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charged and sentences you to death
by hanging"
Yamashita's shoulders sagged as
he heard the sentence, but he
Strengthened quickly and made a
curt bow to the commission. He
quickly was led by military police
from the courtroom back to his cell
in Old Bilibid prison.
/ The entire court procedure re-
quired less than Is minutes.
In Tokyo,a few hours before the
verdict was read, the generals wife
said she had rejected suggestions
from friends to appeal to Mrs. Mac
Arthur for help and justice for my
husband"
THE method of justice on the
American side is admirably fair"
she was quoted by the newspaper
Mainichi. Il am pleased with it.
I thought my husband should be
put on trial naturally because he
took comand for long time in the
front.
Awaits Formal Review.
OutWardly calm, Yamashita was
taken to New Bilibid Prison under
armed guard to await formal review
OF his death penalty.
Back in his quarters after hearing
sentence pronounced, the doomed
japanese commander impassively
smoked cigaret.
Earlier, 1t. Gen. Akiro Muto, his
chief of staff. had burst out: why
must they hang us? Why can't
they shoot us like true soldiers?'
Yamashita made no reply. He was
smiling as he entered the cell.
Yamashita rewarded each of the
attorneys. He gave Col. Clarke a
silver watch. his ribbons and the
field tea set which accompanied him
through the Singapore and Philip
pine campaigns.
1t Col Walter C. Hendrix re-
ceived huge leather belt with a
remark that the rotund Albanian
was the only counsel big enough to
wear it.
Majors A. Frank Reel, Cambridge
Mass, and Milton Sundberg, New
York City, were given watches, cere-
monial brushes which Yamashita
used to write delicate Chinese SON.
nets and gold good luck coins.
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this was but asserted the policy
then and now was to support the
central government.
The Service memorandum was ad-
dressed to Gen. Joseph Stilwell
Gen. Wedemeyer's predecessor as
American commander in China, and
1t was also given to the American
Embassy in Chungking
Hurley Was Not Ambassador.
Mr.. Eyrnes remarked pointedly
that at this particular time Gen
Hurley was not Ambassador to
China but the personal representa-
tive of President Roosevelt there
and hence he was not in charge OF
the Embassy staff. Also Mr.. Serv.
ice was responsible only to Gen
Stilwell.
Mr.. Byrnes said that wnen the
Embassy forwarded the Service
memorandum to Washington. it at.
tached its own observation that Mr.
Service was only one political OBJ.
server and when the memorandum
passed through the Division of Chi.
nese Affairs in the State Depart.
ment, the officers there stated "de.
cisively" that many of Mr.. Services
conclusions were incorrect" ,
Secretary Byrnes opened his ap.
pearance before the committee by
reiterating United States support
for the government of Generalissimc
Chang Kai-shek but he added:
I'VE also believe that it must be
broadened to include the representa-
tives of THOSE large and well-organ-
lied groups who are now without
any voice in the government OF
China"
Concessions Are Urged.
He said in trying to bring together
the central government and Com
munists, American influence should
be used to encourage concessions
by both sides.
Mr.. Byrnes also reiterated his
recent assertions that United States
troops are in China for the sole
purpose" of helping with the sur
render of Japanese troops there.
He said that because of the way
in which the United States hac
supported the Central Government
of China to date, ''it is difficult tc
understand Ambassador Hurley's
intimation that his failure tc
achieve satisfactory settlement OF
China's internal division resulted
from the absence of a public ex-
preston of our policy"
1t was then that he said he had
been unable to find any record of a
request by Gen. Hurley to the
President, himself, or the State De.
partment for public statement OF
policy on China about which Gen
Hurley has talked a great deal be-
fore the committee.
Senator Connany told reporters
earlier today that outside of the
Dean Acheson angle-which he saio
he did not understand-Gen Hur.
ley's only complaint seemed to be
that "a couple of underlings didn't
do just what he said"
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Family Of Five Killed
In Explosion al Home

By the Associated Press
CLEARFIELD, Pa, Dec. T. A
family of five died in an explosion
which destroyed the home of Clsr-
ence Caber in the mining community
of Ramey last night.
The dead were Mr.. Caber, who
was %; his wife, Rose, rs, and their
children, Dolores, 7; Eugene, 4, and
Robert, 2.
All except Mr.. Caber were killed
instantly. Mr.. Caber, a miner, died
in hospital today after telling
hospital attendants he had carried
case of pellet powder, containing
10 sticks of explosive, into the
house and then started fire in the
kitchen stove. A spark evidently
ignited the powder.
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Czech Youth, IS, Held
As SfoWaway in Norfolk

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Dec. IA l5-year -old
Czechoslovakian boy arrived here
yesterday as Stowaway aboard the
Liberty ship Haywood Broun in
search of his uncle and only living
relative, Victor Bartes of New York
City.
The boy, Frankisch Sopko, said
ne did not know his uncle's address
or his occupation, but that he had
lived in New York for 20 years. I'M
migration officials here said the boy
will be given hearing later this
week to determine whether ne is
eligible for admission to this coun-
try. Meanwhile, he will be detained
aboard the ship at the Norfolk
Naval Yard.
The boy said through an inter-
prefer that the Germans killed his
parents, three sisters and brother in
their small village near Bratislava,
when he was II.
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First Of Three Appeals
Planned by Yamashita
After Death Sentence
RS The Associated Press.

MANILA, Dec. IA five-gen-
eral American military commits
sion today convicted 1t. Gen.
Tomoyuki Yamashita, former
Japanese commander of the
Philippines, of having permitted
"a series of atrocities and high
crimes by japanese armed
forces under your command"
and sentenced him to hang.
Those brutalities were not spo-
radio incidents, but were often
methodically supervised by Jap
anese officers and noncommissioned
officers" Maj. Gen. Russell B. Rey-
nolds, president of the commission
stated as he read the verdict.
Yamashita, who already has lost
an appeal to the Philippines Su-
preme Court to take jurisdiction of
his case and free him from the mill
tary trial, still has an appeal to the
United States Supreme Court pend
ing and at least three additional ap-
peals to make.
Defense counsel has indicated it
will take full advantage of every pos
sibility because the YamaShita case
is precedent-setting in international
laws. YamaShita was the first Pa
cific war leader ever to be tried for
war crimes
Styer To Get Appeal.
Yamashita's first appeal will be
made to 1t. Gen. w. D. Styer, COM
mander of Army forces in the East
ern Pacific. If Gen Styer upholds
the commission, he may appeal to
Gen. Macarthur, as Allied COM
mander of the Pacific; then to the
United States Supreme Court.
Before hearing the verdict. the
stocky defendant stood, ViSibly
nervous. while an interpreter read
this statement to the court:
Il wish to stand here today with
clear conscience and swear to God
I am innocent of these charges. l
wish to take this opportunity to eX-
press gratitude to the United States
officers of the defense. brilliant and
upright officers. l want to thank
the commission for a fair trial"
Fumbies with Watch.
AS the interpreter spoke, Yama-
shita nervouSly removed his wrist
watch, wound it fumblingly.
When the commission was ready
to pronounce sentence, the Japa-
nese general was led before the
bench with his chief counsel, Col.
Harry E. Clarke.
Gen. Reynolds intoned:
This commission finds that a
series of atrocities and high crimes
we're committed by japanese armed
forces under your command against
nationals of the United States and
it's allies and dependencies. That
these were not sporadic incidents,
but were often methodically super
vised by japanese officers and nom
commissioned officers.
During the period in question
you failed TO provide effective con-
troll of your troops as required by
the circumstances. Accordingly, on
2 secret ballot, two-thirds or more
of this commission conCurring, this
commission finds you guilty as
Evening star., 1945-12-07
u. S, Birthrote Rises
80 Pct. as Infant
Mortality Is Reduced
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
The baby business is picking
up.
DR.. Martha M. Eliot, associ-
ate chief of the Labor Depart
ment Children's Bureau, re-
ported today that in the 10
years between 1888 and 1913,
the Nations birth rate rose 80
per cent.
In the same period, infant
mortality was cut nearly one
third and maternal mortality
was reduced more than one
half, DR.. Eliot said. The num-
ber of live births rose from
100000 In 1888 to almost
5000, 900 in 1943.
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Max Bendix, 80, Dies;
Former Concert Master

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Dec. MAX Bendix,
30, a former concertmaster of both
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
and the Metropolitan Opera House
Orchestra in New York, died yester-
day
Mr.. Bendix, born in Detroit, be-
came concertmaster at the Metro
politan in 1886. He then played in a
New York musical organization di-
rected by 6he late Theodore Thomas,
becoming its concertmaster after its
transfer here in 1891 as the original
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Evening star., 1945-12-07
.Stute Beer Revenues
Rise $50 in Virqinio
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 7.-State
beer revenues during the first five
months of the current fiscal year
rose Is per cent above revenues of
the same period last year, according
to the Tax Department
July through November collections
this year totaled $2,l5l 900, an in
crease of s439 900 over last years
fiye-month collections.
Evening star., 1945-12-07
Hurley
Continued From First Page,

in Congress, particularly by Repre-
sentative De Lacey, Democrat, of
Washington. criticizing his policies
in China.
Even after that, Mr.. Byrnes said,
Gen. Hurley offered to go back to
China even though he had SUBJ
mitted his resignation. However
the Secretary talked to the President
and they agreed to accept it.
Denies Discharges.
New Hampshire asked the Secretary
if he had discharged any one from
the State Department for disloyalty
to the United States
No" he answered.
Then Senator Brewster read
State Department communique an
nouncing the arrest of Mr.. Service
by the FBI for alleged revelation
of secret Information. He cited a
letter written by Mr. Byrnes con-
graduating Mr.. Service after he had
been exonerated. He asked if this
was written after knowledge of all
the facts in the case.
Mr.. Byrnes said he had consulted
with Undersecretary Acheson and
former Undersecretary Joseph C..
Grew and had been convinced of
Mr.. Services innocence. A grand
jury, he pointed out, had refused to
indict him.
Common decency,' Mr.. Byrnes
said, demanded that Mr.. Service be
reinstated in his job.
Gen. Hurley had assailed the as
signment recently of Mr.. Atcheson
and Mr. Service as political advisers
to Gen. Macarthur at Tokyo, but
Mr. Byrnes said that men who
have rendered loyal service to the
Government cannot be dismissed
and their regulations ought not to
be destroyed on the basis of sus-
picions entertained by any indi-
vidual."
Telegram Is Document"
The documents which Secretary
Byrnes referred to in the cases of
these two men were telegram to
the State Department from Mr..
Atcheson on February %, 1945, and
a memorandum from Mr.. Service
on October 10, 1914. Secretary Byrnes
said Gen. Hurley relied most strongly
on these two messages for support
of his charges against Mr.. Atcheson
and Mr.. Service.
MI. Byrnes entirely defended the
propriety of both communications.
He said Mr. AtcheSon sent his
telegram recommending "a readjuSt-
ment of our immediate strategy" in
China nine days after Gen. Hurley
had left the Chungking Embassy to
return to Washington and three
days before Gen. Hurley arrived in
Washington. He said that Mr..
Atcheson actually proposed that the
subject of his message be taken up
with Gen. Hurley and with 1t. Gen.
A. C. Wedemeyer, then American
commander in China, while they
were in Washington.
No Sign of Circumvention.
There is nothing to indicate that
he (Atcheson) sought to circumvent
his superior in making this report
and recommendation" Mr.. Byrnes
said
Mr.. Byrnes said the October, 1914,
memorandum from Mr.. Service was
written in forceful language" and
recommended basic change in the
United States policy toward the
central government of China. Mr..
Byrnes did not particularize what
Evening star., 1945-12-07

competition that drives legitimate
dealers out of business" He said he
understood the purpose of the bill
was to prevent sale of products be-
low costs of production or handling.
Evening star., 1945-12-07

If you can find n safer place fol-
your cash than Victory Loan Bonds
1t will probably be in more Victory
Bonds. Invest to the limit in your
cOuntry's future.
Evening star., 1945-12-07
FOUND.

COCKER SPANIEL, brown, blind in one
eye, female: found on Annandale rd., Falls
Church, Va. Falls Church 14SS-J
F0UND-Sable and white collie dog.
WO. 1915.
SETTER DOG, white, female, with brown
spot on right eye and ear; owner call at
1920 Cathedral ave. NV. WO. 1885.
WRIST WATCH, lady's, in vicinity OF
Uptown Theater; owner may have by
identifying. EN-. 1888. -
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POCKETBOOK, black. envelope type; con-
tanning red wallet, iewelry, chanse
purses, ration books: Tues, on 1lth and
Pa bus; contents of sentimental value.
HO 1884.
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LOST

BILLFOLD, lost at Lyndale bus stop or in
car between, there and 18th and Pa ave We
MRS. MATTHEW Ludlow 5174.
BILLFOLD, Brown leather, about Dec. |.
possibly in night club: pictures. money.
Tex. identif. MRS. WENMOHS, AID. 16I4.
Evening star., 1945-12-07

BRACELET, white ivory or bone. with
sold links, vic National Theater or Dis
trict Bldg. parking lot, December /. Re
MI O13n
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POCKETBOOK. black gabardine, in vicinity vicinit y
of Kann's and LanSburgh's on 7th ST.. $3.50
cash. belonging to overseas veteran; re-
Evening star., 1945-12-07

POCKETBOOK, brown reptile: left in tax
Z, esdav rnnrning: reward Call Al. 146S
Evening star., 1945-12-07

PORTFOLIO, leather, containing impor-
tant ARMY documents and letter of credit
LOUIS VILLAREAL, 1917 Mass. ave. nv"
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PIN, three-thistle spray. studded with
amethysts and rhinestones: December 3
after | O'Clock in Woodward d Lothrop or
Mt Pleasant Streetcar: valued as gift;
rerord Call Michipan 300 ~
Evening star., 1945-12-07

BROOCH, silver, about Nov. 21, shape
basket flowers. 1rreplaceable TO owner.
Reward 1926 3Sth ST. NV. OR: 1905.
CAT, young, black female, "Snicky,' Four
Corners area. Please handle gently and
Evening star., 1945-12-07

DIAMOND AND RUBY RING, wide gold
citv: reward, Call NICHOLS CO., NE. 03l6.
Evening star., 1945-12-07

PURSE, navy blue, lady's, social security
card, money, valuables, bet. l3th ana
Evening star., 1945-12-07

WATCH, yellow gold, Hamilton, Thursday
bet $3.50 and 10 pm, bet. ST. Peter
Church, 2nd and c Sc, car stop, 2nd and
Pa. ave, 18th and Pa. ave. car, and 14th
and Pa. ave. Sc. Reward. 1856 St Sc
Evening star., 1945-12-07

EARRINGS, ! pair silver mounted cat
eve and eleven unmounted cats eyes:
reward 1T PALMER, Adams 2400. 9*
Call ME- 0667
Evening star., 1945-12-07

DENTURE, upper, Sunday might on L NV;
bet 10th and Mt Vernon Ld.; liberal
AN
Evening star., 1945-12-07

WATCH, Bulova, lady's,- gold, lost Thurs
day, 30 pm, Bur Engraving car .or
underpass. RE. 4142, Ext. 1910. Reward.
Evening star., 1945-12-07

COCKER SPANIEL, ; months old, light
brown, near 11O Todd pl. ne. Reward
fnr returninp Call North b5l4 u
Evening star., 1945-12-07

DIAMOND RING, either aboard Congress
sional train Friday eve, Nov. 30. or in
Union terminal Reward. Finder please
cnntact MR. RYON. Ma OtiO1. %
Evening star., 1945-12-07

Finder keep $50. phone or mail papers. #
found without money phone for reward
ER 6163 LAWRENCE r. TENNYSON).
Evening star., 1945-12-07

DOG, black-and- white fox terrier. in vicln-
itv of Shepherd Park. Reward. Cali
Evening star., 1945-12-07

EARRING, gold and black enamel: 3-in,
drop-style chain and hoop; lost in ca6
National Theater or in theater lobby, Wed,
between and $50 pm. WO 5392.
Evening star., 1945-06-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.

GAS WATER HEATERS. 20, 80, 40 gal,
automatic: no cash needed: small monthly
payments: immediate installation. D. A.
STANSBURY. Ii 1929.
HELP, PLEASE! We need q fairly modern
5 or 6 room home in any good residential
or suburban neighborhood. We can pay
cash. Replies confidential. No brokers.
dss| Il SEsEsE :l.sron Frs1saEss ns
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any
debts contracted BY any one other than
myself. HARRY P. BANCROFT, Bowie,
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS sERviCE-
To whom 1t may concern: The Commis-
sioner Of Customs on June IL, 1945, au-
ys'ss that AIs9's Ma4th H S'e A. RuRSsf S izas
PsRIiz WILL iS51'iSi NoT Be RESPONSIBLE for debts
ass5ss ees SsS S'hsf ss sufa.ss saaa %'is
SPECIAL MEETING of the stockholders
f9ict q iof of coiumb. hss been called
directors to be held Thursday. July 18th.
1945. at the Raleigh Hotel. 18th st. and
Pennsylvania ave. NV, Washington, D. c..
at O'Clock :. m to consider apd act upon
q contract Of sale of the Raleigh Hotel
real estate. its furniture, fixtures and in
ventories. GEORGE E. HAMILTON. chair
man; EDWARD L. HILLYER. president;
ArHrK X BoGkEfi 54 A1LsasY ssss1sssr5 q Hosk1N WM
SON, SAMUEL H. KAUFFMANN, ALFRED
G. NEAL. ALBERT W. HOWARD.
je20,2I, % %, 1926, ,2s,29, 0,1y2,3,4.5,
6,7,9.1O.
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family, getting the boys started in
life and the girls married, that he
hasn't considered whether he was
still romantically in love with his
wife or not. He has just taken it
for granted that he was; that she
was satisfactory, and that she was a
good housekeeper and manager and
made him comfortable, and let it 60
at that.
Then one day he realizes he is on
Easy street and that he can indulge
in philandering, so he begins to look
around among the cuties, and they
tell him how young and handsome
he is and ask him if his wife is not
a great deal older than he is. Then
it is that he discovers that he no
longer loves Maria and that she has
grown old while he has stayed
young. 1t is his last call to the din
ing car.
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Teen Clothes Are Hep!
By EpeIv, Hayes

are going all out for summer coolers
bareback dresses with
or without their own coyer-up
jackets. Stamping them indelibly
young" are novelty touches that
are always good conversational ice
breakers for the shy and sen-con.
scious. Such is Emily Wilken's tan
chambray sun dress with rufhe OF
eyelet embroidery which also makes
the skirt of the native dancing girl
applioued in one corner of the dress.
they also like these CONVERSE
tional touches in their date dresses
which they like to be very feminine.
For example, one favorite is paper
doll print-the paper dolls being cut
out Of a news print pattern. Even
the most bashful of beaux would be
lured into conversation by such a
charmer. Very popular for dressup
are the softApretty pastel chambrays
with short sleeves and ruche-edging
or some other touch of femininity.
One beauty Of soft plaid cotton has
a detachable pleated peplum repeat
ing the pleats at the neckline.
Play clothes for this crowd sub.
scribe to the bare look-and tho
bright look, too, with midriffs un-
covered and halters reduced to
bare minimum. Occasionally play
suits have brief little-boy pants or
the more arch bloomer-type-and
the girls seem to prefer those that
have skirts and jackets to convert
them to street wear. They dote on
shorts and bare-midriff shirts over
which they sometimes tie pinafore.
Sentimental Journey" is tho
name of pleasantly versatile en-
semble that teams a banded br2
with shorts that button on the side
and a pleated dirndl skirt that
sports an extra back-sash to cinch
in the waistline. To top either
shorts or skirt is jacket that is a
bit fitted, bit fared and has fluted
edges for f1attery. For the teenager
whose mother will let her be sophls-
ticated, there's playsuit OF navy
rayon taffeta combining straight
little shorts and a fitted short
sleeved jacket that could serve both
with party and play clothes.
Evening star., 1945-06-27
DISHWASHING.
REFRIGERATOR ROLLS?
(Fron, Mrs. A: w. Meg,
Wdshinotou

I" AofttftStOH./
May I offer a contribution con-
cernlng the lowly task of dishwash-
ing? I have devised my own sys-
tenn, which makes this Job so
nearly pleasant for me that I
thought some of you housewives
might like to give it try. (This is
not for those who are of the opinion,
as one of our readers put it, that
"there is no royal road to dish
waaR aRing.") I have always believed
tina Many work can be made enjoy
able If you put a little effort into
making it so. Here Is my method:
After clearing the dishes from the
table and putting away leftovers,
scrape and stack them on one of
the sink drainboards. Next, scrape
pots and pans. fill them with hot
water and return them to the stove.
Then quickly pour very hot water
from a kettle onto the stacked
dishes and silver. If you like to
relax and rest little before doing
dishes, this Is good point at which
to do it. Wipe the table and do any
other incidental cleaning up around
the kitchen Now make good suds
in your dishpan and go to it. Do
not rinse the dishes except cups
and glasses, until they are all
washed and in the drain, when a
quick pouring from your hot-water
kettle does this all at once. Pour
out the water which has been soak
ing your pots as you wash and rinse
them. Presto! The job is done with
a minimum of messiness, as the
dirty part was all done with before
you started the washing. You will
find your dishwater is still soapy
and fairly clean, not filled with
grease, scraps, etc. This method
may take slightly longer, but be-
ieve me, it is worth the extra
trouble.
Now for question: Will some one
please tell me why my refrigerator
rolls always bake with hard crust?
No matter how little or how long
I cook them, have the same trou-
BILE. Also, how can I make my
Parker House rolls stay in shape
when they rise? Mine always puff
up into funny shapes, and some
Evening star., 1945-06-27
Dorothy Dix Says

Dear Miss Dix: Why do so many
husbands get cold and indifferent
towards their wives when they reach
middle age? 1t seems to be quite
common among our group. Does
this attitude get worse as time goes
on, or does it only last few short
years? And what can a wife do
about it, if anything? M. M.
Answer-It is not to be denied
that along about the latter 40s and
the Sos many married men do seem
to get fed up with domesticity and
to lose their taste for their wives
Many explanations can be offered
for this. One is that this change in
husbands is due to the fact that it
takes the average man about that
length of time to get to the place
where he can consider his emotions
instead of his business.
Up to middle age he has been SO
busy making his fortune, rearing a
Evening star., 1945-06-27

If the man has much money, some
little gold-digger, young enough to
be his granddaughter, is apt to get
him; but If he is only moderately
we'll of, he is likely to recover, with
only a few dents in his bank ac-
count; and If he is poor, he escapes
entirely. At any rate, the attack
rarely lasts more than four or five
years, and when it is over he is glad
enough to return to home and
mother.
When a man is suffering from the
I-am-a-boy-at-heart jitters, there is
nothing that a wife can do about it,
except to be patient and pretend not
to notice it, and wait for nature to
cure him. But she can often pre-
vent an attack by keeping herself
well groomed and being pleasant to
live with. Nagging aggravates the
malady.