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Evening star., 1945-09-28
Food Costs in District
Up 5196 Since 1889

The cost of living in Washington
during the six years between Au.
gust, 1889, and the Japanese sur.
render last month rose 3O.5 per cent
with clothing and food costs leading
the increase, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics disclosed today.
This is just under the average in
crease of "a large cities surveyed by
the Government, which found the
siX-year increase amounted to 81
per cent.
Clothing costs In Washington rose
81 per cent during this period as
against 46 per cent for the national
average. Food costs increased 81
per cent compared with 50.7 per cent
average for other cities.
Thanks to rent control, the rental
increase in Washington was only i
per cent, although the national in
crease was 3.8 per cent. Savannah
Ca, led cities with iii per cent
increase, according to the study.
HousefurniShing costs also were
lower here, calculated at SO pei
cent increase as opposed to the ma
tional average of As per cent. Wash
ington's fuel, electricity and ice
costs in the past six years rose 1e
per cent as against IA per cent fol
the Nation Miscellaneous goods
and services rose 28 per cent COM
pared with "a per cent for other cit
les, the bureau said.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
German Business Firms
Seized in Shonqhoi

SHANGHAI, Sept. % CF).-Armed
Chinese troops today seized several
German business firms and placed
guards outside the majority OF
houses and fats occupied by Ger
mans in a step reported as pre-
liminary to interning all Germans
in Shanghai.
A spokesman for Shanghais 2,40O
Germans said that among Office
buildings taken over was the Ger
man Bank, which played an i'm
portant role in the japanese occu-
patton, and I. G. Farhenindstrie
big dye trust
Three to eight Chinese soldiers
were placed in front of a number
of buildings occupied by Germans
primarily in western districts of the
city, and Germans said the only
reason given them was Ito protect
us"
Gen. Tang En-po, Chinese COM
mander of the Shanghai area, sale
at news conference several day!
ago that "Nazis and Fascists il
Shanghai will be treated as tht
japanese are treated-that is, seq.
regated in their own sector of tn,
city. japanese during the war re-
stricted thousands of Jews to {
ghetto.
i 1t is clear. some observers sale
today, that after screening proven
Nazis and their collaborators may
he deported
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Gov. McGrath Named
Solicitor General,
Succeeding Fahy
Rhode Island Executive
Surprise Choice; ArnoII
Had Been Mentioned
picture on Page A-2.)

Gov. J. Howard McGrath oi
Rhode Island was nominated to-
day by President Truman to be
solicitor general, succeeding
Charles Fahy. Mr. Fahy re-
signed to become chief legal Off
Ger for the American occupation
forces in Europe.
The appointment came as COM
plete surprise as there had been
strong indications the post would
go to Gov. Ellis Arnal of Georgia
White House Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross, who announced
Gov. McGrath's selection, told q
questioner he did not know whether
Gov. Arnall had been offered the
post.
Gov. McGrath. a Democrat, was
first elected in 1910 and is now serv-
ing his third term. He was born ir
Woonsocket, R. L.. November %
1903. and was educated at Provi-
dence College and Boston Univer.
sity. He has been a member of the
Rhode Island bar since 1929. From
1885 to 1910 he was United States
attorney in Rhode Island.
He prosecuted the Fall River mail
robbers, convicted in one of the
celebrated cases in New England
crime annals.
Evening star., 1945-09-28

Capt. D. Leroy Snyder of Bur-
louisville, Md, in charge of the
Montgomery County Police Depart
ment's Silver Spring substation, was
indicted today by the county grand
jury on charges growing out of his
reported use OF policemen TO work
on his farm.
Two indictments against the
officer, presented to Judge Stedman
Prescott in Montgomery County
Circuit Court, charge Capt. Snyder
with five counts of malfeasance. He
was released under $500 bond,
pending arraignment. If he is bound
over for trial, the hearing will be
held sometime between October 10
and 20, Judge Prescott said.
In the first indictment, Capt. Sny-
der is charged with using members
of the police force for work on his
farm, preventing them from prop
erly discharging their duties as po-
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Patton Leaves 10 Give
Eisenhower Report
By the Associated Press.

=
THIRD ARMY HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Germany, Sept. 28.-Gen
George S. Patton, jr, has gone to
Frankfurt to report personally to
Gen. Eisenhower on denazificatior
and other phases of his administra.
tion of the eastern military district
of the American occupation zone. il
was learned today. Gen. Eisenhower
had summoned him to appear early
next week.
Before his departure, Gen. Patton
conferred with Robert Murphy, Gen
Eisenhower's chief political adviser
Mr.. Murphy and an anonymous
Army investigator have been ex.
amining, the political situation ir
Gen. Patton's district after reports
denied by Gen. Patton, that the
buster of Nazis from public Office
was tagging in Bavaria.
The regional military government
yesterday produced 4 new batch OF
statistics on which one officer com.
h1ented: Il think if the facts were
known the Sd Army is ahead o.
pther occupation zones in denazifi.
cation"
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Occupation of Japan Fantastic
In PeocefuIness, Star Man Finds
It's Safer in Tokyo Than in Shanghai
Or in SIums at Home, Writer Declares

under control of local authorities
who are totally orderly and obedient
even obsequious.
After the first few days of the
occupation, officers and men around
Tokyo-except M. Ps. and special
guards-laid aside their arms as
excess baggage. Since the CORE
spondents rushed into Tokyo ahead
of the occupation forces, 1 per-
sonally have felt safer there thar
in Shanghai, or our slums back
home, for example. Such state Of
affairs seemed incredible to me
when it was first predicted back
at Manila by one of Gen. Mac.
Arthur's intelligence agents with 8
knowledge of the japanese extend.
ing back 80 years.
Whatever protests. may be made
back home about war criminals ane
the selection of the Emperor as tn,
mouthpiece of United States au.
thority it becomes increasingly ap.
(See SHIPPEN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Gasoline Rationing
Revived in Cleveland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 28-Gasoline
rationing turned up again today in
Ohio's largest city.
Mayor Thomas A. Burke of Cleve-
land called a meeting of oil in
dustry and union representatives to-
morrow to set up rationing through
out the city to insure gasoline sup
plies for emergency users.
1--WE want to assure supplies for
doctors, nurses, hospitals, police and
fire departments, milk and food sup
plies, public transportation and other
users coming under the emergency
classification. Mayor Burke declared.
More than half of Cuyahoga
Countys filling stations were closed
because of shortages. Toledo al
ready is rationing to some 1000 per-
sons who have been issued permit
cards good at 10 selected stations.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Marines 10 Be Used
As Minute Men, in
New GIoba| Setup
Gen. Vondeerift Reveals
Peace Program in
Plea for 100, 1000 Corps
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
Plans for use of United States
Marines as minute men" in the
international organization to
maintain peace were disclosed
today by Gen. A. A. Vandegrift.
Testifying in support of a postwar
Marine force of 100000 enlisted and
$500 officer personnel, the Marine
commandant told the House Naval
Affairs Committee:
I'm the event that present efforts
toward international organization to
prevent war are successful, the
scope of the Fleet Marine Force vii.
oe expanded 1t is force of minute
men, and it will be held in readiness
to be moved instantly with the fee,
to any part of the world to strike
hard ami promptly to forestall at it.
beginning any attempt to disrupt
the peace of the world.
Split on Two Coasts.
"Vhe basic Navy postwar plan pro.
vides for two fleets, Atlantic and Pa.
cific. In support of this plar
the fleet Marine force will be com.
posed of two reduced-strength oil
visions, one brigade and necessary
supporting troops and aviation ele.
mentS'
Planned deployment of major
elements of the Fleet Marine Force
Gen. Vandergrift said is for cne di.
vision on the East Coast, one divis.
ion on the West Coast and one
brigade in the Central or Western
Pacific.
The total planned postwar strength
of the Fleet Marine Force is SO ,28s
officers and enlisted men, including
4,l90 in the ground forces and 49,.
099 in the air force.
Marines, he disclosed. will furnish
the entire aviation complement ol
eight escort carriers, although the
carriers themselves will be manned
by Navy crews.
Near Discharge Peak.
Meanwhile, the Marine Corps sale
it expects to reach new peak o.
5000 discharges weekly under it:
point system next week.
Up to September 81, officials said
6,2S6 had been released under tn.
system. OF that number l 200 were
returned from overseas.
Corps officials said the fact tina
most major Marine units were e1
route to new occupation areas whel
the point system was announced Au
gust Is largely accounted for della,
in getting the machinery in motion
In addition, they said, shipping
space is a factor since Marines ar,
restricted to their share of wha
space is available.
The Marine Corps strength OF
vi daV was about 422 000
Evening star., 1945-09-28
BY WILLIAM H. SHIPPEN, Jr.,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.


TOKYO, Sept. 28.-Lack of in
cidents or casualties, almost fan
tastic under the circumstances,
marked the first month of the
United States occupation of
Japan.
The initial occupation force is up
to 100000 men, with the disarming
and rehabilitation of the Japs,
who are taking orders from an EN-
peror who gets his directives from
Gen. Macarthur.
AS far as l have been able to
learn, the nearest approach to an
incident was the shooting of a
crazed civilian who attacked an
American bridge guard with stick
at Yokohama shortly after the ar
rival of the first units of soldiers
sailors and Marines. They have
been landing by sea and air for a
month from end to end of the home
islands to find the Japs already
Evening star., 1945-09-28
American Rotion Plan
Adopted by Allies in Berlin

BERLIN, Sept. % (P).-The Amer
lean program of giving German civ
ilians rations in accordance with the
type of work they do was adopted
yesterday by the French, British
and Russians in their respective
occupation areas in Berlin.
Heretofore former Nazi party
members in Berlin outside of the
American zone had been eligible for
only the lowest ration category al
though they might be employed as
heavy laborers.
Our policy is not SOFT" said Col
Frank L. Howley, deputy military
governor of the American zone But
to us it seems sensible. Under our
policy Nazi party men can be en-
(See FEEDING, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1945-09-28
B. the Associated Press.

b. lhe Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 2S.-
The American Government off,
cially told the Argentine govern
ment today that the state of
siege and other measures taken
by this country's military re-
glme inevitably would have "a
deplorable effect" on public
opinion in the United States.
This view was expressed to Juan
Cooke, Argentine Foreign Minister,
by John Moors Cabot, who as
Charge d'Affaires heads the Amer
ican Embassy since the departure
of Ambassador Spruille Braden.
Full censorship was applied earlier
today to Buenos Aires newspapers
Evening star., 1945-09-28
u. S. Warns Argentine Its Siege
Has 'DepIorobIe Effect Here
Positive Steps to Aid Democratic EIements
Believed Near; Full Censorship Applied

by the military government, which
had taken into custody the Argen-
tines most distinguished editors. A
complete radio censorship was es-
tablished
Police instructions from the Far
rell-Peron Regime requested news
papers to refrain from printing
commentaries from outside Argen-
tina on developments within the
country. Almost complete blackout
was clamped on Argentine affairs.
Montevideo dispatches said six more
leading personalities have taken asy-
lum in the Uruguayan Embassy in
Buenos Aires, which now harbors Is.
These were Mario Guido, leader of
the radical party; Eduardo Helguera
(See ARGENTINA, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1945-09-28
China Reds Reported
In Pact With Chianq
To Reform Regime
Agreement for Elections
Soon Suid to Be
Included in Accord
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Sept. 28.-The Mos
cow radio reported today that
GeneraliSsimo Chang Kai-shek
and Communist Leader Mac
TSe-tung, who have been con-
ferring at Chungking in an ef-
fort to settle China's internal
political differences, had reached
an agreement to reform the Ma
tional Government.
The broadcast said the agreement
provided for wide political repre-
sentation in the Central govern
ment and for holding of general
elections soon.
The pact also was said to pro-
vide for demobilization of the Com
munist armed forces.
The broadcast, which opened
with the fiat statement that unity
in China has been established"
credited the treaty which Russia
recently concluded with China as
playing IAN important part in help
ing to unity the nation.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
'617,0OO,OOO Pounds
.0f Meat Set Aside
By U. 5. for Europe
Quote for Next ) Months
450-MiIIion Increase
Above Third Quarter

The Government has earmarked
617,000,000 pounds of meat
for sale or transfer to liberated
areas and the United Kingdom
during the next three months
to help meet relief needs, the
Agriculture Department dis
closed today.
A department spokesman de-
scribed the amount as fairly gen.
erous' and pointed out it was nearly
10 per cent of the total available
meat supply estimated for the Oc-
tober-December period in the United
States Previous high for foreign
allocations has been about per cent
of the total supply.
Increase of 100000, 600.
The figure also is about $50 900, ,00C
pounds more than the third-quarter
ALLEGATION for overseas shipment, he
said. During this period, meat was
extremely short and foreign ship
ments took sharp drop. Last May
a special committee of the Foreign
Economic Administration estimated
minimum meat needs for European
feeding during the last three months
of this year at 70O,O00,000 pounds.
For United States civilian con-
sumption during the fourth quarter
there will be 4,847 ,000, 900 pounds of
meat, or TIA per cent of the total
supply. This is nearly 80 per cent
more than in the third quarter and
will have the effect of raising the
per capita consumption of meat to
l48 pounds on an annual basis
The department plans 764, ,700.-
000-pound ALLEGATION for the armed
forces in the last three months of
this year or about 1872 per cent
of the total. This is a so per cent
reduction compared with the same
period last year and reflects sharp
cutbacks in military buying OF
meat.
Territories Get 30 Million.
United States territories Will re-
ceive 100000 pounds. or 5 per
cent of the total Counting in the
GIT 100000 pounds for foreign coun-
tries, the total ALLEGATION reaches
6,258, 100000 pounds, as compared
with o46,7oo,oO0 pounds in the
third quarter.
The department points out that
the 148-pound per capita ration of
meat in the coming three months
is % pounds more than the 1858
average and is equal to last year
when meat was of rationing, for
a time.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Mrs. Truman Expected
To Return Here Today

President Truman's wife and their
daughter Margaret are expected to
return to the White House this
evening, Press Secretary Charles G
Ross said today.
Mrs. Truman and Margaret left
the family home at Independence
Mo-. by train yesterday after spend
ing most of the summer there.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Ships Made Available
To Return 100000
From Pacific by May
725, 900 Already Eligible
To Come Home Within
Next Four Months
b. The Associated Press.

TOKYO, Sept. %. - Shipping
will be available to send 1,49O,0O(
American servicemen home from
the Pacific within the next sever
months, Allied headquarters sale
it was informed by the War De-
partment today.
About 725,O0O high point Ameri-
can servicemen already are eligible
to return home in October, Novem-
Der, December and January, filling
shipping quotas for those months
headquarters said. Shipping will be
available in February, March anc
April for 765 900 others, who, by
that time, are expected to be eligible
Monthly estimates for the return
of troops are:
October, 10000; November. l50,.
900; December, $4,000; January
270,000; February, 100000; March
[ zt0,UUU. anu - kJl IL, 1ou,UUu.
10000 Now in Japan.
There are l50,00U occupation
troops in Japan, in addition to sew
eral thousand in air force, engineer
and special service units, and if
scheduled October landings are
made the total will rise to 265 900
Including Army and Marine units
in Korea and China, the total would
be 100000, headquarters said.
Headquarters announced these
tentative homing dates. for divisions
in the Philippines: 3lst Division,
October 81; 38th Division, November
l; 9th Division, November Is.
The 43d Division, first to come
home from the Far Pacific, already
has begun loading its high-point
men at Yokohama
1t was understood two more Pa
ciflc divisions have been alerted fol-
transfer home at an early date, but
this could not be confirmed.
! Landings Scheduled.
! The calendar of landings calls fol
a total Of % Army and Marine divi.
sions in Japan, Korea and China by
| the end of next month
No date has been announced fo
the 32d Infantry's entry into Sasebt
and no date has been fixed for tn,
arrival of the 96th and Goth Infantr,
Divisions in Korea
Operations officers said they Wer,
unable to elaborate on the occupa
ton schedule, now being carried OF
by four separate groups-the 6tl
Army on Kyushu and Lower Honshu
the 9th Army on Northern Honshl
and Hokkaido. the oath Army Corp
| in Korea and the Sd Amphibiou
Corps in China
Locations of Units.
Here are the locations of the unit
occupying Japan, and the dates O
landings to come:
Eighth Army At Yokohama
Americal, 9th and 43d; at Tokyo
1st Cavalry: at Tateyama, 112tl
Regimental Combat Team; at Sen
dai, 18th Airborne; at Niigata, 9th
at Amori, 81st; at Otaru-Sapporo OF
HokkaicC, to land October S, 77th
at Yokosuka, 4th Marine Regiment
Sixth Army-at Nagasaki, q
Marine Division; at Sasebo, 5tl
| Marine Division with the 32d Arm,
Division to arrive October Is; a
Nagoya or Osaka by October %, 6tf
Infantry; at Nagoya by October
25th; at Kobe Osaka. 33d; at Kobe
Kyoto, 98th; at Matsuyama, b,
October "a, 24th; at Kure by Oc,
tober 3, 41St.
Twenty-fourth Army Corps occu
plying Korea-At Jinsen- Seoul, TIL.
at Fusan, 40th; location and dat,
unspecifled, 96th and goth.
Third Amphibious Corps occupyin,
China-At Tientsiu. 1st Marine Divi
sion; at Tsingtao by October 10, Is
/ Marine Division
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Jap Disorming in China
Reported Progressing

CHUNGKING. Sept. % tP1.-Ex-
cept for certain degree of disorder
due to activities of rowing bandits in
remote areas" progress in disarming
japanese troops in China is viewed
optimistically by War Minister Gen
Ho Ying-chin.
A Central News dispatch from
Marking quoted Gen. Ho as report
ing maintenance of order in all
important towns liberated. Area
commanders and provincial and
municipal authorities have been told
to hunt down traitors for punish
ment.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Civil War in Italy
Viewed as Possible
= the Associate 1 Press.

EE the Associate Press.
ROME, Sept. 28.-Civil war may
break out in Italy unless the gov
ernment of Premier Ferruccio Parri
calls for a general election as soon
as possible, the Consultative Assem-
bly, was told last night by Socialist
member from Northern Italy.
The working masses know this"
Sandro Pertini declared in . fiery
speech.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
BoIivio Ends Relations
with Franco Spoin
| BY the AsSociat

BY the Associated Press.
LA PAz, Bolivia, Sept. 28-Bo-
livia today broke diplomatic rela-
tions with Franco Spain The For
eign Ministry said Bolivian interests
in Spain would be handled by the
Peruvian Legation.
Bolivia is the first American ma
tion to withdraw its recognition OF
the Franco regime
A spokesman at the Bolivian EN-
bassy in Washington said the de-
cree had been passed because of the
country's desire to fight Axis in
auences wherever they remain in the
world.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Laurel Results

FIRST RACE-Purse. 800: 4-year-
,5s. 1ds and up claiming; 5pG5onEs III ,.o
Patch Party (GilberO 4.10 $50
Quatredom (Wood1 800
Time l.16
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Death Toll Mounts 10 19
As Bombay Riots Spread
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
BOMBAY, Sept. 2S.-Knife play
continued today in the Moslem-
Hindu communal riots, which have
killed 10 and sent 80 to hospitals.
Leaders exerted pressure to end
the armed conflict.
Police arrested l60. A full COM
pany of troops stood ready for pos
sible emergency and to allay public
fears. The military has not yet in
tervened, although army officers
toured the city with policemen.
Heavy concentrations guarded
mosques, where thousand of Mos
lens prayed and dispersed without
incident. Their leaders urged them
to hasten homeward.
The Girgaum Mosque was fired
and flames damaged the roof and
upper portion. Residences of both
Hindus and Moslems were stoned by
rowing groups.
~
Evening star., 1945-09-28

In London, Reuters dispatch
from Bombay said Indian troops
had been called out to aid civil au-
thorities in quelling the disturb
ances.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-07-05
NO FOURTH OF JULY
HOLIDAY AT u. N. C..

Chapel HID, July 4.-Thcrc was no
Fourth OF July celebration or holiday
Tor faculty or students at the Uni
VerSlty OF North Carolina today.
Glasses for the new summer term
got Under way this morning follow
ing a tWo-day registration period
Monday and TUESDAY.
Unusual is the influx of a large
number of freshmen who will begin
their college careers this su1nmer in
stead Of waiting until the fall term
to enter. Approximately $50 had reg
lstercd late yesterday.
Registration for credit will con-
tinue through next Monday, July 8.
The first regular term of summer
session beginning now will continue
to August 30, while the second term
opens September 3 and runs to OCto-
Der p. The dates are coordinated
with the Navy VIZ program so that
civilian and military academic work
VIII run C~CnCurrently.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-07-05
TOP u. S. NAVY HEADS
MEET ON E COAST

WASHINGTON. July 4-(AP)-ThC
Navy disclosed today that Secretary
Forrestal and topflight naval Officers
from Washington and the Pacific
conferred in San Francisco last
Weekend on the progress of the wal
with Japan.
The presence in San Francisco OF
Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz, Com
mander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet
was revealed last week when he con
ferrcd there with President Truman
Others who participated in the
Navy talks, the Navy disclosed, in
cluded Fleet Adm. Ernest J. King
Commander in Chief Of the Fleet
and chief of naval operations; Adm
Royal E. Ingersoll, commander of the
western sea frontier; Adm. Raymond
A. Spruance, commander of the Fifth
Fleet: Vice Adm. Randall Jacobs
chief of naval personnel, and various
members of the staff of the fleet ad-
mirals.
The Navy said "p~rosccutiCn OF Pa
cific war was discussed but details
cannot be disclosed in the nationa
interest and in the interest of the
men fighting in the Pacific.'
Secretary Forrestal also conferred
with West Coast naval commanders
concerned with the ship repair prob
lem.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-07-05
WELL-KNOWN MINISTER
DIES AFTER OPERATION

Leonia, N. j., July 5.-(.AP)-The
Rev. Morris Wellington Ehnes, D.
d., for nearly 20 years treasure OF
the Board of Missions of the Meth
odist Church, died last night follow
ing an operation. He was u.
Born in Eastwood, Ont. he was
the founder Of Methodist mission
work in Southern Rhodesia. For II
years he was editor of publications
for the Interdenomnational Mission
AIRY Education Government. He was
treasurer of the Committee on Con-
SerVation and Advance of the Meth
odist Church from 1920 to 1924.
when he became treasurer Of the
Board of Missions, He retired last
year.
His widow, a sol and two daugh-
tcrS survive.