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Rescue Efforts Fail After Woman Leaps Off 11th St. Bridge A woman leaped from the Elev enth Street Bridge over the Ana-1 eostia early last evening and drowned despite the efforts of a policeman to save her. She was identified as Mrs. Mary Bowman, 50, colored, 400 block of L street S.W. Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald said he would issue a certificate of suicide today. Pvt. Martin A. Mann, 33, of No.' 1 precinct, plunged into the water in an attempt to save the woman, but, he was unable to reach her in time. She had leaped from the bridge at the height of the homebound rush, and traffic was jammed on the bridge for several minutes as drivers Mopped thetr cars and pedestrians' lined the bridge railing. Pvt. Mann, who was off duty and was driving to bis home at 1000 Chillum road, Chillum, drove his car off the bridge, ran to the water’s; edge and, after removing his outer clothing, plunged into the river. He said he had considered diving from the bridge, but saw an un identified man swimming in the water and thought the swimmer might reach the woman in time The bridge is approximately 30 feet above the water at the point where Mrs. Bowman leaped. Robert Green, 7351 Foote road. Prince Georges County, said he had seen her start to climb over the bridge railing. At his approach, she shouted to him to go away, he said, then ran a few feet further on and leaped. Police recovered her body and identification was made by Robert. McLean, of the first block of O street S.W. The woman left her purse on the bridge. Police said it contained sev eral numbers slips. Pvt. Mannn. who has been on the police force five and a half years, rescued a woman from a burning building in 1944 while assigned to No. 10 precinct. Convention 'Continued From First Paget lege in 1919 and from the University of Virginia Law School in 1922. He practiced law in Philadelphia before entering Congress. He is mar ried and the father of one daughter. Ordinarily the national chairman ship goes to a man from the State of the presidential candidate. Mr. Brownell was named chairman to run the Dewey campaign in 1944 and continued on as chairman for a year following the election. He resigned from the committee chair manship in order to relieve Gov. Dewey of any embarrassment in his race for a presidential nomination. It also made it possible for Mr. Brownell to work for a Dewey nomination this year, which he did very effectually. Mr. Reece, the retiring chairman, j supported Senator Taft of Ohio. Mr. Brownell is expected to con tinue as a personal campaign man ager for Gov. Dewey until the elec tion. t The National Committee will have more than a score of new members. The total membership is 106, two from each State. Alaska, the District of Columbia. Hawaii. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Clyde D. Garrett of the District of Columbia is succeeding Edward F. Colladay. Mr. Colladay was the senior member of the committee in years of service - 32. He headed the District's dele gation to the convention now closed Committee to Meet Dewey. The committee is expected to meet with Gov. Dewey later today and lay preliminary plans for the campaign. Following is the roster of Repub lican national committeemen and rommitteewomen ratified by the Na tional Committee: Alabama. B. L. Noojin and Mrs Percy M Pitts; Arizona Clarence Rudington Kelland and Mrs. Mar garet. Rockwell; Arkansas, Wallace Townsend and Mrs. A. C. Remmel; California, McIntyre Fanes and Mrs. Jessie Williamson; Colorado, Leon Snyder and Mrs. Alma H Schneider; Connecticut, Harold E. Mitchell and Mrs. Ralph D. Ken ney. Delaware, George P. Edmonds and Mrs. Frank G. Tallman; Florida, C. C. Spades and Mrs. Ethel R Parks; Georgia,. Harry Sommers and Mr*. Robert Snodgrass; Idaho. Ezra R Whitla and Mrs. Rose Maye*; Illinois, Werner W. Sohroe der and Mr*. Bertha D. Baur; Indiana, Ralph F. Gates and Mrs Cecil M. Harden; Iowa. Harrison E Spangler and Mrs. Charles S. Hick man. Kansas, Harry Darby and Mrs. Ralph A. Harris; Kentucky, Jouett Ross Todd and Mrs. S. D. Pace; Louisiana. John E. Jackson and Mrs. Julia Grimmet Fortson; Maine,1 Fred C. Scribner, jr.. and Mrs.1 Earl Lytion Wing; Maryland. Jacob France and Miss Bertha Adkins; Massachusetts. Sinclair Weeks and Mrs. Charles P. Howard; Michigan.; Arthur E. Summerfleld and Mrs. Rae Hooker; Minnesota. Roy E. Dunn and Mrs. Chris Carlson. Mississippi, Perry W. Howard and Mrs. Mary C. Booze; Missouri, How ard V. Stephens and Mrs. Estelle: LOST. COLLIE AND SPITZ mixed, brown and white. Brookland vicinity. 1032 Newton M. n.e.. Ml. 6857._—27 I ENGLISH SETTERS, pr., large, mostly I white with tan marking*: vie. Riggs and Chlllum rds ; Tuesday. Please notify RA 6609._-27 | KEYCASE, black leather, with keys Re ward If returned to J. B. CHANDLER. DE. 6628. 26* i LARGE GERMAN POLICE DOG, vicinity Chevy chase. D. C : black and tan. answers to "Cappy." lag No. 226. Reward. WO 5788._,_—26 ; NOTE BOOK, brown leather, ripper. Re ward Return to VIRGINIA O'DELL. Bjir llngton Hotel. ___—27_ PEKINESE PUPPY, blond- female near Beechwood Circle. Arlington; blind in left eve,_Owens 4461._27"_ PIG. 60 pound. 4-H. black nr. Great Falls. Va, Call Dalevlew 8866, —27_ POCKETBOOKS. navy and black, contains identification; lost on Tuckerman st. n w . Eye st. n.w. or 13tR st. n.e. Reward. NO. 2213. —2 7_^ POCKETBOOK. lady's: lost In telephone booth. Peoples Drug Store. 7th st. n.w . next to Hecht's. Reward. LU. 6604. —26 RING. Georgetown Foreign Service: at Whitefiint Club or at 14th and Varnum it5 n.w. Reward_RA. 7701 after 6. —27 RING, Georgetown University. 1946, blue stone. Initials J. G. K.; In n.w. section. Box 234-H Star._ 26•_ SMALL WHITE DOG. ahort squat legs, long tall, pointed ears, vicinity ol North Beach. Md.: lost Memorial Day. have looked endlessly. Please call SL 6627 or SH 4249 Reward_—26 STROLLER, black wicker; in Park at 16th and Harvard. Reward. Finder call AD 8700. Ext. 111._—28 t UMBRELLA, black and while check, vi cinity Woodward A: Lothrop No Bldg Reward._Sligo 8984._—27_ WALLET, roan s. brown: vicinity of Mt Vernon. Keep money, please return wallet and papers, HO. 6315._■—2T WATCH, diamond, between W and Rhode Island aVe. n.w.. near Flagler pi. n.w. Reward. Ml. 0766.—26 WELSH TERRIER, brown with black sad dle. male; lost In 2fi()ti blk. Mass, ave Reward. Call DU 0986._—26 WRIST WATCH, man's Elgin; in vicinity af TrlnWad st. n e.: Identifying Inscrip tion on bark. Reward. AT niTO. -—26 WRIST WATCH. lady's. curved Gruen, link bracelet; vicinity 14th and Col. rd. n w. wa *166 after • p m. —27 PHILADELPHIA.—DEWEY AND WARREN FAMILIES GET TO GETHER—The families of Thomas Dewey and Earl Warren, Republican standard bearers for 1948, got together yesterday for this picture. Left to right, first row: Gov. Warren, Mrs. Warren, _ __— --—- • Mrs. Dewey and Gov. Dewey. Back row: Nina Warren, 14; Vir ginia Warren, 19; John Dewey, 12; Dorothy Warren, 17, and Tom Dewey, Jr., 15. —AP W1 rephoto. j Tanner; Montana, Fred L. Robin-! ! son and Mrs. Gladys E. Heinrich Knowles; Nebraska, Abel V. Shot toell and Mrs. Edna Basten Donald; Nevada. Noble H. Getchell and Mrs. Oline C. Stewart; New Hampshire, Frank J. Sullowav and Mrs. Lucy J. Dickinson; New Jersey, Guy George Gabrielson and Mrs. Reeve Schley; New Mexico, Albert K. Mitchell and Mrs. E. L. Moulton. New York, J. Russel Sprague and Mrs. Charles W. Weis, jr.; North Carolina, J. E. Broyhill and Mrs. William Preston Few; North Dakota,. C. Norman Brunsdale and Mr.i Ethel Cooley; Ohio, Clarence J. Brown and Mrs. Katharine Kennedy Brown; Oklahoma, Lew H. W'entz and Mrs. Horace H. Sayre; Oregon. Ralph H. Cake and Mrs. Marshall E. Cornett; Pennsylvania, G. Mason1 Owlett and Mrs. Worthington Scranton; Rhode Island, Felix He bert and Mrs. Marion Yatman. South Carolina, George Norwood and Mrs. John E. Messervy; South' Dakota. Harvey Jewett, jr., and Mrs. Jane F. Warnock; Tennessee. Car roll Reece and Mrs. Ruby Roach McLane: Texas. R. B. Creager and Mrs. Lena Gay More; Utah, George T. Hansen and Mrs. Roy F. Priest; i Vermont, James F. Dewev and Mrs. Consuelo Northrop Bailey; Virginia. 1 Curtis M. Dozier and Mrs. William H. Logan; Washingion, Harlan I. Peyton and Mr*. Neal Tourtellotte.| West Virginia, Walter S. Hallanan1 and Mrs. Frances Ogden Stubble field: Wisconsin, not yet designated: . Wyoming. E. D. Crippa and Mrs. Kathryn K. Meloney; Alaska, E. A. Rasmuson and Mrs. Margaret E. White: District of Columbia. Clydp D. Garrett and Mrs. Thad H. Brown; Hawaii, James P. Winne and1 Mrs. Bina Mossman: Puerto Rico.; Eduardo Gonzalez and Mrs. Celes |tino Iriarte: Virgin Islands. Roy P Gordon i committeewoman not yet designated). U.N. Council Won't Revive Discussion on Spain Now §y th« Associoted Pr#s* i LAKE SUCCESS, June 26—The United Nations Security Council de cided yesterday against reviving de bate at this time on Franco Spain., The Council held, in effect, the pres ent situation in Spain did not war-, rant its attention. Only Russia and the Soviet1 Ukraine voted to place the Spanish question on the current agenda. Argentina voted against the move and the eight other Council nations abstained. A majority of seven votes was required. Spain is the only country specifi cally barred from United Nations membership. Three Hurt in Collision Of Two Trains in Utah ly th« Associated Pr»s« SALT LAKE CITY, June 26 Three men were injured in the col lision of two Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad trains near Mesa, Utah, last night. Five cars and the caboose of a freight train were overturned as a southbound passenger train struck the rear of a freight, train. W. H. Hintz of Denver, a Pullman conductor, suffered a broken rib. Max E. Baker, Murray, Utah, brake man on the freight train, and F. J. Parker, Salt Lake City, freight con ductor, received minor injuries. The railroad dispatcher here said the freight train was pulling into a siding when the passenger train, en routet to Denver, struck the freight caboose. One set of the passenger engine's trucks was derailed. — Dewey Would Name Cabinet's Second Woman Member §y the Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, June 26 — There will be a woman in the President's cabinet if Gov. Dewey is elected. Gov. Dewey said ‘'definitely yes" when asked at a news con ference yesterday of he would put a woman in the cabinet. She would become the second woman in history to hold such a job. Frances Perkins, named Secretary of Labor by Franklin D. Roosevelt, was the first. PHILADELPHIA.—STASSEN MEETS WITH DEWEY—Harold Stassen fright), one of the losers in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination, yesterday met with the winner, Gov. Dewey, and his running mate, Gov. Warren. —AP Wirephoto. Republicans Report Deficit of $44,587 By the Associoted Pres* The Republican National Com mittee went into the party's con vention month in the red for its January-to-June financial opera tions. Reports on fife today with the (ierk of the House showed the com mittee had taken in $285,126 from the 1st. of the year to May 31, Hut had spent $329,713. This, left a $44,587 deficit. The Democratic National Com mittee was in considerably better shape. It received $516,744 and spent $272,199. The Democrats hold their convention next month. Henry Wallace's third party had overspent itself $49,460 by the end ef May. The National Wallace-for President Committee reported it had taken in $292,498. and spent $341, 958 since it was organized. The third paity also Holds its convention next month. The reports are required under the Corrupt Practices Act of 1925 and the Political Activities Act of 1939. These provide for periodic financial statements from persons and organizations engaged in poli I tics. The biggest source of revenue for i he Republican National Commit tee from March 1 through May 31 was various State Republican com mittees. They chipped in more than $97,000. The Democratic National Com mittee collected more than $218,500 of its $516,744 receipts during the same period from Jefferson and Jackson day celebrations. The Jef ferson-Jackson Day Committee here, for example, turned over $125,000 to the National Committee. French Veteran Honored For his service in the Franoo Prussian War of 1870. M. Jean Pillat, aged 100. has just received the French Military Medal. It Is believed that 4.000 miles, above the surface of the earth, the earth's magnetic field is one-eighth as strong as at the surface. PHILADELPHIA—IT’S ALL OVER NOW—These tired young workers sat amid the litter in Convention Hall yesterday after adjournment of the 1948 Republican session. —AP Wirephoto. \ a Westinghouse Boosts Pay Of Production Workers By the Associoted Pre$* PITTSBURGH, June 26.—A wage increase of 9 to 16 cents an hour was granted to 1.500 production em ployes and salaried workers at West inghouse Electric Corp. today. Increases, the company said, aver age 8 per cent for hourly-rated em ployes who additionally will receive a seventh paid holiday—Washing ton's Birthday. To compensate for the paid holi day granted hourly employes, salar ied workers earning up to *625 a month would receive the 8 per cent boost, plus >2 cent per hour. The agreement with the AFL In ternational Brotherhood of Electri cal Workers Is similar to recent in creases granted other Westinghouse employes. Approximately 70,000 pro duction workers—members of the CIO United Electrical Workers— were given the 9 to 16 cent boost. Westinghouse said the agreement —retroactive to June 14—is subject to approval by IBEW locals in the company's widespread plants. The contract would run to April 1, 1950, with a provision for one reopening in 1949 by the union for wage talks. Tucci Denied Citizenship As Prewar Fascist Aide By Associated Press NEW YORK. June 26.—Niccolo Tucci. 40. described by Federal Judge John C. Knox as the prewar head of Fascist propaganda in this country, was denied American citizenship yesterday. Judge Knox, in turning down Tucci's petition, cited a talk Tucci i gave in 1939 at the University of' Virginia and articles he has written for the magazine Politics since the end of the war. He quoted Tucci as saying in the Virginia address that “democracies are responsible for the dominance of the machine-ideal and therefore democracies have only themselves to blame if other nations, through restrictions of freedoms, seek their natural expansion.” a_! Coffee houses in 17th century England sometimes advertised them-; selves with signs made of ceramic tiles. .-- ..! WHY NOT? It costs no more to park at the? ♦ Capital Garage New York Avenue batyeen 13th and 14th Duff Pledges Support To National Ticket * Despite Grundy Split §y th« Associated Frost PHILADELPHIA, June 26 —Har mony appeared to reign today be tween Gov. James H. Duff and the Grundy organization following the split of the Pennsylvania delegation during the Republican National Convention. Gov. Duff and the Grundy fac tion, led by Senator Martin and National Committeeman G. Mason Owlett, were wide apart after the Governor backed Senator Taft of Ohio for the presidential nomina tion. Senator ..Martin’s choice wag Gov. Dewey. Yesterday, however, Gov. Duff told newsmen he would give his full support to Dewey and Gov. Warren of California, the vice presidential choice. “Of course, I will back the ticket in the fall,” he declared. “I always have.” Gov. Duff told newsmen he was • pleased” with the nomination of Gov. Warren whom he has known for manv years. Asked what he thought of the Dewey-Warren combination, he re plied: “It’s all right.” “Do you think it’s a winner?” he Wds ssksd. “You bet, and I’ll support it,” Gov.! Duff replied. Gov. Duff said he advised Senator j Martin prior to the nomination of Gov. Warren he would go along with anyone the Senator wanted to support. This was borne out by the unan imous backing of Gov. Warren by the Pennsylvania delegation. O'Leary (Continued From First Page/* policy of “personal diplomacy, which always fails,” there would be no difficulty. He explained this did not .mean he would refuse an in vitation for a personal meeting with the head of another government. In announcing he has no plans for urging a special session of Con gress to act on problems unsolved when a recess was taken a week ago. Gov. Dewey pointed out that a third of the Senate and the entire membership of the House face a campaign for re-election. He said it would be an imposition to ask them to reconvene at this time. Praises 80th Congress. The New York Governor said ha never has seen a legislative session —and never expects to see one—in which “everybody gets everything he wants.” Gov. Dewey said he believes the Eightieth Congress made a remark able record in formulating the pres ent foreign policy of this Govern ment.” The Governor gave the press a fill-in on the events leading up to the selection of Gov. Warren for second place on the ticket. In sub stance, it follows: After delivering his own accept ance speech to the convention. Gov. Dewey returned to his hotel and began to consult with Republican leaders in and out of Congress, from all parts of the country. Many Were “Willing to Accept.” The more they talked, the longer became the list of candidates for Vice President. Gov. Dewey said he listened to the rival claims, without expressing his own opinion. He felt, he said, the choice should represent the views of spokesmen ifrom as many delegations as possible. i Gov. Dewey observed; with a 'smile, that there were quite a num ber "willing and happy” to accept. The conferences ended at 4:30 a.m. yesterday without a decision, and then Gov. Dewey called Gov Warren and asked him to come over for a talk. The Californian re sponded and they discussed the question until 6 a.m. After two hours of sleep. Gov. Dewey resumed consultations with party leaders from all geographical areas. Finally, it appeared that more of his advisers would unite on Gov. Warren than on any other proposed candidate, and about 11:30 a.m. the word was sent to the waiting dele gates at the convention hall. Gov. Dewey said he is "exceeding ly happy” over the ^nomination of Gov. Warren. Recess Appointment To RFC Given Willett By Associated Press President Truman yesterday gave a recess appointment to William E. Willett of Maryland to be a mem ber of the Board of Directors of the Reconstruction Finance Corp. The appointment is subject to Senate confirmation later when Congress is in session. Willett is now associated with the RFC. He was nominated before Congress recessed, but the Senate took no action on the appointment. Building Items | See Our Large Ad. Page B-14 | RUCKER LUMRER °j 1320 Wilson Bird. CHsstnut OfiflO | Real Estate LOANS Residence, business, in vestment properties in the District, nearby Virginia, Maryland. Low interest rates. Monthly payments. Term. FHA. Existing loans refinanced. THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY P»t 9th Sr, N W • !?tb mGS( , N.W. . A PHILADELPHIA.—MARTIN AND DUFF IN FRIENDLY CHAT— Pennsylvania's Senator Martin deft) and Gov. Duff, who backed different candidates at the Republican convention, chatted in their usual amiable fashion yesterday during the closing hours of the session. —AP Wirephoto. 1 -—‘“SOT-r iTTTWiiTWTilT—^ ■ SAN FRANCISCO.—COMPLETELY SURPRISED-James C. War ren. 29. eldest son of Gov. Warren, drank a much-needed cup of coffee as he read the story of his father's nomination for Vice President yesterday. “It sure stunned me,” Mr. Warren said excitedly, “and I think the rest of the' family was surprised, l00 ” —AP Wirephoto. Warren's Son, 18, Tardy on News— Fish Were Biting By the Associated Press BOZEMAN. Mont., June 26.—Earl Warren, jr.. 18-year-old non of Cali fornia's Governor, prefers fishing to politics. So he was late in learning that his father had been chosen Re publican vice presidential nominee. When the Bozeman Chronicle gave him the news yesterday he expressed surprise and said he hadn't been following reports of the ! 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