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Evening star., 1945-11-08
Patterson Says Atom
Forces u. 5. 10 Keen
Big Military Reserve
Secretary Declares Need
For Universal Troinine
Is Accented by Discovery
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Discovery of the atomic bomb,
far from making universal mill
tary training unnecessary, re-
quires more than ever a big re-
serve of trained men to protect
this country, Secretary of War
Patterson told the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee today.
AS the committee opened hearings
on universal training legislation,
urged by President Truman in a
message October %, Mr.. Patterson
brought the issue up to date by dis
cussing the effect Of atomic energy
on national defense.
Many Americans" the Secretary
said, "awed by the tremendous capa-
bilities of atomic energy, have con-
vinced themselves that all we shall
need in a future crisis is supply of
atomic bombs and comparative
handful of trained men to push the
button that will set of the bombs.
Military Differs in Opinion.
II know of no responsible military
authority who shares that belief. On
the contrary, all are agreed that the
bombs capacity for destruction and
the SuddenneSS with which it can
strike enormously increase the need
for maintaining in every section of
the United States trained citizen
soldiers capable of swift mobilization
in the event of an atomic or air.
borne attack"
Mr.. Patterson added that he made
the statement with full knowledge
that it is the fashion to dismiss as
'reactionaries' and 'diehards' all who
express doubt that the atomic bomb
has already rendered every other
weapon obsolete.
II hope I will not be written off
as dead to new ideas If I add my
name to that list"
At the close of the morning ses-
sion Representative Short, Repub-
lican, of Missouri, demanded an
executive session of the committee,
and when the group met behind
closed doors he moved the legis-
lation be postponed indefinitely.
Representative Kilday, Democrat, Of
Texas, presiding in the absence of
Chairman May, ruled the motion
was out of order because the House
then was in session.
The committee planned to meet
again at pm.
Conceding that I'VE do not know
ICao rID a TNTNTT. nee On \ -
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Victory Bond Sales
Surge 10 s., 100000
Within Last 48 Hours
Secretary Wolloce
Confident Drive Will
Be Oyersubscribed

Victory Bond sales in Wash
ington surged to So, 600, 900 in the
last 48 hours, an increase of
81, 100000 over the last reported
figure, as the Districts cam
paign to subscribe to an indi-
vidual quota of $42, ,000, 900 in the
drive gained momentum.
The District War Finance Com
mittee, in announcing the increase,
said Washington bond buyers now
have filled 23.6 per cent of their
quota. Series E Bond sales jumped
$4,000, 900, the committee reported,
to st, 500 900, or 24.4 per cent of the
$27 ,000, 900 quota.
Other issues were up $500, 900 to
$500 900. or % per cent of the
SIS, 5,000, 900 quota.
Gen. Devers to Speak
Secretary of Commerce Wallace
said today:
"The Victory Loan is a vote of
confidence in ourselves. It is a
home-front test of the personal
value each of us places on victory.
In subscribing to the Victory Loan
to our fullest ability we are assist
ing our Government and fighting
imitation. My confidence In the
American people assures me that
the Victory Loan will be oversub-
scribed."
More than 1900 Federal Works
Agency employees will hear Gen.
Jacob l.. Devers, commander OF
Army Ground Forces, speak at twin
Victory loan rallies today, one at
8 and the other at pm. at the
Interior Department auditorium.
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Fed
erai Works administrator, will
speak after Gen. Devers at both
rallies Music will be furnished by
the Army Ground Forces Band
under Sergt. Henry ]. Clatterbuck
B'nai Birth Goal Set.
Mrs. Nathan Hurwitz, chairman
of the B'nai Birth Victory Bond
team, announced that the groups
goal for the drive Is several 1000
bed hospitals. B'nai Birth youth
organizations are aiming toward
the sponsorship of several hundred
thousand operating tables. each
costing $780,.
New members Of B'nai Birth have
-
Evening star., 1945-11-08
kttIee 10 Be Invited
10 Address Congress

BY the Associated Press.
Prime Minister Clement Attlee of
Great Britain will be invited to adj
dress joint session of Congress
next week, House Speaker Rayburn
said today.
Mr.. Rayburn told reporters of the
invitation as he left White House
conference with President Truman
and other congressional leaders.
Mr.. Attlee is coming here Satur-
day for discussions of atomic energy
with President Truman and Prime
Minister w. L. Mackenzie King of
Canada.
Mr.. Rayburn did not give a spe-
cific date for Mr.. Attlee'S address,
but asserted it would not be Mon
day. The speech will be broadcast,
Mr.. Rayburn said.
Evening star., 1945-11-08

arrived here In 1895. He served as
member Of subcommittee deal
ing with the Sriffenhagen plan for
the reorganization of the District
government.
He also fought for sales tax for
the District and was a member of
another subcommittee which pro-
posed Camp Springs as the site for
a new airport, which was later built
at Gravelly Point.
Mr.. Nichols, a native of joplin.
Mo-, retired from Congress In Nav,
l943, to become a vice president
for TWA.
Representative johnson. Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma, who heard of his
death from Mr.. Nichols brother.
told reporters here that it was un-
usual for Mr.. Nichols to be travel
ing IN an Army plane as he usually
flew one of the airline's craft.
According to the Associated Press
from Cairo, Mr.. Nichols had been
there for several months making
preparations for TWAS passenger
service to the Middle East.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
u. S. to Boost Food Shipments
To Liberated Nations by 500
Anderson Says Supplies for Our
Country Will Still Be Ample

Norway, Italy, as well as French
North Africa.
In addition, about 10000 tons
have been allocated to the United
Kingdom and about 100000 tons
elsewhere, including United States
territories.
Mr.. Anderson said he hoped it
would be possible to maintain this
increased level of ALLEGATIONS for
food-desolated areas during the
first quarter of 1916.
But We are not necessarily
promising it," he said.
This country, the Secretary said,
win have ample supplies to keep
home consumption at present levels.
He added, however. that while
Evening star., 1945-11-08
$555, 500 Troffic- Control PIur
Approved by Commissioners

automobile inspections twice year
instead Of the single test now re-
quired.
1t was indicated that the program
win be an immediate undertaking
and that the l947 budget estimates
already contain initial features of
the recommendations.
As approved. the program will
have an annual operating cost Of
about $225 900, mostly made up Of
new positions and general mainte-
nance. II the new testing station is
approved, and the twice yearly In
spections installed, the capital outlay
total will be raised to $3.50. 500 and
the annual operating costs will be
boosted to 1880 900.
Mr.. Van Duzer told the Commis-
#sioners the plan has the approval Of
the Institute Of Traf1c Engineers
(see TRAFFIC, Page Ally
Evening star., 1945-11-08

FIRST RACE-Purse. S1,soO; 4-year-
olds and up; claiming; Il miles.
Splinter Cherry 1890 a1o 75o
Gray Call fPittarelli) 24.3o 1nS1
Woodbuck Lang) S90
Time 40 3f5
Also ran-Peacemaker, Sir Carol. Jab
Ne, Jacsteal, Wickcliffe Gal Robert 3. Lee,
Isle de Pine, Roman Matron, Escolar.
SECOND RACE-Purse, $1,000; maiden
4-year-olds and up; furlongs.
Earmers Girl uang) 1890 $50 $40
Flowing Water (Gonzalezl 1880 1870
stray Winds tBauer) $50
Time, 1:15.
Also ran-Ann-San, Royal Favor, Trace
Ne, Hopewell. Lyned's Lad, War Spy.
Twink Mo, Wolfberry, Tardy.
DAILY double paid S245.)
THIRD RAcE-Purse, $4,000; 2-year-
oldsi allowances; furlongs.
1riel Song tScawthorn) $40 $50 2.70
Challadette fSnellings) $40 $50
Dutch Cut QHaskeIl1 3tl
Time. 1.133s.
Also ran.-Mslvaset,. Lauramar, Dog
0syhiyan. Bramblette. Quick News. French
@<AA<s ~ i
Evening star., 1945-11-08
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
This country has allocated
liberated areas of Europe and
French North Africa about so
per cent more food for the Octo-
ber-December period than was
available to them in the previous
quarter.
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
told his news conference today near
ly 1000, 900 tons would be marked
for this form of export.
Countries to which this food is
being made available include those
served by the United Nations Relief
and Rehabilitation Administrations
principally in Southeastern Europe
France, Belgium, the Netherlands,
Evening star., 1945-11-08
GIN Violating Labor
Act, Union Charges
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DEROIT, Nov. 8. The CIO
United Auto Workers today an
nounced a charge of violating the
Wagner Act would be filed against
General Motors Corp.
Walter P. Reuther, vice president
of the UAW-CIO, said he would file
the charge at the Detroit Office of
the National Labor Relations Office
this afternoon.
The charge ensues, he said. from
the corporations refusal to bargain
collectively" with the union over
the latter's 80 per cent wage m
crease demand.
Mr.. Reuther said the union.
which yesterday turned down cor
poration compromise offer for 8 cost
LOT living increase, was taking the
position that General Motors was
violating the labor law in refusane
to negotiate on the basig ar ~
price and wage" position, althoa,eh
It has pleaded inability to pays the
demanded increase.
There was no immediate state
ment from General Motors.
Evening star., 1945-11-08

A f1ve-year $555, 500 postwar traf-
fic control program which Trafic
Director w. A. Van Duzer believes
will go far toward making WASH
ington streets the safest in the
country" was approved today BY
the Commissioners.
Principal capital outlay features
are:
Additional trafic signals to permit
eight lights at each intersection in
stead of four as at present. SITS, 600
A centrol control system for traf-
|fic signals, $3.50, 900.
Installation Of durable" markers
for pedestrian lanes IN place Of the
present painted type. $125 coo.
The Commissioners. however. took
under advisement" Z section Of thu
plan which proposed = $75.o00 auto
mobile testing station In Northwesi
Washington and the institution o1
Evening star., 1945-11-08
nazi Informer Ruined
Sabotage Program in
u. S, Clark Reveals
Suys U-Boot Spies
Plotted to Wreck IVA
And Other Projects

One of the eight German sabo-
teurs landed by U-boats in 1912
made beeline for the FBI and
spilled the details of their mis-
sion.
This tip resulted in the group be-
ing rounded up within IA days, ruin
ing their plans to wreck iva
source of power for the atomic bomb
poject-and other key war and
communications projects.
Disclosing this yesterday in a
statement, Attorney General Clark
said arrest of the group caused the
Germans to change plans to send
over a batch of saboteurs by SUBJ
marine every six weeks.
The informer, George Dasch, con-
tacted FBI Director j. Edgar Hoover
soon after slipping ashore with $780,
600 in cash and boxes of explosives.
He said he and Ernest Burger, an
other of the saboteurs, had agreed
to notify the FBI.
Former u. S. Resident.
Dasch had lived in the United
States from 1922 to l941, when he
returned to Germany. At the secret
trial of the saboteurs before a mil
itary commission, he testified that
his sole purpose in undertaking the
mission was to get out of Germany
again. He said he had no intention
Of committing sabotage.
Burger had served II months in
q concentration camp for criticizing
the Nazi party.
The saboteurs were sentenced to
death in August, 1912, but the
late President Roosevelt commuted
Dasch's sentence to 80 years i'm
prisonment and Burgers to life i'm
prisonment. The other six were
executed in the electric chair at the
District Jail and buried in Potter
Field.
Mystery Call Received.
Attorney General Clark gave this
account of Dasch's activities.
"On Sunday night, June IA, 1912,
a mysterious telephone call was re-
lceived by the New York Office of the
fFBI. The caller identified himself
as Franz Daniel Pastorious and said
he wanted to be known that he in
90 C1rOTE57T1,C q Y1---1 a.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
ToyIor Coins Slightly
In Louisville Vote Count

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. &c.
Leland Taylor, Democratic candi-
date for Mayor of Louisville, made
a slight gain when tabulation of
Tuesdays vote was resumed here
today.
The vote in 1888 of 495 precincts
gave Mr.. Taylor 1879 and Roy w.
Easley, Republican, 1893.
Evening star., 1945-11-08

DENVER, Nov. 8 (P.-A cold
wave from the North American
polar regions and Siberia enveloped
much of the Western United States
and Canada today, scattering snow
over wide areas. The cold wave
extended as far east as Kansas
City.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Two Kamikaze Pilots
Try 10 Assassinate
Jap Home Minister
AssoiIonts Are Captured;
OfficioI BIomes Food
Shortage for Attempt
BY the Associated Press.


TOKYO, Nov. 8.-Two vagrant
former kamikaze pilots who
waited with drawn knives in the
darkened halls of the Home Min
istry attempted vainly last night
to aSsassinate Home Minister
Kenjiro Horikiri.
The 6l-year -old minister, attacked
as he returned from addressing a
meeting Of police chiefs on the in
crease of crime and ''chaotic" con-
ditions in Japan, was not injured.
The aSsailants were taken in Gus
tody.
At his desk as usual today, Hori-
kiri dismissed the attempt against
his life as "unimportant," except as
it emphasized the increased rest
lessness" among the people.
"The social situation, as you know,
is deterioriating," he told the As
sociated Press In telephone inter-
view. The attack, he added, in
creased his personal intention to
work harder for the maintenance
of public order"
Horikiri said he possibly would
visit the Ueno Park relief station,
where the two former pilots have
been living with hundreds of other
vagrants, many of whom are forced
to sleep in the open. The attack,
he said, was in protest against con-
ditions at the station.
Food is the center of the prob
lem," said Horikiri, who was Mayor
of Tokyo after the 1923 earthquake.
The Nippon Times reported that
many Chiba prefecture farmers were
allowing their sweet potatoes to rot
in the ground rather than accept
government pay rates. The people
of Tokyo are travelling by the hun
dreds of thousands to the country
side over the week ends to supple
ment their food rations with black
market produce.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Late Bulletins
UItimufum to unconscious

BATAVIA F.-An ultima
tum declaring . British intent
to enter Soerabaja, disarm
Indonesians and "restorc nor
NAL conditions" in East Java
was delivered to Indonesian
leaders by British Maj. Gen.
E. G. Mansergh today.
Earlier Story on Page B-4.)
100 lews Die in Rioting
CAIRO R.-More than 100
Jews have been killed in riot
ing in Tripolitania and on
Several occasions troops have
been forced to open fire," !
British communique said to-
day. The statement said Trip
oil Is now quiet
Evening star., 1945-11-08
606-M.P.H. Record IS officiol

HERNE BAY, England, Nov. 8 tP.
The official world air-speed record
stood at 606 miles an hour today
after the National Physical Labora-
tory last night verified the new
mark set BY . jet-propelled Gloster
Meteor IN four runs over ! ]. .86-mile
course yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Truman Orders
All Pearl Harbor
Data Released
Agencies Directed
To Give Probers ANY
information Desired
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The White House said today
that President Truman has or
dered that the joint congress
sional committee investigating
Pearl Harbor must be supplied
with any information it desires.
His memorandum, to Federal de-
partment and agency heads, as well
as to the joint chiefs of staff, au-
thorizes all employees under them to
give the committee "any informa-
ton of which they may have knowI-
edge
The White House said the Presi-
dent sent out the memorandum last
night.
In it he also requested the depart
ment heads to authorize employees,
even if they aren't questioned by the
committee, to come forward volun-
tarily'' and report any information
which they may believe has not been
disclosed previously to the congress
sional investigators.
Applies to Men in Service.
This directive" the President
said, "is applicable to all persons in
your department or agencies
whether they are in the armed serv-
ices or not and whether or not they
are called to testify before the joint
COMMITTEES.
The text of the Presidents memo
randum follows:
Section three of the concurrent
resolution creating the joint con-
gressional committee on the investi-
cation of the Pearl Harbor attack
reads as follows:
Section three. The testimony Of
any person in the armed services,
and the fact that such person testify
before the joint committee herein
provided for, shall not be used
against him in any court proceeding
or held against him in examining
his military status for credits in the
service to which he belongs.
In order TO assist the joint COM
mittee to make a full and complete
investigation of the facts relating
to the events leading up to or fol-
lowing the account, you are request
ed to authorize every person in
your respective departments or
agencies if they are interrogated by
the committee or its counsel, to
give any information of which they
may have knowledge bearing on the
subject Of the committees investi-
Voluntary Disclosures Urged.
You are further requested to au-
thorize them whether or not they
are interrogated by the committee
or its counsel to come forward VOL
unfairly and disclose to its commit
tee or to its counsel any information
| they may have on the subject or to
| its inquiry which they may have
any reasons to think may yNnot al
ready have been disclosed to the
committee.
''This directive is applicable to all
persons in your departments or
agencies whether they are in the
armed services or not and whether
or not they are called to testify be-
fore the joint committee"
The Presidents memorandum
came at time when both Repub-
licans and Democrats on the invest
igating committee were contending
that political considerations are i'm
periling the value of the whole in
quiry.
Evening star., 1945-11-08

q. s. WILL WITHDRAW Marines
from China, Byrnes declares.
Page A-4
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Pimlico Results
BY the Associated Press.

(See CHINA, Page A-20.5 )
Evening star., 1945-11-08

fSee FOOD, Page A-123
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Cold Wuye Hits West

(See TRAINING, Page AZ
Evening star., 1945-11-08

1See VICTORY LOAN, Page A-3.l
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Evening star., 1945-01-02
Treasury Asks More Light
On Policy Toward Finland

BY the Associated Press. II
The Treasury has asked tie State
Department for more light on this
country's policy toward finland.
This was disclosed today by a
Treasury spokesman replying to a
reporters question about the status
of the Finnish 1919 relief debt.
The Treasury has stuck to It's
guns in refusing to allow Finland
to pay its December Is debt INSTALL
ment to the United States out 6f
frozen Finnish funds in America.
1t now has asked the State De-
partment to say fatty whether re-
fusal to accept payment is in con-
f1ict with the foreign policy of the
United States.
Treasury officials feel that to un-
freeze Finland's assets to pay this
Government would be inconsistent,
because Finland has previously been
refused permission to use the assets
to pay interest to American holders
of Finnish bonds.
The United States has broken
diplomatic relations with Finland
and officially classes that country
as enemy territory"
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Escaped Nozi Found
'Hunqed in Florida

Py the Associated Press.
CLEWISTON, Fla, Jan. 2.-The
body of an escaped German prisoner
of war, Karl Behrens, was found
hanging from a tree miles north
of the Clewiston prisoner of war
camp yesterday.
"Behrens left no note said rRr
Agent r. G. Danner of Miami, "but
circumstances indicate that he TOOK
his own life"
He escaped from the camp Satur-
day afternoon.
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Methodist Group Opposes
Peacetime Conscripfion
Rr the Associated Press.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. >2.-Del-
egates to the Methodist Conference
on Christian Education last night
adopted resolution opposing pro-
posed act of Congress calling for
compulsory military service and
peacetime conscription.
The resolution, introduced by F. G
Toll of Detroit, also appealed to all
conference members to urge other
church groups throughout the coun-
try to take similar stand and
urged all Methodist bishops to lead
the church in the action.
The nights session included cleo
ton of the Rev. T. B. Echols of Aus
tin, Tex, president; L. F. Sensa-
bsugh of Dallas, vice president.
Evening star., 1945-01-02


Gardner. Clifton
Jordan. Rudolph o.
McKeamer. James M
Queen, William D.
Roberts, Stanley r.
Claytor, william r
East, Warren e.
Galloway. c. R.
Gibson, James
Graves, Detroit F.
Greene, James M.
Johnson, w. H.
Jones, Rufus S.
Evening star., 1945-01-02

Of Washington, also has advocated
such action as chairman OF the Dis
trict subcommittee Of the House
Appropriations Committee.
Senator McCarran declared he
was only too glad to lend my ef-
forts in getting them pay scale
they SO justly deserve" He stressed
that there are three departments
that Should never be subjected to
unwarranted economy-the schools
and teachers come first, and the
Police and Fire Departments divide
second place"
A new salary schedule recon-
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Cigarette Firms Allotted
More tobacco by VIA

'sEy the Associated Press
I. The War Food Administration
frightened the new year with some
good news for cigarette smokers. i
Increased allocations to purchasers
of both hurley and flue cured to-
baccos-the two major types used in
American cigarettes were an
nounced.
But officials didn't advise the
luckless smokeless to stand in line
Immediately in hope of fatter ra-
tions. Although manufacturers can
now buy more tobacco, most of them
age 1t for several seasons before
putting it in cigarettes, it was ex-
nlained
Evening star., 1945-01-02
|McCarran Supports
Move 10 Boost Pay
|0f District teachers

Senator McCarran, Democrat, o1
Nevada. has joined in the move.
ment for granting District schoo
teachers higher salaries. after ex-
pressing belief that increases coulo
be accomplished by effecting econ
omies in other departments of the
District government.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee has announced
he will introduce a measure calling
for pay increases for the city's 81
900 public school teachers.
Representative Coffee. Democrat,
Evening star., 1945-01-02

Lawrence. c. NJ.
Malachi, Allen B.
Nicely, John T.
Reid, Robert
Spencer, Walter H.
TWyman, James c.
Virgins, Gilbert NJ
Goodings, Bennie
Goodman, Eugene
Howard, Joseph
O'Neal, Lawrence
Iimmons, Hal A.
Evening star., 1945-01-02

luton of sTERA-KLEEN ~ teas
powder, " glass water; soak 20 min.
or overnight). STERA-KLEEN helps
70 prevent decay germs, plate odors. /
No brushing. just daily bath will
keep your teeth as clean 80. as nat-s
ufal-looking as the day you got them
800 for 30-day supply. Buy STERA>
kLEEN at any drugstore.
Evening star., 1945-01-02
l -169 ,285, ,108 111,741,545
Thank All Workers.

The local salvage group said that
TT is always difficult to express the
heartfelt appreciation of this COM
mittee, particularly in that there
are so many who are deserving. To
the area salvage chairman and their
workers, especially the boys who
have given SO much during the past
year, 60 our deepest thanks"
The committee also expressed
gratitude for the salvage work of
parent teacher associations, school
children, radio stations and to 'the
newspapers, The Star, the Times
Herald, the Post, the News, the
Washington Shopping News, the
Afro-American and many others"
Evening star., 1945-01-02

mended by the Board OF Education
has been submitted ito the Commits
sioners for study. It would raise the
basic pay on graduated scale from
$500 to $500 year.