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Evening star., 1945-05-24
.GestapoChief,
Taken|ncognito,
Dead Of Poison
Arrest ; Days Ago
Revealed at British
Army Headquarters
BULLETIN.

SUPREME ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS OH enrich
Himmler has been captured
and killed himself by poison.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May. 24.-Heinrich
Himmler killed himself with
poison last night, three days
after his capture by the Allies,
the Exchange Telegraph Agency
reported today. Reuters also
announced the suicide.
The Exchange Telegraph Agency,
in dispatch from Terence Duncan,
with the British I'd Army, said the
44-year-old Gestapo chief had been
arrested three days ago incognito
and was held captive in house in
Lueneburg.
The agency's report said Himmler
took his life by drinking the con-
tents of a hidden vial
Reuters said the death was an
|nounced officially tonight at British
"a Army headquarters.
Hid Poison in Mouth.
The Reuters dispatch said:
Heinrich Himmler, head of the
German Gestapo, committed suicide
at the headquarters of the I'd British
Army, at four minutes past II last
night. This news was made avail
able officially this evening"
"a BIC broadcast, heard by
NBC, said:
tHimmler had carried a tiny
vial of poison in his mouth at the
time of his capture. He was ex-
amined by a doctor who asked
him TO open his mouth. To get
better light, the doctor took him
|. to window. There, by bending
his head while the doctor put his
Evening star., 1945-05-24
.Capper Presents
Petition 10 Congress
Asking D. {. Suffrage
Recommends Legislators
Match Their Preaching
With Practice

Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas today appealed to Con-
gress to match its practice with
its preachings about the rights
of peoples of the world to par
ticipate in their government
and to grant that right to the
more than a half million dis
franchised residents in the Ma
tional Capital.
His statement came as he filed
with the Senate petition signed
by officers of 81 District organiza-
tions asking approval of the pending
Sumners-Capper resolutions for
constitutional amendment to enable
Congress to grant representation to
the District.
Many Group Representatives.
The petition, which will be printed
in the Congressional Record, was
signed by spokesmen for the prin-
cipal business, labor, civic, educa-
tional, political and social groups
of the District.
with the participation of nearly
100000 from the District in the
armed forces of our country in the
greatest of all wars" Senator Cap
per told the Senate, sit is time that
we pause and ask ourselves if it
is right, if it is American. to deny
to those who fight our battles, who
leave their homes and. undergo
hardships, are wounded and die, the
same participation in the govern
ment of our country as possessed by
those who serve from the States"
His statement, which emphasized
that passage of the constitutional
amendment would in nowise di-
minish the control Congress holds
over the District, follows:
"Mr. President, I present and ask
unanimous consent to have printed
in the Record, with the signatures,
and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary, a petition signed by
officers of 81 organizations of the
District of Columbia, including
many of the principal business,
labor, civic, educational, political
and social groups, supporting Sen
at joint resolution 9, proposing an
amendment to the Constitution of
the United States granting a new
power to the Congress with respect
to the people of the District of
Columbia
Under this new power the Con-
gress, by subsequent legislation,
would be enabled to grant to the
(See SUFFRAGE, Page AID
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Big B-29 Raid on Tokyo Leaves
Fires Visible for 200 Miles
Waterfront Roll Yards and PIone Ports Shops
Blasted in Assault by $50 Super Forts

spread huge fires. Flashes indi-
Gated the flames had spread to stores
of explosive materials.
Brig. Gen. Thomas S. Powers,
commanding general of the Super
Forts on Guam, received reports
that high winds spread the fires
over widening area.
Sergt. Charles Holder of Santa
Monica. Calf, the blister gunner on
the City of Santa Monica, looked
back at the glow in the sky over
Tokyo, checked with his navigator
and was told the bomber was zoe
miles out on the return trip.
Palace Garden Reported Hit.
A japanese communique ignored
industrial damage, hut charged that
an arbor in the Imperial Palace
garden three miles north of the
designated target area, was at
tackled and IAN establishment within
the compounds of the Akasaka de-
tached palace" was burned.
The Tokyo broadcast made the
unconflrmed claim that 27 of the
raiders were shot down and some
30' others damaged.
Pilot reports were at variance on
-
Evening star., 1945-05-24
b. the Associated Press.


The White House said today
that an early meeting of the
Big Three definitely "is in the
works"
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
said the special missions of Harry L.
Hopkins and Joseph E. Davies to
Moscow and London were prelimi-
nary to and not "a substitute" for
the projected meeting of the Rus
sian, American and British chiefs
of state.
They do not take the place of the
Big Three conference which def
nitely is in the works." Mr.. Ross
told his news conference. They
are not a substitute for the pro-
jected meeting of President Truman,
Prime Minister Churchill and Pre-
mier Stain.
They are part of the general pat
tern, which will include the Big
Three meeting"
Then the conference definitely has
been decided upon? reporter
added
Evening star., 1945-05-24
PimIico Results

FIRST RACE-Purse, ST 500: claiming
maiden 2-year-olds; furlongs
Good Cross Clark $50 $50 $40
Airily (Young) 1O.4O $50
a Fernlet (Scawthorn) $40
Time, 0:4S4a.
Also ran-Poochanelli. Darten. Shave,
8 Outlet, Old Jordan, Redgie, Weegray.
SECOND RACE-Purse, 81 500: claim
ins: 4-year-olds and up: 8 furlongs.
Alatomo (Scocca) 1920 $50 $40
Bombs Away wv. Kirk 31.90 1880
Mend tFiocchD 44O0
Time, 1:143
Also ran-Noslen, Rough Amos, Jollity.
Little Bud, Bow Wave, Specialist, Gratis,
Lees Jimmie. Bright Remark
DAILY double paid S39.70.)
THIRD RACF-Purse. $1,000; the Gold
heur Steeplechase; maiden 4year -olds and
UP, miles
a Gsiactic tWalker) $50 530 Out
Sander fHarrison) 240 Out
Middle River tMagee) Out
T1me-3:5S2s.
Also rsn-Happy Stroller. Catleg.
Mrs. Z. Du Pont Weir entry.
Evening star., 1945-05-24

Navy guns have been arranged and
two huge shows are planned for
bond buyers.
The public can practice shooting
Navy antiaircraft guns at the Naval
Ordnance Exhibit every day from
noon to 8 pm. at the Commerce
Department auditorium. Bond buy
ers may write message on 500
pound bomb to be dropped later on
Tokyo by carrier-based planes.
An Armada" including a Bit,
B-24, BIS, CAT, P-38, PAT, Psi
and ATS, will go on exhibit at
National Airport next Tuesday and
Wednesday through the co-opera-
ton of the Congressional Club, Sta
ton WWpC and the Army Air
(See WAR LOAN, Page A-12D
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Small Nations Make
Unsuccessful Fight
On YaIta Vote Plan
u Questions Seeking
Exoct Interpretation
Submitted to Big Four
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

SAN FRANCISCO, May "a
The latest crisis in the United
Nations Conference is over the
veto powers provided by the
Yalta voting formula for the five
permanent members of the pro-
posed world security council.
Despite the assaults made upon
the veto power by many of the
medium and small nations, the Big
Five hold the whip hand. They are
the United States, Britain, Russia,
China and France.
Russia is believed to be opposed
to any change in the formula agreed
upon at Yalta by the late President
Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill
and Premier Stain, which provides
that a single negative vote by one
OF the Big Five members could block
security council action on anything
except "procedural matters.
If Russia sticks to her opposition
to any weakening of this veto power
the other big powers, particularly
the United States and Britain, will
stand with her even though their
delegates might like to see some
modification.
FL Nations Seek Changes.
Many of the smaller nations are
demanding softening of the veto
power, particularly as it relates to
the use of peaceful measures for
the settlement of international dis
putes. Amendpents for this pur-
pose have been offered by 81 nations.
A series of % questions seeking an
exact Interpretation of the Yalta
voting formula have been propound-
ed by a subcommittee appointed
recently to seek its Qualification.
Opening the way to a possibility
that such preliminary step as in
vestigation of a dispute might be in
terpreted, as a concession to the
small nations, as a procedure"
matter which would not be subject
to a big power veto, these questions
were submitted to the Big Four
sponsoring powers. 1t may take two
days to consider and draft the
answers
American leaders are seeking pri-
marily to avoid showdown vote on
the issue, by which the small ma
tions might defeat the big powers
in a conference committee. They
contend that such a development
might endanger acceptance of the
whole world charter by both Rus
sia and the United States.
Spotlight on Russia.
Meanwhile, the spotlight is on
Russia, with vast amount of pub
lie opinion ranged on the side of
modification of the veto power as
it relates to the use of peaceful
means for the settlement of dis
putes.
Russia interprets the Yalta plan
to mean that even on questions of
peaceful settlement or investiga-
tion of disputes the veto is appli-
cable. American delegates agree
(Coo I TN(OJ N po0o G
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Truman Calls
For Permanent
RevampingLaws
Asks Congress- Aid
In Modernizing
Executive Branch
(Tert OF Presidents Message on
Page A-15.D
BY ]. A. FOX.

President Truman today callec
on Congress for permanent legis.
latlon that will permit the pro-
gressive reorganization of the
Government on "buSineSSlike
and efficient" lines.
mo agency of the executive branch
should be exempted from the scope
of this legislation, the President
said.
At the same time, he urged that
safeguards from the old Reorganiza-
ton Act of 1889 be re-enacted under
which Congress would hold the veto
power on reorganization moves pro-
posed by the Executive if they did
not meet approval on Capitol Hill.
Bitter Fight Recalled.
This congressional control was en-
acted after the bitter fight between
Congress and the late President
Roosevelt over move to put all in
dependent agencies of the Govern
ment under the heads of the 10 cab
met departments. This would have
made such powerful agencies as the
General Accounting Office, the In
terstate Commerce Commission and
other regulatory establishments sub
ject to cabinet heads.
That the President would move for
reorganization of the Government
agencies was predicted several days
ago, but his message today went be-
yond earlier forecasts.
The Presidents proposal would
apply not only to war-created units,
but also to the old alien institu-
tions.
Some adjustments of a perma-
nent character need to be made
the President said.
Possesses Certain Powers.
Then taking cognlzance OF fire.
quent congressional criticism of de-
f1ciences in the executive branch,
Mr.. Truman said:
II should be less than frank if I
failed to point out that the Con-
greSs cannot consistently advance
such criticisms and at the same
time deny the President the means
of removing the causes at the root of
such criticisms.
The President pointed out that he
possesses certain reorganization pow
ers under the First War Powers Act
and that this has enabled temporary
Improvements in Government Or
ganization, but that changes made
by this legislation will last only for
the life of the act itself-six months
after the end of the war.
Such situation is not satisfac-
tory, the President said, because the
automatic reversion to their former
status of some agencies will con-
tinue functions that should be elimi-
mated.
quite aside from the disposition
of the war organization of the Gov
ernment, other adjustments need to
be made currently and continuously
in the Government establishment" :"
he said.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
t4||M|v\LER> SEIZED BY ALLIES KILLS HIMSELF
Early Conference of Big Three
In Works. White House Says
New Missions of Hopkins and Davies
Are Only Preliminary to Discussions

"The conference is projected" Mr.
Ross replied.
Mr.. Ross said he thought the
British elections in July would not
affect the time of the meeting, but
added that he could not say when OF
where the Big Three would get to-
gether.
Il have no idea of the time or OF
the place." he said
He said Mr. Hopkins and Mr.
Davies each has a special mission
to perform" and that both fit into
the general pattern of the projected
meeting of the Big Three"
Yesterdays White House an
nouncement said simply that Mr.
Hopkins would converse with Mar
shall Stain upon matters now in dis
cuSSion" between the Soviet and
governments, and that Mr.
Davies. former Ambassador to Rus
sia, would talk with Mr.. Church
i'll and other British officials about
certain matters of common inter-
Evening star., 1945-05-24
BY the Associated Press.

GUAM, May 24.-Nine million
pounds of fire bombs, dropped
by more than $50 Super For
tresses in the biggest single air
blow of the Pacific war, today
spread fires in Tokyo which were
visible for 200 miles, smashed
waterfront railroad yards and
aircraft parts shops south of the
Imperial Palace.
One B-29 pilot, Maj Luther A.
Jones of Monroe, La, reporting di-
rect hits o. yards which handle one
third of Japans rail traffic, said on
his return from the predawn strike ::
I'm afraid they're going to do a
hell of lot of walking"
Target Area Illuminated.
A brilliant moon and a ring of Oil
fires set by. lead planes Illuminated
the target area, the Shinagawa in
dustrial section. which is populated
by 100000 of Tokyo's millions and
crowded with highly -infiammable
shops making precision instruments
for Japan's air force.
Pilots saw their incendiaries
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Individual Bond Sales Pass
One-Third Mark in D. G. Drive

The Districts Mighty Seventh"
War Loan drive passed the one
third mark in individual bond quotas
today when officials announced that
purchase of $9O0,000 worth. in the
last "a hours had raised the in
dividual bond record to 1877 per cent
of the $4,000 900 quota and the E
Bond record to 33.5 per cent of the
$48 ,000, 900 quota.
The amount of individual bonds
now purchased here is $23, 900, ,000
OF this, SIG, 100 900 is in E Bonds.
Keep it up,'' Wilmer j. Waller,
drive chairman, pleaded.
Meanwhile, to interest more small
investors in the E Bonds. on which
the drive depends for ultimate sue
cess, exhibitions of bombers and
Evening star., 1945-05-24
New Social Security
Benefits Added in
Wagner-DingeII Bill
Brood Concept Provides
Health Insurance, Gives
Aid to Greater Number
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A new, broad concept of social
security, including health in
surance, was introduced in Con-
gress today with a plea that the
Nation needs it as postwar bull
Wark.
The' far-reaching measure, in
creasing costs to both employees and
employers, was proposed by Senator
Wagner, Democrat, of New York
and Representative Dingell. Demo-
crat, of Michigan.
Senator Wagner, explaining the
legislation in detail in a speech be-
fore the Senate, listed these princi-
pal proposals:
l. Contributions of employers and
employees are to be increased from
l to per cent each.
2. Every citizen would be eligible
to health insurance similar to VOL
untary hospital insurance plans now
in effect. None of the current plans
would be affected; they could con-
tinue in business.
Cost Put at $3.50. .00O,0
3. The Government would embark
on a l0-year plan, with an appro-
priation of $950.o00,00o, to help
States build and improve hospitals
and health centers, especially in
rural areas. An additional $4,000, 900
would be provided to help the States
make the necessary surveys.
4. The United States Employment
Service would be established perma-
nently. After the war it would take
over the War Manpower Commission
and other related services within the
Social Security Board setup.
5. Social Security coverage would
be extended to an additional Is, ,O00,-
900 persons, including farm workers,
domestics, those in nonprofit insti-
tutions and the independent farmer
professional person and small busi-
nessman.
6. Increases are provided for un-
employment compensation and old
age benefits; the jobless insurance
would be nationalized, rather than
operate on State by State basis.
Labor Indorses' Plan.
Senator Wagner said labor organi-
cations indorsed the bill.
He emphasized that the health in
surance plan would allow the in
dividual to choose his own physician
and hospital and would permit the
physician and hospital to pick their
own patients.
IT is not socialized medicine" he
insisted.
The Senator said full employment
if it is achieved after the war, still
does not solve the economic prob
(See SOCIAL SECURITY, Pg. A-6.)
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Goering, Won Rundstedt
On Continent YESTERDAY

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 24.-Supreme AL
lied advanced headquarters said last
night that as of pm. 12 noon,
EWT) former Reichsmarshal Her
mann Goering and Field Marshal
Karl Gerd Won Rundstedt were "on
the continent"
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Hodges Reaches AtIanto

Hodges Reaches AtIant0
ATLANTA tP.-Gen. Court
ney H. Hodges of the Ameri-
can 1st Army and 46 other
overseas veterans landed at
the Army Air Base here at
1:O5 pm. &C. W. IT,, today
from New York. The general
who led his. troops across the
Rhine to seal the doom of
Germany returned to his ma
tive State to be honored at a
civic celebration. Scores of
Army bombers and fighters
roared overhead as the gen.
eral arrived at the Army Air
Base.
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
Debt Cancellation Urged
Senator Johnson, Democrat.
of Colorado today suggested
that the United States cancel
the S11, ,000, 100000 war debts
of 1918 and give the world a
"clean slate" for future
financing. "We can't collect
them. anyhow" he asserted at
a Senate hearing on a bill to
repeal an act which prohibits
private loans to foreign coun-
tries in default of World War
debts,
Evening star., 1945-05-24

Three additional men from,
the District area haze been re-
ported killed in this Dar. See
"On the Honor Roll," Page Az.
Evening star., 1945-05-24

(See ENJOYS, Page A-4.)
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(See LINCOLN, Page A-6.)
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Late Bulletins

(See HIMMLER. Page A-61
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(See TOKYO, Page A-3)
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Guide for Readers

An Associoted Press Newspooer
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Weather Forecast

Fair today, tonight and tomorrow; high
near 78, low near SIS.
Evening star., 1945-05-24

IICdI 'Uf IUW IledI %.
Temperatures today-High, &c, at 80
pm; So, at $40 am. Yesterday
High, rs, at 4:50 pm; low, 60, at sos
am.
Evening star., 1945-05-24

(See SUFFRAGE, Page A-3D
Laurel outlook., 1945-07-18
The Outlook Says:

Gene Leach, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Harold Leach, left Friday for Mis-
soula to visit Mr.. and Mrs. R. l..
Johnston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heiser and
children spent Sunday in Park City,
the guests of Mr.. Heiser's brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Yurian.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Stadalman
have received word from their son,
Cpl. Russell Stadalman, that he has
been transferred to the Douglas air.
craft school at Santa Monica, Calf.
Sam Hanstrom, who visited his
mother, Mrs. Carl Barthuly, return
ed this week to his home in Den
yer.
Margaret Fink, who spent last
week in Columbus with her cousin,
Donna Jones, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Perry have
moved to Laurel from Billings and
are occupying the Alex Reiter prop
erty in South Laurel.
Cpl. and Mrs. Henry Kaiser and
daughter, Judith Ann, arrived Tues
day from Renton, Wash, to spend
a part of his furlough with relatives
and friends. Corporal Kaiser re.
Gently returned from overseas and
will report back to Fort Lewis,
Wash, at the end of his furlough.
M/Sgt. Harry Smart, who has re-
ceived his discharge under the point
system, arrived recently from Italy
and is at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Smart. James
Vickery, who was with the radio
department of the navy, son-in-law
of Mr.. and Mrs. Smart, was also
discharged and is with his family
in Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Bait have
as guests Mrs. Bats mother, Mrs.
Sam Propp of Sidney, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Bait of Billings, par
ents of Mr.. Bait.
Mrs. Cecil Paulus and children
and Mrs. Paulus' mother, Mrs. j.
L. Stadalman, have returned from
a visit with relatives and friends
in DAYTON and Sheridan, Wyo.
Twenty members of the Laurel
Garden club held an outdoor break
fast Thursday of last week at the
home of Mrs. Christina Keck. The
garden breakfast is an annual event
of the club.
Mr., and Mrs. L. w. Cook of Abb
sarokee were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. H. Barney Monday and
Tuesday.
Lieut.. (j.g.) DUNCAN McCauley
Wednesday from California
to visit his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
D. H. McCauley.
Laurel outlook., 1945-07-18
Convention Plans Are
Discussed By ROtana
Members At Meeting.

A special meeting of the Rotana
club, called by the president, Miss
Hilda Ward was held at her home
July 9. Preceding the session des-
sert was served.
The purpose of the meeting was
for a discussion on the national
convention of Rotana to be held in
Billings August II and ~. Dele
gates representing the Laurel club
will be Miss Ward and Mrs. Mona
Pewitt.
In attendance at the meeting were
Mrs. Katheryn Royalty, Miss Stella
wee Wooters, Mrs. Mabel Edwards.
Mrs. Pewitt, Mrs. Lois Hatfield,
Miss Rosetta Fritz, Miss Betty
Mees, Miss Elizabeth Cook, Miss
Grace Stadalman, Miss Pearl Davis,
Mrs. Nell Brown, Mrs. Ina Eshom
and Miss Ward.
Laurel outlook., 1945-07-18

July Is, 18O5-The Lewis and
Clark expedition resumed it's ascent
of the Missouri river by canoe and
passed the present site of Ulm and
the mouth of Smith river.
July Is, 1806-Lewis, the portage
plans formulated, decides to explore
the Marias river. Clark traversed
what is now the Bozeman pass and
reached the Yellowstone river near
the present site of Livingston,
camping near what is now the
Northern Pacific railway station at
Elton.
July 16, 1805-Heading upstream,
the party passed the present site of
Cascade and camped near what is
now the hamlet of Hardy.
July 16, 1SO6-Lewis started
across country by horseback from
the Great Falls to explore the Mar
las river.
Clark, still travelling by horseback,
headed down the Yellowstone river.
July IT, 1SO6-The party camped
near the present site of Craig, fail
ing to realize the best and shortest
route to the Pacific coast was due
west.
July II, 1806-Lewis was en- route
to the Marias.
Clark passed the present site of
Big Timber.
July IS, 1S05-The party passed
near what is now Wolf Creek.
July 10, 1806-Lewis reached the
Marias in the area near the pres
emit site of Galata.
Clark, still on horseback, passed
what is now Reeds Point
IN the Yellowstone.
July 10, 1805-The party entered
he Gates of the Mountains and
in Meriwether canyon north
July 10, 18O6-Lewis travelled up
he Marias.
Clark camped near Columbus, de-
ides to make canoe for trip down
he Yellowstone.
July 20, 1805-The explorers pass
d by American and Eldorado on
Iissouri north of Helena.
July 20, 1806-Lewis was near
What later become Fort Conrad, the
Vhoopup Trail and Shelby.
Clark made canoes until July %,
amped above Columbus on the yell
owstone.
July 81, 1805-The party camped
t what is now Canyon Ferry on
he Missouri river.
July 81, 1805-Lewis was south
f the present site of Cut Bank on
he Cut Bank river near the Black
DOT reservation.
Continued Next Week.