H. C. TERRELL OF
VOSSBURG, PINK RILEY OF
STAFFORD SPRINGS AND MRS.
LUCY BROWN OF MERIDIAN
NO MORE

In checking over our tentative II.
3. A. death list for the March Board
we find that in the large number OF
deaths recorded, three of our faith
full and true H. B. A. presidents have
cross the bar.
Brother II. c. Terrell who has head
ed No. 800 for a number of years at
Vossburg is no more. He could al
ways ~ depended on. Sleep on Bro.
Terrell.
Brother Pink Riley of Stafford
Springs who was ill only y Rlassf
while has passed to the great beyond
He headed No. 1876, succeeding t h e
late l.. Mccormick. He was found to
be worthy and willing at all times to
do his bit.