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WW Encampmenf
Attended by Veteran,
From II Countries
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The Veterans
of Foreign Wars 46th National En-
eampment, first major veterans
meeting since peace. today drama
tiged the international cooperation
which brought victory with a pre-
convention United Nations veterans
victory conference.
Veterans Of this war from at least
II countries, ranging in rank from
air marshals to enlisted men, gath
aered to hear addresses by Senators
,Connally of Texas and Ball of Min
nesota and for VFW annual me-
mortal services tonight.
Jean A. Drummer, commander-in-
chief of the vFW,8 said the pri-
mary objective of the international
feature was to have delegates return
to their countries deeply impressed
with our sincere desire to make the
purposes of the United Nations char
ter effective"
mo men are more deeply con-
cerned," he said, with the hope
of the United Nations to preserve
world peace through international
cooperation than those who risked
their lives to destroy the Axis
powers.
Veterans of World War II in
Sist that war must be abolished as
a means of settling international
disputes. They fought this war to
win freedom from oppression for
their respective countries. For
themselves, as individuals, they de-
mand freedom from the fear that
their children may be forced to en-
dure the sufferings of another war
25 years hence"
Mr.. Drummer said the interna-
tional delegates would be asked to
help speed the ratification of the
United Nations charter in their re-
spective countries.
Nations represented, besides the
United States, were Australia,
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China,
Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France,
Great Britain, Greece, India, Leba-
non, the Netherlands, Norway, the
Philippines and Russia.
The v. F. w. encampment itself,
opening tomorrow, was strictly
business affair with most of the
parades and high-jinks eliminated.
Its keynote was freedom OF oppor-
tunity for veterans and "win-the-
peace" principles. Spokesman said
its membership has ballooned past
100000 with 100000 World War II
members.
Four hundred resolutions to be
screened during the convention
dealt with employment for veterans
and the correlated and delicate sub
ject of seniority IN employment; re-
Mobilization and welfare measures
for veterans; liberalization of tax
laws to encourage new capital in
vestment; demobilization policies
and the ever-present question of
whether women should be admitted
to membership in the Organization.
Gen. Omar N. Bradley, veterans
administrator; Lit. Gen. James H.
Doolittle, the Tokyo bomber; Vice
Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, COM
pmander of the famous Task Force
18; President William Green OF the
lAmerican Federation of Labor and
president Philip Murray of the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations,
Mai. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selec-
tive service director, and Gen. Car
los Romulo of the Philippines were
among the listed speakers.
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not much of the taxpayers money
had been spent on the place. 1t is
doubtful that any ruler of great
power has ever had such modest
place in the woods-not that any
Washingtonian would not give his
wet shirt tc be there on a typical
summer Gay.
CCC Bunkhouse.
The Presidential lodge was con-
structed by throwing together three
of the CCC bunkhouse buildings
all Of unpainted scantlings used al
clapboards.
From the screened porch one car
see the plain over which Gen. Robert
E. Lee marched to Gettysburg, q
miles north. a plain that continues
all the way to tidewater at Wash
ington.
1t was in this cottage on Sunday
in June, 1912, that Prime Minister
Winston Churchill heard that
Tobruk had fallen which meant that
Alexandria, Cairo and Suez were
threatened. And it was there that
President Roosevelt offered him the
American tanks which Churchill
credited with saving the day at the
first and winning at the second bat
tie of El Alemein.
1t was there in November of that
year that President Roosevelt lis
tened to reports of the American
landings on North Africa-anxious
moments wondering whether the
name of Gen. Henri Honore Giraud,
who accompanied the expedition,
would be able to stop the French
garrisons from killing Americans.
All Hands Called In.
President Roosevelt was at Shan
gri-La almost every week end In
1942. 1t was said. Mrs. Roosevelt
was there only twice. The President
was there in September. 1943, wher
the news came that the Italian King
had surrendered Italy. The Presi-
dent called "all hands" in and read
the news to them, naval oflcel
said. He was as elated and as op-
timistic about it as the citizens al
their radios, according to the Off.
GERS description. President Roose-
welt was there on only one visit ir
1914. 1t happened TO include D day
the day that the Yanks and the
British landed in Normandy. From
then on, the oficer said, the Presi.
dent was too busy and making toe
many trips to come back.
The guides showed the relics oi
the mans physical handicap, ths
waist-high metal rail along the tile,
above the bathtub, the ramps II
the porches and the trick emergency
door opposite his bedroom which
was hinged-not on the sides, bu1
on the bottom. In case of fire Of
other crisis, the door could be I'm
latched on top, lowered to tn.
ground to form ramp, and tht
President wheeled out on it.
Guarded by 100 Marines.
About 100 Marines guarded tn,
presidential area. There are still
100 to 200 Marines up there at {
, time, but they are there for res
Evening star., 1945-10-01

and rehabilitation instead of Sc
curity.
The Filipino enlisted men of the
Navy who produced food for the
newspapermen yesterday hardly hao
room on their sleeves for theil
accumulation of hash marks. These
veterans were from the presidential
yacht. They prepared food for the
President at Casablanca, at Teherar
and at Yalta.
An Army Signal Corps Officer
demonstrated the communication
equipment in a nearby shack. With
wireless telephone equipment, as q
matter of security, they used tt
keep in touch with the Secret Serv.
ice men in one of the five or sis
cars of the presidential cavalcads
all the way from Washington te
the camp and back. The trip took
about two hours. In the converse
tions they used to refer to Rockville
Frederick, Thurmont and other
towns along the way by code names
Churchill There Twice.
Churchill was there twice. Hall.
fax and Beaverbrook also wert
guests. Gen. George C. Marshall
and his opposite on the combined
chiefs of stats, Field Marshal SiI
John Din, were frequently there
for conferences in 1912, it was said
The attendants remembered Church.
i'll after a morning swim In the
pool wandering all over the place
wearing a bathrobe over his shorts
and smoking a cigar.
President Roosevelt insisted thai
no new furniture be purchased fol
the place, 1t was said. Pieces were
taken from the White House ane
from the presidential yacht. Tht
result Is not unpleasant but i
would give an interior decorator
the jim jams. All the walls ART
paneled with unstained native res
oak. The main room has greer
rug and mahogany furniture.
The Presidents bedroom has twir
beds with solid headboard of darl
mahogany or walnut and greer
candlewick spreads. A white dresse
nearby looks like one of those as
sociated with a white porcelain
bowl and pitcher on a table. On
Currier & Ives farmhouse seen
completes the decor.
Fala had doghouse and an in
closure containing a dogwood ire
on the scenic side of the house
There was a small artificial trou
pool in front of the house, con
structed in the drought summer o
1912 to alleviate the fire hazard.
President Roosevelt never use,
the swimming pool which was bull
by the CCC in making people
recreation area Of the place. tn
water there is always in the COS
He needed water at IS degrees o
more for his condition.
Shangri-La's future is doubtful
1t may be restored to its origina
function, a public recreation area
Mrs. Truman inspected the plac
one day in August. 1t rained al
the time she was there. She stage,
less than two hours.
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Walter Reed Patients Gel
Device to Aid WALKING

Amputees at Walter Reed Hospital
yesterday received "Walk-a-
Chair" an aid to convalescing SOL
diers learning to walk. 1t was pre-
sented in behalf Of the Army and
Navy Unions Department of the
Potomac ~ Department Comdr.
Foster A. Touart. Maj. Gen. S. U.
Marietta, commanding officer. re-
ceived 1t for the medical center.
Evening star., 1945-10-01
By GEORGE KENNEDY.

Shangri La is no longer a secret
The wartime hideout of the late
President Roosevelt in the Catoctir
range in nearby Maryland was
thrown open to newspapermen yes.
terday.
President Truman instructed his
aides to invite the press to see II
after descriptions written from air.
plane flights over the property hao
appeared.
The President appeased public
curiosity ahead of his own. He ha;
Iyet to visit the place.
After the reporters had passed the
Marine sentries at the road gates o1
the barbed-wire inclosure in Catoc.
tin National Park 18 miles beyond
Frederick, they were assembled in q
rough board mess hall where they
were told the story of the place.
In Spring of 1912.
White House aides, including
Secret Service men, were faced with
a problem in the spring of 1912. The
Navy, unable to protect American
shipping along the Atlantic Coast
from the depredations of German
submarines, was unwilling to say 1t
was safe for Mr.. Roosevelt to cruise
even the Potomac in the presidential
yacht.
A search was started to ind q
place where, the President could ind
relaxation and relief from Wash
ington's heat within a reasonable
driving distance.
President Hoover had solved the
problem by purchasing and improv-
ing with his own money camp
site on the headwaters of the Rapi.
dan in the Blue Ridge of Virginia
Before going out of office, he decided
lit to the United States, expressing
the hope that future Presidents
would find the same use for 1t
President Roosevelt, who did not
follow President Hoover's lead ii
many things, never went there. The
place became CCC camp. The
searchers found that the Rapidar
camp was too far away.
Public Recreation Area. @
BY drawing a so mile arc arouns
Washington on a map noting eleva
tions they found that the only 1000
foot altitude approached by it wa
Mount Catoctin above Thurmont
Md. The CCC had made publi'
recreation area there.
So it was that the Navy captain
who is master of the Presidentla
yacht, found himself charged witt
fixing up and maintaining a noun
tain camp for the President. 1t wa
shortly after President Roosevelt
was asked at a press conferenc
whence the American pilots VIII
raided Tokyo on April 18, 1912, hat
flown. He answered "Shangri
La" The Navy captain suggested
that as the name for the camp ant
President Roosevelt accepted it.
The White House guides a
Shangri-La yesterday seemed espe
cially interested in showing tina
Evening star., 1945-10-01
Strict Business Basis
In Foreign Policy
Urged by Colmer

LONDON, Oct. Representative
Colmcr, Democrat, Of Mississippi
chairman OF the special House Com
mittee on Postwar Economic Pol
icy, declared In an interview today
that the United States should re-
tain the secret Of the atomic bomt
and use surplus military equipment
in Europe to defray contribution,
to UNRRA.
Mr.. Colmer said he was 'sfed uE
with pussyfooting" and contendec
that American foreign policy mus
be placed on strict business basis.
He said the policy of reducing Ger
many to pastoral state" is i'm.
prs ctical.
His committee has toured mos
European capitals and talked will
Premier Stain, Prime Minister Att.
lee and numerous other leaders.
Wants Interests Safeguarded.
Loans to Russia-or any othel
country-should be dependent upor
having Americas interests safe.
guarded Mr.. Colmer said. 1T il
high time we started looking ou
for our own interests instead O
playing Santa Claus throughout thu
world"
Mr.. Colmer said full consideration
should be given to future militar!
security of the United States IL
making all loans and none shoult
be made for building up armet
forces while we are demobilizing
and we should have supervisor.
check over that"
He said the United States shoult
insist on retaining military bases IL
Great Britain and Europe as return
for advancing capital.
| Mr.. Colmer said he saw no reasoI
why Germany should not be per
mitted ito retain a reasonably high
degree of industry and still be forcet
to maintain the peace" He con,
tended that the alternative woult
mean driving Germany into Com
munism."
Asks About Repayment.
The Mississippian said he opened
the conference with Premier Stalir
by stating that the committee un
derstood the Russian sis a squar'
shooter, and we've got few ques
tions we would like to ask you"
| He said Premier Stain answered
the questions and said Russia woult
like Sc, 900 ,000, 900 in credit from tn,
United States. Mr.. Colmer said h,
asked Stain how Russia would re
pay. He quoted Premier Stain a
referring to Russia's undeyelopes
natural resources as security, and a
saying the money was needed 70
rehabilitation and development.
Evening star., 1945-10-01
Occupation
Continued From First Page)

department the directives of the
Allied command. -
There were these other develop
ments:
Shigenori Togo, Foreign Minister
at the time of Pearl Harbor who
was scheduled to surrender yester-
day, suffered another heart attack
at his home. An American doctor
ordered an examination.
Togo and Hideki TOTO, former Pre-
mier who botched suicide attempt,
are scheduled to be jailed soon as
suspected war criminals. TOTO is
recovering rapidly in an American
Army hospital.
The newspaper Mainichi reported
that Kyoshi Mkt, professor and
philosopher, died in prison Wednes-
day and that other japanese po-
litical prisoners, arrested six months
agr without explanation, still were
in Jail.
The newspaper Asahi said two
other known Japanese liberals died
recently in jail-Jun Kozaka, whom
the newspaper described as the
leading Leftwing Commentator" and
one whom it did not name.
Arrested by Japs.
Asahi quoted Kanju Kato, labor
leader and former member OF the
House of Representatives, as saying
Mkt had been arrested by the JAP
anese government without specific
charges except that he held views
undesirable to the government then
in power.
1t. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger
commander of the 9th Army, sale
he would inspect all units OF his
occupation force on Honshu anc
visit Hokkaido after the 81st Di-
vision lands at Sapporo, admin.
istrative center of Hokkaido, or
October 5.
1t. Gen. Toyama formally sur.
rendered the $1,000 troops of his
5sth japanese Army on Cheju
Island, in the East China Sea south
of Korea.
The Japanese government denies
it had taken Filipino prisoners O.
war to Japan, but fsaid it internet
them in the Philippines and lib
Grated them there after the sur
render. 1t said some Filipinos O
American ancestry were taken Il
Japan, but their whereabouts wa
not known. Gen. Macarthur hat
inquired eight days ago.
Japan's Domei news agency pre-
- Iiclor11 of IN
distributing propaganda and new
to Japanese newspapers. Presiden
Inosuke Furuno, who recommends
the move because he said Dome
could not operate prodtably with
out it's government subsidy, sail
dissolution would require about ;
month. It will be replaced by
new news association, Kyodo, whicl
means cooperative.
ALI to Be Liquidated.
Gen. Macarthur said that all 81 o
the seized japanese banks, which
were financial spearheads or sup
porting waves of exploitation in tn
military conquests in Asia, ar
marked for liquidation.
The big three of the seized insti
tutions were:
/. The Manchurian Heavy Indus
try Development Co., combin
greater than the famous House 0
Mitsui, it exploited the riches o
Manchuria and made fortunes TO
bankers, industrialists and generals
2. Branches in Japan of the Ban
of Chosen 6Korea). aligned with tn
Bank of Japan. 1t was the financis
center which in the late '20s fe
smugglers from Korea into China |
IN attempt to spread economi
Evening star., 1945-10-01
on the Roll Of Honor

u. s. N. r., whose wife Is Mrs. Jane
Kelley Caskey. 370l Massachusetts
avenue NV, is listed as dead by the
Navy today. 1t. Caskey was the
subject OF story in The Star Sep
tember IA when his wife was noti-
fed.
Liberated
1st 1t. william Frederick Harris,
U. S. M. c.. n. the son Of Mai. Gen.
and Mrs. Field Harris, Marine Bar
racks. is home after being liberated
from a japanese prison camp.
Captured on Corregidor, where he
had been with the 4th Marine Divi-
sion, 1t. Harris escaped from a
prison camp In the Philippines and
made his way south toward Aus
tralia. Almost a year later, he was
recaptured on an East Indian is
land and interncd near Tokyo. The
lieutenant was among the first
Americans to be freed after the
Japanese surrender.
Gen. Harris is director of aviation
for the Marine Corps.
LIST Sergt. Wilton e. Mcclure, %,
whose parents are Mr.. and Mrs. w.
+. Mcclure. 1914 South Stafford
street, darlington Apartments, Ar
lington, Va, has been liberated from
japanese prison camp, the War
Department announced today.
Sergt. MCGUIRE enlisted in the
ordnance branch of the Air Corps
in May, 1910. and arrived in Manila
week before the outbreak of the
war. He was captured on Bataan
and imprisoned in the Philippines
until September, 1914, when he was
taken to prison camp in Japan.
His family moved to Washington
about three years ago from Nc
Comb, Miss. Two other sons also are
in the Army, Corpl. James F. Nc
Guire, in China, and 1t. w. T. Nc
Guire, jr., pilot in South Carolina
Sergt. McGuire's wife, Mrs. Edell
Mcclure, lives in Savannah, Ga.
Pfc. John Cummings, brother OF
Sergt. Robert j. Cummings, Head
quarters Company, Army Ground
Forces, Army War College, is listed
by the War Department today as
liberated from a japanese prison
camp.
Evening star., 1945-10-01
BY PAUL MILLER,

BY PAUL MILLER,
KARACHI, India, Oct. 1.-The
second Of four Douglas C-54s being
used in relays on the new Colchester
run was readied for departure at
6:15 am. today d:15 am. Eastern
standard time) for 1,485-mile day
light hop to Calcutta.
The flight-f1rst round-the-w world
air service-was only slightly be-
hind schedule, with the delay at
tributable to extra long stopovers
rather than loss, of time in the air,
A three-hour stop, longest since
leaving Washington last Friday. wss
arranged for Karachi, where the
Colchester landed after a 1,356-miie
flight from Abadan, Iran.
Due to Reach Washington Thursday.
Air Transport Command officers
among the seven men and one wom-
an making the entire f1ight-the
Colchester Is handling other pas
sengers between intermediate points
are confident the party win be in
Washington by Thursday.
Here is the picture in brief going
into the Karachi- Calcutta fight.
Miles fown-8,883.
Miles to go around the world,
14,254.
Elapsed time dncluding Stops
hours.
Remaining stops-Calcutta, Lu-
lang, China, Manila, Guam, MAZE
lein, Johnston Island, Honolulu, San
Francisco and Washington.
Perfect Flying Weather.
The passengers, who craned their
necks all day yesterday in perfect
flying weather at historic sights and
cities along the shore of the Medi-
terranean, around the Pyramids OF
Cairo and over Bethlehem and Jer-
usalem, expressed disappointment
that a night flight was scheduled
over the Himalayas.
The seven-hour cross India flight
| from Karachi was booked to be
followed by not more than a two
hour pause at Calcutta this evening.
Then comes the six-hour, l.04l-mile
fight over THE Hump"
The Colchester, however, does not
clear the Himalayas at their highest.
The more southerly Colchester course
calls for an altitude of probably not
more than $4,000 feet. Some Army
flights used to go to 10000 feet.
Evening star., 1945-10-01


Onloans of $500 and less House,
hold only charge is the monthly
rate of 2eo on unpaid balances.
This rate is substantially less
than the maximum prescribed
by the Maryland Small Loan
Law. On loans over $500
Households charge is equal to
a monthly rate not exceeding
1LTo on unpaid balances.
These rates are figured on
actual unpaid principal balances
as reduced by payments. There
are no fines. fees, discounts or
other hidden charges added to
these rates.
Evening star., 1945-10-01
Colchester Takes OFF
For China After Brief
Stop al Calcutta
BULLETIN.

CALCUTTA, India tP.-The
Colchester arrived here at
1::38 pm. today and then took
of at $40 pm. for China.
Evening star., 1945-10-01

Fire will continue its wartime
control of supplies for the present.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14

"The Nations Reading HdbH'
Magazine SeetiOn-DetrOit Times
Copyright l945 by American Weekly. Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-21
Wedding March il

Miss Blanche WeNler daugh-
ter Of Mir. and Mrs Harry WeN-
ler OF Leslie avenue. has chosen
March II as the date Of her
marriage 10 Or Raymond NJ.
Engelman. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Man EnClcman Of Webb avenue
Miss WeXler'S and Dr EnGlc-
mans engagement Was ans
nounced at a family dinner
party on Christmas DaEiR the
WeNler home.
Dr. EnGlcman was graduated
from the University of Michigan
and is a member of the Phi Delta
Epsilon fraternity. lie Is now a
resident physician at Grace
Hospital
Bride-cleCt Miss Marie Eliza
beth Slevin. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. John NJ. SleVln of
Oxford Blvd, has rounded out
her plans for her marriage Feb
10 TO Dr. Leo Wickert Jr, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Wickert
Of Burns drive.
The wedding is 10 take place
In ST. Theresa s Church
Miss Kay Slevln, sister Of the
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-21
Pioneers
Aid Fund

DIONEER WOMEN'S Or
L GANZATION OF DETROIT
will hold its fourteenth annual
donor event in Masonic Temple
auditorium at 1:30 p. m. Tues
day. A program will replace
the usual luncheon.
Proceeds will assist the
Working Women's Council of
Palestine TO establish and main
tain agricultural training farms
for girls, cooperative restau-
rants and TO maintain children's
institutions.
Ever since Pearl Harbor.
members of the organization
have contributed time and
energy TO all phases of war
work, civilian defense. salvage
collection, United Nations Re
lief and USO activities.
During the Fifth War Loan
drive members sold more than
$4,000 worth of war bonds
and topped this quota during
the Sixth War Loan drive by
selling we'll over $4,000 in
bonds.
This year the organization
has undertaken a new project
in helping to provide homes for
the care and training of refu-
gee children.
Among those who will be
present at the donor event
Tuesday wifi be Mrs. Inez NJ.
Lowdermilk of Washington,
wife of Walter c. Lowdermilk,
assistant chief of the federal
soil conservation bureau, who
win be one OF the guest
speakers.
Another speaker will be An
SClm -RelSS, who was a Zionist
leader in Poland before the war.
Philip Blackman. cantor in
the Cleveland Jewish Center,
accompanied by Helen Black
man, will contribute to the
musical program. Mrs. Samuel
Edelman will be in charge of
the program and tickets may be
obtained from the office Of
Pioneer w o m n. Llnwood
avenue.