davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1948-06-12
.Hurrimun Meets Sforzu
In 45-Minute Talk
By the Associated Press

ROME. June 12.-America' row.
ing ERP ambassador, w. Averell
Hartman, talked with Italy's top
officials yesterday. He arrived here
for a three-day visit.
Accompanied by Ambassador
James c. Dunn, Mr.. Hartman first
called on Foreign Minister Carlo
Sforza, with whom he talked As
minutes. Foreign Office quarters
said unofficially the exchange was
lin an atmosphere of keen optimism
over the future of Italy and Europe -
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Employer Will Give
Married Employees
Anniversaries Off
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, June 12.-Max
Sherover, married 40 years, says
each of his $500 employees can
have a day off to celebrate his
or her wedding anniversary.
Mr.. Sherover, president of
Linguaphone Institute of Amer
lea, said: "A wedding ami
versary should be holiday for a
married couple"
I'm these days when every
body hears about divorces, I
want to do my mite to play up
the sanctity of marriage" he
said.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Reds Link Gen. Smith
To War |nstigators'
By the Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, June 12.-The Literary
Gazette asserted today that Anne
lean Ambassador Walter B. Smith
is a member of a military clique
which has taken over the State
Department.
| In a full-page spread WHICH in
cluded four articles, the Gazette
attacked war instigators, among
whom it named Secretary OF State
| Marshall.
1T is now difficult in the United
States to know where the State
Department begins and the genera
staff leaves off," one article said.
The Gazette also compared Gen
George C. Kenney, chief of Amer
ica's Strategic Air Force, to the latt
Field Marshal Hermann Goerins
and said, The American Govern
ment answers for the offensive
speeches Of Kenney."
In a speech May 7 at Bangor, Me,
Gen. Kenney said "the Communists
will start Operation America as
soon as they feel that they can wir
in conflict against Us"
He said that if America "gets into
trouble again" the enemv will come
over by air from the European
Asiatic land mass over the Great
Circle courses"
Evening star., 1948-06-12
FOUND

BUNCH OF AUTO KEYS on chain near
Smithsonian Inst Apply business counter,
The EVENING STAR, l1th and Penna.
ave NV.
PoLICE PUP, male. Telephone RA. 1888.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Stassen Follows
Dewey Into South
By the Assoc;o,ed Press

ATLANTA. June 12.-Harold E
Stassen made quick preconven-
ton swing into the South yesterday,
predicted again he would win the
Republican presidential nomination
on the ninth ballot and advocated
'gradualism" in civil rights.
Gov. Dewey of New York returned
to his home yesterday after a SINH
lar Southern campaign trip.
Taking no chances on the issue
that sent the traditionally Demo-
cratic South into revolt against
President Truman, Mr.. Stassen said
civil rights should be handled by
State action but with Federal in
SiStence on results"
He said he favored State action
first on legislation against poll
tax and lynching, better educa-
tional facilities for all and improved
health opportunities. Under health
Mr.. Stassen Jumped housing and
better living conditions.
He made his comments at "a news
conference before hasty visit to
his Southern campaign headquar-
tiers here.
Mr.. Stassen then remarked that
FEPC, plank in President Tru-
mans civil rights program that has
aroused particular wrath in the
South, should be educational at
this time"
I'VE could not pass and put into
effect the FEPC law as it was pre-
sented two years ago." Mr.. Stassen
declared.
PAWLING, N Y, June II (P.-
Gov. Dewey said last night he thinks
the sentiment of the South is NOV
ing as rapidly toward the Repub-
lican Party as the sentiment in the
North"
The aspirant for the Republican
presidential nomination MADE the
statement in a radio interview on
his return here from his Southern
campaign trip.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-18

The convention will be held al
the DuSable Community Cen
ter. 49th and Wabash.
Saturday morning YPA dele
gates will be addressed by
Charles p Howard, keynoter of
the Progressive Party national
convention, and on Sunday
morning by John Gojack, ma
tional Vice-chairman of YPA and
international vice president of
the United Electrical, Radio &
Machine Workers of America
The Saturday afternoon SEES
sion, which will open with sing
ing, will end at $50 pm. At Z
pm, the delegates will form a
line of march outside the Du-
Sable Community Center and
parade by torchlight through the
South Side community urging
repeal of the draft and an end to
Jim Crow in the armed forces
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-18

ton couldn't be extended be
yond the 10000 city employees.
He said he would like to see it
include semi autonomous agen-
cies, like the Chicago Housing
Authority (Which has an inter
racial policy and the Mayors
Commission on Human Rela-
tons (Which believes in the Con-
stitution). Both outfits are
Red" according to Dubois.
Before the Council sent the
resolution to committee. Mayor
Kennedy got into the act, too.
He said he thinks the resolution
ought to call on the state gov
eminent to cooperate by chasing
the Red out of the Red. White,
and Blue at the State House at
Springfield.
AS far as the resolution goes,
Kennelly's all for it.
In that he differs with a lot
of Chicagoans, it seems. For ex-
ample, Zal Garfield, county di-
rector of the Progressive Party.
Referring to Burmeister' wild
account of how the Communists
are out to paint the town Red,
Garfield cracked:
He forgot the dangerous pos
sibility that the Communists
might also release the monkeys
from the Lincoln Park Zoo. But
so many of the purge minded
politicians in City Hall are act
ing like monkeys that l guess
our supply would be equalized
Garfield, who called on "all
Chicagoans'' to fight the reso-
luton" remarked acidly that it
would start searches for Alger
Hiss Jr. in our sanitation depart
ment."
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-18

But DR. Mayer said that there
could be no doubt of the outcome
of such fighting.
"Our people went to Palestine
to live there and to die there"
he said. we can't be chased
away"
DR.. Mayer was in Chicago to
raise funds for the National
Committee for Labor Palestine.
the us. hacker of Histadrut, the
Arab-Jewish labor federation in
Palestine He is medical director
of Histadrut's sick fund. Kuuat
Holm.
Many Arabs desire an Israeli
victory, DR.. Mayer contended,
because of the improved stand
ard of living whicl the Jews
have brought to the Holy Land.
In support of his statement, he
pointed out that the infant NOR
tality rate among PaIestinian
Arabs has dropped from the 24O
per thousand level of 25 years
ago-before large-scale Jewish
immigration to the 100 per
thousand level of the present
day. This rate will drop still
further in the near future. he
predicted.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-18

after Mayor Kennedy had
gone to great pains to an
nounce that there'd be no
political assaults in Chicago
A group of young toughs
threw stones and tomatoes at
speakers who were protesting
against the state electoral board 5
action in barring the new party
from the state ballot.
Some $50 people were listen
ing to the speeches in an open
lot near 55th and Ingleside when
the OutburSt of violence Oc-
eUrred.
Il personally saw Blair hand
a bag of tomatoes to some one
in the crowd. who began throw
ing them at the speakers" Mrs.
Leone Phillips. 1916 Madison
Park. secretary of the 5th ward
Progressive Party. declared.
Mrs. Meredith Sheehan, 1900
E. 55th. and her child were in
jared by stones. They were
treated at their home by a
doctor
The arrest warrant. signed by
Mrs. Phillips and Mrs Janet
Wolfe. $3.50 Harper. charged
Blair with having been an ac-
cessory to the assault
Violence broke out AT another
Progressive rally during the
week
Rod HoImgreu. radio common
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-18
Vote noncompliance

NEW YORK-(FP)-A policy
of noncompliance with the Taft
Hartley act was overwhelmingly
Endorsed, 36,297 to 6,055, by the
members of the United Office &
Professional Workers (CIO) in
a nationwide poll, the union an
nounced here.
The results were greeted by
union leaders as a blow against
company unionism and against
those employers who raise the
false issue of compliance in Or
der to divide and weaken the
unions fight for increased pay
and security for its members"
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-18

Given a little encourage
ment, they might even join
the liberal citizens of the 44th
Ward who are trying to over
throw Burmeister)
In the City Council, Bur
meister painted a lurid picture
of what those wild-eyed Com
munists are trying to do to Chi
cago.
It's illegal. It's awful! It's
radical!
Burmeister didn't disclose the
source of his information, but he
says that the Communists are
trying to infiltrate the city gov
eminent.
They're raising their heads in
the bureau of bridges. They're
flowing into the water system.
They're utilizing the public
utilities. Chats why the city S
in the RedD
And do you know why? Bur
melSIeT OOeS.
1T would be easy" he says,
for a few men well organized
under the guidance of the Com
munist Party to paralyze util-
tiles, isolate the Loop by throw
ing up the bridges, then destroy
ing it."
But Chicago's citizens need not
fear Burmeister, like the US.
Cavalry, is riding to the rescue!
He has proposed resolution,
now under consideration by the
City Council rules committee,
which would require all officials
and employees of the city-both
elected and appointed - to sign
affidavits swearing that they are
not and never will be members
of the Communist Party (ya
gotta be teller, too.
Lest his fellow aldermen
should doubt the need for such
a measure, B urm Ster re
assured them. He said that the
American Legion, which has
been devoting its mighty ener-
gies to trying to kick a gentle,
middleaged woman teacher at
Sem High-Miss Emily Noack
out of the school system, has
placed its OK on his proposal.
But that wasn't enough to
satisfy Aid. Reginald Dubois
(9th), who thinks thst Congress
man Rankin is piker on white
supremacy"
Dubois asked why the resoIu-
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-18
Jewish leader soys Israeli
will fight for full freedom

There will be further war
fare" in Palestine unless full
recognition is granted to Israel,
it is admitted to the United Ma
tons, and th> arms embargo is
lifted, DR.. Joseph Mayer, chair
man of the Israeli Emergency
Medical Council, declared this
week.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-18
I'm the
Readers
Interest

The ILLINOIS STANDARD
is intended 10 further the
best interests Of the peo-
pie of Illinois. As oondi-
tions permit, it will be in
creased in size in order
10 give its reoders wider
news ooverooe q n d q
oreoter voriety of feo-
lures. An important foe
tor in the success of this
prooron is advertising
income. II is, therefore,
IN THE READERS INTER
EST TO potronize STAND
ARD advertisers. so thot
they will be encouraged
10 continue TO potronize
the STANDARD.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-18
Register today!

All three major political
parties this week Speeded
up their drives to register
ma ximum of Illinois
voters in time for the cru
cial Nov. 2 election. Eli
gible citizens can register
in room 3O8 at the City
Hall from 9 am. to 4:30
pm. Mondays through Fri
days, and from 8 am. to
IL noon on Saturdays
through Oct. 4. On Oct. 5,
the last day, precinct poll
ing places will be opened
for One-day neighbOrhOOd
registration.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-18

tator. was speaking on behalf of
the new party at street meet
ing in Washington Square when
some hOOdlumS on the edge of
the crowd began throwing eggs.
None hit HOlmsren.
The crowd, amounting to about
800 persons, turned OH the hood
lumS and ran them out of the
park,
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-18
TorehIight parade planned
for state YPA convention

Youth from campuses and in
duStrial centers all over the
state will gather in Chicago this
weekend for the first annual con
vention of the Illinois branch of
Young Progressives of America
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-18
Accuse Dem precinct captain
in assault on Progressives

Marceline Blair, Democratic captain in the 9th pre-
cnct 9Th ward this week named in police
plant as the mob of hoodums who attempted to
break up Progressive Party street meeting by violence
second outbreak of violence also reported soon
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-18
Aid. Bvrmeister seeks probe for
red toint in city employees

Everybodys trying to get into the act.
Now it's Aid. John c. Burmeister (44th a fat-ca
Republican who lives Lake Shore dr.
Burmeister has discovered = the Red Menace
The Reds he says, are trying overthrow the Loop
Evening star., 1948-05-11

Elizabeth during her visit to Paris
this week are reported under French
police study today.
A British spokesman described
the reports as highly improbable.
He said rumors the Irgun zvai
Leumi extremists might make an
attempt against the princess seem
to spring from the assumption that
Paris is the headquarters for the
activity of this gang"
French police say security agents
Evening star., 1948-05-11
Lido Club Plans Dance

The Lido Civic Club will hold a
dance dedicated to Italian-Amer-
ican graduates Of Georgetown,
George Washington, American and
Catholic Universities at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-05-11

will maintain q close guard over
Elizabeth and Prince Philip during
their four-day sojurn in the French
capital. They are due here Friday.
Evening star., 1948-05-11
90 Diplomas Presented
|by Lewis Hotel School

Ninety men and women from 28
States, the District, Canada and
Hawaii were presented with diplomas
in hotel management at the Lewis
Hotel Training School commence
ment exercises last night in the
MayfioWer Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-05-11
Plot Against Elizabeth
Is Rumored in Paris
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, May 11.-Published ru-
mors of a Jewish underground plot
to assassinate or kidnap Princess
Evening star., 1948-05-11

Miss Catherine Anne Simko and
Raymond Wilkinson Of the Home
Study School, received diplomas for
completion Of correspondence courses.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Mrs. Joseph A. Petty Dies
Al Home in kensinqion

Mrs. Teresa A. Petty, SO, lifelong
resident of the Washington area
died yesterday at the home of hel
daughter, Mrs Ralph Moore Berry
Kensington, Md, after long illness
She had been living with her daugh-
ter for 10 years.
Mrs. Petty was born in Washing
ton, the daughter of Eugene King
and Elizabeth Williams Stewart
She attended schools here.
Survivors are her husband, Joseph
A. Petty. Washington real estate
man; two sons, Milburn Petty, 6905
Fifth street NV, Washington news
paper correspondent; Kent Petty,
Bethesda, an inspector for the Mont
gomery County engineers Office; a
sister, Mrs. H. B. Boyd, Washington; ;
two brothers, William w. Stewart,
Washington, and George w. Stewart,
New York, and six grandchildren.
Requiem mass will be offered at
10 am. Thursday at the Blessed
Sacrament Church. Chevy Chase
Circle, with burial in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Services in Vermont Set
For Mrs. R. J. Randolph

Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie
Lincoln Randolph, u, grand
daughter of President Lincoln. will
be held at 2 pm. tomorrow in Man.
chester, Vt. Mrs. Randolph. daugh-
ter of Robert Todd Lincoln, died
Sunday in a hospital at Bennington,
VT.
She was the wife of Robert ].
Randolph, retired electrical en-
gineer. The family home is at 1908
N street NV, but Mrs. Randolph
had been living about two years at
the family summer estate, Hildene.
in Manchester, VT. HeS father was
Robert Todd Lincoln.
Besides Mr.. Randolph. she is sur
vived by a son, Robert Lincoln Beck
with, 6315 Ridgewood avenue, Chevy
Chase, Md, who now is in Man.
chester; a daughter, Miss Mary Lin
coin Beckwith, who had been living
with her mother at Hildene, and
nephew, Lincoln Isham. of New
York
Evening star., 1948-01-06
DR.. Buschmeyer Favors
Proposed Church Mercer

Dr. Fred S. Buschmeyer. pastor OF
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, last night declared the pro-
posed Congregational Christian and
Evangelical and Reformed Church
merger provided the church an op-
portunity to demonstrate it was
ready organizationally to meet pres
ent day needs for united action.
Speaking before a laymen's meet
ing in First Congregational Church
DR.. Buschmeyer said official action
probably will be taken on the ques-
ton of submitting the merger pro-
posal at the meeting of the Con-
gregational General Council in June
at Oberlin, Ohio.
DR.. Buschmeyer, chairman of the
Executive Committee of the denom-
nations General Council, said the
proposed union would unite approx
imately 100000 members in about
5000 churches. There are 10 Con-
gregational and four Evangelical
and Reformed churches in the
Washington area with approximate
ly 5000 members.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Mrs. Woodbury. Blair
Rites al St. JOHN

Funeral services for Mrs. Wood.
bury Blair, IS, whose father was
Mayor of Washington during the
Civil War. will be held at 2::30 pm
/ tomorrow at st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Sixteenth and H streets
INV. Burial will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Mrs. Blair died yesterday at her
home, 1907 New Hampshire avenue
NV, after a three-week illness.
She was the former Emily Neville
Wallach, whose father, Richard
Wallach, succeeded James G. Ber-
Irett as Mayor of Washington in
1861. She also was the niece of
w. D. Wallach, second owner of
The Star.
She was the widow of Woodbury.
Blair, prominent lawyer and busi-
nessman and son of Montgomery
Blair, Postmaster General in Lin
coins cabinet. Mr.. Blair died in
1888.
Surviving Mrs. Blair are these
Washington area relatives: Capt.
Edward A. Mitchell, U. S. NJ; Will
liam R. Merriam and John Han
cock Merriam, jr.,. nephews; Mrs.
Hope Burrage, niece: Mrs. E. Tay-
lor Chewing. jr.. grandniece: Ed
ward a Mitchell, jr., grandnephew.
and number of relatives living
elsewhere.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Mrs. Ernest Lee Dies
After Long Illness

| Mrs. Florence K. Lee, 60, who had
worked in behalf of crippled chill
dren for the last II years. died yes
terday in Doctors Hospital after a
long illness. She lived at 2809 Ches-
terfield place NV.
She was the wife of Ernest G. Lee
co-owner of the Lee funeral home.
In 1887 Mrs. Lee was supreme
queen of the Daughters of the Nile,
the national organization for women
interested in Shrine hopitals. In
this capacity, she travelled through
out the United States visiting Grip
pied children in hospitals and find
ing homes for them.
She was born in New York and
came to Washington as a child.
She attended Jefferson School and
the old Business High School.
She was a past high priestess of
the Ladies Oriental Shrine; past
matron of Washington Centennial
Chapter No. rs of the Order of the
Eastern Star, and a past queen of
Samla Temple. No. 81. of the Daugh-
ters of the Nile.
Besides her husband, she leaves a
son, J. William Lee, 224 Williams
burg drive. Silver Spring. a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Marian Lee Buchanan of
the Chesterfield place address, and
two brothers, Albert Rouse, Silver
Spring, and Charles P. Rouse of the
Chesterfield place address.
Also surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. Ida Mae Vipond, Mrs. Oliver E.
Foulk and Mrs. George j. Schoene-
man, all of Silver Spring.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Thursday at the Lee funeral
home, Fourth street and Massa-
chusetts avenue NE. Burial will be
in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Services for Mrs. Harrison
Will Be Held Tomorrow
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Funeral
services for Mrs Benjamin Harrison,
widow of the 23d President, will be
held at 2 pm. tomorrow at the
Church of the Heavenly Rest, with
Dr.. Henry Darlington officiating.
On Thursday, a second service will
be held in Christ Church, Indianap-
oils, followed by private burial in
Crown Hill Cemetery. indianapolis
The Right Rev. Richard A. Kirch-
hotter, Episcopal Bishop of In
dianapolis, will officiate at the serv-
ices there.
Mrs. Harrison died here yester-
day after an illness of several weeks.
She was SO years old.
She was President Harrison's Sec
ond wife, marrying him in 1896.
three years after he left the EXecu-
tive Mansion. She is survived by
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. James Blaine Walker of
New York City, and their two chill
dren, Benjamin Harrison Walker,
a student at Harvard Law School,
and Miss Jane Harrison Walker,
student at Bryn MaWr College.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
DIR. H. B. Riffenburgh Dies;
Taught Chemistry al VPI
BY the Assoeioted Pres,

BLACKSBURG, Va, Jan. e.-Dr
Harry B. Riffenburgh, 56, associate
chemistry professor at Virgins
Polytechnic Institute, died yesterday
at his home here.
Funeral services will be held al
Sherwood Abbey in Roanoke at !;
pm. tomorrow.
DR.. Riffenburgh, who received his
doctor of philosophy degree from
American University, joined the VPI
faculty in 1923 as an assistant pro-
fessor of chemical engineering In
the years he had lived here, he had
taken an active part in community
affairs. He also helped establish the
Blue Ridge section of the American
Chemical Society and for one term
served as chairman.
( He is survived by his widow, his
mother and three sons.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
1n Mrntnrtaitt

BROWN, BETTY ALLEN. tribute oi
love to the memory Of our daughter sistsi
and eodchild, BETTY ALLEN BROWN
who passed away two years ago today
January b, 1915.
face. that is ever before US,
A voice we cannot forget
A smile that will last forever,
In memory we see, her YET,
MOTHER. CLARA ALLEN; BROTHERS
MOTHER, DOROTHY HICKS.
BURGESS, ARTHUR T. tribute OF
love and devotion to the memory Of my
dear husband, ARTHUR T. BURGESS
who passed away six years ago today
January 8, 1912.
Six years ago you left me, dear,
To Join the happy land
And dwell amongst immortals
In that celestial land.
Some day l know will meet you
In that land so bright and fair,
For Jesus, my Saviour, invites me
This beautiful home to share
DEVOTED WIFE. ANNA B. BURGESS.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Sculptor, 78, Despondent
In Oil Shortage, Hangs Self
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 6-Herman
Steinn.etz, 78, architectural sculptor
was found hanged Sunday in his
home and a son said yesterday he
believed his father had taken. his
life in dependency over lack OF
heating ola shipment of which
arrived shortly after the body was
found.
: Arthur G. Steinmetz, the son, said
his father had made at least 80 tele-
phone calls since Christmas in his
efforts to get enough oil to warm
the home.
HE became so depressed about
the situation that something inside
must have snapped" the son said.
Mr.. Steinmetz was founder and
former president of the Modelers
and Sculptors OF America, affiliated
with the AFL Plasterers Union
Until 1929 he headed the Studio of
Architectural Sculptors in Chicago.
Buildings on which he had done
architectural sculpture included Chi
cago's Wrigley Building, the Missouri
State Capitol. the Indianapolis Ath-
letic Stadium and the Denver Post
Office.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Robert Leonard, 50, Dies.
Broadway Comedian
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Robert
Leonard, SO, a comedian long known
to playgoers in London and New
York, died yesterday of heart
ailment.
Mr.. Leonard had appeared in four
of the Potash and Perlmutter"
comedies in London and in other
plays there. Among Broadway
shows in which he acted were Fifty
Million Frenchmen, wonder Boy"
Red, Hot and Blue" and Cafe
Crown He had toured as the
Jewish father in "Abies Irish Rose"
and as the Italian father in Golden
Boy"
Mr.. Leonard was a native of
Poland. The widow and two chill
dren Marilyn and Roy, survive.