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Evening star., 1945-10-13
Community War Funt
Is Tagging,
Director Declares
Donations Are Short
33 Per Cent Compared
With One Year AGO

Leaders in the Community War
Fund campaign for $4,970, ,O0O
laid the cards on the table today
and showed the public the cam
paign is not going as well as ii
should.
1--WE thought we would be doing
fairly well If we had $500 900 at
this point but we don't" said Her.
bert L. Willett, executive director
of the Community War Fund.
Contributions tabulated at the
fifth report meeting yesterday to-
tailed s1,923,876.36. Lee D. Butler,
campaign chairman, announced that
the advanced gifts unit turned in an
additional $4,000, bringing collec-
'tions up to $2,009, ,87636.
1--WE knew it would be tough when
we took it on" said MIR. Butler.
I'VE will have to make a great deal
tdSteT progress.
Drive to Close Soon.
The campaign is scheduled to close
October %. Mr.. Willett pointed out
that the Victory Loan drive will be-
gin October 90 and said that the
two campaigns cannot overlap.
The campaign is 1857 per cent be-
hind results last year at this time,
he said. The number of pledges
received to date is 141 ,257, or 133,-
844 less than last year. The amount
collected is 1851 100 less.
The average contribution so far is
81 cents more than last year but
Mr.. Willett said this figure does not
show whether individuals are giving
more or less. One large gift could
account for the difference, he point
ed out.
From Japan, Gen. Macarthur has
cabled his personal desire for con-
ftinuation of USO camp shows for
occupation troops. USO services are
supported by the drive.
81 wish to extend my personal
thanks and appreciation to all per-
sonnel Of USO camp shows who have
performed for troops under my COM
mand, Gen. Macarthur cabled Mai.
Gen. Joseph w. Byron, director bf
Special Services Division of the
Army.
USO Shows Demanded.
THE entertainment which they
provided contributed materially to
the maintenance Of high morale,
and It Is my sincere desire that USO
camp shows continue its work in
tnis tneater during the occupation
phase that lies ahead, he said,
One OF the first things Gen. Mac
Arthur asked when the Philippines
(see WAR FUND, Psee All
Evening star., 1945-10-13
Elderly Couple Found
Dead in Gas-FiIIed
Apartment Here
Police Believe Women
Was Victim of Stroke
Before Husbands Death

An elderly couple was found
dead this morning in a first
floor apartment in a rooming
house at SIS Sixth street NV.
Carbon monoxide poisoning ap-
parently caused at least one of
the deaths, police said.
Detective Sergt. A. D. Clarke of
the homicide squad identified them
as William H. Knight, 81, and his
wife, Irene. SO.
He said the mans death appar-
emily had been caused by carbon
raonoxide which filled the room as a
gas heater in the kitchen, which
heated water for the building, ex-
hausted the oxygen in the air.
Autopsy to Be Performed.
Mrs. Knights death may have
been caused by a stroke during the
night, and probably took place sew
eral hours before Mr.. knight was
overcome. he said.
Coroner A. Magruder Mcdonald
said he would perform. an autopsy
to determine whether Mrs. knight
died of stroke or was asphyxiated.
Sergt. Clark said Mrs. Knight was
in bed, but that Mr.. knight was
stretched on the floor partly in the
kitchen and partly in the bedroom
and that he may have risen from a
chair when he Sensed something was
wrong and was overcome trying to
reach the kitchen.
Roomers discovering nothing but
steam in the hot-water taps, went
downstairs to investigate and
found the bodies. The heater had
turned all water to steam in the
hot-water system, Sergt. Clark said.
Four Children Survive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knight were the
parents of Is children, of whom only
four are living. A son, John Richard
Knight, younger of the two surviving
sons, resides at 1884, D street NE.
The older son, Louis Knight, lives in
Baltimore, while two daughters, Rose
Anna and Nellie Marie, are married
and live in Cabin John, Md, and
Suitland, Md.
John Knight said his father had
been employed in dairy at Layhi1,
Md, until he suffered a paralytic
stroke which affected his left side
about 20 years ago.
Following this he was unable to
work, MIR. Knight said, and moved
with his wife to Washington. He
said his mother had been i'll for
some time before her death.
Evening star., 1945-10-13

BlnalOnan lies Gen. Nainwright.
just east of the main highway. An
old and rarely used road runs more
or less parallel to the main high
way northward and leads into Bina-
lonan directly. For some reason or
other I chose the old road, and by
doing SO just missed being captured
or killed.
AS I was nearing the town, a
platoon of four or five tanks rode
down the main highway about 200
yards to my left, going south. They
were Jap tanks. My dusty Packard
sedan would have offered small re-
sistance to them if I had encoun-
tered them head-on, on the main
road.
I got into the village aware that
Evening star., 1945-10-13
I9 Jap Puppet OfficioIs
Seized by Americans
sy the ASSOCIATED Press.


TOKYO, Oct. 13.-The arrest of
nine officials of the Marking and
Manchukuo japanese puppet gov
ernments by American counterintel-
ligence officers was announced to-
day by American 9th Army head
quarters.
They have been placed in custody
of the Provost Marshal at Yoko-
hama.
Marking puppet officials arrested
were Tsi Nin-tsou Wang, Embassy
counselor; Chow Su-chu, second
Embassy secretary; Chen Shan Chi,
Chung An Yuen and Chong I-lung,
third secretaries; Capt. Yuan, in
charge of the Office of military at
tache, and Rear Admiral Wang
Ching-wu.
Manchukuo puppet officers ar
rested were Wang Jung-tin, Am
bassador, and Tao Yung-fang, mill
tary attache.
Evening star., 1945-10-13


26th our chief
front-line force
again.
On the morn
ing of December
"a, after issuing
the ord ers to
withdraw toward
Bataan, ! went
up to Binalonan
believing t h a t
Brig. Gen. Clyde
A. Selleck, the
list Divisions
C m m a n d er A.,
would be there.
Evening star., 1945-10-13
New York Hotels Hold
Rooms for Fleet Visit
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Two hun
dred hotels in the Hotel Association
of New York City sent out notices
today they would have no rooms
for the general public between Oc-
tober Is and November 6, when the
feet is in port for Navy Day exer-
cises.
The hotels mailed the notices to
regular guests who had applied for
reservations during the period.
Every available room will be as
signed to Navy men. the notice said.
There are about $50 hotels in New
York that do not belong to the as
sociation.
Evening star., 1945-10-13
Japanese Surrender
In Color Photo

A full-color photo OF Gen.
Macarthur accepting the
surrender of the japanese is
reproduced on the cover" of
tomorrow's rotogravure sec
ton of The Star. The section
also contains a full page of
caricatures Of prominent Sem
atorS, drawn from life by
Oscar Berger, internationally
famous caricaturist.
Evening star., 1945-10-13

at least some elements of the enemy
were now between me and Bataan
but could not find Gen. Selleck. Nor
could I find any list Division troops
But the 26th Cavalry was there
with little Col. Pierce right out in
the thick of furious combat with
the vanguard of the main Jap force
The 26th had been in action since
daylight, protecting the retreat OF
the list to the Agno. BY the time
I reached it, the 26th was reduced
to not more than 450 men.
I ordered Pierce to get his truck
train and his wounded men out as
quickly as possible and hold his
position as long as he safely could
and still be able to withdraw his
remaining men. When the time
came to withdraw, he would back
up to the Agno, Is miles below him,
cross the bridge, destroy it and hold
the south side of the river.
Pierce held that position at
Binalonan against overwhelming
odds until $3.50 on the afternoon of
December "a, by which time he had
forced the Japs to deploy the ad-
vance guard of their main column
and to begin the deployment of the
whole main assault body.
Here was true cavalry delaying
action, fit to make mans heart
sing. Pierce that day upheld the
best traditions of the cavalry serv-
ice, and his action led to his being
raised to the rank of brigadier
general.
I stayed at Binalonan with him
for two or three hours and then
returned to my Alcala headquarters.
Evening star., 1945-10-13
QuisIing Loses in Appeal
From Death Sentence
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 13.-The Nor
wegian Supreme Court today re.
jected Vidkun Quisling's appeal from
the death sentence imposed for trea.
son, the Norwegian Information Of
flee announced here.
"Quisling's appeal was unsuccess-
full on all points" the information
agency said. "The decision of the
Supreme Court was unanimous
The former Norwegian puppe'
leader had been sentenced by the
lower court September 10. Under
Norwegian law he was permitted
to appeal only from the sentence
not from the courts verdict oil
guilty.
Evening star., 1945-10-13
Tito Charges Subasic
Quit Cabinet as Aid
To Allied Intervention
Premier Says Foreign
Powers Seek to Act
Before Elections
Ey the Associated Press.

LONDON, Oct. 13.-Marshal
Tito has accused DR.. Ivan Su-
basic of resigning as Yugoslav
Foreign Minister in order to give
motive for foreign interven-
ton" in Yugoslavia before the
elections scheduled for Novem-
Der II, the Belgrade radio said
today.
The broadcast gave q text of
Tito's letter to DR.. Subasic, accept.
ing the latter's resignation.
When he left the government ear.
lier this week DR.. Subasic said he
was doing SO because an agreement
he had signed with Tito, the Yugo-
slave Premier, for the establishment
of coalition regime was not being
carried out.
Says He Fulfilled Pledges.
According to the broadcast Tito
denied that this was true and told
DR.. Subasic. Everything I pledged
to do in agreement with you and
everything proposed to us by the
Big Three in Yalta is being done"
Tito made it clear he was deter
mined to go ahead with the Yugo-
slav elections with the present suf-
frage and voting rules, and added
that 1t was not his fault if DR.. Su-
basics party and the rest of the
opposition refused to present candi-
dates.
Tito established Soviet-backe
government in Yugoslavia during
the war. DR.. Subasic served as
Premier Of the exiled Yugoslav gov
ernment in London until the two
administrations were merged under
Tito's leadership last March with
the blessing of the Big Three.
British Aides Skeptical.
Official British circles greeted
Tito's accusations with skepticism
asserting that the idea of Allied
Intervention in Yugoslavia was
"farthest from any ones mind. .
British government quarters have
expressed the opinion that DIR. SUI
basic's complaints about the al
legedly undemocratic flavor of Yu-
goslavia's election plans were well
founded.
DR.. Subasic did not attend the
recent f1ve-power Foreign Ministers
Council In London because of an
announced illness. At that time
there were reports that he was un-
der house arrest.
Evening star., 1945-10-13
Dock Workers
Heed Pleas 10
Return 10 Jobs
1900 Streetcur
Employees Walk Out
In Massachusetts
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Striking longshoremen in New
York harbor were needing pleas
OF Federal officials to return to
work today as strikes and
threats of strikes in transporta-
tion added to the Nations in
dustrial troubles.
Joseph P. Ryan, president of the
AFL International Longshoremen's
Association, reported that dock
workers were returning to their jobs
"an along the water front" where
about 400 vessels are tied up by the
13-day-old strike.
Mr.. Ryan made the statement
after he had inspected the congested
Hudson River dock area.
Hundreds Going Back.
He said 10 gangs of men left Jer-
sey City by bus for the Leonardo
IN. j. naval base. Reporters
counted several hundred other men
who reported for work on the New
York side of the river.
A union spokesman said a survey
indicated at least 1900 strikers were
back at work. Saturday and Sunday
normally are "off days." he said.
Monday will be the real test" he
declared, adding that there is every
reason to believe" a full complement
of men would be back at work then.
Police today reported the first in
stance of violence in the strike.
Robert Martin, 26-year-old laborer.
was treated for decorations received
in dispute over distribution of Ma
tional Maritime Union circulars
which urged the longShoremen to
remain on strike, police said.
100000 Idle in Strikes.
| Meanwhile, the total number Of
strikers idle over the country held
at 100000.
Secretary of War Patterson and
Vice Admiral Emery S. Land, War
Shipping Administrator, yesterday
telegraphed Mr.. Ryan, to use re-
newed efforts to get the men back
to work.
The situation in the worlds great
est harbor has materially retarded
the return of American troops from
Europe" they told Mr.. Ryan.
Sixteen Liberty and Victory ships
are idle in the harbor because of
the failure of the dock workers
to load or unload the vessels, the
two officials said.
Streetcar Employees Strike.
An insurgent rank and file CON-
mittee of the union had defled
international officers orders to end
the strike.
In the transportation field. ap-
proximately 1900 employees of street
railways serving II communities in
Eastern Massachusetts, walked of
the job, leaving close to 600 900 COM
muters without means of public
transportation. The men. members
Evening star., 1945-10-13
Scramble Under Way
For Places on Senate
tomStudyCommittee
Mcmahon. Vondenbere.
MiiIikin and Austin Are
Seen as Likely Choices
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The scramble was on today
for coveted posts on a nine-man
special Senate committee to
handle atomic energy legislation.
The committee hasn't been Gre
ated yet. 1t may be Monday if the
Senate votes then on a resolution
approved by the Interstate Com
merce Committee.
The Republican conference prob
ably will pick the four minority
members. Senators Vandenberg of
Michigan, chairman of the confer
ence, and Millikin of Colorado are
regarded as sure bets. Senator Aus
tin of Vermont is a probable. The
field is wide open for the fourth
place.
Because he drew the resolution
which would set up the committee,
Senator Mcmahon, Democrat, of
Connecticut may be one of the ma
jority members.
Existence Limited.
The committees existence would
be limited to the end of the Seven
ty-ninth Congress, January. 1947.
1t would decide whether to follow
President Truman's recommenda-
ton for setting up an all-powerful
commission for domestic control of
atomic energy, or propose some 9TH
er plan.
It's recommendation on sharing
atom bomb secrets with other ma
tions may influence world affairs.
The committee also may trave'
widely. Some Senators said it ought
to inspect the plants where the
bombs are made. 1t might even
go to Japan to see what the weapon
did to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Representative Helen Gahagan
Douglas declared yesterday the
House Military Affairs Committee
was "legislating in spasm of
hysteria" because it ended hear
ings on measures to control atomic
energy.
Wants Hearings Reopened.
The California Democrat de-
manded that Chairman May reoper
the hearings. declaring in a state
ment that 'the American people
must know more before their rep
resentatives act in this matter
Mr.. May told reporters, however
I'VE heard every one who asked
to be heard and then closed the
hearings becauses there were nc
other witnesses"
Mrs. Douglas said the future of
the world ''hangs on how this new
energy Is used" and added: TT, Is
disturbing to see strong men pro-
pose to legislate in a spasm of
hysteria. "a
In another development Secretary
of Commerce Wallace said last night
that President Truman has never
discussed with his cabinet the ques-
ton OF giving the secret Of the
atomic bomb to any nation.
Only the general subject Of tree
interchange OF scientific data has
been brought up at cabinet meet
ings. he said in q broadcast. Mr..
Wallace said he had been told by
experts that demonstrations Of the
atomic power potential for industry
might come within a year or so..s
He added that it may be 10 years
at least five or six before atomic
tsee ATOMIC, Page AL
Evening star., 1945-10-13
This Is Ny Story:
This Is My Story:
Wainwright Forced to Blow Up
Bridge, Cutting Off Own Men
Retreot to Butoon Of Body Scattered Forces
Storts; Can of Beuns Furnishes Stuff Meals
(Seuenth OF a Series. J
By GEN. JONATHAN M. wAINwRIGHT,

Gen. MacArhurs orders to withdraw my to Bataan
came at time when North Luzon force of approximately
$4,000 men2000 of them still untrained-were scattered
considerable The distance had to withdraw
nearly $50 miles But first those units had be rounded
the kind of Semsod would the
delaying actions would be called upon fight
One such delaying action assigned ito to hold fast
the line of the Rio Gande de Pampanga enable Gen. Jones'
South Luzon force to withdraw nohad before the Jap attack
in the SOUTH swing around Manila Bay and duck Into Bataan
The Japs coming down from the north after put consd
cradle pressure and made difficult the shep
herdng thousands of bewdered inexperienced
Evening star., 1945-10-13
! 900 Pairs Of NyIons Go in Hour
In Unonnounced Sale Here

It was the first time Woodward &
|Lothrop has had nylons for sale
since the hosiery disappeared from
the market. but the crowd was
Iorderly, perhaps due to the system
| set up to handle it. Sales were
restricted to one pair person, but
all sizes were available when the
counter opened. The los were the
last to go. # customer could not
obtain her correct size she chose
the nearest available size, 1t was said.
OF regular stock, the nylons sold
for $2.25 1 pair. All were a uniform
light shade.
Evening star., 1945-10-13
100 Jap-Led Annamifes
Slain by French Troops
By the Associated Press.

SAIGON, Indo-C China, Oct. IA
Approximately 100 Annamites and 3
japanese who were leading them
were killed and 300 taken prisoner
In difficult operations begun at dawn
Yesterday by French troops expand
ing their grip on Indo- China west
ward from Saigon.
One of those killed was Japa-
f1ese air force captain.
Eight Frenchmen also were killed
and Is wounded in skirmish In
which British 25-pounders supports
ed an attack against d nationalist
stronghold
The French announced that the
Annanite prisoners would be tried
before a court-martial.
Evening star., 1945-10-13
Picture on Page Al

About 1000 pairs of nylons were
gone an hour after Woodward &,
Lothrop put on an unannounced sale
at 10 o'clock this morning on Its
main floor.
The first il1kliEg that customers
had Of the event was the sight OF
chains being put up to block out
trafhc IN the aisle between the
hosiery counters where the sale was
to take place. 4
Word spread quickly throueh the
store, and dp . few minutes about
400 persons formed Ia 1 line.
Evening star., 1945-10-13
Lute Bulletins
Georgia Senators Ask
Army to Release Trippi


Senator Russell, Democrat,
of Georgia disclosed today
that he asked the War De-
partment to discharge Charlie
Trippi, former University of
Georgia football star, on a
Surplus and hardship" basis.
Senator Russell pointed out
Trippi has been in the service
nearly three years and said
"if he had not been the star
of the Sd Air Force football
team his discharge would not
have been mentioned"
Later Senator George of
Georgia said he also had
talked with Secretary of War
Patterson about Trippi's re-
lease.
Earlier Story on Page B-6.)
RumeIy Jury Discharged
Trial of DIR. Edward A.
Rumely on a charge of failing
to turn over to the House
Campaign Expenditures Com
mittee last year records of
contributors to the Committee
for Constitutional Govern
ment resulted in a hung jury
this afternoon. The jury was
discharged after celebrating
approximately eight hours.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1945-10-13
Argentina Lacks
Government as
Violence Flares
Police Acting on Own
In Battles With
Buenos Aires Crowd
Ey the Associated Press.

T." the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 13.-Ar-
gentina was virtually without a
government today in a political
crisis which exploded into open
civil strife in downtown Buenos
Aires last night.
Gun fighting involving police, ma
tionalists and internationalists
killed one man and left IS wounded,
including six policemen.
After the entire cabinet with the
exception of the Army and Navy
Ministers resigned yesterday, the
army announced it had the resig-
nation of President Edelmiro Far
rell "for use at any moment"
Today the only authority remain
ing was that of the army, navy and
the two holdovers from the fallen
government, Gen. Eduardo J. Ava
los, Minister of War, and Rear Ad-
miral Hector Vernengo Lima, Min
lister of Marine.
Police Fire on Crowd.
The police, apparently acting au-
tonomously for the time being, for
bade newspapers to publish news
of the street fighting. However,
they were permitted to mention the
l2-hour wait of thousands of per-
sons in front of the Army Club
yesterday while generals, admirals
and civil leaders inside debated the
future of the country.
1t was after this debate broke up
without results that the firing be-
gan. Who began it was uncertain,
but at its height the police fired on
the crowd. Individuals in the crowd
returned their fire, and group of
unidentified civilians-perhaps Ma
tionalists-aided police by shooting
into the massed thousands.
The fighting spread to other parts
of the city. Horses with empty sad
dies galloped through the streets
and dead horses lay among the
wounded on the plaza before the
Army Club.
In the city of Santa Fe there was
an openly nationalist outbreak when
Nationalists and Labor Ministry en-
ployes surrounded the newspaper Fl
Litoral and shouted viva Peron.' -
Col. Juan Peron, Vice President and
strong man in the Farrell govern
ment. was overthrown by the mill
tary in an act which precipitated the
present crisis.
Demonstrators Dislodged.
Police finally dislodged the dem
onstrators and permitted distribu-
ton of the newspaper.
Peron himself was reliably report
ed at midnight to be aboard a navy
ship in the harbor.
After yesterdays meeting in the
Army Club, Gen. Orlando Peluffo
announced the civilians had agreed
to cooperate with Farrell to form
new government if the university
professors gave their approval. How
ever, Carlos Saavedra Lamas, for
mer Foreign Minister and Nobel
Peace Prize winner, said that al
though he attending the meeting he
knew nothing of such plan.
The civilians want Farrell to re-
sign formally and deliver power to
the Supreme Court. When the cit
izens learned that no decision had
been made at the meeting, the fight
ing began.
Evening star., 1945-10-13
Domei Successor Named

+ TOKYO, Oct. IS fR.-The new
Japanese news agency, which will
be formed by Tokyo and Osaka
papers to succeed the Donei agency,
VIII be named Kydo, it was an
nounced today. The word means
Joint.
Evening star., 1945-10-13

They hit retreating remnants of
Col. Bonnetts old force and fur
ther demoralized them. They hit
the list Division SO hard that it
drove that undermined force right
past Binalonan, where the battle
weary 26th Cavalry was refittiag,
Evening star., 1945-10-13

(See LABOR, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1945-10-13

(See RICHARDSON, Page A-4D