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Evening star., 1945-04-15
Tydings toAsk
.HospitaIstoHe|p
Pay for Center
District Committee
Due to Report
Bill Tomorrow
BY DON S. WARREN.

Favorable action on the Tydings-
Bilbo bill to authorize Federal aid
in the postwar construction of a
hospital center here will be sought
tomorrow at meeting of the Sem
ate District Committee.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, Of
Maryland, coauthor of the plan with
Chairman Bilbo, announced yester-
day that number of changes would
be recommended to the full commit
tee. The most important of these,
he said, provides that hospitals par
tlclpatlng in the center contribute
one-third of the cost.
The original bill, on which public
hearings were held February %, pro-
posed an outright Federal grant to
cover the costs of a site and the
construction of 1,500-bed hospital,
with all operating and other costs
borne by participating nonproft
private hospitals.
Plan is Only Start.
While urging that Congress act
promptly to pave the way for this
center, Senator Tydings stressed yes
| terday that sponsors of this bill do
not consider that it would provide all
the hospital rehabilitation necessary
in Washington.
This plan would be only a start"
he said. 1T is the best we can do
now. But I would like to stress that
there are other worthy projects, and
attention will be given to these in
the near future"
The original Tydings- -Bilbo plan
revolved around the expansion OF
Garfield and Emergency Hospitals,
though it was contemplated that
other private hospitals might become
participating or affiliated members.
Senator Tydings emphasized that
the bill would make clear that the
door would be open to other hos
pltals to join in the plan.
Various estimates have been given
as to the cost of providing the pro-
posed center. One was that a l,5O0-
bed structure would cost between
s5000,000 and s7,5O0OOO, depending
on services and equipment.
Trustees for Corporation.
The pending measure provides for
the creation of a Washington Hos
pital Corp. to establish and operate
the center. There would be seven
trustees, including members ap-
pointed by the Surgeon General Of
the United States, the District Com
miSsioners and the Community
Chest, as we'll as two each repre-
senting participating hospitals.
Within the limits of congressional
appropriations and subject to ap-
proval of the trustees of site and
building plans, the Federal Works
Agency is directed to acquire a site
and provide the buildings for the
corporation. The nonprofit hospital
groups participating in the center
would share in use of its facilities
and the corporation would be re-
sponsible for operating the new
plant on self-sustaining basis.
Last year, after Senators Tydings
and Bilbo had sponsored this plan.
the FWA announced the approval
of grants for the construction OF
new 400-bed hospitals for both
George Washington and George
town University Hospitals Work
since has been started on these IA
cilities.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Father Cassidy Granted
Leave From Catholic u.

The Very Rev. Frank P. Cassidy,
head of the department of educa-
tion and dean of the Catholic Sisters
College of Catholic University, has
been granted a leave of absence
because of illness, it was announced
yesterday by Msgr. P. j. Mccormick
rector of the university.
Meanwhile, administrative work at
the Sisters College is being per-
formed by the Rev. DR.. Gerald A
Ryan, religious education instructor.
as vice dean, and the Rev. P. j.
OCennor, assistant professor of elo-
quence, as procurator.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
GouIeiter of Austria
Reported Executed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April IA. - The
American Broadcasting Station in
Europe, quoting a Soviet broadcast
said tonight that Viennese patrols
had executed Baldur Won Schirach
Hitler Youth leader and gualeiter
of Austria.
The Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
TENS listening station recorded the
broadcast.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Sergt. Mopes to Tell
Of Jap Prison Comp

Sergt. Victor Mapes. recently
freed from a Japanese prisoner OF
war camp in the Philippines. will
relate his experiences before a
Young Mems Christian Association
meeting Thursday.
Other speakers will be the Rev
David Porter of the international
YMCA, who will discuss "Educa
ton Offered to War Prisoners and
a Veterans Administration repre-.
sentative who will explain the Gl
Bill of Rights.
The meeting will be held at pm
at the YMCA Building at 1876 G
street NV
Evening star., 1945-04-15
.Cogswe|| Lists
$316,958 Saved
D. T.. Tenants
Rent Control Chief
Reports on Work for
Lost Half of 1914

Tenants of the District saved
$316.958 as a result of action taken
by the Rent Control Administration
during the period from July l to
December 81, 1914, Robert S. Cogs-
well, rent administrator, reported
yesterday to the Commissioners.
Mr.. Cogswell said that on 939 ap-
plications to establish rental CELL
ings on single family dwellings for
the first time since January l, 194l,
the decisions of his Office resulted in
annual savings of $228,000
Additional savings of $70,854 were
made in handling 1915 formal petit
tions, cash refunds to tenants
amounted to $8,99042, and another
$18,104 was saved through the public
relations division. The cash refund
figure is included in the savings
achieved in formal cases and by the
public relations section.
Mr.. Cogswell said that since the
organization of the office in Janu-
airy, 1912, total of 2O,507 formal pc
titionS for adjustments of rents had
been filed, Of which 1889 had been
handled. Formal cases had not
been disposed of as rapidly as
planned because only two examiners
were available during the last half
of 1914, he said.
During the six months covered in
the report, Mr.. CogsWell said there
were 1926 telephone calls, 1l,066
of which were to register complaints
There were also 5,608 personal in
terviews and 148 subpoenas were
served on persons who failed to visit
the office to answer complaints.
OF the 20,507 cases filed, 1852
came from the Northwest section of
the city. Of the total. 1898 were
from landlords and 1909 from ten
ants.
1t was explained that the land
lords accounted for the large per-
centage of formal cases because to
seek relief from frozen" rent levels
they must act through formal pc
titions. while many complaints from
tenants are handled informally
through the public relations section
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Luxembourg Ruler
Returns From Exile

By the Associated Press.
Grand Duchess Charlotte of Lux
embourg returned to her country
yesterday after five years of exile,
the British radio said in a German
language broadcast reported in this
country by the owl.
Ceremonies were curtailed. the
broadcast said. because of the death
of President Roosevelt. The Lux
embourg flag flew at half-staff
over the royal palace.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Meat Stand Closes, Owner
BIames Lack Of Supplies

The meat stand operated in the
Arcade Market, Fourteenth street
and Park road NV, by P. F. Casey
for more than 20 years was closed
yesterday because of Inability to
get meat supplies and manpower
difficulties, it was announced.
The announcement was made by
Robert. E. Lynch, attorney, who
said Mr.. Casey had been in business
81 years and claimed to have the
largest retail meat trade in the
District.
The closing will force the dis
charge of 80 employees, Mr.. Lynch
said, and added the closing is until
further notice and maybe for the
duration"
Evening star., 1945-04-15
McPeck to Give Talk

Francis w. McPeek, social welfar,
director for the Washington Fed.
Grafton of Churches, will addres.
the Cherrydale Parent Teacher
Association at pm. Monde a.
the school. His topic will be "Socia
Responsibility of Parents" Elec'
ton of officers will be held.
Evening star., 1945-12-17

awaits trial on Allied charges that
he was leader in precipitating the
Pacific war.
Editorializiig on Konoye's suicide,
Asahi said his weakness of char
acter is bound to constitute state
crime" because it made war easy.
Morale Issue Cited.
The prince, in the published let
ter. told the Emperor that TOTO re-
fused to withdraw japanese troops
from China because of its effect on
the morale of the army"
This withdrawal was a basic pre-
requisite to the successful conclu-
sion of negotiations then under way
with the United States.
TOTO "also said that if Japan once
yielded to che United States" the
document continued, "the latter
would become more arrogant and
naughty and there would be no
ending to it and that though the
affair might be brought to tempo
rary settlement, Sino-Japanese re-
lations would be likely to suffer a
rupture within two or three years.
Stating that domestic vulnerability
existed on both sides. the War Min
lister insisted that no time should
be lost in determining a date for
starting the war;
Konoye said There still is some
hope for amicable settlement of ne
gotiations with the United States" il
withdrawal of troops from China
was begun.
ITO plunge into a great war, the
outcome whereof is unforeseeable al
the present time while the China
affair still remains unsettled, woulc
be quite unbearable to me, who
have been feeling a serious respon.
sibility since occurrence of the China
affair."" the retiring Premier wrote
TOTO Expected War.
He said TOTO believed there ther
was only slim chance for thu
Washington negotiations to show
indications of marked success anc
consequently he was insisting OF
preparations for war. This was pur.
suant to decision of an imperia
conference in the Emperor,s pres,
ence September 6, 1941, in which i
was decided to begin war prepare,
tions If negotiations showed no sigr
of improvement by October.
The document evidently was re-
Evening star., 1945-12-17
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Communist leader, arrived with four
other delegates to the meetings
scheduled to begin about Christmas,
Communist sources said they well
coined the whole spirit" of the Tru-
man statement.
Government spokesmen lauded
President Truman's declaration as
paralleling their own policy and ap-
proved his assurance that reason
able assistance would be given Chi
ang Kai-shek.
The declaration that such support
would not include military interven-
ton in China elected a polite I'VE
hope this is SO" from the Commu-
nists. They approved what they
said was President Truman's ac-
acknowledgement of a one-party rule
in China, declaring they always have
favored establishment of a coalition
government instead.
Chiangs Review Parade.
In CommuniSt-en Peiping,
Generalissimo and Nine. Chang
yesterday reviewed a parade of the
American, 5th Marine Regiment near
the legation quarter and presented
awards to more than a score of Of
ficers and men.
Maj Gen. Keller E. Rockey, COM
mander of the Sd Amphibious Corps;
Brig. Gen William A. Worton, his
chief of staff, and Brig. Gen. Louis
r. Jones, commanding the Peiping
Marine detachment, members o1
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Truman Plans 10 Send
Message on Merger
To Capitol This Week

President Truman will send al
message to Congress on unification
of the armed services this week.
probably Wednesday-White House
Secretary Charles G. Ross said
today.
Adding that it certainly" would
not go to the Capitol before
Wednesday, Mr.. Ross said the mes
sage would be lengthy, 5000 or 5000
words. He would not, however, in
dicate it's tenor. It has been gen..
orally understood that the Presi-
dent favors some sort of unifica-
ton.
On Capitol Hill, meanwhile, Gen.
Brehon Somervell offered lengthy
and detailed account of "wasteful"
competition between the Army and
Navy as an argument for postwar
unification of the armed services.
Unnecessary Duplication.
Director of the Army Service
Forces during the war, Gen. Somer-
veil told the Senate Military Affairs
Committee there had been "unnec-
essary applications" of effort and
predicted there would not be time
for them in any future war.
Listing critical wartime needs
ranging from doctors and nurses to
communication and radar equip
ment, the general said a single
armed forces agency could have
shortened the war.
Asked if Mr.. Truman planned a
radio speech this week, Mr. Ross
said none had been scheduled
There have been reports that the
President would make a radio ad-
dress on his demands for strike and
full-employment legislation, Mr..
Ross also gave further details of the
Presidents contemplated Christmas
visit with his family in Independ-
ence.
Truman to Leave Christmas Day.
At the same time Mr.. Ross said he
did not know when the President
would send a message urging con-
gressional ratification of the receatly
negotiated $4,000, 100000 British
loan.
The President will leave here
Christmas morning. as was previ-
ously announced, and return the
following Friday.
Mr.. Ross emphasized that the
President had planned nothing fur
ther than just a family gathering
for Christmas week and probably
the only member of his staff who
would accompany him would be
Brig. Gen. Harry Vaughan, military
aide. Mr.. Ross said that Gen.
Vaughan would not remain in In
dependence but would take advan-
tage of his time in the Midwest to
visit his mother.
When the President returns from
Kansas City he will start working
on his message on the state of the
Union.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Dr.. Hayes to Address
Historical Association

DR.. Carlton j. H. Hayes, retiring
president of the American Histori-
cal Association, will deliver the prin-
cipal address at the annual dinner
of the association at 7 pm. Decem-
Der 27 at the Willard Hotel. For
mer American Ambassador to Spain,
Df. Hayes is professor of history in
Columbia University.
DR.. Waldo G.. Leland of the Ameri-
can Council of Learned Societies
will be POSTMASTER. Dean Elmer
Louis Kayser of George Washington
University is in charge OF arrange
ments.
The council of the association viii
meet at 10 In December 27 at the
National Archives Building and the
annual business meeting for reports
and election Of new officers will be
held ct ( pm.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
KinbuII
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viously has been $365,00, but Col
Arthur believes this contractor was
only attempting to estimate war
time contingencies that SO far have
failed to materialize.
On the other hand, If no bid low
enough to complete the entire build
ing in February is received, Col
Arthur said, he would start con-
struction of the classrooms by at
least April Is and Immediately &c
to Congress for deficiency item
to complete the auditorium and
lunchroom.
He predicted the addition would
be finished by February, 1947. BY
February, 1947, Miss Dorothy Lewis,
Kimball principal, has estimated
all but mere handful of the nearly
600 children then to be registered
will have to attend only three hours
a day instead of five.
Mrs. Caroline Mock, another Kim
ball mother, told Col. Arthur today
that, although his news was en-
couraging, Kimball children, "fu-
ture Americans" still are being
cheated of their rightfut education
by overcrowding.
When the Kimball School bel
rang for classes at 9 m. today al
IT teachers were present, but the
classrooms were empty of children
Parade Is Brief.
Members of the Kimball Parent.
Teacher Association bearing plac.
ards, paraded on the street in from
of the school only long enough Il
make sure no children would "breal
the picket line" and then sough
refuge from the cold inside tn
school building.
More than a dozen placards
thought up by parents, were in evi
dence. One read. "Everything's Con
Up but Our New Building" Anothe
read. "A Diller-a-Dollar, Half-a
Day Scholar at Kimball," ant
another. "Everyone's Passing tn
Buck Kimball? No Luck!!"
Other. signs read. This is tn
house that Jack built, but We nee
more of it," Little Jack Horner sa
in a corner-gee. it's crowded" an
House District Committee-0, Dis
trict Appropriation Committee
Budget Officer-0, Engineer Com
missioner-0, other pleas-0. Tots
o."
Teachers, with no children t
teach, busted themselves with clean
ing and rearranging classrooms.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Court in Yokohama
Is Ready for First
WAR Trial in Japan
BY the Associated Press.


YOKOHAMA, Dec. 17.-In the
cold and gloom of Yokohama court
house, eight American Military
Commission members today set the
stage for the first war crimes trials
to be held in Japan.
Five Japanese accused Of COM
mitting or condoning atrocities
against Allied prisoners of war will
oe heard first, among them Tatsuto
Tsuchiya, whom prisoners called
Little Glass Eye" Tsuchiya will be
arraigned tomorrow on charges that
he helped beat an American to
death last March. In all, nearly
400 Japanese will be tried on
atrocity complaints.
Commission members emphasized
that the accused will be given fair
trials although it was decided not
to translate the court records from
English to japanese. The chief de-
fense counsel, 1t. Col. John Dick
inson. st. Petersburg, Fla, said such
translation might prolong the trials
one year.
The defendants will be given
complete translations of the evt-
dence against them in English.
The commission includes two men
who were prisoners of war: Col
John H. Ball, Williamsport, Pa.
who was captured in the Philippines
in 1912 and took part in the Bataan
death march, and Col. Michael F
Buckley, San Jose, Calf, who served
with the British early in the war
and was captured by the Germans
in 1941.
! Others on the commission are
Coils. John j. OBrien. Seattle; Clar-
ence C. Clendennen, Jackson
Heights, N. Y; Charles Blanchard
San Antonio Tex; Joseph J. Fraser,
Walnut. Iowa, and 1t. Col. John C.
Diller of Kansas City,
Evening star., 1945-12-17
43 Specific Charges Lodged
Against 1t. Gen. Hommo

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, Dec. lit. Gen. Mas
aharu Homma must answer for the
deaths of $1,000 American and Fill
ipino troops seized in Japan's con-
quest of the Philippines, war crimes
investigators said today.
Forty-three specific charges have
been lodged against Homma, who
will be arraigned Wednesday. He
will face military commission in a
trial for his life about Januray 7.
The trial of Homma may be Short
er than that of Gen. Tomoyuki va
imashita, who was condemned to
be hanged after the prosecution had
presented 123 specific charges
against him.
Evening star., 1945-12-17

leased by Konoye's friends or rela-
tives seeking to prove his contention
which he often reiterated after
the occupation-that he resigned
over the Pacific war issue.
Asahi's editorial, however. implied
a general japanese feeling that the
resignation in itself was sign of
fatal weakness.
THE responsibility Of so-called
senior statesmen who failed to do
anything to check the strong policy
of the military clique headed by
TOTO and allowed the clique to do
as it liked, is no less heavy than
that of the TOTO cabinet" the paper
said.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. -
",
Cap William WeIch, 113,
Civil War Veteran, Dies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Dec. II. Gap"
William D. WEIGH, whose lib years
made him the oldest Civil War Vet
eran in Cincinnati and perhaps IN
the Nation, died Saturday.
WEIGH was wounded while fighting
with the Union Army at Antietam
and again at Gettysburg. His Army
discharge, danted May 81, 1865, lists
his age at that time as 80.
In a recent interview he said he
had been married three times and
had % children.
His life was a constant series Of
ups and doWns-the river being re-
sponsible for both extremes, he said.
He would get job on boat as a
deckhand and work his way to
master. Then he would buy boat.
Then the river would assert itself
against him. 1t might be fire on
board; a newly formed sand bar; a
jagged piece of rock; a food, or ice.
Cap" would lose his boat and
start out all over again.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
konoye Letter Shows
He Quit in Dispute
With Tojo Over War
By the Associated Press.

bS inc hSSOClhtcu
TOKYO, Dec. 1.-THE newspaper
Asahi today said Prince Fumimaro
Konoye, who committed suicide to
escape trial as a war criminal, re-
signed as Premier October 16, 1941,
because Gen. Hideki TOTO was de,
manding a specific date for starting
war with the united States and he
could not disuade him.
This statement was taken from
Konoye's letter of resignation to
Emperor Hirohito as published by
Asahi The letter said the Premier
had been unable to change the atti-
tude of TOTO, then War Minister,
and "as a result, find it impossible
to discharge my heavy responsibility
of assisting your majesty in ad-
herence to my convictions.
Hirohito accepted Konoye's resig-
nation and Immediately named TOTO
Premier.
TOTO, now in Sugamo Prison
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Passage Underlined
In Wilde Indicates
Konoye's Despair
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
TOKYO, Dec. II. - On the
veranda of Prince Fumimaro
Konoyes home were found
Gibbons Decline and Fall of
the Roman Empire" and Oscar
Wilde's de Profundis and Bal
lad of Reading Gaol," which the
former premier evidently had
been reading shortly before his
suicide yesterday.
In de Profundis" this pas
sage was underlined in red:
Society as We have consti-
tuted it will have no place for
me, has none to offer; but ma
ture whose sweet rains fall on
the unjust and just alike, will
have clefts in the rocks where I
may hide, and secret valleys in
whose silence I may weep un-
disturbed"
Evening star., 1945-12-17

surface operations officer in the
Marianas, declared that when the
Indianapolis sailed from Guam, the
risk of submarine attack was very
slight" Asked by the defense why
the cruiser sailed without an escort,
he was prevented from answering
over objections by the prosecution
which were upheld by the court.
No Credence Given Reports.
Capt. Naquin said there had been
reports of submarines in the area
but no great credence was given
them because they had been made
by Merchant Marine shippers, and
these, he implied, were not reliable
Capt. Alfred M. Granum 5703
Mckinley street, Bethesda, Md, who
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VOONll1lutQ FTOIIl FITSC Pdgt.1
class or bigger ship upon which he
fired six torpedoes.
Capt. Oliver F. Naquin, 2507 South
Lynn street, Arlington, who was
Evening star., 1945-12-17

staffs and nine Marine flyers were
decorated by Chang with the Order
of the Sun and White Cloud for
their work in disarming and repa-
triating japanese.
Other Marines received American
decorations, pinned on them by the
generalissimo, for bravery in the
OkinaWa and Palau compaigns.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
War Trials in Shanghai
Postponed I'LL Next Year

SHANGHAI, Dec. II R).-The
first of Shanghai,s war crimes trials
set for midDecember were post
poned today until the first of the
year, the American judge advocate S
office for the China theater said
today.
The Office said it was ready to
proceed against IS japanese charged
with the torture and cremation of
three American flyers at Hankow a
year ago, but a go-ahead from
Washington was being awaited.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Arrest of 50 More Jops
In Atrocities Ordered

TOKYO, Dec. 17.-Arrest OF SO
additional japanese prisoner of war
camp officials, guards and civilian
employees suspected of atrocities
against Allied prisoners was ordered
yesterday by Gen. Macarthur
Camps in which they had served
included several in Manchuria as
well as 80 scattered through Japan
Nearly 300 other suspects had
been listed earlier. An American
Military Commission was to meet
today to arrange their trials.
Evening star., 1945-12-17

was operations officer in the Phil
ippine Sea frontier, disclaimed re-
sponsibility for knowledge of the
submarine contacts where the In
dianapolis was sunk because the
area was beyond his jurisdiction.
Capt. McVay will be a witness to-
morrow in his own defense.
Evening star., 1945-11-28
Gen. Weems Leaps Safely
With s Others In Plane

Brig. Gen. George H. Weems, as
sistant post commander at Fort
Benning; five other Army officers
and an enlisted man aboard an
Army transport plane bound from
Boiling Field to Fort Benning, Ca,
parachuted to safety when the
plane crashed In rainy weather last
night near Walhalla. S. G., accord
ing to an Associated Press dispatch.
Gen Weems and three others.
Capt. Charles B. Taylor, Capt. Ar
thur T. Cartier and 1t. Julian
Hayes, where located shortly after
their CAS- transport had crashed
In a wooded. mountainous area. A
few hours later the pilot, 1st 1t.
r. A. Phillips, was located caught
in a tree.
The remaining men, Capt. Rich
ard Tukey, public relations officer
at Fort Benning, and Sergt. L. r.
Gauldin were found several hours
after dawn. Army officials said
none of the men were seriously in
jured.