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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Commissioners Urge Senators
1oEnd Free Water to AGENCIES

mas not been submitted to the Bud
get Bureau for approval, since a
prompt report on the McCarran
measure had been requested by
Senator Johnston, Democrat, OF
South Carolina, head of a District
subcommittee considering the bill.
In brief, the Commissioners said
the desirable aims of the McCarran
bill can be obtained by simpler
methods which would leave the
management of the water supply
and distribution more directly re-
sponsive" to the will of Congress,
and eliminate the need for adding
one more to the already large num-
Der Of individual administrative
agencies"
The distribution. billing and col
Letting agencies Of the water sys-
tenn now are under control of the
Water Department, under the Com
missioners, and the supply system
is managed by the District engineer
(See WATER, Page A-0.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09

almost immediate relief to smaller
shop owners whose less-than-carlot
shipments of seasonal merchandise
were banned from incoming rails.
The B. & O., which has been hand
ling 40 to so carloads of freight per
day since the strike began-with its
no-struck Jacobs Transfer Co.
drivers-anticipates an influx of
1000 freight cars a week, laden with
Christmas goods.
Some observers predict, however,
that the Pennsylvania Railroad
cannot lift its own embargo until
at least l8 days after the end of
the strike because of the pile-up of
Washington-bound freight cars in
out-of-town points. Possibility also
arose that the Pennsylvania may
face a loss of nearly a half million
(See TRUCKERS pace Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
New Bomber Cuts Speed Record
From West Coast by rs Minutes
'Mixmoster' Averages 432 MPH in 2,295-MiIe
Flight Here in 5 Hours, II Minutes

landed at $40 pm, 10 minutes
after buzzing the field, Christos
Harmantas, NAA timer who CLICKED
the plane at 6:39::34 pm. over the
Boiling Field control tower, ex-
planned that this is regarded as the
actual time of arrival, as landing
time may depend on traffic condi-
tions at the field.
Piloted by 1t. Col H. E. Warder
of Mckinney, Tex. chief of the
bombardment branch at Wright
Field, Dayton, Ohio, and Capt
Glenn w. Edwards, Lincoln, Calf.
attached to the bomber test section
at Wright Field, the plane took of
from Long Beach at 1:22 pm
Washington time.
The XB-42 is officially known as
an altitude medium bomber OF
monocoque construction, twin-en-
gined pusher type" Nicknamed the
"Mixmaster, it is driven by counter
rotating three-bladed Curtis pro-
pellors at the end of the tail. It's
two Allison liquid-cooled engines
are located inside the fuselage just
behind the pilots compartment, an
g. ~ ,y-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Naval Board Probinu
Marines Smelling Of
North China Town
Village Bomborded With
Mortors After Killing
Northeast of Tientsin
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
TIEN1EIN. Dec. "a Naval
Board OF Inquiry today was in
vestigating the action of Amer
lean Marines in firing "a mortar
shells into a village northeast OF
here last Tuesday after two Chi
nese gunner had killed one Ma
rine and wounded another "in
ccad blood"
The Marines announced the she'll
ing today and seasoned American
combat men estimated that the VIII
lage, could have been wiped out II
all the 60-millimeter shells scored
direct hits.
Maj. Gen. Keller E. Hockey, COM
handing the Marine Bird Amphibious
Corps. said the Marines opened fire
after the gunner fled into the viii
lage and the villagers failed to sur
render them.
His formal statement said a Ma
rine officer had given the village a
half hour to surrender the two
Chinese and issued the order to fire
when the deadline expired.
Shooting Incidents in Area.
The village is about mile south
west of Anshan. which is 40 miles
southwest of the Marine held port
of Chinwangtao. 1t is an area where
shooting incidents have been re-
ported previously.
There have been no previous re-
ports of Marines using mortars
against Chinese, although small
arms fire has been exchanged with
irregulars. (The statement did not
say whether there were any Chinese
casualties or what were the results of
the mortar fire.
Gen. Hockey identified the dead
Marine - whose shooting was re-
ported three days ago-as a private
first class and his seriously
wounded companion as a corporal
Their names we're withheld.
Gen. Rocky said the two were
hunting rabbits when two Chinese
approached. One produced a pistol
and shot the Marines lin cold
blood"
The corporal escaped by feigning
death, Gen. Rocky added, but was
shot again in the leg as he lay on
the ground. The Chinese also fired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Truman Takes Friends
On Week -End Cruise

President Truman and a party
of friends left Washington early
last night aboard the presidential
yacht Williamsburg for a weekend
cruise on the Potomac. They are
scheduled to return about am
tomorrow.
Accompanying the President were
Joseph E. Davies, former ambas-
sador to Moscow; Secretary of the
Treasury Vinson; Senators Lucas
Democrat, of Illinois, and Magnu-
son, Democrat, of Washington; for
mer, Postmaster General Frank G.
Walker; George E. Allen of the
White House staff, and Comdr
Clark Clifford, assistant naval aide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
COP Committee Vote!
To Expand Program
OF Party Caucuses
Policies Outlined By
Congressional Groups
Unanimously Endorsed
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-Ihe Re-
publican National Committee to-
day unanimously Endorsed the
program adopted Wednesday by
the Republican members of the
House and Senate "as the basis
of the policy of our party"
The committee went further,
however, and declared that this
statement of principles and policies
should be further developed and
augmented by the ideas of the Re-
publican party throughout the
country"
The committee instructed Ma
tional Chairman Herbert Brownell
jr., to appoint a committee of seven
members of the National COMMITTEES
to receive and collate suggestions
for further development Of a ma
tional program, Ito the end that the
ultimate declaration shall repre-.
sent the aggregate of the conscience
intelligence and hopes Of the Re
publicans in all States"
The seven member committee was
instructed to cooperate with the
Republican members of Congress OF
any committee appointed by them
to carry out the intent of the ma
tional committees action, in effect
provides a means for drafting a
more comprehensive statement OF
party policies than is contained in
the Congressional program.
The action was applauded both
by critics and supporters of the
Congressional program as it now
stands. An open breach in COM
mittee was avoided.
In some measure, however, this
action was forced by those mem
bers of the committee who con-
sidered the Congressional declara.
ton OF principles neither strong
enough nor concrete enough, mol
that it covered enough ground.
Several of these critics, among
tt m National Committeeman
Ralph H. Cake of Oregon and Ma.
tional Committeeman Frank o
Horton Of Wyoming, had demanded
that the national committee delay
action on the Congressional pro.
gram. Others also had insisted
that the national committee should
not be asked to accept the docu-
ment written by the Republican
members of Congress without i'm.
plementing it. They all expressed
themselves pleased with the com.
promise they had obtained.
Not Concession, He Says.
Mr.. Brownell, who said he woulc
appoint the new committee on ma.
tional policy as soon as he return.
to Washington headquarters, said il
AN interview that the action of tn.
committee was not "a concession" t.
the insurgent group.
Its what I have wanted al
along" he said. There has never
been a continuing policy agency.
consider the new plan one of tn,
best things that has been done By
the committee"
Mr.. Brownell added that he hopet
this agency would be continued int,
the presidential campaign year
when the Republican National Con.
(ConfinlIeG IN Do A1o CoI,,,o, !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Gen. Homma Indicted
For War Crimes Of
laps in Philippines
Accused Of Deuth March
And Other Atrocities;
Faces MuniIu Triul
b. the Associated Press.


| TOKYO. Sunday. Dec. 9.-The
United States today formally
charged Japanese 1t. Gen. Masa-
haru Homma, conqueror of the
Philippines, with permitting the
death march of Bataan and
other atrocities against Filipinos
and Americans.
The indictment, made public by
Gen. Macarthur, also named four
other officers accused of sanctioning
murder, brutalities and other crimes
during the early months of the war
in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, Gen. MacArthur's
headquarters announced that the
Secretary of War has ordered that
final action in the case Of 1t. Gen.
Tomoyuki Yamashita shall be with
held pending disposition by the
United States Supreme Court of
petitions for writs of habeas corpus
and prohibition.
Yamashita is under sentence Of
hanging decreed by military court
as punishment for condoning atroc-
tiles by his Japanese troops in the
Philippines.
VIII Be Taken to Manila.
Homma, So, who is held at Omori
prison camp outside Tokyo, will be
taken to Manila for trial shortly,
presumably before the same type of
military commission which two days
ago sentenced Yamashita.
Some Of the other officers named
already are in the Philippines. The
trial dates will be announced later
by 1t. Gen. Wilhelm D. Styer, COM
mander of American forces in the
Southwest Pacific.
The indictment, consisting of two
broad charges and AZ specifications,
does not accuse Homma himself of
committing atrocities or specifically
ordering them, but of permitting
troops under his command to muir
der, criminally attack, rob, pillage
and otherwise violate the laws of
war.
The other officers listed were 1t.
Col. Saichi Ohta, commander of the
dreaded Kempei Tai military po-
lice) in the Philippines during
1912; Maj. Zanzo Saito, commander
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 8.-The CIC
United Auto Workers high coun-
Gil in the General Motors strike
turned thumbs down today or
President Truman's proposal tt
end the strike and urged a drive
against his recommended labor
legislation.
Terming the Presidents request
that the strikers return to work "ill-
advised and undeserved," the union s
General Motors council also "vigor-
ously condemned" his proposed leg
islation as vicious" and "antiiabor. !"
Thus was emphasized CLIO break
with Mr.. Truman as the auto union S
rank and file membership was ad-
vised to continue the NATIONWIDE
walkout in General Motors fac
tories which has kept $4,000 work
ers idle for Is days. Striking GIN
locals will vote on the councils rec
concentrations.
The GIN council recommended
that I'VE mobilize our full political
power" in an effort to block Mr..
Truman's proposed legislation.
In resolution the council asked
help from local unions, individual
members and every one we can mo-
billie to impress upon the President
and the Congress our opposition to
this vicious, antilabor legislation. =
CLIO Heads AssaiI Idea.
The Presidents legislation would
set up fact-f1nding groups in major
strikes to make public reports. While
these groups were operating, strikes
and lockouts would be outlawed
Public opinion" would influence
settlements, the President suggested.
CIO heads assailed Mr.. Truman's
ideas as contrary to iabor's right To
strike and asserted that there would
be nothing to prevent the packing"
of fact-finding bodies.
tThe White House said there
would be no comment now on the
refusal of the General Motors
Council to approve Mr.. Humans
back-to-work request. Secre-
tary of Labor Schwellenbach in
dicated he believed negotiations
would progress hopefully between
the striking auto workers and
General Motors Corp.
(Mr. Schwellenbach said he was
mot surprised ''by the action of
the council and gave newsmen
the impression that the President
may hold off appointment of a
fact-finding commission for the
GIN dispute so long as wage talks
continue. The negotiations will
be resumed tomorrow.
(Other labor officials were opti-
mistic that settlement of GIN
wage differences would be reached
this week.
(Mr. Schwellenbach will address
the Lawyers Guild in Detroit to-
morrow. He emphasized that the
engagement was made two months
ago and has nothing to do with
automobile industry labor trou-
bles, but confirmed reports said
he might be consulted in the dis
pute.)
picket Line" Of Cars.
The councils verdict In this new
chapter in the unions bitter fight
with General Motors for a 80 per
cent wage rate increase came short
ly after a mass demonstration in
the city by fellow unionists in q
gigantic motorcade picket line"
1--WE regret" said the GIN council
(See GENERAL MOTORS, A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
BY LOUIS p. LOCHNER and
YVES GALLAGHER,

Associated Press Foreign Correspondents.
NUREMBERG, Dec. 8.-Rudolt
Hess declared today that he few
to England to try to halt the
fight between two noble races
England and Germany-and
not to enlist British aid in the
attack on Russia, as widely be-
lieved.
Hess asserted he had planned the
flight for nearly year before the
invasion of Russia and even had Ia
ken of for England several times
from June, 1910, onward, but each
time was forced back by bad wealth
er. The successful attempt came on
May 10. 1941.
The former No. ) Nad and self
(see HESS, Page AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Union Council
Spurns Truman =!
GIN Peacebid
Issue Up to Locals;
Fight on Proposed
Labor Law Urged

JOHN L. LEWIS to testify tomorrow
on Truman fact-flnding proposal.
Page Ais.
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(See HOMMA, Page A-5.)
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(See BIG THREE, Page A-25.)
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(See POISONING, Page A-6J
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(See PLANE, Page ALL
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(See MARINES, Page A-5D
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tSee TRUCKERS, Page A-4.)
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(See WATER, Page A-9.)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-16
Robert Young Helped
Combat Buzz Bombs

Cpl. Robert D. Young, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Young of Lake
avenue, is a member of the 125th
Anti-Aircraft unit which made more
than 700di rect hits on German buzz
bombs in the skies over England
and later in Belgium, it was reveal
ed this week by the Assembly Area
command in France.
Gunners in the unit also had 200
crippling blows on bombs, forcing
them to land in the English channel
or in open fields.
In addition to its buzz-bomb oper-
ations, the battalion fired $4,000
rounds of ammunition in helping to
stop the German forward lunge in
the famous December Belgian bulge
breakthru, and fast firing is reported
to have burned out four barrels on
each gun in the battery.
At present the anti-aircraft unit
personnel are assigned to patroline
traffic in the Assembly Area com
mand in II re-deployment camps in
France.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-16

band concert under direction of Sid
ney Hauenstein on the Presbyterian
church yard. Players were princi-
pally former members of the high
school band hastily recruited for the
occasion.
Markets Drop
Rejecting the arrival of peace,
Bluffton grain markets were general
ly lower Wednesday. Wheat was
quoted at S1.50 per bushel, six cents
under last week while oats at So
cents were five cents under the price
of week ago.
Unlike many of the larger cities.
Buttons celebration did not start
until the official announcement had
been made by President Truman,
but from that time on local cele-
brants cut loose in earnest.
Tenseness pent up for five days
while hopes for surrender ebbed and
flowed and japanese reports proved
contradictory time after time was
evidenced by the enthusiasm that
bubbled into full-fedged celebra-
tion in a matter of minutes.
Significant Occasion
But against this background of
hilarity of unrestrained exuberance
there also was deeper, more seri-
Gus undercurrent. That the CHASTITY
effects of war must never again be
visited upon the world was a theme
mentioned over and over again wher-
ever there were gatherings of
celebrants and spectators.
Looking forward to brave new
world of brotherhood, there was
sincere expression of the belief that
out of this-mankind's severest trial
must and will come enduring
peace.
And this promise of better
world to come meant more than the
celebration to those many who stood
on the edges of the throngs with
tears in their eyes and sorrow in
their hearts for loved ones who had
made the supreme sacrifice in the
hope that the light of peace may
burn on brightly thru the years to
come.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-16
Former Bluffton Man, Marine
Flyer, Expected to be
Freed Soon
Preparing for Study of Medicine
While Held Prisoner by
Enemy

From prison camp on the Jap
anese home island of Shikoku on
August came a radio broadcast to
his family by 1t. David Kliewer, of
the U. S. Marine corps, first Bluffton
youth to be taken prisoner by the
enemy, indicating that he is alive
and well despite the rigors of inn
prisonment approaching the four
year mark.
1t. Kliewer was one of the heroic
little garrison to be taken prisoner
by the japanese when Wake capitu-
lated in the early days of the war,
He is now at Zentsuji camp, and it
is hoped will be liberated oy Ameri-
can occupation troops within mat
ter of hours following japanese sur
render.
His message addressed to his sis
ter and transmitted by radio by the
japanese government to one of our
own Navy radio posts was as fol
lows:
81 received yesterday the Decem-
Der, 1914, letter and photos of Ann
and Jimmy. They take by breath
away. 1t almost creates a desire to
have family of my own. When
homesick and lonely | get in my
small corner with the photo album
that is my handsome, prolific family.
"The past three and one-half years
have given me plenty of opportunity
for intro and retrospection. | have
learned adaptabilities and am en-
joying living, regardless of the pres
ent difficulties and monotony.
"My medical studies at Harvard
Northwestern or California still are
planned. | am studying every avail.
able moment. Just completed a de-
tailed study of Gray's anatomy. Al
Wake Marine officers here are well
All my love-"
1t. Kliewer is the son of Rev. anc
Mrs. P. A. Kliewer, of Albany, Ore
gon, and was graduated from Bluff.
ton High school. His father former
ly was pastor of the Ebenezer Men
MONTE church here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-16
Bluffton Pilot Of Navy Fighter Plane
Rescued From Japanese Inland Sea

scored three rocket hits out of four
tries and left the ship sinking. In
the attack, however, the engine of
his plane was hit by anti-aircraft
fire, and he was forced to land on
the water about a mile off shore.
Fellow fliers found the green dye
marker on the water showing Ensign
Yoder's position just before dark and
directed the Dumbo flying boat to
the place. The big plane set down
on the water for five minutes to
pick up Ensgin Yoder, and just as it
took off a burst of eight shells
struck the water directly in front
of the plane. Apparently the fire
came from shore batteries.
Short On Gasoline
The two fighter planes accompany
ing the big plane landed on the
water at the entrance to the inland
sea on the return trip when their
gasoline supply was exhausted, and
the flying boat landed again to pick
them UP.
Trouble continued to dog the
rescue mission, however, for the big
ship also ran short on fuel and al
loose gear except emergency equip
ment was thrown overheard tc
tighten the load. The plane finally
landed with only enough gasoline tt
have flown half an hour longer.
Following the rescue Ensign Yodel
was reported a little pale, but ap
parently none the worse for having
spent five hours in rubber boat il
the enemy's inner stronghold.
"Yoder threw me a kiss as
coasted by on the landing to picl
him up" the pilot of the rescu
plane said. Several Japanese fish
ing boats were in the vicinity o
where the crash landing was mad
by Yoder who escaped detection.
The young fier has been in tn
service since February, 1943, an
had pre-fight training at DePau,
university at Greencastle, Ind. H
went overseas last January and wa
on his sixth mission in the currer
task force operation when he wa
shot down.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-16
JEFFERSON STREET
RE-SURFACING IS
DROPPED BY STATE
Unofficial Word from Highway
Department is Received by
Clerk Here
Town Unwilling to Bear Any
Portion of Cost of Proposed
Improvement

Re-surfacing of Jefferson street,
proposed a month ago by the State
Highway department, will not be eff
fectiye this summer, according to un-
official information received this week
by municipal officials.
Change in the plans to improve
that part of jefferson street travers-
ed by State Route 103 was announced
by Town Clerk Wilford o. Geiger,
who said his information came from
an attache of the State Highway de-
partment.
Seek Permission in July
Application to re-surface the street
was proposed early in July by the
state department, and the Bluffton
council consented to the departments
request on condition that the town
would be relieved of sharing any part
of the cost.
Estimates made by the state at
that time indicated that the cost of
the improvement would be approx
mately S535, and under usual pro-
cedure the towns share of the expen-
diture would be about 800.
Altho there has been on official no.
tification that the state department
has dropped plans to re-surface the
street, town officials are assuming
that tne matter has been closed, and
are not anticipating any further move
from the state.
Effect of Rider Unknown
Whether the decision not to improve
the street was influenced in any way
by the councils rider making it's ap-
proval conditional on the state pay
ing the entire cost of the project is
not known.
Proposed re-surfacing of Jefferson
street was a part of an improvement
to State Route 103, which follows the
thorofare to Main street inside the
corporation.
No word has been received as to
whether plans for the work on Route
103 east from the town corporation
limit also have been dropped, Bluff
ton officials said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-16
James Bdsinger Ends
Basic Flight Training

Aviation Cadet James Fl. Basinger,
son of Noah Basinger, Lawn avenue,
has completed his basic flight train
ing at the AAF Pilot School Basic,
Gunter Field, Montgomery, Alabama,
it was announced last week by the
commandant of cadets at this field.
Cadet Basinger received his primary
training at Carlstrom Field, Arcadia,
Conn.
While at Gunter Field, Cadet Ba-
singer has logged approximately 7O
hours in basic training ships. Those
flying hours include cross country
navigation flights, night flights and
formation flying. His advanced
training will be given at another
school in the vast AAF Training
Command.