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Porfiio Herrera, Senator, National District;
Jose Romon Rodriguez, Deputy. EspuiIlut Province;
coos Soneher Sunehez. Senator Benefoeso Province;
Pablo Otto Hernandez. Deputy, San RofoeI Province;
MunueI Joaquin Costello c., senotor TrujiIIo VuIdez
Province;
Luis E. Ruiz Monteusudo Deputy. National District;
Julio A. combier, Senator, EI sebo Province;
opnio AIvorer Moinordi, Deputy. TruiiIIo Province;
Vireio Alvarez Pine. Senator. Son Pedro de MueOis
Province;
Emil soyre de Moyo, Deputy, National District;
Romon Berses Sontono. Senator Lu AItusroeo
Province;
Muo T. Munu de EspOiIot, Deputy. National District;
PIoedo BrusoI. Senator. Puerto Plato Province;
Arsenic VeluzQuez. Deputy, National District;
Modo Fermin cobro Senator, Santiago Province;
Modesto E. oioz, Deputy. National District
Teesforo R. colderon. Senator independence Province:
Isnoeio Mortimer H. Deputy, National District;
J. Fortunate conoon. Senutor, ouOrte Province;
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Pedro Justo couion. Deputy. Son Pedro de Mueoris
Province;
Antonio Armenteros S. Deputy, Son Pedro de Mocors
Province;
Hermon Cruz AyoI0, Deputy. San Rofoe. Province;
Luis Enrique FrOnco. Deputy. Santiago Province;
RofueI ViudI Torres. Deputy. SontiosO Province;
francisco Perevro. Jr,, Deputy Santiago Province;
francisco Augusta Lore, Deputy, Sontioso Province;
Fronk Para Deputy. Santiago Province;
Jose More Breo. Deputy Santiago Rodriguez Province;
Jufet Cabrera Arzo Deputy. Sontioso Rodriguez
Arturo Domirn Rieor Deputy TruiiIo Province;
Jose Pimentel, Deputy. Trulo Province;
cesor Pine Borinos. Deputy. TruIo Province;
Wencesloo Medrono. Jr Deputy. Truilo VoIdez
Province;
francisco Veosque1 PimenteI Deputy. TuilIIo Vodez
Province;
Lorenzo cosonovu Nuner Deputy. VoIyerde Province;
Jose Israel Sonos TrOneosO Deputy for Voyeds Prov.
ince.
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D eel AR ITO

That the statement made by a group Of
U. S. citizens who have addressed them
selves to their Governments Ambassador to
the Organization of American States, is
entirely false; that at no time has there
occurred in the country anything of what
they report, and that human rights are
safeguarded in the country by the authority
of a government which respects the princi-
pies of liberty and justice on which human
dignity is based, and that on no occasion
has anything occurred in the country which
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jandro Figueroa, Juan G. Cuevas, Bencio Solon
Leiro, Jose A. Ballet, Jose E. Bermudez, Rafael
Cancel Rodriguez, Domingo Lugo, Eleuterio
Lugo, Pedro Martinez, Juan Ramon Martinez,
Rafael Mendez Negron, Luis Moiica Valentin,
Ernesto Cardona Ruiz, Juan de Jesus Medina,
Antonio Moya Velez businessman, Jose Nieves
Roman Rogue Pena Felipe Pena, Gil v. Ramos
Cancel, Juan Rodriguez Cruz, Manuel Toro,
Justo Toro Raul Garcia Adam Montalvo, Doris
Torresola Roura, Carlos Veez Rieckehoff Ed
uardo Lopez Vasquez, Juan Jose Munoz Matos
Luis Nunez Ortiz, Deucedt Marrero Julio Ramon
del Rio Adames, Ruth NJ. Reynolds, Rufino
Rolon Marrero, Guilermo Rios Figueroa: Ramon
Muniz, Santiago Rupiza, Francisco MatoS Paol
(poet, teacher, writer, Rafael BurgoS Fuentes
Gancher), Olga Viscal Garriga (writer) Avaro
Rivera Walker (barber), Jesus PomaleS Con-
zalez, Enrique Muniz Medina Juan Vidal San
tiago Diaz, Gregorio Diaz Hernandez Jose An
tonic Negron Rodriguez, Jose Cruzado Ortiz
Jose A Velez businessman, Eadio Sotomayor
Cancel, Ezequiel Lugo, Eulogio Pena, Elio Tor
resola Roura, Aldo Torres Roman Ramon
Sanchez Rivera, Carlos Sanchez Rivera, Carlos
Castro, Jose Serpa Alvarez. Leonidez Diaz
Ismael Diaz MatoS, Angel Diaz Diaz Ricardo
DiaZ, Ricardo DiaZ hije, JuSto Guzman Serarno
Juan Jaca Hernandez, Tomas Lopez de Victoria
Angel Mena, Rafael Molina Centeno Manuel
Ganda, Giberto Rivera Gonzalez, Joe Aves
Messenet, Angel Colon Feliciano Gilberto Mar
tnez Negron Damian Torres Acevedo Octavio
Ramos Blanca Canales TorreSola, Carlos Cruz
Rivera, Juan Antonio Gonzalez Fidel Arizarry,
Miguel A. Marino Davila Mario Irizarry Rivera
Ovidio Irizarry Rivera, Elmidio Marin Pagan
Heriberto Marin, Edmidio Morales Negron, Nei-
naldo Morales Negron, Luis Morales Negron,
Juan Morales Negron, Rafael Montaner. Ramon
Otero Lozada, Luis Pierluissi, Luis Fernando
Rivera, Ramon Sanchez Rivera, Miguel A. Ri
vera Santiago, Luis Rivera Santiago, Alfredo
Pabon Rivera, Carlos Rivera Cruz, Miguel A.
Rivera de Jesus, Ramon Robes Torres Miguel
A. Roman, Santiago, Miguel A. Roman, Jose
Rodriguez Oliver, Oscar Collazo, Gonzales
Lebron Sotomayor
In defense of these victims of the viola
tiOn of human rights, the Dominican Repub-
lie National Congress, on the 11th February,
last, adopted Resolution that does it much
honor, requesting the Puerto Rican and
United States authorities to set free imme-
diateIy and to pardon these Puerto Rican
patriots.
That neither do they cast their eyes,
misted with unjustifiabIe prejudice, on the
bloody dictatorship that has sacrificed thou
sands of men in Cuba, condemned by Tri-
bunals set up ad hoe, for the purpose Of
cOndemning and not of trying them; nor
did they lend an ear to the firing squads in
action, nor to the cries of those confined in
the Isle of Pines under the watch of COM
mon criminals, whose only crime was coun-
ter-revOlutiOn; nor do their patriotic feeling
even help them to see that the Cuban
regime has brought the frontiers of Russia
to their own doors, with every type of viola
tiOn of human relations which communism
represents.
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2-that at no time had thousands of persons
been jailed. That 222 persons had been arrested
for investigation under due legal procedure and
later were properly tried
3-that at no time were the lives of the
defendants in danger. That the Government,
as an established practice, extends full guaran-
tees to persons under prosecuton
4-that in consequence the proper judicial
authorities took over the case, corresponding
indictments were filed and the accused we're
sent before the Criminal Court to be tried;
5-that during the interrogation of the Secre-
taries of State the Secretary of Justice exhibited
to the legislators and to the public attending
the joint session, as the corpus delicti, about
five hundred bombs of varying potency and
make which had been seized by the police and
which were intended by the accused to spread
alarm in various cities, for the destruction of
buildings and to cause the death of many
persons unrelated to these acts of criminal
terrorism;
6-that of the 300 defendants 121 have so
far been tried and of these some have been
sentenced to various terms of public labor and
Jail;
THAT all the defendants, in accordance with
our criminal law as applied to this case, were
assisted by attorneys in their defense, and that
since all the convicted by the Court of First
Instance chose to have recourse to appeal as
established by our criminal law, the sentences
handed down by the said Court of First In
stance were reduced, and in some cases the
defendants were acquitted by the Court of
Appeals.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Dominican Republic
National Congress, in view of the statements
made by the spokesmen of the Executive Power,
in full knowledge of all the circumstances sur
rounding the case and exercising its powers as
the representative body of the Nation, issues
the following:
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Heibero Gureio Butisto. Deputy Aruo Province;
Dario contrerus, Senator, voIverde Province;
Mario E. PeIIeher. Deputy. Azuo Province;
PoIibio DIuz. Senator, Burohono Province;
Federico FioIo. Deputy. Boorueo Province;
Nestor FebIes Senator, Boorueo Province;
Arturo oesprOdeI, Deputy Boorueo Province;
Jose Gorcio. Senator. Trujio Province;
Joaquin Coco. Jr, Deputy, Burohono Province;
Miody Felix de L'offieioI Senator, Azuo Province;
MonueI Perez Espinoso. Deputy, Borohono Province;
Socrates NoIoseo, Senator, Pedernoes Province;
AIcedo Arturo Rumirez Fenondez, Deputy, Benefoctor
Province;
Andres PostorirO, Senator Libertudor Province;
Jose Monuel Muehodo, Deputy, Benefuetor Province;
EIiseO Perez Sonehe1. SenotOr Soncher Romez Prov
ince;
Lorenzo E. Breo. Deputy ouorte Province
RufOeI PunO PichOdo Senator Julio NoIino Province;
Publo PiehOrdo. Deputy Duurte Province:
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in Nashville, 79 colOred students were ar
rested for having taken part in a passive
resistance demonstration against segrega-
tiOn in bars and restaurants and against
irritating sights such as allowing them the
elemental right to attend certain state
schools, debarring them from using certain
vehicles of transportation, of eating in GER
tain restaurants and even from buying
stamps at the post office window set aside
for the exclusive use of whites.
Because of this obvious violation Of hu-
man rights, the Dominica african Culture
Society, resolved to denOunce these facts
before the Organization of American States
and to protest energeticalIy to world Opin-
ion regarding the unjustified allegation Of
the violation of these rights in the DOmini-
can Republic, placed before the Interna-
tiOnal Organization by this group of U. S.
citizens through their Ambassador on the
1st of March last.
That these palIadins of the rights of man
forget the physical and moral sufferings in
the iailS into which they have been cast in
violation of the most elemental Of human
rights Of being free and of fighting with
dignity for the independence of their coun-
try, of such people as:
Doctor Pedro Albizu Campos Qawyer writer
physicist, Ramona Padilla viuda de Nepron.
Carmen Rosa Vidal Lolita Varela Doctor Sergio
Pena, Modesto Gotay (writer and civic LEADER
Nieves Padilla (newspaperwoman. and school
teacher, Luis Manuel Rodriguez Julia Muniz
Jose M. Tejada. Luis Castro (engineer), Doctor
Juan Alamo Diaz, Manuel Negron Nogueras
(school teacher and newspaperman), Pedro Con-
zalez Blascoechea Soto Qawyer), Juan Herondez
Vale Qawyer), Ricardo Diaz Diaz, viuda de
Ricardo Diaz Diaz Arquimedes Perez Riviera
Enrique Ayoroa Abreu businessman, Raul Tor
resola (studenb, Sonora de Damian Torres, Julia
Collazo, Rosa Cortes de Collazo, Dolores Otero
vuda de Torresola, Marcial Berries, Juan A.
Corretjer (writer), Isabel Rosado Morales
(school teacher, David Daz, Jose Rodriguez
Milton Urbina Pedro Castro, Jose Diaz Diaz
Manuel Padilla Rafael Garcia, Luciano Cuadra
Mulero, Filiberto Rodriguez. Rafael Alvardo,
Enrique Toro, Luis Fernandez Juan Nieves
Reinaldo Trilla Martinez, Felipe Rodriguez Cor
rea, Jose Enemorado Cuesta (writer), Daniel
Felciano Seda, Julio D. Santiago Felipe CAL
verify, Anibal Torres Arroyo, Diego Quinones,
Rafael Mejia F1oers Carlos Padilla Perez Gull
lermo Castillo, Pedro Ulises Pavon Riopedro,
Joaquin Padin Conception, Juan Sandoval
Ramos, Rafael Caban, Carmen Maria Perez,
Eulogio Morales Padilla.
Pauline E. Castro Abolatia (writer, newspaper
mani, Monserrate Lopez de Victoria, Inocencio
Padilla, Antonio Nieves Aviles Juanita Ojeda
Maldonado (School teacher), Ramon Luis Ser
rano Torres, Domingo Saltari Crespo, Pablo
Rosado Ortiz, Hermes Rivera Nieves, Ramon
Medina Ramirez Geacher- -historian), Jose Ri
vera Sotamayor, Feliciano Perez Rivera, Ale
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FOLLOWING is the official English rersion Of the
final Statement issued March 10th, 1860 by the
Congress Of the Dominican Republic in joint
son after hearing testimony by the Secretaries Of
Interior and Justice regarding the petition OF a
group Of United States citizens sent to the United
States Ambassador to the Organization OF Ameri.
States fOAS) to the effect that a commission
be appointed to safeguard human rights in the
Dominican Republic:
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THE CONGRESS OF THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC IN JOINT SESSION

KEPUBLlC IN JOlNT SESSlON
WHEREAS on March l, 1860, group of United
States citizens petitoned the Organization of
American States (OAS) through the Ambassa-
dor of the United States Government to that
Organization, that there be appointed a Special
Commission to safeguard human rights in the
Dominican Republic, alleging that those rights
had been violated and that the Dominican Re-
of terror, imprsoning thousands of innocent
persons whose lives were in great danger;
WHEREAS the signatories of that petition
attributed to the Dominican Government the
commission of brutal acts of determination
which besides subverting the ideals of civilization
also threaten the peace of the hemisphere, thus,
according to them, alarming United States public
opinion;
WHEREAS this reference to an alarmed
public opinion" stems from the ill-intent of
news agencies which have spread, among other
falsehoods the story that sixty-three civilians
had been killed and two or three thousand per-
sons arrested in the Republic
WHEREAS in view of those statements the
Congress of the Dominican Republic-inspired
by the democratic principles traditonally char
acterizing the institutional life of the Republic
requested and obtained from the Executive
Power, in keeping with constitutional norms,
through its Resolution dated March 2, 1860,
the necessary authorization to interrogate the
Secretary of State for the Interior and Worship
and the Secretary of State for Justice. in order
that as spokesmen for the Executive they answer
the questions to be put to them regarding this
matter;
WHEREAS the Senate and the Chamber Of
Deputies of the Dominican Republic, in joint
session held March 8, 1860 received and heard
the said Secretaries of State who stated the
following:
THAT there had been exposed a revolu-
tionary plot against the security of the State
and public peace which included acts of terror
ism, in view of which public judicial action was
begun and an investigation of the case, was
opened by police and security authorities
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Santiago Rodriguez. Senator, Lo Veso Province;
Jose Rieurdo Reourt Rodriguez, Deputy, EspuilIut
Province;
francisco R. Rodriguez G.. Senator, EspoIut Province
Juun Buutistu Rojus, Senator. SoIeedo Province;
Luis suntioso Pesuero Moseuso Deputy. independence
Province;
Muximo Federico smester Senator, MOntecrsti Prov
ince;
Jose BeniOmin Uribe MocOs. Deputy, independence
Province;
Andres NieoIos Sosu. Senator sontioso Rodriguez
Province;
Jose Olive ooreic, Deputy Julio Molina Province;
Jesus Murio Troncoso Senator, Son RofaeI Province
Ramon Meuendez. Deputy, Julio Molina Province;
Jose A. TuruI Ricort. Senator Somono Province;
Jose A. costeIunos. Deputy. Lu AIosroeo Province;
curos Rofoe GOco NJ. Deputy, Lo AItosoeo Province;
Eios Bruche Vines, Deputy, lie Vesu Province;
MoneIik GossO Pereyro, Deputy, La Vesu Province;
Pedro Antonio Rodriguez. Deputy Lu Vega Province;
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might endanger hemisphere peace; and
that by expressing the feeling of indigna-
tiOn produced by the attitude of an unin-
formed group of U. S. citizens that has tried
to intervene in our internal affairs, all the
members of the Dominican Congress hereby
protest vigorously against such offensive
charges, charges which wound our national
SuSceptibilities, above all when in them can
be clearly seen an obvious desire to be pref
judicial and a spirit of unjustifiable aggres-
siveneSs since they are trying, irrespOnsibIy,
to get an International organization, GER
tainly not created for ventiIating personal
spites, exhibitiOnism nor political specuIa-
tiOn to take the matter up basing its
actions on vague generalities.
That the lack of specific study of the
events which have occurred in the DOmini-
can Republic is still more cenSurabIe If it is
borne in mind that in any country of the
world, as in the United States of America
for example, much heavier penalties would
have been imposed than those which have
been legally applied in our country, and the
authors of the charges mentioned should,
before making them remember that it is the
demagOgic governments of Cuba and Vene-
zuela, infiltrated with Communists and
extremists, who are the instigatorS and au-
thOrs of armed invasiOns, and of the plans
for, and acts of terrorism committed in the
Dominican Republic, fOstered precisely in
order to accuse the Dominican Government
of violating human rights when it is only
doing its constitutional duty of defending
society.
That the said group of U. S. citizens
might very well cast their eyes on what is
happening in Venezuela where truly thou
sands of individuals of both sexes are re-
moved, in the name of a spurious democ-
racy and any Court decision guaranteeing
their defense, and without even being lis
tened to, to the desOlation of Guiana and
Santa Helena de Guairen. Furthermore,
every day in Venezuela more and more dis
tinguished newspaper men and professional
men who are disguised with the regime
which violates human rights in their cOun-
try, are being thrown into jaiIs which are
nothing more nor less than torture cham
bers, without judicial projections of the
right of habeaS corpus.
That neither are these pseudo defenders
of human rights willing to look at what is
taking place in their own country, where
the Christian conscience of the civilized
world is being wounded by the anachrOnic
racial determinations that rend every norm
of social respect and mans equality before
the law and before God.
Quite recently, in fact, the international
news services have pubIicized the fact that
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p Francisco Gorido. Deputy, Libertodor Province;
Jose Enrique Aybor. Deputy. Libertodor Province;
Tomas cusols PostOr1o Deputy Montecrsti Province;
Manuel eobrie PouIno Deputy. Montecrsti Province;
oscor RObIes TOedono, Deputy PederuoIes Province;
RouI G. eOnzuIe1. Deputy, PedenoIes Province;
Jose Eusenio ViIIoneuvo, Jr, Deputy, Puerto Plato
Province;
Jose SHto Ginebru Heniquez. Deputy. Puerto PIotu
Province
Alfredo ROsenzweis, Deputy Puerto Plato Province;
JuOn UIises Garcia BOnneIy Deputy, soIeedo Province
Roman Buutisto Broche, Deputy. soIeedO Province;
Jose E. Gurcio Aybur Deputy, Somunu Province;
BortoIome Leone Demori1i, Deputy. sumuno Province
Jose Romon corder Infonte, Deputy. sonehez Rumre1
Province;
Rumon Pine Acevedo Martinez. Deputy. Sanchez
Romirez Province;
Freddy PretoI Costello, Deputy, EI Sebo Province;
francisco Prots- Romre1 Deputy. EI sebo Province;
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THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NATIONAL CONGRESS
suffered them both nj i
of
Republic
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DR.. Robertson,
Educator, 49,

ANDERSON, Ind, May IL
(AP).-Dr. Clarence H. Rob-
ertson, SO, internationally
known educator and holder of
scores of patents on mechani-
cal devices. died yesterday at a
sons home here.
DR.. Robertson was captain of
the Purdue University football,
baseball and track teams in
1895. He received his mechani-
cal engineering degree that year
and two years later was grant,
ed a masters degree. He went
to China in 1902 and spent 80
years there as an education
director for the YMCA.
He returned to Purdue in
l943 as a physics professor and
taught there until his retire
ment in 1850.
DR.. Robertson's inventions
included numerous mechanical
devices and at one time his car
had 64 of his own inventions
on it.
DR.. Robertson was born in
Scranton, Ia, and received a
bachelors degree from South
Dakota State College in 1898.
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Louis Ottenbero
Praised in Court

Louis Gutenberg was praised
today as a lawyer and civic
leader at District Court when
his death yesterday on a trip
to Israel was reported officially
by John c. Poole, chairman of
the Memorial Committee of the
District Bar Association.
Mr.. Poole appeared before
Judge Edward A. Tamm. Judge
Tamm expressed deep re-
gretS' over the death of this
learned and distinguished
lawyer" Judge Tamm ordered
that when the court adjourns
at the close of today'S business
that it be recorded in the min
utes that the adjournment was
out of respect to Mr.. Gutenberg.
Mr.. Poole told the court that
Mr.. Gutenberg was not only a
prominent lawyer but a civic
leader. Mr.. Poole touched
briefly on Mr.. Ottenberg's
career.
After self-impoSed retirement
as lawyer, Mr.. Gutenberg took
up research and writing, Mr..
Poole pointed out. He was we'll
liked and respected as a lawyer
and citizen" Mr.. Poole said.
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Blacks celebrated their golden
anniversary.
Mr.. Black was an active
member of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church in Alex
andria and of the Harvard
Club.
Mr.. Black leaves, in addition
to his wife. a son, Millard Alan
Black, jr.. of 1902 North Edison
street, Arlington.
He is also survived by a
brother, Robert D. Black, an
executive of the Black e. Decker
Tool Co. of Baltimore. and two
sisters, Mrs. Herbert w. Ridgely
OF Atlanta, Ga, and Mrs. R.
Louis Remare of Monkton, Md.
Services were to be held at
10 am. today at Gawler's
Chapel, 1855 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV. Burial was to be in
Druid Ridge Cemetery, Balti-
more.
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F. W. Hoover,
GSI Ex-0fficer

Funeral services were held
today in the Fort Myer chapel
for Frank w. Hoover, sr., of
Glenbrook Farm, Derwood, Md.
Burial was in Arlington Gene
terry.
Mr.. Hoover, a lifelong resi-
dent of Washington, died Sat-
urday at Brooke Grove Nursing
Home in Olney, Md, after a
long Illness.
During World War I Mr..
Hoover served as an Army En-
gineers captain in charge of
public buildings and grounds in
Washington. He continued in
that job as a civilian until 1923,
when he Joined Government
Services. Inc, as general man
ager. He retired as secretary
and general manager in 1948.
He attended local public
schools and George Washing
ton and Georgetown Univer-
sites. He received master Of
law and master Of patent law
degrees from Georgetown.
Mr.. Hoover was an active
member of the Army and Navy
Club for many years.
He leaves his wife, Luella
Hoover of the home address; a
son, Frank w. Hoover, jr., of
ITO Marymont road, Silver
Spring: a brother. Roy c,
Hoover of Atlantic City, and
three grandsons.
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Mrs. Breck, 80,
Former Pianist
And CeIIist Here

Mrs. Mary Louise Breck, 80,
a former District resident, died
yesterday at her home in Bart
lesville, Okla, after a long ILL
ness.
A native of Milwaukee, Mrs.
Breck attended Milwaukee pub
lie schools and later was grad
uated from Downer College
there.
She came to Washington in
1899. An accomplished cellist
and pianist. Mrs. Breck stu
died music at the Peabody Con-
servatory in Baltimore. She re-
mained active in music and
art circles until her death.
In 1922 she was married to
DR.. Edward Breck. After he re-
tired as a Navy commander,
they maintained a residence
in Georgetown.
After her husbands death
Mrs. Breck was employed by
the Library of Congress, trans
lating books and articles into
braille.
In 1858 she moved to Bartles-
vile to live with her sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Huntington.
who is her only immediate
survivor.
The family requests that ex-
pressions of sympathy take the
form of donations to the Heart
Fund.
Services will be at IL am.
tomorrow at st. Luke's Epis-
copal Church in BartleSville.
Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
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Robert E.L. Smith Dies;
Former Parole Chief

Robert E. L. Smith. 81. former
District Parole Board chief.
died last night after a long i'll
ness in Montgomery County
General Hospital.
Mr.. Smith, who had been
around the courts for 47 years, ="
as he put it. was a tireless cam
paigner for q more liberal parole
policy for first offenders and
sought an increase in parole
officers. He retired from the
District Government in 1856.
Mr.. Smith, a native Of West
moreland County, Va. went to
work in 1910 as an office boy
for a group of court repol ters.
Fatherless at an early age, he
had continued his education at
the old Business High School at
night.
Lawyers and bondsmen found
Mr.. Smith a personable young
man and urged him to continue
his education. By 1924. he was
graduated with a law degree
from National University. His
associations led him to the
parole and probation field in
the Office of the Old Police
Court.
He later became chief pro-
baton officer of the Municipal
Court, successor to the Police
Court, and in 1898 was named
Parole Board chief. From the
latter Office, Mr.. Smith kept
prodding the District govern
ment for more help in the
growth and development of the
parole system. 1T costs pennies