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funeral home in Boston, where his
body was taken. Private funeral
services are scheduled there at II
am. Thursday.
He is survived by his widow and
two daughters, Joan and Ruth.
Chairman Thomas of the House
Committee on Un-American Activi-
ties was told by reporters of Mr..
Whites death at the end of an
executive session today. He was
asked If this death would cause any
change in the committees plans. He
replied that Mr.. Whites death won t
change the committees plans lin
the slightest degree"
Asked if he had anything further
to add, Mr.. Thomas said:
Il regret very much when any one
passes away. It's very sad thing
and particularly sad for the rela-
tives and close friends"
Mr.. White was named by Miss
Elizabeth Bentley, the self-confessed
former Communist agent. rs one of
the former Government employees
who supplied secret information for
relay to Russia during the war.
Appeared Voluntarily.
The accusation, among the most
sensational disclosures of the cur
rent congressional Communist hear
ings by the House Committee on
Un-American Activities, was made
on August l. Last Friday, Mr.
White appeared voluntarily before
the same committee to deny the
story.
He said he could not remember
ever having met Miss Bentley or
ever having helped Communist
sympathizers to obtain key posts
in the Government. as Miss Bentley
also had charged.
He called "unqualifedly false"
the charge by Miss Bentley that he
knew any such key employees were
engaged in espionage work" or that
he helped them in that work.
Mr.. White, a former economics
professor. was we'll known in Wash
ington where he lived for many
years.
In telling Of Mr.. Whites alleged
part in the wartime espionage &C.
tivities of Russian agents, Miss
Bentley said he was working with
the so-called Silvermaster group OF
agents. the group she said was
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ing abroad a school with all the
facilities to provide the level OF
education considered necessary for
the children of Soviet officials.
Most of the pupils of the school
abandoned by the Embassy here
and "all' it's teachers-"aroun five
or six"-went home aboard a ship
that sailed from New York July 81
Mr.. Matchavariani said.
That was different from the case
in New York where a school fol
children of Soviet ofrciais there
also was abandoned. Three of its
teachers-Mrs. Oksana Stepanovna
Kosenkina and Mr.. and Mrs
Michael Ixanovitch Samarine-de-
cided to stay in this country.
Mrs. Kosenkina is recovering in a
New York hospital from injuries
suffered when she leaped from a
window of the Soviet Consulate
where, she charged, she was kept
prisoner after being taken from a
White Russian farm near New York
The Samarines are hiding out from
Soviet officials while he looks for q
job.
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payment. He displayed a stamped
receipt for the bill.
Mr.. Mudd said it was discovered
the cashier apparently used a hand
stamp to stamp the receipt and
then .pocketed sthe money. Nor
mally, the receipt would be put
through a machine for stamping
which records the amount Of money
as it stamps it. The hand stamps
are used in emergencies when the
machines do not work.
Stamps Called.in.
He said all but three stamps,
which will Be retained by three top
officials in the tax collectors office,
have been called in as result of the
discovery.
Mr.. Mudd said the shortages must
have occurred over the past three
weeks since routine partial audit
was completed on July %.
When the suspected cashier ar
rived for work yesterday morning
he saw the auditors in the office
turned and left, according to Mr.
Kidwell Later in the morning, he
called his superior. Lamon Davis
who is assistant chief cashier, and
said he knew about the shortage
Mr. Kidwell added.
The cashier in question, in any
event, Is bonded for $4,000, Mr.
Mason added, 50 it is unlikely the
District will suffer any loss.
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Boys at St. Mays School Pray
For Most Famous Graduate

Three Of the brothers still re-
member when the Bambino was ir
school. Brother Herbert, in his 3Str
year on the faculty, recalled Babe
as swell kid" working in the
shirt factory.
Brother Albert remembered thai
Babe was confirmed by Cardinal
Gibbons in the same chapel in
which the boys prayed for him to-
day.
Brother Charles said last night
he received a telephone call from a
man in Cleveland, who identified
himself as Mr. Casey" The caller
said he was at st. Mary's with Ruth
and wants to donate money to help
St. Mary's in memory of the base
ball slugger.
Brother Charles said the man ar
ranged to visit the school and COM
mented on his offer of gift, Il m
in a position to give it. too"
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graduate of the st. Mary's Indus
trial School there, the Babe all but
revolutionized baseball with the
home run. He hit TIA of them ir
his major league career with the
Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees
and Boston Braves, exclusive of /;
World Series swats.
George Herman Ruth set a tota
Of rs records, 81 of which still stand
The most famous was his so home
runs in one season, 1927. A bril-.
liant left-handed pitcher, he was ar
even greater hitter and with the
Yankees was transformed into ar
outfielder.
His crowd appeal lifted baseball
from the shadow of the Black Soy
scandal of 1920, produced the reve-
nue. that built Yankee Stadium AND
finally lifted him to higher salary
than that of the President of the
United States.
Truman Sends Message.
A message Of coincidence from
President Truman was the first OF
many to arrive at the Ruth resi-
dence at ITO Riverside drive. II
said:
"A whole generation of boys now
grown to manhood will mourn the
passing of the home-run king of the
baseball WORLD.
Babe Ruth had all the qualities
Of a hero, and as an examplar OF
clean sport was an inspiration to
tens of thousands of rooters of all
ages all over the country"
Hospitalized much of the time
since undergoing a neck operation
January g. l947, Ruth was placed
on the critical list last Wednes-
day when pulmonary complications
set IN.
He staged a surprising week -eno
rally, and on Sunday sat up in ar
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BALTIMORE, Aug. 17.-About SO
sleepy-eyed boys at the st. Mary's
Industrial School were urged this
morning ito remember the soul of
Babe Ruth, who died last night, and
who at one time sat in these same
benches"
Brother Charles, Superintendent
of the Xaverian School where the
Babe spent nine years, thus in
formed the boys of the death of
the institutions legendary grad
uate."
The boys gathered in chapel to
attend mass for the "incorrigible"
kid who became a baseball i'm
mortal.
Brother Charles reported "even
now when some of the little boys are
playing ball and try to get an extra
swing at the ball, you'll hear some
one shout, Hey, what're you trying
to do, be a Babe Ruth?'"
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Babe Ruth Mourned
By BasebaII-Loving
Japanese Nation
by the Associoisd Press

TOKYO, Aug. 17.-Babe Ruth
who rated only slightly under Gen
Macarthur in the esteem of the
japanese, was mourned throughout
this baseball-loving nation today.
Every japanese old enough to pull
or baseball mitt loved "Babu
Russu." Every baseball game in the
country was halted for one minute
out OF respect to the home run king
who died in New York yesterday.
Ruth came here in his prime with
Connie Mack's All Stars. They were
billeted at the Imperial Hotel, but
before checking in Ruth drove tc
the ball park and started hitting a
few while goggle-eyed Japanese
watched.
Ball Fells japanese.
In rapid succession Ruth lined
four pitched balls into the grand
stand. One dropped spectator as
If he had been shot. Ruth, wor-
ried. kept inquiring about the condi-
ton of the japanese until the man
regained consciousness.
That incident, played heavily on
japanese sports pages, drew thou
sands to the all star games, not SO
much to see baseball as to see
Ruth perform.
And the Bambino did not dis
appoint them Oriental pitching and
Oriental ball parks were made to
order for him. His 'homu runs" as
the japanese called them, have
never been euualled here.
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easy chair for 20 minutes while rel
atives and friends visited him. Yes
terdsy his condition grew steadily
worse and hospital bulletins indi-
Gated the end was near.
His worldwide appeal was epit-
omized in wreath of 81 orchids
sent by Hawaiian school children a
few hours before he died. Ruth
looked at the flowers but said
nothing.
Wife and Daughters at Hospital.
At the bedside when death came
were Dr. Martin, DR.. Lotion Ras-
mussen, Father Kaufman and two
male nurses.
At the hospital were his wife
Claire, his two adopted daughters
Mrs. Daniel Sullivan of New York
and Mrs. Richard Flanders of North
Conway. N. H; his sister, Mrs. Will
bur Moberly Of Baltimore, and two
intimate friends, James Chapman
and J. Paul Carey.
When word of his death reached
the Polo Grounds. where Ruth
played for several years with the
Yankees, the fans stood in silent
tribute. The Yankees and Giant!
were playing an exhibition game
Johnny Mize, first baseman of thu
Giants and cousin to Ruth b.
marriage, left the game.
Learning of Ruth's death in hi
suite at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
former President Herbert Hoove
said the Bame was "one of the grea
sportsmen of the United States.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey said a
Albany that George Herman Rutl
was the IDOL of millions of sports
loving Americans. A spectacula
baseball player whose equal ma,
never be reached, Babe Ruth wa
above all great American"
One of those at the Polo Grounds
when the end came was Mayor
O'Dwyer of New York.
May God rest him." he said
"The youngsters will miss him, ane
so will the grownups.
Last Appearance July rs.
After his operation in 1947 ane
50 days in the hospital, Ruth wen1
home, a wan ghost of the robust
giant who became a symbol to every
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elite group" of persons not wanted
as sources of information for the
Communists but as persons who. in
responsible Government positions.
would be of more service to the
party" than any information.
Would you say that White was
an unwilling dupe?" Mr.. Chambers
was asked by Representative He
bert, Democrat. of Louisiana.
Il should scarcely say unwilling"
Mr.. Chambers replied.
Did he know what he was being
used for?" Mr.. Hebert then asked,
to which MIR. Chambers answered:
Il would scarcely say used. He
was willing"
Economic Consuitant.
In his prepared statement to the
committee, Mr.. White, besides de-
nying fatty that he was or ever had
been Communist, stated that "the
principles in which believe, and by
which I live, make it impossible for
me to ever do disloyal act or any
thing against the interests of our
country"
He then discussed at length what
he called my creed" He said he
believed in freedom of religion, free
dom of thought, freedom of the
press, freedom of criticism and free
dom of movement. He added he be-
lieved in the freedom of choice of
ones Representatives in Government,
untrammeled by machine guns,
secret police or a police state
The former Treasury official told
tine hearing that he was then a
financial and economic consultant
in New York.
Mr.. White was born in Boston
and was graduated from Columbia
and Leland Stanford Universities.
Later he returned to Boston to
obtain a electorate in philosophy
and economics from Harvard.
While in Washington Mr.. White
lived at 68l0 Fairfax road, Bethesda.
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British Papers Front Page
News of Babe Ruth's Death

LONDON. Aug. II tP)-The death
of Babe Ruth was front page news in
Britain today. British papers. short
on newsprint, told the story briefly.
The longest account, quarter OF
q column, appeared in the Daily Ex-
press. All the stories emphasized
that Ruth was the idol of millions
of Americans and symbol of Amer
lean sport. They also pointed up his
large earnings as home run king.
In their own reserved way, many
British sports fans, who know little
about baseball but who have long
been familiar with the Babes name
and deeds, Joined in mourning the
passing of one they. too, called an
immortal in his field.
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Senator Chavez Makes
I'UnusuuI Recovery

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex. Aug
Ex-senator Chavez. Democrat. oil
New Mexico, is making an unusual
recovery from an operation, his
physician said yesterday.
The 60-year-old Senator was re-
ported in serious condition for sew
eral hours after an abdominal op-
Grafton was performed Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17
Hoover Recalls Boy
Rated His Autograph
| Far Below Ruth's
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Aug. 17-Former
President Herbert Hoover today
recalled this incident about the
late Babe Ruth:
A small boy approached Mr..
Hoover and said he needed
three of his autographs. When
Mr.. Hoover asked why three,
the boy replied:
Il want to keep one for
myself. but it will take two more
of yours in a trade to get one
of Babe Ruth"
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Chamber Names Martin

MARTINSBURG. w. Va, Aug. II
(SpeciaD Paul B. Martin, former
Martinsburg mayor. has been named
to the West Virginia Junior Cham.
Der of Commerce Board of Direc-
tors. He replaces T. Guy Reynolds
whose average makes him ineligible
| to serve longer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17
BY the Assoeioisd Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Memorial
Hospital said today physicians had
established "a year or two ago" that
Babe Ruth had cancer, but denied
reports that he had been treated
with new drug.
The hospital issued an o1fcial
statement on Ruth's death. 1t said:
Babe Ruth died of cancer. The
tumor began in the naso-pharynx,
part of the air passages back OF
the nose In locality near the un-
der surface of the skull which Is
Inaccessible to surgery when In
volved by cancer. From this point
the tumor had first grown out to
press upon certain nerves which
emerge from the brain, one of which
partly supplies the motor function
of the throat and the laryfx.
Early in the course of his dis
ease, Babe Ruth suffered from paral.
ysis of one of these nerves and as q
result became hoarse and found II
difiicult to swallow. This symptom
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InfIution

CONTINUED From First Page
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-18
The COMMON DEFENSE
BY REV. WILLIAM c. HERMAN
Zeal For American Democracy

for education the challenge of totala
rianism
by the leadership
missioner John w. Sudebaker.
First and foremost the the conviction that education
help strengthen democracy home Attention be
cenaed keeping democracy vibrant and alive expanding
needs The level education throughout
country all qualify their
the opportunity do Physical health
improved
Knowing that Communism, like seeks
fdence
the National Council for Social Studies
do clear understanding of
the American democratic life
develop youth
their glorious American heritage freedom
struggle of centuries.
oncretely the philosophy
mocracy with those of dictatorship
do help the elements
strategy intelligent kful in hwarng strategy
give vision of the possibilities a
freedom, justice, peace and plenty.
do give understanding appreciation ethical and
OF life
inspire them with the resolve with
full part helping to Improve the working Of democracy
suggest the working democracy
of failure bele
nents as people enormously suppose American
standards of living for people of recorded
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-18
Christians Grapp|e With Problems Of
Today Hoping to Bring Peace and
Harmony Out Of Chaos and Confusion
BY Mrs. Z. Is. DAWSON, +
Field Missionary
North America

Mort America
Christians Christianity religion that
searches of life Its objective
help all persons relationship
life the community in the home,
in vocaon citizenship the intellectual moral,
aesthetic. and spiritual development
number people increasing that u.s. people With
looking
machinery, diversified farming
displacing hundreds of farm hboers
people should plan, work and to buy home
acres they buy that families win
drifting place place. many produce
People take greater pride in
things which really theirs and more likely keep the
good repair This
community When people their homes
the communicative church and society because
There nothing that contributes spirit
pride upbudng community
ship
history America will be shaped
where children brought up
Many have operated during the
change home life.
seeking christs way of
education with life situations of
giving strength
character wholesome
velopment that will be sound and in the right direction
Since moral education and the upbuildng of
the real of all education Christian
all those values that found
developing honesty
liability decency and dignity rights
other people.
Religion has always part nature part
that the church has to play promoting what
Abundant Good Lfemeanng of helpfuness
bsaed the fact that religion
the church stands symbol for religion religious
making distinct contribution be-
leve that spirituality makes increasing harmony
An intelligent ezeny nsures secure
Christian Democratic America.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-18
The BELL TOLLS
By LEONARD H. BELL

The witch hunt in the leaps and bounds as
the coming of election time alone
label Communist
interracial organization
industrial political Industrial
continually for complete
total sedom
for Nations struggling
than before in the history of the country.
SOUTH industrial poverty and the
industrasts bgoted dema
gogues rides with the hounds
this the democracy kill
Republicans Democrats killing the
o the Draft Bill
Philip Randolph countless other Negro Americans be
refusing fight under such conditions
hitherto
through calling
the political
tons of their members.
labor liberal divided
suffers suffers his
everything white orshes his determination
o achieve Longfelows Warning" grows
There is blind Sampson in this land,
grim reve, his hand
And shake the pillars of this Commonwealth,
A shapeless mass of wreck and rubbish lies"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-18

isn't any more of it in the world,
that needs friendship more than ii
needs anything else
THE thing that will end our
problems and our troubles is
friendship, Rev. Kerry repeated
time and again, at sounds simple
and easy, but it isn't, It's costly
People will have to learn to love
one another. Let us not deceive
ourselves Hundreds heard the
Texas Minister on the occasion of
Religious Educational Day.
Durham, ~ C.-Durham wants
to hear Paul Robson sing, but
isn't interested in listending to
him talk about politics.
The Durham city council moved
that the Negro baritone may use
municipality owned Carolina thea
ter for a concert June %, provid
ing he doesn't make a political
speech.
And he will not be allowed to
sing unless whites and Negroes
are segregated in the audience.
The city council passed its reso-
luton after the Progressive Party
of North Carolina asked for usa
of the theater for Robeson's ap-
pearance.
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NAACP Tests
Continued from Page II

court to declare void as against
the states public policy these COW
enants already ruled unenforce-
able by the United States SUI
preme Court. This was the first
test of these covenants in New
York since the Supreme Court de-
cision of May 3.
In 1896 Mr.. Richardson contract
ed to buy home in st. Adams,
New York, from Mrs. Sophie Ru-
bin. Several property owners who
had signed an agreement to keep
Negroes out of the area obtained
a permanent injunction prohibit
ing the transfer. The National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Colored People, through its attor-
ney, Andrew d. Weinberger, I'M
dertook the defense of Mr.. Rich
ardson.
The injunction, issued at a spec
ial term of the Supreme Court in
Queens County, was upheld un-
animously by the Appellate divis-
ion last December The present
appeal is based on the United
States Supreme Courts decision
as well as upon a demand for in
valuation of such covenants. The
Supreme Court held restrictive
covenants legal but unenforceable
by state or federal courts.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-18
OUR new STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
Flood Control and Civil Rights Are
Equal in Importance to The Nation
BY JIM BOOKER

CHCAGOThe made it evident nation that the
floods
Importance the people America and should
passed by Congress to these dangers
However the recent refusal the Southeners of the
eliminate the poll prerequisite CTS
how determined this small bloc
President Civil Rights Plan which
But the the
result of concerted efforts by organizations the Nation
civil
importance the Nation because nothing destructive
flood nothing adjustment
essential accomplishing civil rights for all the
preventing causing property damage
and death to population We spending
of for the protection other peoples
Congress has worked
plans and the subsequent enabling legislation
ALLEGATION Of funds bolster Congress
worked hard enough in bosterng the faith the Negro
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-06-18
WILL THE DOOR BE sLA MINED FOR THIS SESSION."

the earth OF other accomplishments cultural as
righuy We need apo
American life the ideals toward which
perfect many improvements
peaceful
fabe will attain
perfection society Ameri-
democracy
all raduce either domestic
the challenge of Com
munism and other form of totalaranism"
local Board of Education to
cooperate Amer
program the Superintendent of Documents
Printing Office Washington 25 D. c. for
copies of AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
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Here and There

Continued from page one

vened.
Plain old common sense ought
to tell us that something is radi-
cally wrong with our method of
seeking peace. One of the great
causes of war is greed and an
other is oppression, which causes
resentment. One does not have to
be a seer or profound philosopher
to realize what is going on right
in our own midst. A few months
ago. the President of the United
States appointed a Civil Rights
Committee made up of men and
women of sound learning and o.
both major political parties to in
vestigate conditions in the Coun-
try and report their findings with
recommendations back to him,
This group of Protestants, Jews,
dlld SdtllOliSo ulN q iiiiS JoD' 80
soon as their report was made
public, strong protests against the
President for accepting and ap-
wing the recommendations
came from many Government Of
ficials, such as Governors, United
States Senators, Congressman and
others. Threats for disregard OF
law and order and even blood
shed if these recommendation
were to be enacted into law came
from many of these officials. How
in the name of goodness can these
people be able to tell other Ma.
tons how to act, when this spirit
prevails within them against their
own fellow citizens? Such persons
| are more responsible Tor the ap
parent growth OF Communism in
America, than all the Russians ir
the world. They are this Country's
worst enemies.
The Columnist read an article
recently in magazine which
gave seven reasons why Colorec
people should fear Communism
and to his surprise he discovered
that America practices six of then
on their Colored Citizens. The
| first reason advanced was tina
| Communism is Atheistic, anC
outlaws Cod AS far as we arr
concerned, if it were not the Faitt
| that we have in God, we woulC
be wondering right here in thil
Country what kind of God there
is who calls us His children anC
sits idly by, while we are treated
in the manner we are by a grouf
of our fellow citizens who by
chance just happen to have ,
| lighter skin? So it is no fault o.
theirs that we are not an atheis.