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pass on the advisability Of the
Presidents departure.
The presence of President Truman
has been recognized as an important
factor in keeping up Mrs. Truman's
spirit. At such an advanced age,
physicians count on the morale"
angle in dealing with patient it
has been explained. There has been
no word of other complications de-
veloping since a serious heart con-
dition-Gen. Graham called 1t a
tired hear" rt"-caused grave fears
for Mrs. Truman's life a week ago
when the President was summoned
hastily from Washington.
Mr.. Truman remained as usual
today in the bungalow at Grand
view, working on White House mat
ters in the plain living room ad-
joining the bedroom where his
lies.
When ~the President left his
apartment at Muehlebach hotel
here for the daily trip, accompanied
BY Mrs. Truman and their daughter
Margaret, he paused long enough in
the lobby to buy Buddy Poppies"
from a group of young girls carry
ing on the annual sale of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars to finance
rehabilitation work.
The Presidents purchase was
negotiated with the aid of a dollar
bill borrowed from Mrs. Truman,
and the saleswomen were so excited
that they told reporters their take
was So. Later, it developed that the
President had handed out 10 auto
graphed bills for the emblems.
These bills are to be raff1ed to raise
additional funds, and the little sales
women are to receive autographed
cards from Mr.. Truman instead.
While his time is occupied so
largely by his mothers condition,
the President is handling the usual
amount of routine, nominations for
instance, and is doing other work
He has been studying some reports
from, the United States Public
Health Service. Bearing on the
national health program which he
has just urged anew on Congress
according to Mr.. Ross.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Ernest L. Skinner Dies;
Lived Here for 30 Years

Ernest L. Skinner, 76, q Wash
ington resident for more than 80
years, died yesterday in a Win
chester (va.) hospital after a brief
illness. He lived at 1920 Warder
street NV.
A native of Loudoun County, Va,
he worked there as blacksmith
before coming TO Washington. He
had been a caretaker at the Rock
Greek Cemetery until his retire
ment several years ago.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs.
Eva M. Beavers and Mrs. Mary L.
Leizear, Washington; Mrs. Mamie L.
Potts, Hillsboro, Va, and Mrs. Mil
dred Winters, Dillon Park, Md;
three sons, Ernest L. Skinner, jr.
and Carlton H. Skinner, Washing
ton, and George H. Skinner, Coles
Vile, Md. and about IS grandchil-
dren.
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questioning in Mr.. Scottoriggio' Is
death. He was reported missing by
his wife two days later. She said he
had not returned from the District
Attorneys Office.
Mr.. Hogan said police estimated
that Mr. Lagano's body had been in
the water more than two months.
Later today, Mr.. Marcantonio,
telling reporters it was "too bad
about the kid" denied that Mr.. La
gano had been an election captain
and said he was more or less of an
errand boy" for the American Labor
Party.
He said he had spoken to Mrs. La
gano after learning of her husbands S
death and she had said her husband
did not arise until 6 am, on elec-
ton day. He pointed out that Mr..
Scottoriggio was attacked shortly
before am.
Mr.. Marcantonio said he had hired
a private investigator to get at the
truth" of Mr.. Scottoriggio's death,
but refused to discuss the investiga-
tors findings.
Mr.. Hogan disclosed that on
March 27 he had made request to
Speaker of the House Martin that
Congress reopen its investigation
and had offered to release testimony
taken by his Office in the case,
Mr.. Hogan added that Congress
had mot as yet" reopened the inves-
tigation but said, II have reason to
believe they intend to do So"
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Educational Program
Such as Farmers Have
Is Urged for Labor

A group of labor leaders last night
appealed for q labor extension Serv-
ice which would provide educational
facilities such as the farmer now
has under the Agricultural Exten-
sion Act.
They were speakers on q panel
discussion ON the proposed bill, part
of the program a conference on
labor education at George Wash
ington University yesterday. The
conference, under Miss Hilda w.
Smith, chairman of the Commit
tee for the Extension of Labor Edu-
cation, was sponsored by District
universities, the public library, labor
organizations and the Washington
Workers Education Committee.
The conference recommended es-
tablishment of an Advisory Com
mittee to the Workers education
Committee here, with representa-
tives from labor groups, libraries
and other community groups, to
make recommendations for adap-
ton of workers education programs
to meet District needs. ,y,s .73s
Clearing House Proposed.
It also recommended setting up
a clearing house on labor educa-
ton resources, continuation of a
group OF labor forums held last
winter and planning of series OF
labor institutes by labor groups and
universities.
Less than one-half Of one per cent
OF union Office workers checked in a
recent survey understood their
union, Henderson Douglas, organizer
for the American Federation Of
ONCE Employees, declared. A labor
education program is needed to pro-
vide competent people to instruct
union people, he said. A more COM
plete understanding of unions and
what they stand for is needed in
order that labor groups can con-
tinue to advance or hold what gains
they have made, he asserted.
Mrs. Ernestine L. Friedman OF
Local 189, American Federation OF
Teachers. cautioned that establish
ment of the proposed extension
service could not guarantee the Or
ganization by labor groups Of new
industries. ....
Bill II Outlined.
Paul Sifton, legislative repre-
sentative for the Committee for
Extension of Labor Education, de-
scribed the provisions of the pro-
posed bill. The need for more teach
ers for labor groups than now can
be provided in the Philadelphia area
was described by Miss Sava Fred
CANT, organizer for the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers.
The conference opened yesterday
afternoon by Miss Smith. A panel
discussion was held on Can The
District of Columbia Have a Labor
Education Program" with N. Arnold
Tolles, chairman OF the department
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Funeral Rites Tomorrow
For Julian f. Walker

Funeral services for Julian E.
Walker, 81, a pressman at the Gov
ernment Printing ONCE for the last
20 years, who died Thursday at Sib-
ley Memorial Hospital, will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow.
The Rev. C. F. Phillips, pastor
of the McKendree Methodist
Church, will officiate at the services
at MIR. Walkers home, 2018 North
Capitol street. Burial will pe in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
A native OF Texas, Mr.. Walker
came to Washington about As years
ago. He was a member of the Print
ing Pressman's Union No. 1, and
formerly belonged to the McKendree
Methodist Church.
Surviving is a daughter, Mrs.
Clara E. Schneider, Falls Church,
Va; three step-sons, 1t. Col. George
w. Johns, now stationed in Manila
James r. Johns, Pontiac, Mich, and
Benjamin A. Johns, Mount Rainier,
Md; a step-daughter, Mrs. Pearl
A. Seis: a brother, Edward H. WAL
ker; two sisters, Mrs. Leila Stephen
son and Mrs. Clara Mcintyre, all OF
Washington; % grandchildren and
several great-grandchildren.
In spring people seem to be at
tracted by delicate tints and pastel
colorS.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
By w. H. Shipper, il.

The National Press Clubs Hee
Haw race at Char es Town, w. Va.
yesterday was about as funny IS q
jackass chewing thistles to . lot Of
people who backed Dewey.
The mule derby occurred In mid
afternoon. but the argument con-
tinued all the way home from West
Virginia and far into the night at
the Press Club bar, where the
gamblers who bet on Dewey were
gathering courage to 10 home and
face the Little Woman.
They were short Of cash but long
on alibis, claiming that the photo
finish was foggy on the face Of 1t
didn't Dewey cross the finish line
well in the lead, even II his jockey
did hit the track yard too soon?
The photograph showed at any rate
that when taken Jockey Steve Wal
ter was not sitting on jackass.
While some TOO correspondent.
press agents, lobbyists and their
guests, including Senators and Rep
resentatives, generals, admirals and
Government officials. protested the
decision, whatever 1t might be, the
stilt-legged Stassen came in for first
place and later paid OF $40 at
the captured tracks 'pari-mutuel
windows.
The opposition clamored that
Steve Walter. a power company
publicist, put voltage spurs to
Dewey in the home stretch, Just
before the rider got. tossed in front
OF the judges stand. The winning
Stassen was ridden by Del Beman, a
publicist for the National Retail
Druggists Association. 1t was said
a Pinkerton agent had been i'm
ported from the Maryland tracks
to search "Ex" Beman for vitamins
and other tonics in mule-sized doses.
While tumult rocked the stands,
Representative Donald l.. Jackson,
Republican, of California, mistook
the roars OF protest as acclaim for
the victors, and obtained the consent
of his mount, Warren, to halt long
enough for him to light a big cigar.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
500 District Shriners
To Attend Convention

Five hundred Almas Temple
Shriners and their wives will board
a special train for Atlantic City at
$50 am. tomorrow to attend the
annual Shrine of North America
convention.
Two other special trains from
other parts of the Nation left Union
Station last night after giving their
Shriner passengers a day in the
Capital, during which they staged
a 400-man parade from the station
to the downtown section and then
visited the Capitol.
Illustrious Potentate Ralph M.
Wolfe said last night the Districts
special train will bear perhaps the
largest delegation ever to attend a
convention from this area. The
three-day session will open in At
lantic City on Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Wolfe said more than 75,000
Shriners from coast to coast are
expected to attend the convention.
The day and night parades in At,
lantic City will take hours each.
Union Station officials said they ex-
pected to have special Shrine trains
going back and forth for the next
. .,.a,,-y-.
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through q constitutional convention
which will be called by the tele-
phone workers Organizing Commit
tee after q substantial number of
existing unions have affiliated with
the CIO."
Mr.. Moran said several other
NFTW unions which took part in
the recent national strike were ex-
pected to join the movement but he
refused to name them.
Beirne Denies knowledge of Plan.
Mr.. Beirne, reached by telephone
ut his Fairview IN. j. home, said !:
II don't know of any plan any
one received for affiliation with the
CIO. do know that any discussion
of affiliation with the CIO or any
one else at this time is foolhardy
and cannot be conducive to the best
interests of telephone workers.
THE recent strike demonstrated
the absolute need for one union in
the telephone industry. The plan
of the telephone workers as estab-
lished before the strike called for
the dissolution of the federation of
unions (NFTW) and the establish
ment OF one union in the communi-
cations field (CWA)."
To Take Decision to Locals.
The union suffered two main set
backs In its strike, with final wage
settlements scaled down to from 50
to $3.50 weekly, as compared with
original demands Of from $12 to $2l
weekly.
Regarded as perhaps a more
crushing blow by many union lead
ers was the failure to achieve union
demands for bargaining on a ma
tional scale instead Of on a regional
basis.
Mr.. Moran, who said the plan fol
CIO affiliation had been considered
as long ago as 1941 at meetings
with Allan 8. Haywood, CIO vice
president and director Of organiza-
ton, said he and other AUTW off,
cials would go on the road" begin
ming June to ask membership
meetings to approve the afdliation
plan.
Several thousand telephone COM
pany workers in northern California
already are afflliated with the CIO
Evening star., 1947-05-25
S. S. Potomac Delayed;
1900 on Cruise Wait.

Approximately 1900 moonlight
cruise passengers aboard the S. S.
Potomac were q little late in getting
home last night when boat de-
veloped engine trouble off Browning
Point, just north of Marshall Hall
on the return trip.
First reports to police, which were
erroneous, said the boat was stuck
in mud bank. Tt was the boats
first trip OF the year.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Chinese Troops Close
3 Shanghai Papers for
Detrimental News
" ths As.seia,ed Press

SHANGHAI, May 24-Chinese
government troops forced three
Shanghai newspapers to suspend
publication tonight, accusing them
OF attempting to overthrow the
government by printing news det-
riInental to military authorities.
Widespread student strikes contin-
ned in China's big cities, while the
Communists scored new gains on
the battlefronts of Manchuria and
North China.
The three suspended papers,
classified as liberal independents,
were the Wen Wei Pao, Hsin Ming
Evening News and Lien Ho Evening
News.
Reminding them that Shanghai
was under martial law, troops OF
the Woosung garrison sent the staffs
home and posted sentries at the
doors. It was not disclosed what
particular items the army resented.
Reporter Is Beaten.
Students at Futan University,
meanwhile, beat reporter for the
Independent Ia Kung Pao, charg-
ing his paper had published "prej-
udiced and unfair" stories about the
current student disorders. Two re-
porters for the now-cloSed Wen Wei
Pao were similarly beaten by stu
dents last night.
A heavy rain washed out student
plans for an anti-war demonstration
but more than 10000 from 40-odd
Shs nghai colleges and high schools
remained away from classes. Stu
dent brawls were reported on most
eamptlses.
Police continued to hold five stu
dents they arrested Friday for agi-
tating for general strike, but re-
leased II others, who promptly re-
sumed agitation.
From the war fronts, dispatches
to papers favoring the government
acknowledged that Communist raid
ers had broken into the northern
suburbs of Changchun, besieged
capital Of Manchuria. The attackers
were reported to have failed to take
the city power plant, one Of their
prime obiectives.
Hot Fighting Inside Town.
Other progovernment accounts
intimated that the Communists
might have captured Kungchuling.
railway city 36 miles southwest of
Changchun, for the second time in
a week. One report said there was
hot fighting inside the town, while
another said the Communists were
erecting defense works there.
Among other acknowledged Com
munist successes was cutting of the
Peiping -Mukden railway at several
new points just south Of the Great
Wall, including capture Of Peitaiho
and the nearby station at Nantatzu.
Capture of village Is miles east
of Chengteh caused declaration Of
q state of emergency in that capital
Of Jehol province.
Dispatches disagreed whether
Chinwangtao, one-time American
Marine base $50 miles northeast Of
Tientsin, was under attack or had
fallen to the Communists.
The Communist radio asserted
that the government "lost more
than Is 800 men In the battle of
Hwaiteh, which ended May 49,"
Communist capture Of Hwaiteh, Is
miles west Of Changchun, was the
first major move in the present
siege Of the capital.
Evening star., 1947-05-25

of education: Leon Jacobs, para
sitologist, National Institute of
Health, doctor of philosophy; DON
aid Bettice Clark, English instruc-
tor, George Washington University,
doctor of philosophy, and Abraham
Dury, physiology professor, George
Washington University, doctor Of
philosophy.
Among the graduates will be Miss
Drucie Snyder, daughter of Secre-
tary of the Treasury Snyder, and
the son and daughter Of DR.. Roger
Morrison Choisser, professor of
pathology at George Washington
University, Mrs. Marion Mills and
Robert v. Choisser.
Organist to Receive Degree.
Wade N. Stephens Of 1922 N street
NV, who has been organist at the
Church of Jesus Christ Of the Latter
Day Saints, Sixteenth and Columbia
road NV, will receive his masters
degree.
Other commencement week activi-
ties 1ncfude reception from pm.
to pm. tomorrow at the Washing
ton Club; a General Alumni Associa-
ton dance at 10 pm. tomorrow at
the Shoreham Hotel, and the senior
banquet at s. pm. Tuesday at the
Roger Smith Hotel. /
School officials announced that
open registration for the summer
sessions will be held from 8 am. to
7 pm. June at the registrars Office,
2029 G street NV. Law students
will register at the law school, 720
Twentieth street NV.
Students may register for the first
short session, June 3 to June %;
the 15-week term, June to Septem-
ber II; the special 12-week review
course for the United States Foreign
Service examination, June % to
September IL, or for the first 8-week
term in law, June 2 to July 26.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Red Cross Flag Banned
Amid Riotinq in Lahore

LAHORE, Punjab, May "a P.-
District Magistrate J. C. w. Eustace
today banned the use Of flags or
emblems displaying the Red Cross
because rioters in this strife-torn
city have been using the symbol to
facilitate acts of violence.
Mr.. Eustace also banned for one
month the use Of army surplus We
hicles, including jeeps. He said some
Of these vehicles carried the Red
Cross emblem.
One man was stabbed. to death
during the day, and several shops
were set afire, but the magistrate
said the situation in general was
calm.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Rites Held in Baltimore
For Rev. Edgar T. Read
BY the Asxociofed Press

BY the Associofed Press
BALTIMORE, May 24.-Funeral
services were held today for the
Rev. DR.. Edgar Thomas Read, u,
who held numerous Methodist pas
torates in Maryland during almost
so years of church service. He died
Thursday after brief illness.
His first pastorate was at Mount
Tabor Methodist Protestant Church
in Washington. Later he served in
Union Bridge, Baltimore, Westmin-
ster, Easton and Fawn Grove, Pa.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
George Washington
Set 10 Start Week
IW Commencement

Commencement week activities at
George washington University will
open at 7:45 o'clock tonight at the
Washington Cathedral where the
Rt. Rev. Noble C. Powell, Bishop of
Maryland, will preach the bac-
calaurete sermon.
The commencement exercises wiz
be held at 8 pm Wednesday at
Constitution Hall. with nore than
900 students receiving degrees, the
largest number In the history OF
the school.
During the exercises two profess
sors who have taught at the school
for more than as years each, viii
be made professors emeritt IN resi-
dence. The school Is inaugurating
the position so that both can con-
tinue certain courses at the uni
versity.
They are Robert Fiske Griggs.
50 East Bradley lane, Chevy Chase,
botany professor since 1921, and
Hector Galloway Spauiding, 1423
Madison street NV, law professor
since 1920.
Directed AIaskx Expedition.
DR.. Griggs is credited with dis
covering the valley of 10000
Smokes" while directing q National
Geographic Society expedition In
Alaska. He was made a life mem
ber of the society In 1919. He has
been chairman OF the division Of
biology and agriculture of the Ma
tional Research Council since 1s40
and served as president of the
Washington Academy Of Science in
1888. He was educated at Ohio
State University. the University of
Minnesota and Harvard University.
DR.. Spaulding, also educated at
the University of Minnesota and
Harvard University, was on the stan
at Stanford University before COM
ing to George Washington. He Is
on the council of the United Ma
tions League Of Lawyers, Is treas
urer and a director of the Childrens
Protective Association and a men,
ber of the American Bar Associa-
ton and the Federal Bar Associa-
tion. A SD degree Mason, he also
is a member Of the Cosmos Club
and the American Law Institute.
Doctorates will be awarded to:
Eliot Boyd Graves, education pro-
fessor at Mary Washington College
of the University of Virginia. doctor
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Dewey Makes Jockoss Of Fans
In Press Club S Hee-Hdw Race

Representative Jackson ambled up
on Warren In the fog and confusion
In time to be spurred on by shouts
that second place was stu being
held open.
He won 1t by 4 dozen buck jumps.
Not even the Press Clubs most
competent judges know who came In
third. Possibly Joe Chang Of the
Chinese Embassy, won show money
as well as diplomatic victory. The
judges were certain, however, OF a
few who didn't win third place, in
cluding the only rider In the race
with = real Jockeys build Ted Kel-
iogg Of United Airlines.
Jockey Kellogg, who helped ar
range the clubs annual outing to
the. Charles Town race track, picked
for his personal mount the biggest
mule in the race, Saltonstall. The
mule got under way like one of
United's thunderous new DC-6's,
but 1t was Jockey Kellogg who really
took Oh. He landed in a flaps UP
position with minor damage.
The State Department came
through with flying colors in a
race Of well-bred entries, run with
some speed and more dignity. Reg
gle Mitchell OF the information stafi
took first place and his mount,
Charter Member-out Of United Ma
tions. 1t was presumed-paid OF
$l7.80.
The party which took over Charles
Towns half-nile track for the day
left here by special train yesterday
morning and returned last night In
somewhat the same condition.
Other events were several fast
bouts of amateur boxing in front OF
the judges stand.
For a time, or at least while the
photo finish was being discussed, the
judges thought they might have to
fall back on what they had picked UP
from the leather pushers.
A reporter trying to gather details
after the event remarked:
Give hundred newspaper men
watch sports event, and you can't
get any one of them to agree on
what happened"
Evening star., 1947-05-25
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assistant cashier. An autopsy showed
Fat he died Of asphyxiation by sum-
mission, but no marks OF violence
were reported by the medical ex-
amine<'s Office.
Mr.. Lasano. 30, was last seen De-
cember II at the office of Mr.. Hogan
when he answered o subpoena for
Evening star., 1947-05-25
MurieI Lester to Speak

Miss Muriel Lester, international
apostle of the Fellowship of Recon-
citation, will speak at the religious
services at II o'clock this morning
at the Howard University chapel.
Miss Lester Is in the United States
on a. three months lecture tour.
She is founder of a community
center In London known as Kings
lev Hall.