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Evening star., 1948-11-02
Moses Presents Plan
For u. 5. Department
|0f Public Works

A plan to create a new Depart
ment of Public Works with cabinet
status and to include in 1t the pres
ent civil functions of the Army
Engineers Corps has been presented
to the Hoover Commission.
The proposal was made by one of
the commissions task forces" head
ed by Robert Moses, New-York park
commissioner.
The Moses proposal calls for the
new department to take over nearly
all Federal construction activities
now performed by a number of
agencies, and also to perform the
rivers. harbors and flood control
activities now under the direction
OF the Army Corps of Engineers.
Would Assign Army, Navy Officers.
Spokesman for the Hoover Com
mission, which Is studying the re-
organization Of the Government,
say that the plan at the same time
calls for the assignment of Army,
Navy and Air Force officers to the
proposed new department to aid in
its activities.
The spokesmen refused to specu-
late on whether the plan would be
approved by the commission, but
they pointed out that former Presi-
dent Hoover, the commission S
chairman, made somewhat similar
proposal to Congress when he was
in the White House.
II the commission does favor the
plan. 1t will be submitted to Con-
gress early next year along with
the commissions other recon-
mendations for Government reor-
ganization.
Opposition Expected.
It's expected that considerable op-
position may develop to the part
OF the plan which would take over
the civil functions of the Army en-
gineers. In the past, opponents of
such a plan have contended that
the civil function activities give
Army engineers fine practical train
ing for important military engi-
neering projects that they could get
In no other way.
Mr.. Moses is said by commission
spokesmen to feel that these actiVi-
ties by military engineers can con-
tinue under the new plan with their
assignment to the proposed new de-
partment. The New York park
commissioner also feels that the
new department is needed to CO.
ordinate flood and harbor control
work with reclamation and power
development projects. and that the
Army Engineers activities at pres
ent form only one part of the over
all program. ,...
Evening star., 1948-11-02
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area. Two persons were arrested.
: The Interior Ministry issued a
Jong report on the back-to-work
movement. 1t made clear that in
Ane northern basin, where two-thirds
Of the French coal is mined, only a
small proportion of the miners are
yet at work.
Previous violence, in which three
miners have been killed and many
strikers, troops and police wounded
has centered In the south.
At Oignies, strikers tried to recap
ttlre one pit from government forces
but were driven off. ,
Two Trains Derailed. .
The government charged that
saboteurs derailed two miners trains
as three columns of troops drove
into the last pits held by the Com
munist-led coal strikers in the Lens
area.
:'One train left the tracks near
valenciennes at the extreme east
ern end of the northern coal basin.
In this area, near the Belgian bor-
der, workers In two small mines
have continued to dig coal all
through the 29-day walkout.
Spikes had been pulled from the
Yails along IS feet of track.
The same thing occurred for the
Evening star., 1948-11-02
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. "A wom-
an who bills herself as Americas S
only woman candidate for President
spent IS out of her own pocket last
night to come to Philadelphia for a
last-hour appeal for votes.
Her candidate special" was bus
and her hall was Philadelphia
streets.
Agnes Waters, IS, carries her own
identification - cardboard placards
hanging front and back-and they
bear the announcement:
The Pistol Packin' Mama-Agnes
Waters, Only Woman Candidate for
Evening star., 1948-11-02

of Fort Stanton road Sc. Both
pleaded innocent.
The men were charged with keep
ing liquor without license and
with possessing untaxed liquor. Both
were arrested last Saturday at the
Nichols avenue address, after polica.
had made purchases with marked
money, it was reported. -
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Dewey
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tographers and again for the movies.
He. was patient throughout all the
posing and light changing.
Who did you vote for?"- a re-
porter asked as he emerged from
the voting booth the last time.
Well" MIR. Dewey said, Il know
Of two votes we got anyway"
Mrs. Dewey wore a black wool two
piece suit edged with Persian lamb
on the collar, while her husband was
natty in . gray ble-breasted
outfit.
The ceremonies completed, Coy.
Dewey returned to his 18TH
floor suite at the Roosevelt, and the
last. long wait for the election re-
turns will begin.
Mother With Candidate.
The Republican nominee believes
he will be elected President today.
But he viii not rest until he knows
he has been.
In addition to his wife, other
members of his family will be stand
ing by him during the hours Of
waiting. His mother. Mrs. George
M. Dewey. met him here yesterday
when he arrived by automobile from
his Duchess County farm. She came
by train from Owosso, Mich.
His sons, Tom, jr., Is, and John,
13, are to arrive this afternoon
from their school, Albany Academy,
where they have been given the day
of.
Gov. Dewey will receive the elec-
ton returns by radio and telephone
in his rooms.
In a 5-minute radio talk last
night the New York Governor called
on Americans to vote regardless Of
how you vote" and then to unite
behind their administration.
Stresses Privilege Of Vote.
"Over much of the world" Gov.
Dewey said, men and women have
been denied the right to vote. =
Every one of us, as citizens Of the
United States, will be the envy of
the earth as we freely choose the
kind of government we want.
Tomorrow we will register our
opinions according to the dictates
of conscience. The next day we will
close ranks and 60 forward, shoul-
der to shoulder, remembering that,
whether we are Democrats or Re-
publicans on election day, we are
good Americans every day"
Gov. Dewey said the issue of the
election is whether this Is to be a
strong, united Nation" There he
sounded the keynote of his 10000
mile campaign. Over and over
again since September 10 he has
said his first purpose is. to unity
America. Under President Truman,
Gov. Dewey has told the Nation,
America Is. not united.
IT believe with all my heart that
we Americans have made up our
minds we are going to have a strong,
united Nation-that we will meet
the challenge Of this time" he said
in his speech last night.
Promises Lasting Peace.
I'VE shall build a lasting peace
in the world, upon the rock Of JUS
tice and human decency. That,
above all other objectives, will be
our goal. We will not rest until we
have achieved it,"
The candidate referred briefly to
such campaign issues as conserva-
ton, social security and the prob
lem Of world peace. OF the latter,
he said:
Firmly, and patiently, with an
honest offer Of friendship to all ma
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Conodo Gets U. S. Fruit

MONTREAL, Nov. 2 P).-Fifty-
four freight cars carrying fresh
fruits and vegetables from the
United States arrived in Montreal
yesterday. The shipment marked
the first day of relaxation of Can.
ada's ban on Importation Of Amer.
ican produce.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Chest
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now, the Residential Unit effort
cannot possibly cover the contribu-
tions expected from the business
community, which make up more
than half Of the total campaign
quota of 81 ,566. 100, the campaign di-
rector declared.
The Residential Unit Is designed
to reach persons who have retired
from business. or women who have
independent incomes or otherwise
wish to participate in the drive. he
said. The house-to-house method
of solicitation is a lengthy process
and requires many more volunteers
than are necessary when keymen
are appointed within business firms
he pointed out. The whole cam
paign this year is based on the idea
of soliciting the gifts Of employees
at the source Of their incomes, he
said.
Payroll Deductions Curtailed.
Mr.. Keyes also deplored the fact
that more firms have not adopted
plans Of allowing their employees to
give to the Chest through Q payroll
deduction plan. '' * ''s-' = - -7' 'ss
;Out of more than. 17,00o business
houses solicited In the campaign last
year, only 1856 offered such q plan
for their personnel, he said. This
year the number Is even smaller.
Here again, the reasons given
against payroll deductions by EN-
ployers are that 1t takes too much
effort on the part Of their bookkeep-
ing departments. Employers also
fear any project that will result In
deductions in their employees take
home pay-even though the deduc-
tions In this case would be volun-
tary-because they think it will be
turned into ammunition for labor
unions in demanding wage hikes,
Mr.. Keyes said.
But the payroll deduction plan is
o sure guarantee Of increased gifts
for the Chest, he said.
Its as automatic as the fact that
two and two make four that q man
who can't afford to give S. at any
one time can spread a gift of $40
over the course of the year and
never miss it" he said.
Questions Delay.
Chest officials also are beginning
to get hot under the collar about
section chairmen in the two busi-
ness units who have not yet ar
ranged with executives for solicita-
ton Of employees within their firms.
In the campaign so far. the two
units have trailed behind the cam.
paign average at every report meet
ing, and the two-week extension an
hounced by General Chairman
Chauncey G. Parker last Friday was
to q large extent, caused by this
slowness.
There isn't any reason in the
world why this job should take Sc
long" Mr.. Keyes said. THE work has
been broken down into such small
units that 1t could be done in a hur-
ry, If they would only get at it. Most
Of the section chairmen In the busi-
ness units have maximum Of four
or five executives to see and get
things set up. For the life Of me,
can't see why that should take
eight weeks"
Meanwhile, an optimistic report
was made by z. Cortlandt Parker
chairman of the Special Gifts Unit
who said he hoped his group would
reach IS per cent Of their quota by
tomorrow.
Last Friday, the unit reported
reaching "a per cent of its quota.
Mr.. Parker said 43 more business
firms have increased their campaign
contributions above last years levels
Evening star., 1948-11-02
X DAIRY sEc1Ioh

Here, too, Is the last word In present.
day>seif-service. Wholesome dairy products
-. milk -. butter eggs cheese.
>. All displayed In self-service refrigef-s
ased tiers 20 help you make your pick.
And quality Is foremost when FOOD FAIR
buyers select dairy products for your
table.
Evening star., 1948-11-02
Urges Democratic Votes.

Speaking slowly and softly, he
paid tribute to Senator Barkley, who
had introduced him from Paducah,
KY. He departed to some extent
from the tradition that final wind
up speeches should. deal only with
the duty Of citizens to vote. The
President appealed directly for sup
port Of his own party as "the party
Of the people" He called the Re-
publican Party the party Of, privi-
lege."
Evening star., 1948-11-02
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to be. back in Washington Friday.
One Of the most strenuous CAM
paigns ever undertaken by a Presi-
dent seeking another term came to
a quiet end last night when Mr..
Truman, in . Nationwide radio
broadcast. not only urged people
to 60 to the polls, but frankly ap-
pealed for Democratic votes.
His running mate, Senator Bark
ley OF Kentucky, also addressed the
radio audience and talked more Of
Mr.. Truman than he did Of his own
bid for the vice presidency.
He hailed the President as the
man who has brought strength to
our economy. expansion and per-
manence to our influence and hope
to, hopeless men and women
throughout the world"
Faced Great Tasks.
"No man called suddenly to the
presidency of this Nation ever faced
great task" Senator Barkley de-
clared. Search the history books
and tell me whether any of them
or all of them combined were con-
fronted with anything approaching
the great questions that confronted
the successor of Franklin D. Roose-
velt."
Mr.. Truman sat at a cloth covered
table near a grandfather clock and
a green tile fireplace In the glow of
two electric lights fashioned after
old-time kerosene lamps.
Il have told you the truth as God
has given me the wisdom to see the
TRUTH" he said to the vast audience
throughout the country. Go to the
polls tomorrow and vote your con-
victions, your hopes and your faith
your faith in the future of a Ma
tion that under God can lead the
world to freedom and peace"
Referring to his far-reaching CAM
paign travels, the President re-
marked:
Maybe you would like to know
why made this fight for the
people. I will try to tell you. It
Is a matter Of the things I believe
in.
Evening star., 1948-11-02

Ye-Youn And the more delicate garden.fresh
delectabes handled for just you would at home
p.eksd seodnss: IN the latest refrigerated produce
you; Come see for yourself and select the
choicest the markets afford In luscious fruits and
q your dnger.tips
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Guests at luncheon
For Mrs. Truman

Mrs. Charles F. Brannan, wife of
the Secretary OF Agriculture, was
hostess at luncheon yesterday enter
tanning in honor of Mrs. Truman.
The party was given at the Carlton
and luncheon was served in the
Carlton room. The long table was
decorated with clusters of yellow
and white crysanthemums and In
the center talisman roses were used
with the chrysanthemums.
Mrs. Tom Clark, Mrs. Jesse M.
Donaldson and Mrs. Julius A. Krug
were cabinet hostesses present and
from the Supreme Court circle came
Mrs. Wiley Rutledge. Nine. Bonnet
represented hostesses in the diplo-
matte group.
The guests also included Mrs
Kenneth c. Royal, Mrs. John L.
Sullivan, Mrs. w. Stuart Symington,
Mrs. Robert A. Lovett, Mrs Albert
J. Loveland, Mrs. Matthew ]. Con-
nelly, Mrs. Clark NJ Clifford, Mrs.
Charles S. Murphy, Mrs. Donald S.
Dawson, Mrs. Louis H. Renfrow
Mrs. Herbert T. Edwards, Mrs. Leslie
Biffle, Mrs. Fred M. Morrison, Mrs.
Walter H. Maloney. Mrs. Arthur
Clarendon Smith, Mrs. Duane B.
Wilson, Mrs. Jackson Davis, Mrs.
B. Baxton Jones and Mrs. George
E. McCaddon and Mrs. Maurice j.
Devine of Denver.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Tob Hindu Dancer
To Visit Rama Raus

Uday Shankar, the famed Hindu
artist and ballet dancer known as
the ambassador of Indian culture,
is coming to Washington. He and
his wife, Amala. who is also famous
in her own right, and their small
son will be the guests of the Indian
Ambassador and Lady Rama Rau
from December to the 9th.
The Director of the Indian Infor-
nation Service and Mrs. F. M. De-
Mello have issued invitations to q
cocktail party in their honor on the
day of their arrival. A 6-to-8 affair,
it will be given in their home on
Edmunds street.
The Ambassador has also sent
out invitations to the showing of
the film, "Kalpana" in the De-
partment of Interior auditorium the
night of the 9th. The film written,
produced and directed by Shankar,
| features both the dancer and his wife
in the leading roles. Filled with
dancing from beginning to end, the
movie tells the story OF young
mans struggle to build a great in
stitute of culture for his country.
This dream actually came true
in 1910 when Shankar inaugurated
the All-India Cultural Center in
Almora.
India's foremost dancer, who has
toured this country before with his
ballet company, will make a per-
sonal appearance at the showing
of the film,
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Sorority Ne1Vs

Merriman Smith, author Of
Thank You, Mr.. President" and
THE President is Many Men," will
be guest speaker at benefit din
ner to be given by the Washington
City Chi Omega Alumnae at $50
pm. tomorrow at the Fairfax Hotel.
Proceeds will be used to purchase
Christmas gifts for the youngsters
at the Children's Country Home.
Miss Geraldine Stowen will be
toastmistress and Miss Ruth Rose
velt is handling dinner reservations.
Other members of the committee
include Mrs. Thomas Huff. Mrs.
Warren Gee and Mrs. Edward
Sackett.
A benefit bridge party will be
given by the Washington Alumnae
of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority at 8 pm.
Saturday at Abingdon Hall, in the
Abingdon Apartments, Alexandria.
All proceeds from the party will
be used for the sorority's convention
fund, to enable the alumnae chap
ter to send delegates to the national
convention, to be held at French
Lick, Ind, next July.
Mrs. George E. Waesche and Mrs.
Gerald Stephenson are in charge
of reservations.
Delta Kappa Gamma, honor edu-
cation society, will hold a Christ.
mas party following a meeting at
$50 pm. tomorrow at the YWCA.
Mrs. Lillian Brousseau will present
a group of boys and girls from
Kramer Junior High School in a
program of Christmas music and
Miss Gertrude Niemeyer will give
a Yuletide monologue.
Evening star., 1948-12-01

Miss Mary Eileen Aitken, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Robert Andrew Aitken
of Bartlesville, Okla, became the
bride yesterday of Mr.. Clifford v.
Sparrow, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sparrow of this city. The Rev. DR..
Edward G. Latch officiated at the
ceremony in the Metropolitan Me-
mortal Methodist Church, and a
wedding breakfast followed in the
Chinese room and ballroom of the
Mayfower Hotel.
The bride was given in marriage
by Mr.. Edward Costigan and at
tended by Mrs. Donald U. Sparrow
as matron of honor, Miss Sarah
Phillips as maid of honor, and by
Mrs. Douglas Berry and Mrs. Ber-
nard Riston. Barbara Constantine
was flower girl.
Mr.. Donald U. Sparrow was best
man for his brother and the Messrs,
Bernard Riston, Alfred Smith and
George Tolan, jr., were ushers.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Mrs. Dim Is Host
T0CatbedraI G0nb

Thirty visiting Virginia chairmen
of the National Cathedral Associa-
ton were entertained by Mrs. Angus
Dun yesterday at a buffet luncheon
at the Bishops House, Washington
Cathedral close.
Later in the afternoon, after visit
ing the cathedral and attending the
evensong service. the chairmen
were the tea guests Of Mrs. John
Wallace Suter in the deans apart
ments at the College of Preachers.
Assisting Mrs. Dun at the lunch
con were Mrs. James M Barnes,
Mrs. Montgomery Blair. Mrs. Ed
ward r. Finkenstaedt, Mrs. John
Clifford Folger, Mrs. Robert White
law Wilson, Mrs. J. Blaise De Sibour.
Mrs. Dwight Davis, Mrs. Paul e.
Shorb and Mrs. Merritt Williams.
Members Of the Washington Ma.
tional Cathedral Association Com.
mittee assisted Mrs. Dun and Mrs.
Suter in welcoming the out-of.town
committee chairmen, who were
headed by Mrs. Frank s. Johns Of
Richmond, State chairman.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Cbabmam-Seiler
ENGAGEMENT old

Mrs. William Day Chapman of
Silvis, ILL.,, has announced the en-
gagement of. her daughter, Elizabeth
Ann, to Mr.. James William Seller.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Ferris
Seller of this city.
The bride-elect Is the daughter of
the late DR.. w. D. Chapman and is
q graduate of Augustana College.
During the war she served as a
lieutenant in the Women's Reserve
of the U. S. Navy when she was
stationed in the ONCE of Censorship
in Washington. She is now with the
District of Columbia Board of Ed
ucation.
Mr.. Seller is research director for
the National Broadcasting Company
in Washington. He was graduated
from George Washington Univer-
sity and is a lieutenant commander
in the USNR, having served in in
telligence assignments in Central
and South America during the war.
Evening star., 1948-12-01

emma Wnen MIS-. FoItlcS > ulotiiei.
Nine. Lucien Basset, and her sister,
Georgette, who live with the Pottles
now, were still in Shanghai.
The present Chinese Ambassador
and Nine. Koo, and Nine. SEE, wife
of a former Ambassador, who are
old friends, were among those in
vited to yesterdays party. Then
there were the Ecuadorean Ambas-
sador and Sonora de Dillon, the
former Ambassador, Capt. Colon
Eloy Alfaro; the Marine Corps Com
mandant and Mrs. Clifton B. Gates,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. A. c. Wede-
meyer Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Wallace
Graham, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Rich
ard M. Cults, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Robert Briscoe, the first and
second secretaries of the Spanish
Embassy, Senor Don Gaspar SAM y
Tovar and Senor Don Jaime de
Pinies, Col. and Mrs. M. Robert
Guggenheim, Mr.. and Mrs. Constan-
tine Stackelberg, Mrs. Randolph
Huntington Miner, Miss Cornelia
Bowie, Mr.. Ralph McBane and Mr..
David Parker.
The hostess and her sisters wore
gowns that were almost identical
Both had black velvet skirts, Mrs
Pottle's being worn with a pale
pink Chinese silk brocade blouse,
Mile. Basset's with a peacock blue.
Their mother, too, wore black, her
taffeta gown designed with a square
neckline which had a tiny cluster
of ermine tails at one side.
Little Cabinet Present
At Gen. and Mrs. Robinson's party
at Fort McNair, were a number OF
guests from the Little Cabinet circle
numerous top Government officials
many from, the Army and Navy, and
a few from residential society. The
hostess wore an attractive black
crepe gown and a purple orchid
corsage.
The guest list included such prom
tnent names as the Secretary of the
Army and Mrs. Kenneth Royal
the Assistant Secretary and Mrs
Gordon Gray. the Undersecretary o1
the Navy and Mrs. w. John Ken
ney, the Assistant Secretary anc
Mrs. John Nicholas Brown, and the
Assistant Secretary of State ano
Mrs. Charles E. Saltzman, Gen. ano
Mrs. j. Lawton Collins. 1t. Gen
and Mrs. Raymond A. Wheeler, 1t
Gen. Leroy Lutes, 1t. Gen. Henry
s. Aurand, Maj. Gen. and Mrs
Raymond w. Bliss. Maj. Gen. ano
Mrs. Edmond H. Leavey, Maj. Gen
and Mrs. Robert Eichelberger, Maj
Gen. and Mrs. David McCoach, Maj
Gen. and Mrs. Philip B. Fleming
the Director Of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. and Mrs. Henry T
Bodman, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H
Tompkins, Mr.. and Mrs. James Man.
gum and Mr.. Lyle A. Brookover.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Mrs. Ward Hostess

Mrs. Dorothy Lee Ward enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday in
honor of Lady Rama Rau, wife of
the Indian Ambassador. The party
was given at the Sulgrave Club and
her other guests included Nine.
Nehru, wife of the Indian Minister;
Mrs. Harry Grant Meem. Mrs.
George c. Thorpe, Mrs. William 8.
Culbertson, Mrs. John Allan Dough-
erty, Mrs. Robert E. Freer, Mrs. M.
Robert Guggenheim, Mrs. McCeney
Werlich, Mrs. Roy st. Lewis, Mrs.
James M. Souby, Mrs. Vladimir Ry-
bar and Mrs. John Boyd Stanley,
niece of the hostess.
Place cards at the table we're pic
ture cards brought back from Italy
by the hostess. some of the pictures
taken by her during her visit there.
Evening star., 1948-12-01

Miss Dorothy Evelyn Secrest,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dods Secrest of Cottage City, Md,
and MIR. Raymond William Wright.
jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wright OF
Wheeling, w. Va, were married last
evening at 8 o'clock. The Rev. DR..
Edward L. r. Elson ofhciated in the
National Presbyterian Church and
a reception followed at the Admiral
Club.
Mr.. Secrest gave his daughter in
marriage and she was attended by
Mrs. Barbara Phelps Secrest as
matron of honor. Her other attend
ants were Mrs. J. H. Fleck, Miss
Helen Sellers and Miss Ruby Heggie.
Mr.. Emory Wright was best man for
his brother and the ushers were
Messrs B. Frank Reppert, James
Sheriff., John P. Secrest' and Willis
Gault.
The couple will go to Knoxville,
Tenn, Asheyille, N. c., and Wheel
ing on their wedding trip.