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Evening star., 1944-09-02
Employment Ceiling
To Be Continued Here

Employment ceilings, which held
most washington firms at the MAY
15-June l level of employment dur
ing the summer, will be continued
until the Washington area War
Manpower Commission has been
able to determine the fall demands
Tor workers and the available sup
ply. 1t was announced today
The ceilings, under which en-
ployers were not allowed to hire
more workers than they had on
their payroll during the May l5-
June period. were assigned for a
60-day period ending yesterday, but
Area Director Ernest v. Connolly
said the ceilings will not be revised
until August labor market reports
can be analyzed.
Adjustments permitting some
Washington establishments to hire
more workers than they had during
the base period have been made,
but most employers have been held
at the May 15-June employment
level.
Mr.. Connolly said the Nation
wide drive to obtain workers for a
group Of must" Industries will have
some bearing on ceiling assignments
here, but he did not expect the de-
mands of this recruitment to be a
major factor In determining how
many additional workers Washing
ton employers will be permitted to
put on their payrolls.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Dismissal Of Federal Suit
Against Bakery Asked

Attorneys late yesterday filed q
motion in District Court asking dis
missal Of a Government suit to en-
join Samuel Rubenstein, operator OF
the New York K g. r Bakery, SOC
block of Fourth street S.W.. from
manufacturing products under al
legged insanitary conditions.
The motion was filed by Attorneys
Harry S. Wender and H. Nathaniel
Blaustein. 1t claimed the Federal
Food. Drug and Cosmetic Act, under
which the Government brought suit
last July. does not apply to Mr.
Rubenstein because the bakery "is
not engaged in interstate commerce
in its true sense" On the contrary
the motion claimed, Mr.. Rubenstein
lis engaged in the manufacture of
food for general consumption by the
public solely within the District OF
Columbia."
The motion claimed that "in order
to bring the defendant under the
act the Government relies on the
language contained therein provid-
ing that acts occurring entirely
within the District of Columbia shall
be regarded as occurring in inter-
state commerce"
The motion pointed to a recent
Court Of Appeals ruling that the
Mann Act does not apply to trans
portation solely within the District
1ederally controlled area.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
New York Construction
Black Market Admitted
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-The ex-
istence Of black market" In build
ing materials and construction work
here has been admitted by ON
cials of the War Production Board
and the National Housing Agency
the New York Times says.
This new black market was said
to be particularly troublesome In
the apartment and rooming house
field.
Charles 8. Ascher, MIA head for
the New York area, said no priori-
ties were required for repair work
but added that much bootleg build
ing" was being done in altering
and converting large buildings into
small apartments.
The Times quotes WPB officials
as saying that, since their organi-
zation has no police department"
they are well-nigh powerless to stop
the practice under present methods.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
six Correspondents
Suspended After
Paris Broadcast
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SUPREME ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TERS. Sept. 2.-Supreme headquar-
ters last night made public the
names Of six correspondents sus-
pended for reported violation of
censorship regulations in Paris and
said the investigation was continu-
ing.
This statement was made orally
by the headquarters public rela-
tions omcer at a press conference:
With reference to the six corre-
spondents suspended for alleged vio-
lation Of regulations, the facts thus
far known are as follows:
Paul Manning Of the Mutual
Broadcasting Corp, Seaghan Maynes
of Reuters, James F. McGlincy of
United Press, Larry Lesueur of the
Columbia Broadcasting System and
Robin Duff and Howard Marshal
of the British Broadcasting Corp.
were reported to have violated regu-
lations in Paris on the evening of
August Is by putting voice broad
casts on the air over Radio Ma
tionale de France without submit
ting to military censorship.
These correspondents were sus-
pended by 1t. Col. John M. Redding,
senior PRO public relations oflcer)
on the spot, under whose control
were all correspondents accom-
panying our forces entering Paris.
This headquarters has directed
that these correspondents be re-
turned to London in order that
further Investigation could be made,
in fairness to both the correspond
ents and employers concerned.
The investigation Is continuing" ;"
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Bolivian Tin Magnate
Not Kidnapped for Ransom
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MIAMI, Sept. 2.-The mystery
OF Bolivian Tin Mine Owner Maui
ricio Hochschild's 17-day disappear
ance early in August remained un-
explained today after his arrival in
Miami from La Paz.
Only one point was cleared up
1t was not a kidnapping for ransom
Other than that, Mr.. Hochschild
and his manager, Adolfo Blum, had
nothing to say.
The two arrived aboard a Pan
American Clipper from Peru and
sent word to waiting newspapermen
that they would make no state
ment.
Persistent questioning brought
the reply:
ASK Bolivia"
The men left today for New York
and will remain in the United
States "a few months on business
they said.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Army Reloxes Ruling
On West Coast Aviotion

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Civil
ian flying restrictions on the Pacific
Coast were relaxed yesterday in
view of what 4th Army Air Force
headquarters called "the improve
ment In the military situation in
the Pacific"
Restrictions on all civil ian flying
have been in effect since Pearl Har-
Dor. Only commercial airlines have
been permitted to operate within
the Western Air Defense zone.
The 4th AAF announcement said
civilian flights which aid the war
effort in business or agriculture, or
flights to make major repairs not
otherwise available, now were au.
thorized.
The ban on civilian aircraft train
ing schools within the zone still
applies, the Army said.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
uses Return 10 States
Advocated by Dr.. Schmidt
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, Sept. 2.-The United
States Employment Service, lent tc
the Government as a war emer-
gency, should be restored to the
States as soon as possible SO they
may prepare to handle the com
ing inevitable mass unemployment
during reconversion, DR.. Emerson P
Schmidt Of Washington said yes
terday.
Mr.. Schmidt. manager of the Eco
nomic Research Department, of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, made the recommendation In
a speech before the National Asso-
citation of State Chambers of Com
merce. The five-day meeting OF
the association ended yesterday.
The social security analyst also
suggested that the administrative
surplus built up by the Federal
Government from unemployment
compensation levies be allocated to
the States.
The Government, he explained
has netted nearly so per cent
profit" on the 8 per cent tax
levied upon employers of eight or
more persons. This was not part
of the plan, he said.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Bow|es Says Clothing Tops
Civilian Supply Problem
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-OPA Ad-
ministrator Chester Bowles said to-
day that clothing has been our
greatest problem" in civilian supply
during the war and that "lots OF
clothing Is below standard and de-
teriorated."
His comment was made at La
Guardia Airport, where he arrived
after a l5-day. cross-country trip
Asked about the resignation this
week of Harry D. Robinson, director
Of the OPA Standards Division. be-
cause of what Mr.. Robinson termed
a "do-nothing policy" in connec-
ton with wearing apparel, Mr.
Bowles said:
There Is very little we can do
about that. I am sorry he's gone,
but Congress lays down pretty defi-
mite rules and we have to observl
them"
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Poles Appeal for Aid
In liberating Warsaw
By the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. Premie,
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk of the Polish
government in London yesterday
called on Premier Stain, President
| Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill for aid to the Poles tight.
ing Germans for the liberation OF
| Warsaw.
Addressing his compatriots ir
Warsaw by radio from London or
the fifth anniversary Of the Naz
invasion of Poland, the Premier
said. You may be sure that the
Polish government will not capt..
ulate
You have a right to assistance
No one may diminish the value o1
your efforts undertaken with the
purest intentions. You did not get
the help due you, despite all the
devotion Of British. South African
and Polish airmen. Lately the latter
were the only ones who helped you
we will do all We can to obtain
help for you"
To Stain, Roosevelt and Churchill
he said:
Warsaw Is waiting, the whole
Polish nation is waiting, the opinion
Of the world is waiting. Do all you
can to provide means for further
fighting and to liberate this city and
population"
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Camacho Sounds Plea
For Unity and Ca|mness
BY the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY. Sept 2.-Presi-
dent Manuel Avila Camacho told
the opening session of Congress yes
terday that his government is OBJ
serving the unrest" in advance of
the 1916 national elections, and
called on the nation for calmness,
unity and hard work.
No sooner had the chief executive
left the congressional chambers and
the session adjourned than the
legislators reconvened and ousted
Herminito Ahumada, who responded
to the annual message. as president
Of the lower house of Congress.
Senators and deputies, in the
tumultuous reconvened session,
criticized Mr. Ahumada's speech, In
which he referred to religion and to
single party activities.
The President denounced as
traitors those who criticize mega
lively in times such as these" and
demanded riddance of those who
favor diScord."
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Mobile Bus transportation
Stopped by Drivers Strike
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOBILE, Ala. Sept. 2.-Bus
transportation ceased in Mobile to-
day when union drivers remained
away from work in protest of War
Labor Board failure to act on q
joint company-union bonus plan.
B. E. Pickering, superintendent of
National City Lines, said more than
100 vehicles were idle. He esti-
mated the company hauls $4,000
passengers daily. mostly war work
ers. Mr.. Pickering said the COM
pany had mot yet been notified
that there is an official strike" and
added: "As matter of fact, the
union committee stated to me that
there is no strike"
However, J. Roy Holland. presi-
dent of Local ITO, Amalgamated As
sociation of Street Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employees OF
America CAFL). said: 80 far as the
unions Executive Committee Is con-
cerned, the walkout staged by the
men Is unauthorized"
Mr.. Holland said drivers had been
summoned for q meeting today in
an effort to get the men back to
work.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Writer Says Custer
Clouds 9th's Record
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2.-One of the
four correspondents ordered out of
France by the 9th Air Force to
which they were accredited, Gordon
Gammack of the Des Moines Reg
lister and Tribune, says 1t was "un-
fortunate that the units magnificent
performance in the invasion OF
France had been clouded by the
incident.
The order. which applied to Mr..
Gammack. Lee McCardell of the
Baltimore Sun, Stanley Frank of the
New York Post and John Groth,
artist for Parade, was later with
drawn.
Declining to elaborate, Mr.. Gam
mack said yesterday that news
papers like the Des Moines Register
and Tribune and the Baltimore Sun
obviously aren't going to send men
over to cover one unit exclusively. Il
1T was particularly unfortunate
because the 9th Air Force has been
as important a factor in the cur
rent advance as anything else" he
said. adding that generally the
correspondents were treated royalty
by all groups, and I enjoyed m.
contacts with members of the 9th.
In copyrighted story dated Au.
gust 2l. the New York Heralc
Tribune said the banning was "ap.
parently because their work has no,
measured up to standards set BY
publicity minded 9th Air Force of.
flcers in the higher ranks" Su.
preme headquarters. Allied Expedi-
tionary Forces on August ~ ISSUED
statement that the Withdraw
order was based on the policy "tc
rotate war correspondents so thai
all assigned to this theater will
have an opportunity to cover the
war"
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Jap Ship 70 Deliver
Supplies 10 Prisoners
By the Associated Press.


Arrangements have been made for
a japanese ship to enter q Soviet
port near Vladivostok to take on
l 500 tons Of accumulated relief sup
plies for American and other Allied
prisoners of war and civilian in
ternees held by Japan, the State
Department announced yesterday.
The United States Government
has agreed to pay all costs con-
nected with the transportation of
these supplies to Japan and has told
the japanese government it would
be willing to reciprocate in distrib-
uting relief supplies sent by Japan
for Japanese nationals in the United
States.
1t is understood the present ar
rangement applies only to the one
boat, which is being guaranteed safe
conduct, but that the Japanese gov
eminent is being urged to accept
further shipments overland through
the Soviet Union and Korea or Man
chur1a In case it should refuse to
utilize the port near Vladivostok
in the future.
The United States Government
for its part has urged the Japanese
government to use this means bv
which We can make regular and
continuous shipments of supple
mental food stufis, medicines and
clothing. 1t is hoped that as q re-
suit OF these developments supplies
that have been so long awaiting
onward shipment from Soviet terri
tory will soon reach those for whom
intended the State Department
said.
Early this summer, the Soviet
government named a port near
Vladivostok where the accumulated
supplies could be picked UP by a
Japanese ship. However, the jap
anese government, while generally
agreeable. imposed certain condi.
tions and it is understood that these
conditions have been agreed to.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Clarence Buck Dies:
Illinois COP Leader
By the Associated Press.

oJ the Associated HfeSs.
MONMOUTH. ILL.,, Sept. a.
Clarence F. Buck, "A. prominent in
illinois Republican politics for many
years, died today.
Mr.. Buck served eight years in
the Illinois Senate, was former
State director of agriculture and
former Federal collector of Gus
toms OF the port Of Chicago.
He was campaign manager for
former Gov. Frank O. Lowden when
Mr.. Lowden ran for the Republican
presidential nomination in 1928. He
had a varied business career, in
cluding publication of q Newspaper
for more than 20 years, farming,
livestock raising and banking,
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Gen. Shedd Takes Over
9th Service Command
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT DOUGLAS, Utah, Sept. a.
Maj. Gen. Walter Edgar Shedd ar
rived yesterday as commanding
of1cer of the 9th Service Command
largest of the nine Army service
forces commands In the United
States.
Gen. Shedd came here from
Puerto Rico. where he was in COM
mand of the Antilles department.
He succeeds Maj. Gen. David Nc
Coach, jr., given an undisclosed
assignment overseas.
Other positions formerly held by
Gen. shedd were deputy commander
OF the Panama Canal department
and assistant chief Of stan for per-
sonnel In the War Department.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Sloan Sees Peace Jobs
For 80 Pct. of EMPLOYEES
By the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2.-Alfred
P. Sloan, chairman of the board
of General Motors, told a press
conference yesterday he estimated
that rs to so per cent of the COM
pany's present employees can be pro-
vided with peacetime jobs.
He predicted that. regardless of
the outcome Of the November elec-
ton. Government tax policies will
be altered to tighten the burden on
business.
He said his company is backing
up such possibility with plans for
. 500,000,000 investment in post
war reconversion and expansion.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Theft Nets S965 Cash
And $1,000 in Bonds

Almost $1,000 in cash, $4,000 In
War Bonds and q small amount of
jewelry were stolen last night by a
sneak theft who entered q rooming
house In the 900 block OF G street
NE.
Rupert M. Flores, q retired Navy
Yard employe, lost 5000 in cash and
$4,000 in War Bonds from a dresser
drawer, police said. Lasino Purcarey,
a taxicab driver, was robbed of $45
in cash. Jose Samdoval, also a cab
driver, lost $50 in cash and jewelry
worth $40, according to police.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
BY WILLIAM L. WORDEN,
Associated Press War Correspondent.

CHAGUIAN, NEAR YIGO TOWN
Guam, Aug. 9.-l have today ex-
amined the bodies Of ~ subjects OF
the United States. beheaded and
bayoneted while they were helpless
civilian prisoners with arms bound
behind their backs.
The AZ bodies, all Of Chamorro
men ranging in age from half
grown boys to gray-haired elders
lay where they had been killed 4s
to so hours earlier in thickets along
side a one-way jungle road.
Half a dozen bodies bore large
welts and tears on the backs, indi-
eating beatings before death, but
there was no other evidence of tor
ture Most Of the men had beer
slain while kneeling, death having
come through one or more slashes
with a sword at the back of the
neck.
All Were Civilians.
All OF the victims were in civilian
clothes and none bore any indica
| ~ASsao eiAot tAACy WCiC tdhlliS pdTl Ol
had taken part in the battle fol
Guam. -.
There were no women among tn,
bodies saw. The youngest man
judged from appearance. was abou
l6 years old The oldest was DOS.
sibly in his 70s.
The grisly lthicket was discovered
yesterday by an advancing marin.
patrol. My own investigation, con.
Quoted between terrific rainstorm.
and in company of only a small
group, did not pretend to be com.
.plete. Marine 1t. w. L. Weyand o1
Seattle, Wash. led a patrol to tn,
scene at pm. yesterday. He said
I counted 10 bodies, all behead aded
I saw one boy of about IL year!
and four or five others under 49,"
1t. James Brock of Columbus
Nebr, led another patrol to thu
scene this morning and attempted
a complete count of the victims
He said. L personally counted s.
bodies"
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Bennett Would Name
D. c. Street for Missouri
Hy the Associat.d Press.

By the Associated Press.
Missouri citizens want q WASH
ington street named after their
State, Representative Bennett, Re-
publican. Of Missouri said yesterday,
80 he introduced a bill to achieve
the purpose.
Under his measure, Nichols avenue
Sc, would be renamed Missouri
avenue. Several years ago a street
was named after the State, but 1t
was eliminated In q redevelopment
program, Mr.. Bennett said.
Mr.. Bennett reported only two
other States, Ohio and Washington,
do not have streets named for them
here. Ohioans have submitted legis-
lation similar to Mr.. Bennett's.
Evening star., 1944-09-02

PIC. George kuclk OF Chicago, ILL.,,
a member of one of the patrols,
declared. Il saw some children 8
to II years old who had been be-
headed with their hands tied behind
their backs.
Pfc. j. E. Young. whose brother
lives in Baltimore, Md, was assigned
as scout to report on the atrocity.
He said, The bodies were about 10
yards from the road. I saw 40 to As,
mostly old men and all Chamorros.
Another scout and I the other
scout was Pfc. Hubert Shabdue of
Charleston, w. Va saw 10 bodies
completely decapitated.
Yesterdays discovery rad been
predicted for more than two weeks
by natives who came through
American lines. Frank Anderson,
native member of the United States
Insular Forces at the time of the
japanese occupation and a prisoner
sometimes at large) since that
time. made his way to the Ameri-
can lines during the first few days
Of the attack. He said that he had
been on the japanese blacklist" as
a member Of the United States
armed forces and that he had been
picked up by Japanese guards just
before the attack.
Guards Fired Into Crowd.
He was taken with 20 other
blacklist" members to cave
where he said japanese guard.
fired rifles into the massed prison.
ers and threw four hand grenade.
into the helpless group. Mr.. An.
derson escaped with leg wounds. H,
said then that additional natives or
the blacklist as friends of tn,
Americans had been arrested a
about the same time and that tn,
Japanese had declared their inten.
ton of beheading them.
My inspection of the atrocity vic.
tins today WAS made in a grouI
which included Joe Rosenthal, AS
sociated Press photographer; LEI
WEIGH, war correspondent repre-.
senting the Cowles newspapers o.
Minneapolis and Des Moines
Charles Arnot. United Press CORE.
spondent; Sergt. Paul Heinecke
marine combat correspondent, ane
Marine 1t. Robert Rivenbark. pub.
lie relations officer. Other civilian
correspondents who viewed tn,
bodies during the day included
Paige Abbott, International New!
Pictures photographer; Morrie Lans.
berg, Associated Press correspond.
ent; Harold Smith, Chicago Tribun,
correspondent; John Brennan, Aus.
tralian news correspondent, with
1t. Jonathan Rice, marine public
relations officer.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Youth Admits Poison
| Death Of Sister in
Plot Against Father
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Sept. 2.-Detective 1t.
Lester Chorpening OF the police
homicide squad said today that
william J. MacKay, 10, had con-
fessed to placing poison in foods and
liquids in the family refrigerator
from which his 14-year-old sister
Isabelle obtained . lunch shortly
before her death yesterday.
Il wanted to get my father" 1t.
Chorpening quoted the boy as ex-
planning. He was always after me
to get . job."
The parents, Mr.. and Mrs Alex
MacKay, said Isabelle worked In q
department store and came home
for lunch few minutes before noon
yesterday.
Water Kills Her.
"She had a bacon and tomato
sandwich" Mrs. MacKay said, "and
then went to the refrigerator and
poured q glass Of water from q q
quart bottle We keep there. She
drank . mouthful and then turned
and said that water tastes terrible
Then she fell"
A physician was called, admin
istered first aid and summoned
Fire Department rescue squad which
worked over the girl as she was
being taken to Receiving Hospital.
She died few minutes after arriv-
ing there.
1t. Chorpening. said today the
youth confessed obtaining a pound
OF deadly poison from drug store
on the pretext that he wanted it
for some chemical experiments.
Poisoned Other Foods.
1t. Chorpening said the boy told
him he poured three or four table
spoons into water, milk and apple
sauce in the refrigerator.
Il just put it in the things /
thought my father would get first," +"
the detective quoted from the state
ment. Il didn't want to poison the
others"
No charge has been placed against
the youth.