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Evening star., 1945-11-07
BottIeship's Oil Consumption

The u. S. S. Missouri, on which
documents of the Japanese surren-
der were signed in Tokyo Bay Sep
tember 2, 1945, burns as much fuel
oil in one hour at cruising speed
as a sizable private dwelling burns
in one year.
Evening star., 1945-11-07

increases for wage agreement pur-
poses," Mr.. Reuther added, "I re-
spectfully submit that OPA pro-
posal to raise auto prices on 1s4l
output basis is seriously out of line
with facts of the industry and your
program and should not take place."
Evening star., 1945-11-07
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Sunny with
temperature In upper 70s this after
noon. Fair with lowest temperature
near so tonight. Some cloudiness
and rather warm tomorrow.
Virginia and Maryland-Fair and
mild tonight and tomorrow.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry. Potomac clear at Great
Falls.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
High ------- 9:1S am. 1000 a m.
Low " 4:0S a m. 4:45 am
High - 9:37 pm. 10:16 pm.
Low, ------------ 4:01 pm. ABS pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today - 6:42 SOL
Sun, tomorrow -- 6.43 500
Moon, today --- 9:02 am. 6:53 m.
Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1945-11-07
Action Termed Strike.

Although the union insisted 1t was
not on strike, but was merely holding
. meeting, members frequently re-
ferred to the walkout yesterday as
Evening star., 1945-06-13
Decorations
| Along Line of
Parade Urged

These requests to citizens and
organizations wishing to share in
honoring Gen. Eisenhower when he
comes to Washington next Monday
were issued today by William E.
Leahy, chairman of the Executive
Committee for the celebration:
l. Owners and managers of Stores
and buildings along the parade route
were urged to adorn their windows
with appropriate decorations and
hang flags wherever possible to add
color to the celebration
2. Organizations which desire to
have representation by bands or
Standard-bearing units along the
line of march of the parade must
call Executive $40 before 5 pm.
tomorrow to be included.
3. Organizations and individuals
who wish to purchase tickets for the
luncheon at the Statler Hotel must
present their requests to the Wash
ington Board of Trade by Friday.
Evening star., 1945-06-13
SWarc Correspondents War Surplus Worth
Protest House Slash Billion Up for Sale,
OF owl Appropriation Congress Is Told
By the Associ.ted press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 13.-Eight war
correspondents, including Quentin
Reynolds and William L. Shirer, to-
day criticized the House for voting
to reduce appropriations for the
Once Of War Information and de-
clared the destruction of the owl
would "leave the field to enemies of
Democracy"
The House voted q $1,000, 900
slash in the owns 1916 fiscal year
funds last Friday, reducing the Of
fees domestic and European ac-
tivities. The reduction does not
affect owl activities in the Pa
cific.
In a telegram to members of the
Senate Appropriation Committee,
which now Is considering final ac-
ton on the House vote, the cor
respondents said:
while the physical war is ended
in Europe, the war of words con-
tinues. 1t RACES now more violently
than ever. Fascism and Naziism
must still be beaten not only in Eu-
rope, but all over the world.
In this continuing conflict OF
ideas in Europe we have only one
weapon left-the printed and spoken
word. We have seen the Office
Of War Information at work on the
spot and we know it is vital that
that work shall continue on an en-
larged scale. Destroy the ONCE of
War Information and you leave the
field to the enemies of democracy.
Others signing the telegram were
Frank Gervasi, Robert st. John, Le-
land Stowe, Marquis Childs, Paul
Calico and John w. Vandercook.
Evening star., 1945-06-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
War planes and related equip
ment," which cost the Government
almost billion dollars, have been
declared surplus and are up for sale
This is disclosed in the first COM
prehensive report Of the Surplus
Property Board made to Congress.
A summary appearing in the Con-
gressional Record today, inserted by
Chairman O'Mahoney of the Senate
War Contracts Committee, showed
that war goods costing approximate
ly $265, ,000, 900 were sold during a
l0-month period ended March 81.
"The fastest moving stocks con-
sist of food. consumer goods and
small (maritime) vessels" the sum-
mary stated.
Four -fifths of the surplus sales
have been to nom governmental buy
ers, the summary said, with about
IL per cent to Federal agencies and
2 per cent to State and local gov
ernments.
The backlog of undisposed sur
plus amounted (by the end of
MarchD to almost $1,000, 600 900, rep
resenting largely aircraft and re-
Evening star., 1945-06-13
House Subcommittee
Named 10 Study Need
For Buying ST. john S
By the Associa ted Press

By the Associated Press
The House Naval Affairs Commit
tee agreed Yesterday to study fully
the desirability of acquiring ST.
Johns College at Annapolis, Md.
for expansion of the Naval Academy.
Chairman -Vinson named a five
man subcommittee to study possible
directions for enlargement of the
academy grounds after two ST.
Johns officials said they would
willingly relinquish the historic
campus only if that move were held
to be essential.
DR.. Thomas Parran, surgeon gen.
eral of the United States Public
Health Service and chairman of the
ST. Johns Board of Visitors and
Governors, told the committee that
a tentative valuation of S750,0OO
placed by the Navy Department on
the 32-acre campus is very made
quate'
No Chance to Study Price.
He declared school authorities
had not had an opportunity to study
the question of price, but he said
they feel they have a public re-
sponsibility to continue the school.
In view of that responsibility, DR..
Parran said, the board hopes that
negotiations regarding price, time
of acquisition and general arrange
ments will be carried on so as "to
enable the college to discharge its
public function"
Stringfellow Barr, president of
the institution which is the third
Oldest college in the Nation, told
the committee that the present
campus dates back to 1874. He
added:
Must Consider Alumni Students.
THE board would be derelict in
its duty to the people of Maryland
and to the alumni and present
students-derelict morally-if it
lightly yielded that campus"
DR.. Parran said the college board
feels that the terms and condi-
tionS should be such as to permit
the college to carry on its public
function in a new home" he
said.
Both DR.. Parran and Mr.. Barr
said they did not feel qualified to
discuss other possible sites, but Mr..
Barr said he personally thought
the Academy might move its post
graduate school across the Severn
River and utilize that ground.
Mr.. Vinson, declaring that Con-
gress soon would be asked to con-
slider legislation to increase the
Academy corps of midshipmen from
the present 3,400 to 5000, instructed
the subcommittee to report back as
soon as possible.
Named to the subcommittee were
Representatives Drewry of Virginia,
Izak of California and Sasscer of
Maryland, Democrats; Mott of
Oregon and Anderson of Cali
fornia, Republicans.
Evening star., 1945-06-13
Is Arrested in Raids
By Gambling Squad

In two raids yesterday members
OF the police gambling and vice
squad arrested Is persons and seized
gambling paraphernalia.
The raids were made at small
confectionery in the 100 block of
u street NV and a residence in
the 1900 block of Wallach place
NV. The places were headquarters
for a numbers ring and horse bet
ting pool, according to the officers
who conducted the raid.
In neither case was the proprie-
tor found. Those arrested forfeited
collateral
Evening star., 1945-06-13
Minister -Spy's Sentence
Is Commuted by Truman
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
A l0-year sentence imposed in
1912 on the Rev. Kurt E. B. Molzahn.
Philadelphia pastor, on an espionage
charge has been commuted by Pres
ident Truman, the Justice Depart
ment said yesterday.
The commutation was granted
June /. The Justice Department
said the pastor had been in i'll
health.
The minister failed in 1943 to OBJ
tain Supreme Court review on his
conviction on charges of conspiring
to violate the Espionage Act by aid
ing in an attempt to deliver mill
tary secrets to Germany and Japan.
He was sentenced by the Federal
Court in Hartford, Conn.,, and the
verdict was upheld by the Circuit
Court at New York.
Evening star., 1945-06-13
West Point, Annapolis Tests
In D. {. Set for AUGUST Is

Competitive examinations will be
held during the week of August 13
to fill vacancies at West Point and
Annapolis in 1916, the Commission
ers announced yesterday.
The District has three vacancies
at West Point and one at Annapolis.
and the successful candidates will
enter the academies July l, 1916.
The examinations will be given
by the Board of Examiners of the
Board of Education and are open
to all youths who are residents of
the District. Candidates7ma secure
application blanks from Room 509
at the District Building and appli-
cations will be received through
Tuesday, July 81.
Evening star., 1945-06-13
lated equipment" Senator OMa-
honey's summary said.

lated equipment" Senator oMa-
honey's summary said.
The Wyoming Senator added that
the Government owning SO per cent
Of the Nations synthetic rubber pro-
duction capacity, 80 per cent each
of aircraft and magnesium produc-
ton capacity, and S. per cent of
aluminium capacity, definite disposal
policies are essential"
Hearings will begin tomorrow, he
told reporters, to determine whether
the Surplus Property Board has de-
ve.oped the disposal policies which
Congress intended. They will be
held, he explained, in connection
with committee consideration of the
nomination of w. Stuart Symington
OF st. Louis to be board chairman.
Mr.. Symington would succeed for
mer Senator Guy NJ Gillette, who
resigned. 4
Evening star., 1945-06-13
British Press Halls
Eisenhower Modesfy
In Accepting Honors
~ the Associated Press.

Z
LONDON, June 13.-The British
press united today in heaping new
praise on Gen. Eisenhower. who
won the hearts of London's multi
tudes yesterday by the modest and
unassuming manner In which he re-
ceived the greatest honors this capt.
tai could bestow.
Gen. Eisenhower left London to-
day to return to his headquarters
in Germany.
Commenting on the speech with
which the supreme Allied COM
mander accepted the freedom of the
city. conferred on him by the Lord
Mayor of London in a colorful cere-
mony, the Daily Sketch declared
Gen. Eisenhower was a man of
words as well as action.
The fundamental similarities of
spirit and outlook that are the firm
foundation of Anglo-American
friendship and cooperation seldom
if ever-have found a better or
more moving expression than in his
speeches" the Sketch said.
London HOnored.
The Daily Telegraph said there
is not the slightest doubt it is he
who has conferred honor on the city
by accepting its freedom"
The Daily Mirror, in an editorial
headed This Great American" said
Gen. Eisenhower, as leader of an
army of many nations, had shown
the United Nations how to live ''in a
happy federation of thought and
effort"
The Times summed up a long edi-
torial tribute by declaring:
If history now begins to take
the course toward happier order,
in which the curse of war shall at
last be exercised from human rela-
tions, no man of our time will have
made a nobler contribution to that
issue than this great American"
Responding to toast to his
health at the lord majors luncheon
yesterday, Gen. Eisenhower said the
basis of all cooperation between
the United States and Britain must
be common knowledge of the facts -
Old Friendship Recalled.
Giving two examples of his mean
ing, he said:
How many of you here know
that after the birth of my Nation
we fought you for year and three
months with everything we had to
make you admit that we were Eng
lsh citizens?
How many people in my country
do you suppose know that about the
year 1886 British ship went into
Havana Harbor alone and defied
the entire Notifications of the
Spanish harbor and said: If you
touch hair on the head of Amer
leans we will shoot?'"
Gen. Eisenhower apparently re-
1erred to the "Virginius affair" in
1873, but mislocated it.
An American vessel named the
VirginiuS was captured on the high
seas by Spaniards in 1873 and taken
into Santiago Harbor, where after
hasty trial the captain and 81 others,
mostly Americans and British. were
shot.
The lives of 81 other persons were
saved by Capt. Sir Lambton Lor-
raine Of the British man-of-war
Niobe, who sailed into the harbor
and declared: Shoot another Eng
lishman or American and the Niobe
will lombard Santiago"
The executions stopped imme-
diately.
Evening star., 1945-06-13
D. &. Firm Low Bidder

j. D. Hedin Construction Co., 800
Michigan avenue NE, has sub
mitted the lowest bid to the Vet
erans' Administration for construc-
ton of an addition to the veterans
hospital in Fayetteville, N. c. The
local firms bid of 1885,, 900 was more
than $4,000 lower than the next bid
Evening star., 1945-06-13
King Honors Gen. Smith

YONDON, June 13 (P.-Lt. Gen.
Walter Bedel Smith, Gen. Eisen-
hower's chief of staff, was received
by King George vi last night and
invested with the insignia of the
Grand Commander of the Order of
the British Empire.
Evening star., 1945-06-13

Half of the total resources of the
United States are now being devoted
to waging war. Since Pearl Harbor
war expenditures have amounted to
about S20S, ,O00, ,000, 900. More War
Bond money is needed.
Evening star., 1945-06-13

War Bonds are now owned by
some S5,00G,000 individual Ameri-
cans. More than 8 out of every 13
men, women and children in the
United States are purchasers.
Evening star., 1945-06-13
FOUND.

COILIE, male, DARK coIorlns. CaII CHI
ss14.
m LOBBY of Conn ave. apartment house
flexible bracelet. Box 13-E, Star. 14s
BRING OR REPORT, esp. from sc. or
ap., stray or abandoned animals to the
ANIMAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
$1,000 Wheeler rd, Sc. Congress Hghts1 II
d c. AT. 7142. e
Evening star., 1945-06-13

POoCH, terrier puppy, brown and white
small brown spots above eyes: missing
from 1925 Nicholson St, Hyattsville. Nd,
since June 5: wearing black collar, inocu-
lation tag No. 230715; reward. Call
Evening star., 1945-06-13

/ SHOE. right foot. Apt 235. -2900
Connecticut ave. Phone Columbia 2029 .
ABOUT MAY 80, envelope containing
personal recommendations; finder return
all contents to Box 26-E. Star. 13s
LIBERAL REWARD for return Of platinum
diamond pin lost Ambassador Hotel. Sat.
eve. June 8. NO. 2363. Apt. 401.
Evening star., 1945-06-13

SHEPHERD-COLLIE, mos, male, buff,
black tail. white tip. white feet, had collar
and tags; name Boots; chidrens pet:
lost from 26th road S., Arlington. Re-
Evening star., 1945-06-13

female, short curly hair, has bobtail and
wearing. black, leather collar; answers to
pane Of Jill: strayed off back porch, in
Hyattsyille-Riverdale neighborhood: family
pet for 8 years. Reward. JAMES WALTER,
6016 4Ath Md I'm Ogdd
Evening star., 1945-06-13

SILVER PENDANT, oval bloodstone, set
in onyx, bet 18th and Col. rd. and Dept.
Justice, June am Reward Senti-
mental value Adams S1bO
Evening star., 1945-06-13

FRATERNITY PIN, Sigma Nu, initials
y. W. Al, Suneay afternoon on Wilson
LINE pier or boat. SP. O669-M after
$40 pm
Evening star., 1945-06-13

WRIST WATCH. lady's. gold, engraved on
hack, Jean; south side Gers MUM st. be-
tween 1400 block and Alaska ave, Monday
morning. Generous reward. GE. 1896.
WRIST WATCH. lady's, Bulova. Sunday
night between CONGRESS and Sth st. sc.
Geward Ii o434
Evening star., 1945-06-13

PURSE, black. multicolored fastener con-
tanning ration books Nos. 3 and 4, other
important articles: reward. MI. 9501.
PURSE, white plastic, striped trim, with
Tues. on 14th and Colo ave streetcar:
liberal reward Call RE 1122 or OR l4N1
Evening star., 1945-06-13

CHANGE PURSE, navy blue silk, con-
tanned $50. lost front of Social Security
Bldg; Tues RE. 1900, Ext. 72607. Re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
-Four Big British Carriers
Now in Action in Pacific
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GUAM. May 4.-Pacific Fleet
headquarters Yesterday disclosed
that the British aircraft carriers
Indomitable, interchangeable and Vic
torious, as we'll as the Illustrious,
are operating in the Pacific.
The announcement said that the
first three. all $4,000 tons displace-
ment, participated in British Pa
cific feet attacks on the Ryukyu
Islands in connection with the
American invasion of Okinawa.
1t previously had been announced
that the Illustrious and the battle
ship King George " were in the
Pacific
The four carriers are of the Brit
ish fleets largest announced type
Completed in l94l, the Indom-
liable delivered cargo of planes in
April, 1912, in time to help beat of
the japanese air attack on Ceylon
She later participated in Malta con-
voys
The Victorious helped sink the
German battleship Bismarck in
May. 1941. and operated as part OF
the United States Pacific Fleet for
period in l943.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04

A military guard was placed over
the japanese Embassy today after
the State Department interviewed to
relieve Metropolitan Police officials
of this duty.
An armed sentry took up his post
at 1915 pm. The responsibility for
guarding the Embassy, deserted by
all but one japanese caretaker, was
formally turned over to the 703d
Military Police by 1t. Howard Covell
at the Embassy. A representative
of the State Department was
present.
Neither police nor State Depart
ment officials would give reason
for the change in the police guard
which has existed since this country
declared war on Japan December
s. 1941. Col Edward j. Kelly. SUI
perintendent of police, said. how
ever, that a survey" had been con-
Quoted by the State Department
before the new arrangements were
made.
officials would not say whether
the changing of the guard had any
connection with the incident on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
Most Of u. 5. Forces
In Europe Now Idle
Except for: Policing
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SUPREME ALLIED HEADOUAR-
TIERS. PARIS, May 4.-Except for
policing duty and general occupa-
ton tasks since the American
Russian linkups and the German
surrender in Italy, more than three
f1fths OF the American combat
troops in Europe are now idle.
Troops of Gen. Courtney Hodges
LIST Army, 1t. Gen. Lucian K. Tru-
scott's 5th Army and 1t. Gen. VIII
liam Simpsons 9th Army are clean
ing their rifles and tuning up their
tanks, while forces of Gen. George
S. Patton's Sd and 1t. Gen. Alex
ander M. Patch's 7th Armies bore
on through the Nazi southern re-
doubt and into Czechoslovakia.
Since American divisions are never
permanently assigned to any one
army 1t is likely that some combat
units will be shifted to more active
sectors.
But for the most part, nearly so
American divisions are, in Army
parlance, sweating 1t out" waiting
to see. who's going to handle the
occupation, who's going to the Pa
ciflc to fight the Japs and who's
going home.
Indications are that the United
States 18th Army is slated for the
occupation task, but the corps and
divisions to be assigned to it have
not yet been announced.
Up to April Is, Gen. Hodges LIST
Army included the Sd, 7th and 9th
Armored Divisions and the LIST, I'd
5th, 7th, 69th. 18th and l04th In
fantry Divisions
Gen. Simpsons 9th Army, at the
time it halted 48 miles from Berlin
consisted of the I'd, 5th and 9th
Armored Divisions and the 10Th
30th. 35th, 18th. 18th, 83d, 84th, 95th
and l02d Infantry Divisions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
Super Forts Continue
Hammerine Airfie|ds
On Jap Home Islands
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
GUAM, May 4.-Fifty to 100 B-29s
today made their 14th neutralizing
attack in SO days on Japanese home
land airfields from which the enemy
could stage raids on American forces
in the Ryukyus.
The demolition bombing, made in
daylight with visibility good, was
the eighth in II days on Kyushu
airfields and also included Matsu-
yama airfleld-hit for the first time
ON Shikoku Island.
Maj. Gen. Curtis Lemay, COM
mander of the Marianas-based Dist
Bomber Command, reported results
were good at all targets. Kyushu
detectives were Omura in West Oita
Prefecture and Seaki on the eastern
shore.
Six Kyushu fields were bombed
yesterday, without loss of any Super
Forts, after a three-day lull which
followed six successive days of neu-
Trailing bombing of Kyushu's many
airdromes.
The Super Forts today encount-
cred moderate fighter opposition,
including a few Japanese pilots who
definitely pressed their attacks, said
1t. Col. Beverly H. Warren, Omaha,
Nebr.. deputy commander of the
strike.
Fighters stayed with 1t. Bert H.
Ruef's Super Fort throughout its
bomb run, said the officer from
Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Toxic radio reported today's
raid but, departing from policy.
made no claims of Super Forts
downed. Neither did it report on
6anoaoe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
Maverick Renominated
As Chairman Of SWPC

Maury Maverick of Texas has been
nominated for another term as
chairman of the Smaller War Plants
Corp. President Truman sent his
name to the Senate late yesterday
along with four others to be direc-
tors of the corporation.
The directors are Patrick w. Nc
Donough of California. James T.
Novington of Kentucky. Lawrence
F. Arnold of Illinois and c. Edward
Rowe of Massachusetts, Mr. Nc
Donough and Mr. Novington are
now serving as directors.
Legislation was recently enacted
extending the life of the corporation
and making it an independent
agency with the directorate appoint
ed by the President instead of the
War Production Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
Davis Intends 10 Hold
Wage and Price Line
In Nazis' Collapse
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Economic Sterilization Director
William H. Davis says he intends
to hold the wage and price line
rigidly through the squall" result
ing from collapse of Germany.
Sterilization of the Nations econ
omy is more than ever necessary,
Mr.. Davis told a news conference
last night, and will become an in
creasing problem with the surrender
Of Nazi forces and concentration on
the Pacific war.
There never has been a moment
in history when it was so important, :"
he said.
Mr.. Davis said that as reconver-
sion to civilian production is COM
pleted, there must be an increase of
30 to 40 per cent in civilian pur-
chasing power. in order to maintain
the present high levels of wartime
economy.
Favors Pay Boosts.
This he would accomplish pre-
ferablv by increasing wage rates,
after the arsenals of war are con-
verted to peacetime production. and
controls are off.
Mr.. Davis indicated he did not
expect the Government controls to
operate in that future period, but
that collective bargaining would
bring it about.
We will have better chance to
do it then, and there is this much
about tiff we don't we're all sunk"
He said relations between man
agement and labor had become more
rational" since the start of the
war, and that collective bargaining
would succeed, Detroit. center OF
munitions manufacturing and nu-
cleus of peacetime automobile pro-
duction, probably will be 1.-The bat
tleground" for test of this theory,
he said.
Concentrates on Basic Needs.
In order to add another so or so
billion dollars. representing an in
crease of about 30 per cent in civil
ian purchasing power needed to alb
sorb the waste" production of war.
Mr.. Davis would concentrate on the
basic human needs-food, clothing
and shelter He would increase liv-
ing standards by one-third.
You really begin to chew 1t off
when you get into those fields he
said. He did not underestimate the
demand for autos, washing ma
chimes vacuum cleaners, radio sets,
ETC.. or of the coming desire for
electronics and plastic products.
But he commented: ITO me it Is
horrible idea to have go billion dol
lars worth of plastics"
Mr.. Davis did not foresee any
widespread unemployment after the
European victory. The war in the
Pacific, plus reconversion of some
industries gradually, will take up
any slack, he thought.