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Evening star., 1945-02-09
u. 5. Rejects Request
|0f laps for Inspection.
|0f Prisoners Camps

Progress Of the war In the Pacific
has enabled the United States to
retaliate In q small way for Japan's
refusal to permit any outside In
|spection Of many camps In which
Americans are imprisoned.
The State Department disclosed
late yesterday that permission for
visits by neutral government Of In
ternational Red Cross representa-
ltives to places where Japanese are
held on Saipan. New Caledonia,
Guam and Tinian will not be given
until the japanese authorize SIM
liar visits to all camps In the Philip
pines and other Jap-occupied ter
ritory.
From the beginning of the war,
the department pointed out, this
Government has abided by its COM
Evening star., 1945-02-09

mitments under the Geneva Con-
vention and permitted regular visits
by neutral inspectors on behalf Of
Japan to japanese prison camps
In this country and In Hawaii.
On the other hand. Japan has
given sporadic and arbitrary" per-
mission for visits by Swiss or Inter-
national Red Cross representatives
to only a few of It's camps where
Americans are held in Japan, For
mosa, China and Manchuria, turn
ing down requests for inspection OF
conditions under which Americans
were held in the Philippines and
other occupied territories.
An offer announced on the Jap
.anese radio February 2 referred to
"a limited Japanese counterproposal
to this Governments pressure for
full reciprocity on prison camp in
spections, the State Department ex-
planned.
Under this counterproposal, Japan
demanded permission for visits by
neutral representatives on her be-
Evening star., 1945-02-09

dynamite the principal dam, but
apparently fed on the sudden ap-
pearance of American troops.
The acute food shortage was not
yet eased. Until the difficult mop
ping-up process is completed this
will remain serious problem. The
city was cut from outside food sup
plies early in December when Jap
anese troops began moving to the
northeast, taking considerable sup
plies with them.
The more than 5000 military and
civilian prisoners freed from Santo
Tomas and Bilibid are being fed
United States Army rations.
Evening star., 1945-02-09
Census Will Study
Stutus of Veterans

The Census Bureau will include q
special study of veterans of this war
in its February survey of the Ma
tion's civilian labor force, it was an
nounced today
The study of veterans will include
their age, race, whether employed
or unemployed and their occupation,
if they are employed. On the basis
of information collected in 68 areas,
the Census Bureau will make ma
tional estimates on the place vet
Grams have taken in the civilian la
Dor force.
Evening star., 1945-02-09
Mrs. Emmo Fox, 81, Dies;
Wos Suffrage Leader
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Feb. 9.-Mrs Emma A.
Fox, 81, who was noted for her ad-
vocacy of woman's suffrage and her
books on parliamentary procedure
for women's organizations, died of
pneumonia here yesterday.
A native Of Binghamton, N. y,
she was charter member of the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs and its honorary national vice
president since 1922. In womers
suffrage she worked with such
pioneers as Susan B. Anthony, Julia
Ward Howe and Lucretia Mott.
Evening star., 1945-02-09

may be surprised to find that men
don't wear skirts here, but in our
part Of California neither do the
women.
You girls from England and
Australia will find that bobby sox
aren't worn by policemen but by
members Of q strange cult given
to the practice Of swooning and
collecting autographs.
And you will certainly be at
something Of loss In domestic
argument, rs you can't threaten to
80 home to mother, particularly II
she lives in Sydney, Australia. But
your husband win be happy because
1t will mark one Of the first times
the mother-in-law can definitely be
said to Be down under.
Evening star., 1945-02-09
Aides Present Scroll
To Secretary Perkins

Labor Department omcials last
night presented = scroll to Secretary
Perkins, outlining her achievements.
particularly in devisins and helping
to make effective statutory prou-
sions safeguarding and improving
the welfare Of wage earners.
Signed by the oficia1s, the scroll
was presented at 4 Mayflower Hotel
dinner commemorating the begin
ming Of Secretary Perkins' 18th year
as head Of the Labor Department.
Evening star., 1945-02-09

1dHu, E8yPt anu
all the other
countries over
seas where we
have bases.
I'm afraid you
girls will find
America q bit
different fr6m
your homeland.
Those Of you
from Egypt viii
miss the canlels,
both for riding
and s m oking
purposes.
You las sizes
from Scotland
Evening star., 1945-02-09
THE EVENING STAR, Warrington, D. C. - Al
Il 4 ". o. Z

half ITO all places where japanese
nationals are held" In exchange for
authorization OF international Red
Cross inspection for the United
States OF only three places-ths
Santo Tomas civilian inter1nent
camp at Manila, the prisoner Of war
hospital In Thailand, and the prts-
oner Of war camp ct Singapore.
Evening star., 1945-02-09

A MANS BEST FRIEND IS HIS CLOTHIER
sf look
Washington
Roeh for without inspired
Evening star., 1945-02-09
Oracle Aliens
Comments

Today I'm going to dispense bit
OF advice to all the nice young war
brides our boys have been sending
home from Australia, Scotland, Ire
1a,aL Hr~~...& >l
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-01-27

The subject of postwar jobs in which the petroleum in
dustry and will be found wanting Many
the ohOes of the ruined villages Italy
the eternal mud New Guinea has thought confidently of the oil
job he coming back tend the service station he going
operate the truck he viii be pushing around again. the joys and
of being rougneck in the limbo of pipes and and
tanks that make the modern refinery.
Just we have implicit faith that our boys now overseas viii
this fair land of and maintain their powerful
effort what call the American way of life do they have
simple faith that oilndusy will provide for them
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-01-27
Gas Industry
Sets Record
During 1914

Operating at high efficiency with
In the limits of governmental re-
strictions, the gas utility industry
during 1914 established new records
in the number of customers served
and the volume of gas fuel delivered
70 wartime plants and to homes and
commercial establishments.
Year-end statistics reveal that the
industry is serving 19,775,000 Gus
tomers-the largest number ever
connected to its mains.
Revenues of the entire industry
aggregated 81 ,130. 1855 600, an in
crease of ST percent over 1913. Nat
ural gas companies crossed $685.
$4,000, a gain of 81 percent,
whereas manufactured and mixed
gas companies crossed SAT ,628, 900.
81 percent more than for 1913.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-01-27

Japan's oil consumption is esti-
mated at about SIS million barrels a
year Production of natural crude
in Japan proper and Korea is placed
at three million barrels year, syn
thetic production from plants IN
Japan, Korea and Manchuria at
somewhere between Is million and
22l6 million barrels.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-01-27
DEFINITIONS

Strip tease artist: A girl who looks
good in everything she takes off.
Business conference: A group of
men who individually can do moth
ing, but collectively can decide that
nothing can be done.
Europe: A collection of countries
none on the table.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-01-27

The old-fashioned girl who
stepped out as fit as a fiddle now
has daughter who comes home as
tight as drum.
Don't tell your troubles TO other
people; most of them do not want
to listen and the rest are glad you
have them
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-01-27

place all the things they kept
question of capital and labor employment
simply of opening them again the places have been
saving for hearts and homes daily lives
In this with the petroleum industry yield first
place none And in all the planning for do there
other mpoantAddress by William r. Boyd Jr Chair
man. Petroleum Industry War Council
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-01-27
And Here's Another One:

NO has yet survived which attempted support
the people The people and should support their
the tables people expect government
Them they destroy themselves and their
birthrght potage
APP Tax Economics Bulletin.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-01-27

SANTA GIauS Is the only man VINO
can run around with an old bag all
night and not get talked about.
TIRED OF 1T ALI
Where to, COLONEL"
Drive over the cliff, Private.
I'm committing suicide"
ANNIVERSARY BLUES
The honeymoon Is over
Though loudly do begrudge it.
I've been taken off my pedestal
And placed upon q budget.
"I'm darn fool about women.
I've got my wife jealous of the
maid. and the maid Jealous of my
wife"
Things Just couldn't be worse.
ooh, yes. Our cook might find
out"
It was the first time she had been
to dinner with them, and they
smiled indulgently as she refused
a whisky and soda.
1--WE never touched 1t in my life"
she explained.
why not try it," urged her host
See if you like the taste"
She blushed and shyly consented
and he poured her out a mixture
which she delicately raised TO her
lips.
why" she cried, you've given
me Scotch"
THE KINDLY HEART
Pfc: Il hear that nine sergeants
and private were hurt In wreck"
Pvt: Poor fellow"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-01-27

Sometimes think that it is definite part Of the Washington
plan the United States mining industry such bad shape
the of the that there hope be taken
and operated by the All the things that have
be called mistakes There of them
the dubest of adnnistratosThe Mining journal
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-01-27
The Ssxnbszrst
Bzciger SuYs
PRTvm.EGED CHARACTER

Santa Claus Is the only man who
can run around with an old bag all
night and not get talked about.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-01-27
TIRED OF III ALI

Where to, Colonel?"
Drive over the cliff, Private.
I'm committing suicide"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-10-03
No Moral Obligation to Repay
Loans, Says Elliott Roosevelt

Bear in mind that these nego-
tiations were carried on by Jesse
Jones while was overseas-in
North Africa. The stock was re-
turned to me. They knew and
knew at the time that the stock
tof the Radio Network) had a zero
value.
This in any business mans
language concluded a business
deal. made an offer. They de-
clined il and worked out a counter
settlement with Mr.. Jones. That
was early in 1912.
AT no time was I aware that
the stock had any value other than
zero from, the time OF the settle
ment with Hartford and Baird untir
May OF l945, at which date I did
not own or control any OF the
stock.
THE stock was later sent by Mr.
Jones to Miss Grace Tully tpresi.
Dental secretary and kept in her
files in the White House. In Janu.
ary. 1914. the stock was sent bv
my father TO my wife in Fort Worth
at her reddest. She still has Il.
having acquired one-half OF II by
the divorce settlement. together
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The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-10-03

Beverly Hills. Calf. Oct. 3--AP
Elliott Roosevelt. in an interview
published in the Los Angeles
Times today, declared that he has
no moral obligation to pay back
loans made TO him OF 100000 and
$4,000 because the two men who
made them did not choose to accept
an offer for their settlement.
The son OF the late President
previously said that he borrowed a
total OF 100000 and put II into the
Texas State Radio Network which
he organized in 1888.
Regarding the loan OF $4,000
from John Hartford, president OF
the Great Atlantic G. Pacific Tea
Co., and $4,000 from David Baird.
New York insurance broker, later
settled for $1,000 and $500 respect
lively, Roosevelt told the Times re-
porter:
Il feel that | am under no moral
obligation to pay back the money
borrowed because | made both
Hartford and Baird a firm offer.
through Jesse Jones. to turn over
all OF my net assets including the
stock which they held as collateral
in connection with these loans.
"They chose not to accept the
offer for their own reasons. OF
which reasons | was not advised.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-10-03

MISUNDERSTANDING Of State
James F. Byrnes said today the
five-power Foreign Ministers Con-
ference would resolve its diff.
culties and work out its disagree
ments.
Byrnes disclosed that the Foreign
Ministers deputies would contin-
ne the work OF the five-power cOun-
ell on questions not directly inyolv.
ed in the writing of Europe's peace
treaties.
Thus he corrected an interpreta.
ton OF his official statement last
night at the close OF the confer
ence. He said his statement that
the work of the council would
be held in allegiance referred to
the matter OF the peace treaties
alone.
The deputies. he said. would con-
tlnue studying such matters as food
for Austria, restitution of proper
ty stolen by the Nazis during the
war and the future Of the Ruhr and
the Rhineland.
Byrnes remarks, made TO a press
conference before he boarded a
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-10-03
Women Rescued by Guerrilla
Troops Tell of Jap Torture


said she still hoped he would be
found alive.
Mrs. kluge said she sought refuge
with Ifugao tribesmen in a noun
tain village. The elders decided
they would have to curb loose ton
CUES to guard her from capture.
Sruatting around a sacred polish
ed .ock and smoking their tiny
brass pipes, they proclaimed that
anyone who talked about an Amer
ican woman being there would be
fined 80 centavos in pre-war money,
or a three-peso dog.
Real money was non-existent but
the people were too hungry to risk
a fine fat dog. so there was no idle
word TO reveal Mrs. Kluge's where
abouts. The village medicine man,
who had been her houseboy, pro-
vided her a house.
Mrs. McQuaid was captured when
the japanese invaded the Cagayan
Valley port OF Aparri in the first
week Of the war.
She was suspected OF being a spy.
and was subjected 10 unspeakable
indignities which left her with
trembling hands and haunted eyes.
The first Jap saw since Pearl
Harbor was General Yamsshita
when he came to surrender in Ba-
guio," Mrs. Kluge said.
"And him still struttinl around
with all that gold braid!" she ex-
claimed scornfully. After what
those Japs did 10 the natives I
didn't think 1t was right
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-10-03
Chairmen Named
or Community
Fund Campaign

At a meeting Tuesday evening
at the Board of Commerce, Basil
Wheeler. chairman OF the Com
mercial. Professional and Resident.
ial Division OF the War Chest and
Community Fund campaign, named
chairmen.
George Robins will lead the
American Legion; Miss Marie Ken
nedy. Business and Professional
Women: Richard K. Eckert, Junior
Chamber OF Commerce; Rev. VIII
liam X. Shaw. Kiwanis Club; Ar
thur Miller. Lions club: Or. Clar.
ence Loesell. Normal CollegeI
Jesse Rutherford, Park Ridge; DR..
Henri owens. Rotary; Jack Loch-
wood. Public Schools: y. +. Kenne-
dy. New York Central Railroad.
Campaign head Dan T. Quirk has
asked George A. Veins. head OF
Special Gifts. to accept responsible
lty fof $4,000 covering 200 contri-
buttons of $50 and more.
Joseph II. Thompson. head OF
quota committees. stated that sue
cess OF the campaign depends large
ly upOr special gifts.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-10-03
Food Crisis
Might Cause
apShake-up

Tokyo. Oct. 3-AP-The stark
reality of hunger ahead for thous-
ands OF Japanese during the ap-
preaching winter piled up trouble
today for Nippon's current gov
ernmental setup.
Women by the thousands are
writing Premier Prince Naruhiko
Higashi-Kun complaining they are
having difficulty obtaining food. He
has received as many as / 900 let
ters in a day.
Some sources saw the possibility
OF Higashi-Kuni resigning. His
cabinet may 20 with him.
The newspaper, Yomiuri-Hochi,
disclosed that 100 Japanese in one
village Of North Japan. where the
current government allotment OF
rice was reported insufficient.
broke into a government warehouse
and seized 81 bales. The prefecture
police made arrests and recovered
most of the rice.
The occupation OF Japan will be
extended tomorrow for the first
time to the northernmost island OF
Hokkaido with the landing of a
regimental combat team OF the l.
S. 77th division at Hakodate. The
remainder OF the nth will land the
next day at Otaru and move into
Sapporo.
The japanese government took
its first step toward alleviatlng the
nations critical food shortage by
formally requesting permission Of
the Allied occupation authorities to
convert two former naval fuel
plants to the production Of ferti-
liZer.
Tatspo Hawai-, ex-officio foreign
vice itflister and Tsutohu Nishi-
yama. former Japanese financial
attache in the United States. today
were appointed vice presidents Of
the central laison office which is
the link between the allied com
mand and the Japanese govern
ment. Sadao Iguchi Of the Japan
ese foreign office was named direc-
tor of general affairs.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-10-03

Manila-AP-Two American wo-
men have reached Manila after dra-
matte rescues by guerrilla troops
under command Of Col. Russell r.
Volckmann of clinton, Iowa.
Mrs. Herman Kluge OF Science
tady. n. Y, was hidden by Ifugao
tribesmen in the mountains of
northern Luzon for Al months while
the Japanese searched for her with
a price Of $4,000 pesos (s1s,500) on
her head.
Mrs. Helen j. McQuaid twhose
sister. Mrs. o. A. Jeffreys, lives at
1928 North Switzer Ave, Los An
gelesl. spent three years In. ia
panese prisons before being Kid
naped" by Filipino soldiers just be-
fore she was about to be beheaded.
The Japanese chased Mrs. Kluge
from village TO village in a 200-mile
circuit. They wanted her and they
wanted her husband. an American
lumberman who had become guer-
rilla captain. He made life miser-
able for japanese truck drivers and
convoy guards with frequent am
bushes along the trails. ....
kluge surrendered when the Nip
ponese threatened TO kill every in
habitant OF village near his head
quarters. Then Ire underwent
months OF torture and finally dis
appeared behind the grim walls OF
Fort Santiago.
But Kluge previously had en-
dured six months OF beatings in an
underground dungeon and his wife
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-10-03
Bivouac Near
For Troops

Plans we're completed at the re-
gular Tuesday night meeting OF the
State Troops for the biyouac which
is to be held at the Armory this
week end.
Members planning to attend will
meet there Saturday afternoon.
Mess will be served at 6 p. m.
Sunday morning breakfast and Sun
day noon mess will be served and
the meet will break up sometime
in the afternoon.
On the program OF scheduled
events is rifle instruction and tar
get practice. chemical warfare in
struction, interior guard duty, mill
larry police duty. bayonet instruc-
tion, and tent pitching and pack
rolling practice. A cross country
march is tentative.
Membership in the troops con-
tinues to rise with the number OF
enlisted men now standing at "A,
leaving three vacancies.
One member, Roscoe Sherman.
was lost to the corps this week
because Of change in residence.
Five recruits, Neil r. Mcdonald
Robert J. Rouker, Stanley ]. Sa.
vinski, John f. Horn. and Gerald
Kempf, were at the meeting Tues.
day. Attendance has been during
the past few meetings averaging
close to so per cent.
A special detail consisting OF
nine men will attend the Boy Scout
Court OF Honor Oct. II at Wood
run School as part OF the program.
The detail will perform exhibitions
in marching and the manual OF
arms. All nine men selected for
the special duty are either present
scouters or one time scouts and
scouters. They are: Sgt. w. ".
Butts, Cpl: L. f. Grannis. Cpl.
r. J. Oltersdorf. Pfc. Richard II.
Newhouse, and Pvts. Dom r. New.
house Charroll Beck. Floyd Rausch,
Paul Easing, and Robert Spencer.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-10-03
Plan
Requires Map

Preparation OF an area map, then
a land use map will be first steps
in development of plans for dis
posal or use of the sparsely oc-
cupied Willow Run housing area,
according to planners Saarinen and
Swanson here Tuesday evening.
Their work was discussed in a
meeting OF the Washtenaw commit
tee at Charles McKenny Hall and
another meeting was set for the
evening OF October IS.
The meeting was attended by
members Of the board OF super
visors, officers of local so Educa-
tional Committee and representa-
tives OF the engineering firm. II
was explained that the government
has given authority to individual
agencies TO terminate their hold
ings and that the Federal Housing
Authority has the "dispnosal
rights" covering this project. John
Lynch OF the Cleveland office has
been placed in charge and Is now
in Washington to learn just what
policies are TO govern. 81 can say
said BENJAMIN Glassberg of FPHA,
that the agency is extremely in
terested in knowing the wishes of
the individual communities. We
view with favor the steps you are
taking to look into the future"
The schools, utilities. and fire
stations come under the supervision
OF Federal Works Agency rather
than FPHA. Saarinen and Swan
son represented the government in
the original planning OF the hous-
ing development. Opinion was
voiced that possibly the sanitary
facilities might serve other ada
cent areas. II is In this connection
that leencern is expressed for the
future public health OF the area al
workers come into the locality fol
employment under the Kaiser-Fraz
er Corporation.
The Planning Committee has op
Grated thus far under retainer
paid by the Willow Run Community
Council. Other support OF the nee
essary budget will be sought later.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-10-03
Workers
Forming Solid
Strike Front

Houston. Tex, oct. 3-AP The
Oil Workers International Union
moved nearer 10 a solid ClO strike
front in the Texas oil industry to-
day as a refinery in Houston and
one in lngleside. Tex. shut down.
Fort WORT felt the strike for the
first time yesterday.
At 6 a. m. today, union workers
were ordered to close pipe line
valves at the Texas Pipe Line Com
pany here stopping the flow Of
crude oil completely at Z a, m.
Ninety per cent OF the Humble
Oil and Refining Company workers
at lngleside, near Corpus Christi,
voted &c strike and close that plant
at 500 this morning.
Stills at the Sinclair Refining
Company in Fort Worth shut down
at 6 p. m. yesterday. II was the
first refinery shutdown in Fort
Worth during the nationwide "52-
40 wage controversy.
The strike action at the Texas
Pipe Line Company here affects the
south Texas division of the line.
which comprises the Corpus Chris
ii, Houston, Beaumont, and Port
Arthu- areas. II will idle $50 work
ers in those areas.
Huckman also disclosed that dis
trict four decided TO stand behind
the union in rejecting Secretary
OF Labor Schwallenbach's proposal
to arbitrate salary differences be-
tween refneries and striking oil
workers.
A decision was due late today a
p. m. EST from the Oil Workers
Unions executive board and opera
tors on the governments peace
proposal. The plan calls for arbi-
tration OF the unions demands for
80 per cent wage rate increase and
a temporary IL per cent pay boost.
Secretary Schwellenbach yester-
day granted a 24-hour extension 0f
! the deadline set for their reply 10
his plan. II rejected it would
mean seizuye OF the rehneries,
some OF which have been closed
since Sept. l5.
The spreading soft coal strike in
Pennsylvania. West Virginia, Ohio
and Kentucky, keeping idle some
10000 miners. brought an embar'
go on most shipments. The Solid
Fuels Administration banned pro
ducers in the struck areas from
making non-essential shipments.
In Chicago and suburbs. shut
downs affected II plants. involving
more than 10000 workers. In New
York City. Fifth Ave. traffic was
disrupted as CIO Transport Work
ers Union Bus Drivers refused to
work overtime and staged a slow
down which reportedly spread u
bus mechanics and servicemen. A
strike OF IS AFL Transfers affect
ed deliveries of foods.
The two-day old walkout OF be
tween 1900 and 10000 AFL Long
shoremen, and Checkers. tying ur