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Evening star., 1945-10-03
Vichy Militia Chief
Goes on Trial Today
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Oct. 3.-Joseph Darnand,
erstwhile head of the hated Vichy
militia, goes on trial for his life
before special French tribunal
today, charged with plotting against
the security of France and intelli-
gence with the enemy.
State Attorney Andre Mornet, who
also prosecuted and convicted Mar
shal Petain. Vichy chief of state,
predicted the trial would not re-
quire more than day. Mornet al
ready has made tentative arrange
ments to start the trial of Pierre
Laval tomorrow.
Darnand's former secretary, Ray
monde Raynaud; 20, was sentenced
to 10 years yesterday for her ac-
tivitieS at Vichy
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Miller Blocks House Action
On Gold Medal for Marshall
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An objection by Representative A.
L. Miller, Republican, of Nebraska
blocked House action today on legis-
lation to. award special gold medal
to Gen. George c. Marshall.
The legislation, approved yester-
day by the Military Affairs Commit
tee, came up under procedure per-
mitting single objection to delay
action.
Mr.. Miller said he believed the
House should wait until the Pearl
Harbor investigation is completed.
One of the Pearl Harbor reports, he
said, "cast some reflection" on Gen
Marshall,
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Poles Try 10 Lynch
||Nazi BurYing Victims
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LUENEBURG, Germany, Oct. g.
An angry throng of displaced Poles,
watching the reburial of 243 mur-
dered victims of the Nazis in pine
forest at the outskirts of Lueneburg.
tried vainly today to lynch one OF
the Germans being forced to do the
job.
While "a of Lueneburg's leading
Nazis were completing the reburial,
one was identified by Pole as Kurt
Kautsch, formerly deputy COM
mandant of the Lodz concentration
camp in Poland.
This is the murderer Kautsch, .
the Pole screamed. "This is the
man who beat my brother"
The crowd picked up clubs and
started closing in. Belgian military
police unslung their guns and fired
over the heads of the Poles. The
crowd fell back, but the angry Poles
continued shouting and splitting at
him and brandishing clubs.
Kautsch was arrested and placed
IN the Laleneburg Jail.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
War Fund Volunteers
Spurred by Truman,
Press Drive Efforts
$334 ,606.28 Collected
Toward 81, ,970, 900
Set as District Cool

Remlnded by President Tru-
man that war service has not
ended" 10000 volunteers in the
local Community War Fund
campaign redoubled their efforts
today to raise the remaining
1927 per cent of their $4,970, 900
campaign goal.
President Truman officially opened
the 1945 National War Fund CAM
paign in radio appeal to the Ma
ton last night"
1T is imperative" he said, that
these War Fund agencies finish the
job they were set up to do"
Washington. with a Today head
start, has collected 1884 4,606.28 in
pledges from 1854 individuals.
The. advanced gifts unit. which
set out to raise 81 800 900 from large
contributors in all groups, turned
over $326,396, or 265 per cent of
its goal.
Herbert L. Willett, executive di-
rector of the campaign, said the
first reports, made at report meet
ing yesterday, were too scattered to
indicate how the drive is going.
Truman Cites Needs.
President Truman, in his broad
cast carried over all networks, said
the drive is for three causes-con-
tinued friendly services" for those
who still have a job to do in the
armed forces, health and welfare
services at home and relief and as
Slstance for the war stricken in lib
Grated areas.
Our returning veterans are look
ing forward to happy homes in
which their children can grow up
the way they should" he said.
"They are looking forward to living
in a community which is concerned
with the welfare of its citizens.
They may not think of this in
terms Of child welfare program,
a family service society, Scout
troop, recreation program, a visit
ing nurse or a clinic. But these
services -. help to determine the
quality of living in their COM
munity. These are services from
which every one in the community
benefits
A huge chart on display in the
Hall of Flags at the United States
Chamber of Commerce shows the
Business Unit leading with S208, ,149,
or 1872 per cent of its s1,586, 900
quota, A single gift of $50 900 was
announced at the first report meet
ing yesterday, but was not added
to the total.
County Reports Tomorrow.
The Government Unit reported
$110.483.23, or $40 per cent of its
50, Les, 900 quota; residential, $10,-
666.50, or 1.66 per cent of a $641 900
goal: Arlington, $5,3o7,.55, or IL per
cent Of a $4,000 quota.
Alexandria and Fairfax, Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Coun-
ties will make their first reports at
the second report luncheon at 1915
pm. tomorrow. The meeting date
was changed from Friday because
of the celebration for Admiral
Nimitz.
The Civil Service Commission is
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Macarthur Tells Japs
To Keep Hands Off
Korea Civil Affairs
Promotions of OffieiuIs
Cancelled; Cabinet Faces
New Famine Troubles
B. the Associated t'ress.

TOKYO, Oct. 3.-Gen. Mac
Arthur, faced with a japanese
effort to retain a measure of
control in Korea, warned the
Japanese government today to
keep its hands off that former
possession in Asia.
The warning followed purported
promotions" of japanese officials
or civil functionaries serving in
Southern Korea. japanese officials
were retained after the surrender
for administrative purposes.
AL such purported promotions
are Ineffective" Allied headquarters
asserted, adding that its own mill
tary government is the sole author
ity in Korea.
Meanwhile, Gen. Macarthur also
restricted Japanese overseas finan-
cial and business communications to
messages he has approved, and the
japanese cabinet faced fresh trou-
bles in threats OF famine.
Secret Societies Watched.
American officials reported they
were watching strictly the activities
of more than 100 former secret pa
triotic societies of Japan and "all
other subversive" groups. Authori-
ties are particularly vigilant, they
said, against any evidence that these
groups might be going underground
to continue rightist activities which
were instrumental in whipping ia
pan into imperialism.
The first report of a rice riot in
Northern Japan gave further warn
ing today of the approach of in
evitable famine-and possible dis
orders-this winter.
The newspaper Yomiuri-H -Hochi
disclosed that 100 Japanese in one
village of Northern Japan, where
the current government allotment
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Another Overseas Star
Is Available Today

The latest Overseas Edition
OF The Star is available to-
day at both The Star office
and the Victory Bond booth
in Lansburgh'S Department
Store.
Copies are free, with en-
velopes for mailing, but the
edition is strictly limited.
Please do not waste a single
copy.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Archbishop SpeI|man
Back From Pacific Tour

BY the Associated Press.
Archbishop Francis j. Spellman
of the Catholic archdiocese of New
York, military vicar of the armed
forces, returned to the United
States today from an extended tour
of the Pacific.
His Air Transport Command plane
arrived here at 1:21 am. from Ber-
muda.
Archbishop Spellman began his
tour of the Pacific in mid-August,
and visited Okinawa, Saipan, the
Philippines and other areas.
The trip was the cleric's fourth
to war areas,
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Yamashita War Crime
Trial in Manila Will
Begin Immediately
MiIitory Commission
Appointed to Judge
Atrocity Responsibility
Py the Associated Press.

Es tLt ASSoCidbeQ freSS.
TOKYO, Oct. 3.-Gen. Tomoyuki
Yamashita, the surrendered Tiger
of Malaga" will be tried as a war
criminal in Manila by an American
military commission, Gen. Mac
Arthur's headquarters announced
today. The announcement said the
trial will begin Immediately.
Yamashita is charged with "re-
sponsibility for atrocities and other
high crimes against the people OF
the United States and its Allies and
dependencies" the announcement
Reynolds Heads Commission.
On orders of supreme Allied head
quarters, 1t. Gen. Wilhelm D. Styer,
commanding general of Air Forces
in the Western Pacific, appointed a
military commission for the trial,
composed of Maj. Gen. Russell B.
president; Maj. Gen.
Clarence L. Sturdevant, law men,
Der. Maj. Gen. James A. Lester,
Brig. Gen. William G. Walker and
Brig. Gen. Egbert F. Bullene.
Yamashita, now in custody in
Manila, will be prosecuted by Maj.
Robert M. Kerr, infantry, and a
staff of four officers.
The trial will be open to the
public, with action to be reviewed
by Gen. Styer and final authority in
the hands of Gen. Macarthur.
Yamashita will be permitted to
choose his own counsel if he wishes.
headquarters said.
Charges were served on Yamashita
at Bilibid Prison October 2.
Failed in Duty"
Specifically the charge is that be-
tween october 8, 1914, when he as
sumed command in the Philippines,
and September 2, 1945, at Manila
and other places in the Philippines,
he failed in his duty as commander
ito control the operations of mem
bers of his command, permitting
them to commit brutal atrocities
and other high crimes against the
people of the United States and of
its Allies and dependencies, partic-
ularly the Philippines; and he,
Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, thereby
violated the laws of war"
Information from Manila indicates
that Yamashita will be arraigned
at the high commissioner resi-
dence October 8.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Russians Now Won't
Allied Government
Over Macarthur
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-A Moscow
broadcast today disclosed that a
Russian demand for a fouf
power control government for
Japan had been presented to
Secretary of State Byrnes at the
final day of the meetings of the
foreign ministers of five leading
Allied powers.
Shouldering of common RESPONSE
bility by 1.-The four Allied powers
which played a decisive role in the
defeat of Japan"-a reference to the
United States. Russia, Britain and
China-was suggested. The implica-
tion was that the proposed agency
should succeed the arrangement
under which Gen. Macarthur has
served as Allied commander in chief.
The Moscow radio said the four
power control government for Japan
should be formed before establish
ment of proposed Far Eastern
consultative commission to direct
long-range policy for Japan.
Common Responsibility.
The Moscow radio said that while
the military phase of the war and
disarmament of Japan continued,
there was reason for the concen-
tration of all functions for the con-
troll of Japan in the Allied COM
mander in chief" Gen. Macarthur.
However, when the military
phase ended, the Allies were faced
with tasks chiefly of political, eco
nomic and financial character, and
to deal with such questions. it is
imperative to create an Allied organ
which would enable the four Allied
powers which played a decisive role
in the defeat of Japan to carry out
an agreed policy and to shoulder
common responsibility. 80"
However, the Soviet government
considers that the creation of such
an Allied Advisory Committee must
be preceded by the formation by
the governments of the four Allied
powers of control government for
Japan"
Mr.. Byrnes announced last-Satur-
day that formation of a consultative
commission, in which other countries
that fought Japan would be given
voice, had been agreed to by Brit
ain, Russia and China.
The Moltov letter, today's Moscow
broadcast said, reafirmed Russia's
agreement with such a project, but
added that Mr.. Byrnes' announce
ment docs not reflect the present
position"
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Negro Lowyer Named
To Customs Court

Irwin G.. Mollison, 48, prominent
Negro lawyer of Chicago, was NOM
mated by President Truman to be
member Of the United States
Customs Court in New York.
He succeeds the late Thomas j.
Walker, brother of former POST
master General Walker, in the post
Ehat was just declined by Repre-
sentative Jed johnson, Democrat,
of Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Laurel Results

FIRST RACE-Purse, $1,000; 4.year-
olds and up: claiming: 6 furlongs
Counsellor Clark T30 $50 $50
Marco (Snellings) 4,s0 330
Little Bud tMora) 338
Time, 1:15B.
Also ran-Phalanger. Be One, Jack Hor-
ner. Indian Sun, Baronet, Bit Of Nerve, ]
Hal. Refreshment. Flying John
SECOND RACE-Furse, $1,000; maiden
2-year-olds: special weights; furlongs.
Hug Bug (Mora) 42.70 $40 flo
Scamper {Haskell1 $40 2.b0
Teardrop (Vanderfrin) & 0(l
Time, f1:163s.
Also ran---Sky Reaper, ALPS Over, Whits
Rocket. Oceania, Earshot, Prescience, Faid
Pass, Black Tea, La La
DAILY Double paid SI5S.3o.y
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Bill Cutting Surtax
Rate 4 Pct. Expected
To Go 10 House Today
Relief to individuals
Boosted as Committee
Rejects Vinson Plan
By ]. A. O'LEARY.

A 1946 tax bill giving indi-
viduals about $435, 100000 more
relief than the Treasury recon-
mended may be reported out of
the House Ways and Means
Committee today.
BY vote of Is to 2, the commit
tee late yesterday accepted tenta-
lively a compromise between Secre-
tary of the Treasury Wilson's plan
to confine individual relief to re-
peal of the 3 per cent normal tax
and the Republican proposal for a
fiat 20 per cent cut in all indi-
vidual tax bills.
The compromise was offered by
Representative Carlson, Republican
of Kansas, who also was a leading
advocate of pay-as-you-go tax pay.
ment two years ago. 1t keeps the
3 per cent normal tax, but applies
to 1t the same exemptions already
allowed In figuring surtaxes. II
then reduces the rate in each sur.
tax bracket by 4 per cent.
Grants Greater Relief.
The compromise retains main
feature of the Treasury plan, drop
ping 12,000,0 900 low-income families
from the tax books entirely. At
the same time, however, it grants
more relief to those whose earnings
put them in the surtax class.
BY applying the same personal
exemptions to both normal and sur
tax, the taxpayer next year would
only have to make one instead of
two computations.
At present the taxpayer is allowed
only $500 of personal exemption for
the normal tax, regardless of num-
Der of dependents, but may deduct
$500 each for himself, his wife and
each child in figuring surtax.
Reduction of 4 Per Cent.
Thus, the taxpayer now figures
per cent of his income in excess of
$500 for normal tax. Then, if he
has wife and child he deducts
$500 and begins computing the
surtax, starting at 20 per cent on
the first $4,000 of remaining net in
come.
Under the bill as it now stands
the man with a wife and one child
would have $1,500 exemption before
figuring the 3 per cent normal tax
Then, using the same base, he would
begin to figure his surtax, starting
at Is per cent on the first $4,000.
In the $4,000 to $4,000 surtax
bracket the rate would come down
from % to Is per cent; from $4,000
to $4,000, 81 instead of Is per cent
and SO on, up the scale.
21a Billion Relief.
The Vinson plan made no changes
in the surtax rates, and the total
reduction to individuals from re-
peal of the normal tax was esti-
mated at s2,o85, ,000, 900. The Carl
son proposal will give individuals
about $2,5o0, ,000, 900 in all.
AS the committee reassembied
this morning it had two more major
decisions to make, namely:
Whether to limit corporation tax
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Rebuilding of PimIico
Urged by Racing Board
By the Associated i.ress.

oy 4tne Associated rreSS.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 3.-The re-
building or relocation of the Pimlico
race track was recommended by the
Maryland Racing Commission today
at meeting with the operators of
the States major tracks to outline
improvements the commission feels
are imperative before the end of
1916.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
New York News Reports
Girl Born to Lindberohs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.--The Daily
News said today it had learned that
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, wife of
the flyer, gave birth to daughter
yesterday in Doctors Hospital here.
The hospital refused to confirm
the Daily News information.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
U.S.. Asks DeIu,
In PorIey to
Bor Argentina
BULLETIN.

meeting of the Inter-Ameri-
can Conference October 20
and the meeting October IL
of President Farrell of Argen-
tina and President Vargas of
Brazil were postponed today
as a consequence of the pres
ent situation in Argentina.
Acting Secretary of State
Acheson announced today that
because of the Argentine situa-
tion the United States has pro-
posed postponement of the in
ter-American Conference which
was to convene at Rie de Janeiro
October 20 to draft military
assistance treaty.
Mr.. Acheson saiG the present
Argentine government is actively
repudiating its international obliga-
tions and that the United States
intends to consult the other Ameri-
can republics Sin respect to the Ar
gentine situation"
He said postponement of the con-
ference was proposed because the
United States does not feel that it
can sign with the present Argentine
regime a treaty of military assist
ance which the conference was
called to negotiate.
The United States is urging in
stead, he said, that the negotiations
proceed as rapidly as possible among
the other American republics
through some method that would
not include the present Argentine
government.
Method of Consultation Not Stated.
Mr.. Acheson told questioners that
these negotiations could be carried
out through diplomatic channels or
at a special conference from which
Argentina would be excluded.
He declined to indicate what pro-
posals for possible joint action this
Government might advance in the
consulta tions concerning the situa-
ton in Argentina, and did not speci-
fly what method would be used fo1
such consultations.
The Acting Secretary pointed out
that Argentina had been accepted
back into the American family OF
nations and into the United Nations
on the basis of promises to live up
to numerous international obliga-
tions, including the furtherance of
democratic principles and elimina-
tion of wartime restrictions on the
(See ARGENTINA. Page A-4.l
Evening star., 1945-10-03

(See WAR FUND, Page A-40
Evening star., 1945-10-03

Continued on Page Alb, Column y
Evening star., 1945-10-03

(See OCCUPATION, Page AID
Evening star., 1945-10-03

(See TAXES, Page AL
Evening star., 1945-10-03

tSee LABOR, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1945-10-03

(See ARGENTINA, Page A-4.
Evening star., 1945-10-03

Sunny, cool, fresh breeze today; clear,
cooler tonight. Tomorrow fair, warmer
after noon.
Temperatures-High, 81, at 1901 am;
low, so, at 5:56 am; SIS at noon. Yes
terday-High, 70, at 8:29 am; low, 81,
Z at 1880 am.
Evening star., 1945-11-15
E. R. Johnson, 78, Founder
Of Victor Company, Dies

BY the Associated Press.
MOORESTOWN, N. j., Nov. IS
Eldridge Reeves Johnson, 78, who
founded the Victor Talking Machine
Co. and built it, in little more than
quarter of a century, into a s40,-
100000 organization, died yesterday
at his home. He suffered a stroke
last Saturday.
A native of Wilmington, Del, Mr..
johnson first began work on the
talking machine about 1898 in a
tiny bicycle repair shop in nearby
Camden. He developed the fat disc
record and contributed greatly to the
popularity of his device by persuad-
ing the late Enrico Caruso to sing
for the first recording by a recog-
nized musical star in 1905.
Mr.. johnson retired from active
management of the company a
number of years ago after serving
as its first president from 1902 to
1926. In 1880 the company was con-
solidated with Radio Corp. of
America, and the Camden plant now
Is the RCA-Victor division of the
corporation.
Mr.. johnson was a life trustee Of
the University of Pennsylvania, to
which he contributed more than
$4,000, 900 in endoWments.
Evening star., 1945-11-15
lIman Calls.
King Space in
Federal BUILDINGS
BY DON S. WARREN.

kuto parking space should be pro-
1hded with each new Federal build
ing erected here and Government
workers should pay nominal" fee
for use of them, Senator Huffman,
Democrat, of Ohio, declared today
as he planned early action on the
Districts parking problem.
The freshman" member of the
Senate District Committee, who
was named chairman of a special
subcommittee on parking legislation
Tuesday, announced he would call
meeting of his group next week to
discuss proposed adoption of Fed
eral policy on Government parking
facilities.
In preparation for this, he has
called on Maj. Gen. U S. Grant, Sd,
chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, to
submit in detail his proposals for
legislation and other data relating
to the general situation.
Fears Underground Costs.
The Ohio Senator, while not yet
considering specific details, indicat-
ed little interest in current pro-
posals for construction of under
ground garages under some Of the
downtown parks here.
II am under the impression" he
said, that the cost of underground
garages would be too high. am
convinced that parking facilities of
other types should be developed
first. at least"
He declared, however, there was
no question but that the parking sit
uation demands prompt attention.
Agreeing that off-street parking
facilities for some reasonable per-
centage of the employees should be
provided with each new Government
building erected, he declared: "To
erect additional Government build
ings here without any parking IA
cilities would only impose more con-
gestion on that already existing in
the facilities now overburdened."
Urges Nominal Fee.
Gen Grant, he added, had made
very good argument" for adoption
Of nominal charge for Govern
ment workers use of Government
parking space.
Senator Huffman said 1t is "un-
fair" to the Government worker
who cannot have such space to per-
NIT others to use them free. He con-
tended further that the imposition
of fee would serve to control"
Government worker parking and
tend to assure proper use OF the
mass transportation facilities.
The fee, however, he added, should
be only nominal" and sufficient to
cover at least part of the operation
costs and to permit recovery of the
construction costs over long period
of so or 60 years.
Evening star., 1945-11-15
Youth Shoots
| Self Without
USING d Gun
! the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRISTOL, Conn, Nov. 15.-Po-
lice Chief Edmund S. Crowley yes
terday told how a 22-year -old
youth sent a .38-caliber bullet COM
pletely through his body without
using gun.
When investigators talked to
Gerald Valerie at Bristol Hespital,
Chief Crowley said, the young man
told this story:
Despondent because his girl friend
was dating other men, he gripped
a .38-cartridge with pair Of pliers,
held 1t against his chest and heated
it with matches. Nothing hap
pened, so he banged on the end of
the cartridge with a pair of scis-
sors. 1t exploded, sending the bullet
Evening star., 1945-11-15
Church Plans Buzoor, Dinner

The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Lutheran Church of the Atonement,
North Capitol street and Rhode
Island avenue, will hold bazaar
and turkey dinner Saturday. The
bazaar will begin at Q pm. and
dinner at pm. Mrs. Roger @.
Mil Is in charge Of ARRANGEMENTS.
Evening star., 1945-11-15

completely through the right side oil
his body.
Valerie then walked to the near
by apartment of friend where he
collapsed.
The hospital said his condition
was not critical.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-10-10

the most progressive colored men
this age or any other has produced.
). So pretty in design and creative
taste is this spanking-new Williams
Bar that we're inclined to liken it
as an oasis in a desert. Unhesitat-
ingly l say that Wells and Williams
bar Che has others) rank with the
finest to be found in all New York
City proper. :. A large statement,
we venture to say, but one we
nevertheless hold to be true. -.
Harlem, city within a city, hous-
ing more than a half million color
ad-Americans, has long been noted
for it's numerous churches -. These
ranged from majestic edifices like
Abyssinia, Mt. Olivet, Salem, Met
ropolitan Baptist, Convent Avenue
Baptist, Union, ct al; to :. some
400 store front two-by-fours hous-
ing denominations from the Coptic
faith to the Church of England. i.
A new story can now be written
along the pleasure side of this
ghetto-like section of Manhattan.
It's taverns, bars, grills and caba-
rets have assumed stature and pro-
portions heretofore undreamed OF
The colored business man OF
Harlem is investing for the future