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Evening star., 1945-11-24
Italian Premier Reported
Planning 10 Resign Today
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
ROME, Nov. 24.-Vice Premier
Pietro Nenni said Feruccio Parri
would resign today as Premier of
Italy.
Nenni, emerging from a cabinet
meeting, declared Paris decision to
step aside was the result of an an
nouncement by the important Chris
tian Democrat party that it was
withdrawing its support from the
coalition government.
! The loss of the Christian Demo-
Gratis support followed a previous
decision Of the Liberals to retire
from the six-party government.
The Christian Democrat delegation
to the Consultative Assembly voted
last night to ask for Parri's resigna-
ton.
The Christian Democrats, one of
the strongest parties in Italy, are
generally regarded as holding the
whip hand in the present crisis. The
left wing. which is supporting Parri,
had staked hopes Of maintaining the
government on the Christian Demo-
Gratis remaining in the cabinet de-
spite the resignation yesterday OF
the extreme right-wing Liberal
party.
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Union, Capital transit
To Discuss Arbitration
OF Wages Monday
Both Sides to Reveal
Names of Mediutors
After Conference

Transit union representatives
will meet Monday with Edward
D. Merrill, president of the Cap
ital Transit Co., to discuss arbi-
tration of the wage dispute that
halted public transportation
Wednesday and forced the Gov
ernment to take over the transit
system, E. C. Giddings, assistant
to the transit company presi-
dent, said today.
Both the company and the union,
Mr.. Giddings said, will announce
the names of the men who will arbi-
trate for them after the Monday
meeting.
Arbiters for the company and the
union already have been selected,
but their names were withheld until
the unions choice acceptes his ap-
pointment.
Arbiters to Select Third Member.
The two arbiters then will have
10 days in which to agree on a third
member. Under terms of the origi-
nal plan to arbitrate, the Secretary
of Labor would be called on to name
the third member should the union
and the company members of the
arbitration board fail to agree on
who he shall be.
The only question to come before
the Arbitration Board will be the
demand Of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street, Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employees for a
wage increase to $125 an hour over
the present $102 an hour, which
includes a 7-cent wartime bonus.
The company has offered to incor-
porate the 7-cent bonus into the
basic wage structure.
Both the company and the union
today expressed the desire to get
arbitration under way as soon as
possible. w. F. Simms, president OF
the local union, pointed out that
while the two arbiters had 10 days
to choose q third member, the Sc
lection could be made much more
quickly.
Experienced Arbitraters Wanted.
The company's arbiter will not be
company employe nor will the
unions arbiter be member Of the
union, according to present plans, it
was learned. Both want men ex-
perienced in arbitration procedures.
These other developments also
were reported today:
Mr.. Giddings said the Govern
ment was reviewing a contract with
the transit company under which
the company would assume full re-
sponsibility for operations and full
liability while the system is in Gov
ernment hands.
Eight transit workers were called
in yesterday and a ninth worker
was scheduled to report today for
preliminary investigation of charges
that they interfered with service
Wednesday night when the Govern
Evening star., 1945-11-24
KeiteI to Ask Churchill Nephew
To Aid Defense at Nuernberq.
Majority Of Nozi Defendants Plan to
Testify for Selves; TrioI in Recess ..<

prisoners of the Germans would be
asked to testify in his behalf.
Mr.. Churchill's nephew was iden-
titled as Giles Romilly, correspond
ent of the London Daily Express
who was captured at Narvik. Field
Marshal Alexander's cousin was
identified as Capt. Michael Alexan-
der, who was made a prisoner in
Italy.
1t was indicated that Keitel
wished the two to swear to his
interest in the welfare of Allied
prisoners. Both Romilly and the
captain were liberated by the Allies
Romilly broke out of Dachau a few
days before American troops reached
that horror camp.
Rudolf Hess attorney is seeking
"on his own responsibility" to sub
poena the Duke of Hamilton, whose
estate the No. 2 deputy Fuehrer said
he was seeking when he bailed out
of his Messerschmitt on mysteri-
GUS flight to Scotland May 10, 1941.
The attorney added that Hess, who
(See NUREMBERG page A-7)
Evening star., 1945-11-24
By DANIEL DE LUCE.

AsfOcldteo freSS rorelBn correspondent
NUREMBERG, Nov. 24.-De-
fense counsel announced today
that a majority of the 20 Nazi
leaders on trial before the In
ternational Military Tribunal
would testify in their own behalf
and that witnesses would be
sought from Britain and the
United States.
The outline of plans to combat the
war crimes charges developed at a
press conference of the defense at
torneys. The trial was recessed over
the week end after presentation
by the prosecution of documentary
evidence topped by the words of
Hitler ordering a war of extermina-
ton against the Poles.
Attorneys for Field Marshal Will
helm Keitel, who was chief of the
German high command, said a
nephew of Winston Churchill and a
cousin of British Field Marshal Sir
Harold Alexander who were once
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Admiral Ramsey Named
Deputy Chief in Pacific
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Rear Admiral Dewitt c. Ramsey
yesterday was named deputy COM
mander Of the Pacific feet, succeed
ing Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Admiral Spruance recently was
designated by President Truman to
head the Pacific command, succeed
ing Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, who
has been ordered to Washington as
chief Of naval operations.
e Admiral Ramsey, ST.. served as
chief Of the Navy Bureau Of Aero
nautics from August 1943 to June
1945, when he was assigned duty as
chief of staff to Admiral Spruance,
then commander Of the 5th Fleet.
He recently was ordered to duty with
the commander Of the Pacific feet
prior to Admiral Spruance's eleva-
tim
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Guide for Readers
First D.C.-London
Plane Is Held in
| Fire by Fog
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Nov. 24.-The Ameri-
can Airlines flagship Washington,
flying the initial Washington-Lon-
don commercial run, was held over
at Shannon. Fire, today because OF
fogs blanketing England. 1t Is ex-
pected to land at London about
noon tomorrow.
The plane bypassed tie landing
field at Shannon this morning and
proceeded on to London. where II
was scheduled to land at 3:15 pm
Q0:15 am. ES.T9,. but it had te
return to Shannon hecause sur
rounding airports were logged IN.
The four-engine transport. which
left National Airport at noon yes
terday after being christened b,
Miss Margaret Truman, arrived a
Gander Airport in Newfoundland Al
6:16 pm. (EST), yesterday and lef'
there at $40 o'clock (EST) las
night
Evening star., 1945-11-24
; Koreans Slain Stealing
American Army Alcohol
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOKYO, Nov. 24.-The newspaper
Asahi reported today that Ameri-
can military police and Japanese
police shot and killed three Koreans
and arrested So others when nearly
200 broke into an American barracks
at Ogawara November 81 and stole
American Army alcohol stored there.
Ogawara is near Sendai, the
scene Of food rioting in which an
American warehouse was. reported
entered forcibly yesterday. The
area is approximately 200 miles
north Of Tokyo.
The newspapers said the Ameri-
cans at Ogawara have burned re-
naming medicinal alcohol stocks to
discourage further bursiaries.
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Seeks Speedy Trial
Of TOTO Despite Delay Order
General Would Avoid international SnorI
By Having U. S: Commission Act as Court

came as a surprise, headquarters
sources explained. Ofheials here
had been discussing starting the
trial the first week In December, and
were awaiting only the arrival OF
Josep keenan,, named counsel to try
such cases.
TOTO is No. / on every war-crim-
inal suspect list here.
Text of the headquarters COM
ment, prepared in response to news
mems queries today:
"As early as October 7, MacAr-
thur was prepared to try TOTO ano
his cabinet and so recommended.
When it became apparent that
delays would result because of in.
ternational ramifications, he pro-
posed their trial by an American
military commission in much the
same way as the trial of va
mashita."
There was no elaboration of the
phrase international ramifications.
Meanwhile, retired Japanese
rear admiral asserted today that
TOTO "and his desperate supporters
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Victory Bond Sales
To individuals Here
Reach 61.9% Of Quota
Is More Days Remain
In $42, ,000, 900 Drive;
FomiIy Sales PIon Storts

With 13 days remaining oi
Washington's Victory Loan drive
to sell $4,000, 900 in V-Bonds to
individuals, the District War
Finance Committee today re-
ported overall individual sales
have increased 81, ,600,0 900, to $685.
600, ,000-or 61.9 per cent of the
quota.
Best showing was made in Series
F and G securities-the larger de-
nominations-which were up to
$14, ,700, 900, or 98 per cent of the
SIS ,000. 900 quota.
The Series E bonds increased
$400, 900 in the past "a hours, bring
ing sales to $11, 100000 or 4l.9 per
cent Of the $27, ,0oo, 900 quota.
Family Sale Plan Adopted.
A family plan for promoting the
sale Of Victory Loan bonds has been
developed by the womerl's division
under the direction OF Mrs. Nathan
Hurwitz, chairman of special pro-
motion.
Mrs. Howard G.. Nichols, division
chairman, said the method is fol
each woman to induce five friends
to agree to canvass the members
of their families to sell each one
Victory Bond of any denomina-
ton. The division adopted the
plan because experience proved that
some persons are shy about solicit
ing bond sales from strangers but
will contact members of their family
readily. Mrs. Nichols said the plan
has proven highly successful.
Soldiers of the 3,067th Ordinances
Supply Company stationed at Adal
Island in the Aleutians, who saw q
picture Of Miss Dorothy Heiss, 1885,
Pennsylvania avenue Sc, in the
Overseas Star, have written that
they recently chose Miss Heiss PIN
Up Victory Bond Girl" of Adak. A
soldier stationed at Manila saw Miss
Heiss' picture in the Overseas Star
and wrote Miss Heiss: Some o1
us feel that the more bonds are SOLD
the sooner we can all get back tc
our loved ones and our normal way
of living
Sends Flyers Insigne.
The soldier. Corpl. Phil Edge, sent
Miss Heiss an aviator's identification
insigne of the type worn by Amer.
lean and Chinese flyers. The same
kind of nylon insignia-with identi-
flying messages printed in seven Ian
guages - are being presented te
school children here who buy $20C
maturity value Roosevelt Memorial
Bond.
Tomorrow is the last day of the
Air Forces wings of Victory" dis.
play Of aircraft at the Air Transport
Command Terminal at National Air
port. The Victory Loan show il
open from 10 am. to 5 pm. today
and tomorrow. Buyers of the Roose.
welt Bond will be given free plane
ride over Washington In a civilian
plane.
As. the loan drive neared compile
(See VICTORY LOAN, Page AID
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Rockey in chunekine

CHUNGKING, Nov. "a R).-Maj.
Gen. Keller Rockey, commander Of
American Marines in North China,
arrived today to be the guest Of
Generalissimo and Madame Chang
Kai-shek. He was expected to dis
cuss the current situation in North
China, although United States head
quarters has described hts visit q 81
mo political signiflcance.
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Is Renewed
In Two Areas Between
British, Indonesians
Extremists Reported
To Have Killed Women
And Children in Comp
BY the Associated Press.


BATAVIA, Java, Nov. "a
Heavy fighting between British
and Indonesian troops erupted
today in Semarang and Amba-
rawa. The British said Indone-
sian extremists in Ambarawa
had stormed the civilian in
ternee camp and "butchered
women and children"
A statement by 1t. Col. H. c. G.:
Harding, British provost marshal,
also said Dutch and Amboinese
troops of the 10th Dutch Battalion
shot go Indonesian police 'in cold
blood" in the Indonesian central po-
lice station in Batavia q few days
ago. -~.-
The British used naval and artil-
lery fire in repulsing 1000 armed In
donesians In Semarang yesterday.
The ofncial communique said the
town had suffered considerably
from the fighting in the last three
days.
Batavia Quiet.
Batavia has been comparatively
quiet during the past 45 hours, with
only few cases of sniping and loot
ing reported.
Aneta, Dutch news agency, said
today a British brigadier ordered
native settlements in the vicinity
put to the torch in retaliation when
the mutilated bodies of four British
airmen and 20 Indian soldiers were
found floating in stream where
their plane had crashed.
The brigadier who led the search
party and found the bodies said the
bodies had been hacked by Indone-
slams.
The plane, a Dakota, made a
crash landing in paddy field 8
miles from Batavia yesterday.
The British report on Ambarawa
said that when the Gurkhas lifted
the seige of the city they found nine
persons dead, three dying and 20
wounded, including children ranging
in age from to 8. The raid, said
the report, was carried out by
groups of 10 Indonesians, each
armed with rifles, pistols, swords
and hand grenades. The report
added that the Indonesians made no
attacks on the Dutchmen, who were
unarmed, but attacked the women
and children.
Raj Strafes Boats.
The heaviest fighting in Amba-
rawa was concentrated in an area
near a lake in the center of town
where Indonesians were reported
trying to land on the north and west
shores. Raj Thunderbolts from
Batavia strafed Indonesian boats
successfully" the British communi-
que said. One Thunderbolt was lost.
Ten Chinese were killed last night
in Soerabaja, when IndonesianS
hurled artillery shells into the city's
Chinatown. There were no British
casualties. South of Soerabaja the
British continued to advance, meet
ing occasional rife fire and ma
chinegun fire. American-made Sher-
man tanks were being used by the
British to wine out strong points.
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Hope 10 Avert Phone
Strike Hinges on
|SchweNenbach
Operators Here AIerted
For WoIkout; Chicago
Negotiations Fail

Last-minute action by Secre.
tary of Labor Schwellenbach to-
day appeared to be the only
hope of averting a Nationwide
telephone strike of 250,000 EN-.
ployes.
In Chicago, where wage negotia'
tions between the National Fed
Grafton of Telephone Workers ane
the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. have
broken down, Joseph A. Beirne
president Of the NFTW, said the
unions executive board had beer
"alerted" for strike action.
However, Mr.. Beirne said the ISSUE
first would be placed before Secre-
tary Schwellenbach in the hope o1
avoiding a strike. He promised
also there would be no Nationwide
strike within "a hours.
District telephone operators ant
maintenance workers probably vii
Join the walkout if it is called, tele.
phone union officials here indicated
II the NFTW orders the Nation
wide walkout, each affiliated unior
will decide whether to participate
Mr.. Beirne announced that tn,
company had offered no counter
proposal and had rejected the un
IONS offer to accept a $4-a-week in
crease retroactive to May 8 and al
additional 50 beginning Immediately
The Illinois operators walked ou
last Monday, tying up local ant
long distance service in Chicago
l16 other Illinois communities an,
two counties In Indiana.
ParIey Ends IN Deadlock.
After yesterdays conference, con
Quoted by the United States Con
ciliation Service, ended in a dead
lock, the Illinois Bell Telephone Co
announced:
"The union representatives insist
ed on their original s6 demand ant
were unwilling to max any conces'
sions in that respect. The company
was, of course, unable to meet thai
dmand.
THE telephone company is hold
ing itself in readiness for melting!
if the concilliators should call them
The union stuck to its original de-
mands tenaciously."
What action could be taken b,
MIR. Schwellenbach, that already ha'
not been tried, was not made clear
There was possibility that th'
Secretary would urge that the con
ciliation service continue session
between the telephone company an,
the union in an attempt to reaci
an agreement.
5000 Here Await Word.
Should the Districts 5000 tele
phone operators and maintenance,
workers walk out If and when tn
Nationwide strike is called, al
long distance service would be af
fected Immediately. Local service
which is conducted on the mechan
ical dial system, would not be at
fected at once. but union official
said it would eventually, since main
tenance men are needed on the jol
to repair any mechanical disrup
tions in the service.
Mrs. Mary Cannon, president o
the Washington Telephone Trafh
Union, to which 5000 operators be
long, predicted today that If ,
strike call comes from Chicago, tn
local here would join the strike.
Of1cials of the District Federation
of Telephone Workers, which In
cludes about 1850 maintenance mel
and commercial and accounting de
partment workers, said that tn
union would meet to consider ,
walkout Immediately after a ma
tional strike vote Is called.
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Lute Bulletin
is Recoptured at Hospital

ANNAPOLIS, Md. tR.-Six-
teen criminalIy insane in
mates Of the Brownsville
tMd.) State Hospital were re-
captured today within two
hours after they escaped from
the institution by overpower-
ing and beating 1 guard. Gov.
O'Conor said al were found
on the grounds Of the hospi-
tai.
Evening star., 1945-11-24

special weishts: / i. miles.
Little Sphinx lGonzalez) 1880 go 3.7O
Alma Mater Dodson) 4.50 2.70
6camper (Cherry1 $40
Time, 1.49A.
Also ran--Dcuble Lock, Lefty. Boston
Lady, Dot's Risk. Hush Hush, Sissie Wes.
Leave Taking.
Evening star., 1945-11-24

(See TOTO, Page A-2)
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(See LABOR, Page A-20
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PimIico Results

(See STRANGE, Page A
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(See NUREMBERG. Page AID
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(see TRANSIT. Page A-2.5
The sub., 1945-08-02
Murder in the Night
 By CHARLES CHAPMAN
3y CHARLES CHAPMAN

less he is paying them to do the job"
 ''That Is what think, too," said Pee Wee. In about an hour they left the valley and went higher in the hills. They saw no aone. The country looked better and better all the time. The grazing land got better and when they saw any cattle they were in pretty good shape. They passed gate leading to ranch house with the sign of the Double T Ranch on it and knew this was Hugh Chappeps place. Pee Wee was the first to see the house. Only the roof could be seen from where they were. It must have been from about here that he saw Mrs. Garcia pass by and said, Tt is a pretty lonely place for a woman to be riding alone. He eyed the tall bush that grew on each side of the road with suS- picion. Tt would be a mighty fine place for some one to knock us off If some one was wanting to-"
 Murphy jerked a grim nod. T have been thinking about that for the past half hour. Keep your eyes open"
 With sharpened alertness they drove on but only the whistling of the mountain quail broke the still ness of the morning. After putting about another mile behind them they came to stream known as Black Creek. So named because its waters wasted on the sands of the Black Desert. After crossing the creek they drove over the grassy slopes Swelled up to tangle o1 Stunted cedars and aspens.
 ''This is evidently the spot we are looking for" Murphy said. Lets go up a little higher, we may find a trail. If we don't, we can move on through the scrub timber un- till we get look at Jack Edwards place. I want to give that place g good going over.'
 They found old horse tracks among the trees. Pee Wee wasted very little time on them. Some o1 them are only a day or two old, he said, Jacks riders have most likely been through here rounding up some of his stock" They drove
The sub., 1945-08-02
Continued

They went down the slope and followed around 1t for nearly half Q mile. Pee Wee, good tracker, led the way. He called a halt very suddenly. Horse sign here," he said. Two or three horses
 Hold on," said Murphy, -Four days have gone by and the wind has blown the edges of them tracks off and they are nearly filled up."
 Pee Wee bent over In his saddle and began to move along slowly. "One set of tracks going this way, " he said. "The others went on up the slope just as you had figured" !" Without any trouble they picked up the tracks of the two that went up the slope. They came right back on the Black Valley road.
 We are sure of our facts up to this place." Murphy said. "We know that two of them went into the house and done the killing. Whoever made them tracks kept well out on the flats. Let's turn around and see If we can follow them" They lost the trail very quickly as it led them over a rock bottom path. They couldn't pick it up again.
 we don't seem to get any good breaks on this case. I figure who ever made these tracks was the boss of this killing. No two men that just killed a man are going out to look for the third party un-
The sub., 1945-08-02

deal with issues and situations in advance of their reaching an acute development that necessitateS war"
 In fairness to the millions of men now serving in the armed forces, action on future compulsory train- ing laws should be deferred until they come home and can voice their opinions, MT. Hines conclud-. ed.
 Harvey w. Brown, president of the International Association of Machinists, also expressed opposi- ton to the proposal before the House Committee. He said military conscription in European countries had proven no deterrent to war.
 Tt is my considered opinion" he asserted, that in our day the major cause of war can be traced to mass unemployment.
 We have only to study the his- tory of this war to realize the truth of this statement. If there had not been mass unemployment and star- vation in Germany, Hitler could never have been successful in att taining the position of leadership and power that resulted in the pro- gram of aggression against other nations with the final end that Germany went down in defeat"