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'MissSfabIer,9
u. 5. Careerist

Miss Elsie Brooks Stabler, 81
a member Of an old Montgomery
County family who in recent
years had lived at the Bellevue
Hotel, died at Garfield Memorial
Hospital this morning.
She was a daughter of the late
John and Alice Bentley Stabler
and was born in their home near
Brookeville, May Is, 1868.
As a young woman she entered
the Government with the inten-
ton of making professional
career of such work-a relatively
unusual decision for a girl in
those days.
Miss Stabler was in the Stats
tical Division of the United
States Forestry Service for a
long while. Previously she had
been in charge of the telephone
switchboard at the Capitol and
was known "by her voice" to
Senators. Representatives, cabi-
net members and Presidents.
Her collection of autographs
OF famous persons was notable
for its variety. Miss Stabler also
made a hobby of foreign travel.
Her charities we're numerous.
She was an Episcopalian.
Surviving relatives are her
sisters, Mrs. George P. Sprague
OF Lexington. KY. and Mrs. Sey-
mour P. Thomas of Berkeley.
Calf, and many nieces and
nephewS.
The funeral will be private,
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Mrs. St. Louis, 46,
Holder of Award

Mrs. Mary st. Louis, who re-
ceived the Navy's highest civilian
award in 1851, died while at
work Wednesday at the Navy
Department. She was 46.
Mrs. St. Louis was head of
the schools equipment and serv-
ices section of the training liai-
son branch of the Bureau of
Ships. She was in charge of
the procurement. installation
and replacement on nonelec-
tronic equipment at Navy train
ing schools throughout the world.
In 1851 Mrs. st. Louis was
awarded the Distinguished CT
william Service Award by the
Secretary of the Navy Kimball.
She had won the Meritorious
Civilian Service Award in 1949.
Mrs. St. Louis was born in
Racine, Wis, and came to work
for the Bureau of Ships in 1871.
She lived at 2122 Massachu-
sets avenue NV. and was a
parishoner of the st. Matthews
Catholic Church.
She is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Matilda Maurice of Ra-
cine Funeral services and
burial will take place in Racine.
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Mrs. E. J. Kelly,
Widow of Muyor

PALM SPRINGS, Calf, April
% tP.-Mrs. Margaret Kelly
81, widow of former Mayor Ed
ward J. Kelly of Chicago, died
today. Hospitalized for three
weeks, Mrs. Kelly had been suf-
fering from an abdominal all
rnent.
Mrs. Kelly came here in Febru-
airy, staying at a hotel.
DR.. Milton Ports said Mrs.
Kelly was suffering from alb
dominal cancer, but the imme-
date cause of death was pneu-
monia. She underwent several
operations in Chicago last year
The Kellys formerly had a
winter home here, but Mrs. Kelly
sold it last year. The former
Mayor died in Chicago in Octo-
Der, 1850.
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james T. Nee orthy Dies;
Ex-Heud of Hiberniuns

James T. Mccarthy. former
president of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians and an active sup
porter of Irish independence.
died yesterday at his home, 1865
Northampton street NV. He
was 70.
Mr.. Mccarthy was president
of the Hibernians from 1891
until 1884. He also was presi-
dent of American Association for
Recognition of Irish Republicans
in 1920.
An insurance and real estate
man. Mr.. Mccarthy had been
in partial retirement since be-
coming i'll several years ago.
He was born in Abbeyfeale,
County Limerick, Ireland. He
often told the story of how he
came to America in 1908, lin a
rather sudden manner"
Left Bike and Sailed
He told friends that while he
was on a bicycle tour of Ireland
he came to a seaport town and
saw an ocean liner loading pas
sengers bound for America. He
left his bike, went aboard and
sailed away. He didn't go home
for six years.
On his arrival in Washington
Mr.. Mccarthy was dismayed to
find his homeland represented
automatically only at the Brit
ish Embassy. He assumed the
duty of trying to see that other
arrangements could be made.
It was with much pride that
when the first United States rec
ignition of Fire came in the
1920s. the first Minister to this
country set up his Offices in a
building owned by Mr.. Mccarthy
at Connecticut and Florida ave-
nues w.
Mr.. Mccarthy was an ardent
amateur photographer. He took
many pictures during his travels
through the Orient and Europe
and these pictures often were
displayed at lectures for charity
organizations.
Some of his pictures taken in
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}. B. Byrnes,
Engineer

Services for Joseph B. Byrnes
Sc. of 1890 Chevy Chase boule-
ward. Chevy Chase, Md, who died
at home on Wednesday, will be
at $50 am. tomorrow.
Requiem mass will be said in
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Burial will be in st. Rose Gene
terry. Montgomery County.
Mr.. Byrnes was a structural
engineer. He had several Gov
eminent posts here, including one
with the Federal Civil Defense
Administration. During the
atomic tests in Nevada two years
ago. he was one of the first to
enter the blasted building. He
helped design the structures.
Mr.. Byrnes also designed con-
crete ships for the Maritime
Commission and worked on the
designs of several schools while
he was a District employee.
He had been i'll for several
months. Mr.. Byrnes was en-
ployed by a private firm since last
August. when he chose to retire
from Government service rather
than move to Battle Creek, Mich,
with Civil Defense headquarters.
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Anuruinu

DAVIDSON, WILLIAM z. There will be
an unyelling Of a memorial to the
late WILLIAM 2. DAVIDSON on Sum
Gay April "a. 1855. at IL noon, at
tnt B,nsi israel Cemetery. Oxon Hill.
Nd Friends and relatives invited.
GOLDSTEIN. MORRIS An unveillng in
memory Of the late MORRIS GOLD
STEIN will be held on Sunday. April
"a 1885. at ! pm, al the Beth Sho-
lom Cemetery Cars Will be leaving
the Beth Sholom SYNAGOGUE at IL
noon Relatives and friends invited
In event Of rain the unveilinG will be
held on Sunday May
SCHWARTZ. LOUIS. An unwilling Of
monument to the memory of
our father and husband. LOUIS
sCHwARTz. viii be held on Sunday
ALril a, 1865. at > pm. al the
Friendship Lodge Section OF Mount
Lebanon Cemetery. Riggs I'd extended.
Friends and relatives are lnviteG to
attend. THE FAMILY. a
SHAPIRO, DAVID. An unveiling in
memory of the late DAVID SHAPIRO.
beloved husband of Mrs. Fannie Shapiro
and father Of Mrs, Fay Rubin, will take
place on Sunday. April ~, 1855. at .
pm, at the Beth Sholom Cemetery.
Cars leaving from los Urell pl. ne.
near Hawaii ave. and list St, at 1880
m Ralafiyas and friends fuyitad
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R. Russell Smith,
Transport Expert

R. Russell Smith, retired
transportation specialist with
the General Accounting Office
died today at Emergency Hos
pital after an illness of six
years. He was 81.
Mr.. Smith was the husband
of Alice r. Smith, superintendent
of the Child Welfare Division
of the District Department of
Public Welfare. He lived at
1920 Thirty eighth street NV,
Mr.. Smith came to Washing
ton IA years ago from his home
in Indianapolis. His illness
caused him to leave his job last
October. His retirement be-
came effective April l of this
year.
Besides his widow, he is sur
vived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur D. Smith of In
dianapolis.
Friends may call after 6 pm.
today and until 4 pm. tomorrow
at Gawler's Chapel, 1850 Penn
sylvania avenue NV. Burial
will be in indianapolis.
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Japan were used by the United
States Navy during World War
II in its study of enemy emplace-
mentS.
Soon after becoming estab-
lished in business here Mr.. Nc
earthly met and married Mae
McSherry. who Is from County
Leitrim, ireland.
Besides his widow he is sur
vived by two sons and three
daughters. They are: Mrs. Louis
j Boland and Miss Sheila Marie
Mccarthy. both Of the home adj
dress: Mrs. Thomas B. Flynn of
TAI Northampton drive, Silver
Spring, Md; DR.. Nor James Nc
Carthy of 1905 Chevy Chase
boulevard. Chevy Chase, Md;
Sean Mccarthy of the home ad-
dress.
Services will be held at $50
am. Monday at the residence
and at 10 am. at the Shrine of
the Blessed Sacrament. Western
avenue and Quesada street NV.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery,
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Gated the officials would prepare
suggested agenda for the later
meeting. West German repre-
sentatives will be associated with
the discussions whenever Ger
man questions are examined" he
added.
Soviet Foreign Minister v. M.
Molotov proposed the Big Four
meeting April 10 after conclusion
of his talks with Chancellor JUL
iuS Raab. After those talks in
Moscow, he and Mr.. Raab an
nounced Russia had agreed to
end the 10-year occupation of
Austria while Mr.. Raab had
pledged that his government
never would join a military alli-
ance with a foreign power or al
low foreign military bases on
Austrian soil.
Might Meet by End of May
Big Three diplomats were
hopeful that the Russians would
accept their proposal for the
preliminary Vienna meeting.
They said If such negotiations
went well. the foreign ministers
should be able to meet by the
end of May in the Austrian
capital to sign the treaty.
Mr.. Molotov had proposed
that the foreign ministers meet
lin the nearest future"
The job of the Big Four and
Austrian representatives in
Vienna. as Allied officials see it
here, would be to:
/. Bring the 1949 draft Aus
TRAN treaty up to date because
some of its provisions have be-
come obsolete.
2. Detail the new arrange
ments arrived at between Aus
duction of Russia's reparations
tria and Russia concerning re-
claims.
8. Formulate a Horsepower
declaration to guarantee the flu
ture territorial integrity and
military neutrality of an indie
pendent Austria after the treaty
is signed.
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try. the sect problem must be
solved. No government can
stand long when such independ-
ent bands with armies, laws and
tax systems control one-thlrd of
the country. The sects must be
wiped out by violence or politics.
France and the United States
now are trying politics-each In
the way it understands best.
The United States is working
to use aid funds to get the sect
soldiers back on the farms.
The United States and France
would allow the sect leaders titu-
lar government jobs where they
can subside in respectable but
uninf1uential position.
The French, who are more
skilled at Oriental intrigue, talk
of greasing the way by providing
the sect leaders some kind of
Oriental income" In other
words, a payoff.
Constant rumors say some I'M
derling Frenchmen don't want
to solve the sect problem at all,
but are plotting to use the
groups to bring down the Diem
government.
This accusation does not ex-
tend to Gen. Ely or his imme-
date aids. But in Indo-China,
official policy sometimes is re-
versed by the men who are as
signed to carry it out. This is
a booby-trap which the United
States is watching as it tries to
get Premier Diem home ahead
of the sects.
Nobody doubts that Premier
Diem, seldom an aggressive run
ner, must win over the sects or
lose everything. And even if
he wins this one, he must con-
quer the related problems of his
nations government. army and
morale so the country can face
the Communist foe outside and
inside its borders. These prob
lens will be examined in a SUBJ
Sequent article,
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Arthur A. Robinson,
Oil Agent in India

NEW DELHI. India, April %
P1.-Arthur Allen Robinson. 40,
OF Pasadena. Calf, head of the
Standard-Vacuu Oil Co.'S New
Delhi Office, died today of heart
attack.
Mr.. Robinson was president of
the Joint Chambers of Commerce
OF Delhi and the Junjab States.
He was the only American BUSH
nessman ever to hold. that po-
sition.
He is survived by his wife and
one son, John, student at the
California Institute of Technol-
ogy in Pasadena.
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1n Mrn,nrtant

ADDISON, MELVIN. In memory Of nv
loving husband, MELVIN ADDISON,
das p aprii asa' 1 SsEsn years ago to-
Sometimes it's hard to understand
Why some things have to be:
But in His wisdom God had planned
Beyond our power to see.
have to stop and ask myself
II he is really gone
And ask the Lord to give ne strength
TO help me carry on.
The, sun. will rise, the sun will set
The night will follow day:
But come 'what may, I'll never forget
Inc D SCI yPa WI MIrf aWf BESSIE.
GATEWOOD. WILRERT II. In memory
Of WILBERT II. LAKEWOOD. who de-
parted this life six years ago TO-DAY
April ~ 1919.
precious one, from us is gone.
voice we loved is stilled:
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
Until memory fades and life departs,
You viii live f9r nI,1ri in r our hearts:
father, WILLIAM PRESTON S'E HARRIS s
who, departed this life FIVE years ago.
April -, 1850
Somewhere back of the sunset.
Where loneliness never dies.
With the blue and the gold Of the
HIS LoViNG WIFE, MATTE B. HAIR
RIS. AND HIS LOVING SONS, WILL
LIAM e. HARRIS AND EMORY G..
HICKS, JAMES H. In loving memory
Of my dear husband, JAMES H. HICKS.
x xnr,, passed eva aWay six years ago today
Your memory will always lineer in
; HIS LOVING WIFE. JULIA HICKS.
J0uVENAL, CARRIE V. In loving mem
G }G,,T Of our dear mother, CARRIE y:
ttwentytwo years ago TO-DAY, April %
1888.
When the mother breathes her last
The str stroke e., means more than tongue
The world, seems quite another place
Without the smile Of mothers face.
HEB 5ace a9yiNn fpA G ANb EMM. MARIE,
NORRIS, THOMAS. In remembrance Of
my dear son, THOMAS NORRIS, who
departed this life twenty three years
ago today. April 20 1892,
A door swung briefly open,
pass s6 i sns one from Spn ss sSay
HIS LOVING MOTHER.
PARSLEY. CLARENCE. In loving mem
DRY OF our dear father, CLARENCE
ago today. April ~, 1857. ~
He never was too busy
To stop for while
To smooth out our troubles.
To chat or to smile
He was generous and forElving.
Just sweet through and through:
Always understanding.
Dear dad, that was you.
Ills LOVING CHILDREN.
SAMUELS, PVT. GERALD W. In loving
memory OF our beloved one,
R PVT. GERALD W. SAMUELS,
S who departed this life three
Us y sag ago today April 49,
Although your soul is now at rest,
800 And Tree from care and pain,
This world would seem ike heaven
II you we're here u asaln;
sIMMS. HELEN, In loving memory Of
our dear mother. HELEN SIMM5, who
passed away enc year aso TO-DAY. April
Sweet TO remember her. who once was
And vino; thoush abb absent, is ius. as dear;
Her memories We shall always Keep.
HER DEVOTED CHILDREN.
SLAUGHTER, MARY L. In loving mem
DRY Of our Christian mother. MARY
l. SLAUGHTER, who left US so sud-
denly nine years ago tooay. April -.
That is nov we think Of YOU:
Always willing and ready to give.
What 2 wonderful NE 70 hvel
AND JOHN SLAUGHTER, GRACE s.
MozEE. MABEL s. HACKNEY AND
MARY o. WILLIS.
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Som Israel, Director
Of Studio Publicity

SHERMAN OAKS, Calf, April
% (P.-Sam Israel, SIS, director
of publicity at Universal Inter-
national Studios, died yesterday
of a heart attack.
A former newspaperman, Mr..
Israel began his newspaper ca
reer in Des Moines, and later
worked on papers in New York
and Los Angeles.
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Uarn nf Thanks

JONES. EDWARD DANCY. We wish to
thank the officiating ministers. all of
our kind friends. neiehbors, pallbearers
and those who so kindly provided cars
and for their many acts of kindness.
expressions of sympathy and coincidence.
for their beautiful floral offerings at
and son. the late EDWARD DANCY
JONES
MRS MAE S. JONES. MRS. MAGGIE
c. JONES.
JONES. EDWARD DANCY. We wish to
thank all officers and members OF
the Capital City Choral Ensemble for
their many kindnesses during his linger-
ing illness and at his passing. We
shal! be eternallv grateful.
MRS MAE S JONES AND MRS. MAG
GLE c. JONES.
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ROPER
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S@AshAAoSu VIII II N 81 AK e
Washington can influence the
outcome of each race-even after
they're off and running.
The crucial race right now
one on which the United States
could lose all its money-involves
the Hoa Hao and Gao Dia re-
ligious sects and the decidedly
nonreligious Binh Xuyen So
ciety.
Together, these three groups
have 10000 troops. They have
demanded that Premier Diem do
all sorts of things to broaden,
strengthen and alter the ma
tional government - including
getting out of office himself.
Opposition Strange
Probably no premier in history
has had such a weird opposition:
l. The toughest is the Binh
Xuyen pronounced been swim
They are held responsible for
the battle-and near civil war
that was fought in Saigon the
night of March 1890.
The leader of the Binh Xuyen
is pistol-carrying Gen. LIE Van
Wen, who started as a river
pirate, then collected such a
band of ruffians that he finally
took over most of South Wet
Mans gambling casinos, BROTH
els, opium dens-and, convent
emily, the police.
Now he has headquarters just
off the main boulevard linking
the twin cities of Saigon and
Cholon. His troops with green
berets have blocked off the whole
area. and no hostile force dares
approach the bastion where the
general plots violence or amuses
himself with his private collec-
ton of poisonous snakes, tigers
and crocodiles. At one time. he
supported the Communists of Ho
Chi-minh, but turned against
him in 1913.
Gao Dali Biggest Cult
2. The Gao Dali, the largest of
the cults, has a pope, cardinals
and other trappings for operat-
ing their Spiritual-temporal or
ganization that draws ideas from
Buddhism, Confucianism, Tao
ism and Christianity. The pope.
Pham Cong Tao, co-operated
with the Japanese occupation
troops during World War II,
generally opposed postwar COM
munlsm. but a year ago sent a
friendly message to Ho suggest
ing collaboration.
3. The Hoa Hoa sect (pro-
nounced wah how is an offshoot
OF Buddhism. 1t is ruled by,
Tran Van Soai. a skilled plotter
who built up long police record
OF thefts and assaults while he
was a river-boat skipper and
gang chief. Hoa Hao has been
anti-Communist since the Reds
unaccountably murdered the
sect chieftain in 1947.
The three organizations-Binh
Xuyen, Gao Dali and Hoa Hao-
fiourished during the Indo-
Chinese war. They built up
armed forces with the excuse of
protecting their followers from
war-born disorders. The French,
desperate for manpower. put the
soldiers on the French army
payroll getting the money from
the United States.
French Have Stopped Paying
Now that the Indo- China war
has been ended by the Geneva
agreements. the French have
stopped paying these soldiers.
The sects, therefore. have to
act to get additional income or
face probable decay.
This economic pressure pushed
the three groups closer together
than ever before, and has
brought a certain measure Of
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CEMETERY LOTS.

NATIONAL MEMORIAL PARK-4-sfaye
siie' 5000 location. reas. Leaving city
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FUNERAL DESIGNS.

Rinoldi Funeral Home
SlS n 81 NJ u. S.AsSe
GEO c SHAFFER INC.
Expressive Floral tributes Moderats
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n members of Lebanon Chapter,
WI No %, o. e. s., are hereby
G advised of the death OF Sister
AKA MARY NJ. DENNISON Of Ash
burn. Va. on Thursday, April
" 81. 1858. Funeral services
will be held on Saturday,
April 23 at . pm, at the Muse N Reed
Funeral Home. LeeSburg, Va,
BETHEL G. COOK, Worthy Matron.
Oslo B. RITTER, Secretary,
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VESSELS. JOHN W. On Wednesday.
ne, JOHN W. VESSELS. beloved nus nus.
band of Lillian L; Vessels, father
sells and Kathryn E. Drew. brother
OF Claude W, Vessels Elmer S, Wes-
sells. Mrs Mary E. Parks and Mrs,
Flora Richter. He also is survived
BY hVe grandchildren. Services at the
s II Hines Co Funeral Home. 29Oi
I4th st. nv. on Saturday. April 2:y,
at 10 m. Interment St. Johns Epis-
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cARMINE GARoFALo.
State SacretArv .

RIGGS, ROY LEE. OF 1918 Ely pl Sc.
Robert Poole brother OF Raymond j.
and George W. Rises, Mrs Edward F.
Herring. Mrs. Raymond Smallwood and
Mrs. Edward Waldstein. Services at
Chambers Funeral Home 1012 NJ
81: NV, on Saturday. April %. at
10 am. Interment Chestnut Grove.
Herndon, Va
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! terpreter suddenly appeared and
said: You can now walk around
and do as you please in the cell
as long as you obey the rules,
What would you like to make
your life happier?"
asked for something to read
and something to smoke. Next
day he brought me magazines. a
| pipe, a package of tobacco and
10 matches.
Among the magazines were
| copies Of Peoples China. the
New Times and various political
pamphlets
Recognizes Friends Voice.
Meanwhile, I had been trying
to contact my new neighbors on
my left. My taps brought an
answer.
Then one day I got the shock
Of my life. I overheard a fellow
captive talking to the guards
and recognized his voice as that
of Capt. Harold E. Fischer. of our
Squadron mo. 1897 who had
been my closest friend back in
Korea. Hal was bargaining with
the guard to pass a note to me.
A few moments later the guard
pushed a note through the slot
in my door. 1t read: What is
your name?"
I was in a quandary because
I had neither pencil nor paper.
I could not tear up the reading
material. I indicated my prob
lem to the guard. Hal solved this
by breaking his pencil in two
and sending me half. Using the
back of his note. wrote: MY
name is Mackenzie, you old ras-
cal-don't you remember me?'
Thought You Were Dead"
A moment later I heard Hal
below, Holy gee! I thought you
were dead"
We forgot all caution and
started to shout to each other.
This just about caused our poor
little guard to go off his rocker.
He rushed back and forth beg
ging us to be quiet.
For the next two weeks we
indulged in an orgy of note
passing. Hal told me that We
were near Mukden. Sometimes
we passed notes by secreting
them in the handle of the bam-
boo broom We both used.
When Hal wanted to pass a
note to me. he would call the
guard and say in a loud voice,
Mabel is ready I knew this
meant the broom was loaded, and
would ask the guard for the
broom.
I learned that Hal had been
shot down early in April, that he
had 10 MICS to his credit, that
his family lived in Swea City,
Iowa, that no one had seen me bail
out, that all my things had been
sent home and I was listed as
missing.
Quiz Shifts to RCAF
Almost daily visits from a new
group of interrogators began.
Now there were four interpre-
tiers working in relays. The ques-
tloning assumed a new twist.
They asked me about the Royal
Canadian Air Force-its history,
the general buildup, strength and
what I knew about future plans.