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Nation honored the Unknown Sol
dier in 1921.
Il served under Pershing On the
Mexican border and in France"
said Paul w. Gable, 1443 Ridge place
Sc. Il was inspected by him half
a dozen times-he always stopped
to have a word with every soldier
That's the sort of thing that counts
and that's why I'm here. Once,
remember, he inspected our outfit in
a field covered with snow.
He was a good man. Mr.. Gable
added, "He was all right
That, it seemed, was the unspoken
epitaph in the minds of those thou
sands as they shuied forward
through the afternoon to climb the
long steps to where the soldier lay
surrounded by his honor guard OF
the Sd Infantry Regiments cere-
monial company. The thermom-
eter stood officially at 81, but ii
was hotter in the sun on the last
2OO-yard stretch along East Capitol
street. 1t was here that approx
mately so of them became faint
with fatigue and had to be led
away by police.
Some, however, collapsed from
the ordeal after entering the COO
interior Of the Capitol. There. be-
fore reaching the bier, one man
suffered a heart attack. The strain
told, too, on members OF the honor
guard around the casket. standing
at silent attention, one hour to a
shift. Two of the soldiers faltereo
and had to be replaced before
their time was up.
The disappointment of those fin
ally barred from seeing the General
was bitter. AS the announced dead
line OF o'clock drew near. rumol
had circulated in the crowd that
the doors would be kept open until
the end of the line was reached.
Doors Closed Promptly.
Capt. Del Perkins, commander oi
the ceremonial unit, had in fact
pleaded by telephone with his su-
perior officers for permission to keeE
the doors open There are thou.
sands of people out there he said
Some of them have come a Ions
way"
At 8:57. however, Capt. Perkin!
got his orders. The doors We're to
close.
Three minutes later. a double line
of policemen and soldiers thrust
itself athwart the column of visitor.
at the foot of the Capitol steps. They
cut the march Immediately in front
of Miss Florence KarWoiS of Girad.
vile, Pa, who had been in line since
5:45 pm. with her little neice, Paula
Ann Maeder of Chevy Chase, Md.
Il never had a chance to see the
general alive Miss KarWois said. 81
wanted SO badly to see him"
Near the front of the disappointed
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and the casket was brought into the
apse and placed on catafaique.
Simple Protestant Rites.
Chaplain Miller. who was assisted
by the Very Rev. John w. Suter,
dean of the Washington Cathedral,
then began the simple rites OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church. OF
which Gen. Pershing was a COM
municant.
Il am the resurrection and the
life. saith the Lord; he that be-
lieveth in me, though he were DEAD,
vet shall he live and whosoeVer
1ivpth and believeth in me, shall
never die" the chaplain intoned
The prayers continued with the
reading of the 9th, 121st and 46th
PSlams.
Dean Suter read from st. Pauls
Fpistle to the Romans, chapter
eight. beginning with the l4th verse.
The Army Band played another OF
Gen Pershing's favorite hymns,
NV Faith Looks Up to Thee Then
Washington's prayer for the Nation
was read.
Present Arms in Mass Salute.
At pm. the generals body was
borne from the rotunda through
the east door of the Capitol While
more than l 100 West Point Cadets
and men of the 82d Airborne DlVl-
son of Fort Bragg, N. c., f1anked
the entrance.
At a signal from 1t. Col. Edward
H. Lahti of Ocean City, command
er of the airborne troops, the stlffly
erect paratroopers and cadets pre-
sented arms in a mass salute.
The Army band played four ruffies
and fourishes and as the casket was
being carried down the long steps
the traditional Generals March
was PLAYED. A moment later the
strains of "A Mighty Fortress Is Our
God" - Gen. Pershing's favorlte
hymn foated over the Capitol
grounds.
Long Column Begins Moving.
he Dd1lu COlll4llutu W ploS "iiiiS
the casket was gently placed on the
CaiSSOn.
In the silent assembly on the Plaza
were the highest officers of the mill
tary. the Secretaries of the Army
Navy and Air Force, honorary body
bearers and pail bearers and rela-
tives.
Then the head of the long column
began moving slowly away from
Second street and Constitution ave
nue. NV. pacing the traditional 100
steps to a minute. The pace was
uuickened to l20 TO the minute after
short time.
The caisson moved out four min
utes later. preceded by the para
troopers and cadets. and followed by
the dignitaries, body bearers and
relatives.
One of Gen Pershing's most noted
soldiers, Sergt Alvin C. York, will
not be among those attending the
Arlington rites Invited to be an
honorary body bearer, the winner of
the Congressional Medal of Honor
for his exploits in World War l
teleeraphed from his home IN
jamestown. Tenn, that i'll health
will prevent his attendance.
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Nearly 10000 Persons View
Pershing's Body at Capitol

ing day. When the sun set behind
the north wing and f1oodlights were
turned on the dome, the crowd was
bigger than ever.
Thirty to the minute, in un-
broken silent procession, they paused
at the casket to salute, or breathe q
word of silent prayer or just, per-
haps, to look for moment at
good man and great soldier they
would never see again.
In the orderly columns that
wound all yesterday afternoon
through the grounds to the east OF
the Capitol building, every sort and
condition of American was repre-
sented. There were men who had
served with BLACK Jack" on the
Mexican border and in France.
There were ladies with paraSOls who
had not seen him since, splendid on
fine bay horse. he led the World
War l victory parade up Pennsyl-
vania avenue in September, 1919.
Crowd Includes Tiny Children.
There were school children who
knew he was a hero, but were not
sure what he had done. And there
were tiny children who had never
heard of Gen. PerShing, whose par
ents lifted them up to the casket
edge so that, someday, they could tell
their children they had seen the
only man except George Washing
ton who bore the title General OF
the Armies"
President Truman and other
dignitaries had finished paying their
respects when the first person wait
ing outside the east door was ad
mitted to the dimly lighted, flower
banked rotunda. He was Amedeo
Tomassettl of Rochester, N. Y, a
disabled Chief Warrant Officer OF
World War l, who saw service in
the Philippine insurrectlon when
Gen. Pershing was a captain.
He strobe swiftly to the bier
I looked for a moment at the body
of his former commander, immacu-
late in its four star uniform. He
came to a smart salute, then passed
on, his head slightly averted.
I Essentially, that was the scene
which repeated itself with each
visitor.
Called Finest Looking Soldier
/ Each had his own reason for
coming. Miss Rosalie M. Allen, 1915
Clifton street NV, 400 yards away
from the bier in the zigzagging line
when Mr.. Tomassetti passed the
general, was one of those who re-
membered Gen. Pershing as he ap-
peared in the victory parade, 80
years ago.
He was the handSomest thing
you ever saw" she said. straight
| as an arrow. I know. I've been a
picture editor with the Signal Corps
since World War I. and I've worked
on all his pictures. All the others
too. He was the finest-looking SOL
dier that ever was
/ Mrs. Elizabeth r. Waterson, 1902
Summit place NV, near Miss Allen
in line, saw the general while he
was on the Mexican border in 1917
! TT meant a lot to US that he was
there she said. "Pancho Villa was
right on the border then, in those
hills back of Laredo
Many in the crowd remembered
funerals Of some of the II other
Americans who have lain in state
under the Capitol Dome. Alex Ash
ley, West MelroSe street, Chevy
Chase, Md. was brought by his
father to see the body of President
Garfield 81 years ago. He was
drenched in the rainstorm which
broke as the crowds waited, a gen.
Grafton later, to see President Nc
Kinley. He was there when the
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fighters swept low over the Avenue,
saluting the fallen leader.
At 1:20 pm, after 10 minutes
of march, the mechanical part of
the column had passed the parade
head point. And now, marching in
noiseless procession, Combat boots
hardly audible as they struck the
pavement: the companies of soldiers,
sailors and marines swung slowly
down the hill, 100 steps to the min
ute, and passed on down the Avenue
Behind a company of Negro
soldiers marched the gray-clad
Army Band, measuring its steps
only to the beat of two muff1ed
drums. the instruments at rest.
Three more groups of marching
men preceded the caiSSon bearing
Gen. Pershingis S caSket, their white
uniforms contrasting criSply with
the dark street. AS the flag -draped
funeral carriage passed the people
on the sidewalk stood with heads
bowed, only the hoofbeats of the
six gray horses breaking the still
ness
Black Horse Paws Ground.
Behind the caisSon, the black
horse with the empty saddle and
reversed boots in the stirrups-a
traditional part of the funeral of a
general-tossed his head and paved
the ground as though he wished the
old cavalry officer were holding the
reinS again
Cars bearing members of the off,
cial party brought up the rear of the
procession. moving slowly down the
street in low gear. 1t was approx
mately half hour after the start
of the parade that the last one of
them passed the Second street in
terSection. One minute later. a
shower began, and the crowd dis
persed rapidly.
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Continued From First Pagel

foot of the hill, the Army Ground
Forces Band stood in formation
throughout that hour of waiting.
Gen. Gay Gives Signal.
And then. promptly at lilo pm,
MAJ, Gen. Hobart R. Gay, COM
mander of the military district of
Washington. took his place at the
colmuns head behind an outridlng
police escort. AT a single shouted
command, they struck up the slow,
steady beat of onward Christian
Soldiers Slowly, like silent gray
glacier. the column began to space
out and creep down the hill.
At five minute intervals as the
parade got under way, groups of jet
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Army Medical Department
To Mark 173d Anniversary

The l73d anniversary of the Army
Medical Department will be cele-
brated July 27 with outings at the
Army Medical Center's recreation
grounds at Walter Reed Hospital
and at the hospitals convalescent
section at Forest Glen, Md.
More than 1000 persons, including
officers and enlisted personnel, their
families, and patients are expected
to attend. Medical Center officials
said.
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people of America-paid tribute to
Gen. John J. Pershing as his body
lay in state yesterday and today in
the Capitol Rotunda.
About 1000 of the number passed
by his bier this morning and 10000
filed before the casket yesterday.
Hundreds had stood in line behind
the east plaza of the Capitol for
hours before the doors were opened
at 9 m. today. Many of them were
among the disappointed thousands
turned away last night
One of the first arrivals at 5:45
am-was James N. Berry. 1914 Six
teenth street NE He said he was
fellow MiSsourian who knew Gen.
Pershing and was on an American
Legion committee that entertained
him in Kansas City % years ago.
World War l Hero Views Body.
Another to view the body was
Sergt. Michael Donaldson of New
York, holder of the Medal of Honor
and 81 other decorations from
World War I. He walked with a
cane and wore a patch over his right
eye.
Prior to the beginning OF the tu-
nearl procession, Sergt. Donaldson
spoke briefly with Gen. Eisenhower
and Gen Bradley, Army Chief OF
Staff.
Stretch Four Abreast.
Two hours after the p I'll e n
mourners began passing under the
great dome this morning, they
stretched four abreast for nearly a
block.
Just before the doors were opened
to the public, 80 foreign military at
taches including Anatoly Y. Gal
kovskv, of Russia, conducted brief,
private ceremonial.
Standing in three ranks before the
casket, they saluted the general.
Then the two senior attaches, Gen.
Isydor Madelski of Poland and Gen.
Maurice N. Mathonet Of France
stepped forward with Wre a t h
after which the group filed past the
caSket IN TWO lines.
Forrestal Pays Respects.
At 1890 am. Defense Secretary
Forrestal, escorted by David Lynn,
architect of the Capitol, paid his
respects to the old soldier.
Ten minutes later, police. esti-
mating the number who could pass
through before the doors were
closed at noon, cut the line. Despite
that about 1000 persons insisted on
remaining Among them were six
.persons who said they had flown
from Colorado for the funeral.
Near the front of the waiting line
was Arion Arion, slight, gray man
of 80, and a portrait painter living
at 702 Ninth street NV. Mr.. Arion
recalled how impressed he was with
Gen. Pershing when he saw him in
the New York victory parade of
1918.
Others waiting for a chance to file
through the huShed, gloomy rotunda,
where Gen. Pershing's body lay on a
black catafalque guarded by five
soldiers, were Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Temple of Trenton, N. J. A World
War I veteran. Mr.. Temple said they
had been waiting since $50 am.
having come to Washington to honor
the general.
Many Women in Line.
In the long line were many wom-
Ell. some with small children. Twenty
minutes before the doors opened one
mother tainted. Others in the
crowd gave her first aid and she and
her small son were led across the
Plaza by a policeman.
They began gathering early yes
terdav and they continued to as
semble throughout the long, scorch-
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Arlington Firemen to Meet

The Arlington Volunteer Fire De-
partment will meet at pm. Wednes-
day at No. Fire House, 104l South
Edgewood street. to discuss plans for
the State convention at Salem next
month.
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Berlin
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gan. There was no indicat ton OF
what subjects were discussed.
Cadogan began with a brief his
tory of the Soviet blockade, which
he said was becoming progressively
stricter."
The imposition of these restric-
TONS" he charged. constituted a
planned and insidious attempt to
harass the Western occupying pow
ers in the discharge Of their obli-
cations in Berlin and to whittle
away their rights as an occupying
power"
Reasons Termed Insult.
Russian reasons for the blockade,
the Briton said, are inconsistent
and an insult to the intelligence
of military officers" of the Western
armies.
On several occasions Mr.. Vishin-
sky drowned out Cadogan on the
public address system with heavy
fits of coughing and sneezng.
While the Western spokesmen out
lined their case against the block
ade, the Russians passed out copies
of a Soviet white paper to news
men.
The bound pamphlet was pub.
hshed by the Soviet Ministry Of For
eign Affairs. 1t gave texts of notes
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between the four governments on
the Berlin question, together with
the Warsaw declaration of the For
eign Ministers of eight Soviet bloc
states.
Cites New Soviet Order.
DR.. JeSsup told the Council:
AT the very moment in which
the Security Council is considering
the blockade, the Soviet authorities
have taken additional steps to
tighten it. They announced in Ber-
lin yesterday that, effective as of
yesterday, all vehicles coming out OF
the Soviet zone into Berlin must
enter through the Soviet sector.
I'm other words, as regards We
hicular traffic into the western Sec
tors of Berlin, a watertight block
ade has now been clamped about
the perimeter of the city"
Tine blockade, he said, mot only
exists. but is being intensified"
We are asking the Security
Council to remove the threat to the
peace, not to avoid discussion with
the Soviet government but to make
it possible to engage in discussions
free from duress," DR.. Jessup added
Mr.. Bramuglia adjourned. the
session at SIG pm. U1:19 am.
EST until 8 pm. Friday,
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Reds Tighten Blockade
ON Hiqhwoy Traffic

BERLIN, Oct. 10 (P.-The Rus
SLAMS, in another blockade tighten
ing move, announced today that all
highway traffic entering Berlin
from any point must pass through
the Soviet sector of the city.
There the Russians are subjecting
all vehicles to search for confisca-
ton of foodstuf1s and other con-
traband" articles destined for the
sealed-off Western sectors.
This meant that henceforth no
German motor traffic coming from
Potsdam or the southwest could
enter the city directly, via the
Amefican sector. at now must go
sarotInd the city and enter from
I the east. - So ~
Police officials said the orders were
necessary to stop an illicit" flow of
produce from Soviet zone farms into
Western Berlin. They declared fuel,
mac chine parts and manufactured
products also were being brought
through in this manner
Evening star., 1948-10-19
-Four Jops Get Prison Terms
For KiIIinq u. S. Prisoners

YOKOHAMA, Oct. 10 (P).-Three
officers of Japan's wartime navy and
q civilian were sentenced to prison
at hard labor today after conviction
for the deaths of American prisoners
Capt. Minoru Nomi was given a
life term for causing the deaths of
four Americans. He was charged
with permitting subordinates to kill
and decapitate them.
Three of the four were identified
In the trial as 1t. Robert F. Burgfe;
I'd 1t John D. Holbrook and Sergt
David H. Dorgan. Their home ad-
dresses were not given.
The United States 9th Army COM
mission sentenced Navy 1t. Akira
Suzuki. 1t. d. g. Yutaka Yokoyams
and Misayoshi Shinoki, civilian, tc
eight years at hard labor. They were
found guilty of killing an uniden-
titled American prisoner at Kodokan
Hainan Island, in 1945.
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ltion to our differences of political
opinion. We air them. We debate
them-freely. frankly and vigorous
ly. We make up our own minds and
vote the way we want to vote-and
millions of people all over the world
envy. us that privilege and pray for
the day when they can have that
freedom for themselves.
Gives Fullest Support.
But, while we wear the insignia
of different parties and debate about
them, there is one insignia we can
all wear. That is the red feather
of the Community Chests Of Amer
ica. The red feather is the symbol
Of neighborliness, of helpfulness, Of
lending a hand where lift Is need
ed. It Is a symbol that is above
differences and beyond debate. I
am happy to give my wholehearted
support to this cause"
At q unit report meeting at the
Hotel Washington yesterday, workers
in the Government unit reported a
total collection so far of $671, ,705 Or
more than A per cent of their
81 ,524,557 goal.
The report meeting credited S6,6o3
gifts to Government employees, out
of 9O,091 collected thus far in the
entire campaign. 1t was pointed out,
however, that the unit started its
solicitation well before the official
campaign opening october 7.
Yesterdays report brought the
| total for the campaign to 1855 ,242, or
1877 per cent of the goal.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
C. Gerard Davidson, chairman OF
the Government drive, said that a
considerably higher percentage OF
the quota has actually been collected
than the report figure indicates
since it only counts contributions
actually turned in at campaign
headquarters.
Six agencies reported individually
Evening star., 1948-10-19

Israel on any part Of the plan"
submitted by the U. N.
Mr.. Eban charged that Egyptian
forces moved into Southern Palestine
positions for the purpose Of cutting
off Israel from the Negeb." He said
Israeli conveys could have been
brought under the fire OF Egyptian
guns.
This might have been an excuse
for defensive action" Mr.. Eban said,
such as retaliatory attacks on
Egyptian conveys" But, he added,
Israel waited, perhaps naively," for
the u. N. to straighten out the issue.
DR.. Bunche last night, in an
emergency report to the Council,
said a serious breach of the truce
Is involved in the new Negeb out
break" He demanded prompt
Council intervention
ut would seem clear that the
military action of the last few days
has been on a scale which would
only be undertaken after consider
able preparation and could scarcely
be explained as simple retaliatory
action for an attack on a truck
convoy" the report said.
DR.. Bunche has suggested that
Arabs and Jews withdraw tor posi-
tions occupied before the new out
break, accept U. N. conditions cover
ing conveys in the fighting area, and
agree to negotiation through the
U. N. of such problems as return Of
Arab refugees to their homes. crop
harvesting, evacuation Of Jewish
settlements held by Egyptians and
the stationing Of U. N. observers in
the area.
U. N. Observers Barred.
DR.. Bunche told the Council 1t
Is becoming increasingly difncult for
U. N. observers to operate in the
Negeb Desert area.
Mr.. Eban then said Israel refused
to permit U. N. truce observers on
Israeli airfields until the U. N.
supervised all Arab airfields. The
Israelis had submitted a list Of 200
such Arab fields, some of which DR..
Bunche declared he had been un-
aDie to find on a map.
Mr.. Eban added that Israel could
not stop her supply by air Of the
Jewish settlements in the Negeb
until she received Egyptian assur-
ance that Israeli land conveys would
not be attacked.
Trans Jordan Asks to Attend.
Trans-Jordan has asked, for the
first time, to be represented in the
Assembly Political Committee here
when the Bernadotte recommended
tions are to be debated.
The Bernadotte report now is be-
fore the Political Committee. The
United States, Britain and France
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have announced support Of Count
Bernadotte's recommendations.
Faris el Khouri Of Syria told the
Council the Jews are trying to seize
the Negeb and use an "old trick
of trying to throw responsibilities
to the other side" He recalled
that the Jewish campaign in the
North already had seized Western
Galilee. where he said there is
not single Jew living"
The Egyptian representative said
the situation was a defiance of
the Security Council and a denial
Of the rights of the people living
IN the Negeb." He accused Mr..
Eban of trying to create the Gus
tomary smokescreen for aggression" 4"
Evening star., 1948-10-19
7ober Says ERP
Included Fund to
Pay Debt toU. S.
BY the Assoeioisd Press

FRENCH LICK, Ind, Oct. 19.-
Chairman Taber said yesterday the
House Appropriations Committee
had found such ridiculous items
in the European Recovery Program
las $2S8 100000 for foreign coun-
tries to pay of debts which they
owe to the United States"
Mr.. Taber added that they found
$500, ,000, 900 more for Coca Cola
picture books and such things"
This, so we were advised, was
for the reconstruction of Europe,
Mr.. Taber told the final session oi
the three-day annual meeting oi