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Evening star., 1948-10-16
Mrs. Deborah lawson Rites
To Be Held Today

Funeral services were to be held
this afternoon for Mrs. Deborah H
Lawson, 50, church soprano, who
died at her home Thursday after
an illness Of several years. She
lived at 3419 Twenty-fourth
street NE.
The rites were to be in the Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV, followed by burial in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
A lifelong Washington resident
Mrs. Lawson was the daughter of
Harry Hickman, a linotype operator
who worked at The Star for many
years. She sang at several gather
ings of The Evening Star Club when
her father was a Star employe.
A member of the Sylvan Trio, q
radio song group active about Is
years ago. Mrs. Lawson sang at
churches of various denominations
Until her illness, she was soloist at
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church.
She also was a pianist.
She is survived by her husband,
Wilfred E. Lawson, a Washington
patent attorney; son, Edmund F.
Lawson, OF Los Angeles, and a
brother, Henry r. Hickman, of
Rockville, Md.
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Stock Market Quiet,
With Prices Steady
Al Week 'sCIose
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The stock
market loafed along a narrowly
irregular price route today in a
typical sleepy Saturday session.
The General undertone of the
market was steady. Buying support
appeared at fractionally lower levels
and numerous issues were lifted a
trifie above the previous close.
Many traders were away from
Wall Street for the week end and
those who did show up weren't anx-
ious to take an aggressive position.
Volume totaled around 100000
shares. This was well above last
Saturdays 10000 shares, a five
year low, but nothing to start brok-
ers dancing in the street.
Vanadium Corp. was one of the
few issues to step out of frac-
tional range. The stock rose around
3 points to new 1948 peak
Others higher most of the time
included Chrysler, Sears -Roebuck.
Caterpillar Tractor, Douglas Air
craft, Anaconda Copper. Du Pont,
Eastman Kodak, United States Gyp-
sum and Paramount Pictures.
Unoer mild pressure were J. I.
Case. National Distillers, American
Smelling, International Nickel,
Union Carbide, Nickel Plate, Fire
stone and United Airlines.
Bonds moved narrowly. Trading
in United States Governments was
at standstill over the week erd.
In the curb higher prices were
paid for Woodley Petroleum, Penn
road, Northern States Power "a
and Kaiser-Frazer. Lower were
Singer Mfg, Pharis Tire, Vene-
zuelan Petroleum, Cities Service and
Creole Petroleum.
Evening star., 1948-10-16

not, however, say what measures
the government had decided on.
Ministers Meet Tomorrow.
The Finance Ministers of Britain,
France, Holland, Belgium and Lux
embourg have a formal meeting
scheduled tomorrow. The meeting
is within the framework of the
Western European federation.
But Sir Stafford Cripps, British
Chancellor of the Exchequer, doubt
less will discuss with French leaders
at least informally what is reliably
reported TO be Frances desire for a
realignment of the franc to other
currencies.
The dollar now has free market
value of about 308 francs. French
importers, however, operate on a
fixed rate of 214 francs to the dol
lar while exporters get about 1853
francs.
Voting Starts Tomorrow.
A series of elections for the upper
house of Parliament gets underway
tomorrow.
In the long, complicated voting
l03,589 men will eventually elect 800
others to seats in the Council of the
Republic. The final vote will take
place November z.
The present series of elections-in
which Gen. Charles de Gaulle,s
French Peoples Rally" (R. P.F.) is
going to put up a full l-fiedged battle
gives him chance at controlling
the legislative body which is ad-
visory to the National Assembly. If
the Socialists lose heavily they prob
ably will pull out Of the government.
This would almost certainly mean
the downfall of Premier Henri
Queuille's cabinet.
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Warren Finishes Tour
With Plea in 0reqon
For Nonpartisan Unity.
~ fhe Assoeioted Press

EN- ROUTE WITH WARREN TO
SACRAMENTO, Calf, Oct. TO-
Gov. Warren, Republican vice pres
idential nominee, returned to Cali
fornia today, ending 10,000-mile,
31-day grass roots campaign.
The California Governor has
taken his campaign into 80 States
and more than ITO cities and towns.
In his final major talk in Eugene,
Greg, last night. Gov. Warren con-
cluded the formal phase of his
forecast swing on the same
note of nonpartisan national unity
with which he opened it Septem-
Der Is.
Concerned With Issues.
In a summation of what he said
he learned in the past months
travel. the Governor declared there
was universal concern over the high
cost of living, foreign relations
particularly relations with RUSSIA
communism and consistent foreign
policy.
In all of these things he as
serted, the American people are
too earnest to be satisfied with the
blind partisanship which some seek
ing national Office in this campaign
are endeavoring to incite"
AS parting rap at the admin
istration, he said "it is not pleas
ant to hear" the President of the
United States make "intemperate
and reckless" accusations against
the Republican Party.
Empty" Statements.
"They are as empty as statements
Of that type usually are" he added.
Il believe" Gov. Warren con-
cluded. the American people are
well able to see through all this to
the main issue in this campaign,
which I believe is very simple
which party is in the better posi-
ton to unite the American people
for the great job ahead?
Which party offers the best hope
Of real leadership for our country
at this time? Which party has the
greatest ability for coming to grips
with the problems confronting us?
The Republican Party is the only
party that can meet these specif-
cations today"
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Greece
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fighting ability and the general
quality of the Greek soldier are we'll
known to you. 1t Is my hope that
with OUR continuing aid the Greek
armed forces will be able soon to
master the situation"
War Minister Ill.
Correspondents who visited the
Vitsi war front asked for an inter
view with War Minister George
Stratos on their return to learn the
reasons for the delay in the govern
ment campaign against the rebels.
They were told he was Ill. On the
basis Of observation in the fighting
area, questions were submitted to
Mr.. Grady.
Mr.. Grady replied mo comment"
to two questions: Have your advisers
suspected cases of mutiny in the
Greek Army? 1t has been said pub
licly that Greece is now indulging in
a form of international blackmail-
i.e., knowing that the United States
must have success here, Greece is
not making the full military effort
of which she is at this time capable
until she receives more aid.
When asked II he felt that public
announcement of request for in
creasing the size of the Greek Army
hurt troop morale, he said "1' think
it was unfortunate.
Mr.. Grady said the question of
whether Greece needs a larger army
or more military supplies to clean
out the rebels has been presented
to the United States Government
and is now under study. The Am
bassador said he does not think the
civil war has grown into a larger
international battle of Communist
and anti-Communist forces. Other
highly placed persons here fear that
/ 1t has.
General Concern Expressed.
General concern over the situa-
ton is reflected in these factors:
Guerrillas have stepped up their
raids on towns and villages. Some
Greek sources fear the Communists
may try to establish a government
in the Peloponnesus. There are
more guerrillas in Greece now than
when military operations started
The Greek Army has been on the
Vitsi sector lines since August 80
with little progress. No general
offensive has developed.
Correspondents who visited the
Vitsi sector and talked with 1t. Gen.
George Papageorgiou, in command
OF operations, were told he had
sufficient equipment, Vi sufficient
troops, high morale in his forces,
and plans for eliminating the rebels
But he refused to say why there had
been so little action in the six weeks
since the battle lines formed.
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Reserves
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Force Reserve Corps has not been
as rapid. he said, for many rea-
sons" He assured them that the
full force of the Government will
be exerted toward creating appro-
pirate and effective Reserve estab-
lishments as rapidly as possible"
Stresses Reliance on Reserves.
Mr.. Truman's statement spoke on
our long standing and wise tradi-
tion" to rely heavily on reserves.
His action, he said, is expected
to help build defense forces con-
sistent with "our democratic tradi-
tions and our position in the world
today"
In letter to Mr.. Forrestal, Mr..
Truman suggested how the order
might be carried out.
Making his suggestions with par
ticular reference to the Army and
Air Force" he proposed:
l. The assignment of an active,
capable, high-ranking officer to head
the Reserve program in each de-
partment.
2. The assignment Of an adequate
number of young and vigorous Off
GERS as instructors and admins
trative officers in programs of Re-
serve training.
3. Increased attention on the part
OF all General STAFF divisions to
planning and directing reserve &C
tivities and reviewing accomplish
ments hereunder.
4. The development and institu-
ton of training programs which will
hold the interests of reservists at
all levels and will maintain and i'm
prove the military skills which they
have hitherto acquired by active
service in the armed forces.
To Provide More Training.
5. The provision of more adequate
training facilities and equipment,
including active cooperation among
all components of the reserve forces
in the effective utilization of exist
ing structures. BY proceeding
promptly to utilize every practicable
resources of the services, it should
be possible, with a minimum of de-
lay, to organize all reserve COM
ponent units required for the train
ing of individuals in the active re-
serves in such a way as to give the
balance necessary to our national
defense in its broadest concept.
Mr.. Truman called particular at
tention in his letter to the provision
in the order requiring that Mr.. For
restal submit progress report
within so days. He added:
Il am particularly anxious that
the report show the current status
and degree of readiness of each of
the major reserve components. It
should also include a statement of
the specific programs and schedules
proposed or intended in effectuat:on
OF the order. This report is of the
utmost Importance and I know that
it will be record of significant &C
complishment."
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Forgery
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the commissioner that Arnett used
faxed vouchers to collect $17,028
during the last year.
He is charged, specifically, with
forging and uttering a $602 Govern
ment check at the Army finance
Office in Utica. N. Y, last March.
At that time he turned in a
voucher and was given a check
which he caShed at bank, officials
said.
The Secret Service had been seek
ing Arnett for several months. Some
time ago, all military finance Off
GERS were notified to be on the
lookout for him. When he walked
into the finance Office at Boiling
Air Force base about pm. yester-
day he was in full uniform as a first
lieutenant. His appearance led
Capt. w. B. Vaughn, assistant
finance officer, to notify the Air
Force special investigation service.
Maj. Joseph De Rad of that service
made the arrest.
Only last Tuesday, according to
officials, Arnett obtained $400 from
a voucher he handed in at the Wal
ter Reed Hospital finance Office
The next day, authorities said he
related, he sent $500 to- a San An
tonic, Tex. bank to cover some
checks he had written.
He used the name 1t. Thomas L.
Butler when he went to Boiling Air
Force Base, they said. He was stay
ing at the Raleigh Hotel, where he
was registered as Capt. Alvin r.
Meals, it was added.
Married and the father of two
children, Arnett lives in Valley Cot
tage, New York. Investigators said
his wife declared she was unaware
Of his activities and thought he was
in the real estate business.
Military officials said records
show Arnett joined the Army in
1880 as an enlisted man. He re-
ceived a commission as a first lieu
tenant in 1912 and was released
from duty in 1947.
Evening star., 1948-10-16

w U ii II namutoHs
man of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
as well as member and oficeholder
of many other organizations.
A citation. purse and a bound
volume of letters fro mher friends
and we'll wishers were presented to
her last night. DR.. Mordecai W.
johnson, president Of Howard Uni
versity. addressed the group.
Once Treasury Department
worker, Mrs. Hamilton retired in
1888 after 81 years of service. Since
then, she has devoted herself to
community service.
Mrs Hamilton has three children
three grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Evening star., 1948-10-16

ment employees participated in this
weeks strike for more pay. Earlier,
unofficial reports said about mil
lion stopped work for varying
periods.
Mr.. Scelba, frequent target of
Communist criticism, said absentions
had not impeded normal functioning
of ministries and public services.
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Dewey
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the Nation must 60 forward al
home to such increased abundance
and prosperity that the old fears oil
depression will be conquered.
Promises Price Supports.
All day yesterday in the smalle
towns of Minnesota, Gov. Dewe,
sought to dispel Democratic argu
ments that the Republicans woulc
not continue farm price supports
He declared it was the Republica,
Eightieth Congress which passet
the Hope-Aiken long-range farm
price-support plan.
At one stop yesterday, Gov. Dewe,
leveled a new charge at the admin
istration on foreign policy, saying
1t has made trades behind it's hane
with the forces of aggression"
In q rear-platform talk at Owa.
tonna, Mimi, yesterday, Gov. Dewe,
observed that a large percentage O.
his audience were women, and they
seemed pleased when he said HI
was glad to see them turning ou
TO hear the political issues of the
day discussed, because he hae
found they have better grasp ot
some of these problems than theil
husbands.
To Visit Mothers Home.
Gov. Dewey will wind up a week
OF strenuous campaigning with a
ElSlt to his mothers home in OwoSso
: Itch, tonight. He and Mrs. Dewey
ill spend Sunday with his mother
efore returning to New York Mon
Cay for morning speech in Buffalo
But, on the way East his train will
make a wide detour to enable him
20 speak at Rensselaer,, Ind, the
home town OF House Majority
Leader Halleck.
Some observers saw In this visit
move to cement friendly relations
With the man who will have to leac
the floor fight in the House fol
Gov. Dewey's legislative program, il
he wins.
Mr.. Halleck was one of the early
Dewey supporters in the pre-con-
vention battle for the Republican
nomination, and had been men.
toned as one of the leading con.
tenders for the vice presidential
nomination. Most political experts
agree, however. that Gov. Warren.
popularity all along the West Coas,
has brought greater strength to the
Republican ticket.
The chief purpose of this week
trip was to help Republican candi
Gates for the Senate in Kentucky
Oklahoma and Minnesota.
In Kentucky the Dewey force
found bright prospects for the re-
election of Republican Senate,
Cooper. even if the States electora
votes 60 to the Truman-Barkle,
ticket.
Dewey IndOrses Ball.
In Oklahoma. the outlook was no
so good for Representative RILEY
Republican candidate for the Sen.
ate against former Gov. Robert S
Kerr. Democrat.
The climax of the trip came yes
terday when Gov. Dewey decided Il
let bygones be bygones as he rod.
through Minnesota urging the vot
ers to re-elect Senator Ball, despit.
the fact that the Senator deserted
the Dewey -Bricker ticket in order II
support a fourth term for Presiden
Roosevelt.
Shortly after Gov. Dewey's in.
dorsement of Senator Ball, an over.
ripe tomato was thrown from thu
Evening star., 1948-10-16

Christian leader
S h ip in the
w a sh i n 6 t o n
community"
Mrs. Hamilton,
who says she is
past u.s." has
b e e n president
of the Phyllis
Wheatley YWCA
for Is years, a
trustee of the
Z o III III u II ] I y
Chest, a member
of the Council
of Negro Wom-
en-, the first
Evening star., 1948-10-16
German Reds Reported
Plotting Ruhr Strike

HAMBURG, Germany, Oct. 16
tP).-German Communists are plot
ting to force a strike of Ruhr
miners, DR.. Conrad Adenauer, chair
man of the Western German
Christian Democrat Party, charged
today.
He said he had "clear evidence of
"a Communist plot to bring about a
strike next month. He said the
move would be disguised under a
general campaign against disman-
ting of German industrial plans for
reparations.
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Gen. Clay Will Fly
To New York for
Speech Wednesday,
By the Associoted Press

IT
FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct.
16-Gen. Lucius D. Clay, Amer
ican military governor for
Germany, said today he in
tends to fly to New York next
Wednesday, just for the day.
He Is scheduled to address
the Alfred E. Smith Memorial
Foundation.
Evening star., 1948-10-16

Jerusalem had another case of
jitters today when mortar. machine
gun and rifle fire echoed in the city.
No casualties were reported.
Arab forces advanced toward Is
raeli positions on Mount Zion out
side the southern part of the Old
City walls, while Arab sappers set of
blasts near Jewish-held lines, an Is
raeli source said. He said the attack
was repulsed.
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Chevy Chase Teu PIonned

A silver tea will be held by the
Woman's Democratic Club Of Mont
gomery County from 4 to 6 pm. to-
morrow at the home Of Mrs. James
r. Enright, Primrose street, Chevy
Chase.
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Few Government Workers
Reported in Italian Strike

ROME, Oct. 16 (P).-Interior Min
lister Mario Scelba told the Council
Of Ministers today that few govern
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Mrs. Julia Hamilton
Gets Citizens Award

More than 1000 persons joined
in honoring Mrs. Julia West Hamil-
ton last night when she received a
Citizens Award "for so years of
Evening star., 1948-10-16

Marshal Sir Arthur P. M. Saunders,
commander in chief of British air
forces in Germany.
Gen. Tunner, who commands
American airlift planes, will have
operational but not administrative
control of the British airlift. He will
have headquarters in Wiesbaden.
His British deputy, Air Commodore
j. w. F. Merer will have a base at
Buckeberg in the British zone.
Evening star., 1948-10-16
FOUND,

DOG, male. black, white on chest and
feet. no collar; in vic. Of NV. sec. MI.
PURSE containing sum of money; owner
prove property. Call AID. S464. Ext. SIC.
/ BROWN LADY's SHOE, on Mass. ave.
NV. near Observatory Circle. Phone
Vera Roberts. HO. 1910 day time or NO.
$500 ewes.
Evening star., 1948-10-16
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MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM H.
TUNNER,
Heads "Combined AirliJt Task
Force" -AP Photo.
bined Airlift Task Force" The agree
ment was signed by 1t. Gen. Curtis
E. lie May, United States Air Force
commander in Europe, and Air
Evening star., 1948-10-16

Full-grown gray male kangaroos
can leap from 10 to 20 feet.
Evening star., 1948-10-16

supply conveys inside the Negeb
area, destroying supply trucks and
inflicting casualties.
Evening star., 1948-10-16
France

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Evening star., 1948-10-16
Palestine

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Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01
Veterinary Department
Ranchers Savvy Blackleg
Yet There'H Be Too Many Cases This Fall
BY DIR. TOWARD WEIGH
BY DIR. HOWARD WEIGH

The popular idea that the skin
crackles, like a newspaper, on pass
ing the hand over the swollen hip
or shoulder, is not reliable. There
may be such cases, but usually a
heavy pressure with the hand is re-
quired, and the gaseous, cracking
sensation comes from the deep
muscles. Gas just under the skin is
more likely the beginning of decom-
position. Deep slashes with a knife
in all four quarters, loin, brisket, and
neck may finally show the black
ened, bruised-looking mass of black
leg tissue.
When the skin is rolled back, the
diseased, foamy, gas-infiltrated area
may be seen to be the size of a tin
wash basin or larger but limited to
one part of the body, n shoulder,
one hip, one side of the neck, etc.
The rest of the body appears nor
NAL. There is a peculiar odor to
blackleg, a very definite odor. We
learn to recognize and depend upon
that odor. Many people have tried
to describe the blackleg odor, calling
it swedish, sour, etc. Nobody can
describe the odor of a rose or of a
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01
Veterinary Department

BLACKLEG WAS one of the first
diseases of animals to be studied and
completely worked out. The organ
ism that causes blackleg was isolated
and named way back in 1880, and
various vaccines were developed be-
fore 1890. The disease was well de-
scribed and its infectious nature well
understood as far back as 1910.
Since 1895 we have had a fairly
reliable vaccine, and since 1925 we
have had a vaccine that is as nearly
perfect as that for any disease of
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01

Blackleg case at 6 p. m.-Dead. Badly
swollen shoulders.
skunk, but we all know those odors.
1t takes repeated experience to learn
the odor of blackleg and to remem-
Der it. Any big muscle may be the
seat of blackleg. Though the hip or
the shoulder is most commonly in
fected, the neck, brisket jaw muscle,
loin and rib muscles are now and
then found to contain the diseased
tissues.
All this describes the fresh case
of black1eg. None of it holds true in
a calf dead 10 or IL hours in warm
weather, or "a hours in cold weather.
Gas fills the entire body, muscles
turn dark and become soft, the odor
is lost in the odor of decomposition
These black1eg cases have to be ex-
amined right away if a diagnosis is
to be made.
Sheep get blackleg now and then.
Most commonly, ewes contract
blackleg through skin cuts made at
shearing, and lambs through the
raw end of the tail, at docking. 1t
is not difficult to recognize. The
localization of the blackened, bloody
tissue occurs around the shearing
cut, or around the tail-head in lambs,
and the gaseous, foamy blood, and
the blackleg odor are exactly the
same in sheep as in calves.
Vaccination
One of the basic troubles with
black1eg vaccination is the practice
of vaccinating at spring branding,
when many of the calves are under 2
months of age. That's just too young.
We don't v~accinate babies for small
pox. We don't vaccinate for Bangs
disease until the heifers are about
6 months old. We don't ~vaccinate
baby pigs for cholera. We don't vac
cinate puppies for dog distemper UNI
til they are around 4 months old
These very young animals are no,
mature enough to develop and retain
a solid immunity against any dis