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Evening star., 1948-07-12
Woman, 100, Who Saw Lee
On Day of Surrender, Dies Here

there was little to eat because
troops Of both sides were fighting
nearby, and demanded food" they
said.
After the war she married Frank
Nash, and they settled down on a
small farm he owned at Lawrence
vile. The couple had five children
In 1903 Mr.. Nash died, and the
widow and her children moved tc
Washington.
In 1907. she married Elijah Wood
He died in 1882
"She remembers Washington when
the station located where Union
Station is now was called the little
depot" her family said. "She also
spoke of seeing McKinley's inaugu-
ration, and several others"
Funeral services will be held at
St. Johns Church. Other arrange
ments have not been completed.
Surviving are four daughters
Mrs. Beatrice Lane, of the Morton
street address; Mrs. Lizzie Shorter
Of 1887 Fifth street NV; Mrs
Della Long and Mrs. Bessie Will
liams, of 2227 Georgia avenue NV.
one son, Henry Nash, of New York
20 grandchildren, 10 great grand
children and four great
grandchildren,
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Paris Police Drive Strikers
From Government Offices
By the Assoeioisd Press

PARIS. July IL. - Police expelled
strikers from several Offices of the
Ministry of Finance last night and
this morning while 100000 other
government employees waited word
from their labor bosses on whether
to strike.
Lines Of government workers
formed outside official bureaus watt
ing Sor copies of the new wage scales
that Premier Robert Schuman Is
going to offer his governments civt1
servants in an effort to hault the
threatened strike.
So far $4,000 employees Of the
Finance Ministry have actually quit
work. If the offer of about $100. .000,-
900 in salary increases Is not accept
ed the union will call a strike to-
morrow.
Mr.. Schuman's cabinet will meet
tonight to discuss the plan to in
crease salaries for 1900 different
classes of employees.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Britain Holds Up Subsidy
For Trans. Jordan Leqion
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, July IA Foreign
Office spokesman said today Britain
has Temporarily help up ia ST.
10000 payment to Trans-Jordan for
financing King Abdullah's Arab
Legion.
An authoritative British source
said the object was to compel Alb
dullah to accept the United Nations
call for extension of the Palestine
truce
The Foreign Office spokesman said
the reason was the obscure situa-
ton in Palestine"
The payment was an installment
due on an S8,000,0OO a year subsidy
which Britain pays to Adbullah to
maintain and equip the best-trained
Arab army in the Middle East. Pay
ment of the subsidy is required of
Britain under the terms of an
Anglo -Trans-Jordan treaty.
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin
has said that Britain's commitments
to the United Nations transcend her
treaty commitments to the Arab
States
Evening star., 1948-07-12
County Charter Government
Is Goal of Walter F. MuI|iqon
Retired GPO Worker
Now Finds More
Time for Civic Duty
By ChorIes A. MeAIeer

II Walter F. Mulligan has any
thing to do about it. Prince Georges
County will get a charter system OF
government.
That is one of the things the
president of the Prince Georges
County Civic Federation hopes to
promote now that he has more
time for civic affairs.
Retired two weeks ago after As
wears as an electrician at the Gov
ernment Printing Office, Mr.. Multi
gan decided to start campaigning
for a charter government similar to
the system sought in Montgomery
County.
He also hopes to organize inde-
pendent voters of the county.
Independent in Politics.
TN neither a Democrat nor a
Republican" Mr.. Mulligan asserts.
When I first came to the county
IS years ago, I knew nothing about
politics so l registered as an inde-
pendent I've never had any rea-
son to change"
Mr. Mulligan, who will be 70 next
February, always has been civic
minded Besides heading the county
civic federation for the past II
years, he has been a president at
one time or another of the county
Chamber OF Commerce, the Inter-
federation Council of Citizens As
sociations and the Berwyn Parent
Teacher Association.
General Hospital and also of the
county Community Chest.
Mr.. Mulligan is vice president of
the Federal Electrical Workers
Evening star., 1948-07-12
November Trial Set
For 4 Men Indicted
Under Lobbying Act

Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws ir
District Court today tentatively sci
November Is as the. trial date fol
four men and two associations in
dicted by the District grand jury or
charges OF violating the Fedora
Lobbying Act.
The jurist took this action this
morning after the accused pleaded
not guilty.
The defendants are:
James E. Mcdonald, Texas Com
missioner of Agriculture; Ton
Linder, Georgia Commissioner o1
Agriculture; Robert M. Harriss
senior partner in the cotton bro.
kerage firm of Harriss & Vose, New
York; Ralph w. Moore, 1920 Fuller
street NV, secretary of the Ma.
tional Farm Committee; the Ma
tional Farm Committee and the
Farm Commissioners Council.
The indictment charges the indi.
vidual defendants with conspiracy tt
violate the Lobbying Act.
When the group was indicted June
Is Attorney General Clark declared
they were accused of conspiracy to
lobby for higher commodity prices
without registering with Congress.
The Lobbying Act subjects vio-
lator to penalties as high as two
years imprisonment or $4,000 OF
both, as we'll as prohibiting vio-
lator from lobbying activity or giving
testimony before congressional COM
mittees for three years.
The indictment charges that Mr.
Linder, Mr.. Mcdonald and others
organized the Farm Commissioners
Council to influence legislation by
Congress.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Voticon-Like' State
For Jews Suggested
By Arab Leader
BY the Assoeioted Press

CAIRO, July 12.-Abdel Rah-
man Azzam Pasha, secretary
general of the Arab League,
proposed last night that the.
world consider setting up a
symbolic state like Vatican City
to represent its 100000 Jews.
Declaring 1t is obviously i'm
possible to get the worlds r.
100000 Jews into one country Of
their own, Azzam Pasha said a
state such as the Vatican would
meet their religious fanati-
cism" without exposing them to
a divided loyalty-and result
ing anti-Semitism-in the
countries where they live.
Asked whether the Arabs
would agree to such a state
being set up in Palestine. he
said that is another question.
Then he added: Il do not care
where it is because 1t would
have no national aspirations
and no aggressive intentions
against other countries"
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Reuther Directs Pay Talks
For First Time Since Attack
By the Associoied Press

DETROIT, July IL. President
Walter Reuther of the CIO United
Auto Workers took a seat today
among union negotiators in wage
talks with the Ford Motor Co., with
the avowed intention of staying
until it is over"
The UAW president who was shot
by an unknown assailant April 20
thus took over as active head o1
the union group representing no..
600 Ford workers in contract nego-
tiations with company officials
under John S. Bugas. vice president
in charge of industrial relations.
Mr.. Reuther has been under al
most constant. medical attention
since the shooting at his home
One arm was almost severed by .
shotgun blast.
At the resumption of the Ford
negotiations. the UAW called for a
strike vote by Ford locals.
A strike vote at this time, how
ever, would be generally regarded as
a tactical move on the unions part
Negotiations have been going on
since June Is. Ford has offered an
II to IA cents an hour pay increase
and the union has demanded the
equivalent of % cents.
Evening star., 1948-07-12

A 100-year-old woman who often
told her family that she saw Gen.
Lee the day he surrendered at Ap-
pomatox Court House died early to-
day at her home, 724 Morton street
NV, after an illness of less than a
week.
She was Mrs. Pinkie Wood, who
was born to parents who were slaves
on a Lawrenceville (Va) farm.
Active until her last brief illness,
she spent her time reading her
Bible and knitting clothing for her
children. Until last year, she at
tended St. Johns Baptist Church
1907 Fifth street NV. Then, it
was decided by her family, the
crowds were too exciting for her
Her pastor, the Rev. w. H. Brown
and few members of the congrega-
ton, visited her each Sunday for
a brief devotional period, however
they said.
Mrs. Wood told her family she
was visiting near the little country
court house when Lee surrendered
his battered army to Gen. Grant
She often spoke of seeing Gen
Lee, and what a fine figure of a
man he was" her family recalled
She also remembered days when
Evening star., 1948-07-12
BY the Associated Press

BY the Assoeiofsd Press
PHILADELPHIA, July 12.-For.
mer Senator Joseph F. Guffey ol
Pennsylvania, an old hand at Demo.
cratic conventions, said yesterday
television and radio are making
party gatherings more business
like"
"Ihey can be cut down to three
days instead Of five" he commented
Mr.. Guffey is here for his 1ltf
Democratic convention but only his
second as a delegate.
Il was too busy rounding up dele.
gates at the other ones to be dele
gate myself" he explained.
The first convention he attended
was in 1908 in Denver, Colo. II
nominated William Jennings Bryan
as the Democratic standard bearer
Mr.. Guffey was there with his uncle
Col. J. M. Guffey, who proceeded him
as a top figure in Pennsylvania
Democratic politics.
From then on Il have never miss
ed a convention" Mr.. Guffey con-
tinued.
He was one OF the first to back
the late Franklin D. Roosevelt ir
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Forgive Foes Of Truman,
Missouri Democrats Told
ey the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, July 12.-Dem-
ocrats from President Trumans
home State of Missouri were urged
yesterday to forgive the rebels who
wanted some one else for President
Act kindly toward Them Ma
tional Committeeman John j.
Nangle of st. Louis suggested.
Let's let those people come back
graciously. Let them know we
want them in our party because we
need them all"
Mr.. Nangle spoke at caucus of
the Missouri delegation, which
elected Gov. Phil M. Donnelly chair
man. He will formally present Mr..
Truman's name to the convention
Wednesday.
At least one Missouri delegate,
James A. Davis of Jefferson City,
advocates a strong civil rights plat
form plank backing President Tru-
mans stand. Mr.. Davis Is secretary
of the State CIO Council.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
2 ssTHE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c.
Mother Loses Suit
For GI Insurance 10
Remarked Widow

Claims of a remarked widow of
ayeteran to proceeds of his National
Service Life Insurance policy can
coaae ahead of those of his mother,
tfia United States Court of Appeals
ruled today.
IFhe tribunal upheld a District
Coart decision which reached this
reSnlt.
The appeals court declared:
sCourt dispense with technicalities
tdrarry out a soldiers intention to
change the beneficiary of his life
insurance policy. The intention and
al act done for the purpose of ac-
cdnplishing it are enough"
: Beneficiary Changed.
Mrs. Louise w. Citron, of San
Francisco, is the widow of 1t. Roo.
ert I. Rosenschein, killed In an air
plane crash in July, 1913. The vet
erans mother. Mrs. Adelaide N
Rosenschein, of New York was
riamed beneficiary in the policy
when he was single. In February,
1913. he married and filled out a
War Department form which named
hfs wife beneficiary, but did not
rsfer expressly to any particular
policy or benefits. Today's decision,
written by Associate Justice Henry
VI Edgerton, pointed out the Army
ikftended this form for another
purpose, but it was often used for
issignating a life insurance bene-
hciary.
Case Heard Without Jury.
Chief Justice Harold M. Stephens
AID Associate Justice Bennett
Champ Clark Joined in the opinion.
The court observed the widow was
not barred from benefits under the
policy because the notice did not
reach the Veterans Administrator
until after the veterans death.
Attorney Warren E. Miller repre-
sented the widow. The mother
sought to get the veterans life in
surance money and the case was
heard in District Court without
iurv
Evening star., 1948-07-12

1882 and later was elected to the
Senate, where he served two terms
He lost a bid for a third term in
1916 to Senator Martin, Republican
Less active in Democratic politics
in recent years, Mr.. Guffey came to
the 1948 convention after recovering
recently from a long siege Of pneu-
nlonia at his Washington home.
This is the first time I have
been out" he told a reporter.
The former Senator carried q
cane, something he said he never
used before unless to keep some
delegate in line"
Mr.. Guffey recalled that he has
been backing President Truman fol
the nomination since two weeks
after he succeeded President Roose-
velt in 1945.
Truman is a lot stronger than
a lot of people think he is and he
is going to be elected in November
in my judgment" Mr.. Guffey de-
clared.
Mr.. Guffey said Republicans are
going to find that Gov Dewey. the
G. o. P. nominee, "lacks strength
and appeal"
Evening star., 1948-07-12
'WaIkout Faction Wins
Control Of Alabama Group
By the Associofed Press

PHILADELPHIA, July 12-The
walkout faction won control of Ala
bama's 26-vote delegation to the
Democratic convention at a hot eau
Gus here today. This group has said
it would walk out of the conven-
ton If President Truman is nomi-
mated, or. if civil rights plank
which does not coincide with their
views in adopted.
Handy Ellis Of Columbiana was
named delegation chairman, 13
to IL. as, n79ao 3n +* g.
The margin Of victory resulted
froma ruling by Marion Rushton,
national committeeman, that only
delegates were eligible to vote in the
caucus.
George Wallace Of Clayton. an
antiwalkout alternate, thus was no
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Judith Quentin Derby
And Dr.. Ames to Wed
BY the Associated Press


! NEW YORK, Jdyf l2~.The en-
egaeement . ntes Of Miss judith souentin
Derby, granddaughter of President
Theodore Roosevelt, to Dr.. Adelbert
Ames, Sd, was announced yesterday
Miss Derby, a graduate OF st
Timothy's School, Catonsville, Md.
is employed by the United Nations
Her mother is the former Miss
Ethel Roosevelt. Through her
father, she is connected with the
Alden and other New England
families.
DR.. Ames is on the staff of the
Presbyterian Hospital here. He
served as a captain in the Army
Medical Corps and is a graduate OF
the Harvard Medical School. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert
Ames, Jr, of Hanover, N. H.
The wedding will take place al
Oyster Bay in the autumn.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Correspondent Hunts
Truman Aide in Vain,
Finds He's Next Door
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, July 12.-
There are a lot of hideaways in
a convention city for the use of
political bigwigs. as one of
Washington's top flight CORE
spondents found out. He spent
hours Sunday searching hotels
for an emissary of President
Truman, who had been re-
ported here.
At a late hour. he finally gave
it up for the night only to be
informed on the quiet the next
morning that the Truman man
had quarters in suite x on an
upper floor of the Drake Hotel.
What was that room num-
ber?" the correspondent gasped.
why, that is right next to my
own ROOM"
Evening star., 1948-07-12
.178 Miners Counsel
Oppose State Effort
To Move Riot Trial
BY the Asseeietsd Press

| GRUNDY, Va. July l2.-Success
by the State in its effort to obtain
change in venue in the trial OF
178 miners indicted under Virginia &
antilynch law would destroy self
government in Virginia, counsel for
the miners declared today.
In a sharply-worded brief filed
with the Buchanan County Circuit
Court, defense attorneys added:
whenever the Governor of Vir-
ginia undertakes, by use of troops,
to police a county of locality, he
thereby declares q cold war upon
that county or community and
causes that county or community
to lose all respect for the Common
wealth, and himself creates con-
dition of anarchy"
Attorney General j. Lindsay Al
mond, jr., designated by Gov. Tuck
to take personal charge of the
prosecution of the miners, sought a
change of venue as the trial began
today. In making his request to the
court, Mr.. Almond charged that the
highly organized condition of the
United Mine Workers affecting
every avenue of the political, eco
nomic and industrial life of
Buchanan County have so
initiated against the Commonwealth
as to preclude a fair and impartial
trial in the county"
A Buchanan County grand jury
last April indicted the 178 miners
under the antilynch statute as the
result of an attack on 10 persons at
the nonunion strip mining operation
of r. I. Gillian. Mr.. Gillian was
injured in the assault.
Circuit Judge Frank w. Smith said
he would hear contentious of the
defense opposing a change of venue
today.
Evening star., 1948-07-12

Union, Local 121; member of the
board of trustees of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers Benefit Association, men,
ber of the board of management
for the county YMCA and a life
member of the B. B. French Lodge
No. IS, Masons.
Won Star Trophy.
Besides all this, he is an amateur
ornithologist, being an associate
member of the American Ornitholo-
gists Union. He holds permits from
the Federal Government, Maryland
and Virginia to collect birds and
nest eggs.
Mr.. Mulligan was cited for his
civic achievements in 1910 when the
Civic Federation presented him with
The Evening Star Trophy for out
standing public service
Evening star., 1948-07-12
|Television Making Conventions 3 Young Men Sought
More BusinessIke, Guffey Says In Series Of Attacks
Robberies on Streets

| Three men believed to have com.
mitted q series Of street robberies
Saturday night were sought by
police today.
Police said they were told BY
Charles w. Fowkes. ais North
Washington street, Alexandria, that
he was attacked on Independence
avenue near Fourteenth street S.W.
He was robbed of $1.30, he said.
Another report came from Harvey
p. Cutsinger. Of 1249 New York
avenue NV. He said $40 was taken
from him in the 800 block of New
York avenue NV.
Ray Moore. colored, Of 456 Della
ware avenue S.W., lost So to three
thugs at First and d streets S.W.
He received q cut on the forehead.
Howard Whalen. colored. of 36ll
Eleventh street NV, said he was
robbed of some small change at
independence avenue and Canal
street S.W.
Descriptions Are Similar.
The assailants in each case were
described by the victims as being
young colored men.
In another street assault, two men
took SAT from Henry s. Kuhns, %,
of 800 Vernon place NV. The at
tack occurred in the 500 block OF G
street NV, Mr.. Kuhns said.
Meanwhile, thieves whose clothes
show traces of pie filings were
| sought.
Thieves on Pie-Throwinx Spree.
Martin Hemmerich, owner of a
bakery at 2339 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, told police his establishment
was entered sometime Saturday
night by intruders who went on
pie-throwing binge. The contents
of 40 pies were splattered about the
place, he said. Employees worked
for two hours to clean the last REM
nants Of pastry off the walls. he
said.
A cash box containing SIS was
taken, he added.
A refreshment stand operated by
the Washington Society for the Blind
at the Chevy Chase Circle bus term
inal was broken into Saturday night,
police were told. Merchandise
valued at $47 and 500 in cash was
taken.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Two B. & O. Freight Cars
DeruiIed at Guithersburo

Two Baltimore & Ohio freight
cars jumped the track today while
a freight was being shifted at Gath
ersburg, Md.
Railroad officials said the cars,
which were filled with wheat. be-
came uncoupled and one fell on its
side. No wheat was spilled, how
ever, and no one was injured. The
officials said traffic on the line was
, not INTERRUPTED. ,..... ..,g
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Goodyear Raise Accepted

AKRON, Ohio, July IL LP.-An
11-cent hourly pay increase has
been accepted by CIO United Auto
Workers employed by the Goodyear
Aircraft Corp, with new one-year
contract incorporating the raise
to be signed today. The agreement
approved yesterday by unionists
also provides a three-week vacation
for employees with IS or more years
seniority.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
PhiIodeIphion Executed
For Killing of Woman
By the Associofed Press


BELLEFONTE, Pa, July IA
4s-year-old Philadelphia Negro died
in the electric chair at Rockvieu
prison today for the "scared-to-
death" killing of Ella Virgins.
Grant Holley was convicted OF
shooting the 27-year-old woman tc
death in a taproom July 4, 1916. His
attorneys contended Holley was
drunk and did not mean to kill the
woman.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Jop Dies in Boiling Spring

TOKYO, July II P).-Yasuko Ia
kahashi. 81. who was walking along
road in the hot springs village OF
Onikubi, felt the earth give way be-
meath him and dropped to his death
in a boiling underground spring.
The village is 200 miles north of
Tokyo.
Evening star., 1948-07-12

permitted to cast the vote Which
would have brought a 1913 tie.
Senator Hill, choice for chairman
of the antiwalkout faction, was not
placed in nomination.
Mr.. Rushtor's ruling on Mr.. Wal
lace brought 4 spirited debate but
he ruled he could not seat an alter
nate until the delegation had been
organized.
Attorney General A. A. Car
michael member OF the antiwalkout
group, protested Mr.. Rushtons rul-
ing.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Rochester Educator Dies

ROCHESTER, N. Y, July II (P)
It. Richard Long. Sc, assistant pro-
fessor of mathematics and assistant
to the dean of the University O.
Rochester Mems College, died yes.
terday. He was born in Cayuga.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
sunny and rather humid with high
est temperature about SO this after
noon. Fair with lowest tonight
about 70 degrees. Tomorrow. partly
cloudy, warm and humid. Gentle
southerly winds.
sMaryland-Generally fair and
rather warm and humid tonight ano
tomorrow.
eVirginia-Partly cloudy and rather
warm and humid tonight and tomor-
row with few scattered showers in
southwest portion.
Wind velocity, IL miles per hour
direction, south-southeast.
River Report.
Omitted States EnglneerD
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferr!
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear a
EarperS Ferry
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Tokyo Residents Jam Trains

TOKYO, July - GA million
Tokyo residents jammed trains yes
terday, making their last trips into
the countryside before a 255 per
cent increase in fares July l8. Most
went to buy food; some. to visit va
cation spots. Tokyo theaters were
deserted.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
HiEh and Low FOR yesterday.

High and Low FOR yesterday.
High, 81, at Ago pm.
Low. IS, at 5:45 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. e5 on June "a.
Lowest, on January 26.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1948-07-12

FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodstlc Survey.D
Evening star., 1948-07-12
The Sun and Mool
Preriuitatien, ,

Monthly precipitation in inches In tn
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Hovre de Grace Entries
FOR TUESDAY.
ey the Associated Press

Weather Clear. Track Fast.
rRsT RACE-Plrse, $4,000; claiming
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1948-11-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Curry are
the arrival of a baby
boy born recently. Mother and baby
are doing fine.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1948-11-06
Young Vet A Wall
Street Business Wizard

CHICAGO - Modern Midas is 81
year-old Dunbar McLaurin, Negro
vet who is featured in December
Ebony as an excl who amassed
nearly million dollars in the few
years since his discharge from the
army at the end of World War III.
Holder of a Phi. ID. in economics,
McLaurin is the head of the Far
Eastern Trade Association and OPP
crates offices in New York, Manila,
Shangai and Hong Kong. A native
of Oklahoma, when he was discharg-
ed as lieutenant in Manila he went
into the used car business. selling
army surplus jeeps. known there
as Honest Mac-The Poor Mans
Friend" he cleared $1S,O00.O0 in his
first deal and has been in the busi-
ness ever since.
McLaurin's sales manager is
white and works with him in his
New York office just off Fifth Ave-
nue. which has a staff of five. His
staff of Filipino workers in the Pa
cific boasts 400 workers and week
~ payroll of $22.0OO.OO.