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Evening star., 1945-09-12
u. 5. Denies Red Story
.0f Airline Via Alaska
-v the Associated Press

Ey the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. Sept. 12.-Izvestia an
nounced today that Soviet-oper-
ated international airline had been
opened between the United States
and Russia via Alaska and Yakutsk
Siberia.
State Department officials cog
infant of international aviation and
Soviet affairs today labeled the
Izvestia announcement fantastic.
These same sources said no word
of such a proposal has been re-
ceived by the State Department
although. of course, such project
was possible in the future. They
said official Soviet planes have
from time to time flown the Siberia
Alaska route and that the route
had been used extensively through
out the war bv the Army Air Trans
port Command to ferry warplanes
to Russia
At the Civil Aeronautics Board 1t
was stated that no information was
available on such proposal. The
Soviet Embassy likewise said it hao
no information on the airline, add
ing that it fell outside the province
of diplomacy.
State Department officials sale
they believed few Russian planes
even on government or Red Army
business, had penetrated North
America south of Fairbanks. Alaska
Evening star., 1945-09-12
| Rooster at Dawn
| Disturbs SIumber
| In Summit Park

Now the war is over, the Summit
Park Citizens Association suggested
at their meeting last night neighbor-
hood roosters stop their predawn
growing,
Since meat is no longer such q
scarcity members agreed that
restrictions on raising poultry and
livestock should be enforced
The group went on record favor
ing reduction from a 20 to Is
anile-per hour speed limit at the
intersection of Suitland road and
Thirty-sixth street with Alabama
avenue They termed the present
limit hazardous" to children.
Nomination of officers was post
poned until the October meeting.
A resolution favoring holding OF
the l948 Olympic games was passed
b. the group and technicolor home
movies were shown by Mrs. w. r
Bliss. The association met at thu
home Of Mrs. George Marshall, $40;
Bangor street Sc.
Evening star., 1945-09-12
Post -Porode Drinking
Results in Jail Terms

Three men were sentenced to 30
days each in Jail by Municipal
Court Judge Almond Scott today
for being drunk in park at Thlr-
teenth and E streets NV, aftei
Mondays parade for Gen. Jonathan
M. Wainwright.
The sentence came after testi-
mony that their soft drink toastt
were spiked" Sentence on a sec
ond charge of drinking in public was
suspended by Judge Scott.
The men are Earl o. Tollesfer
40. of the 500 block of Tenth street
Sc; Frank Carwood, IS. of the BOX
block of Third street NV, ano
Harold B. Dollar, "a, of the 640(
block of Eighth street NV.
Evening star., 1945-09-12
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
ABOARD THE u. S. S. PANA-
MINT, Ominato Anchorage. Sept.
l2.-Approximately l,500 Allied pris-
oners of war from Bibai area prison
camps were being evacuated to
Tokyo by air today. reports from
Hokkaido Island disclosed.
1t was believed here that Maj
James P. S. Devereux, Marine COM
mander on Wake Island who has
been commander of the No prison
camp in the Bibai area would be on
the flight.
All the prisoners are being trans
ferred to Sapporo, capital of Hok-
kaido, for the flight TO Tokyo aboard
American Douglas transport planes.
The full, untold story of the heroic
defense of Wake, including the fate
of its gallant Marines-the dead and
the imprisoned living-has been pre-
served by Maj. Devereux.
Pharmacist Mate William T. Sterl-
ing of Herington. KanS., one of five
prisoners of war newly arrived from
japanese camp on Hokkaido
brought word of Mai. Devereux.
Evening star., 1945-09-12
Maj. Devereux Believed Flying
From Hokkoido Camp to Tokyo

He has all the information on
his Marines and has number of
them with him. Sterling said yester-
day. He had talked with Mai
Devereux at Camp No. 3, about 40
miles from Bibai prison camp on
Hokkaido.
He gave Sterling receipt for
clothing which had been dropped
to the prisoners by Super Fortresses
on mercy mission.
Sterling said that after Wake fell
Maj. Devereux and his men were
taken to Shanghai. They were kept
there until last fall, when the war
situation prompted a transfer to
Honshu and then almost imme-
diately to Hokkaido. Some of the
Marines were left at Yokohama
however.
Relatives of the Marine hero said
last month they had received indi-
rect word in June that he was we'll
in prison camp in China They
said their information came from
two men who escaped from the
camp in May
Evening star., 1945-09-12
Donovan Would Put
Espionage Abroad
Under One Agency
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Advocates of central intelli-
gence agency for this country
want that unit alone to carry on
espionage abroad.
This was learned today from aides
of Maj. Gen. William j. Donovan
chief of the Office of Strategic
Services who has recommended es-
tablishment of some form of central
peacetime organization.
These aides say Gen. Donovan
feels that no executive department
of the Government should be AL
lowed to engage in secret intelli-
gence abroad for two reason:
/. Because such work covers a
huge field
2 Because secret operations by
such persons as regular military
or naval attaches could cause EN-
barraSsment.
In the days before the wartime
OSS, much if not most of the mill
tary information abroad was ac-
quired by attaches at American con-
sulates Serving in uniform, these
officials were we'll known in the cap
itals in which they were assigned.
If secret intelligence is required
abroad, Gen. Donovan is described
as believing, the department need
ing the information should reques
the central agency for service.
The general is reported to favor {
specific prohibition against the cen
tral agency engaging in any clan
destine work within this country o.
having any police power either a
home or abroad.
Gen. Donovan idea is for di
rector to be appointed by the PreSi
dent, with policy determined on ad
vice of board representing tn.
Secretaries of State, War, Navy anc
Treasury.
The agency's staff would contain
not only intelligence agents, bu
specialists trained to ana1ySe infor,
nation obtained from its own anc
departmental sources
Gen. Donovan, who has expressed
his intention TO return to privat,
life with liquidation of OSS, which
he has scheduled for January /, con
tends that all powers except th'
United States have maintained
worldwide intelligence organiza.
tions for many years.
Evening star., 1945-09-12
Sedition
Continued From First Page

it would be difficult to get a convic-
ton in a retrial of the sedition case
under the Supreme Courts inter
probation of evidence quite similar
to that on which the Government
relied in the case here. Thus, the
search of records in Germany has
taken on particular interest.
The organizations which were de-
scribed in testimony at the long
trial included the German Foreign
Institute and the League for Ger
mandom Abroad which peddled
Nazi propaganda to persons of Ger
man extraction all over the world
and World Service and the Fechte
Bund. which specialized in bring
ing Hitler's global plans to fascist
minded natives of various countries
and any others who could be in
fiuenced.
Correspondence Introduced.
Some correspondence between of
ficials of these Nazi organizations
and certain defendants were intro
duced at the trial. and many other
documents had yet to be presented
when the trial was ended by the
sudden death of the presiding judge
Chief Justice Edward C. Eicher.
Hitler himself and various other
Nazi officials were named cocoon
spirators in the Governments bill
of particulars. and the prosecution
contended the defendants either
were working directly for Germany
or allowed themselves to become en-
meshed in its web of propaganda
and secret organization.
Until there are further develop
ments in the case. the department
is remaining silent on plans for a
new trial. Attorney General Clark
has made no announcement, nor
will o. John Rogge. chief prosecutor
in the sedition case, discuss the
matter.
Evening star., 1945-09-12
Gen. Roosevelt sStory
I0n Loans 10 Be Read
To House Group Today
81 the Associated P:ess

A congressional committee met
today to hear Brig. Gen. Elliott
Rooseveltis own story of his financial
transactions with John Hartford
president of the Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Co.
The House Ways and Means Com.
mittee decided to read behind closed
doors statement submitted by the
late Presidents second son.
A Treasury Department study of
the transaction was ordered by the
committee after reports were pub
liShed that:
l. MI. Hartford loaned Gen.
Roosevelt 100000 while the latter
was promoting a Texas radio chain.
Want Revenues Protected.
2. Jesse Jones. former Secretary
of Commerce, settled the loan for
Sd 900 and
3. Mr. Hartford reported the re-
naming sl96,0OO as a bad debt de-
duction in his 1912 income tax re-
turn.
The Treasury has not yet allowed
the deduction.
Chairman Doughton said the COM
mittee's interest is to see that Fed
eral revenues are protected.
The committee already has heard
dispositions submitted by Mr.. Hart
ford and Mr.. Jones. Gen. Roosevelt
recently telegraphed request that
the whole record be made public,
but the committee responded that
publication is prohibited by law, un-
less a formal report is made to the
House.
Denied Father Took Part.
Gen Roosevelt previously had is
sued a statement saying his father
had nothing to do with his business
affairs.
Whether the committee will make
report to the House is uncertain.
Some members said privately they
favor issuing advice to the Treasury
as to whether the Hartford tax de-
duction should be allowed and then
dropping the matter. Others want
to press investigation into other
loans which they say may have been
made to Gen. Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1945-09-12
Officials Seek 10 SET
Date 10 Ease or Drop
Raiioning Of Meats
By MALCOLM LAMBORNE. Jr.

With the deadline near on the
printing of next months ration
point charts, top Government
officials concerned with food and
rationing are seeking agree
ment on a date for partial or
complete termination OF meat
rationing.
Price Administrator Chester
Bowles. who conferred yesterday
with Acting Secretary of Agriculture
J. B. Hutson. was expected to go
over the matter with Secretary OF
Agriculture Anderson, who arrived
in the city last night after vaca-
ton in New Mexico.
Officials would prefer to walt at
least 10 days before making final
decision to check on the cattle run
which some sources predict will be
tremendous in a few more weeks.
Some officials maintain that the
projected supply still will not be
large enough to allow unlimited
buying.
In this connection, an OPA source
reports that the agency is beginning
to receive a large number of letters
from housewives urging that ration
ing not be lifted until it appears
that every one will be able to get his
fair share. OPA would prefer to re-
tain rationing on the basis of pres
ent supply, and lift it in whole or
part as the situation improves. The
agency does not want a repetition
of the situation last year when most
meat was reduced to zero point
values, only TO be increased later
Signs continued to multiply. how
ever. that the days Of meat ration
ing are numbered. Yesterday, OPA
placed zero point value on cheese.
and this was expected to be followed
by formal order removing cheese
from rationing. Last Saturday OPA
removed quota controls over slaugh-
ter of live stock, an action hailed by
some sources as clearing the way
for an early end of rationing.
In the report on cheese being made
point-free in yesterdays Star. it was
incorrectly stated that cottage
cheese was included in group
cheese under rationing until yes
terdays action. Cottage cheese con-
tanning less than per cent butter
fat has not been rationed. although
the richer type cottage cheese was
on the ration list.
Evening star., 1945-09-12

Hughes has been living in retire.
ment.
Representative Cox, Democrat. o.
Georgia said he still thought the
inquiry was ill-advised and thu
country might very we'll let tht
matter rest" However, he said, the
investigation should be for the pur.
pose only of enabling history Il
record the whole story-not to fl,
any blame"
Evening star., 1945-09-12
Steel Pay Increase
Demands Will Test
Postwar Wage Trends
Ry the Assoc sted Press.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12-The
CIO- United Steel Workers demand
for 50 daily pay boost, scheduled
to come before a union management
wage conference September 25, will
provide the first Nation wide test of
postwar wage trends.
Philip Murray, president of USWA
and CIO. asserted 100000 steel
workers have been faced with a
steadily rising cost of living which
seriously undermined their living
standards.
He quoted CIO estimates that liv-
ing costs had risen 48 per cent since
January /, l94l. He said labor had
in the same period, been held to a
IS per cent wage increase by the
Little Steel Formula. This yard
stick" of wages has been "elimi-
nated' by the end of the war, Mr..
Murray declared.
While the war was in progress
overtime enabled workers to meet
Increased living costs but now "liv-
ing standards have been drastically
cut Mr.. Murray said.
Mr. Murray observed that the pay
demand was the first definite Ma
tion-Wide move TO pave the way for
opening contracts and obtaining
wage increases"
Evening star., 1945-09-12
ON the Roll of Honor
Killed

Nllle0
S/Sergt. william E. Hoyle, 30, was
killed February 6 in the Indian
Ocean when Jap torpedoes struck
the American cargo ship he was
aboard, the Army has informed his
wife, Mrs. Helen E. Hoyle, 1923
Fourth street NE. Sergt. Hoyle
previously was listed as missing,
along with Is other passengers and
crew members.
A veteran of almost seven years
Army service, Sergt Hoyle was a
ground crewman with the 5th Air
Force. He completed one enlistment
in the Army before the outbreak of
the war and before re-entering the
Army in October, 1943, he was en-
ployed as a dietician at Mount Alto
Hospital. Before going overseas last
January he was stationed at Boiling
Field.
| A native Washingtonian, he was
graduated from Eastern High
School. Besides his wife. he leaves
his father, Harry E. Hoyle, l108
| Congress street Sc,
Evening star., 1945-09-12
Congressional ChieI
To Appoint 10 for
Pearl Harbor Probe
BY the Associated Press.

Dy tise ASspCihIcu fIcsa-
Congress today awaited its
leaders choices OF 10 members
to make a unanimously ordered
investigation of Pearl Harbor.
There were no signs from Speaker
Rayburn or Senate President Nc
Kellar to indicate their selections or
when they will be announced.
Speaker Rayburn told reporters he
would not name the five House
members today, for the simple rea-
son he had not decided whom to
appoint.
Ordered late yesterday when the
House unanimously passed resolu-
ton already approved without dis
sent by the Senate, the inquiry will
be conducted by these 10:
Three Democratic and two Re
pulican Senators and three Demo-
cratic and two Republican Repre-
sentatives.
Report by January 3.
The committee must report its
findings by January 3.
House Republicans lost, by a
straight party vote of l68 to 1856,
their fight for equal representation
If custom is followed, Senator
will head the investigating group
Majority Leader Barkley has been
mentioned as possible choice. And
cloakroom gossip has it that Sena-
tors Brewster of Maine and Fer
guson of Michigan will be the two
Republican members from that
chamber.
Under considera ton is a plan tc
name the chairmen of the Senate
and House Naval ard Military
Affairs Committees to the investi-
| eating group. Should that be
adopted, Senator's Ebert d. Thomas
of Utah and Walsh of Massa-
chusetts would be two of the Demo-
cratic Senate members. Represent
atives May of Kentucky and Carl
Vinson of Georgia would be House
members.
Several leaders, however, have
cautioned against selecting any one
from the service committees, pre-
sumably on the ground that they
might be too friendly to the War
and Navy Departments.
1 House Majority Leader McCor-
mack and Democratic Whip Rams
peck told reporters that they did
not want to be picked. Chairman
Woodrum of the House Postwar
Military Policy Committee refused
comment on reports he might be
one of the House choices.
House Republicans mentioned as
possible minority choices Repre-
sentatives Brown of Ohio, Harness
! of Indiana. Short of Missouri, Els
ton of Ohio and Wadsworth of New
York. However. Representatives
ElSton, Short and Harness are men,
bers of the Military Affairs Commit
tee and would be ineligible if the
leadership decides to exclude the
service committees from representa-
tion.
/ Clash on Party Representation.
House Republicans contended dur
ing the debate yesterday that equa
party representation would assure
nonpartisan investigation. Demo.
Gratis countered that it was accepted
practice for the majority party Il
hold a majority of places on al
committees.
Minority Leader Martin told tha
House he hoped the investigator
would call former Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes to direct the
legal phases of the work Mr.
Evening star., 1945-09-12
Freed, WPB News Edito,
Joins Commerce Stuff

Louis I. Freed. news editor of the
War Production Boards information
division. leaves the agency today tc
become assistant to Bruce Cation
director of information and public
relations in the Commerce Depart
ment.
Mr.. Freed, who lives at 247 Dela-
ware avenue S.W., has been with
WPB isnce February of this yeaI
and before that was with the Office
of Price administration informa-
ton service.
Evening star., 1945-09-12
Thieves Get S778

Thieves last night broke into the
University Drug Store, 3746 Tenth
street NE, and took SITS from the
safe, rs cartons of cigarettes and 8
leather billfolds, police were told
today by the manager, Richard A.
Rr0Up
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
26,OO0 AFFECTED

Already closed by the dispute in
Detroit are the Packard Motor
Co. employing 1900 workers,
and three -plantS-ef B1dd
Wheel Co. employing 1000 work.
CTS.
The meeting was attended by
lhreg high ranking AFL officials
whom Tracy-deeined TO name
amt these thW-CIO officials:
Melvin Bishop. Detroit east side
regional director. Richard=T
Leonard. national Ford director
and Charles CaSbeer international
representative Ed Thai. a repre-
sentative Of the Detroit Building
Trades Council, was barred from
the meeting and left the labor
huilding in a huff.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
Union Leaders
May Meet Again
BY Ed BR AND
psltoit limo. Lahnr Edllnr

WASHINGTON. June % -
Meeting with the acting secretary
OF tabor, UAW-CIO and AFL off
cialS Saturday were dcadlockcd in
their efforts 10 settle a jursdic-
tional dispute which has made
% 600 workers Idle in Detroit and
threatened 10 impede recOnver-
sion all over the country.
Acting Secretary OF Labor
Daniel w. Trac. declared no
progress had been made during a
twO-hour meeting, on the prin-
CIpal question OF whether recon-
version IN a Z n inc installation
should be done by upGraded JAW
CIO workers or AFL mainten-
ance men,
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
Actress Susan Peters
Conquers Her Paralysis

HOLLYWOOD. Juno q tUPl
Actress Susan Peters walked
today for the first time in six
months and said she planned 10
resume her career despite fears
of doctors that she would never
leave the wheel chair.
The dark-cycd young actress
was paralyZcd from tho waist
down when sho accidentally shot
herself during New Year s
hunting trip with her hu land
Coast Guard IL. Richard QuIne.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
Latin America Pools
European Relief Food

WASHINGTON. June % CUP'
Tho United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration has
made arrangements TO draw on
SIX Latin.Amcrlcan countries for
100000 tons of SllpnLn- for lhef-
alcd Europe. UNRRA Director
General Herbert H. Lehman an
nounCcd today.
Tho supplies VIII bc shipped by
the cnd Of summer.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
French General Given
do-China Command

LONDON. June - GNS) The
Paris Radio said tonight that Cen.
ttaCQUeS LcCTCrC. commander of
the French Second Armorcd Divi.
SION hade his troops Cood-hy on
the pvc of his departure for
French Indo-China."
Presumably Leclerc is being dis.
patched TO head resistance troops
fighting in that Far Eastern ter
TltOTN.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
Jdps Executed Own
Wounded. u. 5. SAYS

MANILA. Juno % Up)--Japa
peso officer, enforced tho cVccu.
tfon on suicide Of large per.
ccrtaco Of the S20l2 japanese
wounded in tho Philippines. T. s
military authorities disclosed To.
DAY
History rarely records such
CallouSneSS, DC statement said
1T was based on capture
enemy documents. Wounded
Japanese were permitted free
dom of meditation" for - hours.
one order disclosed. then they
kille q themselves or were
killed"
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
SETTLE FOR RELIEF PLEA

The strikers [ settled for less.
however, deciding finally To wire
r. J. Thomas JAW international
president. a leQuoSt that ne seek
flaA--a4t-e 4t-et--tl4Fe,44ss4ft ss4ft he
federal agencies responsible FOR
U1Cat controls
Nelson Giuhcr an effieiai II
Tho War Food Administration 8
Detroit office. had suggested that
the strikers wire their senators
and congressman.
Tho Briggs StIlI1n-id -idled 500
workers Charles TaleSeV. firan,
cial secretary Of the Briggs union
said tho valkout hogan because
employees were sick and tired
Of finding no meat on shop lunch
wagons. He accompanied the
plCkets.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
Briggs Strike
Ends Monday
Return TO Be ans
After Pickering

Employees Of the Briggs Manu-
featuring Cos Conner plant
wound up their two-day meat
strike in b.aze Of demonstrating
and RicketinE Saturday and an
nounccd that they would return 10
work and bean sandwiches from
the shop lunchwagon Monday
morning
Harold Wood, president Of tho
UAW-ClOS Briggs Local ZAP.
lcC a parade Of 30 pickles n-ctty
hall and the district Offices oEthe
OPA and the WA Saturday and
voiced a demand that The federal
government take over Wayne
CopHtN.S 105 slaughter houses ~
a move 10 end the acute. meat
shortage here.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
TOO More japanese
Slain on BouQainviNe
NIFLEOIRNF- 11l-c-2-.

NFIROIRNF,- linz -lll-A,-S4
Az army Co01n0rjnuo Sad to-
dsy that Australian troops in
TouranN''e In Tic sn4ik pacific
h-4A-- --------tii ,tftr1tttrr-r 5ttt japanese
Tbl, brings Tho total of counted
dead 10 1000. and The probable
total killed 10 10000
In Boucainylc the japanese
using heavy artillery arc fighting
hard bur several suicide attempts
rado TINS Vcr't 10 cut Australian
supply lines failed
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
Packard, Budd, Ford
Affected by Strikes

While ncCojiators in Washing
ton attempted 10 arrange a set
tlement 10 get the Packard and
Budd employees back on the job.
other labor disputes in Detroit
kept it's persons Idle They in
Cludcd.
Ford Rouge, 1000 on strike, be-
cause OF the suspension of union
committeeman.
Aeronautieal Products. 1910 out
because -of-the-hr firing -ef -5aff-eirs'
ployC.
Federal Mogul. 800, over un-
settled grievances
Hudson Motor. 105, in an inter
departmental dispute
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
Navy Flief Killed
-AtWakRBeenrldfl end 4heeHH 4SEhleeH

SAGINAW Iurc 80 = navy
fcr. whose name u-- u-i.li+--r--tt
Until hIe nrNt ll Kin lnu-d- -ha-nD-
tifcd diGd before several thpu-
sand spectators witnessing p var
bond show at tho Saginaw NunIri-
pal Airport today WHOM hi- Cor
Sar crashed in q heId os ne
started q stratIng gun over tro
airport
Tho pilot. one of SIS Veterans y"
The show. was credited WITH haf-
ing shot down several Jap plaHes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
Trouble Piles on Trouble
For OWner of 700 Chickens

4 ppNTIAC-I4nn - For ,n'-
eral ,yrrIz. d4-.n4l--All - l----.--+A
Cumming has been a''cWntrg to
capture the proUlcrs who have
hccn bothegnc h, noch oI zoo
chickens.
Faly SATURDAY. Ne Eca %. a
Ctmmotion N. tho hcnhou.' Grab
hing hs - iarFef pistol he t'cpt
through fto dark. Tins tlmc ho
was gong 10 ro' tho poTs0n or
persons vEo tsd lterrH, been
taking chicken rIght out OF hls
mouth.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
Release Of Doctors
By Army Imminent

WASHINGTON. June q tCPl
Secretary Of War StimSon said
todtt- that-'tic- Gt-urv- viii release
doctors with all possible speed
consistent with military needs.
Senator Hugh r. Mitchell tDl
n II - ~--7TTrEr0TT rad Written Sum
son that what he saw on a re-
cent trip 10 Europe indicated an
oycrSupply Of doctors IN the Eu-
rOpCan theater