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Evening star., 1945-06-07
Robinson lJnmoved
As Truman Grants
Reprieve From Chair
~ the Associated Press.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 7.-Un-
moved by an 11th-hour presiden-
tial reprieve from the electric chair,
Thomas H. Robinson, jr., today
found himself right back where he
was nine years ago-headed for a
life term in the Federal Peniten-
tiary on a kidnapping charge.
President Truman yesterday COM
muted Robinson's death sentence to
life imprisonment in Alcatraz. The
White House Intervention, on rec
ommendation of Attorney General
Biddle, came less than 48 hours be-
fore the 37-year-old former law
student was scheduled to die in the
electric chair at the Kentucky State
Penitentiary.
His crime was the 1884 kidnapping
Of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll. wealthy
Louisville society matron, whom he
held In Indianapolis for 1000 ran
som. The sentence, pronounced in
Federal Court here, later was
affirmed by the Supreme Court.
Informed Of Action.
President Truman refused a few
weeks ago to intervene and Robin
sons execution date was set here
last month. The prisoner was in
formed in his cell at Eddyville late
yesterday of the White House
action.
When he is returned to Alcatraz,
Robinson will have completed the
circle he started at THE Rock" in
1943, after he had served more than
six years of like sentence.
He pleaded guilty to the kidnap-
ing charge in Federal Court here
in 1886.
Acting as his own attorney, Robin
son unexpectedly sought his release
two years ago and eventually won
jury trial on the ground he was not
represented properly by counsel at
the time he pleaded guilty. He was
convicted here and sentenced to
death.
The former Nashville (Tenn) man
was arrested in Glendale, Calf, in
1886, after being trailed across the
continent Tor two years by agents
of the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation.
Chandler Aid Reported.
The Justice Department said in
Washington yesterday that Presi-
dent Truman acted on the recon-
mendation of Attorney General
Biddle, whose reasons for the action
were contained in a letter. The
reasons were undiSclosed.
Attorney Robert E. Hogan said
here that Senator Chandler, Demo-
crat, of Kentucky had contributed
in very large measure in accom-
plishing the communication"
Robinson was expected to be taken
to the Federal prison within a day
or two
Evening star., 1945-06-07

granddaughter and operating q We.
hicle with no insurance.
In an accident here John Hall
So, colored, Of the 1400 block of D
street NE, died on arrival at Cas-
ualty Hospital yesterday from in
juries received when he was dragged
under the wheels of a concrete
truck, police said.
According to police he was en-
ployed by a concrete company, and
the accident occurred as the truck
was moving on a private road on
which he was working. The road
is part of private property owned
by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the
rear of the 1000 block of Bladens-
burg road NE, police reported.
Irwin w. Dean, %, of the 600 block
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/ Of H street S.W., drove the truck
police said.
Three Firemen Hurt.
Three flremen of No. / Rescue
Squad were hurt Yesterday after
noon when their fire truck collided
with trailer truck at Third and
K streets NV. The second vehicle
then smashed into another trailer
truck, police said.
Two of the flremen were admitted
to Emergency Hospital where their
condition today was improving, ac-
cording to attendants. They were
Sergt. Morris Harbin, AZ, of 1901
South Sixth street, Arlington, Va,
who suffered a head injury, and Pvt.
George Deaner, 35, of 4106 Decatur
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street NV, who suffered a head in
jury and possible fractured ribs.
The other fireman, Pvt. Walter
Rave, 20, Of 2620 Twenty-nint
street Sc. suffered face cuts and
was released after treatment.
The fire truck was responding to
box alarm at K street and New
Jersey avenue NV, police said.
Evening star., 1945-06-07
Admiral George Laws
Dies at Lunch in HospitoI
Y the A6sociated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MARE ISLAND, Calf, June T.
Rear Admiral George William Laws,
rs, one-time commandant of the
Cavite Naval Base in the Philip
pines. died suddenly yesterday at
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the Naval Hospital while eating
lunch. Admiral Laws retired in
1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
Exhibit Of Atrocities to Open
At Congress Library Saturday.

Ceremonies opening the photo
mural exhibit of German concen-
tration camp atrocities will take
place at $3.50 pm. Saturday in the
Coolidge Auditorium of the Library
of Congress, 1t was announced to-
day.
Radio Station WMAL will broad
cast the program for the exhibition
which is under joint auspices of
The Star and the st. Louis Post
Dispatch. The pictures attracted
more than $4,000 during an exhibit
ton which closed Saturday in st.
Louis. They will remain on public
view here for two weeks.
Two Senators and a House mem
Der who personally inspected the
horror camps at Buchenwald,
Dachau and elsewhere will partic-
ipate In the ceremony. They are
Senator Barley of Kentucky, the
Democratic majority leader; Senator
George, Democrat, of Georgia, and
Representative Short, Republican,
OF Missouri.
B. M. McKelway, associate editor
Of The Star, who visited the camps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
794. laps Captured
In 0kinawa Mopup
By the Associated Press.


GUAM, June 90 Interpreters
and japanese prisoner volunteers
today aided the 10th Army search
Of Okinawa's caves, canef1elds
brushs covered hills and valleys for
remnants of the japanese garrison
urging their surrender.
Moppingup operations had brought
In 1914 more enemy prisoners, making
the total 1906. Patrols continued
their thus-far futile search for
Americans listed as missing in the
OkinaWa campaign. No trace of
their bodies has been found.
Japan's hard-pressed air force
harassed the American garrison
Sunday with four small-scale at
tacks, causing minor damage" to
airfield installations, Admiral Ches-
ter w. Nimitz acknowledged. His
commsmique made no mention OF
any blows against American ships
offshore.
The japanese Domei agency said
"furious attacks" against Allied
shipping in Okinawan waters and
air bases were continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
0PA AIIots 1871 Tires
To District for JULY

The Office of Price Administra-
ton today allocated 2,500,OO0 tires
for B and c card motorists during
July, the same allotment as this
month. No provision is made for
A-card drivers.
Washington has been allocated
1855 passenger tires. 1,6l1 smaller
size truck and bus tires and 85l
larger size truck and bus tires.
The June and July quotas are the
largest since rationing of tires
began.
The 2,5O0,O0o tires allotted to
the OPA for rationing should meet
the immediate requirements of the
most essential drivers" Max Nc
Cullough, deputy OPA administra-
tor for rationing, declared.
The tire situation remains seri.
ously tight. We are rationing more
tires than current production war
rants by borrowing from supplies
for the hot-weather months dur
ing which a record number of
tire failures can be expected"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
K Street Smorgasbord
Denied Red Points for
Using Loose Coupons
Tiches Tovern Cleared
At OPA Hearing on
insufficient Evidence

The Smorgasbord Restaurant,
1882 K street NV, today was
suspended from dealing in red
ration points for the duration of
the rationing program on
charges of dealing in loose cou-
pons, an illegal transaction un-
der OPA rules.
Hearing Commissioner Clifford r.
Snider, who earlier had continued
five other cases and dismissed one,
gave the operator of the restaurant
Albert Mueller, the right to appeal
within so days, after the witness
had admitted using 400 loose cou-
pons.
The restaurateur said that he had
received the ration points from his
employees and claimed that the OPA
had no right to act against him.
About-Face Charged.
Mr. Snider dismissed charges
against George Tiches, operator of
a tavern at 1541 Fourteenth street
NV. after ruling that the OPA
had failed to make a prima facie
case.
Enforcement Attorney Carl w.
Berueffy, who yesterday claimed MIR.
Snider had shown too much "leni-
ency" in dealing out penalties to
grocers. charged today that an OPA
witness called from a hotel supply
house in connection with the Tiches
case had done complete about
face"
After the witness, Adrian R. Tru-
cias, bookeeper for Columbia Hotel
Supply Co., had failed to recall
whether Mr.. Tiches paid for his
meats by ration checks or loose cou-
pons. Mr.. Berueffy declared, I'VE
have been swung by the witness"
Before dismissing Mr.. Tiches,
however, Mr.. Snider pointed out to
him that the dismissal docs not
mean you have not done something
wrong"
Given Time for Defense.
Mr.. Snider continued until to-
morrow the case of Elwood Ridge
ly, owner of a restaurant at 1890
Eleventh street Sc, to give the
respondent time to call as witnesses
some of the customers Mr.. Ridgely
claimed gave him loose points be-
cause they could not buy meat in
stores.
The decision to continue the case
(See RESTAURANTS. Page A-l20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26

FIRST RACE-Purse. $500: olds
and up, claiming; 41a furlonss.
Rhyme Maker (Edens) $40 2.40 go
Uncle Of (Palumbo) $50 24O
Time her (Carrillo) 2.4O
Time, 0:60A
Also ran-Pripce Rex, shailleen, Rock
helm, Gradea, Two Plus
SECOND RACE[Purse. $500: 4.year-
olds and up; claiming: Z furlongs
su .Ise Sr; Flas sGIant. 1920 $50 3.889G
Light Glance (Martinez) $50
Time, 1895.
Also ran-Louis +. Kittiwake. Sunny
DAILY Double paid $24.sO)
THIRD RACEIPurse. $6b0; 3-year-olda
and up; claiming. Ga furlongs.
Huntlands (Palumbo) 40 $50 24G
Mr.. Jim tKelly) $40 $50
Juniors Pet Padgett) 400
Time, 1:23.
Also rsn-Stinging Sam Prison Ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26

with a group of invited editors and
publishers, will speak on behalf of
The Star, and Raymond P. Brandt
of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch will
represent that paper on the program.
DR.. Luther Evans. acting librarian
of Congress, will preside. The public
is invited.
Senator Saltonstall, Republican,
of Massachusetts,, who saw the
camps, and was to have been on the
program here, has been called to
Boston, and will be unable to par
ticipate, but in expressing regret
at his absence, he strongly Endorsed
the showing of the photomurals,
and also program of motion pic
lures of the camp, which will be
presented to the public soon.
II believe as many American citi-
zens as possible should see with their
own eyes, and as graphically as pos
sible the atrocities committed in
Europe" he told The Star. ut will
give them a better understanding
of the carnage of modern warfare,
and the need of every one doing
his or her part TO see that it doesn't
happen again."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
BY A. I. GOLDBERG,

BUDAPEST, Hungary, June 20
Delayed The stencil of death
still hovers over Budapest, but at
night orchestras play for customers
at sidewalk cafes amid the rubble
of the once-gay Hungarian capital.
An estimated $500 bodies still lie
in the ruins of Buda on the west side
of the Danube. Toiling residents
labor through long daylight hours
to clear the wreckage left by the
bombings and siege.
But at night, in the tradition Of
the city, customers thread their way
through the rubble to such places
as the Arizona Bar and the New
York Cafe. There they sit and talk
until the midnight curfew.
Howard Byrne, correspondent for
the Army newspaper Stars and
Stripes, and I, making a swing along
the Danube, were hailed as the first
American correspondents to visit
Budapest In years.
The city Is under rigid Allied &C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
Allies Reported
Invading Island
Above 0kinawa
Jops Do Not Identify
Target Of Landing
South of Homeland
MAP on Page A-12.)
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 26.-The all
India radio said a japanese
broadcast heard there today re-
ported that Allied forces were
attempting an invasion of an
island halfway between Okinawa
and the main japanese islands.
The island being invaded was not
identified in the broadcast heard in
India.
Amami Gunto, Amami Oshima.
Togara Gunto and Yaku Shima all
are north of Okinawa and south of
kyushu, southernmost of the main
Japanese islands.
(CBS said the London radio
reported hearing another Tokyo
broadcast announce that IAN
Allied invasion feet of 200 ships
is expected to attempt landings
on two islands about halfway be-
tween Okinawa and Japan.D
The broadcast heard in India was
not reported elsewhere and in view
OF the contradiction between this
broadcast and the one heard in Lon
don, it may be that the Japs were
only fishing for information on the
next American move.
Amami Gunto is about 300 miles
south of Kyushu. Yaku Shima is
less than 100 miles south of Japan's
shores, while Amami Oshima and
Togara Gunto are between Amami
Gunto and Yaku Shima.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
u. 5. Pay Raise
To White House
Supporters Predict
Will Become
Law This Week
By JOSEPH YOUNG.

The Senate today passed and
sent to the White House Fed
eral pay raise legislation pro-
viding Government workers with
overall basic wage increases of
l5.9 per cent and regular time
and-a- half overtime.
Supporters expect the bill will be
signed into law by the end of the
week.
The Senate's action came after
the House approved a Senate-H House
conference report on the bill yester-
day afternoon. The report was
virtually the same as the bill passed
by the House last week and referred
to conferees from the House and
Senate for final consideration.
Two Object to Cost.
During yesterdays debate on the
conferees' report, Representative
Rees, Republican, of Kansas and
Representative Rich, Republican, Of
Pennsylvania, objected to the cost
of the bill. They referred to the
s740 ,00O, 900 annual increase in cost
of the measure.
In reply, Chairman Ramspeck Of
the House Civil Service Committee
said he favored the reduction of the
Government work-week from 48
to A hours. The STAG, 900, 900 figure
lis based on the assumption of .
48-hour week.
Provides for Promotions.
The bill provides for graduated
base pay boosts with low-income
workers getting greater percentage
increases. Employees earning up to
$3.50 a year will receive regular
ime-and-one-half overtime pay-
ments, with those earning large
salaries receiving less overtime COM
pensation.
In addition to the salary increases,
the legislation provides for accel-
Grated within grade promotions, and
time-and-one-half payment for work
on holidays. This latter provision
will go into effect at the end of the
war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
500 BPS Blast 10 Jap Plants
In Campaigns Greatest Blow
5000 Tons Of Hgh-ExpIosive Bombs
Dropped on Plane and Arms Factories

but others required the use of in
struments through cloud cover.
The targets were two airplane
plants and three ammunition and
ordnance works in the Nagoya area +;
two airplane plants at Kagamiga-
hara, near Gifu, 20 miles north of
Nagoya; the Japanese Army's
largest arsenal and the country's
largest propeller factory, both at
Osaka, and an aircraft plant at
Akashi, 10 miles west of Kobe.
All had been hit previously, either
with high explosives or in the re-
cent flre-bombing campaign which
burned out an estimated 112 square
miles of Japanese industrial areas.
Tokyo first claimed that eight
Super Forts were shot down and
IA were crippled, but later revised
its figures upward to l6 shot down
and 20 heavily damaged"
The raid, second in five days, was
against the second largest number
of targets ever chosen for any one
B-29 mission. 1t was exceeded only
by the II targets in neutralizing
blows against Kyushu Island air
bases April rs.
Here were the days targets:
Nagoya:
ChiguSa ammunition factory,
roof area 1,240,0O0 feet, previously
IS per cent knocked out by demo-
See SUPER FORTS, Page AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
Largest Hospital Ship
Is Ready for Pacific
BY the Associated Fress.

BY the Associated FreSS.
NEW YORK, June 26.-Pro-
nounced shipshape after a two-day
trial run, the former Italian liner
Saturnia will leave shortly for the
Pacific as the worlds largest and
fastest hospital ship.
Renamed the Frances Y. Slanger
in honor of the first American Army
nurse to be killed in Europe, the
"a ,470-ton liner was converted at
the Todd Shipyards in Brooklyn.
She has facilities for l.776 patients.
Workmen installed SO wards, 8
operating rooms, a chapel, library,
reading room and recreational
rooms for ambulatory patients. Be-
fore the war the Diesel-engined ship
was in the New York Italian run as
luxury passenger liner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
Polish Exi|es Brand
New Regime illegal
In Notes 10 Allies
Will Transfer Authority
Only to Government
Chosen in Election
By the Associated Press.

=
LONDON, June 26.-The Polish
government-in-exil today hand
ed all Allied governments except
Russia a defiant declaration
saying the "so-called Polish pro-
visional government of national
unity Gin Warsaw is illegal"
The London regime said it would
transfer it's authority only to a
government which had been formed
on free Polish soil, and which
reflects the will of the Polish people
as expressed in free elections.
The Polish provisional govern
ment was formed in Moscow last
week, including at least five Poles
other than those in the Warsaw
regime.
Called Pseudo Government.
The London Poles termed the new
administration "a pseudo govern
ment imposed on the Polish nation,
which is at present under the &C.
cupation of an alien army and an
alien political police"
A formal statement issued through
the Polish Ministry of Information,
a bureau of the London regime, said
the so-called Polish provisional
government of national unity
has been created on the basis of an
unprecedented procedure while the
whole of Polish territory is occupied
by the Soviet Army, and at a time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
Budapest Clears Bubble by Day,
Returns to Old Guyety at Night

cupation control, and is dominated
by Marshal Klementi Y. Voroshilov's
Soviet forces. He is senior Allied
officer and his troops are the actual
occupying force for the city that
once boosted a population of 1,500,-
600, but which has dwindled to
around 100000.
There Is talk in the cafes that
elections for the Hungarian Parlia-
ment will be held in September as
the first step In the establishment
of five-man council to rule the
country. Former Premier Count
Julius Karolyi may be one of the
council members.
World-famed Andrassy street with
its commanding memorial to 1000
years of Hungarian independence is
thronged with strollers. There still
Is q sufficient number of undamaged
villas along once fashionable Ste
FAM street to insure gathering
places for parties-when enough
food can be found.
OF Budapest,s famed luxury
(See BUDAPEST. Page AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
Budget Director Urge!
Delay in Action on
Hospital Center Here
Smith Says Decision
Should Await Completion
Of Survey in Fall

Budget Director Harold D..
Smith today sharply criticized
features of the Senate-passed
bill authorizing use of Federal
funds for construction of a hos
pital center here.
In communication to the
House District Committee, Mr..
Smith suggested that action be de-
layed until next fall, since a survey
of hospital needs is to be COM
pleted about October l. He said the
survey. which has been started, Is
under the auspices of the Metropoli-
tan Health Council.
In view of the recommendations
of Mr.. Smith, action will be de-
ferred until the survey is completed.
it was announced by Representative
Murphy, Democrat, of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the House District Sub
committee, in charge Of the bill.
Plan Called Complicated.
The Federal budget officer said
the bill provides complicated plan
OF organization administratively
extremely difficult of operation"
The bill, sponsored jointly by Sen
ator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary
land and Chairman Bilbo of the
Senate District Committee, provides
that any of the nonprofit private
hospitals of Washington may par
ticipate in the proposed l,500-bed
center.
A memorandum submitted by Mr.
Smith said three or more separate
arrangements would attempt to
operate separate hospitals under
the same roof" using certain facil-
tiles in common. Corporate, man.
agerial and financial indignation OF
these hospitals is not contemplated
he added
AS to financial arrangements. the
budget director raised these ques-
tionS:
No limitation is placed on the
amount authorized to be appro-
priated by Congress.
Holds Financial Novel"
No part of the cost is to be borne
by the District government.
The proposed method of financing
is novel; and does not conform tt
the pattern of matching Fedora
funds generally followed in grant.
in-aid programs.
The obligation of participatin,
hospitals to repay the Government
one-third of the cost is not secured
by lien on the assets of the hos
pitfalls and, therefore, securities giver
by the hospitals would have doubt
full salable value"
Although the Federal Government,
would advance the whole fund anc
is responsible for building the cen.
ter, it would not have control Of
construction or of equipment stand.
ards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
President Summons
Nimitz, Congratu|ates
Him on Victories
Admiral, in San Francisco
On UndiscIosed Business,
Called for Conference
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 90
President Truman today called
in Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
who is here on undisclosed bust
ness. and congratulated him on
his victories against Japan.
When he left the Presidents quar-
tiers in the Fairmont Hotel, Admiral
Nimitz would only say: I'm going
right back to my job" A member
of the Presidents staff said Mr.
Truman sent for the admiral to
congratulate him.
President Truman also conferred
briefly with Field Marshal Jan
Christian SHUTS, Prime Minister Of
the Union of South Africa.
President Truman had a rounded
picture OF the United Nations Con-
ference rs he prepared to address
the final session of the nine-week
meeting tonight.
Informal Dinner for Truman.
Secretary of State Stettinius and
other members OF the American
delegation were on hand to meet the
President yesterday afternoon when
his plane landed at Hamilton Field
the Army air base 20 miles north of
San Francisco, and they were his
hosts last night at an informal din
ner at the Fairmont Hotel, where
the President is quartered, which
gave ample opportunity for Mr.
Truman to receive a complete film
on the proceedings here.
The President is to speak about
AS pm. Pacific war time 1:45 pm
Washington time) today. The speech
will be heard by radio throughout
the world. Mr.. Humans appearance
will top day which finds the dele
gates from so nations signing the
charter on which their governments
hope to build an enduring peace.
Greeted by Delegates.
Mr.. Truman greeted the delegates
personally yesterday afternoon at a
reception in the Fairnont, after
the heads of the groups had met him
at the airport Today, he was
scheduled to meet Mayor Roger D.
Lapham's Citizens Committee for
the conference.
The President received a tumul-
tous reception on his arrival from
a weeks vacation at Olympia, Wash,
where he was the guest of Gov
Mon c. Wallgren.
Between Hamilton Field, where he
was met by Gov. Earl Warren OF
California, and San Francisco, sew
lSee TRUMAN Page An
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
Eisenhower Leaves Capital
For Few DAYS Of Rest
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Gen. Eisenhower has left WASH
ington for a few days rest after a
weeks round of homecoming cele-
brations, the War Department said
today.
The department did not disclose
the Allied commanders where
abouts, but it was understood that
he had gone to White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, site of the Army's
Ashford General Hospital.
The general, obviously tired, ar
rived in the Capital yesterday from
his home town, Abilene, Kans., and
attended a reception last night at
the home of Secretary of War
Stimson.