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Evening star., 1945-08-25
Komikoze's Bomb and Engine
Hit Ship After Gunners Down 1t

ners on the Hobson and Pringle.
Another dived on the Pringle at
$40. hit her and broke her in two.
The ship sank in six minutes.
Two minutes later a single-en-
gined aircraft began q suicide run
on the Hobson, approaching from
starboard, low on the water. The
plane was shot down just short OF
the ship, but its 250-pound bomb
penetrated the deckhouse and its
engine smashed through the deck
house and stopped at the port bull
wark.
The explosion of the delayed action
bomb started fires In the gunnery
workshop. machine shop and elec-
trical shop and blasted hole in the
deck over the forward engine room,
wrecking steam and power lines.
The fires were put out in is minutes.
Two more suicide planes attacked
the Hobson but her gunners shot
them into the sea. The two gun
boats shot down another. The re-
naming Jap planes continued to
make passes for an hour before they
withdrew.
Thirty-f1ve minutes after the at
tack ended the Hobson had picked
up l36 Of the Pringle's crew who had
been clinging to RATS and wreckage.
The two gunboats rescued others.
Evening star., 1945-08-25
Body Of Youth Drowned
With Sister Recovered
ey the Associated Press,

~ IHIS hooOCIHteu FIESB,
PORTSMOUTH, Va, Aug. 49,
The body of 13-year-old Louis Car.
roll Rabey was recovered last night
from branch of the Elizabeth
River short distance from where
the body Of his 1l-year-old sister
Martha was found yesterday morn.
ing.
Their parents said the little girl
was not a good swimmer. They be-
leve the boy went to her aid when
they drowned.
Evening star., 1945-08-25
Reconyersion
Continued From First Page.)

duce as much facial tissue, toilet
tissue. paper towels and napkins,
paper straws, wax paper and window
shades as they want.
Chrome chemicals were freed from
controls and will be available for
bright work" on the new automo-
biles.
Army Cuts Procurement.
For housewives who have found
that the end of processed foods ra-
tioning was not producing any more
canned goods, the Army announced
cuts in procurement amounting to
A per cent less buying of canned
vegetables and 46 per cent less
canned fruits from the 1945 pack.
Packers will not be required to set
aside any Of their l945 output of
cannNd sweet cherries, lima beans.
tomato juice and tomato puree.
Here again the Army will take its
chances on the open market.
The Army likewise said 1t would
discontinue its purchase Of ~ of
the 80 leading cotton, rayon and
nylon fabrics by October /. This is
more than SO per cent of all Army
procurement of these three textiles.
WPB said earlier this week that
enough nylon will be on hand for
women's hose by Thanksgiving.
Evening star., 1945-08-25
Y. S. Military Rule in Germany
Described as Perfectly Screwy'

visited the Russelsheim plant re-
Gently, Wagner kept out Of sight.
It is reported that he and his four
colleagues attempt to browbeat the
chief engineer, non-Nazi, although
they are cooperating fully with the
American custodians of the plant.
S. A captain was assigned to the
textiles section In the Army civil
affairs branch, but for six weeks
has done no work except what he
has improvised for himself, because
nobody knows what he Is supposed
to do.
6. Although the average CT is
bucking to get home, many colonies
and brigadier generals with perma-
n9nt ranks at about the level OF
major are trying to hold onto plush
positions overseas. Recently a list
Of 100 of them was circulated az
being available for military govern
ment service.
Have Excellent Records.
Most OF them had excellent
Army records and you would be
proud to have them In your house
but we couldn't use one because
they had no technical experience in
our field," one oflcial said.
Z. A lot Of soldiers, high and low
are beginning to react something
like this:
well, We never liked the French
and couldn't get along with the
British. but these German civilians
aren't such . bad bunch after ALL
A major protested bitterly re-
Gently when another American al
lowed an educated German woman
to shine his shoes. The answer he
got was that some humility won't
hurt the Germans, male or female
8. Many Americans in Germany
not to mention those at home, seem
to have made up their minds that
our next job is to prepare to fight
the Russians instead of trying 70
understand them.
(Copyright, ,194b, Chicago Daily News, Inc J
Evening star., 1945-08-25
By the Associated Press.

% tAie AScVViatSu EIeob.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, Aug. 25.-
The destroyer-minesweeper Hobson
shot down four Japanese suicide
planes in 81 minutes of fighting, but
one got near enough to crash a
bomb into her engine room, killing
four and wounding six of the crew.
The attack occurred IS miles
northwest Of Okinawa on April 16.
After temporary repairs to plates
and steam lines at Kerama Retto,
near Okinawa, the Hobson steamed
$4,000 miles to the Norfolk Navy
Yard, arriving June Is. The Navy
permitted disclosure of the story to-
day.
Crew members told newsmen that
two minutes before the Hobson was
struck they saw another kamikaze
pilot sink the destroyer Pringle and
that the destroyer LafYey and sew
eral other ships in the area were
hit the same day.
On April is at S am. crew men,
bers said Is enemy planes spotted
the Hobson., Pringle and two ac-
companying gunboats and made
passes at them, but were driven OF
by antiaircraft fire. At 8:53 one
plane made suicide run on the
Pringle, but was shot down by gun
Evening star., 1945-08-25
Vice Raid Executed
Without a Warrant,
Deputy Marshal Says.

Thomas H. East, deputy United
States marshal, admitted on the
witness stand today at the Munich
pal Court vagrancy trial OF Deloris
Nieto that the police who raided
the massage parlor" In the 170O
block of Pennsylvania avenue NV.
last July 13 did not have a search
warrant. Police charge tke place
was operated by Mrs. Margaret
Locke, ST, as a house of prosti-
tuition.
Mr.. East's testimony about the
lack Of a warrant was brought out
in cross-examination by Defense
Attorney T. Edward -O'Connell.
Under questioning by Mr.. O'Con-
nell, Mr.. East said he could not
explain why he waited 10 minutes
before arresting the Locke woman.
He denied. however, he delayed
the arrest to give police a chance
to search the place.
The witness said the Nieto woman
was among the persons in the house
and he identified the 24-year -old
defendant in court. She is one of
the five women arrested in the raid
on July Is. The other defendants,
who include 28-year-old Carmen
Beach, will go to trial next month.
Tells of Searching Girls.
Next to testify was Katherine
Lightfoot, who also identified her.
self as a deputy marshal. A pretty
young woman, wearing a yellow
dress, she said she searched girls
in the house, even going through
their hair, and found nothing. The
police, she said, were dissatisfied
with the result and asked her to
conduct another search. This time
she said she unearthed a small
pocketbook in one of the rooms.
She said she gave the pocketbook
to Detective Charles Calderwood
Of the vice squad.
did you have a search warrant?"t
Mcdonnell asked.
mo, did not have q warrant"
She said she saw Miss Nieto in
the house, but that none Of the
girls was doing anything wrong"
At this point, the witness was
dismissed and Assistant Corporation
Counsel Henry Wixo asked for a
consultation at the bench and a
brief recess was ordered by Judge
Thomas D. Quinn. Other police
officers were scheduled to testify
when the trial resumed.
The Governments principal wit
ness, Edmund Potter Holmes, 49,
year-old disabled war veteran, yes
terday repeated his story of fire.
quent visits to the massage parlor."
He first testified before Judge Au-
brey Fennell, who disqualified him
self Thursday, necessitating a new
trial before Judge Quinn.
Tells of Ray" Commands.
On his second trip to the stand,
Mr.. Potter revealed for the first
time, under cross-examination by
Defense Attorney T. Edward O'Con-
nell, that he visited the Pennsyl-
vania avenue establishment at the
command of mysterious rays"
which reached him via what he
called an Autograph" The mes
sages would reach him, he said, a
day or two after he received hisI
monthly Sis Government check.
If I didn't 60 over when I got
the messages" he said, II couldn t
think at ALL couldn't concentrate.
Mr.. Potter said he had received
treatment for a neuropsychiatric
condition at the Naval Hospital
here and at the Veterans Hospital
in Phoebus, Va, during 1929 and
Evening star., 1945-08-25
Wallace and Mosher
10 Testify tuesday
On Full Employment
BY J. "A. OLEARY.

Secretary Of Commerce Wallace
and Irh Mosher, president Of the
National Association OF Manufac-
turers, will be the chief witnesses
on the full employment bill when
the Senate Banking Committee
hearings are resumed Tuesday
morning.
This, long-range attempt to pre-
vent future -depressions will be over
shadowed. at least temporarily, next
week, however, when other House
and Senate committees tackle the
more immediate issue of raising un-
employment compensation to q ma
tional level of $25 q week during
the reconversion period.
The Wagner-Murray full employ
ment bill would not begin to affect
the reconversion program before
next year, since it is based on the
preparation of an annual forecast of
the number of jobs private industry
expects to create during the next
IL months. Congress then would
take steps to provide job opportuni-
ties for the remainder of available
workers, either by adopting policies
to stimulate more private business,
or direct public works.
Most of the testimony thus far
has been favorable to the principles
of the bill, but some witnesses have
questioned the scope and meaning
Of certain provisions, chiefly the
declaration of a Government obi.
cation to assure" jobs.
The testimony is being taken by .
small subcommittee, and until all
members of the Banking Committee
return to the city there will be no
reliable indication Of whether the
bill will be changed.
The measure was Endorsed yester.
day afternoon by James P. Warburg
Of New York, who compared 1t in
importance with the adoption many
years ago of the income tax. Others
heard yesterday afternoon were
Clarence Avildson, head of q new
group of liberal businessmen, organ-
lied under the name of the New
Council of American Business, and
Col. William c. Menninger Of the
Army Surgeon Generals once, who
discussed the effects of unemploy.
ment on mental health.
Evening star., 1945-08-25
| Porter Pays $770
|Cob Fare to Take
| Food to Soldiers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EILENSBURG, Wash, Aug. 25.-
A young colored porter was the hero
OF 1000 veterans travelling on q
troop train even II he didn't win
any plaudits from q woman taxicab
driver.
The porter got on at Spokane to
obtain sandwiches for the soldiers.
TRe engineer pulled out without
him, so he called taxi and caught
the train after q six-hour chase and
delivered the food.
Even spontaneous contributions
OF the soldiers couldn't quite pay
the $110 cab fare, but the driver got
. lot Of cheers as she headed back
for Spokane.
Evening star., 1945-08-25
Representative King
Is Received by Pope
By the Associated Press,

By she Associated Press,
VATICAN CITY, Aug. 25.-Pope
XII received Representative Cecil
r. King, Democrat, of California
and UNRRA Vice Director Richard
r. Brown and told them the people
OF Europe and East Asia must feel
assured that material means to re-
build their economic and cultural
life will not be lacking" If they are
to face the future unafraid."
The pontiff said the "internation-
al agencies of relief are doing truly
noble work In trying to estab-
lish really and firmly this sense Of
assurance"
Evening star., 1945-08-25
cIeor Rhine Of Debris

The 27Sth Engineer Combat BAt-
TALON has been busy clearing cham
nels from The vreckase of blown
bridges which block tiae Rhine
River. The vprk \ being done win
high explosives and ! crnne that
can handle : 1oad of 40 tom. Large
SECTIONS sre blasted apart before
they are removed ~ the cfan
Evening star., 1945-08-25
Warm Springs Post Office
Swamped by Memorial Mail
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WARM SPRINGS, Ga, Aug. u.s.
Letters bearing the first days issue
of the Franklin Roosevelt Memorial
Two-cent Stamp poured out Of
Warm Springs last night to every
State in the Nation and to every
country in the world.
The towns tiny post Office was
piled high with letters for mailing
even before the first sheet of stamps
was sold in front of the Little
White House." where the late Presi-
dent died last April.
Postmaster General Hannegan
presented the first sheet to Gov,
Ellis Arnall of Georgia. Gov. Arnall
sold them to Basil O'Connor. close
friend of Mr.. Roosevelt and head
OF the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis.
Cement was one of the first things
produced in Holland afte, its lib
Grafton.
Evening star., 1945-08-25

where he was confined In q BRIDGE
house for 10 days, then transferred
to civic center In the northern
outskirts. On August 28, and again
October Is, 1912, he appeared be-
fore q court-martial. It was on the
second appearance, he said, he
learned that he had been sentenced
to death.
1t. Nielsen said he was allowed
to wash his teeth and have q bath
and haircut for the first time after
he had been q prisoner 40 days. He
was transferred to Nanking in April
of 1913. His routine, he arose at 6
a m. and went to bed at $50 pm.
THE rest Of the time we had to
do nothing = and nothing is the
hardest thing in the world to do"
he said.
In Peiping, It. Nielsen saw the
first Americans he had seen since
he was taken prisoner-"some Wake
Island boys" he said.
Then a few days ago, the night
Of August 20, he said, the Japanese
came into the American quarters,
handed over a bucket Of hot water
for shaving and announced that the
war was over.
1t. Nielsen, who normally weighs
ITS pounds, lost 40 pounds during
his imprisonment, but has picked
up few since his liberation. He
rubbed his hands at the prospect Of
steak and some French fried po-
tatoes.
Landed on Chinese Grave.
Sergt. De Shazer told this story:
II was bombardier in the same
plane as Hite. We dropped our
bombs on Nagoya from . 5OO-foot
altitude. They were incendiaries.
We skinned the tree tops until We
got away. The whole flight from
the Hornet until we bailed out
lasted IA hours and 20 minutes.
When we bailed out 1t was 1920
pm, 1t was dark. We were out of
gas.
when I hit the ground, I landed
on Chinese grave. It was swampy
al around. I walked until 3 am.
I found was walking In circles, 50
/ rested until daylight. found 4
road and walked along 1t. Then I
saw camp. didn't know whether
1t was Chinese or japanese, 10 I
walked to . house. Some soldiers
walked In with bayonets and pistols.
! asked II they were Japanese or
Chinese. They said they were Chi
nese and took me to the camp ACROSS
the road where I saw Hite and the
rest Of the crew. We were al back
together again.
Since then, I've been with Hite1
and the treatment has been al the
same. Now am glad to be back. q
The first American food the flyers
had after liberation, he said. vas
tinned Irish stew.
Evening star., 1945-08-25
Leuse-Lend
Continued From First Page.)

individuals who said they realized
ut had to end some time"
The Financial News, however
protested editorially that Britain
has had a Pretty raw deal"
The authoritative Times COM
mented that "lease-lend was purely
wartime arrangement and it had
been known that these facilities
would quickly end after the defeat
Of Japan"
Hoped to Smooth Transition.
But" the newspaper added, "the
expectation was that sufncient time
would have elapsed to permit the
consultations and decisions which
had been prepared to smooth over
the transition.
1T Is as well known in the United
States rs In Britain that the pres
ent British difficulties are due in no
conceivable way to improvidence.
They have arisen from the agreed
share which this country undertook
to contribute to the common war
effort"
The Times urged, above all, it
Is important that there should be
no fruitless controversy or recrim-
inaticn."
Opinion was unanimous that the
abrupt termination of lease-lend
shipments left an already Slim
rationed Britain in hard straits, and
that . substitute plan for obtaining
necessities on credit must be worked
out quickly.
There also WAS q general dispo-
sition among newspapers and indi-
viduals alike to argue that lease
lend accrued to the advantage Of
the United States as well as Britain,
and to point out that Britain's
present financial situation was the
result of her all-out war effort.
Evening star., 1945-08-25
rs Hurt in Wreck
Of Seubourd 1roin
BY the Associated Press.

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 25.-Ap-
proximately Is persons were injured
when the Robert E. Lee, q fast
train from New York to Birming-
ham on the Seaboard Railway, was
derailed when hit by q freight train
early today just south Of Aberdeen
N. c. Nine of the injured required
hospital treatment.
-Four coaches, a diner and q Sleep
ing car were overturned, J. c. Woo.
ton, general manager Of the Sea-
board. announced at headquarters
of the company here.
Evening star., 1945-08-25
|Royburn Fractures
| Elbow While Driving
/ Cattle on Texas Farm,
n he Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BONHAM, Tex, Aug. 1.
Speaker Sam Raybarn suf-
fered : fracture 6f his left
elbow Thursday when he fell
while helping drive cattle on
his farm near here.
He was reported resting COM
fortably yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-08-25

ANg G1QEN WHIST WATCH. vicinity
4eriaiaa All Psrk. Owner may reclaim
= identisyfns. Temple e067. a6s
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Evening star., 1945-08-25
In Tekyo g DAY.

u. Nelson was kept Ia Tokyo IS
days and shipped 10 Shanghai,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-11-07
Jap Police
Force Again
Shaken-Up

Tokyo, Nov. 7.-(AP)-Japan
gave its once dominering police sys-
en- another rough shake-up today by
'iring more than $500 enforcement
personnel, 5,7d announcing it would
appoint civilian advisory boards IN
major Tokyo districts. with unpre>
cedented power to criticize public
actions of officers.
Some time ago the nations intam-
Gus Thought police and military
police organizers were dissolved on
Allied orders and their leaders i'm
pris0ned for questioning.
Also at the cOmmS"d Of General
MacArthllr, Ehe Japanese govern
ment released 507 political prisoners
and discontinued "protection" over
2,026 other persons.
Elsewhere on the occupation front
The ministry of education abolished
in schools Sam,rai-flaVored courses
in glider training. judo, fo,cing, anc
military drill.
A new political party came into
existence adVOcatlne elimination OF
feudalism and liberalization OF
economy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-11-07
SIashing
Calling List At
The White House

Washington, Nov. 7.-(AP-
President Truman is trimming
his White House calling list
sharply this week to permit him
to graple with grave home front
and diplomatic problems.
In contrast to the Is or more
engapementS that normally
crowd his calendar each day. MIR.
Truman has only four each Mon
day and yesterday.
Associates spoke of this as
evidence of second phase OF
his administration. They told
reporter it was further indica-
ton of MIR. Truman's determina-
ton to assume a more aggressive
course of administration and
party leadership as contrasted
with greater emphasis in the
mast on delegated authority.
The calling list decision fol-
lowed previous cancellation OF a
series of scheduled Presidential
trias this month and next
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-11-07
Senate Group
O. KS Peace
Army Measure

Wash, gton Nov, T,-(AP)-
A Congress WYenched by new
outbreaks Of bitterness and dissat-
isfaction probed into these tough
questions today.
World Pcace-The Senate Fore sn
Relations committee approved a
measure to let President Truman
make agreements with other United
NatiuNs on the armed might this
country will contribute to world
Neace to keep peace The full Senate
still has to act on this and there may
be a scrap.
Full employment-Secretary OF
Labor SchWellcnbach backed a full
employment bill before House COM
mttee He said 100000 10 100000
will be out of Jobs by spring. But
by next fall, the total may come
down to 4,O00,000 or 100000,
Army-NaVy Merger-The Navy
rolled out new arguments against It,
Assistant Secretary Hanselr told a
Senate committee it would end tradi-
tiu-al civilian control of the armed
forces.
Federal pay-Attorney Genera
Clark spoke up before Senate COM
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-11-07
NeWTrOublc
Reported In
North Africa
"a Jews, One Arab
Dies In Outbreaks;
Curfew Is Imposed

Cairo, Nov. 7.-(AP)-Thc
British Ministry Of Informa-
tlon announced today that "a
Jews and one Arab had been
killed in anti-JeWiSh outbreaks
in TripOlitania.
Troops and police in Tripoli,
metropolitan center Of the ltal-
ian colony in North Africa.
were ordered to shoot all looters
and breakup, necessary groups
of more than five persons.
With support Of the Arab
League, Libians are seeking in
dependence from Italy. The
colony is made. up Of Tripoli-
tania, the western section, aSG
Cirenaica, the eastern.
Reds Show Interest
Russia only expressed interest in
5ome form of control over Tripoli
tnia durrg the conference of five
'oreign ministers in London, indicat-
!ng she might ask a share in admin
istering that colony.
Foreign COmmisar NOIotOv
tcld newsmen at the conference
there was grain Of truth" in
trusteeship over Trip0litania in
a discussion on disposition of
1taly'S colonies in North Africa.
The Minister of Information com
munique said stern measures, includ-
ng the imposition Of a curfeW, haG
oeen u'forced to put down "seriCus
utbreaks of rioting. violence and
arson by the Arabs against the Jews
in Tripoi city Sunday night"
Over Hundred Hurt
"Arrcsts have been made Of sub
versivc Arab clements it said
In addition to those killed, 83 Jews,
36 Arabs and two Italians were hos
pitalizcd.
The ministry said the rioting start
d who an Arab mob attacked the
ewish quarter Of Tripoli. 1t added:
These acts of violence, which are
Unprecedented in the history of
'ripolitania (Which had always been
haractcrizcd by friendship and mu-
tral goodwill, of Arabs and Jews,
"erc the work Of irresponsible cle-
nents who, in large majority O.
asses, came from the Arab section OF
,1.,4, | lNf,tl
,onalitieS both among the Arabs and
IeWs have disaSSociated themselves
rmly from the laWbrcakerS and
lave expressed their deep regrets for
he occurrences.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-11-07
Atom Bomb
Talks Open
On Saturday
Truman to Confer
With Leaders of
Canada, England

WashingtcN, Nov. 7-(AP)-Presl-
dent Truman will begin his atomic
energy discussions with the British
and Canadian prime ministers Sat
urday.
The White House disclosing this
today, said the thrcc-poWer talks
will start at the White House and
continue on the Presidential yacht
Sunday.
Prime Ministers Attlee of Brlta'2
and Mckenzie King Of Canada Will
accompany the President to Airing
ton cemetery Sunday at II a. m
when he lays a wreath on the tomb
of Americas unknown soldier.
After the ceremony, the party VIII
go to the grave Of Sir John Dill
former British representative On the
combined Chief Of Staff where Mr
Attlee will lay a wreath,
Lord Halifax, the British ambas-
sador. Secretary Of State Byrnes anc
Adm. William Leahy, will accompany
the three members to Arlington
cemetery.