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Evening star., 1947-05-31

children, and many people in the
city remember hot summer days
when DR.. Zimmerman would round
up 200 or more persciring children
and take them to an ice cream par
lor for treat.
Dr.. Oscar F. Blackwelder, pastor
of the Church of the Reformation
here, who succeeded DR.. thinner
man at Christ Lutheran, said that,
about 40 years ago, the official board
of the church fitted out a palatial
apartment in one of Baltimore s
finest hotels and begged DR.. zim-
norman to move there from the
two-room apartment where he'd
spent most of his ministry.
"He refused, because he said II
he lived in as fine place as that,
the poor wouldn't be able to find
him."
! A native of Carroll County, Md.
he was the seventh son of a seventh
son-and one of a family of seven
boys and five girls. One other
brother became a Lutheran minister
one became a Methodist minister
and one, DR., Edwin Zimmerman
became known as THE Mayor OF
Greenwich Village" in New York
City, where he was a doctor most
of his life.
when Band Was Playing"
! DR.. Zimerman, who received two
honorary degrees from Gettysburg
College and one from Susquehanna
University, suffered a severe heart
attack in 1925, and doctors warned
him he must take long rest. His
Pensioners urged him to take a
six-month leave of absence and ther
return, but he decided he wanted
to 60 out when the band was play
ing" His church had just been
completely redecorated, there was
large cash surplus in the bank
and he felt that it was the most
advantageous time to turn his only
pastorate over to a younger man.
Since he had refused always to
accept more than 81 500 a year as
salary-despite the fact, as fellow
ministers have. attested, he had
preached to more people than had
any other pastor in the history OF
the city--he had little money of his
own to live on in retirement. But
DR.. Zimmerman said he was con-
fldent he would be taken care of
and he was. The wills Of many OF
his old parishoners reveal bequests
left to DR.. Zimmerman, and the
estate of his brother was left tc
him.
Yet the elderly minister uses very
little of this money himself, since
most of his inspirational books are
| nrinted at his own eypense
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|AIvah Godding Dies;
Longtime Employe
|Af ST. EIizabeihs

Alvah Godding, IA, for more than
so years landscape architect at st.
Elizabeth's Hospital, died yesterday
at his home, 5000 Sixteenth street
NV.
Mr.. Godding, a native of Massa-
chusetts, had lived at the hospital
from the time he was years old
until his retirement about two years
ago. His father, the late DR.. Will
liam w. Godding, was the second
superintendent of the hospital, serv-
Ing from 1877 until his death in
1899. After Mr.. Godding completed
his education at the old Rittenhouse
Academy and the Friends School
ne started working at the District
Institution.
Appointed After Fathers Death.
For several years before the death
of his father MIR. Godding was not
on the pay roll of the hospital, his
family said, because DR.. Godding
feared appointment of his son to
the staff might cause criticism.
After DR.. Godding died his son was
officially named landscape architect
and planned and directed all the
Identification work on the hospital
grounds since then.
DR.. Winfred Overholser, present
superintendent of the hospital, said
Mr.. Godding knew the history of
every tree on the grounds" since
he had planted most of them. DIR.
Overfolser added that the gardener
had often encouraged patients to
work around the grounds with him,
and for many years he had con-
Quoted nature walks for them.
Belonged to Nature Societies.
A descendant of family which
mad settled in Massachusetts in the
17th century, Mr.. Godding was Sec
ond vice president of the National
Wild Flower Preservation Society.
and was member of the Audubon
Society and the Biological Society,
He belonged to All Souls Unitarian
Church
Surviving is his sister, Miss Mary
P. Godding, of the Sixteenth street
address.
Funeral services will be held at
5 pm. Monday at his home, with
the Rev. A. Powell Davies, pastor of
All Souls Church, officiating. Burial
will be in Winchendon, Mass.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Gen. Chang Coniers
With Aides as Reds
Drive Near Mukden
BY the Associated Press

NANKING, May 31.-General-
issimo Chang Kai-shek con-.
ferred with his generals at Muk-
den, Manchuria, today as two
Chinese Communist columns
smashed at Kaiyuan, rail town
go miles to the north.
Government sources said Gen.
Chang was discussing the ntensi-
fled Red offensive in Manchuria.
His visit may indicate new govern
ment military action is in the max
ing. -..--.-,
Fighting flared at many points
along the Mukden- Changchun Rail-
way. The Nationalists reported re-
capture of Changtu, rs miles north
of Mukden, after brief Communist
occupation, but the Reds still shelled
Szepingkai, rail hub 40 miles farther
north.
Large Communist forces were re-
ported shifting southwark in the
general direction of Mukden, by
passing or isolating Nationalist
strongpoints in their path. Press
dispatches said the Reds apparently
were bent on sabetaging conmuni-
cations and seizing supplies.
On the Kwantung Peninsula, Com
munist were reported to have
brought Pulantien, north of Dairen,
under heavy gunfire from positions
south of the town. Nationalist
dispatches described the attack as
severe and said bitter fighting was
in progress.
The official Central News Agency
reported that Communists planned
a counter ffensive to recapture
Yenan, their former capital city in
Shensi province. The agency said
Mao Tse-tung, top Communist;
Gen. Peng Teh-huei, a member of
the party's political bureau, and
other Reds were comforting at
Chingyangshih, 40 miles north of
Yenan.
Martial law was invoked for seven
hours in Peiping by garrison head
quarters after the police chief re-
ported a band of 200 Communists
had infiltrated into the city to stir
up unrest.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Hungary
Continued From First Page.)

were expected to be sworn in at 7
pm. (12 noon, EDIT.
BY law, Parliament should convene
within eight days after induction of
the new government.
Political informants said today
that when it did so, the left-wing
parties-Communists, Social Demo-
Gratis and Peasants-would submit
legislation for new election laws.
Several months ago Deputy Premier
Arpad Szakasits, Social Democratic
leader, said the new election laws
would take the vote away from
Fascist reactionaries" and other
enemies of democracy"
= Anti-Communist politicians said
this morning -that under such laws,
the left-wing parties probably would
gain sweeping victories In the Sep
tember elections
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Truman May Be Urged
To Make Summer TRIP
To South America
By Ernie Hill
Foreign Correspondent OF The siar and
the Chicnno Dcilx Nens

BUENOS AIRES. May 31-Con-
siderable pressure is being brought
on President Truman to pay an
extended visit to South America this
summer, according to this writer's
information.
Latin America, 1t appears, is look
ing for new friend at court.
With President Roosevelt, Cordell
Hull, Henry Wallace, Sumner Wells
and Nelson Rockefeller gone from
the Washington scene, Uncle Sans
good neighbors to the South feel the
need of some one there of sufficient
public stature and understanding
of their problems. Mr. Truman
seems to be the present candidate,
Roovevelt Visit Recalled.
The last official visit of any
American President was made more
than 10 years ago when President
Roosevelt attended the Pan Ameri-
can Union Conference here and
then visited Rio de Janeiro on his
way home.
Moreover, presidential talks are in
vogue right now. President Juan
Domingo Peron of Argentina met
President Eurico Gaspar Dutra of
Brazil two weeks ago; then Presi-
dent Dutra met President Tomas
Berreta of Uruguay and President
Gonzalez Videla of Chile is plan
ming to come to Argentina as a
guest of President Peron soon and
then to proceed to Brazil to see
President Dutra.
President Truman's exchange
visits with President Miguel Aleman
of Mexico created a most favorable
impression throughout Latin Amer
ica and it seems to be the general
conviction in diplomatic circles that
a Truman swing through, say, Bra
zil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and may
be Colombia and Venezuela, could
become South Americas major
event Of the year. ,
| May Attend Conference.
| An even more likely suggestion
however, is that he attend the open
1t'6 oSooAOAAo "a bAi1 SoliiiAl5 AsAo oS
Janeiro foreign ministers confer
ence. Then he would be able to
give the ministers his views on
hemisphere arms Standardization
and to point up the Importance OF
an Inter- American defense treaty
| Astute diplomats maintain that
fMr. Truman could thus be built UP
as Latin American favorite and
that that would be of immense value
/ to the United States at this time.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Retired Lutheran Pastor Hailed
BY Thousands of III and Shut-Ins
DR.. Zimmerman, 81,
Founded Baltimore
Church Atop Saloon

Thousands of hospital patients
and shut-ins throughout the coun-
try have received poems. hymns and
inspirational messages in the mail,
because an 87-year-old Washington
resident is unwilling to remain in
active, even though he is retired.
He is DR.. Leander Zimmerman,
now living at the Lafayette Hotel,
who is pastor emeritus of Balti-
more's Christ Lutheran Church
an organization he built from a
dingy hall atop a saloon to the
city's largest Protestant Church.
Although he retired from his
church IN 1925, DR.. Zimmerman
who this month celebrates the 60th
anniversary of his ordipation-de-
votes all his time to writing poems,
hymns and. inspirational messages
which he distributes to hospitals
and homes all over the country.
Each year. DR.. Zimmerman re-
ceives many letters from the i'll and
incurable who say their mental out
look has been frightened because
of the elderly minister's devotion to
Gods work"
Greed of His Life.
Devotion to work has been the
creed of DR.. Zimmerman's life.
When he was sent to the Mary
land city by the Lutheran Home
Mission Board in 1887, Christ Luth-
eran Church didn't exist. But, a
year later he not only had a church
but the organization was self-sup-
porting.
When the minister retired in 1925
the church had more than 1,0OC
members. p,
The story of the church Is the
story of DR.. Zimmerman. Elder
church members recall how the
young man, who then wore beard
so people wouldn't think he was toe
young to be a minister, made more
than 1000 personal calls that first
discouraging year.
Unwilling to steal any Sheep" as
he phrased it, DR.. Zimmerman
visited drug stores. amusement
places and undertaking parlors
seeking the names of people who be-
(! longed to no church. When he hao
list of 100 names, he started max.
ing his calls, dressed in the high
silk hat and the Prince Albert coat
which was the ministerial garb oi
the day.
Along Water Front Area.
His mission area was in the water
front section of South Baltimore
where many other church groups
had tried to establish themselves ane
had failed. Yet this self character
lied country boy" soon had strong
nucleus for a church and prepared
to hold his first service.
Since he had no meeting place, he
rented public hall over the saloon
A Wild West show had occupied the
place the night before. The first
collection was taken in a hat. ano
one of those who passed the initia
collection plate" was appointed
treasurer on the spot. The man helc
that position for the next so years
A short time later, the group
bought an abandoned church. DR.
zimmermans influence in the city
grew until former Mayor of the
city once remarked: That mar
knows 10 times as many people al
I do"
He was tremendously fond o1
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Cot Rouses Its Owner
As Burglar Enters Home
BY the Assecioted Press

CHICAGO.-Clarence Tilling's
Persian cat, Squeaky, has stepped
into the role of family watch
dog
Mr.. Tilling was awakened recent
ly by Squeaky licking his face. A
mans hand was reaching through
a window toward the chain on a
nearby door of his apartment A
moment later the man walked in,
but by that time Mr.. Tilling had his
two pistols ready.
Instead of firing, however, he put
the weapons down and told the in
truder I'm going to beat the
stuffings out of you" Police, sum-
moned by neighbors, took a badly
bruised prowler into custody.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Salisbury Fire Destroys
2-Story Warehouse-Sfore
By the Asseeiated Press

SALISBURY, Md, May 31.-A
tWo-story combination warehouse
and store in Salisbury was destroyed
by fire early today, with unofficial
estimates of the loss ranging from
$4,000 to 100000.
The building was owned by Sam
uel Feldman. furniture store owner
who had large quantity of new
furniture on the second floor.
The first floor was occupied by the
I. F. Polin Poultry Co. Howard
Polin. brother of I. F. Polin, said
four tractors, a trailer, Office equip
ment and a quantity of feed were
lost in the fire of unknown origin
Last April 8, Mr.. Feldman's down.
town store was damaged by a fire
with a loss of $4,000.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Britain Sees New Step
BY Reds to Gain Power

LONDON. May 81 GA foreign
Office spokesman said today the
British government views the recent
events in Hungary as a new step
by the Communists to seize power.
Asked byS European reporters
whether such a view was the opin-
ion of the British political represen-
tative in Budapest. or the foreign
Office view, the spokesman declared
at news conference:
That is the view of His Majestys
government.
He said the foreign Office had re-
ceived preliminary report from
A. K. Helm, British political repre-
sentative in Budapest. on the events
leading to the resignation yesterday
of Premier Ferenc Macy yesterday
The spokesman refused to COM
ment when asked whether Britain
would recognize a Communist re-
gime in Hungary, but said the mat
ter was under consideration.
He authorized the following quo
tation:
His Majesty.s Government views
the events in Hungary as new step
in the efforts being made by the
Communists to raise to power
Loan Plan Not Changed.
H. E. Davis, general manager of
the banking firm of N NJ. Roths-
child & Sons, said today that sc
far as I know" the reported Com
munist coup in Hungary had
brought no change in a plan for a
500,000-pound (s2,000,o00) credit tc
the Hungarian National Bank.
We have, however, not received
anything official about affairs in
Hungary" he said, and lacking up
to-date, precise information, We
cannot be positive. The agreemen,
cannot stand to operate immediate
", so We have day or two to get
more information.
Rotflschilds' and several associates
were. disclosed two days ago to have
granted the Hungarian bank the
credit TO finance the purchase ot
raw materials in Great Britain. The
credit was approved by the British
treasury. whose export credits guar.
antee department assured the re.
payment of considerable part of it
A Treasury spokesman said today
"To the best of our knowledge thu
matter is signed and sealed and ",
are committed to it. I shouldn't
think there would be much hkeli
hood of a change"
Evening star., 1947-05-31
runun
Continued From First Page)

for Kansas City by air some time
Friday, and his speech before the
veterans of the 35th will be delivered
in the Kansas City Auditorium at
II pm, Washington time, Saturday.
Mr. Ross said he did not know the
topic the President would choose as
the speech has not been prepared.
The President is appearing at a
memorial exercise for men of the
35th who lost their lives in World
Wars and II.
Next Friday night Gen. Eisen-
hover, Chief of Staff, will address
the division.
The President will return from
Kansas City next Sunday, and leave
the next day for Ottawa. The
Canadian trip will be made by train.
Mr.. Truman will be in Canada from
June 1912, but Mr. Ross said details
of his visit will not be announced
until both governments are ready to
make them public.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Hedy Lamar, Husband
Discuss Separation
BY the Assoeia,ed Press

HOLLYWOOD, May 31.-Actress
Hedy Lamar has revealed that she
and her husband, John Loder, are
discussing a separation.
"A marriage based on many dis
agreements can't be blessing
either to the children or u.s." she
commented. They have two chill
dren.
They conferred with an attorney
yesterday after MIR. Loder few in
from the east where he has been
appearing with q stock company.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Horse No Vehicle
So He Can Park Free
BY the Asseeioted Press

CHICO, Calif.-Bill Jones of Dur
ham gets to park free in front of
a meter every time he rides into
Chico.
The city put the meter in front
of a hitching post and MIR. Jones
asked for a ruling on whether he
has to pay where he has been tying
mis- horse for years.
Not as long as it's horse with
out a buggy, City Manager Harry
H. Hume ruled. The parking meter
ordnance specifies vehicles"
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Roanoke Engineer Loses
Both Feet in Accident
By the Assoeio,ed Press

ROANOKE, Va, May 31.-A. B.
Patterson. 69-year-old Norfolk &
Western Railway engineer, lost both
feet when he was run over, by
locomotive in Crewe yesterday. He
also suffered head injuries.
At Petersburg Hospital his condi-
ton was listed as very serious.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Caribbean Area Ships Food

The Caribbean area ships 1885,
900 tons of food and other products
monthly to Atlantic and Gulf ports,
besides 5000, 900 barrels of petro-
leum.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Cufe Customers Doubled

The number of people who eat
in restaurants has more than dou-5
bled since 1910 and about 80 per
cent of all food expenditures are
spent in eating places. =
Evening star., 1947-05-31

Among the graduating class of about 500 idshpmen at
the Naval Academy Annapolis Mdshipmen
ortland and Chroph Mr. Giles the Capt
Donald Giles of Annapolis Mr. ortand the Of Capt and
Mrs Henry Ortland of Annapolis Chrstop
OF Rear Admiral Karl John Chrstoph U. NJ retired
Chsoph of San Diego and Annapolis Names of other grad
yates from the Washington published yesterdays
editions of The Star.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Child Mortality Rate Hiqh

In India, more than half of all
deaths occur among children un-
der 10 years of age and maInutri-
ton is believed to be the principal
cause of these deaths.
Evening star., 1947-05-31
Weather Report

District of Colunbia-Clear and
warmer this afternoon and tonight
with highest temperature in the
middle 70's and lowest about 56-
degrees, Tomorrow mostly sunny
and warmer >
Maryland and Virginia-Clear and
not quite so cool tonight. Tomorrow
mostly sunny and warmer.
Wind velocity, miles per hour.
direction, north. i
IS
River Report. ~.
From United States Ensineerst
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry
Temperature and Humidity
Readings at Washington National Airport u
YeSterday- ttIra IJ,,,,ai Ati.4
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Monthly precipitation IN tnche
CAPITAL lcurrent month fn datel
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Tide Tables
FURNISHED by United States Coast sna
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Italy

Continued From First Page.)
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The Sun and Moon.

UHF-HaH HOUr aILsT sunset.
PreeInifatfau
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Highest, 30, on May %.
Lowest, z. on February 5,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-21
NOT FOR DEFENDING GERMANY

Charged with planning the invasion
of other countries, where many millions
of people were murdered, tortured. starv-
ed, ,enslaved and robbed" nineteen high
ltaling Nazis have been indicted on war
crimes and will be prosecuted by U. S. au-
thOrities.
THE charges, it should be noted, are
not that the Nazis defended their country
but that they waged aggressive warfare,
plundering subjugated countries and en-
shaving helpless populations. That they
did this in the name of patriotism or thru
loyalty to Adolph Hitler does not render
them guiltless.
1t is very important for the people
of this country to understand that the
war started by Hitler and supported by his
Italian and japanese allies, was not an or
binary war but represented a deliberate
design of freebooters to loot the world for
selfish purposes. The behaviour of Axis
soldiers, in occupied lands, provided abun-
dant proof that the purpose of the military
campaign was the acquisition of loot and
the enslavement of helpless individuals to
serve the needs of the Nazis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-21
TODAY'S
ANNIVERSARIES
know America)

1895 William Beaumont, an
army surgeon, st. Louis physici-
an, whose researches into the
digestive system mark an epoch
in medical history, born at Leb-
anon, Conn. Died April 25, 1858.
l834-Henrietta H. R. Green,
(Hetty Green), eccentric, fabu-
lousy wealthy woman financier
of her day, born in New Bed
ford, Mass. Died July 3, 1916.
1850 Isabel F. Hapgood,
journalist, author, pioneer trans
lator from the Russian, born in
Philadelphia. Died June 26,
1928.
l860-Tom Horn. government
scout in the Apache War, stock
detective, born in Missouri.
Hanged at Cheynne, for murder,
Nov. 20, 1908.
l887-Clarence L. Tinker, ma
jor general, Hawaiian air head.
born in Kansas. Killed at battle
OF Midway, in June 1912.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-21
AMBITION

e The Citizens story about the three
NAVY filters who lost their lives In the ylcH-
itv of the Marqueses evoked this question:
Whv do people. some without qualm or
a moments hestancy, go up IN alrplanes
when day after day the loss of LIE IN
plane accidents are reported?
The answer readily comes to nina !:
the peoples of the world would DE pack
in the Stone Age had it not been Tor tne
hardy men and women who were ready
to take a chance to promote progress. IN
ventions. entailing danger in their use,
would be of no consequence to mankind II
everybody shrunk from using them.
II - Electricity, in it's manifold uses; auto
mobiles, airplanes, every mechanical de-
lkice that causes injury or death if 1T goes
wrong, have taken their toll of millions OF
lives so that the world may continue its
march of progress.
Martyrs fall by the wayside in every
forward movement, but the living contin-
ue to carry on. The reason for mans ever
going forward is his ambition. Without
ambition, man today would be on a level
with beasts. From the beginning, due to
his ability to think, he has been dissatis-
fled with his condition and has striyed to
improve it. And that striving has resulted
in his creating conveniences that promote
his welfare.
Onward, ever onward, has been his
slogan, and it will continue to be his slO-
gan as long as he is on Earth.
ii Every age has had it's civilization,
which was the greatest up to that time.
We today have what we consider high
ly civilized age, but in even as short
time as 100 years from now, the people
then will look back on us as having lived
in a commonplace period, much in the
same way as we find it hard to understand
how the people of the United States CEN
fury ago managed to live without the
many cOnveniences we have today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-21
ON TRIAL?

i. The following editorial is reprinted
from the Bristol, Rhode Island, PhqenM:
"A prominent American, Johns S.
Knight, speaking beforel}a group off
vertising1 men in Chicago recently. had
some very pertinent remarks to make
about our so-called capitalistic system.
= "There is a subtle campaign underway
I'm this country he said, ito discredit the
press and render it less able to defend mi
-nority right.
- perhaps we have failed to do a
good selling job just as l suspect the adj
~vertising profession must confess that it
has failed somehow to sell the captalistic
system to our own people.
-~ Il, for one, declared Mr.. Knight, grow
exceedingly weary of hearing how the
'capitaistic system is on trial. On trial for
what?
:" HAS any other system accomplished as
ing? ...aa<. 20.
. why isn't socialism on trial in England
or communism in Russia?
IF capitalism is through why are we
asked to provide the food, the money and
The tools to rebuild Europe?
'. Thoughtful Americans should be on
guard against the insidious efforts being
made to discredit a system that has been
responsible for this nations continued
growth and progress
= mo economic system is perfection but
lit is bit sickening to hear references
made to our system being on trial, the i'm.
...pication being that if it should fail il
would be supplanted by communism OF
~some otherism. What have they got that
-even comes clOse?"